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Greenlight International Announces Distribution Figures for HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour Highlights Program

by MikeDecember 4, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (December 4, 2025) – Following a successful live broadcast last month of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods, Greenlight Television and HSR have announced the production of a full-length highlights program, bringing audiences all the best thrills, spills and classic racing machinery from the 11th running of the historic racing event.

Across over six hours of live coverage, the HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour amassed well over 100,000 viewers across its online platforms, as well as over 29,000 minutes viewed on the RACER Fast Channel.

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Repeat Winners Reign Supreme at the 11th HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods

by MikeNovember 10, 2025

Iconic Racing Secures HSR Daytona Classic 24 Run Groups A, D and F “Triple Sweep” with Victories with the Team’s 1969 Lola T70 Mk III, 2000 Dodge Viper GTS-R and 2019 Cadillac DPi

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 9, 2025) – The inaugural season of the HSR Classic Endurance Championship presented by Mission Foods came to a colorful and competitive conclusion Saturday and Sunday at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) with the successful 11th running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods. Five full days of on-track action culminated with the HSR Daytona Classic 24-hour twice-around-the-clock race from Saturday at 2 p.m. until just before the same hour Sunday.

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HSR Welcomes Ford as the 2026 Featured Marque of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods

by MikeNovember 7, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 6, 2025) – Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Ford Racing announced today that Ford will be the Featured Marque of the 12th running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), November 11 – 15, 2026.

The first HSR Classic event, which debuted at the World Center of Racing in 2014, the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour is an annual tribute race to the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Ford has taken home 20 first-place trophies from the Rolex 24, including its first 24-hour victory in 1966 by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby in a Ford GT 40 Mk II in the first Daytona race to officially run the 24-hour distance.

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First Race Winners Crowned at Inaugural HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour Presented by Mission Foods

by MikeSeptember 30, 2025

BRASELTON, Georgia (September 29, 2025) – The first race winners in the inaugural running of the HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour presented by Mission Foods were crowned Sunday afternoon after four days of outstanding HSR competition at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (MRRA) this past weekend. The highlight of the full event – that also included the HSR Fall Historics – was the debut HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour that took its place alongside the HSR Classic races at Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway and Watkins Glen International as part of the first-year HSR Classic Endurance Cup presented by Mission Foods series.

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Race Winners Crowned at the HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour Presented by Mission Foods Races

by MikeJune 16, 2025

Third Annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods Comes to a Competitive Conclusion Saturday at Watkins Glen International

WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 15, 2025) – A trio of overnight Run Group leaders continued to roll through Saturday’s fourth and final race segments to secure the overall victories in the third annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods at Watkins Glen International. All were first time HSR Classic 6 Hour race winners but two of three have been victorious in the recent past in HSR Classic Mission Foods races at Daytona and Sebring.

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Wright’s Tenacity Leads to Top Five Finish in Sebring Twelve Hour

by MikeMarch 19, 2025

BATAVIA, Ohio. (March 18, 2025) – Wright Motorsports delivered another display of perseverance and tenacity in last weekend’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, overcoming multiple challenges to secure a top-five finish in the notoriously grueling endurance race. As the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the twelve-hour battle tested both man and machine, but the Ohio-based team rose to the occasion, earning valuable championship points in both the full-season GTD class and the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup. (more…)

First-Time Run Group Winners Crowned at the Mission Foods HSR Sebring Classic 12 Hour, Pistons & Props, Presented by the Alan Jay Automotive Network

by MikeDecember 9, 2024

– Convincing Victories, a Record-Stopping Upset and Late Drama Cap Another Competitive Mission Foods HSR Classic Sebring 12 Hour at Sebring International Raceway on Sunday

– Chevron B19, Acura ARX-05 DPi and a Pair of GT Porsches First Quartet of First-Time Mission Foods HSR Classic Sebring 12 Hour Winners in Six Years at Sebring International Raceway

SEBRING, Florida (December 8, 2024) – A quartet of first-time Mission Foods HSR Sebring Classic 12 Hour, Pistons & Props, Presented by the Alan Jay Automotive Network, race winners emerged for the first time in six years Sunday at Sebring International Raceway. The four overall Run Group winners came out on top after nine hours of non-stop competition Saturday and three more Sunday afternoon for a symbolic 12 hours of racing paying tribute to the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring sports car race, which will be run for the 73rd time next March. (more…)

Milestone 10th HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods Comes to a Competitive Conclusion

by MikeNovember 4, 2024

Five First-Time and One Repeat Overall HSR Classic 24 Run Group Winners Crowned After Five Full Days of Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods and HSR Daytona Historics Competition on the Road Course at Daytona International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 3, 2024) – The 10th Running of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods came to a close and competitive conclusion Sunday at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). A stout entry of more than 140 teams, drivers and cars from around the world raced in six different Run Groups on the DIS road course in a twice-around-the-clock succession of 24 back-to-back segments to celebrate the 10th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona tribute race that began in 2014. (more…)

Livestream Coverage Returns for This Weekend’s 10th Running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods

by MikeNovember 1, 2024

– Matador Motorsports Presents More Than 15 Hours of Prime Livestream Daytime Coverage of North America’s Premier Vintage and Historic 24-Hour Race This Saturday and Sunday, November 2 – 3

– Feed Available at HSR’s and IMSA’s YouTube Pages and Features Returning On-Air Talent Team of Joe Bradley, Jeff Wright and Marshall Pruett

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 1, 2024) – Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) confirmed today that this weekend’s 10th Running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods will be featured for the second-straight year in and expanded schedule of livestream coverage – presented by Matador Motorsports – on the HSR and IMSA YouTube Channels this Saturday and Sunday, November 2 – 3, from Daytona International Speedway (DIS). (more…)

10th Running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods This Weekend at Daytona International Speedway

by MikeOctober 31, 2024

– North America’s Premier Vintage and Historic 24-Hour Race Returns to the “World Center of Racing” for the 10th Time

– Packed Event Schedule Includes the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods and the HSR Daytona Historics Full-Season Championship Races

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 30, 2024) – A quality and sure-to-be competitive field of more than 140 vintage and historic sports cars from the last 60-plus years has converged on Daytona International Speedway (DIS) for the 10th Running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods this weekend at DIS, October 30 – November 3. A stout entry of defending and former race winners and debuting contenders is set for the Classic 24 Saturday and Sunday in addition to a strong lineup for the HSR Daytona Historics, which is a points-paying event for HSR’s season-long racing series and championships. (more…)