Page 5 - Ben Keating News Today

Porsche Penske Motorsport continued to show the preparation-fueled dominance evident so far this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, locking out the front row for Sunday's TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Corvette Racing’s Jordan Taylor qualified fifth in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class Saturday ahead of the team’s return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday’s TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Corvette Racing and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They are two of the most iconic names in motorsports and finally come together after nearly a decade apart when the team returns this weekend with the rest of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Toyota Gazoo Racing scored a memorable 1-2 finish on home soil and secured the FIA WEC Hypercar Manufacturers’ World Championship in the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji. Its No. 7 GR010 of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez led home the sister No. 8 car after a lengthy battle with the No.

A dream one-two for Toyota Gazoo Racing at home, WEC 6 Hours of Fuji, as they also sealed the WEC championship. Their fifth in a row!

Corvette Racing returned to the GTE Am podium on Sunday with a second-place finish for the No. 33 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R.in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Fuji.

Toyota Gazoo Racing has locked out the front row for its home FIA WEC race at the Fuji Speedway tomorrow, after a dominant performance in Qualifying this afternoon. The No. 7 GR010 HYBRID will lead the field across the start line tomorrow from pole position, after a 1m27.794 from Kamui Kobayashi.

Corvette Racing’s Ben Keating put the team’s No. 33 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R on the GTE Am pole position Saturday ahead of Sunday’s Six Hours of Fuji – the sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

With the news that Jordan Taylor would be returning to the family team next season, and with Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller doubling the Corvette presence in GTD PRO in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the full-time, four-driver squad for the two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs has been determined.

What could have been an interesting battle turned into a dominant display for Porsche Penske Motorsports in the IMSA Sportscar Weekend at Road America as several contenders caused their own woes, some of them well before the green flag waved.