Allen Moody

2 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

LE MANS, France — Dane Cameron raced the No. 199 AO by TF Sport LMP2 car, affectionally known as “Spike” to the fastest time in first qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race is the only World Endurance Championship race to feature LMP2 cars. In LMGT3, it was the No. 46 Team WRT BMW that set the fastest time, finishing just ahead of the No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin.

2 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

LE MANS, France — In the grand scheme of things, starting from the pole position in a 24-hours race isn’t necessarily a big advantage. But that didn’t take away from Cadillac’s celebration, as the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R qualified first and the sister No. 38 car qualified second. It’s the first time since 1967 for a U.S.-based manufacturer to start the 24 Hours of Le Mans from the pole position and the first time Cadillac has claimed the pole for the iconic endurance race.

2 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

LE MANS, France — Alex Lynn drove the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R to a fast lap of 3:22.847 to lead the field in first qualifying ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The top 15 cars from the 20-car Hypercar field advanced to Hyperpole, where the starting order for the race will be determined. “The car was great,” Lynn said. “Honestly, no complaints. I didn’t make any set up adjustments between the first and second run and just improved my performance.

3 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

For the second straight year, the Iron Dames race team has changed-up its livery for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After last year’s children-inspired drew plenty of attention, this year’s “Powering Your Dreams” design will likely be another crowd favorite. Plenty has happened behind the scenes since the Iron Dames competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a year ago, with the team returning to Porsche and joining forces with the defending champions Manthey EMA.

3 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Allen Moody

DETROIT — For a course that is notoriously difficult to pass at, there was plenty of passing in the final 13 minutes of this weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. The pass that counted most, however, was Renger van der Zande’s passing the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing entry in the final four minutes and taking the No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06 to the victory by .947 seconds on the streets of Detroit.