Scott Speed to run Luna-C Lamborghini this weekend at Watkins Glen - MotorSportsTalk

Luna-C Clothing, makers of automobile influenced, technology infused and racing inspired clothing, will make a return to the racetrack this weekend as Scott Speed and Lee Davis will team up in the No. 03 Luna-C Clothing / Lamborghini Dallas Gallardo LP 570-4 this weekend at Watkins Glen International.

Speed and Luna-C Clothing will be promoting #SpeedToNYC during the weekend, highlighting the Volkswagen Rallycross NY event in New York at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on July 20th. As part of the promotion, a Grand Prize Winner – selected from someone following @LunaCClothing and using the hashtag #SpeedToNYC between June 27 at 12:00am and July 3 at 11:59pm – will receive a trip for two to Volkswagen Rallycross NY.

For Speed, the former Formula 1 and NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, this weekend’s Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America race will mark his first experience in a sports car – not to mention a vastly different experience than his regular ride for Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross in Global Rallycross. Speed currently leads the Global Rallycross Championship after winning the first two races of the year in Barbados and Austin.

“I am really excited to drive the Lamborghini,” said Speed. “I have run a number of times in a Cup car at the Glen, but I have never run the full circuit so I am definitely looking forward to that! It’s very cool to drive for a company like Volkswagen Group who has such great brands as Lamborghini that give me the opportunity to do this race. It will be a lot of fun to race with my man Lee and to see what he’s got. I’m sure we will have a lot of fun! Either way, we’ll be the best-dressed guys out there!”

Davis is no stranger to racing or the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series. Partnered with Ryan Eversley, Davis was victorious in the first Super Trofeo race at Lime Rock and also earned a podium finish at the 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

“This came together very quickly, and if not for the efforts of multiple parties, it would never have happened!” said Davis. “I can’t wait to get back in that Lamborghini! It’s such an awesome car, and it will be a lot of fun to drive at the Glen. And I’m excited to drive with Scott – not many folks have the opportunity to drive with someone with Formula One credentials, so it’s a special opportunity. I’d like to thank Tristan Herbert and Lamborghini, Volkswagen of America, Lamborghini of Dallas, Andretti Autosport, and the whole Luna-C team which includes Ryan Eversley who will be working with me this weekend, as usual. Luna-C is the official ‘After Hours Clothing Provider’ for Andretti Autosport, and we’re proud to support them, Scott and Tanner Foust in their Global Rallycross Volkswagens this season.”

Luna-C Clothing apparel will be on site during the weekend at Watkins Glen International, allowing spectators the opportunity to see the technologies and fabrics used in the clothing worn by Speed, Davis & Eversley – including coldblack® and energear™.

The first Lamborghini Super Trofeo race will be held on Friday, June 27 at 4:10 PM ET, with the second on Saturday, June 28 at 5:30 PM ET.

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It took four attempts for Kyle Larson to win his first High Limit Sprint Car Series race in the series he co-owns with brother-in-law Brad Sweet, but once he found victory lane, he has been undefeated with his win at Eagle (Nebraska) Raceway. For the second week, Abreu led early only to fall prey to Larson.

The win was Larson’s third straight victory and the fifth consecutive top-five, giving him a perfect sweep of the season after finishing 10th in last year’s inaugural race at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana.

Larson started third behind Abreu and Brent Marks but was embroiled in a fierce battle with Anthony Macri for third during the first dozen laps. Larson slipped by Macri in traffic until a red flag waved for a flip by Lachlan McHugh.

Meanwhile at the front of the pack, Marks retook the lead from Abreu on Lap 18. Larson followed one lap later and then caution waved again. Tyler Courtney lost power and fell to 24th after starting eighth.

Marks scooted away on the restart but tragedy struck in Lap 26. Leading the race, Marks hit a pothole in Turn 1, bicycled and then flipped, handing the lead to Larson.

Abreu caught Larson again during the final laps and in a reprise of their battle at Tri-City Speedway, the two threw sliders at one another for several laps until Larson built some separation and ran away to the checkers.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧. 𝗪𝗔𝗦. 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖.@EagleRaceway went above and beyond in their return to the main stage with the High Limit Sprint Car Series tonight!

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“I didn’t feel like my pace in [Turns] 1 & 2 slowed down a ton,” Larson said from victory lane. “I missed it once there and then I saw his nose in 3 & 4. I didn’t know if he nailed the bottom that well behind me and I think he might have slid me in the next corner, so he was definitely on the top.

“I was nervous to move up there because my car was really pogoing up in the entry of 1. I got up just in time, made a few mistakes and he threw a couple more sliders at me but he was just a little too far back and I was able to squirt around him. Then I really had to commit to hitting my marks – back my effort down a bit to avoid mistakes.”

After leading early, Abreu fell back as far as sixth, but faith in his car kept hope alive.

“I just needed to do a few things a few laps before I did and fix some angles, then my car got a whole lot better,” Abreu said. “I’m thankful for this team; they do an amazing job. They don’t give up on me. I know my car is going to be there right at the end of these races, so it’s just the discipline of being patient.”

For Abreu, it was his third near-miss this season. He was leading at Lakeside in the 2023 opener until a tire went flat in the closing laps and he lost the lead to Larson late in the Tri-City Speedway race. Abreu has finished sixth or better in his last three High Limit races with each result being progressively better until his pair of runner-up results.

Third-place finisher Scelzi was the hard charger, advancing from 17th.

“I had a very specific plan; don’t go near [the hole in Turn 1],” Scelzi said. “It worked out. No one wanted to start on the top. I think I gained a couple of rows there on the choose cone and ran the middle, which seemed to be better than right around the bottom.”

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid in fourth and Macri rounded out the top five.

World of Outlaws star and former NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne was one of 41 entrants, but he was not among the 26 starters. He failed to advance to the Main after finishing eighth in the B Main and seventh in his heat.

Feature Results

A Feature (40 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[4]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 3. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[17]; 4. 71-Michael Kofoid[5]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri[3]; 6. 9-Chase Randall[9]; 7. 26-Zeb Wise[14]; 8. 1X-Jake Bubak[15]; 9. 8-Aaron Reutzel[10]; 10. 14D-Corey Day[18]; 11. 11-Cory Eliason[12]; 12. 5T-Ryan Timms[11]; 13. 88-Austin McCarl[13]; 14. 21H-Brady Bacon[22]; 15. 48-Danny Dietrich[16]; 16. 7S-Robbie Price[19]; 17. 21-Brian Brown[23]; 18. 22-Riley Goodno[26]; 19. 52-Blake Hahn[25]; 20. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[21]; 21. 3J-Dusty Zomer[6]; 22. 14-Cole Macedo[7]; 23. 19-Brent Marks[2]; 24. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[8]; 25. 25-Lachlan McHugh[20]; 26. 53-Jack Dover[24]

2023 High Limit Sprint Car Series

Race 1: Giovanni Scelzi wins at Lakeside Speedway
Race2: Anthony Macri wins at 34 Raceway
Race 3: Kyle Larson wins at Wayne County Speedway
Race 4: Kyle Larson wins at Tri-City Speedway

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