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How to watch 2025 IMSA GT Challenge at VIR on Peacock: Streaming info, start times, daily schedules
The GT classes will be featured at Virginia International Raceway in the final sprint race of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. There are 23 cars entered across the GT Daytona Pro and GT Daytona categories for the two-hour, 40-minute race on the 17-turn, 3.27-mile road course in Alton, Virginia. With three races remaining in the season (the final two endurance events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Michelin Road Atlanta will feature prototypes), the championship battles are intensifying for GTD Pro (top three entries separated by 97 points) and GTD (a 117-point spread across the top three). Two winning GT drivers from the Aug. 3 race at Road America (Madison Snow in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO and Kenton Koch in the No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3) also are defending class wins last year at VIR. Snow set a GTD Pro qualifying record at VIR last August with a lap of 1 minute, 43.206 seconds (114.062 mph). Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the 2025 IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR: 2025 IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 24 at 2:10 p.m. ET DISTANCE: A two-hour, 40-minute race on the 17-turn, 3.27-mile road course in Alton, Virginia. ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 23-car field in the GTD Pro and GTD categories. FORECAST: According to Weather Underground, it's expected to be 81 degrees with 20% chance of rain at the green flag. QUALIFYING: Saturday, Aug. 23 at 4:55 p.m. ET (streamed on Peacock) How to Watch IMSA at VIR TV/STREAMING: The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 24. The NBC Sports broadcast will feature announcer Brian Till and analyst Calvin Fish. Chris Wilner and Matt Yocum are the pit reporters. RADIO: All sessions live on SiriusXM live race coverage begins Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. (SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996) IMSA VIR schedule, start times Here's a rundown of the IMSA schedule this week at the 17-turn, 3.27-mile road course in Alton, Virginia (all times are ET): Friday, Aug. 22 8-8:55 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge practice 9:10-9:40 a.m.: Mustang Challenge practice 9:55-10:25 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice 10:40-11:40 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 12:40-1:15 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge qualifying 1:30-2 p.m.: Mustang Challenge practice 2:15-2:45 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice 3:05-4:35 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 4:55-5:40 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 1 (Peacock) 6-7 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 7:15-7:30 p.m.: Mustang Challenge qualifying Saturday, Aug. 23 8-8:35 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying 8:50-9:35 a.m.: Mustang Challenge Race 1 (Peacock) 9:55-10:15 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup qualifying 10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 12:25-1:10 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 2 (Peacock) 2:20-4:20 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge race (Peacock) 4:55-5:35 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock) 5:55-6:40 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 1 Sunday, Aug. 24 9:35-10:20 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 3 (Peacock) 10:40-11:25 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 2 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Mustang Challenge Race 2 (Peacock) 2:10-4:50 p.m.: Michelin GT Challenge At VIR (Peacock) 2025 SEASON RECAPS ROUND 1: Porsche Penske's Felipe Nasr closes Rolex 24 at Daytona win for second conseuctive year ROUND 2: Porsche Penske Motorsport sweeps top two spots at Twelve Hours of Sebring ROUND 3: Nasr, Tandy stay perfect with Porsche in victory at Long Beach ROUND 4: The other Porsche Penske 963 wins at Laguna Seca ROUND 5: Acura outduels Cadillac for first victory of season ROUND 6: Meyer Shank Racing Acura stretches battery to Wakins Glen win ROUND 7: BMW Team RLL earns first victory of season in top-two sweep
NBC Sports
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How to watch 2025 IMSA at CTMP on USA, Peacock: Streaming info, start times, daily schedules
The LMP2 division will be the headliner this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the only time during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The Grand Touring Prototype division will be taking a break, but 35 cars from IMSA's next three classes — LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD — will be on track at CTMP. There will be a dozen cars racing in LMP2, including the No. 22 United Autosports ORECA LMP2 07 that has won two of the first three races in the category this season. But CTMP will mark the first sprint race of 2025 after the endurance rounds of Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen. In GTD Pro, the No. 3 Corvette Racing Z06 GT3.R moved into the championship lead after Watkins Glen by 52 points over the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. With the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship making its only trip north of the border this year, there are nine drivers and three teams representing Canada in their home race at CTMP. Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the 2025 IMSA Chevrolet Grand Prix at CTMP: 2025 IMSA Chevrolet Grand Prix at CTMP WHEN: Sunday, July 13 at 2:05 p.m. ET DISTANCE: A two-hour, 40-minute race on the 10-turn, 2.459-mile road course in Bowmanville, Ontario. ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 35-car field in the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD categories for the Chevrolet Grand Prix. FORECAST: According to Weather Underground, it's expected to be 79 degrees with an 62% chance of rain at the green flag. QUALIFYING: Saturday, July 12 at 3:55 p.m. ET (streamed on Peacock) How to Watch IMSA at CTMP TV/STREAMING: The Chevrolet Grand Prix will be televised on USA Network and streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 13. The NBC Sports broadcast will feature announcer Leigh Diffey and analyst Calvin Fish. Brian Till and Matt Yocum are the pit reporters. RADIO: All sessions live on SiriusXM live race coverage begins July 13 at 2 p.m. (SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996) IMSA CTMP schedule, start times Here's a rundown of the IMSA schedule this week at the 10-turn, 2.459-mile road course in Bowmanville, Ontario (all times are ET): Friday, July 11 8:25-9:05 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge practice 9:20-10 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice 10:15-11:15 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 12:15-12:55 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge practice 1:10-1:40 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup practice 1:55-3:25 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 3:45-4:20 p.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge qualifying 4:45-5:45 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge pratice Saturday, July 12 8-8:35 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying 8:50-9:35 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 1 (Peacock) 9:55-10:15 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup qualifying 10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 1:25-3:25 p.m.: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 (Peacock) 4-5:05 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock) 5:25-6:10 p.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 1 Sunday, July 13 10:05-10:50 a.m.: Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 2 11:10-11:55 a.m.: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 2 (Peacock) 2:05-04:45 p.m.: Chevrolet Grand Prix (USA Network, Peacock) 2025 SEASON RECAPS ROUND 1: Porsche Penske's Felipe Nasr closes Rolex 24 at Daytona win for second conseuctive year ROUND 2: Porsche Penske Motorsport sweeps top two spots at Twelve Hours of Sebring ROUND 3: Nasr, Tandy stay perfect with Porsche in victory at Long Beach ROUND 4: The other Porsche Penske 963 wins at Laguna Seca ROUND 5: Acura outduels Cadillac for first victory of season ROUND 6: Meyer Shank Racing Acura stretches battery to Wakins Glen win
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
How to watch 2025 IMSA Watkins Glen on NBC, Peacock: Streaming info, start times and daily schedules
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship reaches the halfway point of the 2025 season with its first endurance race in three months, racing for six hours with all four categories at Watkins Glen International. Porsche Penske Motorsport maintains a firm grip on the top two spots of the Grand Touring Prototype championship standings, but Acura won May 31 in Detroit to snap Porsche's four-race winning streak to start the season. Advertisement The premier prototype class has featured parity on the 11-turn, 3.4-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York, where five manufacturers have won in the past four years: Porsche (2024), BMW ('23), Acura ('22), Cadillac ('21) and Mazda ('21). Watkins Glen will mark the return of the LMP2 division, which last raced March 15 in the Twelve Hours of Sebring (the most recent endurance event on the IMSA schedule). Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the 2025 IMSA Six Hours of The Glen: 2025 IMSA Watkins Glen WHEN: Sunday, June 22 at 12:10 p.m. ET DISTANCE: A six-hour race on the 11-turn, 3.4-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York. Advertisement ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 56-car field in the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD categories for the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen. FORECAST: According to Weather Underground, it's expected to be 83 degrees with an 18% chance of rain at the green flag. QUALIFYING: Saturday, June 21 at 2:15 p.m. ET (streamed on Peacock) How to Watch IMSA at Watkins Glen TV/STREAMING: The Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen Detroit will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at noon ET on Sunday, June, 22. NBC also will have coverage of the race from noon to 3 p.m. ET The NBC Sports broadcast will feature announcers Leigh Diffey, Calvin Fish and Brian Till. Dave Burns, Matt Yocum and Chris Wilner are the pit reporters. Advertisement RADIO: All sessions live on SiriusXM live race coverage begins June 22 at noon (SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996) IMSA Watkins Glen schedule, start times Here's a rundown of the IMSA schedule this week at the 3.4-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York (all times are ET): Thursday, June 19 10-10:30 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice 10:45-11:30 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo practice 1-1:40 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice 1:55-2:40 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo practice 2:55-3:55 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice Friday, June 20 8:30-9 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup qualifying 9:15-9:50 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo qualifying 10:05-11:05 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 11:25 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 2-2:40 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 1 3-3:50 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 1 4:10-4:45 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying Advertisement Saturday, June 21 8-8:40 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2 9-10:30 a.m.: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge LP Building Solutions 120 2:20-3:50 p.m.: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock) 4:10-5 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 2 Sunday, June 22 12:10-6:10 p.m.: Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen (NBC 12-3 p.m., Peacock) 2025 SEASON RECAPS ROUND 1: Porsche Penske's Felipe Nasr closes Rolex 24 at Daytona win for second conseuctive year ROUND 2: Porsche Penske Motorsport sweeps top two spots at Twelve Hours of Sebring ROUND 3: Nasr, Tandy stay perfect with Porsche in victory at Long Beach ROUND 4: The other Porsche Penske 963 wins at Laguna Seca ROUND 5: Acura outduels Cadillac for first victory of season
NBC Sports
16-06-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How to watch 2025 IMSA Watkins Glen on NBC, Peacock: Streaming info, start times and daily schedules
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship reaches the halfway point of the 2025 season with its first endurance race in three months, racing for six hours with all four categories at Watkins Glen International. Porsche Penske Motorsport maintains a firm grip on the top two spots of the Grand Touring Prototype championship standings, but Acura won May 31 in Detroit to snap Porsche's four-race winning streak to start the season. The premier prototype class has featured parity on the 11-turn, 3.4-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York, where five manufacturers have won in the past four years: Porsche (2024), BMW ('23), Acura ('22), Cadillac ('21) and Mazda ('21). Watkins Glen will mark the return of the LMP2 division, which last raced March 15 in the Twelve Hours of Sebring (the most recent endurance event on the IMSA schedule). Here are the start times, daily schedules and streaming info for the 2025 IMSA Six Hours of The Glen: 2025 IMSA Watkins Glen WHEN: Sunday, June 22 at 12:10 p.m. ET DISTANCE: A six-hour race on the 11-turn, 3.4-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York. ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 56-car field in the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD categories for the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen. FORECAST: According to Weather Underground, it's expected to be 83 degrees with an 18% chance of rain at the green flag. QUALIFYING: Saturday, June 21 at 2:15 p.m. ET (streamed on Peacock) How to Watch IMSA at Watkins Glen TV/STREAMING: The Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen Detroit will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at noon ET on Sunday, June, 22. NBC also will have coverage of the race from noon to 3 p.m. ET The NBC Sports broadcast will feature announcers Leigh Diffey, Calvin Fish and Brian Till. Dave Burns, Matt Yocum and Chris Wilner are the pit reporters. RADIO: All sessions live on SiriusXM live race coverage begins June 22 at noon (SiriusXM channel 206, Web/App 996) IMSA Watkins Glen schedule, start times Here's a rundown of the IMSA schedule this week at the 3.4-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York (all times are ET): 10-10:30 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice 10:45-11:30 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo practice 1-1:40 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice 1:55-2:40 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo practice 2:55-3:55 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice Friday, June 20 8:30-9 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup qualifying 9:15-9:50 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo qualifying 10:05-11:05 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 11:25 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 2-2:40 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 1 3-3:50 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 1 4:10-4:45 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying Saturday, June 21 8-8:40 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2 9-10:30 a.m.: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge LP Building Solutions 120 2:20-3:50 p.m.: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock) 4:10-5 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 2 Sunday, June 22 12:10-6:10 p.m.: Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen (NBC 12-3 p.m., Peacock) 2025 SEASON RECAPS ROUND 1: Porsche Penske's Felipe Nasr closes Rolex 24 at Daytona win for second conseuctive year ROUND 2: Porsche Penske Motorsport sweeps top two spots at Twelve Hours of Sebring ROUND 3: Nasr, Tandy stay perfect with Porsche in victory at Long Beach ROUND 4: The other Porsche Penske 963 wins at Laguna Seca ROUND 5: Acura outduels Cadillac for first victory of season
Fox Sports
12-04-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Paddock Buzz: Double Duty for Robert Wickens at Long Beach
INDYCAR Robert Wickens is pulling double duty during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend. On Friday, Wickens made his GTD debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 for DXDT Racing in practice. Saturday's race is the first of five sprint events Wickens will be competing in, sharing the car with Tommy Milner. Wickens returned to racing in 2022, competing in the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Bryan Herta Autosport in a modified Hyundai Elantra. He uses hand controls after suffering spinal cord injuries in a crash during an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race in 2018 at Pocono Raceway, during his rookie season. Wickens and co-driver Harry Gottsacker won the TCR class title in the series in 2023. With the aid of Bosch developing a new brake-by-wire system, Wickens moved up the ranks this season and will be the only driver on the grid using hand controls in WeatherTech Championship competition. 'Kind of an emotional journey of having my debut on a race weekend that we share with INDYCAR is going special,' Wickens said. Wickens is racing Saturday but also working Sunday because he serves as a technical advisor with Andretti Global in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. The 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach airs at 4:30 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. 'I'm excited to see him race,' Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood said. 'I'm excited to see him get into the car, run around Long Beach, a place he knows very well and is very quick around.' Kirkwood boasts about Wickens' interaction with the team because he's more than an extra set of eyes. He's a former driver and knows exactly what another driver needs to be fast. 'When you have another driver kind of looking over things and paying attention to what other people are doing, picking out certain things, sharing that with you,' Kirkwood said. 'We are very limited on how much time we have to look over stuff. He's been a huge help in that department. 'He sits inside the engineering truck with us. Mostly, he just goes over data, video, analyzes what other drivers are doing, then kind of gives us a rundown. Even if it's a driver we wouldn't be paying attention to, he's going over that, 'Look at what he's doing in this corner, you should try doing this or this.' 'Because of that, it's taken a lot of pressure off of us to have to self-learn because he's just there to help push us along without having to dig into in-depth.' A documentary is in production about Wickens that has been picked up by Mark Wahlberg's production company, and extensive filming is taking place this weekend at Long Beach, including Wickens' life beyond the cockpit as a technical advisor. McLaughlin, DeFrancesco Mend Fences Racing has a sense of humor. Whenever drivers tend to spat, they seem to be in close proximity to each other at the next race, whether on or off track. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES isn't immune. Scott McLaughlin was upset with Devlin DeFrancesco after a first-lap incident in the March 23 race at The Thermal Club. McLaughlin confronted DeFrancesco after the race in DeFrancesco's pit box, sparking a heated conversation. The two quickly buried the hatchet, with McLaughlin texting DeFrancesco that they should meet and chat once they've calmed down. Each came to Long Beach with no hard feelings. But this weekend, both drivers' pit stalls are located next to each other. By INDYCAR SERIES rule, pit stalls are selected in order from the previous race's qualifying results. Pato O'Ward earned The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix NTT P1 Award and had the first pick of pit stalls this weekend. McLaughlin qualified 25th at The Thermal Club and DeFrancesco 26th, meaning pit selections were limited. 'It's funny, I went and saw the No. 3 car crew yesterday and they're (DeFranceco's crew) putting their pit together,' McLaughlin said. 'I said, 'Hey, boys, at least I know my neighbors, but at least I'm not yelling and screaming here on Sunday.'' Rahal Feeling Early Momentum Sunday's 90-lap race is Graham Rahal's 18th NTT INDYCAR SERIES start on the 1.968-mile Long Beach street circuit. His runner-up result in 2013 is his best finish, which ties his dad Bobby Rahal (1992 and 1993) and Jimmy Vasser (2002) as Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's best Long Beach finishes. Last year, Rahal qualified 12th but charged to fifth place by the time he made his second pit stop. Unfortunately, a fueling issue added an additional 12 seconds to the stop, which cost valuable track position. Rahal settled for a 17th-place finish. 'We were in a really good spot until an issue in the pits, but in general Long Beach is a race that we circle every year on the calendar,' Rahal said. 'It's an important race every year, and I'm hopeful we have can a really strong performance.' Rahal is thrilled to flash early-season consistency but ponders if his No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda could have charged higher into the top 10 in both the March 2 season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding and The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix on March 23. He finished 12th and 11th, respectively and sits 12th in points entering Long Beach. 'A couple of bounces here or there, and we got two top-10 finishes, and those are legitimate bounces,' Rahal said. 'We just need to put our heads down and have a really strong weekend from qualifying, as well as race really strong Sunday. We have a lot of things we conceptually want to try over the weekend, so we're excited.' Unfinished Beach Business for Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist earned the first NTT P1 Award at Long Beach for Meyer Shank Racing in last year's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The previous best qualifying effort for MSR was third by Helio Castroneves in 2021. Unfortunately, Rosenqvist faded to ninth at the checkered flag, which leaves the Swedish driver with unfinished business. 'Getting pole at Long Beach last year was pretty exciting for myself and the whole team,' Rosenqvist said. 'It's definitely something that we are aiming to do again this year. The MSR cars have a pretty strong street course package. It's a track that suits me well, and I'm hungry for a good finish.' Prior to last year, Rosenqvist finished 10th, 13th, 11th and seventh, respectively, at Long Beach. Driver's Eye Experience Debuts This Weekend Racing Force Group reached an agreement with FOX Sports for the use of the Driver's Eye technology in selected events of the 2025 season, including the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on May 25. Integration of Driver's Eye in NTT INDYCAR SERIES coverage on FOX begins with this weekend's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Driver's Eye developed by Zeronoise, the electronics division of Racing Force, is the world's smallest micro-camera for live broadcasting. The FIA-homologated system is installed inside the helmet to give TV viewers the totally immersive experience of the driver's exact point of view during the race. The micro-camera has a size of only 0.35 by 0.35 inches and a weight of .003 of a pound. MSR Partners with St. Thomas University Meyer Shank Racing and St. Thomas University (STU), a Catholic university in Miami, created a partnership offering hand-on experience to STU students to learn more about the engineering, design and business administration roles of the race team. This weekend, STU Big Data Analytics students will work with MSR's NTT INDYCAR SERIES and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship engineering staff, interpreting and learning about the team's data analytics and what goes into the engineering side on a race weekend. The culinary students will work to create a race-specific sports drink. Three flavors will be created. JHR Adds Three Sponsors Juncos Hollinger Racing had a busy week of sponsorship news. MannKind Corporation, a company that develops products to help people manage medical conditions such as diabetes, joined JHR and will be featured on the No. 76 Chevrolet driven by diabetic driver Conor Daly. MannKind will also be a primary sponsor at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and at World Wide Technology Raceway and will continue to serve as an associate sponsor of Daly throughout the rest of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule. JHR also added Liquid I.V. to the organization as an official partner for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Finally, TrueAGI, an artificial general intelligence company, has renewed its technical partnership with the team for the 2025 season. Odds and Ends All 27 cars feature a LA Strong decal this weekend for overall awareness and support of the wildfires that scorched Southern California in early January. Colton Herta and his sponsor Gainbridge teamed with Pasadena Humane to raise awareness for pet adoption and support animals impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Fans can purchase a limited-edition dog bandana at with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward Pasadena Humane. Herta is matching the donations, and his No. 26 Gainbridge Honda features paw prints on the top of the sidepods this weekend. Oliver Wheldon, son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, will race for VRD Racing in the 2025 USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire Championship with the support of Andretti Global. Wheldon moves up to USF Juniors after a championship-winning 2024 Skip Barber Formula Racing Series championship that earned him a $100,000 scholarship. His brother, Sebastian, won the 2023 title. Oliver had nine wins and 11 podiums. Rahal topped Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing in the final round of the Thunder Thursday Pit Stop Challenge at Long Beach. Spark Compass has become the Official Fan Engagement, CRM, and AI partner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, deploying its patented AI (Augmented Intelligence), Internet of Things and fan engagement technologies. As part of the Ultimate Small Business INDYCAR Experience Sweepstakes, The Maker Society will have its logo prominently displayed on the No. 10 DHL Honda driven by Alex Palou this weekend at Long Beach. The Maker Society was founded by a group of students from California State University Long Beach as a small club dedicated to 3D printing and design. The club has evolved into a business providing prototype and design services while also creating STEM curriculum and educational tools for students across North America. Saturday will feature practice at 11:30 a.m. ET on FS1 and qualifying to set the lineup for Sunday's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach at 2:30 p.m. ET on FS2. recommended
