Allen Moody

1 week ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

While many sportscar teams and drivers have already turned their attention to Le Mans, there is one more sprint race in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship before teams can focus on France. It’s Saturday’s 100-minute Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic over the streets of downtown Detroit. Porsche enters the race for the GTP and GTD Pro classes only on a high note, with Porsche Penske Motorsport cars having won all four races on the WeatherTech schedule so far this season.

1 week ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

Cadillac Racing has spent pretty much the entire WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season chasing the Porsches. The BMWs also, as the three Cadillacs have had a bit of a slow start to the season. Through the first four races of the season, the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac is in fifth place in the season standings, with the two Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing entries sitting seventh and 10th. That’s not quite where the teams expected to be at this point of the season.

1 week ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

Two of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams who will be competing in next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be sporting new looks. Both the No. 13 AWA Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R in LMGT3 and the No. 101 Cadillac WTR Hypercar unveiled their livery for the 24-hour classic this week. The Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac’s livery is a tribute to Mobil 1, the team’s primary sponsor for the foray to France. It features the familiar Mobil 1 logo on each side and on the hood.

1 week ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

Vasser Sullivan Lexus driver Jack Hawksworth will serve as a late replacement driver in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year. Last season, he joined the Akkodis ASP Team for the 24-hour classic after Jose María Lopez was called up to Toyota Gazoo Racing for the race. This year, he’ll be subbing for Vasser Sullivan teammate Ben Barnicoat. “I’m really excited to return to Le Mans with Akkodis ASP Team,” Hawksworth said.

2 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

SEBRING — Memo Gidley and Kyle Washington picked-up wins over the weekend in SRO Motorsports’ GT America series at Sebring International Raceway. The single-driver series is one of two series that SRO runs that features GT3 cars. Saturday’s opening race was a bit closer than it appeared on the track, as Gidley was given a five-second penalty for improper pre-race procedures. Gidley’s SKI Autosports team was notified of the penalty, so the driver knew he had to win by more than five seconds.