IMSA Delays Twelve Hours of Sebring to November 2020

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The rescheduled race will be a season-ending event run November 11-14.

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced today that the 68th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring scheduled for March 18-21 has been postponed due to the recent United States ban on travel from Europe, which will prevent a number of drivers, teams and key personnel from participation.

Notably, IMSA said nothing about the growing public health crisis and its potential dire effects on fans. IMSA is owned by NASCAR, which has just banned fans from races.

The rescheduled race will now become the season-ending event of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and will be run Nov. 11-14 at Sebring International Raceway. The weekend will also have the rescheduled IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge – Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 and the IMSA Prototype Challenge season-ending races.

The annual WeatherTech Night of Champions awards banquet will take place on 15 November at the Seven Sebring Raceway Hotel. In addition, the season-ending Championship Awards for both the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and IMSA Prototype Challenge will be held in conjunction with the Sebring race event weekend.

Previously purchased 2020 admission tickets and parking will be honored at the above rescheduled Sebring International Raceway event.

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