The Heart of Racing finishes double-header weekend with fifth in Canada
Bowmanville, Canada (July 15, 2025) - The Heart of Racing competed on both sides of the equator on Sunday with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, while the World Endurance Championship completed its sixth round of the season in São Paulo, Brazil.
The Heart of Racing Team’s No. 27 IMSA squad overcame several difficulties throughout the weekend to finish on a high note. The racing community came to the team’s aid after the team’s transporter had an issue on the way to the Canadian border. After piecing together borrowed equipment to replace what couldn’t make the trip north, the team showed great pace in the first practice session.
Unfortunately the team endured an incident during the second practice session causing a red flag. The Heart of Racing Team thrashed for four hours to make sure the car was ready for qualifying on Saturday afternoon. Stevenson qualified the No. 27 Heart of Racing Vantage in fourth with his second fastest lap time, the first was discounted due to causing a red flag in practice.
Stevenson maintained position during his all green 50 minute stint, before De Angelis took over the wheel. The Canadian made a last minute dive into the pits with an hour to go alongside the leaders from third with several cars not electing to pit at that time, De Angelis rejoined the field in sixth.
With 30 minutes to go, De Angelis was setting the fastest laps in the GTD field, when a caution slowed everyone down. There was one green flag lap with 15 minutes remaining before the race ended under caution. De Angelis took the checkered fifth.
“It was a good top five for my first time back in the Vantage since Daytona,” said De Angelis. “The No. 27 team is fighting for a championship so it was really important to not only get a clean finish, but to gain some points in the process. It’s a shame we couldn’t beat the No. 57 today, we just didn’t have the pace that they did. I was happy to be back with No. 27 crew, they did a great job putting the car back together after our incident in the second practice session.”
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will take on Road America next with all categories back on track, August 1-3rd. The World Endurance Championship will take the month of August off and will be back on track at Circuit of the Americas, September 5-7th.
