IMSA Laguna Seca Recap

In case you missed it, recapping all the action from last weekend's penultimate race of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

pre-race news:

Kobayashi: Chances of WTR Rolex 24 return "nearly zero"

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/kobayashi-wayne-taylor-rolex-acura/4895505/ 

Championship leader Van der Zande loses WTR drive for 2021

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/van-der-zande-albuquerque-wtr/4896361/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next

 

Corvette salutes Gavin as full-time role comes to an end

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/corvette-salutes-gavin-end-fulltime-role/4901951/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next 

Practice & Qualifying headlines:

 

IMSA Laguna Seca: Derani leads Cadillac 1-2 in FP1 

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/laguna-seca-derani-leads-practice/4901996/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next

 

IMSA Laguna Seca: Mazda moves to top in FP2

 

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/laguna-seca-mazda-fastest-second-practice/4902102/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next 

IMSA Laguna Seca: Acura's lock out front row, Corvette tops GTLM

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/acura-penske-lockout-laguna-seca/4902550/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next

Race report:

IMSA Laguna Seca: Castroneves, Taylor win after team orders

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/castroneves-taylor-win-team-orders-laguna-seca/4902626/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next

Post-race news: 

Garcia, Taylor win title after penalty for sister Corvette

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/corvette-penalty-garcia-taylor-title/4902645/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next

Ex-Ford driver Hand to make IMSA return at Sebring

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/hand-sebring-meyer-shank-acura/4903459/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next 

Corvette C8.R had title potential from the get-go - Garcia

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/corvette-title-gtlm-garcia-taylor/4903463/?nrt=207&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next