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VIDEO: RealTime Racing at COTA

May 20, 2013

Following the Acura Pirelli World Challenge team at the Circuit of The Americas weekend.
 

Sofronas, Lee take Sunday Pirelli World Challenge GT and GTS wins in Austin

May 19, 2013

James Sofronas earned his third Pirelli World Challenge GT win of the 2013 season Sunday, taking the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge at Circuit of The Americas.
 

Sandberg wins in TC as Francis Jr. completes TCB sweep at COTA

May 19, 2013

Brett Sandberg and Ernie Francis Jr. scored wins in Round Three of the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec championships at Circuit of The Americas Sunday
 

O'Connell, Aschenbach win Saturday Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS at COTA

May 18, 2013

Johnny O'Connell 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 captured the GTS class win, holding off a charging Andy Lee at the finish.
 

Winchester and Francis Jr. double up in Pirelli World Challenge TC, TCB at COTA

May 18, 2013

Ryan Winchester and Ernie Francis Jr. 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.
 

O'Connell, Aschenbach take COTA GT, GTS poles

May 17, 2013

Johnny O'Connell and Lawson Aschenbach posted the fastest laps in Friday's Pirelli World Challenge GT and GTS qualifying sessions, respectively, at the Circuit of The Americas.
 

Winchester, Francis Jr. earn Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec World Challenge poles

May 17, 2013

Ryan Winchester scored his second career Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Pole and led a pair of teammates to the top of the times on Friday at Circuit of The Americas.
 

Team Cadillac looks ahead to "European-style" racing at COTA

May 15, 2013

Pirelli World Challenge squad readies for its first appearance at Austin's Circuit of The Americas.
 

Shea Holbrook expands World Challenge program

May 09, 2013

The Shea Racing team announced that it will campaign three new Hondas and add two new drivers to the team for the balance of the Pirelli World Challenge season.
 

World Challenge announces record 92-car field for Circuit of The Americas races

May 09, 2013

Next weekend's Pirelli World Challenge races alongside the V8 Supercar Series in Austin will feature 19 GT and 34 GTS cars, while 19 TC and 20 TCB cars are entered.
 

Brianne Corn, Hale Motorsports join Pirelli World Challenge

April 25, 2013

Texas rallycross champion will race the first Mazda MX-5 Miata in the Touring class.
 

Sofronas conquers Long Beach World Challenge

April 22, 2013

Audi driver takes "home" win on the streets; Aschenbach scores Blackdog Speed Shop's first Pirelli World Challenge GTS win.
 

Lee tops World Challenge qualifying for GTS

April 21, 2013

New track record for BEST IT Camaro driver.
 

VIDEO: Long Beach in-car with Pirelli World Challenge driver Andy Lee

April 19, 2013

Sit in on a media ride along of the Long Beach street circuit.
 

Pirelli World Challenge teams look ahead to Long Beach

April 17, 2013

After a four-week break, the drivers of the Pirelli World Challenge get back to work as they head to the renowned street course in Long Beach, Calif., this weekend for the Long Beach Grand Prix presented by KIA.
 

K-PAX Racing Long Beach preview

April 13, 2013

The K-PAX Volvo Pirelli World Challenge squad previews the upcoming Toyota GP of Long Beach weekend.
 

Sofronas wins GT Race 2, Baldwin sweeps GTS in Pirelli World Challenge

March 24, 2013

James Sofronas and Jack Baldwin took home Pirelli World Challenge GT and GTS class wins, respectively, in Sunday's Round Two at St. Petersburg.
 

Figge, Baldwin take Pirelli World Challenge wins after technical infractions

March 24, 2013

Ryan Dalziel DQ'd after apparent win at St. Petersburg.
 

Figge, Lee set qualifying records for Round 1 of Pirelli World Challenge

March 22, 2013

Alex Figge and Andy Lee not only won poles in GT and GTS, respectively, but set new track records in the process of setting the grid for Race One in the Pirelli World Challenge opener at St. Petersburg.
 

Dalziel quick out of the box in World Challenge

March 22, 2013

Grand-Am ace makes a big splash in his Pirelli World Challenge debut, setting the pace in opening practice at St. Petersburg.
 

GMG brings five entries to World Challenge opener

March 22, 2013

After debuting the prolific Audi R8 LMS during select races of last year's Pirelli World Challenge, GMG heads into this weekend's season-opening races at St. Petersburg with more entries than anyone else in the series.
 

Ryan Dalziel joins TruSpeed for World Challenge

March 20, 2013

Road racing veteran to make his Pirelli World Challenge debut in TruSpeed Motorsports Porsche alongside his Grand-Am commitments.
 

NBC Sports Network sets Pirelli World Challenge TV schedule

March 18, 2013

All races will be broadcast in either 90-minute or two-hour programs airing Saturday or Sunday.
 

Team Cadillac ready for 2013 World Challenge Season

March 08, 2013

Johnny O'Connell, 2012 Pirelli World Challenge GT Driver's Champion, and Andy Pilgrim, runner-up in GT points, are poised to keep the Cadillac CTS-V Coupes at the front of the Pirelli World Challenge field in 2013.
 

Tristan Herbert sets World Challenge plans with STaSIS REVO Group

February 04, 2013

Tristan Herbert announced at the Washington, D.C. Auto Show that he will be driving one of two 2013 STaSIS REVO Group Volkswagens in the Touring Car class in this year's Pirelli World Challenge.
 

Dobson partners with Rimicci for World Challenge

February 01, 2013

Ken Dobson will partner Rimicci in Fiat Abarths in this year's Pirelli World Challenge.
 

Black Swan Racing to field Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in Pirelli World Challenge

January 22, 2013

Black Swan Racing announced that it will contest the 2013 Pirelli World Challenge GT Class Championship with a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.
 

Rimicci Corse to field World Challenge Fiat 500 Abarth at Thunderhill

December 06, 2012

Team will race car in this weekend's 25 Hours of Thunderhill.
 

Pirelli World Challenge approves FIA GT3 models from Audi, BMW and Mercedes

November 19, 2012

Audi R8 LMS, Mercedes SLS, and BMW Z4 have been approved for competition in the Pirelli World Challenge GT class for 2013.
 

COTA completes 2013 Pirelli World Challenge schedule

November 16, 2012

Austin's Circuit of The Americas joins next year's slate for the SCCA Pro Racing championship
 

Shea Holbrook featured on "Forza Motorsport 4"

November 12, 2012

This week in Forza Motorsports "Heavy Metal Affliction" featured Pirelli World Challenge driver Shea Holbrook.
 

Lime Rock joins Pirelli World Challenge schedule

November 07, 2012

The Pirelli World Challenge will race at Lime Rock Park, July 4-6, 2013, series promoter WC Vision announced.
 

Greg Gill joins WC Vision for Pirelli World Challenge

October 26, 2012

Pirelli World Challenge/WC Vision President and CEO Scott Bove today announced the hiring of Greg Gill as Vice President of Marketing and Communications.
 

Stevan McAleer clinches and reflects on MX-5 title

October 19, 2012

After starting Friday morning's second race of the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup doubleheader season finale at Road Atlanta, Scottish rookie Stevan McAleer completed an early chapter of his improbable rags-to-riches story with the title.
 

Memorial service set for Paul Brown

October 16, 2012

The life of the late Pirelli World Challenge champion will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1800 South 84th St., Lincoln, Neb.
 

INSIGHT: Shea Holbrook on her path to pro racing success

Shea Holbrook October 16, 2012

Shea Holbrook relates how she's advanced toward pro racing success in the Pirelli World Challenge, and the lessons she's learned along the way.
 

Pirelli World Challenge champion Paul Brown passes away

October 13, 2012

Paul Brown, 2011 PWC GTC champion, passes away Saturday from cancer at 43.
 

Pirelli World Challenge announces 7 of 10 2013 dates

October 12, 2012

Pirelli World Challenge announces seven of its 10 race weekends for next year, all of which fall on IndyCar weekends.
 

Fiat, Scion announce new World Challenge programs

October 12, 2012

Rimicci Corse (Fiat 500 Abarth in TC) and Ken Stout Racing (Scion FR-S in GTS) announce new programs for 2013 Pirelli World Challenge season.
 

INSIGHT: "Johnny O's" renewed lease on title life

September 26, 2012

Pirelli World Challenge GT champion Johnny O'Connell on the shift in racing in PWC versus ALMS GT, and the on the caliber of the Cadillac Racing program.
 

INSIGHT: MX-5 Coronado Speed Fest

September 24, 2012

Focusing on the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup weekend at Coronado Speed Fest, part of the vintage racing festival on Coronado Naval Base in San Diego.
 

World Challenge driver Shea Holbrook set for Fireball run

September 19, 2012

TrueCar Racing Pirelli World Challenge driver Shea Holbrook joins professional wakeboarder Tarah Mikacich to race a Hendrick Honda Accord in the Fireball Run Adventurally; Northern Exposure, which starts Friday in Independence, Ohio.
 

INSIGHT: Evosport Mercedes adds to World Challenge field

September 19, 2012

Last month's Pirelli World Challenge season finale saw the debut of one of the possible future stars of the GT class, Evosport-MMBS Racing's Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK63 Black Series and driver Craig Stanton.
 

Szymczak rebounds for Playboy MX-5 Cup victory at VIR

September 15, 2012

Christian Szymczak's last SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup race weekend gave him broken ribs. Round Eight on Saturday at Virginia International Raceway went much, much better.
 

VIDEO: A Cadillac two-seater ride at Sonoma

August 29, 2012

RACER web editor Tony DiZinno goes for another hot lap aboard Cadillac's Pirelli World Challenge two-seater CTS-V, this time at Sonoma after an earlier ride at Monterey.
 

Cooper wraps up Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car title with Sonoma win

August 27, 2012

Lepper scores Touring Car B victory in season finale.
 

Thorne and Lamb score Touring Car wins in Sonoma Race 2

August 25, 2012

Ford and Smith win Touring Car B.
 

Figge, Lee close out World Challenge with Sonoma victories

August 25, 2012

Alex Figge picked up his second career Pirelli World Challenge victory and Andy Lee capped his rookie World Challenge season with a fourth GTS victory in Saturday's season-ending Cadillac Sonoma Grand Prix.
 

Pirelli World Challenge Sonoma races to be streamed live online

August 23, 2012

Live audio of qualifying also available online for this weekend's events.
 

Black Series AMG to run Pirelli World Challenge at Sonoma

August 13, 2012

Craig Stanton to drive AMG CLK63 Black Series at Sonoma round of Pirelli World Challenge.
 

Mustangs protest over performance balancing

August 06, 2012

The Ford Mustang Boss 302 contingency lodged a protest over balance of performance within the GTS class of Pirelli World Challenge, by withdrawing their cars this weekend at Mid-Ohio; WC Vision issues statement late Monday.
 

Pobst, Gleason, Lamb take Sunday Mid-Ohio wins in Pirelli World Challenge

August 05, 2012

Randy Pobst doubles up in GT while Kevin Gleason (GTS) and Todd Lamb (TC) take other class wins in Pirelli World Challenge at Mid-Ohio.
 

Pobst, Cunningham, Cooper take Pirelli World Challenge Mid-Ohio race one

August 04, 2012

Randy Pobst (GT), Peter Cunningham (GTS) and Michael Cooper (TC) score wins in first of doubleheader weekend.
 

VIDEO: "The Push" with Shea Holbrook

July 31, 2012

In this video from Honda Canada, Compass360 Racing's World Challenge driver Shea Holbrook pushes a Honda Civic to the limit, and demonstrates just how close the road-going version is to the race-ready Civics you see on the track.
 

Holbrook to stream Mid-Ohio World Challenge race from cockpit

July 30, 2012

TrueCar and Virgin sports car driver Shea Holbrook is set to become the first Pirelli World Challenge driver to stream live video from the cockpit during all on track sessions beginning at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Challenge to be held Aug. 3-5.
 

VIDEO: Honda Civic Si road to race car

July 20, 2012

Honda's Civic Si is transformed from road car to race car at HPD and with Compass360 Racing team.
 

RACER X: Jamie Bestwick takes on SCCA racing, X Games

Jason Isley June 29, 2012

BMX star Jamie Bestwick has added a new trick to his repertoire in 2012 - racing a Toyota Yaris in SCCA competition to go along with his usual activities.
 

Skeen sweeps Pirelli World Challenge GT at Mosport, while Wilkins tops GTS

June 25, 2012

Mike Skeen closed out a Pirelli World Challenge GT weekend sweep Sunday with a flag-to-flag win at Mosport Park.
 

Altenburg, Cooper Rapone take World Challenge wins at Mosport

June 24, 2012

Jeff Altenburg and Michael Cooper split the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car twin sprints Saturday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
 

Skeen, Galati score Saturday World Challenge wins

June 24, 2012

Mike Skeen made it three in a row in Pirelli World Challenge GT competition at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, winning the first of two races on the weekend. Michael Galati, gave Kia its first series win in Pirelli World Challenge GTS competition.
 

Cadillac, Camaro sweep Pirelli World Challenge Detroit weekend in hands of O'Connell, Lee

June 03, 2012

Johnny O'Connell and Andy Lee defended their Saturday wins with Sunday victories in the Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac V-Series Challenge at Belle Isle.
 

O'Connell's Cadillac, Lee's Camaro win first races at Pirelli World Challenge

June 02, 2012

Two GM products carried their hometown Pirelli World Challenge race on Saturday, with Johnny O'Connell's Cadillac CTS-V and Andy Lee's Chevrolet Camaro winning the Cadillac V-Series Challenge at Belle Isle in a caution-filled race.
 

INSIGHT: Riding shotgun in a Cadillac at Mazda Raceway

May 17, 2012

RACER web editor Tony DiZinno went for a couple hot laps of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca aboard Andy Pilgrim's Cadillac CTS-V Pirelli World Challenge car, and recounts the experience.
 

Pobst, Cunningham dominate World Challenge in Monterey

May 12, 2012

Randy Pobst led all the way to win the Pirelli World Challenge round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, while Peter Cunningham captured the GTS win and Todd Lamb won in Touring Car.
 

VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V hot lap at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

May 10, 2012

RACER web editor Tony DiZinno goes for a hot lap in Andy Pilgrim's Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac CTS-V around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
 

Long, Lee claim World Challenge wins in Utah

April 29, 2012

Patrick Long checked out for the Pirelli World Challenge GT win at Miller Motorsports Park, but the real fireworks came in a GTS finish that allowed Andy Lee to take his first series win.
 

Pilgrim and Baldwin score Pirelli World Challenge victories at Long Beach

April 16, 2012

Cadillac driver takes his first World Challenge win since 2009 on the streets.
 

Pobst and Cunningham take Pirelli World Challenge poles at Long Beach

April 15, 2012

Randy Pobst and Peter Cunningham took their respective class pole positions for Sunday afternoon's Pirelli World Challenge Long Beach Grand Prix presented by StopTech.
 

SCCA revises penalties on Aschenbach, Crescentini from St. Pete

April 04, 2012

SCCA Pro Racing today revised penalties assessed to Lawson Aschenbach and TruSpeed Racing at the Pirelli World Challenge opener at St. Petersburg.
 

Aschenbach rebounds for World Challenge Race 2 win

March 25, 2012

Bell and Cooper double up in St. Petersburg's Pirelli World Challenge opener.
 

O'Connell declared World Challenge winner after penalty

March 25, 2012

Winner on the road Lawson Aschenbach dropped to 11th for passing under yellow.
 

Skeen, Lee and Cooper take World Challenge poles at St. Pete

March 24, 2012

Mike Skeen, Andy Lee and Michael Cooper all established Pirelli World Challenge Championships track records in qualifying for Saturday afternoon's season-opening Acura Sports Car Challenge.
 

Aschenbach, Marks join TruSpeed for 2012 World Challenge season

March 19, 2012

TruSpeed Motorsports has signed Lawson Aschenbach and Justin Marks to drive two of the team's Porsche 911s for 2012 World Challenge season.
 

Jack Baldwin and Hot Wheels re-unite for Pirelli World Challenge effort

March 19, 2012

Two decades after he won the SCCA Trans-Am title in Hot Wheels colors, veteran will represent the diecasts againin a new venue.
 

Pirelli World Challenge St. Petersburg doubleheader to be streamed live online

March 19, 2012

WC Vision announced today that Rounds 1 and 2 of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships will be streamed live online at www.world-challengeTV.com.
 

Local racer Dean wins Playboy MX-5 Cup Race 2 at Sebring

March 16, 2012

Sebring native John Dean took a thrilling SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup win on Friday at Sebring International Raceway, leading Elliott Skeer across the finish line by just 0.045sec
 

McAleer wins Playboy MX-5 Cup season opener at Sebring

March 15, 2012

Polesitter Stevan McAleer, of Putnam Valley, N.Y., conquered his first-ever standing start and led the full distance to the checkered flag to score the win in the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup opener at Sebring
 

Pirelli World Challenge makes two staff additions for 2012

February 13, 2012

Scott Bove, currently Director of Operations for the series, moves up to the role of president and CEO. Geoffrey Carter, a veteran of professional motorsports for more than two decades, was named the series' new Competition Director.
 

Stanton to run Mercedes in World Challenge

February 02, 2012

Former Magnus Racing GT driver Craig Stanton will serve as lead driver and team development manager of MBBS Racing Mercedes-Benz in Pirelli World Challenge.
 

Nissan GTRs for World Challenge

February 01, 2012

CRP Racing announced that it will campaign a pair of Hawk Performance-backed Nissan GT-Rs in this year's SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, in partnership with Nissan North America.
 

World Challenge confirms TV package

January 19, 2012

WC Vision and SCCA Pro Racing have announced the television broadcast schedule for the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Championships to air on the new NBC Sports Network.
 

2012 SCCA Playboy MX-5 Cup schedule announced

January 17, 2012

11 races in eight weekends on tap this season.
 

Pirelli World Challenge schedule finalized

January 06, 2012

St. Petersburg doubleheader confirmed as the eighth venue for the SCCA Pro Racing series.
 

Mazda updates MX-5 Cup plans

December 01, 2011

MAZDASPEED announced a partial 2012 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup Schedule at the annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando, Fla.
 

INSIGHT: C.J. Wilson, pitcher to racer

November 30, 2011

MLB's C.J. Wilson, left-handed ace formerly of the Texas Rangers, uses his off-season time to go racing, and has sincere aspirations to make it his full-time career when he retires.
 

Three more World Challenge dates set

November 18, 2011

Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio and Sonoma bring 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Championship slate to seven, with one more event to be added.
 

Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B-Spec class announced

November 11, 2011

The Touring Car B-Spec class will run at three of the planned eight 2012 Pirelli World Challenge events and teams and drivers will compete in a total of nine races.
 

INSIGHT: Making it to Mazda MX-5 Cup

November 10, 2011

Mazda's annual shootout for a ride in the next season's Playboy MX-5 Cup generated three finalists who had one day to prove their worth and earn a seat.
 

O'Connell, Foss, Povoledo cruise to Pirelli World Challenge finale wins at Road Atlanta

October 04, 2011

Johnny O'Connell scored a dominating win in the Cadillac World Challenge Road Atlanta Grand Prix, the final round of the Pirelli World Challenge Championship. Eric Foss and Aaron Povoledo won the GTS and Touring Car class races, respectively.
 

Skeen, Brown and Aschenbach win Pirelli World Challenge in Monterey

September 19, 2011

Three drivers' championships clinched with one race remaining.
 

Long secures Pirelli World Challenge GT title

September 19, 2011

Patrick Long's weekend at Mazda Raceway included his first ALMS win of 2011 and a wrap of the GT championship in Pirelli World Challenge.
 

G-Speed premieres Ferrari F430 at Infineon

August 30, 2011

G-Speed Motorsports acquires ex-Tafel Racing ALMS Ferrari F430 GT2 car to run in SCCA Pirellli World Challenge, the first time Ferrari has been in the category.
 

Long sweeps; Crosland and Povoledo claim Pirelli World Challenge wins

August 29, 2011

Patrick Long earned a Pirelli World Challenge weekend sweep overall and in the GT class on Sunday at Infineon Raceway
 

Long, Cunningham and Aschenbach take Pirelli World Challenge wins in Sonoma

August 28, 2011

Patrick Long extended his Pirelli World Challenge GT Championship lead with a win on Saturday at Infineon Raceway. Peter Cunningham extended his career wins record in GTS, while Lawson Aschenbach raced to a win in Touring Car.
 

O'Connell leads World Challenge qualifiers at Sonoma

August 27, 2011

Johnny O'Connell earned the first pole of the season for Cadillac on Saturday morning in qualifying for Saturday afternoon's Pirelli World Challenge Round Nine race at Infineon Raceway.
 

O'Connell gives Cadillac its first Pirelli World Challenge win since return

August 07, 2011

Brown, Povoledo also take class victories in race 2 at Mid-Ohio.
 

Figge, Holland double for Volvo in Saturday's Mid-Ohio World Challenge race

August 06, 2011

Brown wins for Ford in first half of the Pirelli World Challenge doubleheader
 

Brown joins Skeen, Aschenbach as Pirelli World Challenge winners at Mosport

May 22, 2011

Mike Skeen and Lawson Aschenbach swept the Pirelli World Challenge GT and Touring Car classes at Mosport International Raceway with wins on Sunday in a race that ended under caution after a late-race incident.
 

Skeen, Crosland and Aschenbach claim Pirelli World Challenge wins at Mosport

May 21, 2011

Mike Skeen led start to finish overall on Saturday at Mosport International Raceway to capture the Pirelli World Challenge GT win in the Pirelli Grand Prix of Mosport.
 

Skeen, Brown, and Povoledo take Mosport World Challenge poles

May 21, 2011

Mike Skeen, from Charlotte, N.C.., grabbed the Pirelli World Challenge GT and overall pole for Saturday's Pirelli Grand Prix of Mosport.
 

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