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The following is a list of circuits that have hosted International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) SportsCar Championship races from the inaugural season in 1971 up to and including the 2024 season. The list includes the combined IMSA history of races held as part of the IMSA GT Championship , the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series , the American ...
The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It is considered the pinnacle of sports car racing in North America, attracting top-tier ...
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive director of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France Sr ...
Daytona International Speedway: Roval: Daytona Beach, Florida: 1971–1997: 53 [A 1] Del Mar Fairgrounds: Street circuit: Del Mar, California: 1987–1992: 6 Firebird International Raceway: Race circuit Chandler, Arizona: 1987: 1 Halifax street circuit: Street circuit: Halifax, Nova Scotia: 1995: 1 Hallett Motor Racing Circuit: Race circuit ...
The first race was held at Virginia International Raceway; it was an unexpected success, with both the drivers and the handful of spectators who attended. [5] For the following year, John Bishop brought in sponsor R. J. Reynolds, and in 1975 introduced a new category: All American Grand Touring (AAGT). In 1977, the series went through a series ...
Watkins Glen International, where the race was held. The race was a late addition to the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship calendar, after travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the second consecutive year. [ 2 ]
Crystal Palace circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace Park in the Crystal Palace area of south London, England. The route of the track is still largely extant but the roads are now mainly used for access to the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre located in the park, and to events within the upper parts of Crystal Palace Park.
This led organizers to move the course to a hillside southwest of Watkins Glen for 1953. Drivers complained of poor visibility and run-off, prompting the construction of a permanent circuit, today called Watkins Glen International, in 1956. [3] In 1963, the race switched to the SCCA's new series, the United States Road Racing Championship.