Monday, June 26, 2023

2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen

Despite the threat from the Canadian wildfires, the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen endurance race of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship managed to move on right away, amid the smoggy outlook, a fitting start to their intense summer racing escapades.

Screengrab from IMSA

Originally, the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 is the winner of this six-hour endurance race in New York but due to a penalty imposed in postrace technical inspection, the runner-up GTP racer, the #25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 has been promoted to 1st place, a first win for the BMW GTP racing machine.

Meanwhile, the #4 CROWDSTRIKE RACING wins the LMP2 class, the #74 RILEY for LMP3, and a double class win for Vasser Sullivan with the #14 winning the GTD PRO class and the #12 for the GTD class.

The next event is the Chevrolet Grand Prix at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this July 7-9.

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