Phil Allaway

1 day ago | frontstretch.com | Phil Allaway

Jack Aitken has had a varied career in motorsports. He came up through the traditional open-wheel ladder system, making it to Formula 2 in 2018. He finished fifth in F2 in 2019. At the same time, he was an official Formula 1 test driver, first for Renault (now Alpine), then Williams. That resulted in him making one Grand Prix start in the Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020 after Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 and George Russell was called up to replace him.

4 days ago | frontstretch.com | Phil Allaway

Pocono Raceway is a tough track. That has been the case since the mid-1970s, when the scalene triangle joined the calendar. For the last 35 years or so, passing has been difficult there. One of the biggest stories to come out of Sunday’s (June 22) NASCAR Cup Series race is dirty air and how it can negatively affect races. Amazon Prime Video was proactive here. The announcers talked about the issue by lap six.

5 days ago | frontstretch.com | Phil Allaway

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Tom Blomqvist took the lead Sunday (June 22) coming to the white flag when Action Express Racing’s Earl Bamber was forced to pit for an energy replenishment. From there, he held on to win the Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen with teammate Colin Braun. It is the No. 60 team’s first win since returning to IMSA.

6 days ago | frontstretch.com | Phil Allaway

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Renger van der Zande turned in a lap at 133.686 mph Saturday afternoon (June 21) to win the pole for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen. It is the No. 93’s second straight pole as teammate Nick Yelloly won the pole at Detroit. The lap is a GTP track record at Watkins Glen, but not an overall record. It is also van der Zande’s first pole since 2018. “I was very impressed [with the lap].

6 days ago | frontstretch.com | Phil Allaway

Rennsport One’s Jan Heylen took the lead with 45 minutes to go when Panam Motorsport’s Caio Chaves pitted. From there, he was able to hold off the pack to win the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge LP Building Solutions 120 Saturday (June 21) with teammate Luca Mars. McCumbee McAleer Racing’s Jenson Altzman and Chad McCumbee were second, followed by Carbahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing’s Sean McAlister and Jeff Westphal.