COMPASS RACING

Where it all began. Every company has a history. Ours is rooted in professional motorsport. Here you’ll find a collection of press releases, race reports and news stories from Compass Racing’s nearly two decades as a professional sports car race team, competing in IMSA (née Grand-Am) and SRO (née Pirelli World Challenge). Visit the Racing History page for a comprehensive list of our team’s podiums and awards, including nine driver and team championships and 75 professional race wins.

COMPASS RACING WINS INDIANAPOLIS 8-HOUR SILVER CUP
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COMPASS RACING WINS INDIANAPOLIS 8-HOUR SILVER CUP

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Ashton Harrison, in her GT3 debut, teamed with Matt McMurry, the lead pilot of Compass Racing’s No. 77 Richard Mille Acura NSX GT3 Evo. They were joined by the squad’s full-season IMSA driver Mario Farnbacher to contest the Silver Cup class.

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ASHTON HARRISON BECOMES FIRST FEMALE OVERALL GTWCA WINNER WITH COMPASS RACING
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ASHTON HARRISON BECOMES FIRST FEMALE OVERALL GTWCA WINNER WITH COMPASS RACING

(RACER Magazine) Almost overlooked due to the sometimes confusing race-within-a-race format of the Intercontinental GT Challenge Indy 8 Hour and the GT World Challenge America finale was the first overall victory for a woman, and the first victory for Ashton Harrison in her first GT World Challenge America race.

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COMPASS ACURA WINS GTWCA RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS
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COMPASS ACURA WINS GTWCA RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS

(Sportscar365) The No. 77 Compass Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo of Ashton Harrison and Matt McMurry won the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS portion of the Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS.

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COMPASS RACING ANNOUNCES INDIANAPOLIS 8-HOUR DRIVERS
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COMPASS RACING ANNOUNCES INDIANAPOLIS 8-HOUR DRIVERS

Ashton Harrison, Matt McMurry and Mario Farnbacher to helm the No. 77 Richard Mille Acura NSX GT3 Evo entry

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The final round of SRO’s GT World Challenge America takes place at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 14th to 17th, comprising the first three hours of the eight-hour International GT World Championship that sees rounds run across the globe. 

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JACOB ABEL TO JOIN COMPASS RACING AT LAGUNA SECA
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JACOB ABEL TO JOIN COMPASS RACING AT LAGUNA SECA

MONTEREY, CA — Honda Performance Development Academy graduate Jacob Abel will make his IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup debut at the helm of Compass Racing’s No. 76 Richard Mille Acura NSX GT3 Evo at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this coming weekend alongside HPD Factory driver Mario Farnbacher.

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MCMURRY AND DI MEO WIN IN VIRGINIA
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MCMURRY AND DI MEO WIN IN VIRGINIA

DANVILLE, VA – Matt McMurry and Michael Di Meo brought Compass Racing’s No. 77 Richard Mille Acura NSX GT3 Evo across the line in first place to deliver the team’s first top-step result in GT World Challenge America competition.

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COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES IMSA PROGRAM WITH KINGSLEY AND FARNBACHER
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COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES IMSA PROGRAM WITH KINGSLEY AND FARNBACHER

Team debuts Acura NSX GT3 Evo WeatherTech Sprint Cup effort for its 18th-consecutive IMSA season

VISTA, CA — One of the longest-running teams in the IMSA paddock announced its 2021 WeatherTech Sprint Cup program today. Compass Racing’s new No. 76 Richard Mille Acura NSX GT3 will debut at Mid-Ohio for the first round of the series, May 14th to 16th, with Jeff Kingsley and Mario Farnbacher signed for driving duties.

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FIFTH PLACE FINISH IN SRO GT3 DEBUT AT SONOMA
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FIFTH PLACE FINISH IN SRO GT3 DEBUT AT SONOMA

SONOMA, CA – Compass Racing’s debut of their Acura NSX GT3 program ended in a strong fifth-place result at the opening round of SRO America’s GT World Challenge season at the picturesque Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. 

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COMPASS RACING ADDS SRO GT WORLD CHALLENGE PROGRAM WITH ACURA NSX GT3
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COMPASS RACING ADDS SRO GT WORLD CHALLENGE PROGRAM WITH ACURA NSX GT3

VISTA, CA — Long-time SRO competitors Compass Racing enter new territory with the debut of an Acura NSX GT3 Evo for the 2021 season of SRO GT World Challenge America. Drivers Rodrigo Sales and Matt McMurry have been tapped as pilots for the seven-weekend championship, which features two 90-minute races each weekend, with the exception of the 8-hour finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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COMPASS WELCOMES SAN DIEGO MCLAREN CLUB
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COMPASS WELCOMES SAN DIEGO MCLAREN CLUB

We were thrilled to welcome San Diego McLaren Club members to our new facility in Vista, followed by a spirited drive through canyon roads, and finishing up with a delicious al fresco lunch at our partners Ebullition Brew Works & Gastronomy. Thank you to everyone who came out and shared the day with us and special thanks to the crew at Ebullition for being such fantastic hosts. There’s nothing better than sharing our passion for cars and making new friends!

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LAGUNA SECA SPRINT CUP FINALE PROVES CHALLENGING
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LAGUNA SECA SPRINT CUP FINALE PROVES CHALLENGING

MONTEREY, CA – Compass Racing rolled into WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – the team's home track for this season now that they are fully California-based – with high hopes for a good finish to the end of the second season with their McLaren 720S GT3 in IMSA’s GTD competition. Certainly, they'd had some good performances over the year – including two pole positions – and hoped to close out what has been a decidedly odd 2020 with a solid result.

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EBULLITION RELEASES THREE BREWS INSPIRED BY THE 2020 RACING SEASON
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EBULLITION RELEASES THREE BREWS INSPIRED BY THE 2020 RACING SEASON

VISTA, CA — Ebullition Brew Works has created three motorsports-inspired beers to celebrate the conclusion of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup and their first season as a strategic partner to Compass Racing. The amusingly-named, limited-run beverages will be shared – in a socially-distanced manner – with friends and competitors after the season-ending race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, November 1st.

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CHARLOTTE ROVAL RACE REPORT
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CHARLOTTE ROVAL RACE REPORT

Ninth-place finish at the North Carolina bullring's wet and soggy IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup race

CHARLOTTE, NC — IMSA’s first trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway’s “Roval” replaced the originally-scheduled round at Lime Rock Park, and the track did an admirable job of living up to the “bullring” term that’s used to describe the Connecticut track.

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JEFF KINGSLEY JOINS COMPASS RACING FOR REMAINING IMSA WEATHERTECH SPRINT CUP EVENTS
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JEFF KINGSLEY JOINS COMPASS RACING FOR REMAINING IMSA WEATHERTECH SPRINT CUP EVENTS

Current Porsche GT3 Cup Championship leader to sub for Corey Fergus and co-drive with Paul Holton

VISTA, CA — Compass Racing has signed Jeff Kingsley to co-drive the team’s No. 76 Richard Mille McLaren 720S GT3 with McLaren Factory Driver Paul Holton for the two remaining rounds of IMSA’s WeatherTech Sprint Cup, subbing for Corey Fergus, whose wife is expecting their first child in the coming weeks. 

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DESTRUCTION AT SRO ROAD AMERICA
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DESTRUCTION AT SRO ROAD AMERICA

Ray Mason started the first race of the SRO Road America event from the back of the GT4 Sprint field (after we moved him from SprintX so that he could drive solo) and in wet conditions moved up 11 positions to third in class and fifth overall, with just a few minutes left in the race. An incredible job that was marred by an overly-optimistic (as in, "what was he thinking?") move heading in to Canada Corner that resulted in both cars being written off.

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