International Motor Sports Association
Also known as IMSA
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive director of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France Sr. of NASCAR. Beginning in 2014, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the premier series resulting from the merger of Grand-Am Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series. IMSA is owned by NASCAR Holdings, as a subsidiary company
Key facts
- Sport governing body.assocname
- International Motor Sports Association
- Sport governing body.abbrev
- IMSA
- Sport governing body.logo
- International Motor Sports Association logo (2014-present).svg
- Sport governing body.sport
- Motorsport
- Sport governing body.aff
- ACCUS-FIA
- Sport governing body.jurisdiction
- North America; United States and Canada
- Sport governing body.headquarters
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Sport governing body.Owner
- NASCAR
- Sport governing body.Parent company
- NASCAR
- Sport governing body.chiefexec
- Ed Bennett
- Sport governing body.chairman
- Jim France
- Sport governing body.president
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- History
- John Bishop and SCCA
- Beginnings
- GT era
- New ownership
- American Le Mans Series era
- Purchase by NASCAR and reunification
- Circuits
- Current sanctioned series
- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
- IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
- Porsche Carrera Cup North America
- Ferrari Challenge
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo
- Mazda MX-5 Cup
- Ford Mustang Challenge
- IMSA HSR Prototype Challenge
- Defunct series
- IMSA GT Championship
- American Le Mans Series
- IMSA IS
- IMSA RS
- American Challenge
- IMSA Renault Cup
- IMSA Showroom Stock
- IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship
- Formula BMW USA
- Atlantic Championship
- Panoz Racing Series
- Ultra 94 Porsche Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama
- IMSA Prototype Challenge
- References
- External links
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive director of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France Sr. of NASCAR. Beginning in 2014, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the premier series resulting from the merger of Grand-Am Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series. IMSA is owned by NASCAR Holdings, as a subsidiary company with a designated board of directors.
==History==