Porsche Penske Motorsports 963 Claims 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona Victory
This weekend’s 62nd annual Rolex 24 at Daytona, the season-starting race for IMSA’s WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, came down to the final half-hour.
Racing featuring two-seated sports cars with enclosed wheels. Often run by marques like Porsche, Ferrari, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Lotus, Maserati, Lancia, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but can also include American brands General Motors/Chevrolet, Pontiac and Ford. 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of LeMans and 24 Hours of Daytona are famous sports car races. The Rolex Series, the SCCA World Challenge, and the Trans Am series are also sports car road race series.
This weekend’s 62nd annual Rolex 24 at Daytona, the season-starting race for IMSA’s WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, came down to the final half-hour.
The competition field is set thanks to the Roar Before the Rolex 24, and no surprise after last year, Whelen Cadillac Racing is in pole position.
IMSA’s 26th annual Petit Le Mans decided all of this year’s championships: drivers, teams, manufacturers across five different categories.
IMSA has been getting stronger and stronger under Doonan’s leadership.
Corvette Racing’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship C8.R GTD PRO competitor will exit competition at the close of the 2023 season, but there’s a new Corvette on the horizon that will carry on the brand’s 125 victories – and counting.
Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will wheel Trackhouse’s No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during NASCAR’s first-ever Chicago street race July 2.
IMSA’s new season begins this coming weekend with the Roar Before the Rolex 24, held at Daytona International Speedway.
Changes are coming to the 2023 Rolex 24 this year…
Corvette Racing will return to both IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) for each series’ 2023 seasons, campaigning a single C8.R in each for the second consecutive year.
The recently unveiled Porsche 963 will enter the world race stage, as well as become available for select consumers, in 2023.