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

Race schedule

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

• The round at Virginia International Raceway was replaced by a round at Road America.
• Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the round at Mosport was replaced with a round at VIR.^[2]

Entry List

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

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

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

Points system

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

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 classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

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

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

1. "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
2. 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.
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5. Dagys, John (December 23, 2019). "Performance Tech Finalizes LMP3 Lineups, New Partnership". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
6. "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
7. "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
8. "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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10. "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.

External links

• Series website Archived February 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• IMSA website