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May 20, 2023
This weekend marks the unofficial, official start of the Canadian racing season with the Castrol Victoria Day Speedfest at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Again this year, the event is an all Canadian affair, headlined by the NASCAR Pinty's Series and the FEL Motorsports Sports Car Championship Canada. Supporting the two headliners are the FEL Emzone Radical Cup Canada, and the biggest field of the weekend in the the Super Production Challenge.
2023 marks the third year for the FEL Sports Car Championship Canada, a series that bills itself as Canada professional road racing series. The series has been off to a bit of a rocky start, with it's inaugural season of 2021 still being affected by Covid. In an attempt to help increase grid sizes this year after disappointing car counts in the first couple of seasons, the series introduced the new, entry level TCA class. Four cars are registered this weekend for the class debut.
Radical qualifying on Friday gave us our first surprise of the weekend when Canadian Superbike star Kenny Riedmann put his car on pole, despite Jake Cowden being 3 to 4 tenths faster in the practice sessions leading up to qualifying.
The first race of Saturday morning however, run in wet and foggy conditions, saw Jake Cowden make up for qualifying, taking the lead immediately off the start, with fellow young gun Gavin Sanders, who qualified third, also getting by pole sitter Riedmann.
The race turned into a bit of a procession for the top three, with Cowden easing away from Sanders at about a second a lap, while Sanders was easing away from Riedmann at the same pace, the top three qualifiers taking the first podium of the season.
Sports Car Championship Canada qualifying gave us our second surprise of Friday afternoon, with Dean Baker taking the TCR pole over Justin Di Benedetto and veteran Richard Boake.
In GT4 qualifying, Jack Polito put his Mustang on pole over the Mercedes of Demi Chalkais, with another Mercedes, of Marc Lafleur, taking the third and final qualifying spot in the three car field.
The rain and fog moved in for the FEL Sports Car Championship race, which saw a significant portion of the race run under full course caution conditions.
Similar to the Radical start, GT4 second place qualifier Demi Chalkais quickly took the lead from pole sitter Jack Pollito and held it when the yellow flags came out on lap one. Soon after the yellow ended, Polito got back around the Chalkais's Mercedes, and held the lead until a late yellow ended the race.
TCR saw Di Benedetto jump quickly past pole sitter Baker, as did LP Montour. There was no drama for the leading three the rest of the way as Di Benedetto scored the win from Montour and Baker.
The early caution came out for contact between Ron Tomlinson and Quinn Attrell on the first lap. Atterll's race was over right there, while Tomlinson limped around to the pits, only to retire shortly after.
Unfortunately, weather really played it's hand with the rain and fog resulting in the cancellation of the NASCAR Pinty's Series practice, scheduled to begin immediately after lunch. This morphed the late afternoon qualifying session into a practice session, with the grid being set according to the rule book, which will line the cars up based on final points from last season.
As a result, Marc-Antoine Camirand will start from pole, with Kevin Lacroix lining up along side him on the front row. DJ Kennington and Treyten Lapcevich will make up row two, with Alex Tagliani rounding out the top five. The race is scheduled to start tomorrow at 1:00pm and can be streamed live on TSN+
NASCAR then made the decision at about 3:00pm to cancel all on track action for the day, with an optional 15 minute warm up session scheduled for 10:00am Sunday morning.
While the NASCAR Pinty's Series called it an early day, the FEL Series didn't, with the Emzone Radical Cup cars heading back on track just before a 3:45 in the afternoon, about an hour and a half behind schedule, with the NASCAR Pinty's cancellation giving them a window to get their race in.
Race one winner Jake Cowden led Kenny Riedmann and Gavin Sanders to the green, with 8 cars taking the flag. The race was pretty much a carbon copy of race one, with Cowden opening up about a second a lap on Sanders, while Sanders opening up a second, or more, on Riedmann. Cowden would take his second win of the day by lapping everyone up to third place finisher Kenny Riedmann.
Race two for the Sports Car Canada Championship got under way with brightening skies but a still very wet track.
Jack Polito again led the GT4 class to the green, as did Dean Baker with the TCR cars, and with more green flag running than in race one, Polito was able to ease away from Chalkais, who eventually surrendered second overall to the eventual TCR winner Dean Baker.
The yellow came out almost immediately after the drop of the green when contact put race one TCR winner Justin Di Benedetto into the tires in turn one. Lap 12 saw another yellow as Megan Tomlinson ran off in turn 5a and got beached in the gravel, and the race ended under a yellow as Gary Kwok and Ron Tomlinson ran side by side up into 5 for the final podium spot, with Kwok running off and hitting the wall hard.
As the Super Production Challenge took to the track, the skies that were brightening towards the end of the SCCC race were again starting to look a little gloomy.
Like the races before it, the Super Production Class was, if not a mirror of race one, then very similar.
Kurt Wittmer again went flag to flag to take his second victory of the weekend (Ed. Note – all three series top classes ended in sweeps today, with Jake Cowden taking both Radical races, Jack Polito taking both GT4 wins, and Kurt Wittmer taking both SPC wins), followed again by Gabriel Lacombe.
In the Production class, race one saw Ethan Bell take the win, followed by Sylvain Laporte and Vincent Desautels. In race two, Sylvain Laporte won from Connor Bell and rookie Blake Kelly, while race one winner Ethan Bell finished well down the order.
In Compact class, Frederic Bernier grabbed the win in race one, followed by Mario Berthiaume and Cameron Nabert. Race two saw the same drivers on the podium, but in a different order, with Nabert grabbing the win followed by Bernier and Berthiaume.
Each class has one more race to go on Sunday, with the Super Production Challenge getting things kicked off at 10:15am, followed by the Emzone Radical Cup Canada race. The morning schedule might be put back a bit as NASCAR is now scheduled to have their optional shakedown from 10:00 to 10:15.
Lunch follows the Radical race, with the eBay Motors 200 NASCAR Pinty's headliner getting under way at 1:00pm, and the final Sports Car Championship Canada race closing out the weekend from 3:20 to 4:00.
As always, if you can't be here, you can stream the NASCAR Pinty's race live on TSN+.
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May 16, 2023
Steven Hubert Chief Steward
Ron Woltman confirmed today as Deputy Chief Steward
Super Production Challenge series will begin its 2023 season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Bowmanville, Ontario) from May 19 to 21. This will be the first of five events (each consisting of two or three races) for about fifty competitors entered (more than 60 drivers in total).
On the official side, Super Production Challenge also wanted to hire staff with great experience and professionalism. Thus, after the announcement during the winter of the recruitment of Steven Hubert as Chief Steward, the series is pleased to confirm today the presence of Ronald Woltman as Deputy Chief Steward. He replaces Jean-Marc Lavoie in this position.
Ronald Woltman was Series Chief Steward for the last few years, a position he held, among others, in many motorsport organizations throughout his decades-long career as race official.
He has notably worked in series such as the Honda/Michelin in Canada, the Indy Lights in the United States, in addition to having been a driver in Formula 1600 and in the Production class.
It should also be remembered that the series' new Chief Steward, Steven Hubert, has 12 years of experience in Canadian motorsport. A volunteer in his early days at the Grand Prix de TroisRivières, he was then a flagger and official. He has been Race director in various provincial and national karting championships since 2013, assistant race director at GP3R (since 2022), Porsche GT3 Cup Canada official (2014-15) and for a multitude of other series and events.
In addition to Steven Hubert and Ronald Woltman, Super Production Challenge also reveals the full list of its officials for the upcoming season. We find Dominic St-Jean (President), Patrik Wittmer (Team Manager), Charles Matte (hospitality and set-up manager), Luc Bouchard (timing and scoring), Marie-Jeanne Bouchard (Hospitality, timing and scoring assistant and false grid help), Brigitte Lemieux (registration and stewards help), Ludovic Landry (data analysis), Mike Nilson and Mary McClure (technical inspection), Jean-Pierre Moisan (data retrieval and Tech inspection assistant), Nicolas Gariepy (photographer), Adam St-Amant (social media) and Pierre-Alexandre Gauthier (videographer).
“We have a list of competitors exceeding 50 teams and representing more than 60 drivers. With all these great people, it was also very important to have a solid staff of officials and that's exactly what we managed to put in place for this 2023 season," said Dominic St-Jean, president of the SPC series. “I welcome them, drivers, teams and officials,” he adds.
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May 12, 2023
Race weekend: Friday, May 12 - Saturday, May 13
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course (clockwise)
Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES 85 laps / 207.3 miles | INDY NXT by Firestone: 35 laps/55 minutes
Push-to-pass parameters: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: 200 seconds of total time, with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation. | INDY NXT by Firestone: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation
Firestone tire allotment (NTT INDYCAR SERIES): Six sets primary, four sets alternate. One additional set is available to rookie drivers for use in the Friday practice session.
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Event website: www.ims.com
NTT INDYCAR SERIES website: www.indycar.com | INDY NXT by Firestone website:www.indynxt.com
2022 race winners
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda)
INDY NXT by Firestone
Danial Frost (No. 68 HMD Motorsports), Linus Lundqvist (No. 26 HMD Motorsports)
2022 NTT P1 Award winner (NTT INDYCAR SERIES): Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet), 1 minute, 9.7664 seconds, 125.854 mph
2022 INDY NXT by Firestone pole winners: Linus Lundqvist (No. 26 HMD Motorsports) 1:16.3362, 115.023 mph (race one), Lundqvist 1:16.4266, 114.887 (race two)
Qualifying records
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
Will Power, 1:07.7044, 129.687 mph, May 12, 2017 (Set in Round 3 of knockout qualifying)
INDY NXT by Firestone
Ed Jones, 1:14.6743, 117.583 mph, May 13, 2016
NBC Sports race telecast: 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 13, NBC (live). Leigh Diffey is the play-by-play announcer for NBC's coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, alongside analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe.
Peacock live streaming: All NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice sessions and qualifying will stream live on Peacock, NBC’s direct-to-consumer livestreaming product. NBC’s GMR Grand Prix race telecast will be simulcast on the streaming service. The INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix will be streamed live on Peacock with practice and qualifying shown on INDYCAR LIVE.
INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts: Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside driver analyst Davey Hamilton. Jake Query, Nick Yeoman and Michael Young are the turn announcers. Ryan Myrehn and Rob Blackman are the pit reporters. The GMR Grand Prix race (3 p.m. ET), INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix (12:55 p.m. ET Saturday) and all NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone practices and qualifying sessions air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 160, racecontrol.indycar.com and the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA.
At-track schedule (all times local)
FRIDAY, MAY 12 (All times are local)
9:30-10:45 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice (75 minutes), Peacock
11-11:50 a.m. INDY NXT by Firestone practice, INDYCAR LIVE
1-2 p.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice (45 minutes), Peacock
2:20-2:40 p.m. INDY NXT by Firestone qualifying, INDYCAR LIVE
4 p.m. Qualifying for the NTT P1 Award (three rounds of NTT INDYCAR SERIES knockout qualifications), Peacock
SATURDAY, MAY 13
11:15-11:45 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES warmup, Peacock
1:05 p.m. INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix “Drivers, start your engines”
1:10 p.m. INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix (35 laps/55 minutes), Peacock
3:30 p.m. NBC on air
3:39 p.m. “Drivers, start your engines”
3:45 p.m. GMR Grand Prix (85 laps/207.3 miles), NBC (Live)
NTT INDYCAR SERIES Notes
Scott McLaughlin became the fourth winner in as many NTT INDYCAR SERIES races this season as he outdueled Romain Grosjean to win the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix on April 30 at Barber Motorsports Park. 2022 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Marcus Ericsson leads Pato O’Ward by three points heading into the critical Month of May, which has more than 100 points on offer over the next four three with races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
The GMR Grand Prix will be the 14th INDYCAR SERIES event conducted on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. Active race winners who are expected to compete are Alexander Rossi, Colton Herta, Rinus VeeKay, Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud and Will Power.
ACTIVE RACE WINNER | WINS | SEASONS |
Will Power | 5 | 2015, 2017, 2018 (GMR Grand Prix); 2020 (Harvest Grand Prix-2); 2021 (Gallagher Grand Prix) |
Simon Pagenaud | 3 | 2014, 2016, 2019 (GMR Grand Prix) |
Scott Dixon | 1 | 2020 (GMR Grand Prix) |
Josef Newgarden | 1 | 2020 (Harvest Grand Prix-1) |
Rinus VeeKay | 1 | 2021 (GMR Grand Prix) |
Colton Herta | 1 | 2022 (GMR Grand Prix) |
Alexander Rossi | 1 | 2022 (Gallagher Grand Prix) |
Four NTT P1 Award winners have won the GMR Grand Prix from the pole: Will Power in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and Simon Pagenaud in 2016. Power also won the second Harvest GP race from the pole in 2020.
ACTIVE POLE WINNER | POLES | SEASONS |
Will Power | 6 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 (GMR Grand Prix and Harvest Grand Prix-2) 2022 (GMR Grand Prix) |
Felix Rosenqvist | 2 | 2019, 2022 (Gallagher Grand Prix) |
Pato O’Ward | 1 | 2021 (Gallagher Grand Prix) |
Romain Grosjean | 1 | 2021 (GMR Grand Prix) |
Rinus VeeKay | 1 | 2020 (Harvest Grand Prix-1) |
Simon Pagenaud | 1 | 2016 |
Sebastian Saavedra | 1 | 2014 |
INDYCAR
- Six drivers have competed in every INDYCAR SERIES race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course – Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Graham Rahal and Takuma Sato. All but Sato are entered this year.
- Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden or Kyle Kirkwood can solidify their chance at the PeopleReady Force For Good Challenge’s $1 million prize by winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Ericsson (Streets of St. Petersburg) and Kirkwood (Streets of Long Beach) have won on street circuits while Newgarden has a win on an oval (Texas Motor Speedway). A win on a road course would make one of them one step closer to earning a $500,000 bonus and a matching $500,000 donation for a chosen charity. Scott McLaughlin is also eligible for the bonus but already has a road course win at Barber Motorsports Park.
- Team Penske has eight wins on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-Race 2, 2020-Race 3, 2021-Race 2). Andretti Autosport swept the races in 2022 while Ed Carpenter Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing and Arrow McLaren are the only other teams to win at the track. Ed Carpenter Racing won in 2021-Race 1 with Rinus VeeKay. Chip Ganassi Racing won with Scott Dixon in 2020-Race 1, and Arrow McLaren won the inaugural race in 2014 with Simon Pagenaud when it was known as Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.
- Four NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year contenders – Marcus Armstrong, Agustin Canapino, Benjamin Pedersen and Sting Ray Robb - are entered. All will race an NTT INDYCAR SERIES car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time.
- Twenty-three of the drivers entered in the event have competed in INDYCAR SERIES races on the IMS road course. Fifteen entered drivers have led laps in the GMR Grand Prix: Will Power 210, Scott Dixon 69, Simon Pagenaud 68, Colton Herta 50, Romain Grosjean 44, Graham Rahal 36, Rinus VeeKay 33, Josef Newgarden 25, Felix Rosenqvist 19, Pato O’Ward 5, Alexander Rossi 2, Marcus Ericsson 11, Scott McLaughlin 5, Jack Harvey 1 and Alex Palou 1.
- Milestones: Scott Dixon will attempt to make his 310th consecutive start, the second-longest streak in INDYCAR SERIES history....Dixon will also attempt to make his 350th start with Chip Ganassi Racing.
INDY NXT by Firestone Notes:
- INDY NXT by Firestone will conduct the first of two race events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2023 with a 35-lap race on Saturday, May 13. Denmark’s Christian Rasmussen took the series points lead with his win April 30 at Barber Motorsports Park.
- The field for the INDY NXT Grand Prix will be the largest INDY NXT by Firestone field at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course since 25 cars started the Liberty Challenge in 2007. Danial Frost is the only driver in the current field who has won an INDY NXT by Firestone race at IMS. Four other drivers – Rasmus Lindh, Christian Rasmussen, Reece Gold and Louis Foster – have visited victory lane in ladder series.
- The 2023 season features a deep and talented field with INDY NXT race winners such as Frost, Hunter McElrea and Rasmussen joining a promising rookie class that includes Jamie Chadwick (three-time W Series champ), Foster (USF Pro 2000 champ), Jagger Jones (USF2000 Rookie of the Year) and rising stars Nolan Siegel and Gold (USF Pro 2000). Other contenders include returning drivers Jacob Abel, Kyffin Simpson and Ernie Francis Jr.
- A new qualifying format will place a premium on banking a quick lap around the 2.439-mile road course. Teams will have a single 20-minute session with a limited guarantee of eight minutes of green flag running, depending on whichever comes first. If an entry does not set a time, their order will be based on entrant points.
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May 16, 2023
Fountain Valley, California – Hyundai Motor America won at the manufacturer’s home event as Mark Wilkins and Mason Filippi took the checkered flag to win the 2023 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC). Piloting the No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR for Bryan Herta Autosport, Wilkins and Filippi battled for the lead of the two-hour event with BHA teammates Robert Wickens and Harry Gottsacker before the No. 98 held the lead off the field after halfway-point pitstops. Reigning 2022 IMPC Drivers’ Champions Taylor Hagler and Michael Lewis finishing sixth.
With Saturday’s victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Wilkins and Filippi now assume the lead of the IMPC Drivers’ Championship points standings after three rounds of competition. “Winning at Hyundai’s home race always adds some inspiration,” said Mark Wilkins. “I know I felt that when we won a few years ago. So, coming in today I knew we had a good car. Mason did such a good job and we’ve had so much support from everybody, and our guys just executed. Great result for Hyundai and a great result for Bryan Herta Autosport. So excited for the next one!”
Driving together for the first time in 2023, the pair have finished on the podium in each of the first three races. “We just won here at Hyundai’s home race at Laguna Seca,” said Mason Filippi. “Not only do we have the whole country supporting us from Hyundai USA, but also really cool to see how many N owners we had out here. We talked to so many today, it was really awesome.”
Hyundai's Team USA comprisedof Taylor Hagler, Michael Lewis, Harry Gottsacker and Mason Filippi – now all head across the globe to Germany for the final chapter of their journey to the ADAC TotalEnergies 24H Nürburgring endurance event. The ADAC TotalEnergies 24H Nürburgring begins on Thursday, May 18th, with practice and qualiyfing sessions before the the green flag drops on the ADAC TotalEnergies 24H Nürburgring race at 4pm CEST on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Watch the action live on motorsport.tv.
- Mark Wilkins and Mason Filippi Win the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120
- Bryan Herta Autosport Teammates Robert Wickens and Harry Gottsacker Earn Second Place Result
- Hyundai Sees Four Elantra N TCR Finish in Top Six Positions
- Wilkins and Filippi Take Drivers’ Championship Points Lead
- Top Finishing Hyundai: First place for the No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR driven by Mark Wilkins and Mason Filippi
- Top Qualifying Hyundai: Second place for the No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR driven by Mark Wilkins and Mason Filippi
- Hyundai takes the lead in the manufacturer's standings with 970 points. Honda is second with 940 points, Audi third (930) and Alfa Romeo fouth (910 points).
#1 Hyundai Elantra N TCR - 2021 and 2022 Drivers/Team CHAMPIONS - 2023 Stats
Started: 8th Finished: 6th Rank: 7th (740 pts)
Taylor Hagler: "Another race in the books. We have been consistent all year and today showed that. I felt good during my stint and pushed the No. 1 Hyundai as hard as I could to gain positions. Every race that we collect points is a good race, but we want to be on the podium. Every race that we aren't, the desire builds to get back there and build an attack for the championship. Congratulations to the team for a double podium finish!"
Michael Lewis: 'Great pitstop, great strategy, great car and a great job by Taylor for going long and making the tires last in stint 1. We were in the fight and battling hard. The drive through penalty put us behind a bit, but it's racing and we'll move forward. Congrats on the 1-2 for the team adn for Hyundai at their home race!"
#33 Elantra N TCR - 2023 Stats
Started: 3rd Finished: 2nd Rank: 2nd (850 pts)
Harry Gottsacker IV: "We had a great Hyundai Elantra N TCR at Laguna Seca and everything came together for a strong finish in P2. It was nice to put our #33 out front for a long time in front of the Hyundai crowd. We are so close to getting that first win of the season and will keep pushing!"
Robert Wickens: "What a great day for Hyundai. A 1-2 finish at their home race is a great reward for a lot of hard work. Another P2 for Harry and I, we are doing all the right things but keep coming up a little short. Massive congrats to Mason and Mark for controlling the race beautifully. We need to keep this momentum going in to Watkins Glen and try to do one better."
#98 Elantra N TCR - 2023 Stats
Started: 2nd Finished: 1st Rank: 1st (890 pts)
Mason Filippi: “We just won here at Hyundai’s home race at Laguna Seca! Not only do we have the whole country supporting us from Hyundai USA, but also really cool to see how many N owners we had out here. We talked to so many today, it was really awesome.”
Mark Wilkins: “Winning at Hyundai’s home race always adds some inspiration. I know I felt that when we won a few years ago. So, coming in today I knew we had a good car. Mason did such a good job and we’ve had so much support from everybody, and our guys just executed. Great result for Hyundai and a great result for Bryan Herta Autosport. So excited for the next one!”
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian
Founded in 2009, Bryan Herta Autosport has grown from a single car Indy-Lights team into a multi-championship winning auto racing franchise. Led by IndyCar and Sports Car star Bryan Herta, Bryan Herta Autosport has won races in every discipline they have entered, including Indy Lights, Indy Car, Global Rallycross, and championship titles in Pirelli World Challenge and IMSA. BHA rose to prominence after winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in what was the final race of the Centennial Era, a celebration of 100 years of racing at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with driver Dan Wheldon. Five years later, BHA partnered with Andretti Autosport, and defied the odds again, winning their second Indianapolis 500 with rookie driver Alexander Rossi. In 2018, BHA entered the American Sports Car scene beginning its immensely successful partnership with Hyundai. Together, BHA and Hyundai have won five championships in as many seasons, including four consecutive team and driver championships, and three consecutive (2020, 2021, 2022) manufacturer's titles in IMSA's Michelin Pilot Challenge. For more information, visit: www.BryanHertaAutosport.com.
BHA/Hyundai Customer Support: Bryan Herta Autosport is the U.S. sales agent and part support representative of Hyundai TCR and TCA race cars for customer teams. The BHA/Hyundai Customer Support Team offers trackside engineering support, setup and tuning advice, and part and order fulfillments for the Hyundai Veloster N TCR and TCA teams and drivers from the BHA’s headquarters in Speedway, IN. Since its North American debut in 2019, the Hyundai Veloster N TCR has scored 27 race wins, and three TCR championship titles.
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Hyundai Motor America focuses on ‘Progress for Humanity’ and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. Our 830 dealers sold more than 724,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.
Canadians In BOLD
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May 9, 2023
St. Catharines, Ontario – FEL Motorsports is excited to announce that Emzone Auto Care has signed on as title sponsor for a third season of the Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin (Emzone RCC). The partnership, which came to be mid-season in 2021, has been a key contributor in the success of the Radical Cup Canada. The company takes a special interest in supporting Canadian athletes, teams, and organizations.
The ongoing support of the FEL Motorsports Radical Cup Canada from Emzone has helped to build the foundational blocks of the Canadian prototype-style racing series. FEL Motorsports is looking forward to nurturing the relationship as it expands the series’ race events in 2023 to the Honda Indy Toronto.
“We were very happy to be able to put together a deal with Emzone for a third season,” said Motorsports Manager, Jessica Benevides.
“Emzone Auto Care is a quality product brand that all of our teams use in the paddocks on their race cars, as well as at home on their personal cars, so it has always been a natural fit. In addition, Emzone provides product prize baskets for our drivers meeting draws, which the RCC teams look forward to having the chance to win each weekend.”
FEL Motorsport President, Chris Bye, said, “I could not be more proud to have Emzone return to the Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin for a third consecutive year. FEL Motorsports has changed the landscape in Radical racing in Canada and the Emzone partnership is a large part of that success. We look forward to continuing to put on the best prototype-style racing in Canada for this year and many to come.”
President of Empack Spraytech Inc. and Emzone, Raffi Nalbandian, said, “We are excited to be a part of, and contributing to, another season of the Emzone Radical Cup Canada. Emzone has always been focused on supporting automotive Racing in Canada as well as the development of young and skilled Canadian drivers. We are looking forward to some exciting on-track action this year which our own Emzone Radical will be participating in.”
About Emzone
Emzone is a premium Automotive Care line, manufactured in Canada, with over two decades of industry experience. Focusing and investing in innovation and development, Emzone products are engineered to provide the highest performance and quality for automotive maintenance, detailing, and A/C systems. Emzone is endorsed by mechanics, trusted by professionals, and loved by DIY consumers. The Emzone brand spans a wide range of product offerings including computer care, household care, air horns and industrial products. Emzone products are available through distributors and at major retail chains and independent stores across Canada and the USA.
For more information about Emzone, please visit: www.emzone.ca.
About FEL Motorsports
FEL Motorsports grew out of a deep base of automotive roots from FEL Automotive Learning and Promotion. FEL Motorsports is focused on growth and sustainability in the Canadian Motorsports landscape by giving back to its teams through prizing and prize money.
For further information on FEL Motorsports visit felmotorsports.com
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