Archive for May, 2014

Strong Showing in Detroit Comes Up Short for Action Express Racing

Strong Showing in Detroit Comes Up Short for Action Express Racing

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 31, 2014 at 8:30 pm

Detroit, Mich. (31 May 2014) – With a great record of success racing in the shadow of Chevrolet’s world headquarters, Action Express Racing headed to Detroit hoping for another huge result in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic on Saturday. Drivers Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa looked well on their wayRead More

Spirit of Daytona Racing Runner-Up in Chevrolet Sports Car Classic at Belle Isle

Spirit of Daytona Racing Runner-Up in Chevrolet Sports Car Classic at Belle Isle

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 31, 2014 at 8:24 pm

Detroit, Mich. (31 May 2014) – It was a big weekend in Detroit for Spirit of Daytona and VISIT FLORIDA Racing as the team not only secured the pole position on Friday but then went on to capture the team’s first podium of the year in front of the thousandsRead More

Wrap This Win with a Huge Bowtie!

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 31, 2014 at 8:20 pm

Brothers Ricky, Jordan Taylor Survive Last-Lap Drama for Season’s First Victory, Team’s Second in a Row in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic at Detroit’s Belle Isle Date: May 31, 2014 Event: Chevrolet Sports Car Classic (Round 5 of 11) Series: Prototype division of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship Location:  TheRead More

Fighting Fourth for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian in Detroit

Fighting Fourth for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian in Detroit

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 31, 2014 at 8:19 pm

Detroit, Mich. (31 May 2014) – Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian was back in familiar form on Saturday as the team shook off a run of bad recent racing luck to score its best finish of the year with a charge to fourth place in the Detroit Grand Prix. JohnRead More

Richard Westbrook Delivers Pole for Spirit of Daytona and Team Chevy in Detroit

Richard Westbrook Delivers Pole for Spirit of Daytona and Team Chevy in Detroit

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 30, 2014 at 8:07 pm

Detroit, Mich. (30 May 2014) –  Racing in the shadow of the world headquarters of Chevrolet, the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship qualifying session produced a nail-biting qualifying session on Friday afternoon. Richard Westbrook delivered big on the very last lap of the run to score Spirit of Daytona Racing’sRead More

Third Row Start for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian in Detroit

Third Row Start for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian in Detroit

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 30, 2014 at 7:55 pm

Detroit, Mich. (30 May 2014) – Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian will start Saturday’s Detroit Grand Prix from the third row after Ozz Negri posted a fast lap time of 1:25.776-seconds to take sixth on the grid for Round 5 of the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Negri’s co-driverRead More

Action Express Racing Takes Third on Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Grid in Detroit

Action Express Racing Takes Third on Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Grid in Detroit

TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 30, 2014 at 7:49 pm

Detroit, Mich. (30 May 2014) – Christian Fittipaldi put on a thrilling show through the streets of Belle Isle Park on Friday when the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship took to the track for qualifying around the concrete wall-lined 2.35-mile street circuit. The highly competitive prototype field saw several differentRead More

Wayne Taylor Racing Qualifying Report

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 30, 2014 at 7:44 pm

Chevrolet Sports Car Classic at Detroit Date: May 30, 2014 Event: Chevrolet Sports Car Classic (Round 5 of 11) Series: Prototype division of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship Location: The Raceway at Belle Isle in Detroit (2.35-mile, 13-turn temporary street circuit) Pole Winner: Richard Westbrook of Spirit of Daytona RacingRead More

Ruman Looking for Repeat Win at New Jersey Motorsports Park Trans Am Round 5

Trans Am Series May 29, 2014 at 7:39 pm

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After finishing second in Round 4 of the Trans Am Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Canada, Amy Ruman hopes to carry her momentum into this weekend’s RacingJunk.com 100, Round 5 at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey. Ruman and her No. 23 McNicholsRead More

Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Looking for Redemption in Detroit

Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Looking for Redemption in Detroit

News, TUDOR United SportsCar Series May 28, 2014 at 7:32 pm

Detroit, MI. (28 May 2014) – After a promising and record-breaking off-season, the start to the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season has not gone the way that Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian had been hoping with four frustrating rounds now in the books. But with 10 years ofRead More