First of two IMSA endurance summer races: The Glen
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup resumes this summer with two 6-hour races at Watkins Glen this weekend and Road America in early August.
Porsche and its two Porsche Penske Motorsport teams dominate the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, while Jack Aitken, Cadillac, and Cadillac Whelen lead the three WeatherTech Sportscar championships.
Porsche dominates the Michelin Endurance GTP cups
#7 Porsche Penske Motorsport and its three drivers Andlauer-Heinrich-Nasr dominate both Teams and Drivers Michelin Endurance Cups with 35 points, 12 points ahead of sister Porsche 963 #6 with Campbell-Estre-Vanthoor thanks to two victories at Daytona and Sebring and the maximum 5 points at each specific intervals. Campbell will not be part of the trio at The Glen as he’ll be on duty for the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2026. #7 Porsche Penske Motorpsort Porsche 963
#31 Cadillac Whelen third in Michelin Endurance GTP cups
Drivers Jack Aitken and Earl Bamber joined by Frederik Vesti in #31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R are 15 points behind the leaders with 20 points. A victory and the 5 points after 3 hours of racing are essential for them in order to reduce the gap with the leaders.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2026. #31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac v-Series.R
Cadillac second in IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP Manufacturers
Cadillac is second to Porsche in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP Manufacturers with a 10 points gap. The American manufacturer can count on both Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R to score points at the 3 hours mark and the race win. At Sebring, the #10 Cadillac scored 4 points being third behind the two Porsches; as only one car per manufacturer scores points in this cup (the first per manufacturer) Cadillac scored 4 points for #10 while the team and drivers scored 3 points.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2026. Above: #10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R; below: sister #40
#31 Cadillac Whelen dominates Wheathertech Sportscar Championship
#31 Cadillac Whelen and Jack Aitken are leading both GTP Teams and Drivers Wheathertech Sportscar Championships with 1760 points thanks to their win at Detroit, and podiums in the first four rounds (P2 at Daytona, Long Beach and Laguna Seca and P3 at Sebring). They are 144 points ahead of Laurin Heinrich who drives #5 JDC-Miller Motorsports in sprint races and 154 points ahead of his endurance team #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport, Andlauer and Nasr.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2026. #31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac v-Series.R ahead of #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963
GTP Manufacturers Wheathertech Sportscar Championship is close
Cadillac has only a 25-point lead over Porsche in the Manufacturers Wheathertech Sportscar Championship
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2026. #7 Porsche Penske Motorpsort Porsche 963
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