Jack Baldwin turned around what had been a disappointing 1993 season at Mid-Ohio, leading start to finish to win the Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli feature.Baldwin was carrying the champion’s No. 1 on Buz McCall’s Mattel Hot Wheels Chevrolet Camaro. He snapped teammate Scott Sharp’s three-race winning string, and...

France’s Norman Nato will replace Italy’s Antonio Giovinazzi in the No. 2 Tequila Patron ESM Nissan Onroak DPi for IMSA’s season finale at Petit Le Mans. The change comes as a result of Giovinazzi’s obligations to the Sauber Formula 1 team.In his place, Formula 2 and European Le Mans Series...

Extreme Speed Motorsports co-owner Scott Sharp and his partner Ed Brown have a narrow window in time to find and sign a replacement for outgoing primary sponsor Tequila Patron. Although the 2018 season is still a few weeks away from its conclusion at Petit Le Mans, Sharp also knows the...

With Tequila Patron preparing to sign off as ESM’s primary sponsor, team co-owner Scott Sharp says it’s critical to find a replacement before the new season begins in January.It means that despite ESM’s wealthy ownership base, landing corporate support will be a requirement for the Florida-based outfit to continue uninterrupted...

Tequila Patrón has announced that it will depart from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, both as a team sponsor and a series sponsor, following the conclusion of the 2018 season. The decision brings to an end a long and successful racing involvement for the brand, which has backed winning cars...

Despite discouragement over its showing at the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, Florida-based Tequila Patron ESM is confident of its prospects for better success in this weekend's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring."Daytona was a huge disappointment," conceded Extreme Speed Motorsports owner Scott Sharp (pictured above). "In the middle of...

Ben Waddell will make his IMSA Prototype Challenge debut at Sebring next weekend when he suits up alongside Max Hanratty in the No.3 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier JS P3.Waddell, who is the son of 1997 Sebring 12 Hour podium finisher Barry, spent last year competing in the F4 U.S. Championship,...

Two cars missed Friday morning's final practice session before the Rolex 24 At Daytona – the No.55 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi and the No.54 CORE autosport ORECA 07-Gibson.John Doonan, director of Mazda Motorsports, explained that the engine change was similar to the one performed on the team's No.77 DPi...

Let manufacturers add their own styling cues and motive power to a standard P2 car and call it a Daytona Prototype international. Simple? Perhaps. Successful? Definitely.Viewed through the prism of time, there's every reason to believe we will look back at 2017 as the start of something spectacular with IMSA's...

«» It’s been an eventful week for Tequila Patrón ESM and driver Pipo Derani.On Monday morning, the team announced that Derani would replace Patrón Spirits International President and CEO Ed Brown as driver of its No. 22 Nissan DPi race car for the remainder of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar...