The 2024 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge was the inaugural season of the IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge. It began on June 7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and ended on October 6 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Robert Noaker Racing's Robert Noaker scored the series' inaugural victory during the opening round at Mid-Ohio.
Calendar An initial calendar was released in August 2023, featuring five race weekends totaling ten race events. The preliminary schedule initially featured a round at Charlotte Motor Speedway with an undisclosed date. Ultimately, this round was dropped from the final schedule in favor of the Indianapolis 8 Hour support race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Each weekend consisted of two 30-minute practice sessions, with a 15-minute qualifying session setting the grids for a pair of 45-minute races.
RoundCircuitLocationDatesSupporting 1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 7–9 TCR World Tour 2 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 20–23 IMSA SportsCar Championship 3 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 2–4 4 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas August 31–September 1 FIA World Endurance Championship 5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana October 4–6 Intercontinental GT ChallengeSource:
Entry list TeamNo.DriversClassRounds Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports 1 Chloe Chambers DH 1 Carl Bennett DH 2 Greg Bennett DHL 3 Leaders Credit Union Competition Motorsports 66 Kel Kearns DHL All Max Opalski Racing 2 Maximilian Opalski DH All Spark Performance 3 Tommy McGlynn DHL 3 Frankie Muniz DH 4 Chloe Chambers DH 5 33 Alex Bachoura DHL All KohR Motorsports 5 Rod Randall DHL All 52 Christian Bach DH All 94 D.J. Randall DH All MDK Motorsports 8 Tom Tait DHL All 16 Gabe Tesch DH 1–3 Trenton Estep DH 4 17 Jim Farley DH 1 Automatic Racing 9 Mike Stillwagon DHL 1 Rob Ecklin DHL 3 99 Larry Webster DH 1 NV Autosport 10 Stephen Vajda DHL 1–2, 4–5 Robert Noaker Racing 13 Robert Noaker DH All 29 Mitch Marvosh DHL 1–4 31 Reid Sweeney DH All 74 Tyler Maxson DH All Capaldi Racing 14 John Strauss DHL All TechSport Racing 15 Alfonso Diaz DHL 5 JV Racing Team 18 Marcos Vento DH All Skip Barber Racing 19 Mike Stillwagon DHL 2–5 McCumbee McAleer Racing 22 Jeremy Fletcher DH All 48 Zachry Lee DHL All 82 Nate Cicero DH 1–2 Drew Neubauer DHL 4 Southern Paley Motorsports 26 Sam Paley DH All LAP Motorsports 30 Scott Thomson DHL 3–5 37 Cristian Perocarpi DH 5 Precision Performance Motorsports 46 Brandon Gdovic DH All 47 Wesley Slimp DH All Nick Smither Racing 58 Nicholas Smither DHL All Jack Lewis Enterprises 73 Jack Lewis DHL All Torre Racing 84 Paolo Salvatore DHL 3–4 Icon Class DH Dark Horse DHL Dark Horse Legends
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Legends Winner 1 1 Mid-Ohio #74 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #13 Robert Noaker Racing #8 MDK Motorsports Tyler Maxson Tyler Maxson Robert Noaker Tom Tait R2 #74 Robert Noaker Racing #13 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Tyler Maxson Robert Noaker Tyler Maxson Zachry Lee 2 1 Watkins Glen #13 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Robert Noaker Tyler Maxson Tyler Maxson Zachry Lee R2 #74 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Tyler Maxson Tyler Maxson Tyler Maxson Zachry Lee 3 1 Road America #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing #26 Southern Paley Motorsports #26 Southern Paley Motorsports #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Jeremy Fletcher Sam Paley Sam Paley Zachry Lee R2 #26 Southern Paley Motorsports #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing #26 Southern Paley Motorsports #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Sam Paley Jeremy Fletcher Sam Paley Zachry Lee 4 1 COTA #16 MDK Motorsports #74 Robert Noaker Racing #16 MDK Motorsports #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Trenton Estep Tyler Maxson Trenton Estep Zachry Lee R2 #16 MDK Motorsports #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing #13 Robert Noaker Racing #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Trenton Estep Jeremy Fletcher Robert Noaker Zachry Lee 5 1 Indianapolis #13 Robert Noaker Racing #13 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #33 Spark Performance Robert Noaker Robert Noaker Tyler Maxson Alex Bachoura R2 #13 Robert Noaker Racing #74 Robert Noaker Racing #13 Robert Noaker Racing #15 TechSport Racing Robert Noaker Tyler Maxson Robert Noaker Alfonso Diaz
Championship standings Points system 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. Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+Points350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010
Driver's Championship IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season. Pos.DriverMOHWGIELKCOTINDBonusPoints1 Robert Noaker12223421214032702 Tyler Maxson71112338128031903 Sam Paley2454112124552025504 Jeremy Fletcher3332225542633024905 Reid Sweeney4244341954314023606 Maximilian Opalski627225666544022307 Marcos Vento9211110988676021808 Alex Bachoura269178101111101012018809 Mike Stillwagon151216121310131213130184010 Zachry Lee238767997DNSDNS0174011 Nicholas Smither171012141514151715170166012 Brandon Gdovic24662152722DNSDNS0160013 Christian Bach131924DNS14122611870147014 D.J. Randall1059923DNS109DNSDNS0143015 Tom Tait122313132416192114150143016 Wesley Slimp252510201113252321110130017 John Strauss201820161921181620180127018 Gabe Tesch112287870126019 Stephen Vajda18131411142516160124020 Kel Kearns221621191718201818210123021 Rod Randall1914181820DNS2315DNSDNS093022 Mitch Marvosh161525DNS16202220086023 Jack Lewis21171917DNSDNS24DNS1920083024 Chloe Chambers27799074025 Scott Thomson182217191719074026 Trenton Estep132067027 Paolo Salvatore12172713055028 Alfonso Diaz118043029 Nate Cicero52623DNS041030 Cristian Perocarpi1210040031 Drew Neubauer1614032032 Carl Bennett1515032033 Tommy McGlynn2115026034 Frankie Muniz12DNS019035 Rob Ecklin22DNS09036 Greg BennettDNSDNS00Drivers ineligible to score points Jim Farley1411 Larry Webster820Pos.DriverMOHWGIELKCOTINDBonusPointsBold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap : Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.
Dark Horse Legends Driver's Championship Pos.DriverMOHWGIELKCOTINDBonusPoints1 Alex Bachoura2691781011111010121030302 Mike Stillwagon151216121310131213132029603 Zachry Lee23876799714028004 Nicholas Smither17101214151415171517026905 Tom Tait12231313241619211415025106 John Strauss20182016192118162018022607 Kel Kearns22162119171820181821022108 Stephen Vajda1813141114251616020709 Mitch Marvosh161525DNS162022200161010 Rod Randall1914181820DNS2315DNSDNS0161011 Jack Lewis21171917DNSDNS24DNS19200153012 Scott Thomson1822171917190135013 Paolo Salvatore12172713099014 Alfonso Diaz1182069015 Drew Neubauer1614051016 Tommy McGlynn2115046017 Rob Ecklin22DNS019018 Greg BennettDNSDNS00Pos.DriverMOHWGIELKCOTINDBonusPoints
Team's Championship Pos.DriverMOHWGIELKCOTINDBonusPoints1 Robert Noaker Racing111123211112035102 McCumbee McAleer Racing33367542633030103 Southern Paley Motorsports2454112124552028604 Max Opalski Racing627225666544026005 MDK Motorsports112287871314152024806 KohR Motorsports10599141210987024207 JV Racing Team9211110988676024108 Precision Performance Motorsports246620527222111022609 Spark Performance26917810111110990223010 Nick Smither Racing171012141514151715170203011 Capaldi Racing201820161921181620180176012 Leaders Credit Union Competition Motorsports221621191718201818210173013 Skip Barber Racing16121310131213130171014 NV Autosport18131411142516160158015 Jack Lewis Enterprises21171917DNSDNS24DNS19200119016 LAP Motorsports1822171912100114017 Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports2771515080018 Torre Racing12172713077019 Automatic Racing151222DNS060020 TechSport Racing1180470Pos.DriverMOHWGIELKCOTINDBonusPoints
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