2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend

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The 2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August 2, 2020. This race was the fourth round of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2020 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

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After a 21-minute weather-induced red flag sandwiched between 22 minutes of full-course caution, the race was won by the #7 team of Hélio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor, while the LMP2 class victory was taken by the DragonSpeed entry of Henrik Hedman and Ben Hanley. The GTLM class was won by Antonio García and Jordan Taylor of Corvette Racing, the team's third consecutive victory. AIM Vasser Sullivan also claimed their third consecutive victory, as Frankie Montecalvo and Townsend Bell scored their first class victory of the season. [1]

Background

Road America, where the race was held. Road America Turn 7.jpg
Road America, where the race was held.

Then International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2019. [2] It was the seventh consecutive year it was part of the IMSA SCC. The race was held at the ten-turn 4.048 mi (6.515 km) Road America on August 2, 2020. [3] The race was the third for the series after returning from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first besides the Rolex 24 which was included on the series' initial pre-pandemic schedule. It was the third of seven races on the WeatherTech Sprint Cup calendar.

Fans were allowed to be present at the event, but the garage area was restricted to essential team personnel, when it's typically open to fans. [4] The Mazda duo of Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell entered the race as defending champions. [4]

On July 24, 2020, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin, highlighting the BoP for the race. [5] In DPi, the Acura ARX-05 and Mazda RT24-P received weight reductions, while the Cadillac DPi-V.R and Mazda also received reductions in fuel capacity. The Acura also received a boost increase. In GTLM, the BMW M8 GTE received a slight weight decrease and a horsepower increase, while all cars received a fuel capacity increase. The BMW also received a slight boost increase. In GTD, all cars received a fuel capacity increase, and the Ferrari saw a boost decrease. The Audi and Lamborghini saw minor horsepower increases, while the Ferrari and Lexus received almost equivalent decreases. The restrictor diameter on the Lexus was also reduced, while it was increased on the Audi and Lamborghini.

Before the race, Ryan Briscoe and Renger van der Zande led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 92 points, ahead of Oliver Jarvis and Tristan Nunez with 92 points, and Sébastien Bourdais and João Barbosa with 90 points. [6] With 35 points, Patrick Kelly and Spencer Pigot led the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 35 points, ahead of Cameron Cassels and Kyle Masson with 32 points. [6] Antonio García and Jordan Taylor led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 95 points, ahead of Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor with 94 points. [6] In GTD, Jack Hawksworth led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 57 points, ahead of Aaron Telitz with 54 points. [6] Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Lamborghini were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and AIM Vasser Sullivan each led their own Teams' Championships. [6]

Entries

A total of 31 cars took part in the event, split across four classes. 8 were entered in DPi, 4 in LMP2, 6 in GTLM, and 13 in GTD. [7] In DPi, the only change from the previous event was the return of Chris Miller to the JDC-Miller Motorsports #85 after being replaced by Stephen Simpson at Sebring. [7] Simon Trummer returned in the LMP2 class after being forced to miss the previous round due to travel restrictions. The #8 Tower Motorsport by Starworks car withdrew late in the buildup to the event. [8] GTD saw the largest difference from the previous round, as Meyer Shank Racing returned with their two entries after skipping the Sebring round. [8] Heart of Racing Team also returned for the first time since the season-opening race. [7] GEAR Racing, who had previously announced their intentions to enter the event, were not on the final entry list. [7]


Practice

There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session lasted one hour on Friday while the second session on Saturday lasted 75 minutes. [9]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 4:35 pm CT on Friday and ended with Ricky Taylor topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:50.654. [10] Simon Trummer was fastest in LMP2 with a time of 1:53.381. [11] The GTLM class was topped by the #911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Nick Tandy with a time of 2:01.492. Laurens Vanthoor in the sister #912 Porsche GT Team entry was second and Jesse Krohn rounded out the top 3. [12] The GTD class was topped by the #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 of Bill Auberlen with a time of 2:06.822. [10]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi7 Acura Team Penske Ricky Taylor 1:50.654_
2DPi6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron 1:50.929+0.275
3DPi10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Renger van der Zande 1:50.939+0.285
Sources: [13] [14]

Practice 2

The second and final practice session took place at 8:55 am CT on Saturday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:49.280. [15] Simon Trummer was fastest in LMP2 with a time of 1:52.618. [16] The GTLM class was topped by the #4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R of Oliver Gavin with a time of 2:00.987. Frédéric Makowiecki in the ##911 Porsche GT Team was second and Jordan Taylor rounded out the top 3. [17] The GTD class was topped by the #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 of Aaron Telitz with a time of 2:05.691. [17] The session was red flagged when Robby Foley suffered brake failure and crashed at turn 5. [16]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron 1:49.280_
2DPi7 Acura Team Penske Ricky Taylor 1:49.445+0.165
3DPi77 Mazda Motorsports Tristan Nunez 1:49.885+0.605
Sources: [18] [19]

Qualifying

Qualifying was broken into three sessions. The first was for cars in GTD class. Aaron Telitz qualified on pole for the class driving the #14 car for AIM Vasser Sullivan, besting Frankie Montecalvo in the sister #12 AIM Vasser Sullivan entry. [20]

The second session of qualifying was for cars in the GTLM class. Laurens Vanthoor qualified on pole driving the #912 car for Porsche GT Team, beating Jordan Taylor in the #3 Corvette Racing entry by more than two tenths of a second. [21]

The final session was for cars in the LMP2 and DPi classes. Ricky Taylor qualified on pole driving the #7 car for Acura Team Penske, beating Dane Cameron in the sister #6 Acura Team Penske entry by over three tenths of a second. [21] Patrick Kelly set the fastest time in LMP2 driving the #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports car. [22]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1DPi7 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor 1:49.061_1‡
2DPi6 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 1:49.379+0.3182
3DPi55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell 1:49.607+0.5463
4DPi77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez 1:50.120+1.0594
5DPi10 Flag of the United States.svg Konica Minolta Cadillac Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 1:50.216+1.1555
6DPi5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa 1:50.742+1.6816
7DPi31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr 1:51.391+2.3307
8DPi85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller 1:51.681+2.6208
9LMP252 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Kelly1:54.474+5.4139‡
10LMP281 Flag of the United States.svg DragonSpeed USA Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Hedman1:55.427+6.36610
11LMP238 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Cassels1:56.965+7.90411
12LMP218 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman 1:57.589+8.52812
13GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor 2:00.590+11.52913‡
14GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor 2:00.854+11.79314
15GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin 2:00.904+11.84315
16GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler 2:01.155+12.90416
17GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn 2:01.202+12.14117
18GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki 2:01.305+12.24418
19GTD14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 2:06.251+17.19019‡
20GTD12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo 2:07.038+17.97720
21GTD76 Flag of the United States.svg Compass Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Fergus2:07.265+18.20421
22GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley 2:07.361+18.30022
23GTD74 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson2:07.911+18.85023
24GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil 2:07.924+18.86324
25GTD86 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry 2:07.942+18.88125
26GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg 2:08.118+19.05726
27GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick2:08.269+19.20827
28GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Gradient Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Till Bechtolsheimer2:08.520+19.45928
29GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James 2:08.540+19.47931 1
30GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg GRT Magnus Flag of the United States.svg John Potter 2:09.822+20.76129
31GTD30 Flag of the United States.svg Team Hardpoint Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ferriol2:10.474+21.41330
Sources: [23] [24]

Race

Post-race

The result kept Briscoe and van der Zande atop the DPi Drivers' Championship. Bourdais and Barbosa advanced from third to second while Jarvis and Nunez dropped from second to third. Derani moved to fourth after being fifth coming into Road America. [26] In LMP2, Cassels took the lead of the Drivers' Championship while Hedman advanced from fifth to third. Pigot dropped from first to fifth. [26] With a total of 130 points, Antonio García and Jordan Taylor's victory allowed them to extend their advantage over Bamber and Vanthoor in the GTLM Drivers' Championship to ten points. [26] The result kept Hawksworth atop the GTD Drivers' Championship with 87 points. Bell and Montecalvo advanced from sixth to second while Farnbacher and McMurry jumped from eighth to fourth. [26] Cadillac and Chevrolet continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Lexus took the lead of the GTD Manufactures' Championship. [26] Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, Corvette Racing, and AIM Vasser Sullivan kept their respective advantages in their respective of Teams' Championships while Performance Tech Motorsports took the lead of the LMP2 Teams' Championship with seven rounds remaining. [26]

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisLapsTime/retired
Engine
1DPi7 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor 		Acura ARX-05 632:43:13.909‡
Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6
2DPi10 Flag of the United States.svg Konica Minolta Cadillac Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 63+0.383
Cadillac 5.5L V8
3DPi31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 63+4.131
Cadillac 5.5L V8
4DPi5 Flag of the United States.svg Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 63+36.994
Cadillac 5.5L V8
5DPi55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell 		Mazda RT24-P 63+40.192
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4
6DPi77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez 		Mazda RT24-P 63+4:04.486
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4
7DPi85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller
Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 62+1 Lap
Cadillac 5.5L V8
8LMP281 Flag of the United States.svg DragonSpeed USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Hedman		 Oreca 07 61+2 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8
9DPi6 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 		Acura ARX-05 61+2 Laps
Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6
10GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 60+3 Laps‡
Chevrolet 5.5L V8
11GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 60+3 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5L V8
12LMP238 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Cassels
Flag of the United States.svg James French 		Oreca 07 60+3 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8
13LMP218 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley 		Oreca 07 60+3 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8
14GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn 		BMW M8 GTE 60+3 Laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
15GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 58Did not finish
Porsche 4.2L Flat-6
16GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 58+5 Laps
Porsche 4.2L Flat-6
17GTD12 Flag of the United States.svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo 		Lexus RC F GT3 57+6 Laps‡
Lexus 5.0L V8
18GTD86 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 57+6 Laps
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
19GTD14 Flag of the United States.svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 		Lexus RC F GT3 57+6 Laps
Lexus 5.0L V8
20GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 488 GT3 57+6 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
21GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 57+6 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat-6
22GTD74 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 57+6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8
23GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley 		BMW M6 GT3 57+6 Laps
BMW 4.4L Turbo V8
24GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg GRT Magnus Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United States.svg John Potter 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 57+6 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2L V10
25GTD76 Flag of the United States.svg Compass Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Fergus
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Holton		 McLaren 720S GT3 57+6 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8
26GTD30 Flag of the United States.svg Team Hardpoint Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ferriol
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 57+6 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
27GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler 		BMW M8 GTE 55Mechanical
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
28GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Gradient Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Till Bechtolsheimer
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 55+8 Laps
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
29LMP252 Flag of the United States.svg PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Kelly
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Trummer 		Oreca 07 54Crash
Gibson GK428 V8
30GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikhail Goikhberg
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 48Crash
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
31GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roman De Angelis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James 		Aston Martin Vantage GT3 0Did not start
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V6
Sources: [27] [28]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Road Race Showcase at Road America</span> Eighth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship Season

The 2021 Road Race Showcase at Road America was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The Race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 8, 2021. The race was the eighth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the fifth round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

References

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  4. 1 2 "IMSA Road America entry list features 31 cars across four divisions". motorsports.nbcsports.com. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "TB-IWSC-20-16-Road-America-BoP-Tables-07242020.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 "Heart of Racing Aston Returns; 32 Entries for Road America". sportscar365.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Entry List Notebook: IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America". imsa.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 IMSA Official Schedule and SR Road America 072220 V1" (PDF). results.imsa.com/noticeBoard.php. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Crask, Andrew (July 31, 2020). "Taylor leads Acura 1-2 in first Road America IMSA practice". racer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ Dagys, Johnd (July 31, 2020). "Taylor Tops Opening Practice at Road America". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ Malsher-Lopez, David (July 31, 2020). "IMSA Road America: Acura Team Penske back on top in FP1". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "03_Results_Practice 1.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  14. ↑ "06_Fastest Lap By Driver_Practice 1.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ Dagys, John (August 1, 2020). "Cameron Leads Second Practice at Road America". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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  19. ↑ "06_Fastest Lap By Driver_Practice 2.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. August 1, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Acura, Porsche, Lexus lead Road America qualifying". racer.com. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  21. 1 2 Malsher-Lopez, David (August 1, 2020). "IMSA Road America: Acura, Porsche, Lexus grab poles". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  22. ↑ Dagys, John (August 1, 2020). "Taylor Claims Pole in Penske Acura Front Row Sweep". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  23. ↑ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  24. ↑ "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  25. ↑ "2020 IMSA SPORTING REGULATIONS and SERIES SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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  27. ↑ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "2020 IMSA SPORTSCAR WEEKEND". racing-reference.info. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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