Pilet Tops Michelin GT Challenge Practice at VIR in No. 911 Porsche Patrick Pilet and his No. 911 Porsche GT Team 911 RSR co-driver, Nick Tandy, have fond memories at VIRginia International Raceway. Back in 2015, the duo dominated the two-hour, 40-minute IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at VIR en route to victory…. Read more »
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VIR to Host Michelin GT Challenge This Weekend
VIRginia International Raceway at Alton will host a number of the country’s and the world’s top road racers and teams this weekend in the track’s biggest event of the season, the Michelin GT Challenge IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship event. The Michelin GT Challenge is the second and final GT-only event on the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship… Read more »
22 Entries for Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
A total of 22 cars are on the entry list for next weekend’s Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway, in the second and final GT-only event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Released on Wednesday, the entry list features no major changes since the most recent round of the season at Road America,… Read more »
New VIR Paddock Roads, Updated Maps and Other Runoffs Items
Over the past week, VIRginia International Raceway has completed a paddock project that places nine access roads in the main grass area to be utilized for paddock at the 2019 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. Following the April 2019 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour event, which recorded significant amounts of rainfall throughout the week, SCCA… Read more »
VIRginia International Raceway Announces Female Racing Icon Lyn St. James to Serve as Grand Marshal for the Michelin GT Challenge IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at VIR
VIRginia International Raceway is announcing that illustrious racecar driver Lyn St. James will serve as Grand Marshal for the Michelin GT Challenge, the track’s largest race of the year taking place Sunday, Aug. 25 during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship weekend. St. James, who was voted as one of IMSA’s “50 Great Drivers” last year,… Read more »
World Class Venues, Traditional Weekends Highlight 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship visits 12 of the most iconic and most prestigious road courses and street circuits in North America each year for highly anticipated and well-attended events. In fact, five of the 12 events on the 2019 WeatherTech Championship schedule – led by the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by… Read more »
Virginia Tourism Corporation Becomes Title Sponsor of VIRginia International Raceway’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers Grand Prix
Statewide Tourism Joins Premier Three-Day IMSA Racing Event DANVILLE, Va. – July 31, 2019 – VIRginia International Raceway is announcing Virginia Tourism Corporation as the sponsor for the newly titled Michelin Pilot Challenge Series race, Virginia is for Racing Lovers Grand Prix, taking place Saturday, Aug. 24 during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race… Read more »
VCBG Announces 1st Annual VIR Craft Beer Fest – August 3, 2019
ALTON, VA – The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild (VCBG) is pleased to announce its newest event in partnership with the VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Virginia. The VIR Craft Beer Fest is a continuation of the VCBG’s commitment to providing members with unique regional opportunities to build brand awareness with craft and non-craft beer… Read more »
VIRginia International Raceway Waves Checkered Flag for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Aug. 23-25
Premier Racing Event Brings Weekend of Entertainment and Family Fun to the Mid-Atlantic. Danville, Virginia – July 9, 2019 – VIRginia International Raceway is bringing back its biggest spectator event of the year this August with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race weekend. The premier sports car racing series in North America, which is… Read more »
Blue Marble Cocktails Radical Cup confirms VIR in April as Round 1
Radical’s premier series in North America has confirmed Virginia International Raceway with Blancpain GT World Challenge America, April 25-28, as the first stop on the 2019 calendar. The announcement was coupled with the news the ultra-premium premixed cocktail maker Blue Marble Cocktails would continue its title sponsorship of the series. “We’re delighted to announce the… Read more »
