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IMSA Insider: McLaren Has “Strong Desire” to Expand IMSA Presence into GTP

by Mike

Zak Brown Provides Series of Updates Ahead of Rolex 24 At Daytona

By Tony DiZinno

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a media roundtable in advance of the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown joined McLaren Hypercar Team Principal James Barclay and Brown’s co-owner of United Autosports, Richard Dean, to reiterate McLaren’s interest in joining the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Brown has consistently noted since the formal launch of the McLaren top-level prototype program, its desire to join IMSA and only affirmed that last week.

“Let’s get WEC (FIA World Endurance Championship) up and running first, and our desire to be in IMSA is very high,” Brown told reporters.

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IMSA Insider: Porsche, Penske, Nasr Complete a Rolex 24 Three-Peat

by Mike
Penske, Porsche, Nasr Add to Rolex 24 Legacies with Third Straight Win
Photo by IMSA

CrowdStrike Racing by APR Won’t Be Denied in Taking First LMP2 Triumph

By Holly Cain

Unofficial Race Results

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Add yet another historic victory to Roger Penske’s iconic career of high achievement. Team Penske kicked off its 60th anniversary season Sunday with the overall victory in the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona – Penske’s third straight win in the world-renowned sports car race. It featured an all-time Rolex 24 record attendance at the Daytona International Speedway road course to kick off the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Brazilian Felipe Nasr drove the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 across the finish line 1.569 seconds ahead of Brit Jack Aitken in the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R after a particularly spirited battle through the final hour between the two. The No. 24 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 was third, 21 seconds behind the winner, in the team’s first race running the IMSA BMW GTP program.

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IMSA Insider: Take Your First Look at 2026 IMSA GTP Contenders on Eve of Roar Test

by Mike
Take Your First Look at 2026 IMSA GTP Contenders on Eve of Roar Test
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Three of the teams expected to vie for the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) title all took the wraps off their updated 2026 challengers this week.

On Sunday, Acura Meyer Shank Racing went first for its No. 60 and No. 93 Acura ARX-06 cars. The No. 60 has its third different livery since last year’s Rolex 24.

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IMSA Insider: Who’s Coming to The 2026 Roar Before the Rolex 24?

by Mike
Two Weeks in Daytona Set to Launch 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Season
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Two Weeks in Daytona Set to Launch 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Season

By Tony DiZinno

Entry List (Click Here)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The field is set to launch the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, first with today’s release of the entry list for next week’s Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. As this test is mandatory for all teams participating in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the entry list for the Roar should look substantially the same as the entry list for the race when it is released next week.

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IMSA Insider: Who Made Waves at IMSA’s Daytona November Test?

by Mike

IMSA test, Daytona, Nov. 2025TDS ORECA Leads in LMP2 IMSA Daytona Test

By Tony DiZinno

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The two prototype classes of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition took to the Daytona International Speedway on Friday, as updated Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) cars and a bevy of Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) cars enjoyed a sunny day of running at the IMSA-sanctioned November test.

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IMSA Insider: DragonSpeed to Corvette, Grosjean to Ford

by Mike

Dragonspeed to Corvette for IMSA 2026DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – DragonSpeed – runners-up for the Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) Drivers and Teams championships for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, as well as three-time Rolex 24 At Daytona class winners and 24 Hours of Le Mans Pro/Am victors in Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) – is shifting gears again for 2026.

A move to the Pro/Am GTD class in IMSA will see DragonSpeed renew its ties with General Motors to field a new Corvette Z06 GT3.R, the model which claimed this year’s GTD PRO title. The team will take delivery of its chassis later this month, with private testing to commence shortly thereafter.

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IMSA Insider – Take a Sneak Peek for 2026 of Stars, Cars Coming to November Daytona Test

by Mike

IMSA Begins 2026 Preparations with November Daytona Test

38 Cars in Attendance, Including a Handful of New Teams, Cars, Drivers

IMSA testing at Daytona in November, 2025
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By Tony DiZinno

Entry List (Click Here)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Anticipation and excitement are already building for the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship leading into the final sanctioned on-track activity of 2025. The three-day IMSA-sanctioned test at Daytona International Speedway from November 14 through 16 will give a first glimpse at the 2026 WeatherTech Championship field.

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IMSA Insider: Motul Petit Le Mans Previews and 2025 IMSA State of the Sport Recap

by Mike
IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans at Atlanta
Photo by IMSA

Motul Petit Le Mans – Championship Battles; Saturday Night Optimization; Testing the Limits, By David Phillips

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What began more than nine months ago on a chilly Florida winter afternoon at Daytona International Speedway’s Rolex 24 At Daytona comes to an end Saturday on what figures to be a cool Georgia fall evening at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with Motul Petit Le Mans. That would be the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, an 11-race weekend season featuring the world’s fastest sports cars competing on North America’s classic road racing courses.

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IMSA Insider – Lamborghini, Genesis Preparing Their New Cars

by Mike
IMSA Lamborghini Temerario
Photo: IMSA

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Launched at Goodwood this summer, Lamborghini aims for its new Temerario GT3 to be a new halo, flagship GT car for the iconic Italian brand.

And by new, they mean it. It’s literally all-new as the first car Lamborghini Squadra Corse has built from scratch as its own motorsport entity.

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