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Cadillac at Road America: Solid points day

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No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R finishes fourth in final sprint race of season

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (Aug. 3, 2025) – The No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R gained two positions from its starting spot to finish fourth and lead the Cadillac Racing Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) contingent in the 2-hour, 40-minute Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America.

With five full-course cautions over the 51 laps on the 4.048-mile, 14-turn natural-terrain course, Cadillac Racing teams took advantage of pit stop strategy in the first half of the race to have all three GTP entries running in to top six. Quick work by the Action Express Racing crew got Earl Bamber off pit lane in second place with 1 hour, 37 minutes left as he took over from Jack Aitken.

Bamber ran second for 39 minutes and through two more caution periods before the final service stop for tires and energy with 47 minutes left. Competitors got the jump off pit lane, but Bamber was able to gain two spots in the 37-minute green flag run to the end.

Prospects of a third consecutive podium for the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R were dealt a crushing blow with 53 minutes left when the No. 7 Posche 963’s block of Ricky Taylor’s challenge for third place spun the hybrid Cadillac off the race course.

The race started well as Filipe Albuquerque gained four positions from the No. 10 entry’s seventh starting spot in the initial 23 minutes of the race and raced in the top five until the incident. The No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R finished eighth in the 11-car class, with the sister No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R came home ninth.

The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL won the race from the third starting spot. The 2026 race at Road America will be expanded to six hours.

Media resources: Event photos | Cadillac Racing all-time statistics | 2025 IMSA statistics

The penultimate race of the IMSA season for the GTP class comes up September 21 with the six-hour TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Cadillac earned the pole in the 2024 race.

Cadillac Racing’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) two-car Hypercar stable, coming off a 1-2 finish in Brazil, will compete in the six-hour Lone Star Le Mans on September 7 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas.

What they’re saying

No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R

Filipe Albuquerque: “Starting from P7, you never know what’s going to happen but actually the start went really well for me again. Going into Turn 1, I was fighting for P4 and settled for P5. The car was decent, very nice in terms of balance. I had some little issues that made me lose a bit of time but with traffic I came back. Holding on P3 with strategies, it looked good. Ricky went on with P3 and unfortunately with some battling with GTs and then fighting with the Porsche it was an unhappy ending for us. Ricky spun and the Porsche got a stop plus 60 (seconds), so it’s just frustrating because I think we had the pace to the BMWs that finished 1-2. I think we just keep learning about the car, bring on Indianapolis and another podium.”

Ricky Taylor: “Tough day. Filipe did an amazing job, and everybody made the right calls. The incident with the 7 really set us back and it’s a shame. I felt like in that last stint we really had good pace and had we gotten through that last stop with decent track position I think we could have been fighting for a podium. Just a bit of a missed opportunity today. I feel like we have a bit of unfinished business here in Road America the last two years with pretty good cars. On to Indy. I think pace-wise we’re looking strong and we’ll go to Indy, our home race, with some good pace and hopefully go for a win.”

No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R

Jack Aitken: “It was generally good. I think we played it pretty smart. I tried to save as much energy as I could and still managed to capitalize on getting some positions in traffic. The first half of the race actually worked out really well for us. And being better on energy allowed us to jump up to second. Things were looking pretty positive. We were better than most of the people on energy and were showing decent pace. Unfortunately, the yellow came at a time when it was beneficial for the BMWs. They hit the nail on the head with the timing of their stop. Unfortunately for us, on the race on pit road we lost out a few positions and it’s tough to come back from that. I think ultimate pace wasn’t the best of the field this weekend, so we did what we could. Fourth is still a lot of points but just a real shame. It could have been one better to get on the podium, but overall, not a bad day for us.”

Earl Bamber: “It was really stop and start. We lost out on position on that final stop and were able to gain two back, but not enough for a podium that we all want. It was a bit hairy at the end when the No. 6 Porsche hit us from behind and damaged the rear wing. Survived that and just came home the best we could.”

No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R

Louis Deletraz: “Difficult race and obviously not where we want to be. We had to manage some issues on the brakes at the end. We’ll learn and work hard and come back for a podium. A big than you to the team for their hard work; they were pushing flat out, and to Cadillac for everything.”

Jordan Taylor: “I think we had a decent first half of the race, in the top five part of the time. It just wasn’t there at the end. I think in clean air we were pretty quick. The last two races we’ll race for the win.”

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Late surge lifts Sam Mayer to repeat NASCAR Xfinity victory at Iowa

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By Reid Spencer
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NEWTON, Iowa — Sam Mayer took control of Saturday’s Hy-Vee Perks 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway after a Lap 221 restart and maintained it the rest of the way to record the first victory for the Haas Factory team and the first in the series for Ford this season.

Mayer won at Iowa for the second straight year, having triumphed in a JR Motorsports Chevrolet last season. The eighth victory of his career ended Sunoco rookie Connor Zilisch’s three-race winning streak.

Driving the No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford, Mayer edged ahead of pole winner and runner-up Jesse Love on Lap 223 before Brandon Jones spun in oil from Matt DiBenedetto’s Chevrolet to cause the eighth caution of the afternoon.

On the subsequent restart on Lap 234, Mayer streaked away and left Love and other pursuers in his wake. After taking the white flag, Mayer was cruising to the victory when Garrett Smithley’s spin caused the ninth and final caution and froze the field, with Mayer in the winning position.

“This one’s everything right here,” Mayer said. “First win for Haas Factory Team — that’s awesome. This car was fast all day long. I tried to botch it on pit road, but we didn’t.

“I can’t believe it. This is one of the most special wins I have. These guys (Mayer’s team), they love me to death, I love them to death, and we’re just some good ol’ boys trying to go racing.”

After finishing fourth in the first stage, Mayer overshot his No.1 pit stall, which sits at a difficult angle around a curve near the exit from pit road. Mayer restarted 16th on Lap 71 but worked his way back through the field and regained the fourth spot by the end of Stage 2.

“I missed my pit box, but the car was so good it didn’t even matter,” Mayer said. “We ran up through there—no problem. It was great.”

Ross Chastain finished third behind Mayer and Love, with Zilisch running fourth and Harrison Burton fifth.

For practical purposes, Zilisch’s bid for a fourth straight Xfinity Series ran into immediate trouble during the first stage break. After winning Stage 1, Zilisch brought his No. 88 Chevrolet to pit road for service, but the front tire changer failed to get all lugs tight on the left front wheel.

Zilisch restarted 25th on Lap 71 and initially made rapid progress through the field. As the second stage progressed, Zilisch stalled out in traffic, with his Camaro getting increasingly loose behind other cars.

The 19-year-old phenom finished the stage in 17th-place and restarted the final stage in the same position on Lap 130. He climbed as high as third in the running order but couldn’t find a way to prevail during a succession of late restarts.

In fact, Zilisch’s car broke loose in a three-wide scenario with teammates Chastain and reigning series champion Justin Allgaier on Lap 214. Contact from Zilisch’s car knocked Chastain sideways into Allgaier’s Chevrolet.

With Allgaier finishing 16th, he and Zilisch’s are now tied for the series lead with four races left in the regular season.

Burton took a major step toward the Playoffs with his second top-five finish of the season. He’s now 11th on the current Playoff grid, 17 points ahead of 12th-place Ryan Sieg and 19 points ahead of cousin Jeb Burton, the first driver below the elimination line.

Jeb Burton finished 29th Saturday after dealing with a cracked track bar and suffering through the afternoon with an ill-handling car.

Driving the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet after the abrupt release of Josh Williams from the ride, Carson Hocevar finished sixth, followed by Sheldon Creed, Ryan Sieg, Carson Kvapil and Christian Eckes.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Hy-Vee Perks 250
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
Saturday, August 2, 2025

(5) Sam Mayer, Ford, 250.
(1) Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 250.
(11) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 250.
(4) Connor Zilisch #, Chevrolet, 250.
(17) Harrison Burton, Ford, 250.
(3) Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 250.
(14) Sheldon Creed, Ford, 250.
(7) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 250.
(8) Carson Kvapil #, Chevrolet, 250.
(25) Christian Eckes #, Chevrolet, 250.
(2) William Sawalich #, Toyota, 250.
(16) Justin Bonsignore, Toyota, 250.
(28) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 250.
(6) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 250.
(9) Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 250.
(15) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 250.
(36) Taylor Gray #, Toyota, 250.
(24) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 250.
(26) Nick Sanchez #, Chevrolet, 250.
(22) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 250.
(29) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 250.
(27) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 250.
(12) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 250.
(18) Corey Day, Chevrolet, 249.
(34) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 249.
(19) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 249.
(33) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 249.
(21) Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 249.
(32) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 249.
(35) Patrick Emerling(i), Chevrolet, 249.
(20) Dean Thompson #, Toyota, 248.
(23) Thomas Annunziata, Chevrolet, 248.
(30) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 247.
(37) Tyler Tomassi, Ford, 240.
(13) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, Accident, 221.
(10) Daniel Dye #, Chevrolet, Accident, 200.
(31) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, Suspension, 172.
(38) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, Vibration, 93.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 87.832 mph.

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 29 Mins, 26 Secs. Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 61 laps.

Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J. Love 1;C. Zilisch # 2-7;J. Love 8;C. Zilisch # 9-64;J. Love 65-83;R. Chastain(i) 84-124;T. Gray # 125;S. Smith 126-128;R. Chastain(i) 129-207;T. Gray # 208;B. Jones 209-211;J. Allgaier 212;J. Love 213-222;S. Mayer 223-250.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Ross Chastain(i) 2 times for 120 laps; Connor Zilisch # 2 times for 62 laps; Jesse Love 4 times for 31 laps; Sam Mayer 1 time for 28 laps; Brandon Jones 1 time for 3 laps; Sammy Smith 1 time for 3 laps; Taylor Gray # 2 times for 2 laps; Justin Allgaier 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 88,2,9,41,18,1,11,10,25,7

Stage #2 Top Ten: 9,20,54,41,18,00,2,25,1,39

Kaulig Racing Race Recap | HyVee Perks 250

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No. 11 Benesch Chevrolet

Start: 3rd
Stage 1 Finish: 7th
Stage 2 Finish: 12th
Finish: 6th

Carson Hocevar fought a free-handling No. 11 Benesch Chevrolet during the opening laps of the race, falling to seventh, where he finished Stage 1. Radioing that he needed overall grip, Hocevar pitted during the stage break for tires, fuel, and an air pressure adjustment. He maintained seventh place, before falling back to 12th place after a chaotic lap-95 restart. At the stage break, crew chief Eddie Pardue had a plan to get the No. 11 Chevy back where it needed to be, calling Hocevar to pit for tires, fuel, air pressure, and track bar adjustments. He started the final stage in 14th place. When the caution flag waved on lap 138, Pardue gambled on pit strategy, calling Hocevar to pit again, before restarting 24th. The gamble paid off, as Hocevar gained 10 spots on the restart. He methodically moved through the field and was back inside the top 10 by lap 183. When the caution flag came out on lap 201, Hocevar pitted for his final set of sticker tires, before continuing to drive through the top 10. He went on to finish sixth.

“We had a really solid outing today. After qualifying third, we kind of lost the handling a little bit during the race, but we were able to get it back to where we needed it and finished sixth. It was a really fun day with this No. 11 group. A big thanks to Matt Kaulig, Chris Rice, and everyone at Kaulig Racing for putting this deal together quickly.” – Carson Hocevar

No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet

Start: 25th
Stage 1 Finish: 14th
Stage 2 Finish: 14th
Finish: 10th

Despite firing off too free in the No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, Eckes was one of the biggest movers in the opening laps, gaining 10 spots and into the top 15 by lap 15. As the stage went on, he began clicking off top-five lap times, before finishing the stage in 14th. Eckes radioed to the team that he needed a little more rear stability, before pitting for tires, fuel, and air pressure adjustments. Eckes’ No. 16 continued to build free at the start of Stage 2, and he fell to 18th before a caution came out on lap 89. On the restart, Eckes gained four spots and went on to finish the second stage in 14th. During the second stage break, crew chief Alex Yontz made the call to pit for tires, fuel, and rear air pressure adjustments to help tighten up the No. 16 Chevy. Eckes started the final stage in 13th place. Eckes sat 11th when a caution came out on lap 138, and Yontz made the strategic call to pit for tires, fuel, and a track bar adjustment. Eckes restarted 22nd with just over 100 laps remaining and worked his way into the top 15, before the caution flag fell on lap 201. While under caution, Eckes pitted for his final set of tires. Making it as high as seventh place during the final stint, Eckes went on to finish 10th, earning his ninth top-10 finish of the season.

“It was an up and down day that resulted in a pretty good top 10. We were just kind of all over the board, fighting really loose and then really tight throughout the first two stages. Fortunately, everybody on this No. 16 team did a great job of trying to get our Celsius Camaro as good as we could here. I think we still have some work to do, but we’re getting closer for sure.” – Christian Eckes

No. 10 Champion Container Chevrolet

Start: 10th
Stage 1 Finish: 8th
Stage 2 Finish: 16th
Finish: 36th

During the opening laps of the HyVee Perks 250, Daniel Dye gained several spots, before settling into eighth place, where he finished the stage. A pit-road mishap caused Dye to lose multiple spots, as he started the second stage from 15th place. Firing off too free in the second segment, Dye fell as far as 18th place, before the No. 10 Champion Container Chevy began coming to him. He went on to finish the second stage in 16th place. Dye pitted during the second stage break for tires, fuel, and another round of adjustments. After starting the final stage in 16th place, Dye made it up to 11th place, before a blown right-front tire sent him into the wall. His race ended early, and he was relegated to 36th place.

“We had a really good No. 10 Champion Container Chevy all day. We made up a lot of ground after losing some track position in our first pit stop. I was getting ready to pass for 10th, until we blew a right front tire. Not how we want to finish after running so well, but we will move on and get ready for Watkins Glen.” – Daniel Dye

About Kaulig Racing

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 27 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.

RCR NXS Race Recap: Iowa Speedway

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Jesse Love and the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet Team Earn Pole Position and Second-Place Finish at Iowa Speedway

Finish: 2nd
Start: 1st
Points: 4th

“It’s frustrating right now, but it was a good day for our Whelen Chevrolet team. We just couldn’t fire off on the on the restarts. I felt like I was on ice for the first five, 10 laps of a run and then we were the fastest thing in town. For whatever reason, the track freed up a ton. The car was definitely loose in the first run, but then we made big enough swings to get us back in the hunt. Good restarts helped us be in contention at the end, but unfortunately, those same things took the win away. There was oil down on the racetrack and I don’t think NASCAR saw it because I didn’t see it. We lost the lead and then on the last restart, Sam (Mayer) was playing games and not in a bad way. He was doing what he needed to do, but it made it really hard for me to launch. It felt like I was on ice, both fronts and rears, and I got beat.” -Jesse Love

Austin Dillon and the No. 21 Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet Team Overcome Early Incident to Finish in 14th-Place at Iowa Speedway

Finish: 14th
Start: 6th
Points: N/A

“What a day for our Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet team. We got taken out on lap one and a half and knocked the rear bumper in. It took air off the spoiler, so we were sideways that whole first run and went a lap down. The guys did a good job working on the car, trying to get it better and more competitive. We made some adjustments and did what we had to do to get ourselves back on the lead lap. Our short runs were decent there at the end, but when you have an aerodynamic issue, it’s hard to overcome.” -Austin Dillon

Bruno Ribeiro, Cooper Shipman and Gastón Irazú Win at NJMP on Saturday

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#01 Bruno Ribeiro, Kiwi Motorsport, Alfa Cem,

MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 2, 2025) – Bruno Ribeiro took his third win of the 2025 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) season in the opening round of the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend. In a wild race filled with obstacles and challenges for championship contenders, Ribeiro (No. 01 Alfa Cem / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) rose to the top to increase his lead in the standings.

With Ribeiro in second, Jett Bowling (No. 22 Bullhorn / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) led the field down the starting grid at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). From the instant the lights went out, fourth-place starter Nicolas Ambiado (No. 55 Velox USA / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) looked to make forward progress. Reaching the rear wing of Ribeiro’s machine as they raced through Turn 5, the two made contact, which sent Ribeiro off track and allowed Ambiado to sneak by. From there, Ambiado turned his focus to Bowling, making the pass to take the lead with just over 18 minutes left on the clock.

After that, it turned into a race of attrition, as Bowling came down pit road mid-race due to a mechanical issue, losing two laps the field. Then, a late-race caution gave the field another chance at a restart, but with Titus Sherlock (No. 31 Rayne Nutrition / Ronald McDonald House Charities / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) suffering a gearbox issue on the start, competitors were sent scrambling down the front straight. As they took the checkered flag, Ambiado led the way, with Ribeiro in second and Jake Pollack (No. 5 The NRP Group / Foreview Ventures / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) in third.

Following the event, the stewards issued Ambiado a penalty for causing a collision. The drive-thru penalty was converted to a 30-second time penalty, which dropped him to fifth in the final results. Ribeiro inherited the race win, while Pollack was scored second and Sherlock was promoted to the third and final podium position.

Notes of Interest:

  • Bruno Ribeiro claimed his third win of the 2025 season to extend his championship points lead.
  • Jake Pollack earned his first-career podium with a runner-up finish in Race 1 on Saturday afternoon.
  • With a third-place finish, Titus Sherlock earned his sixth podium of the season.
  • Finishing fourth, James Lawley tied his career-best finish in FR Americas competition. He also finished fourth at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last season.
  • Anthony Autiello recorded a career-best finish with his eighth-place result in Round 12.

FR Americas is back on track tomorrow at 9:10 a.m. E.T. for Race 2 from the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour. The event will stream live on SpeedTour.TV, with live timing and scoring available on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates from the weekend will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Cooper Shipman Goes Three In A Row, Taking the Win at NJMP in F4 U.S.

MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 2, 2025) – After sweeping the weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course just a few weeks ago, Cooper Shipman carried momentum into the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour weekend to win the opening race for Formula 4 United States Championship on Saturday afternoon. In a race with intense competition and attrition, Shipman (No. 14 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) kept his focus forward to minimize his mistakes and capitalize on the misfortune of others. Turn 2 was a gremlin for several competitors throughout the race, with both Demitri Nolan (No. 5 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F422) and Alex Popow (No. 55 Dr. Michael Thompson MS DDS PPLS / MLT Motorsports Ligier JS F422) eliminated from competition after contact with the tire barrier.

Kekai Hauanio (No. 29 N-E-Where Transport / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F422) paced the field for most of the race, but a late-race restart changed everything, as Clemente Huerta Raab (No. 17 Velox USA / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) pulled tight on his bumper and dove to the inside entering Turn 1. Hauanio dropped two wheels, giving the advantage to Caleb Campbell (No. 68 Kids Help Phone / Camtacc Properties / Legacy Foundation of Canada / LC Racing Ligier JS F422), who had darted forward from third. As Huerta Raab dropped all four wheels off the racing surface, Shipman slid into the runner-up position to take chase of Campbell. For the next three laps, Campbell and Shipman raced wheel to wheel, until finally, with just over four minutes left on the clock, Shipman drove deep into Turn 1 to complete the pass. When the checkered flag waved, Shipman led, with Campbell in second and Hauanio in third.

Following the event, the stewards issued Campbell a penalty for causing a collision. The drive-thru penalty was converted into a 30-second time penalty, which dropped Campbell to fourth in the final results and promoted Huerta Raab to the third and final podium position.

Notes of Interest:

  • Cooper Shipman earned his third-career F4 U.S. win during the opening race at New Jersey Motorsports Park to extend his lead in the points championship.
  • After finishing second in all three Ligier Junior Formula Championship races at NJMP last season, Kekai Hauanio finished second in F4 U.S.’s Race 1 to mark his seventh podium of the season.
  • Clemente Huerta Raab earned his third podium of 2025 with a third-place finish in Round 9.

“It was a pretty crazy race out there,” said Shipman after the race. “I thought we gave it away there in the beginning, but I just kept my head down and waited to capitalize from the mistakes. Thanks to the Kiwi Motorsport team for giving me a great car—one that allowed us to come through from the back. I’m super excited to win today and super proud of our effort.”

F4 U.S. returns to the track tomorrow morning at 10:25 a.m. ET for Race 2 from the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour. The race will be live streamed on SpeedTour.TV. Additional news and updates from the weekend will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Gastón Irazú Kicks off New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour with a Win in Ligier JFC Race 1

MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 2, 2025) – Entering the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour as the points leader in Ligier Junior Formula Championship (Ligier JFC), Gastón Irazú increased his advantage with a victory in the opening race of the weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Starting from the outside pole, Irazú (No. 42 Elia Group / Baly / Canal 4 / Ancap / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F4) had to chase down his Champagne Racing teammate, Roman Felber (No. 73 BioLongevity Labs / TownHall / Rebol / DWT / Matrix Mind Water / Phantom Fireworks / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F4), to fight for the win.

Starting from the pole for the first time in his career, Felber took control of the race the instant the lights went out, as Irazú went the opposite way. With Felber out front, Irazú fell back to fourth, leaving him to fight his way back through the pack during the opening laps. By the completion of their third lap, the points leader raced up to second, but Felber still maintained more than a one-second advantage. Skillfully hitting his marks, Irazú slowly chipped away at the gap. A half-second advantage at the halfway mark was cut down to a mere 0.339-seconds with five minutes left on the clock. Then, with just over three minutes to go, Felber locked his wheels up entering Turn 5, allowing Irazú to drive by and take the race lead. From there, it was clear sailing for the Uruguayan, who checked off his fourth win of the 2025 season.

Notes of Interest:

Gastón Irazú earned his fourth win of 2025 in Round 10 at New Jersey Motorsports Park to extend his championship points lead.
Roman Felber finished second, marking his first-career podium and improving on his previous career-best finish of sixth.
Drew Szuch earned his sixth podium of the season with a third-place result on Saturday afternoon.
Following the race, the stewards reviewed footage of the race start and determined that Roman Felber made a false start. Despite a five-second penalty being issued, the 15 year old maintained his second-place finish, as he crossed the line with an 11-second advantage over third.

“It was a difficult race, but luckily we could win,” said Irazú after the checkered flag. “I didn’t start well and it was really difficult to pass Roman [Felber]—we had a great battle. This makes a big difference in the championship with good points, so I’m really happy.”

Ligier JFC will be back on tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. ET for Race 2 from the New Jersey Lottery SpeedTour at NJMP. The race will be live streamed on SpeedTour.TV. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Sam Mayer Scores NASCAR Xfinity Series Win for Ford at Iowa

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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Hy-Vee Perks 250
Iowa Speedway
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Newton, Iowa – Sam Mayer charged to Ford’s first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season today at Iowa Speedway. Mayer’s No. 41 Audibel Ford Mustang Dark Horse led four Fords into the top ten with Harrison Burton (No. 25 Morton Buildings AM Racing) earning fifth place, Sheldon Creed (No. 00 Road Runner/Bucked Up Haas Factory Team) in seventh place and Ryan Sieg (No. 39 Sci Aps RSS Racing) in eighth. It was the first Xfinity Series race win for Haas Factory Team and secured Mayer’s spot in the Xfinity Series Playoffs. Mayer, who led the final 28 laps of the race, now has a 100 percent win record at Iowa having also won at the short track in 2024.

Ford Unofficial Finishing Order

1st – Sam Mayer
5th – Harrison Burton
7th – Sheldon Creed
8th – Ryan Sieg
18th – Kyle Sieg
34th – Tyler Tomassi

SAM MAYER, No. 41 Audibel Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “This one is everything right here. This one here is for all the guys at Audibel. First win for Haas Factory Team… that’s awesome! I tried to botch it on pit road but we didn’t. I can’t believe it. This is one of the most special ones I have. These guys love me to death and I love them to death. We are just some good ole boys trying to go racing. This one feels great. I simply knew this car could easily come back through the field no problem. Big shoutout to the guys back at the shop and the guys on pit road. This is awesome. I am so excited about this one.”

HARRISON BURTON, No. 25 Morton Buildings Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “For our team, such a great race. Great execution and just unloading [from the truck] fast. A big sign for our team to unload and be second fast in practice. We fired off really well in the race. I could unleash at the beginning of the run. I would just fall off too tight. That was our trend all day. Luckily, we got some cautions so I could be aggressive at the end. A huge thanks to Morton Buildings, DEX Imaging, Dead-On Tools, Ford Performance and just everyone that is on this team. We don’t have maybe as many people or as much time but we are doing a lot with a little. It makes me really proud of the people we have because they work longer hours than a lot of teams and they make it happen for me. Big thank you to them and all of our partners.”

RYAN SIEG, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “We just never gave up. We were really, really loose to start the run. I wanted to get points and we were in a good position to get points but we were just behind the eight ball again. Just have to clean up the mistakes and move on. And we did today. And actually recovered to an eighth place finish. I can’t thank all of the guys enough. They never gave up. A great Sci Aps Ford, we just need to bring one just a little bit faster.”

Mayer wins the Hy-Vee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway

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Photo by Ron Olds for SpeedwayMedia.com

Sam Mayer captured his eighth victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday in the Hy-Vee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway.

This is Mayer’s first win, the first win for Haas Factory Team, and his 13th top-10 finish in the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity season.

“First win for Haas Factory Team,” said Mayer. “That’s awesome. I tried to botch it on pit road, but we didn’t. I can’t believe it. This is one of the most special wins I have. These guys, they love me to death, and I love them to death. This one feels great.”

Jesse Love started on the pole and finished second.

“It’s frustrating right now, but it was a good day for our Whelen Chevrolet team. We just couldn’t fire off on the on the restarts. I felt like I was on ice for the first five, 10 laps of a run, and then we were the fastest thing in town.” Love said.

Ross Chastain finished third for his third top-five finish in five starts. Connor Zilisch finished fourth, and Harrison Burton rounded out the top-5 finishers.

After Iowa, Connor Zilisch leads the Xfinity Series point standings by 0 points over Justin Allgaier, 16 points over Sam Mayer, 70 points over Jesse Love, and 122 points over Austin Hill.

The race featured nine caution flags for 61 laps and 13 lead changes among eight drivers.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Watkins Glen International for the Mission 200 At The Glen on Saturday, August 9th at 3:00 pm ET on the CW Network.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 22
Race Results for the HyVee Perks 250 – Saturday, August 2, 2025
Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA – 0.875 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 218.75 Miles

FinStNoDriverS1S2S3PointsStatus
1541Sam Mayer44054Running
212Jesse Love27048Running
3119Ross Chastain(i)3100Running
4488Connor Zilisch #10043Running
51725Harrison Burton98037Running
6311Carson Hocevar(i)7000Running
7140Sheldon Creed06035Running
8739Ryan Sieg010030Running
981Carson Kvapil #69035Running
102516Christian Eckes #00027Running
11218William Sawalich #55038Running
121619Justin Bonsignore00025Running
13284Parker Retzlaff00024Running
14621Austin Dillon(i)0000Running
1598Sammy Smith00022Running
16157Justin Allgaier100022Running
173654Taylor Gray #03028Running
182428Kyle Sieg00019Running
192648Nick Sanchez #00018Running
202244Brennan Poole00017Running
212991Josh Bilicki00016Running
222751Jeremy Clements00015Running
231220Brandon Jones02023Running
241817Corey Day00013Running
253471Ryan Ellis00012Running
261942Anthony Alfredo00011Running
273353Joey Gase00010Running
282131Blaine Perkins0009Running
293227Jeb Burton0008Running
30357Patrick Emerling(i)0000Running
312026Dean Thompson #0006Running
322370Thomas Annunziata0005Running
333014Garrett Smithley0004Running
343735Tyler Tomassi0003Running
351399Matt DiBenedetto0002Accident
361010Daniel Dye #8004Accident
373145Mason Massey0001Suspension
383874Dawson Cram0001Vibration

Cadillac at Road America: Third row start

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No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R leads GTP entries for IMSA sprint race

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (Aug. 2, 2025) – Jack Aitken, driving the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, led the three Cadillac Racing Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) entries in qualifying for Sunday’s Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America.

Aitken recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 49.118 seconds in the 15-minute session on the 4.048-mile, 14-turn natural-terrain course to qualify sixth for the 2-hour, 40-minute race. Aitken, who qualified on the front row in the last IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Watkins Glen International, was 0.158 of a second off fifth place.

Filipe Albuquerque, driving the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, qualified seventh with a best lap of 1:49.121 and Jordan Taylor posted a best lap of 1:49.263 in the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R to qualify ninth in 11-car field.

The No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R with Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, who will celebrate his birthday on race day, has earned podium spots the past two races (Detroit, Watkins Glen). Aitken will share driving time with Earl Bamber, while Louis Deletraz will team with Jordan Taylor in the No. 40 entry.

The No. 93 Acura ARX-06 earned the pole with a lap of 1:48.628. The top nine cars were separated by six-tenths of a second.

Cadillac Racing has one victory at the track (2021 by the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R with drivers Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr that qualified on pole) and eight total podiums since joining IMSA prototype competition in 2017.

Media resources: Event photos | Cadillac at Road America results | 2025 IMSA statistics

Peacock will stream the race live for U.S. subscribers beginning at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, while streaming will be available outside the U.S. at IMSA.TV. RadioLeMans.com and SiriusXM (XM 206, Web/App 996) will broadcast the race.

What they’re saying

No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R

Filipe Albuquerque: “No matter the result, it’s just a blast to qualify at Road America. I just love it. Last year I was on pole and was three-thousandths off the fastest Cadillac, so that show the performance we have there. I’m really happy with my lap. In hindsight, I can tweak here and there, but everyone has that being on the limit. We had good improvements from practice to quali, so pretty happy with the car, the lap that we did and the work that we’ve done. Bring on the race. We finished second in Detroit starting from P8, so I don’t about tomorrow.”

No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R

Jack Aitken: “It was a bit tough. We were hoping for a bit more, but we’ve always struggled in the slightly cooler conditions that we’ve had today. We have some homework to do tonight to put us in a better position for the race. Tomorrow, the track is going to come to us, so that’s positive. I wish we could have been a few spots higher up. We gave it all gave it our best and we’ll do some work tonight to be better tomorrow.”

No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R

Jordan Taylor: “I think we got the most out of the car that we could. All the Cadillacs are within a tenth, so that’s pretty much the maximum for where the car is right now. Hopefully, we can fight for a top five tomorrow. We’ll have to make something happen in the pits, strategy-wise.”

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CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Up Front in Qualifying

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First, second rows for PMM Corvettes in GTD PRO; Wickens on second row in GTD

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (August 2, 2025) – Three Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will be on the first two rows of GTD PRO and GTD following qualifying Saturday ahead of the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America.

Alexander Sims and Tommy Milner were second and third in GTD PRO, respectively, in the pair of yellow Corvettes from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. Only 0.02 seconds separated the top three cars in class with Sims and the No. 3 Corvette’s lap of 2:03.914 (117.603 mph) edging out the No. 4 Z06 GT3.R and Milner by one-hundredth of a second.

The qualifying results for the two Pratt Miller-run Corvettes continued the steady showing from the free practice sessions. Nicky Catsburg, Milner’s teammate, was second in class Friday afternoon with Sims quickest in Saturday morning’s session and Milner third.

Sims, teammate Antonio Garcia and Chevrolet arrived at Road America with the championship leads in the GTD PRO Drivers and Manufacturers standings. Milner and Catsburg are coming off a runner-up finish in the previous race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

In GTD, Robert Wickens continued the run of strong qualifying efforts for DXDT Racing with a second-row start in the No. 36 Corvette that he shares with Alec Udell. Wickens’ best lap was a 2:04.208 (117.325 mph), and he was less than a half-second to pole position. The DXDT Z06 GT3.R qualified on the front row at Laguna Seca and Watkins Glen with Wickens third at CTMP.

Orey Fidani and the No. 13 AWA Corvette will start 13th in GTD. He and Matt Bell are back at Road America after a fifth-place GTD finish in 2024. Bell was part of a multi-car scrap late last year as the duo made up 10 spots in class during the race for what ended up as the best finish of the team’s debut season with the Corvette.

The Motul SportsCar Grand Prix is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday. The race will stream live on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 2 to 5 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will air the race call at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – Qualified Second in GTD PRO: “Just honestly, the Corvette felt lovely to drive. I was really happy with the session, honestly, to build to do three laps that were very similar. The peak of the tire was good, and the car stayed with me really nicely, so it feels like we are in a good position for tomorrow’s race … right at the front of the right end of the grid. There’s no real disappointment from me in that session.

“I believe we’ve got a strong race car as well. You still have to go and execute the strategy to win the race… the same challenges as always. Honestly that gap back to fourth is quite surprising. And it seemed a little bit that way in second practice as well. I sort of assumed that other people would make a jump. Maybe they improved a bit but not as much as I thought they would. Hopefully that pace advantage can carry over into the race. I’m sure that will entirely be the case, but it seems like we’re in a good spot.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – Qualified Third in GTD PRO: “When it’s that close you think about all the little things that in the end do matter, of course. Obviously there’s places where I felt like the car was really good. Everyone always has a coulda-should-woulda. I think my first push lap would have been a little bit better, and now looking at the times, I wish I had finished that one. I just had a moment in The Kink, and I just bailed. But I’m still very happy with the Corvette. We’ve done well this weekend with our setup changes and things like that. So yeah, happy with our car. It’s a big gap to P4 and things like that, but at a track like this, straight-line speed is huge, and the draft is huge here. So it’ll be hard to separate ourselves, I think, from the others. I’m looking forward to a tough race but this is a good start for the team with second and third.”

ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – Qualified Fourth in GTD: “I’m satisfied. I think honestly, I’ve been having a hard time getting up to speed this weekend and the whole team’s had my back from first practice through now. Alec, Bryan (Sellers) really the entire DXDT Racing team. I definitely benefited from all their support, as well as Pratt Miller; I talked to Tommy (Milner) between FP2 and qualy… just picking his brain. The way free practice played out for me my laps were relatively limited, so I’m happy with the time I did. Internally, I thought as long as I was a mid-2:04, I could be satisfied and I beat that. Obviously, we want to be further up but I think starting from fourth, we can play from there. I think we’re a great team. We’re gonna have a good strategy. We have a lot of pace, and I think we’re better in the race. At least for me personally, I feel like my race pace is closer than my qualifying pace, so I’m looking forward to it.”

(On qualifying at Road America): “I think anytime you get to qualify at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, it’s just fun, right? I had a blast qualifying at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Long Beach was a thrill. And here, doing The Kink flat, just hoping it sticks… It takes a big leap of faith, but it helps when you see your teammate’s data. So I knew it was possible. It’s just a matter of finding the confidence to do it myself. So yeah, I’m proud of where we ended up.”

About General Motors

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Toyota GAZOO Racing – NXS Iowa Post-Race Report – 08.02.25

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SAWALICH SCORES TOP TOYOTA FINISH AT IOWA
Justin Bonsignore notches 12th-place finish, the best of his Xfinity Series career

NEWTON, Iowa (Aug. 2, 2025) – William Sawalich led Team Toyota with a 11th-place finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday afternoon. The finish for Sawalich was his 10th top-15 finish of the season.

Justin Bonsignore, making just his seventh career Xfinity Series start, brought home his career best finish of 12th in Saturday’s 250-lap race.

Toyota GAZOO Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Iowa Speedway
Race 22 of 33 – 218.75 miles, 250 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Sam Mayer*
2nd, Jesse Love*
3rd, Ross Chastain*
4th, Connor Zilisch*
5th, Harrison Burton*
11th, WILLIAM SAWALICH
12th, JUSTIN BONSIGNORE
17th, TAYLOR GRAY
23rd, BRANDON JONES
31st, DEAN THOMPSON
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

WILLIAM SAWALICH, No. 18 Starkey Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 11th

What kind of things were you battling in today’s race?

“Our Starkey GR Supra was pretty good today, as fast as Xfinity Mobile. We just couldn’t fire off on the restarts as well as we wanted to. Our long run speed was pretty good, but by that time we were too far out there to really do much. I’m proud of the guys for the car they brought. We were consistently in the top-10 all day but we couldn’t get the restarts where we wanted them to.”

JUSTIN BONSIGNORE, No. 19 USNE Power Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 12th

How difficult is it to go out there and compete when you aren’t able to race these cars every week?

“We got behind in that first stage pretty bad. It’s really hard doing this every 10 weeks. They like to pick on the new guy on those restarts. I just got myself into some bad spot, but the car was really good. If we had track position I think we could have ran top-10 and contended for a top-five. All in all this has been a tough year for me in my starts and I’m happy to see the checkered flag and on the lead lap. It was a solid day and something to build on for Kansas.”

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for nearly 70 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.

Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 49 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In spring 2025, Toyota’s plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 31 electrified options.

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