Continental Tire Keys to the Race: COTA

Race: Lone Star Le Mans

Track: Circuit of The Americas

Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes

Entries: 38 cars spread across four classes: 9 cars (P), 9 cars (PC), 8 cars (GTLM), 12 cars (GTD)

Schedule:

Thursday, Sept. 17 (all times CT)
Practice 1 – 10:25-11:25 a.m.
Practice 2 – 4:35-5:35 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 18
Practice 3 – 9:10 – 10:10 a.m.
CTSC Race – 12:40 – 3:10 p.m. (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Qualifying –  3:45 – 5:15 p.m.

Sat, Sept. 19
Warm-up – 8 – 8:20 a.m.
Race –  11:35 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. (2 hours, 40 minutes)

Previous Winners: Chip Ganassi Racing (P), 8Star Motorsports (PC), SRT Motorsports (GTLM), Riley Motorsports (GTD)

Previous Polesitters: Alex Brundle (P), Sean Rayhall (PC), Jonathan Bomarito (GTLM), James Davison (GTD).

Driver Insight: “It’s really cool driving at COTA. The esses are good fun. The beginning of the lap is fast and flowing. As much as we love going there, it’s the opposite of a track like Watkins Glen, which is fast, narrow, and you can’t pass in many places. At COTA, can go a mile off the road and not hit anything. It’s very safe and you can afford to make mistakes. I think that bunches up the field because everybody is pushing and you don’t feel like you’re taking any chances.” – Ricky Taylor, No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP

Drive Times: Minimum: 60 minutes for PC Silver/Bronze drivers;  50 minutes for GTD Silver/Bronze drivers; Maximum: None

Tires: Continental Tire “Black” for P, PC and GTD. Multiple tire brands/compounds for GTLM

Pit Stops: 40-45 minute stint length for P, PC; 50-55 minutes for GTLM, GTD

Weather: Partly Cloudy, High: 96 F, 10 percent chance of rain

TV: Saturday Sept. 19, 12:30-3:30 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 2)

Radio: Complete session-by-session coverage on IMSA Radio

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