The fastest sports cars are making their way to Virginia International Raceway.
Headlined by the GT World Challenge America, there are a total of five series running race weekends at the Danville, Virginia race track.
Here’s what to know about the GT World Challenge America race weekend at Virginia International Raceway.
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Classes for the GT World Challenge VIR race weekend
There are five different series running at a given weekend, Virginia International Raceway included. Here’s a look at each of the series, with some comparisons to NASCAR.
GT World Challenge America: The GT World Challenge America is the premier series of the North American GT series, contributing to the GT World Challenge championship. These cars the most powerful of the weekend. Think of this series similar to the NASCAR Cup Series.
GT America: The GT America series runs some of the more well-known sports cars, including the Mercedes-AMG GT3, the Ferrari 296 GT3, BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Porsche 992 GT3 R and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. These cars will have some power and speed, this series is most similar to the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Toyota GR Cup North America: The Toyota GR Cup North America will feature the Toyota GR86. This series is most similar to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with drivers trying to work their way up.
Pirelli GT4 America: The Pirelli GT4 America series has two drivers per team with multiple classes of racing and cars, including the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, Nissan Z NISMO GT4, Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport. These cars are considered “club cars” or cars that are closer to “production cars,” meaning what people usually drive.
TC America: This is the entry series into the GT World Challenge, it’s the first rung of the ladder. It’s similar to the ARCA Menards Series drivers working to the NASCAR Cup Series. This series features some smaller cars, including the Toyota GR Corolla TC, Acura Integra Type S and the Mazda 3 TC.
When is GT World Challenge America VIR race?
The GT World Challenge race weekend at Virginia International Raceway is set for July 17-20 in Danville, Virginia.
Tickets for GT World Challenge America VIR race weekend
4-Day tickets: Make your way to the track to see as much racing action as you can to see the fastest sports cars race the winding hills at Virginia International Raceway.
SRO Car Corral tickets: SRO Car Corral passes include one GA ticket good for entry to Virginia International Raceway, one parking space in the corral (all makes and models welcome), a parade lap and hospitality access. You will receive your ticket for entry to the event ahead of time via email and will receive your SRO Car Corral window sticker and wristbands upon entering the corral space inside the track. More information can be found on the VIR website.
3-day tickets: Get tickets for July 18-20 action at VIR to see the GT World Challenge America and other supplemental series.
Friday tickets: Catch practice and qualifying for most of the series and the first race of the weekend, the TC America series.
Saturday tickets: See qualifying and the first races for the GT World Challenge America and the other series to get the bulk of the racing action started for the weekend.
Sunday tickets: See the second and final race of the GT World Challenge America, along with the final races of other supplemental series for the weekend.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: GT World Challenge America VIR race: What to know about weekend
