recapping the Tirerack.com Grand Prix of Road Atlanta

In case you missed it, yesterday, the race broadcast of the TireRack.com Grand Prix of Road Atlanta, was posted, and here is a rundown of the weekend, from motorsport.com.

Pre-Race news

AVS Splits Up Telitz, Hawksworth for Road Atlanta

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/avs-lexus-hawksworth-telitz-morad/4863107/

 

Two LMP2's for Road Atlanta as Performance Tech Withdraws

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/road-atlanta-entry-performance-tech/4867323/ 

 

In other news, Chaz Mostert, has parted ways with BMW's endurance racing program.

 

Mostert splits with BMW GT programme

https://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/mostert-splits-with-bmw-gt/4867348/ 

Practice & Qualifying headlines

 

IMSA Road Atlanta: Derani, AXR lead opening practice

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/road-atlanta-derani-axr-cadillac-fast/4868375/ 

IMSA Road Atlanta: Nasr keeps Action Express on top in FP2

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/nasr-action-express-cadillac-top/4868572/

 

IMSA Road Atlanta: Acura, Porsche, Lexus Take Poles

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/road-atlanta-castroneves-pole-acura-penske/4868589/ 

Race Recap

 

IMSA Road Atlanta: Acura, Porsche, Lamborghini lead after 3 hours

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/acura-porsche-lamborghini-lead-halfway/4869285/ 

IMSA Road Atlanta: Acura survives ultra-late restart to win

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/imsa-road-atlanta-acura-7-survives-ultra-late-restart-to-win/4869332/?filters%5Bevent%5D%5B0%5D%5Btitle%5D=Road+Atlanta&filters%5Bevent%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=265745

Post-race news

IMSA restructures points system, introduces qualifying points

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/imsa-restructures-points-introduces-qualifying-points/4871402/

 

IMSA reveals 2021 schedule, LMP3 to join WeatherTech series

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/2021-schedule-lmp3-joins-weathertech-championship/4871410/