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
Jr III Racing^[3]^[4]	Ligier JS P3	3	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
		19	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
JDC MotorSports	Norma M30	9	Gerry Kraut^[6]	2–6
Robillard Racing LLC^[8]	Norma M30	10	Stevan McAleer^[8]	All
Robillard Racing LLC^[8]	Norma M30	10	Joe Robillard^[8]	All
K2R Motorsports^[8] MG1 Motorsports LLC	Ligier JS P3	11	Steven Thomas^[8]	All
		11	Thomas Merrill^[8]	1, 6
		64	Matthew Bell^[8]	All
		64	Naveen Rao^[8]	All
Nielsen Racing^[9]	Norma M30	17	Garett Grist^[9]	1
Nielsen Racing^[9]	Norma M30	17	Rob Hodes^[9]	1
Gilbert/Korthoff Racing^[8]	Norma M30	23	Jon Brownson^[8]	1–2
Gilbert/Korthoff Racing^[8]	Norma M30	23	Anthony Simone^[8]	1–2
Sean Creech Motorsport^[8]	Ligier JS P3	30	Wayne Boyd^[8]	1
		30	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
Riley Motorsports^[8]	Ave-Riley AR-2	35	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
		74	Wyatt Schwab^[10]	3–6
CT Motorsports LLC^[8]	Norma M30	46	Scott Huffaker II^[8]	1
CT Motorsports LLC^[8]	Norma M30	46	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
Conquest/GRS Racing^[8]	Norma M30	61	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
1	Daytona	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao	Joel Janco J.J. Jorge Kyle Kirkwood
2	Sebring	No Qualifying^{[N 1]}	No. 9 JDC MotorSports
2	Sebring	No Qualifying^{[N 1]}	Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut
3	Road America	No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports	No. 9 JDC MotorSports
3	Road America	David Grant Keith Grant	Scott Andrews Gerry Kraut
4	Virginia	No Qualifying^{[N 2]}	No. 64 K2R Motorsports
4	Virginia	No Qualifying^{[N 2]}	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao
5	Mid-Ohio	No. 40 Forty 7 Motorsports	No. 54 MLT Motorsports
5	Mid-Ohio	David Grant Keith Grant	Dom Cicero Dakota Dickerson
6	Road Atlanta	No. 64 K2R Motorsports	No. 64 K2R Motorsports
6	Road Atlanta	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao	Matthew Bell Naveen Rao
Results^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Notes

^ Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain, resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook.
^ 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 finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dagys, John (May 15, 2020). "IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^ "JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid-Ohio Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ IMSA Wire Service (July 18, 2020). "Andrews, Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ IMSA Wire Service (August 1, 2020). "JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ IMSA Wire Service (August 23, 2020). "Rao, Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ 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

[SebringPole-13] Qualifying for the Sebring Round was cancelled due to heavy rain, resulting in the grid being set per the rulebook.

[VirginiaPole-14] 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.

[2020Calendar-1] "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Schedule Features Return to Road America". IMSA. prototypechallenge.imsa.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[Revised-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dagys, John (May 15, 2020). "IMSA Confirms Revised Challenge Series Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[JrIII2020-3] "JR III Planning Expansion to Two-Car LMP3 Operation". sportscar365.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[PalmerDuo-4] Jump up to: ^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.

[PerformanceTech-5] Jump up to: ^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.

[Sebring-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Sebring Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[RoadAtlanta-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road Atlanta Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

[Daytona-8] Jump up to: ^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.

[Nielsen-9] Jump up to: ^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.

[RoadAmerica-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Road America Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[VIREntryList-11] "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge VIR Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[MidOhio-12] "2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Mid-Ohio Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[DaytonaResults-15] IMSA Wire Service (January 4, 2020). "Forty7 Norma Wins Daytona Season Opener". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[SebringResults-16] IMSA Wire Service (July 18, 2020). "Andrews, Kraut Take Sebring IPC Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[RoadAmericaResults-17] IMSA Wire Service (August 1, 2020). "JDC Victorious at Road America in Bizarre Finish". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[VirginiaResults-18] IMSA Wire Service (August 23, 2020). "Rao, Bell Take K2R Norma LMP3 to VIR Win". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[AtlantaResults-19] 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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