The No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 went from a pit lane fire yesterday to the top of the time sheets today in the second practice session for the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway.
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A pack of cars race into the first turn in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Photo: IMSA Wire Service
IMSA has announced date changes for the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway and the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta following Thursday’s announcement that the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been moved to Aug. 21-22.
The new Le Mans date falls on the originally scheduled IMSA weekend at Virginia International Raceway, which was slated to have a live, NBC network television window for the two-hour, 40-minute IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race featuring the GT Le Mans (GTLM) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes.