On this date in 2023, Mat Pombo in a Honda Civic Type R TCR took a third straight #IMPC TCR pole for LA Honda World at Sebring, smashing the track record by ~2s! 😤
Who's ready for more Civic magic at Sebring next weekend? 🏁🔥
Mario Farnbacher and Riley Pegram were leading the Touring Car class until the final pit stop, when the Pegram Honda received a drive-through penalty for a tire that was left unattended. Farnbacher would soon after retire with a puncture.
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Cameron Lawrence also overtakes Morris, so it's second place in class for the Honda Civic of HART, which Lawrence shared with Tyler Chambers and Chad Gilsinger. Madison Aust, Andre Castro and Mark Wilkins recover from a spin to finish fourth.
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Preston Brown and Denis Dupont win the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona in the Touring Car class, after passing the other Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Hyundai of Josh Buchan, Mason Filippi and Bryson Morris on the penultimate lap.
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'Daan Arrow' and Bryce Ward edge out Turner Motorsport, AutoTechnic Racing, McCumbee McAleer Racing, VPX and Stephen Cameron Racing to complete the Grand Sport podium in the Michelin Pilot Challenge season opener for Winward Racing.
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Andrew Davis, Frank DePew and Robin Liddell win the BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona International Speedway, beating David Hampton, Thomas Merrill and Martin Sarukhanyan, after Rebel Rock Racing made the call for four tires at the last stop.
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2026 Calendars | IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
* GT4 (GS) and touring cars (TCR?).
* Same schedule as last year.
* Daytona, Mid-Ohio and IMS are 4 hours, the rest 2 hours.
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📊 Michelin Pilot Challenge manufacturers' championship season end results 🇺🇸
Grand Sport:
1⃣ Porsche - 3080 points
2⃣ BMW - 3080 (-0)
3⃣ Ford - 2990 (-90)
Touring Car:
1⃣ Hyundai - 3310 points
2⃣ Audi - 3130 (-180)
3⃣ Honda - 3080 (-230)
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Touring Car:
1⃣ Gottsacker - 2820 points
2⃣ Brown / Dupont - 2800 (-20)
3⃣ Montour / Wittmer - 2710 (-110)
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Bronze Cup:
1⃣ Giovanis / H. Plumb - 3330 points
2⃣ C. Sloss - 3140 (-190)
3⃣ Jonsin / Martinez - 3020 (-310)
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📊 Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers' championship season end results 🇺🇸
Grand Sport:
1⃣ Heylen / Mars - 2720 points
2⃣ McAlister / Westphal - 2650 (-70)
3⃣ Krainz / McAleer - 2470 (-250)
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Louis-Philippe Montour and Karl Wittmer came to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta as the Touring Car leaders, 10 points ahead of Gottsacker and 70 points ahead of Brown and Dupont, but overheating issues with the MMG Honda derailed their titles hopes.
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Brown and Dupont become the runner-ups in the standings, just 20 points behind Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai teammate Harry Gottsacker, who finishes fourth with Mason Filippi. Gottsacker is the 2025 Touring Car class champion.
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Tyler Gonzalez and Eric Powell score a second consecutive victory in the Touring Car class, dominating the Fox Factory 120 with the VGRT Cupra ahead of Preston Brown and Denis Dupont, and the Baker Racing Audi of Sam Baker and James Vance.
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The 2025 Grand Sport championship in the Michelin Pilot Challenge goes the way of Jan Heylen and Luca Mars, as they cross the line in sixth place behind the wheel of the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport of the RS1 team.
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Robby Foley passes Jeff Westphal to earn the final podium spot in the Grand Sport class together with Beltre Curtis in the Turner BMW. Sean McAlister and Westphal come up 70 points short in the battle for the Michelin Pilot Challenge championship.
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Michael Cooper and Moisey Uretsky with the Ibiza Farm McLaren take victory in the Fox Factory 120 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the season finale of the Michelin Pilot Challenge, beating the Copeland Toyota of Jaxon Bell and Ford Koch.
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📊 Michelin Pilot Challenge manufacturers' championship after Indianapolis 🇺🇸
Grand Sport:
1⃣ Porsche - 2800 points
2⃣ BMW - 2780 (-20)
3⃣ Ford - 2750 (-50)
Touring Car:
1⃣ Hyundai - 2990 points
2⃣ Audi - 2830 (-160)
3⃣ Honda - 2800 (-190)
📸 IMSA | #IMPC #IMS120
Touring Car:
1⃣ Montour / Wittmer - 2550 points
2⃣ Gottsacker - 2540 (-10)
3⃣ Brown / Dupont - 2480 (-70)
📸 IMSA | #IMPC #IMS120
Bronze Cup:
1⃣ Giovanis / H. Plumb - 2980 points
2⃣ C. Sloss - 2860 (-120)
3⃣ Jonsin / Martinez - 2700 (-280)
📸 IMSA | #IMPC #IMS120
📊 Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers' championship after Indianapolis 🇺🇸
Grand Sport:
1⃣ Heylen / Mars - 2470 points
2⃣ McAlister / Westphal - 2370 (-100)
3⃣ Altzman - 2350 (-120)
📸 IMSA | #IMPC #IMS120
Louis-Philippe Montour and Karl Wittmer have taken over the TCR points lead in the Honda, after finishing second behind Ryan Eversley and Celso Neto, but ahead of Mason Filippi and Harry Gottsacker, while Preston Brown and Denis Dupont struggled with P11.
📸 IMSA | #IMPC #IMS120
Tyler Gonzalez and Eric Powell managed to recover from an early drive-through penalty for contact with David Hampton's Porsche to win the Touring Car class at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's the first victory for the Cupra brand in IMSA competition.
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Jenson Altzman, third in the standings, came across the line in P7 with Cicero after a drive-through for too many crew members over the wall.
'Daan Arrow' battled for the win, before receiving two drive-throughs for blocking. He and Ward ended up P8.
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Jan Heylen collided with his main title contender Jeff Westphal, resulting in a left rear puncture. It dropped the RS1 Porsche of Heylen and Luca Mars to P19 in GS. Sean McAlister and Westphal finished in fifth to close the gap down to 100 points.
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Motorsports In Action pair Alexandra Hainer and Jesse Lazare would also find a way by Noaker to make it a one-two for McLaren. Cameron McLeod and Noaker did still hang onto third to complete the Grand Sport podium with the KohR Mustang.
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Michael Cooper drove from P17 to the lead in his stint at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to capture the Michelin Pilot Challenge victory together with Moisey Uretsky. The Ibiza Farm driver passed Robert Noaker for the win on the penultimate lap.
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