Intersport to return to sportscar racing after 15 year absence with IMSA LMP2 program

American Le Mans Series stalwart Intersport Racing has announced its return to top-level American sports car racing for the first time in 15 years, with today’s news that it will enter the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 class.

The revived team, led by its founder Jon Field, will run the No. 37 ORECA 07–Gibson in next year’s LMP2 class, in partnership with Firestone Indy NXT powerhouse HMD Motorsports. The team will be operated out of HMD’s new racing shop in Brownsburg, Indiana.

Field made his first IMSA start in over 10 years when he drove the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA LMP2 at this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. He was then replaced by Jeremy Clarke for the remainder of the season at Inter Europol.

But Field is happy to begin his next chapter and help bring the Intersport Racing back to IMSA, alongside HMD founder Henry Malukas (father of NTT IndyCar Series driver David) and HMD Team President Mike Maurini.

“I am very excited to be back in IMSA and to see the Intersport Racing name return to the paddock,” Field said. “This long-term partnership with HMD Motorsports is something I’m truly looking forward to as we head into 2026 with big plans for the future. Henry and Mike operate a top-tier program in other series, and I know they are motivated to bring that same level of drive and professionalism to IMSA. 

“We’ve already been in discussions with several drivers and key partners, and we’ll be on track next week with our LMP2 car for its initial shakedown. From there, we have a comprehensive testing program ahead of our debut at the Rolex 24 — and I can’t wait.”

During Intersport’s initial run from 1998 to 2011, Field won the 2002 American Le Mans Series LM675 drivers’ championship at the wheel of of an MG-Lola EX257. His son Clint led Intersport to the drivers’ and teams’ championships in 2005, after the team had switched to the Lola B05/40.

Intersport Racing won its class two times at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, and four times consecutively at the Motul Petit Le Mans in Road Atlanta. The team also entered the Le Mans 24 Hours from 2003 to 2006.

The team will shake down its new ORECA LMP2 chassis in a private test at Putnam Park on 16/17 September, and also plans to run in the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) event at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on 25–28 September. Intersport Racing will make its return to top-tier American sports car racing at the 2026 Daytona 24 Hours.

Further details, including the team’s remaining driver line-up, will be announced later.