The first 60 minutes and last two hours will air on NBC. USA, IMSA.TV and YouTube will share the middle portions. After that, IMSA, NASCAR’s sports-car cousin, will hibernate for six weeks.

While the GT’s output can’t match the 710bhp of the IMSA-GTO it’s inspired by, performance figures aren’t too far off – the racer managed a 3.1sec 0-62mph time and a 193mph top speed.

Doing so will lead to Ford returning to Le Mans in the same year to celebrate its class wins with the legendary GT40 and the GTLM—the racecar version of the Ford GT ... in IMSA's GTP category ...

That's sandbagging, for fans and competitors who think or even accuse teams or drivers of taking it was easy when IMSA officials are setting allowable power levels for the cars. Those power levels ...

IMSA Classic Saturday morning at the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona truly offered race fans and competitors alike a period-correct ...