Uncategorized

Detroit Dominance: Whelen Cadillac wins Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic

Leave a comment
DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated in the Motor City with Jack Aitken and Earl Bamber winning from the pole in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.  Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, drivers of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished an impressive third to give Cadillac two spots on the podium.  Bamber and Aitken led each practice, started first and led 73 of 82 laps in the hometown of Cadillac and General Motors. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won the GTD division so it was a sweep for General Motors in their hometown.  “What a special day for General Motors and the Cadillac Racing and Corvette Racing teams in Detroit, said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “Winning both classes of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic on the streets of the Motor City is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Congratulations to Whelen Cadillac and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports teams on hard-earned victories at our home race.”
Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished sixth.  It’s the first win for Cadillac on the Detroit Street Circuit, but they also won four races just north of the street circuit at The Raceway At Belle Isle. This is Action Express Racing’s first win of the season and their 32nd IMSA win. This is the seventh consecutive podium for the No. 31, the longest podium streak in the current era of the GTP class.  There were two late cautions that bunched up the field, but each time the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R powered away without being challenged.  The next IMSA GTP event is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on June 25. The Six-Hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.
What they’re saying:
No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “To do it here at the home of GM and Cadillac, with so many friends and family with us. My team absolutely nailed it. All of Whelen Cadillac, they put in an awesome lap (yesterday). We had a good strategy and a good pit stop. It really doesn’t get a lot better than that. So, we’re going to soak in in baby.” How concerned were you with those late yellow flags and how big is this win for GM? “I think it’s a win that we’ve been searching for a while, you know, since this program started with Detroit being home for GM, Cadillac, so many of the people on the program. It was very meaningful and we’ve come close with podiums, but yeah, to get the win. And like Earl said on the same day that the Corvettes managed to do the same. It’s pretty overwhelming, but amazing, and very grateful to have the team around me that I do from Earl, who was just incredible with his pace this weekend and from his pole position to handing me the car in the race in the lead. Made my life very easy, which is nice. But the car was very impressive as well. You know, we had a very good car from the get go. The Wheeling Cadillac guys really, really nailed it and like I said, just feeling very grateful right now.” Earl Bamber: “Yeah, I mean, we’ve had a great Cadillac this weekend. As soon as it hit the track, it was super quick. We sort of built on what we had last year. We knew that it was good. And yeah, just managed to pull a gap and just managing the energy. We had a little bit of tricky moment with the 23 (ASTON MARTIN THOR Team), I think they had a drive-through or something like that? I don’t really know why they were near us, but we sort of started to get boxed behind them. So, the guys made a super late call to pit into turn 8. But we had enough of a gap as well, so I think we’re one of the only cars to also change right-hand side tires. And we were just sort of making the job easier at the end of the race if the yellows came for Jack, which was the right call. But, you know, our team is great with the strategy at the moment. Whatever gets thrown to them, they know how to react. And, you know, just the fact that we can take tires, when no one else could just shows what they’re doing in the lane and on the strategy stuff. And yeah, then Jack just did a faultless drive to the end although it was was pretty nervous with those yellows watching. It was a long hour to watch, a lot of pacing going on, but yeah, just really happy for Cadillac, and really happy for the Corvette guys also to finally get the win here at our home race.”
No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “Detroit is treating us well in the races. Another podium. Three races in the city center of Detroit and three podiums. I’m happy with that coming from P7. Qualifying was frustrating, but turning that frustrating into a podium coming from P7, even with contact where I lost two positions. The team did a fantastic job. The car was good and Ricky just holding up everybody with the strategy that we took. It was risky, but it paid off. We are really happy with a podium, especially knowing our season, how it’s going, it shows that we never give up. We need to start somewhere and this is it. We start the momentum and let’s go forward.” Ricky Taylor: “Huge relief here in Detroit. Big day for Cadillac with a 1-3 result. Really happy for the team. We got very unlucky in qualifying with Filipe on a really good lap when the red flag came out. That could have totally changed our day, so the team was on the back foot at the start of the race. Again, nailed the strategy and put us in a good position to fight for a podium. I’m happy that everything worked out as planned and the team was flawless. Good momentum going into Le Mans. Happy for WTR and Cadillac.” No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Louis Deletraz: “Good day for Cadillac and congrats to the No. 31 and the No. 10 for the third place. Not our day. We pitted early and it turns out pitting later was better here. Obviously, we were trying to protect ourselves from a yellow and we tried. The team executed well, no mistakes and P6 is still some good points. Thanks to everyone.” Jordan Taylor: “Not much to say for the day. Good day for Cadillac going first and third, but on the 40 side, the pit sequence kind of put us behind and then it’s a tough track to pass, but we gained a couple spots due to attrition and other guys making mistakes, but we have some work to do to find some pace and that’s kind of how are year is going so far.”
Detroit Dominance: Whelen Cadillac wins Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic
Media Resources: Images | Media Advances | Cadillac Newsroom
DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated in the Motor City with Jack Aitken and Earl Bamber winning from the pole in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.  Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, drivers of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished an impressive third to give Cadillac two spots on the podium.  Bamber and Aitken led each practice, started first and led 73 of 82 laps in the hometown of Cadillac and General Motors. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won the GTD division so it was a sweep for General Motors in their hometown.  “What a special day for General Motors and the Cadillac Racing and Corvette Racing teams in Detroit, said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “Winning both classes of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic on the streets of the Motor City is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Congratulations to Whelen Cadillac and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports teams on hard-earned victories at our home race.”
Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished sixth.  It’s the first win for Cadillac on the Detroit Street Circuit, but they also won four races just north of the street circuit at The Raceway At Belle Isle. This is Action Express Racing’s first win of the season and their 32nd IMSA win. This is the seventh consecutive podium for the No. 31, the longest podium streak in the current era of the GTP class.  There were two late cautions that bunched up the field, but each time the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R powered away without being challenged.  The next IMSA GTP event is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on June 25. The Six-Hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.
What they’re saying:
No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “To do it here at the home of GM and Cadillac, with so many friends and family with us. My team absolutely nailed it. All of Whelen Cadillac, they put in an awesome lap (yesterday). We had a good strategy and a good pit stop. It really doesn’t get a lot better than that. So, we’re going to soak in in baby.” How concerned were you with those late yellow flags and how big is this win for GM? “I think it’s a win that we’ve been searching for a while, you know, since this program started with Detroit being home for GM, Cadillac, so many of the people on the program. It was very meaningful and we’ve come close with podiums, but yeah, to get the win. And like Earl said on the same day that the Corvettes managed to do the same. It’s pretty overwhelming, but amazing, and very grateful to have the team around me that I do from Earl, who was just incredible with his pace this weekend and from his pole position to handing me the car in the race in the lead. Made my life very easy, which is nice. But the car was very impressive as well. You know, we had a very good car from the get go. The Wheeling Cadillac guys really, really nailed it and like I said, just feeling very grateful right now.” Earl Bamber: “Yeah, I mean, we’ve had a great Cadillac this weekend. As soon as it hit the track, it was super quick. We sort of built on what we had last year. We knew that it was good. And yeah, just managed to pull a gap and just managing the energy. We had a little bit of tricky moment with the 23 (ASTON MARTIN THOR Team), I think they had a drive-through or something like that? I don’t really know why they were near us, but we sort of started to get boxed behind them. So, the guys made a super late call to pit into turn 8. But we had enough of a gap as well, so I think we’re one of the only cars to also change right-hand side tires. And we were just sort of making the job easier at the end of the race if the yellows came for Jack, which was the right call. But, you know, our team is great with the strategy at the moment. Whatever gets thrown to them, they know how to react. And, you know, just the fact that we can take tires, when no one else could just shows what they’re doing in the lane and on the strategy stuff. And yeah, then Jack just did a faultless drive to the end although it was was pretty nervous with those yellows watching. It was a long hour to watch, a lot of pacing going on, but yeah, just really happy for Cadillac, and really happy for the Corvette guys also to finally get the win here at our home race.”
No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “Detroit is treating us well in the races. Another podium. Three races in the city center of Detroit and three podiums. I’m happy with that coming from P7. Qualifying was frustrating, but turning that frustrating into a podium coming from P7, even with contact where I lost two positions. The team did a fantastic job. The car was good and Ricky just holding up everybody with the strategy that we took. It was risky, but it paid off. We are really happy with a podium, especially knowing our season, how it’s going, it shows that we never give up. We need to start somewhere and this is it. We start the momentum and let’s go forward.” Ricky Taylor: “Huge relief here in Detroit. Big day for Cadillac with a 1-3 result. Really happy for the team. We got very unlucky in qualifying with Filipe on a really good lap when the red flag came out. That could have totally changed our day, so the team was on the back foot at the start of the race. Again, nailed the strategy and put us in a good position to fight for a podium. I’m happy that everything worked out as planned and the team was flawless. Good momentum going into Le Mans. Happy for WTR and Cadillac.” No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Louis Deletraz: “Good day for Cadillac and congrats to the No. 31 and the No. 10 for the third place. Not our day. We pitted early and it turns out pitting later was better here. Obviously, we were trying to protect ourselves from a yellow and we tried. The team executed well, no mistakes and P6 is still some good points. Thanks to everyone.” Jordan Taylor: “Not much to say for the day. Good day for Cadillac going first and third, but on the 40 side, the pit sequence kind of put us behind and then it’s a tough track to pass, but we gained a couple spots due to attrition and other guys making mistakes, but we have some work to do to find some pace and that’s kind of how are year is going so far.”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.