We’re back! We know it has been a minute and that you’ve missed us terribly. Believe us, the feeling is mutual. It’s been thirteen weeks since we last raced, and we’re ready to get back into action. After a second-place finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and a sixth-place finish at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, we’re quite enthusiastic to return to the podium, or better yet, go for a win. This weekend, we have John Potter, Andy Lally, and Spencer Pumpelly commanding our Aston Martin Vantage GT3, one of 17 cars competing this weekend in the GTD class. All five classes are back together, making a 47-car deep entry list for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. Watkins Glen holds a special place in our hearts, and we can’t wait to be back and get to racing. If you can’t attend in person, you can watch on Peacock, beginning Sunday, June 26 at 10:40 AM ET.
If you’re on-site, don’t forget to find Styled Aesthetic in the vendor area to pick up the latest Magnus Racing gear, including the Magnus Racing and the Holy Rolex t-shirt!
Following our quest for the Holy Rolex, we at Magnus Racing have returned (mostly) to our regular programming for this weekend’s Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway. Though it was the best finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona for Aston Martin, our second-place finish at the season opening event made us quite hungry for a first-place result, giving us some extra motivation this weekend to get to the top step. The No. 44 Magnus Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 is ready, with John Potter, Andy Lally, and Spencer Pumpelly returning as our three drivers for the twelve-hour endurance race. This is the second race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, beginning on Saturday, March 19 at 10:10 am Eastern. Watch live, flag to flag on Peacock. If you have the USA Network, you can watch from 3:30 pm to 10:30 pm Eastern.
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And here concludes the tale of John Potter, King of Magnus and the knights and drivers of the No. 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3—The Wise Sir Andy Lally, Sir Spencer Pumpelly the Brave, and Sir Jonny Adam, the not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Spencer-Pumpelly. Them and their trusty crew went on a great crusade to search for the Holy Rolex at Rolex 24 At Daytona and came in second place, instead receiving a very beautiful shrubbery. The runner-up finish brought Aston Martin Racing their best result at the famed event, leading to much rejoicing from the peasants throughout the land.
“We’ve had to wait for too long to see an Aston Martin finish on the podium at Daytona, and Magnus Racing knows what it is doing when it comes to top-class GT endurance racing in the US,” said Huw Tasker, Head of Customer Racing at Aston Martin. “That the team decided to race with Vantage in 2022 is further evidence of its growing reputation and the overall success of the GT3 programme. The level of competitiveness for Magnus Racing throughout the race is proof that Aston Martin can contend for victory in the biggest endurance races around the world, and we look forward to working with them through 2022.”
The group set out for their sacred quest for the Holy Rolex on Saturday afternoon from ninth place with Potter competing against 21 fearful foe. Despite the 61-car field, the team rode the trusty steed to the top five within the first four hours and remained steady for the majority of the race. Record cold temperatures descended on Daytona International Speedway over the course of the race, but all at Magnus Racing remained strong and brave as they charged forward. As one does over the course of a 24-hour race with 61 cars, the Magnus Racing Aston Martin fell two laps down to tenth position in the GTD class but used the 16 caution periods to their advantage to reclaim ground given to them by the racing gods, getting back on the lead lap.
By the halfway point, the team was back in third place, and Sir Andy Lally took the class lead two hours later. Two hours before sunrise, Sir Spencer Pumpelly found himself in an intense duel while running in second place and spun off track in the Le Mans Chicane. He rejoined in fourth and continued to press on, keeping the car as close to the leaders as possible as the sun came up. Lally took over for the final run, running in third as the checkered flag neared. With flawless pit stops, the team was able to keep the car in position to fight for a podium. With less than 30 minutes on the race clock, the second-place car received a drive-through penalty, moving the Magnus No. 44 car up to second place, where the team finished, earning Aston Martin Racing their best win at the grueling event.
The Twelve Hours of Sebring is next up for the Utah-based team, March 16-19 at Sebring International Raceway. Magnus Racing is slated to only run the four endurance races in the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar: the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Six Hours of the Glen and Petit Le Mans.
Stand by for attack. The oil of many a valiant car shall be avenged. In the name of Beau Barfield, we shall not stop our fight until each one of our foes run behind us and the Holy Rolex returns to whom God has chosen.
Thus ends this chapter in Magnus Racer and the Holy Rolex. In case you don’t know why this release is worded in such a grand fashion, please enjoy the video below.
Another poster completely different from a team that’s completely new and different and old and the same but not quite the same as this one is. It’s everyone’s favorite quest: Magnus Racing and the Holy Rolex.
Behold! It is Magnus Racing! From the castle of Camelot, chosen team of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, defeator of the boring, Sovern of all GTD! We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join us in our court at Daytona. Our purpose, our sacred task, is the Holy Rolex. A blessing! Barfield be praised!
With our trusty steed, the No. 44 Magnus Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3, we have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, throughout the kingdom of America to Florida, in our search for the greatest knights in the land to join John Potter, King of Magnus Racing.
The wise Sir Andy Lally was the first to join Potter’s knights, but other illustrious names were soon to follow. Sir Spencer Pumpelly the Brave, and Sir Jonny Adam, the not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Spencer-Pumpelly.
They will fight with the strength of many men to acquire the Holy Rolex, and in the name of God, we shall not stop our fight ‘til each car is passed and the Holy Rolex returns to those whom Barfield has chosen!
We hope you shall watch, and pray as we begin this holy quest at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. We begin on Saturday, January 29 at 1:40 PM Eastern, airing live on NBC, and streaming flag-to-flag on Peacock. Our foe are many, but we know we have total, unlimited power based on divine right.
And to our competitors, we fart in your general direction!
Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 06:29PM 
