Rookie opens championship run in convincing fashion; team-mate Thomson ends up sixth

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Michael DiMeo started his Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car season in style, taking pole position in Friday qualifying, and running a smart race for the season opener on Saturday, bringing his #71 Compass360 Racing Formcrete / ENJ Excavating / HPD Honda Civic Si home in first place after a spirited battle throughout the event.

Honda/HPD's video recap of the opening round of the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car race in Birmingham, Alabama.

Cheer on Ryan Eversley in the #70 Children's Tumor Foundation / Touge Tuning / Racing4Research.org GTS-class Subaru, and our two TC-class Hondas featuring Michael DiMeo in the #71 ENJ Excavating / Formcrete/ HPD Civic and Karl Thomson in the Children's Tumor Foundation / HPD / Racing4Research.org car. All three cars are on track for the Pirelli World Challenge round at Birmingham, Alabama this weekend.

Racing4Research Builds on Daytona and Sebring Momentum with Full-season World Challenge Effort

(New York, NY) — The Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF) Racing4Research (R4R) program will extend its highly successful "Art Car" effort with a full-season in the Pirelli World Challenge. Building on momentum begun at Daytona and Sebring earlier this year, the charity has partnered with Compass360 Racing, which fields cars in both GTS and TC classes.

(Toronto, Canada) -- James Vance will join forces with Compass360 Racing to continue his rookie season in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in 2014.