IMSA race at Sebring today: How to watch, start times, schedule, TV info

By Jul 18, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
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The IMSA Grand Prix of Sebring, the third race of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will be held today at the venerable Sebring International Raceway (5:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN).

The Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring will be the first of two IMSA races held in Sebring, Florida this year.

The prestigious Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring has been rescheduled to November after being postponed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Here are the details for the IMSA Grand Prix of Sebring today at Sebring International Raceway (all times are ET):

Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring race information

TV: 5:30 p.m. NBCSN

STREAM: NBC Sports App and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold

RADIO: IMSA Radio will have live radio coverage throughout the weekend on IMSARadio.com, as well as Sirius Channel 216, XM 210, Internet 970

RACE DISTANCE: Two hours, 40 minutes around the 17-turn, 3.74-mile road course at Sebring International Raceway

FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 83 degrees with a 40% chance of rain at the green flag.

ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 29 cars entered in Saturday’s race.

Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring race day schedule

7:30 a.m. — WeatherTech SportsCar Championship paddock opens

10 a.m. — WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice (DPi, LMP2, GTLM, GTD)

11:55 a.m. — Prototype Challenge race

1:55 p.m. — GTD qualifying

2:20 p.m. — GTLM qualifying

2:45 p.m. — DPi/LMP2 qualifying

5:22 p.m. — National anthem

5:27 p.m. — Command to start engines

5:27 p.m. — Formation laps

5:35 p.m. — Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring (2 hours, 40 minutes)

IndyCar disappointed by delay of video game but aiming to launch at start of 2024

By Mar 27, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT
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An IndyCar executive said there is “absolutely” disappointment that its long-awaited video game recently was delayed beyond its target date, but the series remains optimistic about the new title.

“Well, I don’t know how quick it will be, but the whole situation is important to us,” Penske Entertainment president and CEO Mark Miles said during a news conference Monday morning to announce IndyCar’s NTT title sponsorship. “Motorsport Games has spent a lot of money, a lot of effort to create an IndyCar title. What we’ve seen of that effort, which is not completely obvious, is very reassuring.

“I think it’s going to be outstanding. That’s our shared objective, that when it is released, it’s just widely accepted. A great credit both to IndyCar racing, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, something that our fans love.”

In June 2021, IndyCar announced a new partnership with Motorsport Games to create and distribute an IndyCar video game for the PC and Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023.

But during an earnings call last week, Motorsport Games said the IndyCar game had been delayed to 2024 to ensure high quality.

Somewhat compounding the delay is that IndyCar’s license for iRacing expired after the end of the 2022 season because of its exclusive agreement with Motorsport Games.

That’s resulted in significant changes for IndyCar on iRacing, which had provided a high-profile way for the series to stay visible during its 2020 shutdown from the pandemic. (Players still can race an unbranded car but don’t race on current IndyCar tracks, nor can they stream).

That’s helped ratchet up the attention on having a video game outlet for IndyCar.

“I wish we had an IndyCar title 10 years ago,” said Miles, who has been working with the organization since 2013. “We’ve been close, but we’ve had these I think speed bumps.”

IndyCar is hopeful the Motorsports Game edition will be ready at the start of 2024. Miles hinted that beta versions could be unveiled to reporters ahead of the time “to begin to show the progress in a narrow way to make sure we’ve got it right, to test the progress so that we’re ready when they’re ready.”

It’s been nearly 18 years since the release of the most recent IndyCar video game for console or PC.

“(We) better get it right,” Miles said. “It’s something we’re very close to and continue to think about what it is to make sure we get it over the line in due course.”