IMSA Long Beach start times, TV, schedule, entry list 2022 – NBC Sports

IMSA Long Beach start times : The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will open its Sprint Cup season with Cadillacs favored for the overall win — according to their chief competition. Though Acura opened the season with Meyer Shank racing winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Wayne Taylor Racing's Filipe Albuquerque believes his team and MSR will be at a deficit Saturday on the streets of Long Beach. The Portuguese driver admitted as much during a Zoom news conference last week, noting that the Acuras were nearly a second off the Cadillacs last September. "The gap is so big, there is nothing we can do about it," Albuquerque said. "I think this specific track, the deficit is too much. It sounds like i'm whining and crying, but last year the closest lap was eight 10ths off in qualifying, and that was me stretching all the walls and trying my best. There is a limit. How can I fight them?" Cadillacs have won all four races at Long Beach during the DPi era (2020 was canceled because of the pandemic) and swept the podium last year with Action Express' No. 31 of Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr in victory lane. Derani is… Read full this story

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