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Corvettes Finish Second and Sixth in Baltimore ALMS

Gavin and Milner Score Big in GT Championship with Runner-up Finish, Magnussen and Garcia Fight Back from Last to Sixth BALTIMORE – Corvette Racing encountered heavy holiday traffic on the streets of Baltimore today, finishing second and sixth in the Baltimore Sports Car Challenge. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner labored long and hard on the [...]

Chevrolet Racing Revs Up Breast Cancer Fight

Brand to donate $200 per caution lap during AdvoCare 500 paced by pink Camaro DETROIT – Chevrolet Racing will renew the brand’s fight against breast cancer this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway where every lap run under the caution flag will lead to a $200 contribution by Chevrolet to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides [...]

Cadillac Is Back! Team Cadillac Takes World Challenge Manufacturer, Driver Titles for Clean Sweep of 2012

Cadillac Tops Volvo, Porsche in Manufacturer’s Race; O’Connell Driver Champ • Third Title for Cadillac, Won Also in 2005, 2007 • Pilgrim Finishes Second in Driver’s Race • Cadillacs Finished in top 10 in all 12 Races SONOMA, Calif. – Team Cadillac began its return to the Pirelli World Challenge Series last year with one [...]

Stephen Cox: IndyCar – Random Thoughts While Watching the Grand Prix of Sonoma

Sunday’s Indycar race at Sonoma was enjoyable to watch and the series is still making forward strides. It was nice to see Rubens Barrichello get a top five finish (you’re not in Kansas anymore, Rubens). It’s good to have the series revisiting some legendary venues. The battle between Sebastian Bourdais and Joseph Newgarden was fantastic. [...]

Paul Brown/Tiger Racing’s Bell Comes from 12th To Finish on the Podium In Saturday’s Pirelli World Challenge Finale at Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. — With a large contingent from eBay Motors cheering him on, Justin Bell charged from 12th to finish third in Paul Brown/Tiger Racing’s eBay Motors No. 50 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Saturday afternoon in the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge GTS season finale at Sonoma. The podium finish was very exciting, as Bell moved from [...]

Corvette Racing at Baltimore: Racin’ in the Streets

GT Championship Battle Resumes Saturday in the Inner Harbor BALTIMORE – In the midst of the War of 1812, the Battle of Baltimore inspired Francis Scott Key to write the lyrics for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Now nearly two centuries later, the Battle of Baltimore will be rejoined – not by American and British armies, but [...]

Aston Martin Vantage GTE Achieves Podium in Home Race

The #97 Aston Martin Vantage GTE has finished third in the GTE Pro category in its home FIA World Endurance Championship race, the Six Hours of Silverstone, recording the fastest lap in the GTE class and leap-frogging to second place in the championship standings. The Gulf-liveried car started from fourth on the grid, following a [...]

Aston Martin Vantage GTE Takes Pole at The Six Hours of Silverstone

Aston Martin Racing’s Vantage GTEs will start from pole position and fourth in the GTE Am category and from fourth in the GTE Pro category for the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Silverstone, following qualifying earlier today. In the twenty-minute session, correct tyre choice proved to be essential [...]

Paul Brown/Tiger Racing’s Bell Wants Podium Finish In Saturday’s Pirelli World Challenge Finale at Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. — Justin Bell would like nothing better than to put Paul Brown/Tiger Racing’s eBay Motors No. 50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S on the podium on Saturday in the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge season finale at Sonoma. The road course, which used to be known as Sears Point Raceway and later Infineon Raceway, is about [...]

NASCAR Star Tony Stewart Available for One-On-One Interviews at Local Office Depot in Atlanta, GA

WHO: Three-time and reigning NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series™ champion, Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil1 Chevrolet, will headline a special “Back-To-School Celebration” event at a local Office Depot store in Atlanta. Stewart is partnering with the Office Depot Foundation to help Atlanta-area children head back to school with the essential tools they [...]