Article courtesy of Marshall Pruett / Racer.com - Guy Cosmo was like every other American with a dream of racing Indy cars. He spent his time on the open-wheel ladder, winning in F2000 before graduating to Pro Mazda, Barber Dodge, and ran a partial season of Atlantics before budget issues sidelines the native New Yorker.
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Joining Eric Curran and Boris Said once again in the No. 31 Whelen Motorsports Corvette DP in the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship, the team rallied to a solid 6th place finish in the historic 6 hour classic at Watkins Glen International.
Watkins Glen, N.Y. (24 June 2014) - Guy Cosmo will return to IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship competition this weekend as he returns to race for Whelen Motorsports in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen (Sunday, 11:00 AM FOX Sports 1 live broadcast). Cosmo, a native New Yorker, first raced for the team at Sebring International Raceway in March, where a promising effort was cut short late in the race due to a mechanical set back.
SEBRING, Fla. (10 March 2014) – After racing to the finish in the team’s first-ever Prototype race with a 10th place result in the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona, Whelen Motorsports will look to build on that start with a strong finish in Saturday’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida.
The team, which closed out the GRAND-AM era with a big Rolex GT victory in the 2013 season finale race at Lime Rock Park, has signed Guy Cosmo to the driver line up to share the driving duties in the fabled red and white No. 31 Whelen Motorsports Corvette DP with Boris Said and Eric Curran. Whelen Motorsports racer Max Papis will not be able to make the Sebring weekend due to a scheduling conflict.
Daytona Beach, Fla. — Level 5 Motorsports has etched itself into the Daytona and sportscar racing history books, having claimed a deserving victory for Ferrari in the 52nd annual Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
In the team’s debut race for its new Ferrari customer program, just weeks after receiving the cars, drivers Scott Tucker, Bill Sweedler, Townsend Bell, Jeff Segal and Alessandro Pier Guidi took the No. 555 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 to the win in the highly competitive GT Daytona (GTD) class, which was stacked with a 29-car starting field.
Level 5 Motorsports is ready for a history making run this weekend, as the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship stages its first-ever race with the 52nd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The new chapter in North American sportscar racing, which sees the merger between GRAND-AM Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series, also marks an exciting next step for the Madison, Wis.-based organization as it launches its new customer program.
Braselton, Ga. — It was a banner day for Scott Tucker and Level 5 Motorsports at Road Atlanta, as the team principal earned his fourth consecutive American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón championship with a thrilling victory in the series-ending Petit Le Mans Powered by Mazda. Tucker joined co-drivers Marino Franchitti and Ryan Briscoe on the top step of the podium Saturday evening following 1,000 miles of action-packed racing, which saw the team cap off its remarkable run in the ALMS.
Braselton, Ga. — An entire season’s worth of determination and teamwork comes down to the final race. Level 5 Motorsports team principal and driver Scott Tucker heads into the 16th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda on the cusp of rewriting the record books yet again. With its fourth consecutive American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón team’s championship already sewn up, all focus will be on Tucker in his quest for a historic 10th national driving championship.
Alton, Va. — Level 5 Motorsports etched itself into the history books Saturday at Virginia International Raceway, as the Scott Tucker-owned organization became four-time American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón champions following P2 victory in the Oak Tree Grand Prix. It caps off a remarkable undefeated run of ALMS team’s championships, coming in the final season of the series.
