Porsche Carrera Cup Expands to Tripleheaders at Indy, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Adding a Race at Each Venue Rounds out the 16-Race Inaugural Season Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands announced Tuesday that the single-make series that debuted this year will conduct a pair of tripleheader rounds to complete its 2021 schedule. The first three-race weekend will take place during the Porsche SportsCar Together Festival at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from Sept. 10-12. Following a traditional doubleheader weekend at VIRginia International Raceway from Oct. 6-9, the series will finish its inaugural season with three races at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Nov. 11-12 as part of Motul Petit Le Mans weekend. The approval of these races confirms the final schedule for the series that uses the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car in the development of driver, team and partner talent on the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid North America. Expanding the weekends at Indianapolis and Michelin Raceway from two to three races each makes up for events scheduled in Canada that were canceled due to pandemic travel restrictions. It allows Porsche Carrera Cup North America to fulfill its 16-race season commitment. Read More at IMSA.com

HSR Mitty Features Legendary Corvette Racer and Local Johnny O’Connell as Grand Marshal Johnny O’Connell, the premier American Corvette race car driver of his generation and one of the most successful sports car racing drivers of the modern era, has been named the Grand Marshal of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) 43rd Mitty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, April 23 – 25, which showcases Corvette as the Featured Marque. In a 20-year relationship with GM that ended just two years ago, O’Connell raced and won championships in Corvettes and Cadillacs. It was his accomplishments behind the wheel of “America’s Sports Car” that brought him the most fame. A resident of nearby Flowery Branch, Georgia, O’Connell and his family live just minutes away from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. “Being Grand Marshal is quite a cool honor,” said the 58-year-old O’Connell, “but it's a double-edge sword! I don't see myself being old enough yet to serve as a Grand Marshal! That it is also at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, my home track, well it's special to say the least. I recall going to the Mitty years ago and seeing one of my old cars there. I thought ‘wow, my cars are starting to be considered historic!’” TICKETS