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Ferrari overcomes late drama to hang on for second consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victory
Read full article: Ferrari overcomes late drama to hang on for second consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victoryFerrari has made it two in a row as it outlasted Toyota to win a weather-affected 24 Hours of Le Mans with the trio of Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina crossing the line in the No. 50 car 14 seconds ahead of the No. 7 of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez.
Ferrari topples Toyota in return to 24 Hours of Le Mans after 50-year absence
Read full article: Ferrari topples Toyota in return to 24 Hours of Le Mans after 50-year absenceFerrari ended a 50-year absence from the 24 Hours of Le Mans by toppling mighty Toyota in the centenary running of the most iconic sports car race in the world.
Kobayashi to make NASCAR debut as 1st Japanese driver to race with Toyota in Cup Series
Read full article: Kobayashi to make NASCAR debut as 1st Japanese driver to race with Toyota in Cup SeriesOne of the top sports car racers in the world will make his NASCAR debut when Kamui Kobayashi drives for Toyota on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in August.
Castroneves claims yet another crown jewel with Rolex win
Read full article: Castroneves claims yet another crown jewel with Rolex winHelio Castroneves scored his third crown jewel victory in a calendar year when he closed out the Rolex 24 at Daytona to give team owner Michael Shank his second win in North America's most prestigious sports car race.
Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive Rolex
Read full article: Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive RolexWayne Taylor replaced his entire lineup for the move to Acura and hired Albuquerque, as well as his oldest son, Ricky Taylor, Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi. It was WTR's fourth Rolex win in five years and fifth overall, one behind Ganassi's record six victories. Albuquerque won in 2018 driving a Cadillac and Ricky Taylor won in a Cadillac for his father's team in 2017. “We decided we wanted somebody as fresh as possible in the car,” Ricky Taylor said. “He was so hungry for this, especially with the whole story of leaving Wayne Taylor.
Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive Rolex
Read full article: Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive RolexWayne Taylor left General Motors after 28 years at the end of last season to become a factory Acura program. "We won it with Ricky, and Jordan won the GT class with Corvette, and then the Wayne Taylor Racing program won it overall. Albuquerque won in 2018 driving a Cadillac; Ricky Taylor won in a Cadillac for his father's team in 2017. AdWhen Taylor switched to Acura, he released van der Zande, who was grabbed by Ganassi as the team returned to sports car racing after a one-year hiatus. “Looked like we had the race won right there.
Johnson invigorated after stint in prestigious Rolex 24
Read full article: Johnson invigorated after stint in prestigious Rolex 24The seven-time NASCAR champion is beginning a new chapter of his career — at 45 years old — in unfamiliar race cars. He was tabbed to start the most prestigious sports car race in America for his Action Express team and Johnson had just one goal for his first stint in the Cadillac. 48 over to teammate Simon Pagenaud and then turned to Kamui Kobayashi, the two-time reigning winner of the Rolex 24, for an animated debrief. AdElliott seemed despondent after his first run in his first sports car race. 31 Action Express entry had slipped to last in his class after the driver change between Elliott and Mike Conway.