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Le Mans winner Dumas named as part of seven-man Glickenhaus lineup Autosport 29/01/2021 © LAT Images Dumas named in seven-man Glickenhaus WEC lineup Two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Romain Dumas will race for the new Glickenhaus Le Mans Hypercar squad in the World Endurance Championship this season. The former Audi and Porsche LMP1 driver, a winner at the French enduro in 2010 and 2016, has been named as part of seven-man squad by Glickenhaus Racing for its maiden WEC assault in 2021. Pipo Derani, Olivier Pla, Richard Westbrook and Franck Mailleux have also been announced as drivers for ...

Mazda "in strong place" for maiden Daytona 24 Hours win - Tincknell Autosport 29/01/2021 © LAT Images Mazda Mazda driver Harry Tincknell believes that the Japanese marque is "in a strong place" in its bid for a first win in the Daytona 24 Hours this weekend. The Briton, who shares the solo Multimatic-run Mazda RT24-P with full-season partner Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito, said that there is "an air of optimism" around the team as it attempts to improve on its second-place finish in last year's IMSA SportsCar Championship opener. Tincknell pointed to the stability in the Mazda Moto...

Sandbagging Accusations Fly Following Qualifying for Rolex 24 at Daytona IMSA's qualifying race did little to stop the finger-pointing at Daytona. By Steven Cole Smith Richard Dole for IMSA Organizers of the Rolex 24 at Daytona offered championship points and a 100-minute qualifying race in an effort to combat sandbagging for this year's 24. At least one driver felt that teams were still holding back during qualifying, fearing the wrath of Balance of Performance police. Should one brand of car go too fast in qualifying, IMSA reserves right to reach into its BoP toolbox and penalize th...

Making Sense Out of the 5 IMSA Classes at the Rolex 24 at Daytona Unless you happen to be a diehard, dedicated fan, multi-class racing can be a bit confusing. By Steven Cole Smith Richard Dole Five classes of cars will compete on track at the same time at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, January 30-31 at Daytona International Speedway. The DPis have the drivers who may be the most familiar, including NASCAR seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, current NASCAR Cup champ Chase Elliott, perennial IndyCar champ Scott Dixon, and fresh-from-Formula 1 Kevin Magnussen. GT Daytona is the large...

By IMSA Wire Service Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani won Sunday's Motul Pole Award 100 at Daytona International Speedway, and will start on the pole for next weekend's Rolex 24 along with co-drivers Chase Elliott and Mike Conway. Photo: IMSA Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Rain and a penalty didn’t create any problems Sunday for Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani. Relegated to a sixth-place starting position after their No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi V.R failed technical inspection Saturday night for being underweight, the duo rallied to win the inaugural Motul Pole Award 100, which determ...