Crown takes to road for a packed 2026 Schedule.
Radical Cup North America
Radical Cup North America is the series you join when you want your weekends to feel like real racing again. Big track time, proper wheel to wheel competition, and a calendar built around bucket list venues and major event weekends. In 2026 it is USAC-sanctioned and it will share weekends with IndyCar and FIA WEC, which means the paddock energy, the crowds, and the sense of occasion all jump a level.
Why it’s exciting right now is the vibe shift. Radical is leaning into iconic tracks and big-stage weekends, including Road Atlanta returning to the calendar, plus a COTA weekend alongside WEC. That is the kind of “your sponsors will actually care” platform that makes the costs make sense.
Why you should sign up: if you want a series that rewards commitment, precision, and racecraft, with a car that feels like a proper little prototype, Radical is hard to beat. It is the closest thing to a “driver’s series” that still looks and feels premium every time you roll out of the trailer.
2026 Radical Cup North America Schedule
- Round 1: March 6–8, 2026 Sebring International Raceway
- Round 2: April 10–12, 2026 Sonoma Raceway
- Round 3: TBA TBA
- Round 4: June 18–21, 2026 Road America
- Round 5: July 23–26, 2026 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
- Round 6: September 4–6, 2026 Circuit of the Americas
IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge
VP Racing Sportscar Challenge is where you go when you want IMSA structure, prototype pacing, and a weekend that runs like a professional operation. In 2026 IMSA expanded the schedule and, importantly, baked in four endurance rounds for LMP3 at classic road courses. That’s a big deal because endurance adds the thing sprint racing can’t always deliver: strategy, traffic management, and the quiet confidence that comes from executing the whole weekend, not just one flyer lap.
What’s new and compelling in 2026 is the clearer identity: sprint weekends to keep it sharp, endurance rounds to make it real, and a GT-only VIR weekend that adds variety and helps the series feel like a complete ecosystem instead of “just another support race.”
Why you should sign up: if you want to measure yourself against a deeper field, in a series that looks legit to partners, customers, and manufacturers, VP Challenge has the credibility baked in. You are racing on the same kind of weekends where people actually pay attention.
2026 IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge Schedule
- Jan 16–18 Daytona International Speedway Sprint (45 min races)
- Feb 27–28 Circuit of the Americas Sprint (45 min races)
- Mar 6–8 Sebring International Raceway Endurance (2 hours)
- May 7–9 Circuit of the Americas Endurance (2 hours)
- Jun 5–7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Sprint (45 min races)
- Jun 19–21 Virginia International Raceway Endurance (2 hours)
- Jul 10–12 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Sprint (45 min races)
- Aug 14–16 Road America Endurance (2 hours)
- Aug 21–23 Virginia International Raceway GT-only weekend
- Oct 1–3 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Sprint (45 min races)
Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin
MX-5 Cup is what happens when equal cars meet big ambition. It’s one of the purest “driver and racecraft” championships going because the racing is always in packs, always in the draft, and always decided by who can stay calm when the closing speed looks like a bar fight. In 2026 the schedule keeps the series’ proven formula: world-class tracks, strong sponsor visibility, and weekends that often run alongside IMSA, plus the one IndyCar weekend at St. Petersburg that makes the whole thing feel like a traveling main event.
What’s new and trendy for 2026 is the return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a venue that instantly upgrades the story you can tell, the photos you can post, and the way a partner perceives the program. The series also continues its consistent “best-of North America” run of tracks, ending again at Road Atlanta where championships are decided in front of a massive Petit Le Mans week crowd.
Why you should sign up: if you want maximum racing per dollar, a ladder that’s respected, and a paddock where talent is obvious even to people who do not know motorsports, MX-5 Cup is one of the smartest places to invest. It is hard racing, but it is honest racing.
2026 Mazda MX-5 Cup Schedule
- Jan 21–23 Daytona International Speedway
- Feb 27–Mar 1 Streets of St. Petersburg
- Apr 14–16 Series Test Indianapolis Grand Prix Circuit
- Jun 5–7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
- Jul 10–12 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
- Aug 20–23 Virginia International Raceway
- Sep 18–20 Indianapolis Grand Prix Circuit
- Oct 1–3 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
IMR Challenge Series at Inde and Apex Challenge Series
For Crown, Inde and Apex are the home-field chapters: familiar faces, sharp competition, and the kind of seat time that keeps everyone race-ready between the big travel weekends. Inde’s IMRCS calendar is locked for Season 12, and Apex continues to build a members-focused championship atmosphere with a proper 4.5-mile combined circuit that feels like a modern test track built for racing.
IMRCS Season 12 (Inde) remaining 2026 dates
- Mar 14, 2026 Race 4
- Apr 11, 2026 Race 5
- May 16, 2026 Race 6
- May 17, 2026 Race 7
Apex Challenge Series remaining 2026 dates
- Feb 7, 2026 Race 5
- Mar 7, 2026 Race 6
- Apr 11, 2026 Race 7
- May 2, 2026 Championship
