"What if we told you there was another high-level racing series with fewer retirements and more elbows-out racing? What if we told you it was an American series with manufacturers and cars that you'd recognize from the road? Yes, we're talking about IMSA and before you click away, hear us out. We recently joined Acura for the 26th running of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, and it filled us with the sort of kid-like wonder we won't forget any time soon." - Car and Driver #sponsorship #sports #racing #imsa
IMSA - International Motor Sports Association
Spectator Sports
Daytona Beach, FL 29,915 followers
Premier sports car racing league. The IMSA WeatherTech Championship, IMSA Michelin Pilot, and IMSA VP Racing Challenge.
About us
If you like sports cars, you'll love IMSA. Your favorite cars, the latest technology and unmatched fan access to iconic racetracks. The International Motorsports Association, LLC (IMSA) is the premier sports car racing series in North America. The current sanctioning body was formed in 2013 due to a merger of Grand-Am Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series after being originally formed in 1969 and is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019. The series features the involvement of 19 manufacturers including Acura, Alfa Romeo, AMG-Mercedes, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mazda, McLaren, Mini, Nissan and Porsche. The sanctioning body leads seven motorsport platforms including the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America. It also sanctions the IMSA Challenge and the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented, as well as four one-make series: Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama; Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama; Ferrari Challenge North America; and Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America. The heart-thumping action of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes place 12 weekends a year. The series visits iconic tracks such as Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway, Watkins Glen International and Road Atlanta. Others include street circuits in Long Beach and Detroit, Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Lime Rock Park, Road America, VIRginia International Raceway and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. IMSA – a company within the NASCAR family – is the exclusive strategic partner in North America with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) which operates the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The partnership enables selected IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors to earn automatic entries into the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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External link for IMSA - International Motor Sports Association
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- Spectator Sports
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Daytona Beach, FL
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- Privately Held
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- 1969
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One Daytona Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114, US
Employees at IMSA - International Motor Sports Association
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Historic Sportscar Racing NASCAR Classic Presented by Petty’s Garage Series Debuts This Weekend at VIRginia International Raceway Past and Present Stock Car and Road Racing Driving Stars and the Nation’s Top Historic Stock Car Drivers Compete in Saturday’s Debut Doubleheader Driving Pristinely Restored Historic and Vintage NASCAR Stock Cars Racing Legend and Hall of Famer Richard Petty Scheduled to Visit VIR Friday Afternoon at the Petty’s Garage Hauler Area in the Main VIR Paddock Additional 2024 Events Include Watkins Glen International for the HSR NASCAR Classic at the NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen, September 13 – 14, and the HSR NASCAR Classic at the NASCAR Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, October 11 – 12 Read More: https://lnkd.in/eV6Rr6tY
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IMSA - International Motor Sports Association reposted this
Learn about the challenges and rewards of being a female driver in our traditionally male-dominated sport. These four racers are among the newest generation of women shattering the glass ceiling and the record books. ▶️ Porsche x Mobil 1 Female Driver Panel. 📆 Saturday, August 17 ⏰ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST 📍 The Barns in Monterey, CA — ⭐️ Our racers: 🏁 Madeline Stewart, Porsche #CarreraCupNA 🏁 Loni Unser, Porsche #SprintChallengeNA 🏁 Sabré Cook, Porsche #CarreraCupNA 🏁 Therese Lahlouh, Porsche #SprintChallengeNA #Porsche | #Mobil1FemaleDriverProgram | #CarreraCupNA | #SprintChallengeNA | #RaceBorn
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NASCAR Cup Series Driver Ross Chastain Reunites with Driving Instructor, IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship Recipient Fukuda in Michelin Pilot Challenge Ross Chastain and Ken Fukuda, his one-time Skip Barber instructor, competed together in their Grand Sport (GS) class No. 16 Skip Barber Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 at Road America. “I did do a street stock race when I was about 14 years old back home,” Chastain recalled of the last time he shared a car. He had one slight seat adjustment back then, though. “I was sitting on pillows because another driver was a little bigger and I was a little late hitting my growth spurt. “But this feels the most natural because Ken has instructed me before. The Skip Barber instructors have been great.” Read More: https://lnkd.in/eraxnqfx
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As IMSA SportsCar Weekend activities were getting underway Thursday at Road America, IMSA president John Doonan drove a golf cart around the 640-acre property. Immediately, he felt it. Something was happening. Something profoundly positive. Campgrounds were quickly filling. Hungry, thirsty fans gathered at concession stands. Golf carts, scooters and e-bikes whirled around him. Three days before the green flag was scheduled to wave for the featured race, Road America was buzzing with activity. A lifelong attendee of “America’s National Park of Speed,” Doonan knew the enthusiasm at the Wisconsin racetrack had reached new levels.
Huge Road America Turnout Latest Sign of IMSA’s Upward Trajectory | IMSA
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With YouTube IMSA is seizing the Motorsports moment. More than 70 per cent of IMSA’s YouTube audience is aged under 44, and they come from every corner of the globe. The top 10 countries for the race streams by audience size include the UK, Germany, Canada, Italy, Australia, France, Indonesia, Brazil, the Netherlands and Japan. The North American market has been named by almost every single manufacturer as the most important market for them when it comes to growing a brand. Read More: https://lnkd.in/emz3seMy
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IMSA Memories: This weekend at the IMSA SportsCar Weekend, racing legend David Hobbs, winner of the first IMSA race at Road America in 1979, and a young spectator that day - IMSA president John Doonan - reminisce about the event and where the series has gone decades later at the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. See the interview: https://lnkd.in/euPMmdeG
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Ford Performance has announced the 2025 season schedule for the IMSA-sanctioned single-make series. The championship schedule grows to six rounds and 12 races, plus the addition of the non-points Invitational round at Circuit de la Sarthe in support of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 2025 Mustang Challenge Schedule March 12-15: Sebring International Raceway May 9-11: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca *June 12-14: Le Mans Invitational (non-championship points round) August 1-3: Road America August 22-24: VIRginia International Raceway September 5-7: Circuit of The Americas Final Round to be announced Read More: https://lnkd.in/e34Gn9Kv #fordperformance #mustang #autosports #racing #sportscars
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NASCAR Cup Driver Chastain Making Michelin Pilot Challenge Debut at Road America - Sharing the No. 16 Skip Barber Racing School Aston Martin with Ken Fukuda NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain will make his IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge debut in the Road America 120 at the Wisconsin road course on Aug. 3. Chastain will share the controls of the No. 16 Skip Barber Racing School Aston Martin Vantage GT4 with IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship winner Ken Fukuda. “I am really looking forward to racing with Skip Barber at Road America,” said Chastain, who has four career Cup Series wins and is currently 13th in the 2024 point standings. “I have been a customer of Skip Barber Racing School and to now race with their IMSA team makes total sense. Dan and Anthony DeMonte run the premier racing school in the country, so hopefully I can have a good showing for them during one of our NASCAR off-weekends. I always appreciate the additional track time.” READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/e7gDm5GA
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Extraordinary Story behind Sean Creech Motorsport Canadian Flag Livery for CTMP This Weekend - Lance Willsey’s Family Escaped Czechoslovakia before WWII and Made a Home in Canada Sean Creech Motorsport will again carry the Canadian flag on its entry in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this weekend. The story behind the livery involves family, a hidden room, an incredible escape from pre-World War II Czechoslovakia – and a family that was welcomed by Canada, able to create a new life in a new country. “My mother’s family came to settle in Niagara Falls, Ontario, when they were forced to leave Sered, Czechoslovakia." said Willsey, who will also run the pair of 45-minute VP Racing Challenge races in the No. 33 Focal One Ligier JS P320 in the Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3) class at CTMP. “I’m so appreciative to Canada for taking them in, so I honor that every year with the maple leaf livery.” FULL STORY: https://lnkd.in/eVwv23qu
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