IMSA, FOX Sports Announce TUDOR United SportsCar Championship

2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship logo

 
By: IMSA
March 07, 2014

Television Schedule

• FOX Sports 1 Home To 12 2014 TUDOR Championship Telecasts

• Eight Races Feature Live Coverage On FOX Sports 1 Or FOX Sports 2

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 6, 2014) – The first year of a five-year partnership between the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and FOX Sports brings a majority of TUDOR United SportsCar Championship events featuring live coverage on FOX Sports 1, as sanctioning body and network officials today announced the television schedule for the remainder of the 2014 season.

"Teaming with IMSA and the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship to solidify a strong 60-plus-hour television package is a great beginning to this long-term relationship," said David Nathanson, general manager and chief operating officer of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. "And being able to open the sports car racing season with a pair of iconic endurance races like the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring gives us an amazing platform on which to build."

The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida on Saturday, March 15 – the second round of both the TUDOR Championship and the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup – kicks off FOX Sports 1's nine-event lineup. Six of those events air live, with the Raceway at Belle Isle Park (May 31), Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 25), and Road America (Aug. 10) airing on a same-day delay.

The first three hours of the Sebring race air live on FOX Sports 1, with the remainder streamed live on IMSA.com and through the FOX Sports GO mobile app. FOX Sports 1 also televises a three-hour highlight show from Sebring beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 16.

The final two events of the season, at Circuit of The Americas on Saturday, Sept. 20 and the 10-hour Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda at Road Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 4, air in their entirety on FOX Sports 2. FOX Sports 1 also features a three-hour highlight telecast from Petit Le Mans at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 5.

2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Television Schedule (subject to change)

Date                    Track                                                          Time/Network (ET)               Length

March 15             Sebring Int’l Raceway – first three  hours      10 a.m. on FS1 (Live)          3 hrs

March 16             Sebring Int’l Raceway – cut-down show        8:30 a.m. on FS1                 3 hrs

April 12               Grand Prix of Long  Beach                          6 p.m. on FS1 (Live)            2 hrs

May 4                  Mazda Raceway – Race 1 (PC/ GTD)           1 p.m. on FS1 (Live)            2.5 hrs

May 4                  Mazda Raceway – Race 2 (P/ GTLM)            5:30 p.m. on FS1 (Live)       2.5 hrs

May 31                The Raceway at Belle Isle  Park                   1:30 p.m. on FS1 (SDD)      2 hours

June 29               Watkins Glen International                           11 a.m. on FS1  (Live)         6.5 hrs

July 13                Canadian Tire Motorsport Park                    2 p.m. on FS1  (Live)           3 hrs

July 25                Indianapolis Motor  Speedway                     7 p.m. on FS1  (SDD)          3 hrs

August 10            Road  America                                            6:30 p.m.  on FS1 (SDD)     3 hrs

August 24            Virginia International  Raceway                     4 p.m. on FS1  (Live)           3 hours

September 20      Circuit of the Americas                                TBD on FS2                        3 hours

October 4            Road  Atlanta                                             11 a.m. on FS2 (Live)          10.5 hrs

October 5            Road Atlanta – cut-down  show                   8 a.m. on FS1                     3 hrs

The Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway on Friday, March 1 will be streamed live in its entirety on IMSA.com beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The two-hour broadcast airs March 19 on FOX Sports 1 at 1 p.m. ET and re-airs March 23 on FOX Sports 2 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

About FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX's wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; FOX Sports 1; FOX Sports 2; Fox's 22 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming; FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go; FOX Deportes and FOX College Sports. In addition, FOX Sports also encompasses FOX Sports Digital, which includes FOXSports.com on MSN, FOX Sports GO, Whatifsports.com and Yardbarker.com. Also included in the Group are FOX's interests in joint-venture businesses Big Ten Network, BTN 2Go and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network.

About IMSA
The International Motor Sports Association, LLC (IMSA) is the sanctioning body of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the road-racing series resulting from the merger of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón and the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. IMSA also sanctions two developmental series, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda, as well as four single-make series: Porsche GT3 Cup USA by Yokohama; Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Canada by Michelin; Ferrari Challenge North America; and Lamborghini Super Trofeo.

IMSA is the exclusive strategic partner in North America with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) which operates the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The partnership enables selected TUDOR United SportsCar Championship competitors to earn automatic entries into the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.