Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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@imsaofficial president John Doonan joins me to discuss an important rule change for the 2026 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season that should made fans very happy, then we dive into the recent benchmarking test at Daytona International Speedway before he reveals the plans for January's @historicsportscars race as part of the Rolex 24 At Daytona festivities and closes on the gains IMSA made last season in viewership on NBC and especially with @YouTube.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:43 Important new rule change to shorten IMSA's caution periods
04:44 Working with IMSA's race operations team to implement the rule
06:33 Recent Daytona benchmarking test ahead of the Rolex 24
10:44 Cool Historic Sportscar Racing plans for January
13:47 IMSA's Trueman/Akin Awards in place for Le Mans 2026
17:20 Growth of IMSA's TV audience on NBC, big streaming gains on YouTube