NOVEMBER 9, 2016

(crash.net)
Mark Webber/Brendon Hartley/Timo Bernhard (No. 1 Porsche 919 Hybrid) won the 6 Hours of Shanghai World Endurance Championship race over the weekend. Kamui Kobayashi/Stéphane Sarrazin/Mike Conway (No. 6 Toyota Gazoo TS050 Hybrid) finished second ahead of teammates Sébastien Buemi/Kazuki Nakajima/Anthony Davidson (No. 5 Toyota Gazoo TS050 Hybrid), who finished third.

 
(Ford Performance)
Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell (No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT) won the LMGTE Pro class in the penultimate round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit in China. Olivier Pla and Stefan Mücke (No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT) finished second to make it the second consecutive 1-2 finish for the team.

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Carl Edwards (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Toyota Camry) won the delayed then rain-shortened AAA Texas 500 Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway, clinching a shot at his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20th. Edwards moved into the lead in the 258th of 293 laps (the original race distance was 334-laps). He benefited from a superb final pit stop and led 36 laps for his third Sprint Cup victory of the season. It was the 28th win of Edwards' career and his fourth on the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track. Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske AAA Ford Fusion) finished second and Martin Truex Jr. (No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota Camry) came in third. Edwards joins Jimmie Johnson, who won at Martinsville last weekend, as the only other driver among the eight remaining Chase hopefuls who has clinched a title shot. The race in Phoenix next weekend will determine the final two drivers.

Editor-In-Chief's Note: Audi pays tribute to its illustrious winning history at the 24 Hours of Le Mans - the German automaker is retiring its LMP1 effort at the end of this season - with a new spot by BBH London that shows Audi sport models departing from all over Europe and converging at the famous Circuit de la Sarthe. The accompanying soundtrack is a new rendition of the Simon & Garfunkel classic song "Homeward Bound" by Gina Kushka. It's worth a look. -PMD

(BMW)
The 2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship makes the second stop on its schedule in Marrakesh on November 12th. Robin Frijns (No. 27 Andretti Autosport MS Amlin ATEC-002) will drive one of two Andretti Autosport machines and BMW works driver António Félix da Costa (No. 28 Andretti Autosport MS Amlin ATEC-002) will drive the other in the Marrakesh ePrix. It will mark the team's second race in its technical partnership with BMW. The Moroccan event, with its backdrop provided by historic buildings and the magnificent Atlas Mountains, uses the exact same layout that was used by the FIA WTCC this year. The semi-permanent track was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is the first of its kind ever used by FIA Formula E. Faster in character than many of the tracks on the calendar, it has three fast straights and one long, fast, right-handed bend just after the tight first turn. It is also the series’ longest circuit, at 2.97 km.

(Mercedes-Benz)
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) and Mercedes-AMG announced today (November 9th) that it will compete in North America's premier endurance racing series for the first time. The Mercedes-AMG Customer Sports Program will enter the International Motor Sports Association WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with several top teams for the upcoming 2017 IMSA season. Mercedes-AMG is partnering with the successful Riley Motorsports team, which will campaign two Mercedes- AMG GT3 race cars. One of the team's cars will run as "AMG-Team Riley Motorsports," and one car will run as WeatherTech Racing, with sponsorship from the series' title sponsor. The AMG Customer Sports team SunEnergy1 Racing will also campaign an AMG GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Additional teams are scheduled to announce their intent to race as AMG Customer Sports teams in advance of the 2017 season. Mercedes-AMG will be on-site at each race throughout the 2017 race calendar to provide comprehensive technical assistance for all Mercedes-AMG GT3 Customer Sports Teams. All AMG Customer Sports teams in the US will race the latest version of the naturally-aspirated, 6.3-liter V8 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in  2017. Based on the Mercedes-AMG GT S road car, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 race cars will compete in the IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class, which features vehicles built in accordance with international GT3 regulations. The focal point of the AMG Customer Sports Program is a specifically established technology and logistics center in Mooresville, North Carolina, which will ensure a fast and reliable supply of parts and service for all teams in racing in North America, according to the manufacturer. Mercedes-AMG will also send its own service and parts transporter to all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Pirelli World Challenge Series races.

(Mercedes-Benz)
Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen with compete in the GT Daytona class in next year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the No. 33 AMG-Team Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3.

(Mercedes-Benz)
Cooper MacNeil and Gunnar Jeannette will campaign the No. 50 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Class starting with the Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona, January 26-29, 2017.