Category Archives: Michelin Pilot Challenge

Simpson, Johnson lead Hyundai squad with second place at IMSA’s penultimate round

Four Hyundai racers finish in the top-five at VIR Stephen Simpson and Michael Johnson finish in second place in the #54 Universal Coating Hyundai Veloster N TCR race car Harry Gottsacker and Mark Wilkins finish in third in the #33 Elantra N TCR race car   Alton, Va., Oct. 11, 2021 – Stephen Simpson and […]

Down to the Wire: BHA Leads the Battle with Two to Go!

Round: 9 of 10 in the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Racetrack: Virginia International Raceway (VIR), Danville, VA 3.27-mile road course, featuring 17 turns Race: Sunday, October 10, 2021, at 2:10 p.m. PDT (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com Live radio commentary […]

Hyundai Takes Championship Lead to Penultimate Round at VIR

Hyundai Takes Championship Lead to Penultimate Round at Virginia International Raceway   Hyundai Drivers Prepare to Defend First, Second and Third Place Standings Race: Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at Virginia International Raceway Round: 9 of 10 in the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass   FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. […]

Gottsacker and Wilkins Lead Hyundai Podium Sweep with Victory at Laguna Seca

Salinas, Calif, September 13, 2021 – Harry Gottsacker and Mark Wilkins of Bryan Herta Autosport scored their first victory of the season in the #33 Elantra N TCR and led Hyundai’s podium sweep at their home race, the Hyundai Monterey Sport Car Championship. After an epic nose to tail battle in the closing minutes of […]

HYUNDAI GEARS UP AS TITLE SPONSOR OF IMSA RACE WEEKEND AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Hyundai’s N Brand is the title sponsor for the second year in a row Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship is Sept. 10 – 12, 2021 Display vehicles include the all-new Elantra N FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 26, 2021 – Today, Hyundai announced that its high-performance N Brand is the title sponsor of the International Motor Sports Association […]

Hyundai Leads Manufacturers’ Championship

Rory van der Steur (left) and Denis Dupont stand on the podium alongside Parker Chase and Ryan Norman at the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America 120 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., Saturday, August 7, 2021. (Photo/Bryan Herta Autosport/LAT) ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., Aug. 7, 2021 – Despite challenging and rainy conditions, Van der […]

#98 Elantra Quickest on Opening Day at Road America

Ryan Norman and Parker Chase set the fastest times today at Road America. The #98 Elantra N TCR outpaced the rest of the TCR class by nearly a second. Harry Gottsacker and Mark Wilkins set the fourth quickest time in the #33 Elantra N TCR and Michael Johnson and Stephen Simpson were 11th in the […]

Hyundai IMPC Drivers Head to Road America 120

• Round: 7 of 10 in the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) • Racetrack: Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisc. • 4.048-mile road course, featuring 14 turns • Race: Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at 3:35 p.m. CDT (1:35 p.m. PDT) (2 Hours) • TV: Live on NBC Gold Track Pass • Live timing and scoring […]

Taylor Hagler and Michael Lewis Score Historic Win

Speedway, IN, July 21, 2021 – Taylor Hagler became the first female to win in the TCR category of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) and score her first professional racing victory in the Lime Rock Park 120. Driving the #77 Hyundai Veloster N TCR, Hagler and co-driver Michael Lewis, a six-time IMSA TCR race […]

Taylor Hagler and Michael Lewis Score Historic Win at Lime Rock Park

LIME ROCK PARK, CT, July 19, 2021 – Hyundai driver Taylor Hagler became the first female to win in the TCR category of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and score her first professional racing victory in the Lime Rock Park 120. Driving the #77 Hyundai Veloster N TCR, Hagler and co-driver Michael Lewis have finished […]

Hyundai Seeks Short Track Success at Lime Rock Park

2021 IMSA MICHELIN Pilot Challenge Lime Rock Park 120 Saturday, July 17, 2021   Round: 6 of 10 in the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Racetrack: Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT 1.5-mile road course, featuring 7 turns Race: Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 11:05 am ET (8:05 am PT) (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on […]

Hagler, Lewis Re-Take Championship Points Lead at The Glen

Watkins Glen, NY (July 2, 2021) – Texan Harry Gottsacker opened America’s birthday weekend in celebratory style, scoring the first pole position of the 2021 season for Bryan Herta Autosport and the first pole position ever for the new Elantra N TCR in North America. Racing back-to-back weekends at Watkins Glen International in up-state New […]

BHA Fast Facts – The Glen Part 2

2021 IMSA MICHELIN Pilot Challenge Sahlen’s 120 at The Glen Friday, July 2, 2021 Round: 5 of 10 in the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Racetrack: Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY 3.4-mile road course, featuring 11 turns Race: Friday, July 2, 2021, at 2:35 pm ET (11:35 am PT) (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track […]

TCR Champion Chaves Set to Sub for Norman at The Glen

Gabby Chaves Set for Elantra Debut, Subbing for Norman at Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, NY (June 29, 2021) – Gabby Chaves will co-drive the #98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR with Parker Chase this weekend at Watkins Glen, stepping in for his 2020 Co-Champion Ryan Norman at Bryan Herta Autosport. Ryan Norman will return to Mid-Ohio, […]

Wild to the End at The Glen

Wild to the End at The Glen Hyundais prevail for double podium Watkins Glen, NY (June 26, 2021) – The scenarios changed so often even the telemetry had a hard time keeping up in the Tioga Downs 4 Hour race at The Glen, but the BHA Hyundais prevailed with the #98 Elantra N TCR finishing […]