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Continental Tire Keys to the Race: CTMP

Continental Tire Keys to the Race: CTMP…

Photo: IMSA

Photo: IMSA

The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship heads to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, marking the seventh round of the 2015 season.

Continental Tire Keys to the Race: 

Race: Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix

Track: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes

Entries: 24 cars spread across three classes: 9 cars (P), 7 cars (PC), 8 cars (GTLM)

Schedule:

Friday, July 10 (all times ET)
Practice 1 – 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Practice 2 – 4 – 5 p.m.

Saturday,  July 11
Practice 3 – 10 – 11 a.m.
CTSC Race – 1:25 – 3:55 p.m. (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Qualifying –  4:40-5:45 p.m.

Sunday, July 12
Warm-up – 8 – 8:20 a.m.
Race –  12:05 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (2 hours, 40 minutes)

Previous Winners: OAK Racing (P), New Event (PC), Corvette Racing (GTLM)

Previous Polesitters: Gustavo Yacaman (P), New Event (PC), Kuno Wittmer (GTLM)

Driver Insight: “I love Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. It has some of the most intimidating corners in North America and they are so rewarding when you get them right. Turn Two always makes you hold your breath the first few times you crest the hill and drop back down. I always enjoy coming up to Canada and getting some Tim Hortons! The fans are great and really passionate about sports car racing and road racing and it’s fun seeing them all camped out all around the track having a great time,” – Dane Cameron, No. 31 Action Express Racing Corvette DP

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

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

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

Weather: Mostly Sunny, High: 84 F, 0 percent chance of rain

TV: Sunday July 12, 12 -3 p.m. ET, Live (FOX Sports 1)

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

Spotter’s Guide: Click Here

John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John

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