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About the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)

International Motor Sports Association, LLC (IMSA) was originally founded in 1969 and owns a long and rich history in sports car racing. Today, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America. IMSA also sanctions the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge, as well as four one-make series: Ferrari Challenge North America, Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and Porsche Carrera Cup North America. 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.

 
 

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Heads West to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Pro Class Sees Several Changes for Rounds 3 and 4 of 2026 Season


 

April 28, 2026

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

Entry List (Click Here)

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Year-to-year continuity won out over slightly revised lineups when it came to the overall and Pro class wins to start the 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at Sebring International Raceway in March. But two key changes have emerged in the Pro lineups since Sebring ahead of the cross-country trip West to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in picturesque Monterey, California for Rounds 3 and 4. 


 

The trip to WeatherTech Raceway also marks the last new North American venue for the new Hankook L63H tire, which debuted mid-year through 2025 at Watkins Glen International and has provided additional grip and durability to competitors. The WeatherTech Raceway track was repaved a couple years ago but is still an abrasive surface as sand and gravel often blows onto the track. 


 

Pro


 

TR3 Racing started with a perfect Sebring weekend, as Will Bamber and Elias De La Torre IV in their No. 29 TR3 Racing, Lamborghini Miami, Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 secured two poles and two race wins for a maximum 32 points. 


 

In the interim, Bamber has shifted to XONINE Racing’s No. 33 Lamborghini Chicago, Huracán alongside Darius Trinka while TR3 welcomes back Dennis Lind to share the No. 29 Huracán with De La Torre from Monterey onwards. The No. 33 XONINE entry finished fifth both races at Sebring.


 

That leaves the points leaders set to diverge on two different paths in Monterey and creates an opportunity for Wayne Taylor Racing’s entries – and the rest of the field – to close the gap or overtake. 


 

Hampus Ericsson and Nick Persing in the No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán banked a pair of runner-up finishes at Sebring and enter eight points back. Persing has been the driver to beat at WeatherTech Raceway the last two years at his closest venue to home. The Morgan Hill, California resident and Boise State University student swept both Pro races in 2025, including in a photo finish over Ericsson and Danny Formal’s entry in Race 2. He also won in ProAm in 2024. 


 

ANSA Motorsports may be poised to reach the top step this weekend for the first time in Pro since 2024, too. They’ll enter with a new lineup. In 2025, two Lamborghini Young Driver Program Shootout winners Enzo Geraci and Colin Queen shared a podium. Nico Jamin will fill in for Queen this weekend at Monterey alongside Tommi Gore, into his second weekend, aboard ANSA’s No. 4, Lamborghini Broward, Huracán. 


 

Precision Performance Motorsports’ Brandon Gdovic, running a striking orange livery highlighting the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, had a quietly strong start in Sebring with fourth both races in his No. 46 PPM, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán. 


 

ProAm


 

Danny Formal shifted into ProAm to start 2026 alongside Graham Doyle, but the change of class didn’t produce a change in result for the three-time Pro champion. Formal and Doyle swept the weekend at Sebring in their No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán. It’s rare to find a track on the schedule where Formal hasn’t won recently, and it’s been a “relative” dry spell going back to 2023 to find the last time Formal won in Monterey – he swept Pro that weekend with Kyle Marcelli. 


 

Behind them, both Kaizen Autosport and Forty7 Motorsports started strong in Sebring. Both Seth Henry and Wyatt Foster (Kaizen) and Lindsay Brewer and Keawn Tandon (Forty7) got a second and third place apiece. 


 

TR3’s Mateo Siderman and Martin Fuentes rebounded from last-place grid spots to fourth in both Sebring races, while TB Autosports’ Marcelli and Mathieu Boucher and Alliance’s Jack William Miller and Angelo Dinkov also scored top-fives in Sebring. 


 

Am


 

The Am battle at Sebring was eventful throughout the weekend with Nick Groat (No. 57 XONINE Racing, Lamborghini Chicago, Huracán) and Dean Neuls (No. 70 TR3 Racing, Lamborghini Miami, Huracán) splitting the wins and David Staab (PPM) and Johan Schwartz (89x Motorsports) scoring two podiums apiece. Groat, Staab and Schwartz are in a three-way tie for the lead with Neuls only two points behind. Both Staab and Groat won Monterey Race 1 last year, Staab in Am and Groat in LB Cup. 


 

LB Cup 


 

Just as Am was exciting to watch at Sebring, so too was LB Cup. Ray Shahi (No. 65 Taurino Racing, Lamborghini Newport Beach, Huracán) and Rocky T. Bolduc (No. 99 Topp Racing, Lamborghini Greenwich, Huracán) split the wins with Philippe Touchette (TB) and Clay Wilson (TR3) also scoring podiums. 


 

Lamborghini Super Trofeo practices on Friday with qualifying Saturday morning and the two 50-minute races Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET (10:35 a.m. ET). Races stream via Peacock, IMSA’s YouTube channel and Lamborghini’s YouTube channel.


 

2025 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Monterey Race 1 Winners:

  • Pro: Nick Persing, No. 8 Wayne Taylor Racing
  • ProAm: Andy Lee/Slade Stewart, No. 14 Flying Lizard Motorsports
  • Am: David Staab, No. 48 Precision Performance Motorsports
  • LB Cup: Nick Groat, No. 57 ONE Motorsports


 

2025 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Monterey Race 2 Winners:

  • Pro: Nick Persing, No. 8 Wayne Taylor Racing
  • ProAm: Anthony McIntosh/Brendon Leitch, No. 69 Wayne Taylor Racing
  • Am: Graham Doyle/Glenn McGee, No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing
  • LB Cup: Adrian Kunzle, No. 42 MLT Motorsports
 

California Ties Mean More for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Competitors Racing at Monterey

Baker’s Dozen: 13 Californian Drivers in GS at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca


 

April 27, 2026

By Tony DiZinno

IMSA Wire Service

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge competitors, particularly those with California ties, this year’s trip to Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will mean more.


 

The series schedule will shift slightly in 2027, as a return to Lime Rock Park in September means WeatherTech Raceway – for now – will drop off the Michelin Pilot Challenge calendar after this season. That adds extra incentive for those California drivers and teams to make this year’s race in Monterey memorable.


 

There are 13 Californian drivers, all in GS, and three California-based teams among the 45 cars (split 31 in GS, 14 in TCR) on the Monterey entry list. 


 

One entry off to a strong start in 2026 is the lone GS entry featuring two California residents on a California-based team, which features primarily California crewmembers. Sonoma, Calif.-based Stephen Cameron Racing’s No. 19 Ford Mustang GT4 of Palo Alto’s Sean Quinlan and San Francisco’s Gregory Liefooghe is keen to improve on some strong early-season results.


 

The No. 19 orange and purple Mustang survived the chaotic start to the last race at Sebring and banked its second top-10 finish in as many races to start the year. With finishes of eighth and seventh, Quinlan and Liefooghe enter Monterey sixth in points. 


 

Two other teams that have won at Monterey are based in California, as well. Rohnert Park, Calif.’s Murillo Racing features Santa Rosa’s Kenny Murillo driving alongside wife Aurora Straus in the team’s No. 24 Mercedes-AMG GT GT4. Murillo won there in 2023 in GS. 


 

San Francisco-based CarBahn by Peregrine Racing has multiple Californians in its two BMW M4 GT4 EVOs with Steve Wetterau (No. 37) from Newport Beach and Sean McAlister (No. 39) from Beverly Hills. CarBahn won at Monterey in 2020 with Jeff Westphal and Tyler McQuarrie. 


 

There’s a bevy of other Californians in GS, too. Thomas Merrill (Salinas) is one of WeatherTech Raceway’s most experienced drivers and looks to add another podium to his Daytona opener in the No. 14 Circle H Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo he shares with David Hampton. Jaxon Bell (son of past IMSA champion, Lexus veteran and NBC Sports commentator Townsend) of Pacific Palisades races here in his No. 23 Koch-Copeland Motorsports Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 with Ford Koch. 


 

Heart of Racing Team’s Hannah Grisham (No. 26 Aston Martin) hails from Glendora, LAP Motorsports’ Clayton Williams (No. 30 Ford) is from Oakley, Bob Michaelian is from Seal Beach in his No. 59 KohR Motorsports Ford, Allen Patten is from San Jose in his No. 66 van der Steur Racing Aston Martin, Lucas Weisenberg is from Orange in his No. 67 BSI Racing Toyota, and 2026-27 IMSA 3D Scholarship recipient Nicky Hays hails from Huntington Beach in his No. 92 Random Vandals Racing BMW.


 

It’s not a Californian leading the GS points after two races – it’s actually Texan Bryce Ward and Dutchman Daan Arrow – in the team’s No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT GT4 with two podiums in two starts. Winward is a past Monterey GS winner too, in 2019 with Russell Ward and Dominik Baumann. 


 

The elder Ward and Arrow lead Turner Motorsport’s Dillon Machavern and Luca Mars by 40 points, AutoTechnic Racing’s Austin Krainz and Stevan McAleer by 100, Sebring winners Moisey Uretsky and Michael Cooper of Ibiza Farm Motorsport and McCumbee McAleer Racing’s Robert Noaker and Nate Cicero by 140, and the aforementioned Quinlan and Liefooghe by 150.


 

TCR sees Bryson Morris and Mason Filippi out front in their No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR by 40 points over three different pairings: Sebring winners Franco Girolami and Tyler Gonzalez (Victor Gonzalez Racing), Lance Bergstein and defending TCR champion Harry Gottsacker (BHA) and Madison Aust and past TCR champion Mark Wilkins (BHA).


 

Michelin Pilot Challenge teams will have a busy Friday with two practice sessions before qualifying. The WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 will go green on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. ET (12:45 p.m. PT) with live streaming flag-to-flag on Peacock and on IMSA’s Official YouTube channel, commercial free courtesy of Michelin.

Fast Facts

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, Calif. 

May 1-2, 2026


 

Race Day/Time: Saturday, May 2, 3:45 p.m. ET

Peacock Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 3:40 p.m. ET (globally, ad-free, courtesy of Michelin via IMSA's Official YouTube channel)

Circuit Type: 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course

Classes Competing: Grand Sport (GS), Touring Car (TCR)

Race Length: Two hours

 

Michelin Pilot Challenge Track Records

  • GS: Michael de Quesada, McLaren Artura GT4, 1:27.455 / 92.455 mph, May 2024 (Qualifying)
  • TCR: Bryan Ortiz, Honda Civic FL5 TCR, 1:29.175 / 90.347 mph, May 2024 (Qualifying) 


 

2025 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Winners

  • GS: Jan Heylen/Luca Mars, No. 28 RS1 Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS
  • TCR: Preston Brown/Denis Dupont, No. 76 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR

 

Storylines

  • California Ties: Thomas Merrill (Salinas), Sean Quinlan (Palo Alto), Greg Liefooghe (San Francisco), Jaxon Bell (Pacific Palisades), Kenny Murillo (Santa Rosa), Hannah Grisham (Glendora), Clayton Williams (Oakley), Steve Wetterau (Newport Beach), Sean McAlister (Beverly Hills), Bob Michaelian (Seal Beach), Allen Patten (San Jose), Lucas Weisenberg (Orange) and Nicky Hays (Huntington Beach) are from California and get to race in their home state. 
  • IMPC Hits the Pacific Coast: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca marks the Michelin Pilot Challenge series’ lone trip out west to the Pacific Coast for 2026. 


 

Who’s Hot?

  • Winward Racing: Back-to-back podium finishes have positioned Winward first in the GS championship standings.  
  • Victor Gonzalez Racing: With three wins in the past four TCR races dating to the end of 2025, the No. 99 VGR Cupra Leon VZ TCR has been one to watch. 


 

Who’s Good Here?

  • Mark Wilkins and Harry Gottsacker: Wilkins (No. 98) is the lone active two-time TCR winner in Monterey and Gottsacker (No. 18) the lone active two-time TCR pole winner.

 

Previous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Winners in 2026 Field (15)

  • Mark Wilkins (2): TCR – 2021, 2023 
  • Preston Brown (1): TCR – 2025 
  • Gabby Chaves (1): TCR – 2020 
  • Denis Dupont (1): TCR – 2025 
  • Mason Filippi (1): TCR – 2023 
  • Harry Gottsacker (1): TCR – 2021 
  • Billy Johnson (1): ST – 2007 
  • Tim Lewis (1): TCR – 2022
  • Luca Mars (1): GS – 2025 
  • Stevan McAleer (1): ST – 2016 
  • Chris Miller (1): TCR – 2024 
  • Kenny Murillo (1): GS – 2023 
  • Mikey Taylor (1): TCR – 2024
  • Owen Trinkler (1): GS – 2018 
  • Jeff Westphal (1): GS – 2020

 

Previous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Pole Winners in 2026 Field (3)

  • Harry Gottsacker (2): TCR – 2020, 2022
  • Sean McAlister (1): GS – 2025 
  • Mark Wilkins (1): TCR – 2025 


 

Previous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Winning Teams in 2026 Field (8)

  • Bryan Herta Autosport (4): TCR – 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025
  • CarBahn (1): GS – 2020 
  • JDC-Miller MotorSports (1): TCR – 2024 
  • KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering (1): TCR – 2022
  • Murillo Racing (1): GS – 2023 
  • Team TGM (1): GS – 2018 
  • Turner Motorsport (1): ST – 2009
  • Winward Racing (1): GS – 2019 


 

Previous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Winning Manufacturers in 2026 Field (8)

  • Porsche – 6
  • Audi – 5
  • Hyundai – 4
  • BMW – 3
  • Mercedes-AMG – 3 
  • Aston Martin – 2
  • Ford – 2
  • McLaren – 1 

 

IMSA and ASE Announce Multi-Faceted Partnership to Strengthen the Technician Pipeline and Elevate Consumer Confidence

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 28, 2026) – The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) today announced a multi-faceted partnership that will aim to combat some of the challenges within the industry for each of IMSA’s 18 participating manufacturers — while raising the standard of service the motoring public receives at every dealership service center those manufacturers stand behind.


 

Each manufacturer that races within IMSA operates its own dealer network, and most of those dealers feature service centers that care for millions of vehicle owners every year. However, there is a critical, persistent and ongoing staffing shortage of skilled technicians to support each dealer and service center — a gap the motoring public feels directly whenever a vehicle needs maintenance or repair. With IMSA and ASE working together, this partnership will provide an aligned and integrated pipeline of ASE Certified technicians prepared to work on the same sophisticated manufacturer vehicles customers drive every day.


 

The collaboration brings together two industry leaders who share a commitment to continuous learning, verified expertise, and sustained success. The layered approach will work with a three-pronged effort:


 

  • Expand awareness of ASE Certification as the trusted benchmark for service professionals
  • Identify career pathways in the transportation industry
  • Position ASE as a major driver in meeting manufacturer needs


 

“ASE is excited to partner with IMSA to highlight the critical role of ASE Certified technicians — the men and women who meet the highest independently verified standards in the industry, on and off the track,” said Dave Johnson, president and CEO of ASE. “Every time a driver hands over their keys at a dealership service center, they deserve the confidence of knowing an ASE Certified technician is working on their vehicle. IMSA’s commitment to innovation and STEM education aligns perfectly with ASE’s mission, and together we are elevating the visibility of technician careers and showing how advanced training is vital to the safe service and repair of today’s technically advanced vehicles.”


 

For the motoring public, ASE Certification is the clearest, most trusted signal that a technician has demonstrated the knowledge, training and hands-on skill to service today’s increasingly complex vehicles. Every ASE Certified technician has passed rigorous, independently developed exams and verified hands-on experience — giving vehicle owners peace of mind that their car, truck or SUV is in qualified hands. Because the 18 manufacturers competing in IMSA depend on their dealer service networks to deliver that same quality and trust long after the sale, the alignment between IMSA’s OEMs and ASE Certified service staff translates directly to safer vehicles, more reliable repairs, and confidence for vehicle owners nationwide.


 

The program also aligns ASE and IMSA STEM initiatives. IMSA STEM powered by Gainbridge and Konica Minolta is now in its second year operating at both IMSA race events and digitally. The aim is to shift the focus from simply advanced degrees to greater advanced training. Essentially, this will outline what a training/career technical education path will look like compared to a standard four-plus year college degree.


 

“Building the next generation of technicians to service the cars on the road is as important as developing the next generation of talented drivers, crew members and workers within the IMSA paddock as a whole,” said IMSA President John Doonan. “We’ve seen remarkable participation in our IMSA STEM events already, and with this new partnership between IMSA and ASE, we’re confident that the ASE Certified technicians emerging from this pipeline will be the trusted hands the motoring public relies on at our manufacturer partners’ service centers nationwide as they work toward their certifications.”


 

Beyond the career development opportunity, there will be promotional elements of the partnership. ASE’s alignment with IMSA provides a window to the 18 manufacturers as well as IMSA’s 10-plus million sports car enthusiast fans — reinforcing the message that when the motoring public brings a vehicle in for service, an ASE Certified technician is the standard they should expect and the assurance they deserve.


 

About the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE):

Established by the automotive industry in 1972 as a non-profit organization, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a driving force in the transportation industry. As an independent third party, ASE upholds and promotes high standards of service and repair through the assessment, certification and credentialing of current and future industry professionals, and the prestigious ASE Blue Seal logo identifies professionals who possess the essential knowledge and skills to perform with excellence. Today, there are ASE Certified professionals at work in dealerships, independent shops, collision repair shops, auto parts stores, fleets, schools and colleges throughout the country. For more information about ASE, visit www.ase.com. 


 

About the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA):

The International Motor Sports Association, LLC (IMSA) was originally founded in 1969 and owns a long and rich history in sports car racing. Today, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America. IMSA also sanctions the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR), as well as five one-make series: Ferrari Challenge North America, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, Mustang Challenge and Porsche Carrera Cup North America. 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 part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. This partnership enables selected IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors to earn automatic entries into the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. For more information, please visit IMSA.com, and follow IMSA on X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

 

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