WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Mobil 1 Named Official Motor Oil of All-Female Heinricher Racing Team

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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Women, Motor Sports, Energy, Oil, Gas, Automotive, General Automotive, Consumer, Sports, Motorsport, Sports car racing, Motor oils, Auto racing, Mobil 1, IMSA, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Mobil, International Motor Sports Association

ExxonMobil announced that Mobil 1, the worlds leading synthetic motor oil brand, is now the official motor oil of the first all-female full-season team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series.

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  • ExxonMobil announced that Mobil 1, the worlds leading synthetic motor oil brand, is now the official motor oil of the first all-female full-season team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series.
  • The team, owned and led by Jackie Heinricher, a successful businesswoman, bio-scientist and racing driver, fields the No.
  • The partnership between Heinricher Racing and Meyer Shank Racing is the result of a two-plus-year effort by Heinricher to bring an all-female team to IMSA competition.
  • Mobil 1, the worlds leading synthetic motor oil brand, features anti-wear technology that provides performance beyond conventional motor oils.

Acura Returns to Indy Car with Meyer Shank Racing

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Cars, Motor vehicles, Motorsport, Honda, Acura, Comptech, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Michael Shank, Honda NSX, Parker Johnstone, Katherine Legge, Oswaldo Negri Jr.

TORRANCE, Calif., April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Meyer Shank Racing Indy car driven by Jack Harvey will feature Acura livery in this weekend's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, marking the return of Acura colors to the NTT IndyCar Series for the first time since 1994.

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  • TORRANCE, Calif., April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Meyer Shank Racing Indy car driven by Jack Harvey will feature Acura livery in this weekend's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, marking the return of Acura colors to the NTT IndyCar Series for the first time since 1994.
  • "Given our long-running, successful relationship with Meyer Shank Racing in sports car competition, it seemed only natural to mark our first year as title sponsor of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach by extending our brand to the MSR Indy car," said Jon Ikeda, Acura vice president and Brand Officer.
  • In addition to its Indy car program, Meyer Shank Racing fields a pair of Acura NSX GT3 Evo's in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and has scored four class victories and two poles in the highly-competitive GTD category since 2017.
  • The only previous time Acura featured on an Indy car entry was in 1994, when the division served as primary sponsor of the Comptech Racing Lola driven by three-time IMSA champion Parker Johnstone.

Michelin, IMSA Form Dynamic Duo In Milestone Year

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Monday, January 14, 2019
Motorsport, International Motor Sports Association, Sports car racing, Auto racing, CAC 40, Michelin, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA, Road Atlanta, Michelin Pilot Challenge

In fact, racing has alwaysplayed an active role in driving innovation and ingenuity at Michelin," Clark said.

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  • In fact, racing has alwaysplayed an active role in driving innovation and ingenuity at Michelin," Clark said.
  • As the exclusive tire provider for IMSA's WeatherTech Championship and the Michelin Pilot Challenge, we believe IMSA racing is the ideal environment for proving and improving Michelin tires."
  • For the 2019 season, Michelin will support 19 automotive brands competing in different classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship compared with five brands last season.
  • Michelin also will be title sponsor of the Michelin Endurance Cup and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

Hyundai Veloster N TCR Joins i30 N TCR in 2019 as Global Customer Race Vehicle Roster Expands

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Friday, November 9, 2018
Motorsport, Cars, Auto racing, International Motor Sports Association, Hyundai Motor Company, IMSA, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Hyundai Motor America, Sports car racing, Hyundai Motor India Limited

Today, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America.

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  • Today, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America.
  • Also known as "The Most Important Race in History," the 100thanniversary of the inaugural 1911 race was the second IndyCar race in which Herta Racing competed.
  • Hyundai Motor America is focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience grounded in design leadership, engineering excellence and exceptional value in every vehicle we sell.
  • Hyundai Motor America is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, and is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.