The 2026 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge was the third season of the IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge. It began on March 18 at Sebring International Raceway and finished on October 6 at Circuit of the Americas.
Schedule The schedule was announced August 1, 2025, featuring 12 races over six double header events. RoundCircuitLocationDatesSupporting 1 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 18–20 IMSA SportsCar Championship 2 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California May 1–3 3 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 5–74 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 25–27 5 Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 21–23 6 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas September 4–6 FIA World Endurance ChampionshipSource:
Entries All teams use the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R. TeamNo.Driver(s)ClassRounds Spark Performance3 Nolan AllaerDH2–333 Alex BachouraDHL1 Wheelhouse Motorsports 7 Sandy Satullo DH All 8 Tom Tait DHL All 17 Jim Farley DH 1–3 34 Will Lucas DH All 63 Joseph Dederichs DHL All 77 Michael Tosi DH 1–2 Dan McKeeverDHL6 Paley Motorsport with AAG Racing9 Chris ClarkeDHL1–2, 4–629 Ryan PersingDH1–2, 4–6 NV Autosport10 Stephen VajdaDHL4 TechSport Racing18 Justin GravettDH6 21 Colin Harrison DH 1, 3–6 22 Devin Anderson DH All Flying Lion Motorsports 25 Bruce Griffin DHL 1 Ethan LowDH3–6 G2 Motorsports 28 Louis Gigliotti DH 1, 3 Birdhouse Racing37 Dave LuacesDHL3 Round 3 Racing 42 Cole Loftsgard DH All70 Joe KoenigDHL2–3 Oleg GorshkovDHL4–5 Brad McCallDHL6 Nick Smither Racing 58 Nicholas Smither DHL 1–2, 4–5 88 Walter Bobko DHL 1–2, 4–5 Torre Racing79 Drew Neubauer DHL4 84 Paolo Salvatore DHL All Peterson Racing 87 Doug Peterson DHL 1DH3–4 Automatic Racing 98 Tate Pritt DH AllSource: Icon Class DH Dark Horse DHL Dark Horse Legends
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Dark Horse Winner Legends Winner 1 1 Sebring #42 Round 3 Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #33 Spark Performance Cole Loftsgard Cole Loftsgard Cole Loftsgard Alex Bachoura 2 #77 Wheelhouse Motorsports #77 Wheelhouse Motorsports #42 Round 3 Racing #33 Spark Performance Michael Tosi Michael Tosi Cole Loftsgard Alex Bachoura 2 1 Laguna Seca Devin Anderson Devin Anderson #42 Round 3 Racing #58 Nick Smither Racing #22 TechSport Racing #22 TechSport Racing Cole Loftsgard Nicholas Smither 2 Devin Anderson Devin Anderson Devin Anderson #8 Wheelhouse Motorsports #22 TechSport Racing #22 TechSport Racing #22 TechSport Racing Tom Tait 3 1 Mid-Ohio #42 Round 3 Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #84 Torre Racing Cole Loftsgard Cole Loftsgard Cole Loftsgard Paolo Salvatore 2 #42 Round 3 Racing #7 Wheelhouse Motorsports #22 TechSport Racing #8 Wheelhouse Motorsports Cole Loftsgard Sandy Satullo Devin Anderson Tom Tait 4 1 Watkins Glen #42 Round 3 Racing #22 TechSport Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #70 Round 3 Racing Cole Loftsgard Devin Anderson Cole Loftsgard Oleg Gorshkov 2 #22 TechSport Racing #22 TechSport Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #70 Round 3 Racing Devin Anderson Devin Anderson Cole Loftsgard Oleg Gorshkov 5 1 VIR #42 Round 3 Racing #22 TechSport Racing #42 Round 3 Racing #70 Round 3 Racing Cole Loftsgard Devin Anderson Cole Loftsgard Oleg Gorshkov 2 #42 Round 3 Racing #22 TechSport Racing #34 Wheelhouse Motorsports #70 Round 3 Racing Cole Loftsgard Devin Anderson Will Lucas Oleg Gorshkov 6 1 COTA Devin Anderson Devin Anderson Devin Anderson #9 Paley Motorsport with AAG Racing #22 TechSport Racing #22 TechSport Racing #22 TechSport Racing Chris Clarke 2 #42 Round 3 Racing #42 Round 3 Racing Devin Anderson #70 Round 3 Racing Cole Loftsgard Cole Loftsgard #22 TechSport Racing Brad McCall
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
Drivers' Championship
Standings: DH Drivers Pos.DriverSEBLGAMOHWGIVIRCOTBonusTotalPointsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R21 Cole Loftsgard1114121113229040802 Devin Anderson43212122241111039703 Will Lucas354343973133034304 Sandy Satullo5432353942551033705 Tate Pritt775777545648030206 Ryan Persing8665757799024107 Colin Harrison6899666877023808 Ethan Low64438584021109 Doug Peterson997888880183010 Nolan Allaer 9676098011 Michael Tosi228DNS2089012 Justin Gravett66050013 Louis Gigliotti10100420Drivers Ineligible to Score Points— Jim Farley10106710900Bold - Pole positionItalics - Fastest lap
Standings: DHL Drivers Pos.DriverSEBLGAMOHWGIVIRCOTBonusTotalPointsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R21 Tom Tait2331413225634037002 Chris Clarke3222562374147036003 Paolo Salvatore4446125953321034304 Joseph Dederichs776323466DNS451029805 Nicholas Smither55147432022906 Walter Bobko66559846020007 Oleg Gorshkov11114014408 Joe Koenig7DNS3408209 Alex Bachoura114074010 Brad McCall21067011 Dave Luaces651052012 Dan McKeever561052013 Stephen Vajda65051014 Drew Neubauer87047015 Lou GigliottiDNSDNS0016 Bruce GriffinDNSDNS00
Teams' Championship +Pos.EntrantPoints1 Round 3 Racing41202 TechSport Racing40103 Wheelhouse Motorsports36904 Automatic Racing31305 Paley Motorsport with AAG Racing30006 Torre Racing27907 Flying Lion Motorsports21608 Peterson Racing18909 Nick Smither Racing188010 Spark Performance158011 NV Autosport45012 Birdhouse Racing43013 G2 Motorsports420
See also
2026 Mustang Cup Australia
References
External links Official website