May 23, 2013
COTA: Many New Experiences
Thankfully, the 2013 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Championship is now well under way after a fantastic triple-header race weekend at Circuit of The Americas. The event marked many firsts and new experiences for me. It was the first time I raced a front wheel drive car, a 2013 Honda Civic Si. It was the first race with my new team, Shea Racing. It was also my first time racing in the Pirelli World Challenge and my first time racing at Circuit of The Americas. Personally, I had mountains of new information to process.   Continued...

May 19, 2013
Sofronas, Lee Take Sunday GT and GTS Wins in Austin
James Sofronas, of Villa Park, Calif., earned his third Pirelli World Challenge GT win of the 2013 season Sunday, taking the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge at Circuit of the Americas. Andy Lee, of Colorado Springs, Colo., took his first GTS class win of the season.   Continued...

May. 19, 2013

May. 18, 2013
O’Connell, Aschenbach Win Saturday Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS at COTA
Johnny O’Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., led all the way to win Saturday’s Pirelli World Challenge GT Cadillac Sports Car Challenge Round Four race at Circuit of the Americas. Lawson Aschenbach, of Jupiter, Fla., captured the GTS class win, holding off a charging Andy Lee at the finish.   Continued...

May. 18, 2013
Winchester and Francis Jr. Double Up in Pirelli World Challenge TC, TCB at COTA
Ryan Winchester, of Mason City, Iowa, and Ernie Francis Jr., of Davie, Fla., opened the 2013 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec season with a pair of wins in class, respectively, Saturday at the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge weekend at Circuit of The Americas.   Continued...

May. 17, 2013
O’Connell and Aschenbach Score Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS Poles at COTA
Defending GT drivers’ champion Johnny O’Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., notched his first Pirelli World Challenge GT Motul Pole of 2013 on a sweltering Friday afternoon at Circuit of The Americas. Lawson Aschenbach, of Jupiter, Fla., took the Motul Pole in GTS for Saturday’s Cadillac Sports Car Challenge.   Continued...

May 17, 2013
Winchester, Francis Jr. Earn Pole at COTA
Ryan Winchester, of Mason City, Iowa, scored his second career Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Pole and led a pair of teammates to the top of the time sheets on Friday at Circuit of The Americas. Fifteen-year-old Ernie Francis, Jr., of Davie, Fla., scored his first career Touring Car B pole in the same session to set the grid for Saturday’s Round 1 Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Sports Car Challenge TC/TCB race.   Continued...

May 17, 2013
O'Connell and Aschenbach take poles for Saturday's GT/GTS Round 4 Race at COTA
Johnny O'Connell in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R and Lawson Aschenbach in the No. 10 Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro posted the fastest laps in Friday's Pirelli World Challenge GT and GTS qualifying sessions at the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge at The Circuit of The Americas (COTA). O'Connell and Aschenbach will start at the front of the grid for their respective classes for the Round 4 GT/GTS Class race on Saturday afternoon.   Continued...

May 17, 2013
Winchester and Francis Jr. take poles for Saturday's TC/TCB Round 1 Race at COTA
Ryan Winchester in the No. 72 Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si and Ernie Francis Jr. in the No. 98 Breathless Performance Mazda2 posted the fastest laps in Friday's Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car/Touring Car B-Spec qualifying session at The Circuit of The Americas. Winchester and Francis Jr. will start at the front of the grid for their respective classes for the Round 1 TC/TCB Class race on Saturday morning.   Continued...

May. 16, 2013

May. 16, 2013
Sandberg, Francis Jr. Lead Practice at COTA
The Touring Car and Touring Car B classes of the Pirelli World Challenge got the 2013 season underway Thursday at Circuit of the Americas, opening the season with a 30-minute practice session in advance of the Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Sports Car Challenge tripleheader. Brett Sandberg, of Allendale, N.J., and 15-year-old Ernie Francis, Jr., of Davie, Fla., led TC and TCB, respectively.   Continued...

May. 16, 2013
Pirelli World Challenge at Full Strength Heading into Austin
Following a dramatic, unpredictable weekend at Long Beach, the drivers and teams of the Pirelli World Challenge are back in action, taking to the pristine Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, for the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge.   Continued...

May. 15, 2013
Former Pirelli World Challenge factory Mazda team driver and current broadcaster, Jim Daniels, at The Circuit of The Americas this weekend
Jim Daniels, "The Racing Insiders" on MavTV co-host, professorial driver and road racing guru, will wear many hats this weekend at The Circuit of The Americas.   Continued...

May. 13, 2013
Shea Racing Unveils Car Liveries and Partners
Last Thursday the Shea Racing Team announced their 2013 program and driver lineup along with the introduction to their new “Race Car Engineer Development Program.” Today they unveil their 2013 car liveries and team partners.   Continued...

May. 13, 2013
Jon Miller to make Pirelli World Challenge debut at Circuit of The Americas
The 2013 season brings new challenges and new opportunities for Jon Miller, who will be contesting the full 14 race Touring Car Championship in a Honda Civic Si with Shea Racing. Though he is no stranger to professional sports car racing, having won and stood on the podium multiple times in the Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge competition since 2006. In 2007, Miller was part of the championship winning team and finished fourth in the 2008 Grand Sport Driver Championship. He will make his debut in the Pirelli World Challenge series this weekend during the triple-header race weekend at Circuit of the Americas.   Continued...