IMSA confirmed today that the Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore, held for the first time last November, will return for its second edition on Nov. 8-10, 2019.“By all accounts, the inaugural Michelin Encore was fantastic,” IMSA CEO Ed Bennett said. “The event featured great racing, significant track time and served as...

The racecar he drove might have been different, but the result was a similar one for F3 Americas champion Kyle Kirkwood.In his Ligier JS P3 debut, Kirkwood took the checkered flag 2.278 seconds ahead of second place during the inaugural four-hour Michelin IMSA Sportscar Encore at Sebring International Raceway on...

A pair of rising young stars combined to take the victory in Sunday’s inaugural four-hour Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore at Sebring International Raceway.Co-driving the No. 13 ANSA Motorsports Ligier JS P3, co-drivers Kyle Kirkwood and Roman De Angelis took the victory, winning by 2.278 seconds over Matt Bell, James McGuire...

Among teams taking advantage of the opportunity to sample both IMSA and the new Michelin tires at the Encore is California-based GMG Racing. The team is fielding the No. 22 Audi R8 LMS GT4 for Jason Bell, just-added Andy Lally and James Sofronas, who also owns GMG Racing.“We’re excited to...

British racer Matt Bell threw down a quick lap in the third and final practice session of the day at the Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore to top the day’s time charts in the No. 26 K2R Motorsports Ligier LMP3 machine.Bell posted a best lap of 1m58.579s, which was 0.347 seconds...

The inaugural Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore at Sebring International Raceway will feature a variety of teams, drivers and manufacturers in IMSA’s Challenge series classes.The Michelin Encore will highlight IMSA’s LMP3, GT4 and TCR class competitors for the four-hour race at Sebring.Pre-event entry listMichelin and IMSA have worked together to provide...