{"id":2133,"date":"2020-05-27T22:16:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T02:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2023-05-03T16:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:31:20","slug":"stoner-car-care-racing-brings-two-car-effort-to-vir-for-virtual-imsa-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/27\/stoner-car-care-racing-brings-two-car-effort-to-vir-for-virtual-imsa-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoner Car Care Racing Brings Two Car Effort to VIR for Virtual IMSA Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waddell and Long bring Porsche, BMW\u00a0entries to penultimate round of IMSA championship<\/em>
\nQuarryville, Penn. (27 May 2020) \u2013 Stoner Car Care Racing virtually heads to VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) for the penultimate round of the IMSA iRacing Pro Invitational Series on Thursday, May 28th\u00a0at 6 PM ET.<\/p>\n

Sportscar veteran Tom Long will make his first appearance in the IMSA-managed sim racing series on the 3.27-mile circuit in the No. 09 Invisible Glass BMW M8. Long will be joined by Stoner Car Care Racing teammate, Ben Waddell in the No. 99 Invisible Glass Porsche 911 RSR.<\/p>\n

Long will look to build on his fond real world racing memories at VIR as he makes his virtual IMSA debut, having won the first of 11 Michelin Pilot Challenge victories at the circuit in the 2009 Street Tuner class in a Mazda MX-5 Cup car.<\/p>\n

\u201cVIR is my home track, so having the opportunity to take it on in the virtual world is an experience I am looking forward to,\u201d said Long, who has also been part of the broadcast team for the Ricmotech iRacing Global Mazda MX-5 Cup. \u201cI have used the simulator some myself, but it is an integral tool for coaching that I use with my driving students. The field is full of extremely talented and fast drivers that will be great competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stoner Car Care Racing driver Ben Waddell has had an active schedule of virtual race events, carrying the Invisible Glass colors through a wide range of sim racing categories.\u00a0 The 24-year-old is well versed in the simulator set up with over 10 years of experience on the iRacing platform.<\/p>\n

Waddell returns to the headlining IMSA virtual event after starting in the opening round of the IMSA iRacing Pro Invitational Series at Sebring International Raceway where he finished 14th\u00a0in the field of 50 entries. In his last IMSA Challenge iRacing event, Waddell brought home a strong second place finish in the Road America round.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very excited to be participating in this week\u2019s IMSA iRacing Pro Invitational Series race,\u201d said Waddell. \u201cThe field is filled with tough competitors which is exciting to challenge myself against some of the best sportscar drivers in the world. I want a good result for the Stoner Car Care Racing team, Tom (Long) and I will give it our all. Getting the No. 99 Invisible Glass Porsche up front to see what we can do is my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding to the virtual to reality storyline, Long will contest the IMSA race from Kaizen Autosport, which is based in the VIR paddock. Run by Peter Heffring, Kaizen Autosport is one of America’s premier\u00a0track driving operations and has established a high-end sim racing facility on site at VIR to utilize as part of their coaching services.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Peter (Heffring) for a long time and he\u2019s built a great program right at VIR so I\u2019m looking forward to jumping into the sim and seeing how it goes,\u201d said Long.<\/p>\n

Michelin Presents IMSA iRacing at VIRginia International Raceway will be streamed live Thursday May 28 at 6PM ET on the iRacing Facebook and YouTube (www.youtube.com\/iRacing<\/a>) channel.<\/p>\n

About Invisible Glass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Automatic Racing sees their way to victory with Invisible Glass, the top-selling automotive glass cleaner in the United States. The Invisible Glass product line includes aerosol and spray bottle cleaner, Invisible Glass with rain repellent for windshields and wiper blades. Find more online at\u00a0https:\/\/www.invisibleglass.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

About Stoner Car Care\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stoner Car Care produces high-performance car washes, waxes, polishes, and dressings for auto enthusiasts and car care professionals. The Stoner Car Care line-up includes Invisible Glass, America’s #1 Automotive Glass Cleaner, along with many other appearance products. Whether driving, washing or waxing, Performance Matters! Stoner car care proudly formulates all of our product since 1942<\/p>\n

About Automatic Racing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based in Orlando, Automatic Racing is one of the longest-running teams in the paddock, forming in 2001 and competing in all but one of the 11 MICHELIN Pilot Challenge races at Daytona. The team has been developing, preparing and racing the prestigious Aston Martin Vantage GT4 since 2012. Automatic Racing won the 2017 MICHELIN Pilot Challenge title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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