# 2024 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge

The 2024 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge is the inaugural season of the IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge. It began on June 7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and will end 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.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Dates | Supporting |
| 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 | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| 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 Challenge |
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## Entry list

| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports | 1 | Chloe Chambers | DH | 1 |
| Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports | 1 | Carl Bennett | DH | 2 |
| Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports | 1 | 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 |
| Spark Performance | 3 | Frankie Muniz | DH | 4 |
| Spark Performance | 3 | Chloe Chambers | DH | 5 |
| Spark Performance | 33 | Alex Bachoura | DHL | All |
| KohR Motorsports | 5 | Rod Randall | DHL | All |
| KohR Motorsports | 52 | Christian Bach | DH | All |
| KohR Motorsports | 94 | D.J. Randall | DH | All |
| MDK Motorsports | 8 | Tom Tait | DHL | All |
| MDK Motorsports | 16 | Gabe Tesch | DH | 1–3 |
| MDK Motorsports | 16 | Trenton Estep | DH | 4 |
| MDK Motorsports | 17 | Jim Farley | DH | 1 |
| Automatic Racing | 9 | Mike Stillwagon | DHL | 1 |
| Automatic Racing | 9 | Rob Ecklin | DHL | 3 |
| Automatic Racing | 99 | Larry Webster | DH | 1 |
| NV Autosport | 10 | Stephen Vajda | DHL | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Robert Noaker Racing | 13 | Robert Noaker | DH | All |
| Robert Noaker Racing | 29 | Mitch Marvosh | DHL | 1–4 |
| Robert Noaker Racing | 31 | Reid Sweeney | DH | All |
| Robert Noaker Racing | 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 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 48 | Zachry Lee | DHL | All |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 82 | Nate Cicero | DH | 1–2 |
| McCumbee McAleer Racing | 82 | Drew Neubauer | DHL | 4 |
| Southern Paley Motorsports | 26 | Sam Paley | DH | All |
| LAP Motorsports | 30 | Scott Thomson | DHL | 3–5 |
| LAP Motorsports | 37 | Cristian Perocarpi | DH | 5 |
| Precision Performance Motorsports | 46 | Brandon Gdovic | DH | All |
| Precision Performance Motorsports | 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 | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Legends Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #8 MDK Motorsports |
| 1 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | Tyler Maxson | Tyler Maxson | Robert Noaker | Tom Tait |
| 1 | R2 | Mid-Ohio | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Mid-Ohio | Tyler Maxson | Robert Noaker | Tyler Maxson | Zachry Lee |
| 2 | R1 | Watkins Glen | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Watkins Glen | Robert Noaker | Tyler Maxson | Tyler Maxson | Zachry Lee |
| 2 | R2 | Watkins Glen | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Watkins Glen | Tyler Maxson | Tyler Maxson | Tyler Maxson | Zachry Lee |
| 3 | R1 | Road America | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #26 Southern Paley Motorsports | #26 Southern Paley Motorsports | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Road America | Jeremy Fletcher | Sam Paley | Sam Paley | Zachry Lee |
| 3 | R2 | Road America | #26 Southern Paley Motorsports | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #26 Southern Paley Motorsports | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Road America | Sam Paley | Jeremy Fletcher | Sam Paley | Zachry Lee |
| 4 | R1 | COTA | #16 MDK Motorsports | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #16 MDK Motorsports | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 4 | R1 | COTA | Trenton Estep | Tyler Maxson | Trenton Estep | Zachry Lee |
| 4 | R2 | COTA | #16 MDK Motorsports | #22 McCumbee McAleer Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #48 McCumbee McAleer Racing |
| 4 | R2 | COTA | Trenton Estep | Jeremy Fletcher | Robert Noaker | Zachry Lee |
| 5 | R1 | Indianapolis | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #33 Spark Performance |
| 5 | R1 | Indianapolis | Robert Noaker | Robert Noaker | Tyler Maxson | Alex Bachoura |
| 5 | R2 | Indianapolis | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #74 Robert Noaker Racing | #13 Robert Noaker Racing | #15 TechSport Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Indianapolis | 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.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30+ |
| Points | 350 | 320 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 220 | 210 | 200 | 190 | 180 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |

### Driver's Championship

IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season.
| Pos. | Driver | MOH | MOH | WGI | WGI | ELK | ELK | COT | COT | IND | IND | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Robert Noaker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3270 |
| 2 | Tyler Maxson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 3190 |
| 3 | Sam Paley | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2550 |
| 4 | Jeremy Fletcher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 25† | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 2490 |
| 5 | Reid Sweeney | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2360 |
| 6 | Maximilian Opalski | 6 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2230 |
| 7 | Marcos Vento | 9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2180 |
| 8 | Alex Bachoura | 26 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1880 |
| 9 | Mike Stillwagon | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1840 |
| 10 | Zachry Lee | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 1740 |
| 11 | Nicholas Smither | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1660 |
| 12 | Brandon Gdovic | 24 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 1600 |
| 13 | Christian Bach | 13 | 19 | 24 | DNS | 14 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1470 |
| 14 | D.J. Randall | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | DNS | 10 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 1430 |
| 15 | Tom Tait | 12 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1430 |
| 16 | Wesley Slimp | 25 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1300 |
| 17 | John Strauss | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1270 |
| 18 | Gabe Tesch | 11 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | | | 0 | 1260 |
| 19 | Stephen Vajda | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | | | 14 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1240 |
| 20 | Kel Kearns | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1230 |
| 21 | Rod Randall | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | DNS | 23 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 930 |
| 22 | Mitch Marvosh | 16 | 15 | 25 | DNS | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | | | 0 | 860 |
| 23 | Jack Lewis | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 24 | DNS | 19 | 20 | 0 | 830 |
| 24 | Chloe Chambers | 27 | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 0 | 740 |
| 25 | Scott Thomson | | | | | 18 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 740 |
| 26 | Trenton Estep | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | 20 | 670 |
| 27 | Paolo Salvatore | | | | | 12 | 17 | 27 | 13 | | | 0 | 550 |
| 28 | Alfonso Diaz | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 0 | 430 |
| 29 | Nate Cicero | 5 | 26 | 23 | DNS | | | | | | | 0 | 410 |
| 30 | Cristian Perocarpi | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 0 | 400 |
| 31 | Drew Neubauer | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | 0 | 320 |
| 32 | Carl Bennett | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 | 320 |
| 33 | Tommy McGlynn | | | | | 21 | 15 | | | | | 0 | 260 |
| 34 | Frankie Muniz | | | | | | | 12 | DNS | | | 0 | 190 |
| 35 | Rob Ecklin | | | | | 22 | DNS | | | | | 0 | 90 |
| 36 | Greg Bennett | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||
| | Jim Farley | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larry Webster | 8 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Driver | MOH | MOH | WGI | WGI | ELK | ELK | COT | COT | IND | IND | Bonus | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

### Dark Horse Legends Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | MOH | MOH | WGI | WGI | ELK | ELK | COT | COT | IND | IND | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Alex Bachoura | 26 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3030 |
| 2 | Mike Stillwagon | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 2960 |
| 3 | Zachry Lee | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | 140 | 2800 |
| 4 | Nicholas Smither | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2690 |
| 5 | Tom Tait | 12 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2510 |
| 6 | John Strauss | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2260 |
| 7 | Kel Kearns | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 2210 |
| 8 | Stephen Vajda | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | | | 14 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2070 |
| 9 | Mitch Marvosh | 16 | 15 | 25 | DNS | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | | | 0 | 1610 |
| 10 | Rod Randall | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | DNS | 23 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 1610 |
| 11 | Jack Lewis | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 24 | DNS | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1530 |
| 12 | Scott Thomson | | | | | 18 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1350 |
| 13 | Paolo Salvatore | | | | | 12 | 17 | 27 | 13 | | | 0 | 990 |
| 14 | Alfonso Diaz | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 20 | 690 |
| 15 | Drew Neubauer | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | 0 | 510 |
| 16 | Tommy McGlynn | | | | | 21 | 15 | | | | | 0 | 460 |
| 17 | Rob Ecklin | | | | | 22 | DNS | | | | | 0 | 190 |
| 18 | Greg Bennett | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | MOH | MOH | WGI | WGI | ELK | ELK | COT | COT | IND | IND | Bonus | Points |

### Team's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | MOH | MOH | WGI | WGI | ELK | ELK | COT | COT | IND | IND | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Robert Noaker Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 3510 |
| 2 | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 3010 |
| 3 | Southern Paley Motorsports | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2860 |
| 4 | Max Opalski Racing | 6 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2600 |
| 5 | MDK Motorsports | 11 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 2480 |
| 6 | KohR Motorsports | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2420 |
| 7 | JV Racing Team | 9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2410 |
| 8 | Precision Performance Motorsports | 24 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2260 |
| 9 | Spark Performance | 26 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2230 |
| 10 | Nick Smither Racing | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2030 |
| 11 | Capaldi Racing | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1760 |
| 12 | Leaders Credit Union Competition Motorsports | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1730 |
| 13 | Skip Barber Racing | | | 16 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1710 |
| 14 | NV Autosport | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | | | 14 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1580 |
| 15 | Jack Lewis Enterprises | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 24 | DNS | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1190 |
| 16 | LAP Motorsports | | | | | 18 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1140 |
| 17 | Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports | 27 | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 | 800 |
| 18 | Torre Racing | | | | | 12 | 17 | 27 | 13 | | | 0 | 770 |
| 19 | Automatic Racing | 15 | 12 | | | 22 | DNS | | | | | 0 | 600 |
| 20 | TechSport Racing | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 0 | 470 |
| Pos. | Driver | MOH | MOH | WGI | WGI | ELK | ELK | COT | COT | IND | IND | Bonus | Points |