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Jordan Taylor, Antonio Garcia Win Lightning-Shortened Northeast Grand Prix LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Corvette Racing’s Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia led every lap Saturday afternoon (July 17) to win the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.  The race, originally scheduled for 160 minutes, was shortened to just 88 minutes due to lightning strikes in the vicinity. “It was odd.  We kind of knew what was going to happen going into it,” Taylor said in the Media Center after the race.  “We knew it was going to be a race of tire degradation and strategy, whether it be a two-stop or three-...

Pit Strategy Takes Action Express to Lightning-Delayed WeatherTech 240 Victory July 2, 2021 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – An opportune pit stop for Action Express Racing saw Felipe Nasr get into the Whelen-sponsored Cadillac in place of Pipo Derani just before a full-course caution flew. Shortly afterwards, lightning caused a red flag.  Immediately afterwards, Nasr got the lead in a round of pit stops and held on to win the WeatherTech 240 at the Glen Friday evening (July 2). “When we started the race, we knew we had to do something different in order to beat the Acuras,” Derani said during the...

NASCAR Mailbox: Should NASCAR Adopt Local Cautions for Road Courses? February 23, 2021 written by Davey Segal With seven road courses on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule this year (six more after this past weekend), there’ll be plenty more opportunities for surprise winners, rain tires and the all-around madness that comes with road course racing. But due to the high volume of cautions and lengthy periods said stoppages take, would instituting local cautions be a good idea for NASCAR to explore? Ty Gibbs made NASCAR history on Saturday night, becoming the sixth driver ever to win in their NA...

Lexus ends GT3 factory programme in Europe Autosport 16/12/2020 © LAT Images Lexus ends GT3 factory programme in Europe Toyota brand Lexus has ended factory support of its racing programme with the RC F GT3 contender in Europe. Lexus Europe announced on Wednesday that it has "reached the natural end to its direct support of GT3 racing projects in Europe", which in 2020 centred on the Tech 1-run Panis Racing squad's campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe. "As the brand's strategic direction evolves, keeping Lexus at the forefront of automotive electrification, Lexus Europe will focus o...