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Montecalvo, Thompson Win GTA/GTC Championships

By Jake Kilshaw

September 14, 2015

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Frank Montecalvo won the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge GTA championship at Laguna Seca, whilst team-mate Eric Lux took the race victory. Meanwhile, Colin Thompson was once again victorious in GT Cup, taking the title with a massive points lead.

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O’Connell Seals Dramatic PWC Title, Ferrari Gets 1-2 in Race

By Daniel Lloyd

September 13, 2015

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A 12th place finish was enough for Johnny O’Connell to seal his fourth PWC crown, but a dramatic twist with two laps to go made sure that the champion wasn’t confirmed until late on.

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Cooper Takes GTS Title, Wilson Wins at Laguna Seca

By Jake Kilshaw

September 13, 2015

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Kris Wilson ends his 2015 campaign in style with a win at the sole Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca GTS round, but it was Blackdog Speedshop’s Michael Cooper who wins the championship.

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Corey Fergus Crowned 2015 TC Champion at Laguna Seca

By Jake Kilshaw

September 13, 2015

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Ernie Francis Jr. won the final Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car round of the season at Laguna Seca, but Corey Fergus took the championship. Jason Wolfe and Johan Schwartz won the TCA and TCB titles.

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Corey Fergus leads Ernie Francis Jr. in TC Race 2

By Jake Kilshaw

September 13, 2015

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Corey Fergus extends his championship lead in TC with a win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, whilst Paul Holton and Joey Jordan were victorious in TCA and TCB respectively.

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First Win of Season for Poland in Opening TC Round

By Jake Kilshaw

September 12, 2015

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Adam Poland secured his first win of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s opening Touring Car round on Friday, whilst Jason Wolfe and Joey Jordan took the honours in TCA and TCB.

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Preview: 2015 Laguna Seca PWC

By Jake Kilshaw

September 9, 2015

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The 2015 Pirelli World Challenge season draws to a close this weekend for all seven classes, with a total of five races scheduled at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

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Montecalvo Wins GTA Class Championship

By Jake Kilshaw

September 4, 2015

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Frank Montecalvo secured the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge GTA championship at the penultimate race of the season, held last weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

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Double Podium for Sloan Urry at Sonoma

By Jake Kilshaw

September 2, 2015

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Sloan Urry wasn’t able to take a win at Sonoma Raceway, but he did secure two strong podium positions in GT Cup.

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Aquilante: "Sonoma Raceway is a Ton of Fun"

By Jake Kilshaw

September 2, 2015

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Phoenix American Motorsports had a major improvement over their disappointing rounds at Miller Motorsports Park, with a third position for Andrew Aquilante at Sonoma Raceway.

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Van der Zande Wins at Sonoma as Substitute for Dalziel

By Jake Kilshaw

September 1, 2015

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Renger van der Zande took the race two victory in style at Sonoma, ending a strong weekend. EFFORT Racing team-mate Michael Lewis had a run of miserable luck, though.

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K-PAX Racing Back to Race-Winning Form

By Jake Kilshaw

September 1, 2015

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K-PAX Racing scored some good results at Sonoma Raceway, including a race one victory for Kevin Estre, a week after they had to withdraw from both races in Utah.

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Cooper Makes it a Camaro Double Victory at Sonoma

By Jake Kilshaw

August 31, 2015

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The second GTS race at Sonoma went the way of Michael Cooper, who finished ahead of Kris Wilson and Andrew Aquilante.

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Van der Zande Wins Sonoma GT Race 2

By Jake Kilshaw

August 31, 2015

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Renger van der Zande took his first Pirelli World Challenge victory at Sonoma Raceway, whilst Frank Montecalvo and Colin Thompson extended their GTA and GT Cup championship leads.

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Andy Lee storms to GTS race one win at Sonoma

By Joe Hudson

August 30, 2015

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Andy Lee doggedly kept Michael Cooper behind him for all of the first GTS race at Sonoma to claim a hard earned win in his Chevrolet Camaro

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K-PAX Racing back to PWC with a bang with Sonoma victory

By Joe Hudson

August 30, 2015

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After a bad weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, K-PAX Racing came back with a bang after Kevin Estre claimed a storming win in the McLaren 650s

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Phil Fogg Jr.: "We Are Racing With Heavy Hearts This Weekend"

By Jake Kilshaw

August 28, 2015

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Phil Fogg Jr. and Sloan Urry may be looking forward to a GT Cup double-header at Sonoma Raceway but the TruSpeed Autosport drivers are, as everyone else in the motorsport community, mourning one of IndyCar’s most popular drivers.

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