This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge teams take on the four mile long circuit known as Road America. It should be an interesting race. The updated entry lists for both races are out.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Currently, 44 cars are listed on the entry list, eight Prototypes, a season-high nine Prototype Challenge cars, ten GT Le Mans cars and 17 GT Daytona entries. 41 are expected to race.
With the Prototypes returning to the track, Sean Rayhall goes back to his normal gig with Panoz DeltaWing Racing. Starworks Motorsport has drafted in Gustavo Yacaman to replace him. Also, Bruno Junqueira is back in PC and BAR1 Motorsports, as previously reported, is running two cars.
Alex Job Racing has a new entry, the No. 77 Porsche that will be shared by Gunnar Jeannette and David MacNeil. David MacNeil is the father of full-timer Cooper MacNeil and the CEO of WeatherTech, the series’ title sponsor. Finally, Sportscar365.com is reporting that Black Swan Racing has suspended operations recently after the death of team owner Tim Pappas‘ father. As a result, they will not be in Wisconsin.
2016 IMSA Continental Tire Road Race Showcase Entry List
| Class | Number | Drivers | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype | 0 | Katherine Legge Sean Rayhall | Panoz DeltaWing Racing | DeltaWing DWC13-Elan |
| Prototype | 5 | Joao Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Action Express Racing | Chevrolet Corvette DP |
| Prototype | 10 | Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Wayne Taylor Racing | Chevrolet Corvette DP |
| Prototype | 31 | Dane Cameron Eric Curran | Action Express Racing | Chevrolet Corvette DP |
| Prototype | 55 | Jonathan Bomarito Tristan Nunez | Mazda Motorsports (SpeedSource) | Mazda |
| Prototype | 60 | Oswaldo Negri, Jr. John Pew | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Ligier JS P2-Honda |
| Prototype | 70 | Tom Long Joel Miller | Mazda Motorsports (SpeedSource) | Mazda |
| Prototype | 90 | Ryan Dalziel Marc Goossens | VisitFlorida Racing (Spirit of Daytona Racing) | Chevrolet Corvette DP |
| Prototype Challenge | 7 | José Gutierrez Gustavo Yacaman | Starworks Motorsport | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 8 | Alex Popow Renger van der Zande | Starworks Motorsport | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 20 | Bruno Junqueira Matt McMurry | BAR1 Motorsports | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 26 | Johnny Mowlem Don Yount | BAR1 Motorsports | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 38 | James French Kyle Marcelli | Performance Tech Motorsports | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 52 | Robert Alon Tom Kimber-Smith | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 54 | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | CORE autosport | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 85 | Misha Goikhberg Stephen Simpson | JDC-Miller MotorSports | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| Prototype Challenge | 88 | Richard Bradley Mark Kvamme | Starworks Motorsport | ORECA FLM09-Chevrolet |
| GT Le Mans | 3 | Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R |
| GT Le Mans | 4 | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R |
| GT Le Mans | 25 | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM |
| GT Le Mans | 62 | Giancarlo Fisichella Toni Vilander | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GTE |
| GT Le Mans | 66 | Joey Hand Dirk Müller | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT |
| GT Le Mans | 67 | Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT |
| GT Le Mans | 100 | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM |
| GT Le Mans | 911 | Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche North America | Porsche 911 RSR |
| GT Le Mans | 912 | Earl Bamber Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche North America | Porsche 911 RSR |
| GT Daytona | 6 | Andrew Davis Robin Liddell | Stevenson Motorsports | Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 9 | Lawson Aschenbach Matt Bell | Stevenson Motorsports | Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 16 | Corey Lewis Spencer Pumpelly | Change Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 22 | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R |
| GT Daytona | 23 | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Alex Job Racing-Team Seattle | Porsche 911 GT3-R |
| GT Daytona | 27 | Larry DeGeorge Cedric Sbirrazzuoli | Dream Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 33 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Riley Motorsports | Dodge Viper GT3-R |
| GT Daytona | 44 | Andy Lally John Potter | Magnus Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 48 | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow | Paul Miller Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 63 | Alessandro Balzan Christina Nielsen | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 73 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3-R |
| GT Daytona | 77 | Gunnar Jeannette David MacNeil | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-R |
| GT Daytona | 80 | Dan Knox Mike Skeen | Lone Star Racing | Dodge Viper GT3-R |
| GT Daytona | 96 | Bret Curtis Jens Klingmann | Turner Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 |
| GT Daytona | 97 | Michael Marsal Markus Palttala | Turner Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 |
Not Expected to Race:
No. 11- Change Racing (Part-time team)
No. 68- Scuderia Corsa (Part-time team)
No. 540- Black Swan Racing (See above)
IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
Currently, 37 cars are listed on the entry list, but 36 will start on Saturday. Grand Sport is up to ten entries, the most in quite a while with the return of Muehlner Motorsports America‘s Porsche Cayman GT4. Automatic Racing has their second entry, the No. 09, on-site with the pairing of Al Carter and Andrew Hobbs, grandson of David Hobbs.
Guy Cosmo has joined Team TGM for the rest of the season as a teammate to owner Ted Giovanis. The team tends to practice both cars and race whichever one is fastest. Also, CJ Wilson Racing has Justin Piscitell in the No. 35 this week as regular driver Tyler McQuarrie has a drifting conflict.
Street Tuner sees James Vance out at MINI Team JCW. Mark Pombo has returned to the No. 37 after missing the last two races due to business priorities. Kyle Gimple is back in Compass360 Racing‘s No. 75 Audi S3 after being temporarily replaced by Tom Dyer. There are also additional driver changes with some of the smaller operations.
2016 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge: Road America Entry List
| Class | Number | Drivers | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Sport | 09 | Al Carter Andrew Hobbs | Automatic Racing | Aston Martin Vantage |
| Grand Sport | 12 | Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman | Bodymotion Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 |
| Grand Sport | 15 | Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell | Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Shelby GT350R-C |
| Grand Sport | 21 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Peter Ludwig | Muehlner Motorsports America | Porsche Cayman GT4 |
| Grand Sport | 33 | Daniel Burkett Marc Miller | CJ Wilson Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 |
| Grand Sport | 35 | Till Bechtolsheimer Justin Piscitell | CJ Wilson Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 |
| Grand Sport | 46 | Guy Cosmo Ted Giovanis | Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 |
| Grand Sport | 64 | Guy Cosmo Ted Giovanis | Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 |
| Grand Sport | 76 | Paul Holton Pierre Kleinubing | Compass360 Racing | Ford Shelby GT350R-C |
| Grand Sport | 99 | Charles Espenlaub Charles Putman | Automatic Racing | Aston Martin Vantage |
| Street Tuner | 7 | Sam Adams Elliott Skeer | Rebel Rock Racing | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 8 | Theo Bean Robin Liddell | Rebel Rock Racing | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 17 | Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly | Rennsport One | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 18 | Josh Bilicki Dillon MacHavern | Rennsport One | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 19 | Connor Bloum Greg Strelzoff | Rennsport One | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 22 | Andy Lee Kris Wright | Kris Wright Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 25 | Stevan McAleer Chad McCumbee | Freedom Autosport | Mazda MX-5 |
| Street Tuner | 26 | Andrew Carbonell Liam Dwyer | Freedom Autosport | Mazda MX-5 |
| Street Tuner | 27 | Danny Bender Britt Casey, Jr. | Freedom Autosport | Mazda MX-5 |
| Street Tuner | 31 | Devin Jones Jason Rabe | Bodymotion Racing | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 34 | Drake Kemper Christian Szymczak | ALARA Racing | Mazda MX-5 |
| Street Tuner | 36 | Matthew Dicken Corey Lewis | Strategic Wealth Racing | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 37 | Ethan Low Mark Pombo | MINI JCW Team (LAP Motorsports) | MINI JCW |
| Street Tuner | 38 | Dan Rogers Seth Thomas | Next Level European | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 44 | Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler | CRG-I Do Borrow | Nissan Altima Coupe |
| Street Tuner | 52 | Ramin Abdolvahabi Nate Norenberg | MINI JCW Team (LAP Motorsports) | MINI JCW |
| Street Tuner | 54 | Michael Johnson Stephen Simpson | JDC-Miller MotorSports | BMW 228i |
| Street Tuner | 56 | Eric Foss Jeff Mosing | Murillo Racing | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 65 | Brent Mosing Tim Probert | Murillo Racing | BMW 328i (E90) |
| Street Tuner | 73 | Derek Jones Mat Pombo | MINI JCW Team (LAP Motorsports) | MINI JCW |
| Street Tuner | 74 | Jim McGuire Nico Rondet | Compass360 Racing | Audi S3 |
| Street Tuner | 75 | Roy Block Kyle Gimple | Compass360 Racing | Audi S3 |
| Street Tuner | 81 | Jerry Kaufmann Kyle Tilley | BimmerWorld Racing | BMW 328i (F30) |
| Street Tuner | 83 | Ari Balogh Greg Liefooghe | Next Level European | Porsche Cayman |
| Street Tuner | 84 | James Clay Tyler Cooke | BimmerWorld Racing | BMW 328i (F30) |
| Street Tuner | 92 | Steve Eich Cameron Lawrence | Honda of America Racing Team (HART) | Honda Civic Si |
| Street Tuner | 93 | Ryan Eversley Chad Gilsinger | Honda of America Racing Team (HART) | Honda Civic Si |
Not Expected to Race:
Nos. 46/64- Team TGM (Depends on which car they decide to race)
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