Group F – 2000 – 2018: Group F has been revamped to showcase modern Prototype and GT race cars a few years removed from some of their Group E counterparts but just as attention-grabbing on the DIS high banks. The division is now home to a strong entry of the popular Oreca FLM09 Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) “PC” cars and Gen 2 and Gen 3 Daytona Prototypes “DP” cars no longer eligible for current IMSA competition. Both classes will compete against recently retired LMP2 cars of the same era, including an Oreca Judd. The GT field is just as strong with a solid entry of Porsche 993, 996, 997 and Caymans taking on Corvettes, Camaros, a BMW Z4 and even a second-generation Ford GT Mk7. A local entry of note is the JC Racing LLC 2015 No. 9 Corvette Daytona Prototype (pictured above) owned and driven by lifelong Daytona Beach resident JC France, who with co-drives with Tim Jernum and three-time Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Joao Barbosa.

Group G – HSR Cars: Formerly competing as Group F, the new Group G division is home to HSR classes not represented in the other groups. Offering a mix of primarily production cars from six different decades of competition, Group G includes many of the same teams and race cars that compete in HSR’s Vintage GT and Historic GT groups and the HSR Classic RS Cup and HSR Global GT series. Several different Porsche models from all generations make up the majority of the entries, but BMW, Mini Cooper, Aston Martin, Lotus and even a lone Subaru WRX STI are all represented. Other unique entries are Porsche 904 and Shelby Cobra recreations and the oldest American car in the race. The 1956 No. 57 Chevrolet Corvette (pictured below) of Dave Roberts is usually the oldest car at most race events, but this year it was edged by the debuting pair of 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwings in Group A. Roberts co-drives the Corvette with Martin Lauber and legendary NASCAR team owner and engineer Ray Evernham, a team that is combining to field an entry in all Classic Daytona Run Groups for the second-straight year.



The HSR Classic Daytona debuted in 2014 at the “World Center of Racing” and the immediate success of the inaugural event called for a second running in 2015. After a year off, the 24-Hour Classic Race on the 3.56-mile DIS road course returned in 2017 and is now an annual fixture on the HSR calendar.

A competitor test day on Wednesday, November 13, kicks off the 2019 HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA. The full-day test sets the stage for the following four days of official competition that culminates with the classic 24-hour race from Saturday, November 16, at 2 p.m. EST straight through to the final checkered flag 24 hours later on Sunday, November 17.

Information on the 2019 HSR Classic Daytona and HSR Daytona Historics, including event details, competitor entry forms, provisional event schedule, spectator tickets, media credentials and much more, can be found by clicking here.

The 2019 HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA entry list can be found by clicking here.

Noteworthy

– The Porsche 962 HR1 is the team’s all-star entry for the Classic Daytona, but Gunnar Racing is fielding three additional Porsches for the HSR Daytona weekend. The Gunnar stable also includes a 1973 No. 14 Porsche 914/6, a 1985 No. 14 Porsche 944 and a 2013 No. 14 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The 944 and GT3 Cup car carry the same Lowenbrau livery of the 962 HR1 while the 914/6, which will compete only in the HSR Daytona Historics, is adorned in the traditional Holbert Racing blue with red and yellow stripes. The 944 has Rod Emory and Todd Holbert, son of the late Al Holbert, listed as drivers while Sales, the Bells and Gunnar Jeannette will all be listed and welcome to take a shift in each of the Porsches, depending on how the races unfold.



– Doubling up Groups C and D ensures the traditional format of the HSR Classic Daytona will literally continue like clockwork again this year. Including the combined Group C and D sessions, each HSR Classic Daytona Run Group takes to the track four times throughout the 24 hours. The competitors in each group covering the most total distance in the shortest amount of time in their four sessions will be crowned Classic Daytona presented by IMSA champions. Overall Run Group winners are awarded custom-designed HSR Classic Daytona B.R.M. Chronographes commissioned exclusively for the Classic 24-Hour race.


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