It is always a delight to be able to make a calendar announcement. It is a clean slate of possibilities. But being able to announce this particular schedule is especially gratifying. The 2026 Mustang Challenge North America schedule is one of which we can all be particularly proud. Taking a corral of Mustang Dark Horse Race cars to six race weekends at some of the top tracks in North America is going to be exciting for the drivers, teams and fans.
We make every decision for Mustang Challenge North America for the best experience of our customer. The schedule is a critical first step to each season and we feel we have assembled the best blend of tracks for our drivers and teams as well as their families. The calendar has us in the paddock of premier tracks with the top sports car racing series in the world, surrounded by the Mustang GT4 and GT3 race cars many of our drivers aspire to drive.
To help achieve those goals, we will open our season in Florida the weekend of the 12 Hours of Sebring. This is the second consecutive season we have taken our first green flag at Sebring and already feels like a popular tradition. Being a part of such legendary events is one of the draws of our series. We are racing not only on the iconic tracks, but we are part of the “Big Show” when it comes to town.
For our second weekend of racing, the series will follow IMSA to Monterey, California and the world famous “Corkscrew” at Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca the first weekend in May. The season midpoint, June 5–7, will come at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The picturesque track is where Mustang Challenge debuted in 2024,and our drivers are looking forward to returning there. The second half of the season is one great event to the next with Watkins Glen International on the Six Hours of The Glen weekend, June 25–27. Virginia International Raceway will be our penultimate event on the weekend of August 21–23. Few venues have the mix of such a challenging track and beautiful surroundings as VIR.
We are very excited to say we will again run with the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2026. In fact, we will crown our champions at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) during WEC’s only stop in the United States, the weekend of September 4–6.
While we still have an intense season of Ford Mustang Dark Horse racing to close in 2025, with a calendar like this, it is easy to get excited for the 2026 Mustang Challenge North America season.