Issue 1353
July 15, 2026
 

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Jul122026

JULY 15, 2026

(MotoGP.com)

Marc Marquez (No. 93 Ducati Lenovo Team) pockets perfect Sachsenring weekend to ignite title charge.A 10th MotoGP win in Germany sees the reigning World Champion move up to P3 in the standings, SuperFile Trackhouse celebrate a double rostrum, while big Ducati names crashed out. Was it ever in doubt? No. MotoGP win number 10 at the Sachsenring and career win 102 for Marc. And from 102 points back after the Italian GP, Marc Marquez and the Ducati Lenovo Team are right back in the title race. The victory lifted the reigning World Champion up to P3 in the overall standings, one place behind second-place finisher Ai Ogura (No. 79 SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team), as the Japanese sophomore notches up a third Sunday podium to get within 20 points of championship frontrunner Jorge Martin (No. 89 Aprilia Racing). And for the second Grand Prix in a row, Trackhouse celebrates a double podium thanks to Raul Fernandez (No. 25 SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP) who finished P3. Watch the race Highlights here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)


(IMSA)

Tom Dillmann and Jeremy Clarke (No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA LMP2 07) started first and finished first to win the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) headlining Chevrolet Grand Prix for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for their first IMSA win of 2026. Alex Quinn finished second by 9.796 seconds in the No. 04 car he shared with George Kurtz. Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett completed the LMP2 podium in their No. 99 AO Racing ORECA.

(IMSA)
Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat (No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3) delivered their second straight win in Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO). The No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) and No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO completed the GTD PRO podium.
(IMSA)
Winward Racing returned to the top of the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) ranks for their second win of the year. The win came from a combination of good pit stops and Philip Ellis moving past his GTD rivals after a restart to ensure he and Russell Ward won in their No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3. They’re the first GTD entry to two wins in 2026. Championship contenders Vasser Sullivan Racing with its No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3 and Turner Motorsport with its No. 96 BMW M4 GT3 EVO completed the GTD podium. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to Tony DiZinno/IMSA Wire Service)





Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG

 

 

 

 


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