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2026 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge

The 2026 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge is the third season of the IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge. It began on March 18 at Sebring International Raceway and will finish on October 6 at Circuit of the Americas.

Schedule

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The schedule was announced August 1, 2025, featuring 12 races over six double header events.[1]

Round Circuit Location Dates Supporting
1 Sebring International Raceway Florida Sebring, Florida March 18–20 IMSA SportsCar Championship
2 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca California Monterey, California May 1–3
3 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Ohio Lexington, Ohio June 5–7
4 Watkins Glen International New York (state) Watkins Glen, New York June 25–27
5 Virginia International Raceway Virginia Alton, Virginia August 21–23
6 Circuit of the Americas Texas Austin, Texas September 4–6 FIA World Endurance Championship
Source:[2]

Entries

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Team No. Driver(s) Class Rounds
United States Spark Performance 3 United States Nolan Allaer DH 2–3
33 United States Alex Bachoura DHL 1
United States Wheelhouse Motorsports 7 United States Sandy Satullo DH 1–3
8 United States Tom Tait DHL 1–3
17 United States Jim Farley DH 1–3
34 United States Will Lucas DH 1–3
63 United States Joseph Dederichs DHL 1–3
77 United States Michael Tosi DH 1–2
United States Paley Motorsport with AAG Racing 9 United States Chris Clarke DHL 1–2
29 United States Ryan Persing DH 1–2
United States TechSport Racing 21 United States Colin Harrison DH 1, 3
22 United States Devin Anderson DH 1–3
United States Flying Lion Motorsports 25 United States Bruce Griffin DHL 1
United States Ethan Low DH 3
United States G2 Motorsports 28 United States Louis Gigliotti DH 1, 3
United States Birdhouse Racing 37 United States Dave Luaces DHL 3
United States Round 3 Racing 42 United States Cole Loftsgard DH 1–3
70 United States Joe Koenig DHL 2–3
United States Nick Smither Racing 58 United States Nicholas Smither DHL 1–2
88 Canada Walter Bobko DHL 1–2
United States Torre Racing 84 United States Paolo Salvatore DHL 1–3
United States Peterson Racing 87 United States Doug Peterson DHL 1
DH 3
United States Automatic Racing 98 United States Tate Pritt DH 1–3
Source:[3][4][5]
Icon Class
DH Dark Horse
DHL Dark Horse Legends

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Legends Winner
1 R1 Sebring United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #33 Spark Performance
United States Cole Loftsgard United States Cole Loftsgard United States Cole Loftsgard United States Alex Bachoura
R2 United States #77 Wheelhouse Motorsports United States #77 Wheelhouse Motorsports United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #33 Spark Performance
United States Michael Tosi United States Michael Tosi United States Cole Loftsgard United States Alex Bachoura
2 R1 Laguna Seca United States Devin Anderson United States Devin Anderson United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #58 Nick Smither Racing
United States #22 TechSport Racing United States #22 TechSport Racing United States Cole Loftsgard United States Nicholas Smither
R2 United States Devin Anderson United States Devin Anderson United States Devin Anderson United States #8 Wheelhouse Motorsports
United States #22 TechSport Racing United States #22 TechSport Racing United States #22 TechSport Racing United States Tom Tait
3 R1 Mid-Ohio United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #84 Torre Racing
United States Cole Loftsgard United States Cole Loftsgard United States Cole Loftsgard United States Paolo Salvatore
R2 United States #42 Round 3 Racing United States #7 Wheelhouse Motorsports United States #22 TechSport Racing United States #8 Wheelhouse Motorsports
United States Cole Loftsgard United States Sandy Satullo United States Devin Anderson United States Tom Tait
4 R1 Watkins Glen
R2
5 R1 VIR
R2
6 R1 COTA
R2

Championship standings

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Points system

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Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below. Ten bonus points each are awarded for the driver who earns the pole position and runs the fastest lap in each race event.

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+
Points 350 320 300 280 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

Drivers' Championship

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Standings: DH Drivers

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Pos. Driver SEB LGA MOH WGI VIR COT Bonus Points
1 United States Cole Loftsgard 1 1 20 720
2 United States Michael Tosi 2 2 20 660
3 United States Devin Anderson 4 3 0 580
4 United States Will Lucas 3 5 0 560
5 United States Sandy Satullo 5 4 0 540
6 United States Colin Harrison 6 8 0 480
7 United States Ryan Persing 8 6 0 480
8 United States Tate Pritt 7 7 0 480
9 United States Doug Peterson 9 9 0 440
10 United States Louis Gigliotti 11 11 0 420
Drivers Ineligible to Score Points
United States Doug Peterson 10 10

Standings: DH Drivers

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Pos. Driver SEB LGA MOH WGI VIR COT Bonus Points
1 United States Cole Loftsgard 1 1 40 720
2 United States Michael Tosi 2 3 0 620
3 United States Devin Anderson 3 2 0 620
4 United States Will Lucas 4 4 0 560
5 United States Sandy Satullo 5 5 0 520
6 United States Colin Harrison 6 7 0 500
7 United States Tate Pritt 7 7 0 480
8 United States Doug Peterson DNS DNS 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (August 1, 2025). "Mustang Challenge North America sets 2026 schedule". RACER. Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mustang Challenge 2026". www.fordracing.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sebring International Raceway Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). imsa.com. March 11, 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ "WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). imsa.com. April 22, 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 24, 2026. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Pre-Event Entry List" (PDF). imsa.com. May 27, 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
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