John Dagys

Chicago

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Sportscar365

Host at Sportscar365 Double Stint Podcast

Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Sportscar365. Opinions are my own. He/him

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Laguna Seca Post-Race Notebook

5 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

***Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed its third consecutive 1-2 finish in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition following Sunday’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. With the cars placing first and third in the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, neither of the factory squad’s Porsche 963s have failed to finish off the podium so far this year.
Flying Lizard Withdraws; AF Corse Absent from Sebring Round

5 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

A total of 15 cars are set for this weekend’s fifth and sixth rounds of the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season at Sebring International Raceway, with several teams not present. Both AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3s as well as the No. 8 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT3 Evo will not make the trip to central Florida, resulting in a reduced field that’s expected only for the Sebring round.
Campbell: Strategy Key to First Win of Year for No. 6 Porsche

5 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Matt Campbell said an early race first pit stop was pivotal to putting the No. 6 Penske Porsche 963 into victory lane for the first time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet celebrated their first overall win together as co-drivers, in a caution-free Monterey SportsCar Championship that continued Porsche Penske Motorsport’s undefeated run in the GTP class.
Porsche’s Jaminet, Campbell Break Through at Laguna Seca

5 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell kept Porsche Penske Motorsport’s undefeated streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season alive by breaking through for their first win of the year in Sunday’s Monterey SportsCar Championship. Jaminet took the No. 6 Porsche 963 to a XX-second win over the No. 7 entry of Nick Tandy in the two-hour and 40-minute contest that went caution-free.
Vanthoor Scores Fourth Consecutive Pole for BMW

6 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Dries Vanthoor scored his fourth consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole position, maintaining his undefeated qualifying record, for Sunday’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Belgian reeled off a GTP record-breaking 1:12.854 lap time in the No. 24 Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 to narrowly edge out the No. 6 Penske Porsche of Matt Campbell by 0.005 seconds.
RS1’s Heylen, Mars Hold On for Laguna Seca Win

6 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Jan Heylen survived a series of late race restarts and hard-charging Robin Liddell to claim victory in Saturday’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120. Heylen, in the No. 28 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, edged out Liddell’s No. 71 Rebel Rock Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Evo by 0.676 seconds, who came from fourth on the final restart with 15 minutes to go.
Vanthoor Quickest for BMW in Final Laguna Practice

6 days ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Dries Vanthoor was quickest for BMW M Team RLL in the second and final IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice session prior to qualifying for Sunday’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Vanthoor reeled off a 1:13.915 lap time in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 to edge out the No. 6 Penske Porsche 963 of Mathieu Jaminet by 0.036 seconds. Sheldon van der Linde was third in the No. 25 BMW, which ran second for the majority of the 90-minute session.
McAlister Storms to Laguna Pole for CarBahn

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Sean McAlister claimed pole position for Saturday’s IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for CarBahn with Peregrine Racing. McAlister, on his final flying lap, reeled off a 1:29.364 in the No. 39 BMW M4 GT4 EVO to edge out the No. 44 Ibiza Farm Motorsports McLaren Artura GT4 of Moisey Uretsky by 0.009 seconds.
Laguna Seca Friday Notebook

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

***Friday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship running at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca saw several incidents, most notably a crash for the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 of Colin Braun, which moved the Turn 9 barrier but didn’t result in any apparent suspension damage to the ORECA-chassied GTP car. Co-driver Tom Blomqvist took the car back on track following the red flag with fresh front bodywork.
Nasr Quickest on Friday at Laguna Seca

1 week ago | sportscar365.com | John Dagys

Felipe Nasr put in a late flyer to put Porsche Penske Motorsport atop the time sheets in Friday’s one-and-only IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice session for Sunday’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.