Historic Sportscar Racing Explained

Historic Sportscar Racing
Headquarters:	Clearwater, Florida
Location Country:	U.S.
Website:	http://hsrrace.com/

Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) is an automobile club and sanctioning body that supports historic racing in the United States. The organization traces its roots to the first running of the Walter Mitty Challenge in 1977 at Road Atlanta. HSR continues to sanction the Mitty, along with six to 10 other events each year. The organization has been owned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) since January 2022.^[1]

Events and venues

The organization sanctions races on the East Coast and Canada. Annual events include:

• Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
• Classic 24 Hours of Daytona presented by IMSA at Daytona International Speedway^[2]
• Classic 12 Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway
• Classic 6 Hours of Watkins Glen at Watkins Glen International
• The Mitty at Road Atlanta
• Atlanta Fall Historics at Road Atlanta
• HSR Historic Stock Car Invitational at Darlington Raceway^[3]

External links

• Official website
• Gallery of HSR races 2016-present
• Classic 24 Hours of Daytona official website

Notes and References

1. https://www.imsa.com/news/2022/01/27/imsa-acquires-historic-sportscar-racing/
2. Web site: Kelly . Goodwin . 2020-11-05 . Historic Sportscar Racing Classic 24 Hour comes to Daytona International Speedway this weekend . 2023-08-23 . . en-US.
3. Web site: McAfee . Rex . 2023-02-10 . HSR Historic Stock Car Invitational Celebrates NASCAR 75th Anniversary . 2023-06-05 . Sports Car Digest . en-US.