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Photo: Jessica Johnk/Porsche Tyler Maxson topped the time charts in the opening Porsche Carrera Cup North America practice for this weekend’s pair of rounds at the Miami International Autodrome, in support of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. Maxson, in the No. 77 Topp Racing Porsche 911 Cup, reeled off a chart-topping 1:57.716 in the closing seconds of the 30-minute session, following a series of late-session improvements. His time was 0.070 seconds quicker than second-placed Aaron Jeansonne in the No. 24 Kellymoss Porsche, with Jared Thomas, who also briefly topped the time charts, ending up third in his No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering entry. Carrera Cup rookies Janne Stiak and Callum Hedge completed the top-five for ACI Motorsports and JDX Motorsports, respectively. Pro-Am was led by Patrick Mulcahy in his ACI entry while Marci Cirone was quickest of the five Masters class entries, also for ACI. Nineteen of the 20 initially entered cars set laps in the session, with ACI...

Photo: Colin McCarty I went into Circuit of The Americas telling myself I would approach the weekend like a calm, composed, highly professional racing driver. I’ve podiumed here before in Porsche machinery, surely I can do it again? Hahaha. That confidence lasted approximately one out-lap. If Sonoma was my “welcome to GT3, please hold on tight” moment, COTA felt more like, “Okay, let’s show them what we got, with slightly less internal screaming.” The difference this time was that I showed up with something new: a small but growing sense that maybe I actually belong here. Also, a very clear memory of how annoying it is to have a strong weekend and not come away with the result. There was unfinished business. And a thirst to prove myself. Welcome to the SROdeo Featuring The Esses Drivers always say they have a “favorite” track, but really it’s just the one they’re good at. COTA has been good to me. On my Cup Car debut, I outqualified the team owner...

Photo: APR Laurin Heinrich has become the latest Porsche factory driver to have secured a place on this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans starting grid in the LMP2 ranks after being announced as part of the Algarve Pro Racing lineup for his event debut. The June 13-14 race will also mark Heinrich’s first outing in LMP2 as he will join the already confirmed team regulars George Kurtz and Alex Quinn in the No. 4 CrowdStrike by APR Oreca 07 Gibson that will contest the LMP2 Pro-Am subdivision. Kurtz and Quinn have already achieved success together this season, taking LMP2 honors in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, while Heinrich won that event outright as part of the Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 crew. Heinrich’s move into the LMP2 division follows that of fellow Porsche works driver Kevin Estre, who was recently announced as competing with TDS Racing amid the German manufacturer’s withdrawal from the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. “Joining a team that h...

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Photo: Brandon Badraoui/IMSA DXDT Racing’s participation in this weekend’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is in jeopardy following a fire in the team’s transporter. Team manager Bryan Sellers confirmed to Sportscar365 that the rig, carrying its Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and all support equipment, was involved in the blaze this morning on a I-5 north of Bakersfield, Calif., which is believed to have been started by an axle failure. Sellers said he has no further information at this time. “En route to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for this weekend’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship, a mechanical incident resulted in a fully involved fire affecting the DXDT Racing transporter on I-5 north of Bakersfield,” a statement provided to Sportscar365 read. “No injuries were reported, and no other vehicles were involved. The status of the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R is currently unknown. “DXDT Racing is grateful to first res...

Photo: NLS This year’s Nürburgring 24 will feature the largest grid for over a decade as an expanded 161-car entry list, which includes 41 GT3 machines in the top SP9 class, has been revealed. Event organizers had capped grids at 150 cars in recent seasons but unprecedented interest in this year’s edition, especially in the wake of four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen’s participation, has resulted in extra capacity being made available. Teams have agreed to reduce their space requirements amid a detailed reassessment of the paddock layout to enable the extra 11 cars to take part in the May 16-17 contest. “We are delighted with the extraordinary response to the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring 2026,” said race director Walter Hornung. “The fact that we can bring this large and high-calibre field to the start is only possible because so many teams have cooperated. I would like to express my sincere thanks for that. “This demonstrates the special spirit of the en...

Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini Year-to-year continuity won out over slightly revised lineups when it came to the overall and Pro class wins to start the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at Sebring International Raceway in March. But two key changes have emerged in the Pro lineups since Sebring ahead of the cross-country trip West to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the third and fourth rounds of the season. A total of 36 cars are on the pre-event entry list for this weekend’s action. TR3 Racing started with a perfect Sebring weekend, as Will Bamber and Elias De La Torre IV in their No. 29 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 secured two poles and two race wins for a maximum 32 points. In the interim, Bamber has shifted to XONINE Racing’s No. 33 entry alongside Darius Trinka while TR3 welcomes back Dennis Lind to share the No. 29 Lamborghini from Monterey onwards. The No. 33 XONINE entry finished fifth both races at Sebring. That leaves the points leaders set ...