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2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge

The 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge is the fifteenth season of the IMSA Lites series and its successors and the fourth season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The opening race of the season was on January 4 at the Daytona International Speedway and the season concludes on October 9 at Road Atlanta. The championship will be contested solely by LMP3 class prototypes.

Calendar edit

Race schedule edit

The 2020 schedule was released August 2, 2019.[1]
A revised calendar was released May 15, 2020, due to changes made because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Rnd Circuit Location Date Duration
1 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 4 3 hours
2 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida July 17 1 hour 45 mins
3 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 1 1 hour 45 mins
4 Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 22 1 hour 45 mins
5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 27 1 hour 45 mins
6 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 16 3 hours

Calendar changes edit

Entry List edit

All cars use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 engine.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  Jr III Racing[3][4] Ligier JS P3 3   Eric Palmer[4] All
  Greg Palmer[4] All
  Performance Tech Motorsports[5] Ligier JS P3 6   Dan Goldburg[5] 1–3, 5–6
  Blake Mount[5] 1, 4
  Rasmus Lindh[6] 2–3, 5–6
  Jon Branam 4
19   Dan Goldburg 4
  Rasmus Lindh 4
75   Cameron Cassels[5] All
  Max Hanratty[5] 1–5
  Stephen Simpson[7] 6
  JDC MotorSports Norma M30 9   Scott Andrews[6] 2–6
  Gerry Kraut[6] 2–6
  Robillard Racing LLC[8] Norma M30 10   Stevan McAleer[8] All
  Joe Robillard[8] All
  K2R Motorsports[8]
  MG1 Motorsports LLC 		Ligier JS P3 11   Steven Thomas[8] All
  Thomas Merrill[8] 1, 6
64   Matthew Bell[8] All
  Naveen Rao[8] All
  Nielsen Racing[9] Norma M30 17   Garett Grist[9] 1
  Rob Hodes[9] 1
  Gilbert/Korthoff Racing[8] Norma M30 23   Jon Brownson[8] 1–2
  Anthony Simone[8] 1–2
  Sean Creech Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P3 30   Wayne Boyd[8] 1
  Naj Husain[8] 1
33   Lance Willsey[8] 1–2, 4–6
  Anthony Lazzaro[8] 1
  Bud Grossenbacher[6] 2, 4, 6
  Riley Motorsports[8] Ave-Riley AR-2 35   Jim Cox[8] 1
  Dylan Murry[8] 1
  Forty 7 Motorsports[8] Norma M30 40   David Grant[8] All
  Keith Grant[8] All
  Parker Thompson[7] 6
47   Joel Janco[8] All
  J.J. Jorge[8] 1–3, 6
  Kyle Kirkwood[8] 1, 4–6
74   Jon Brownson[10] 3–6
  Wyatt Schwab[10] 3–6
  CT Motorsports LLC[8] Norma M30 46   Scott Huffaker II[8] 1
  Steven Scullen III[8] 1
  MLT Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P3 54   Dakota Dickerson[8] All
  Dean Baker[8] 1
  Dom Cicero[6] 2–6
  Wulver Racing[8] Ligier JS P3 60   Bruce Hamilton III[8] All
  Tõnis Kasemets[8] All
  Tristan Viidas[8] 1, 6
  Conquest/GRS Racing[8] Norma M30 61   Danny Kok[8] 1
  George Staikos[8] 1
  One Motorsports[8] Ligier JS P3 86   Paul LaHaye[8] 1, 3–6
  Dave House[8] 1
  Chip Romer[7] 6
Entry List:[8][6][10][11][12][7]

Race results edit

Rnd Circuit Pole position Race winners
1 Daytona   No. 64 K2R Motorsports   No. 47 Forty 7 Motorsports
  Matthew Bell
  Naveen Rao 		  Joel Janco
  J.J. Jorge
  Kyle Kirkwood
2 Sebring No Qualifying[N 1]   No. 9 JDC MotorSports
  Scott Andrews
  Gerry Kraut
3 Road America   No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports   No. 9 JDC MotorSports
  David Grant
  Keith Grant 		  Scott Andrews
  Gerry Kraut
4 Virginia No Qualifying[N 2]   No. 64 K2R Motorsports
  Matthew Bell
  Naveen Rao
5 Mid-Ohio   No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports   No. 54 MLT Motorsports
  David Grant
  Keith Grant 		  Dom Cicero
  Dakota Dickerson
6 Road Atlanta   No. 64 K2R Motorsports   No. 64 K2R Motorsports
  Matthew Bell
  Naveen Rao 		  Matthew Bell
  Naveen Rao
Results[13][14][15][16][17]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain, resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook.
  2. ^ Qualifying for the Virginia Round was cancelled after barrier repairs were required following a major crash in Practice for the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the grid was set per the rulebook.

Championship standings edit

Points system edit

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Race 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Driver's Championship edit

Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
1   Matthew Bell
  Naveen Rao 		2 3 5 1 2 1 190
2   Dakota Dickerson 3 4 4 4 1 6 174
3   Joel Janco 1 11 8 3 9 9 152
4   Dan Goldburg 13 6 2 9 3 8 150
5   Scott Andrews
  Gerry Kraut 		1 1 7 7 3 148
6   Steven Thomas 8 10 12 6 6 2 145
7   Dominic Cicero 4 4 4 1 6 144
8   David Grant
  Keith Grant 		11 8 3 5 5 13 143
9   Cameron Cassels 4 12 7 10 10 5 139
10   Stevan McAleer
  Joe Robillard 		DNS 2 6 2 4 14 134
11   Bruce Hamilton III
  Tõnis Kasemets 		7 13 9 8 8 7 134
12   Rasmus Lindh 6 2 9 3 8 132
13   Jon Brownson 6 7 13 13 11 4 132
14   Eric Palmer
  Greg Palmer 		10 5 10 14 12 12 123
15   Max Hanratty 4 12 7 10 10 113
16   Kyle Kirkwood 1 3 9 9 109
17   J.J. Jorge 1 11 8 9 100
18   Paul LaHaye 9 11 12 14 11 98
19   Lance Willsey 16 9 15 13 10 92
20   Wyatt Schwab 13 13 11 4 84
21   Bud Grossenbacher 9 15 10 59
22   Thomas Merrill 8 2 55
23   Anthony Simone 6 7 49
24   Tristan Viidas 7 7 48
25   Blake Mount 13 11 38
26   Dean Baker 3 30
27   Garett Grist
  Rob Hodes 		5 26
28   Stephen Simpson 5 26
29   Dave House 9 22
30   Jon Branam 11 20
31   Chip Romer 11 20
32   Jim Cox
  Dylan Murry 		12 19
33   Parker Thompson 13 18
34   Danny Kok
  George Staikos 		14 17
35   Scott Huffaker II
  Steven Scullen III 		15 16
36   Anthony Lazzaro 16 15
37   Wayne Boyd
  Naj Husain 		17 14
Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Team's Championship edit

Pos. Team Car DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
1 #64 K2R Motorsports LLC Ligier JS P3 2 3 5 1 2 1 190
2 #54 MLT Motorsports Ligier JS P3 3 4 4 4 1 6 174
3 #47 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 1 11 8 3 9 9 152
4 #9 JDC MotorSports Norma M30 1 1 7 7 3 148
5 #6 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 13 6 2 11 3 8 148
6 #11 K2R Motorsports Ligier JS P3 8 10 12 6 6 2 145
7 #40 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 11 8 3 5 5 13 143
8 #75 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 4 12 7 10 10 5 139
9 #10 Robillard Racing LLC Norma M30 DNS 2 6 2 4 14 134
10 #60 Wulver Racing Ligier JS P3 7 13 9 8 8 7 134
11 #3 Jr III Racing Ligier JS P3 10 5 10 14 12 12 124
12 #86 One Motorsports Ligier JS P3 9 11 12 14 11 98
13 #33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 16 9 15 13 10 92
14 #74 Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 13 13 11 4 76
15 #23 Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports Norma M30 6 7 49
16 #17 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 5 26
17 #19 Performance Tech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 9 22
18 #35 Riley Motorsports Ave-Riley AR-2 12 19
19 #61 Conquest/GRS Racing Norma M30 14 17
20 #46 CT Motorsports LLC Norma M30 15 16
21 #30 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 17 14
Pos. Team Car DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points

Bronze Driver's Cup edit

Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points
1   Steven Thomas 1 3 3 2 2 1 194
2   David Grant
  Keith Grant 		3 1 1 1 1 170
3   Paul LaHaye 2 2 3 4 3 152
4   Lance Willsey 5 2 4 3 2 148
5   Bud Grossenbacher 2 4 2 92
6   Thomas Merrill 1 1 70
7   Dave House 2 32
8   Chip Romer 3 30
9   Danny Kok
  George Staikos 		4 28
10   Anthony Lazzaro 5 26
Pos. Drivers DAY SEB ELK VIR MOH ATL Points

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dagys, John (May 15, 2020). "IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Father-Son Palmer Duo in Jr III Ligier LMP3 for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Dagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (December 23, 2019). "ELMS Squad Nielsen to Expand into IMSA Competition". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid-Ohio Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  13. ^ IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  14. ^ IMSA Wire Service (July 18, 2020). "Andrews, Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  15. ^ IMSA Wire Service (August 1, 2020). "JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  16. ^ IMSA Wire Service (August 23, 2020). "Rao, Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  17. ^ IMSA Wire Service (October 16, 2020). "Rao, Bell Win Road Atlanta Season Finale to Clinch Title". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

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