The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will return with a full field this weekend at Road America, which will play host to the only non-endurance event featuring all four categories in 2024.
The two-hour, 40-minute race at the road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, will be streamed exclusively on Peacock starting at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 4.
In the Grand Touring Prototype class, the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 returns as the defending overall champion of the event. The entry, which is co-driven by Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron, leads the championship standings as the only two-time winner this year. Nasr and Cameron combined to win the most recent GTP race June 23 at Watkins Glen International.
“For sure, Road America in 2023 was the turning point for car No. 7, where things really started to click,” Nasr told the IMSA Wire Service. "(It) was truly a weekend that we could unlock the performance of the car, the true speed of the car.
“That win was really the breakthrough of the (No.) 7 crew. … If you look at all the results since, I really think the (No.) 7 car has been on a high, really ticking the boxes and being consistent.”
After Sunday at Road America, IMSA’s premier series will compete with all four classes twice more this season: Sept. 22 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (which will be a six-hour event for the first time) and the 10-hour Petit Le Mans season finale Oct. 12 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
Here are the details for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America (all times are ET):
2024 IMSA AT ROAD AMERICA
RACE: Sunday, Aug. 4, 3:10 p.m.
DISTANCE: A two-hour, 40-minute race on a 14-turn, 4.048-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 82 degrees with a 52% chance of rain at the green flag.
ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 47-car field in four categories (GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, GTD)
QUALIFYING: Saturday, Aug. 3, 5:20 p.m. ET (coverage on Peacock and IMSA.tv)
STARTING LINEUP: Click here for the 47-car field by grid l Click here for car number
RACE BROADCAST
STREAMING: The IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America race will begin Sunday, Aug. 4 on Peacock at 3 p.m. ET. (Peacock will have flag-to-flag coverage of all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events in 2024. Click here for information on how to sign up for Peacock.)
Brian Till will be the announcer with analyst Calvin Fish. Georgia Henneberry and Chris Wilner are the pit reporters.
RADIO: All sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage will begin Sunday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. (XM 206, Web/App 996)
IMSA ROAD AMERICA WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Thursday, Aug. 1
3:15 p.m.: Mustang Challenge practice
4 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice
Friday, Aug. 2
9:50 a.m.: Mustang Challenge practice
10:35 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup practice
11:20 a.m.: Michelin Challenge practice
2:20 p.m.: Mustang Challenge qualifying
2:55 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
4:45 p.m.: Michelin Challenge practice
5 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup qualifying
Saturday, Aug. 3
9 a.m.: Michelin Challenge qualifying
9:50 a.m.: Mustang Challenge Race 1
10:55 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
12:45 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 1
2:45 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America 120 race (Peacock)
5:20 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying (Peacock)
Sunday, Aug. 4
11:30 a.m.: Mustang Challenge Race 2
12:35 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2
3:10 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship SportsCar Weekend (Peacock)
2024 SEASON RECAPS
DAYTONA: Porsche wins Rolex 24 at Daytona, ending 55-year drought for Roger Penske
SEBRING: Michael Andretti, Wayne Taylor celebrate first win together
LONG BEACH: Chip Ganassi Racing wins Long Beach without a tire change
LAGUNA SECA: Roger Penske earns 100th sports car victory
DETROIT: Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti snaps 14-race winless streak
WATKINS GLEN: A redemptive victory for Porsche Penske Motorsport
IMSA COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS
A viewer’s guide to the Rolex 24: Five things to watch this weekend
Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Josef Newgarden among notable crossovers this year
Inside the sophisticated cockpit of a GTP hybrid prototype
Bubba Wallace wowed by sports car culture
Pipo Derani puts No. 31 Cadillac on pole position with record lap at Daytona
Defending Rolex 24 winner Mike Shank on IMSA comeback: “I work on it every day”
As his team grows bigger than ever, Wayne Taylor keeps an eye on the little things
NASCAR ON NBC PODCAST IMSA COVERAGE
Episode 312: Rolex 24 preview: A world-class field gathers at the World Center of Racing for a race of champions: Listen on Apple Podcasts, Listen on Spotify
Episode 313: Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti expands for 2024 season: Listen on Apple Podcasts, Listen on Spotify
Episode 314: Unable to defend Rolex 24 title, Mike Shank plots his IMSA return: Listen on Apple Podcasts, Listen on Spotify