Collaboration with HSR on Track November 11 – 15 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) at the 12th Running of America’s Premier Vintage and Historic 24 Hour Race
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 9, 2026) – The Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods returns to Daytona International Speedway (DIS) November 11 – 15 and among the highlights of at the 12th running of America’s premier vintage and historic 24 hour race is the largest group of 1960s-era GT sports cars to ever race in historic competition at the World Center of Racing.
The Sixties’ Endurance by Peter Auto run group is the latest chapter in the collaboration announced last year between leading historic motorsports organizations HSR and France-based Peter Auto. That partnership first brought the all-American HSR NASCAR Classic historic stock cars to July’s Le Mans Classic Legend. Now, Peter Auto completes the “handshake” between the two organizations by bringing 20 period-correct and pristine GT sports cars from the 1960s to HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour.
Sixties’ Endurance will have the honor of being the first run group to start this year’s edition of the HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour.
“We are delighted to be part of the 2026 HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour with our featured Sixties’ Endurance support race entries,” said Peter Auto CEO Marc Ouayoun. “This event marks an important milestone in the international development of Peter Auto. It has also a great pleasure to exchange ideas and build synergies with remarkable people such as John Doonan and his team, which included hosting the HSR NASCAR Classic at July’s Le Mans Classic Legend event. Offering our Sixties’ Endurance gentlemen drivers the opportunity to take part in the HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour is a truly unique privilege.”
The Sixties’ Endurance entry features a stunning collection of GT machinery representing a golden era of sports car racing from 60 years ago. The group will contest the full Classic Daytona 24 Hour schedule, adding a new dimension to an event already ranking as a “must do” for competitors and race fans alike around the world.
The tentative 20-car entry list includes cars representing seven manufacturers and is highlighted by half a dozen Shelby Cobras, including a pair of Shelby Daytona Coupes that were produced in their competition prime with the 3.56-mile Daytona road course and other legendary international circuits in mind. This is the largest number of the iconic Ford-powered sports cars created by Carroll Shelby to ever compete in an HSR event.
Jaguar is strongly represented by five E-Type 3.8 entries spanning 1963 – ’65, including one of the rare Lightweight versions built specifically for competition. The field also boasts two Chevrolet Corvettes, including a 1960 C1-generation car, the oldest car competing in the Sixties’ Endurance run group. Two Lotus will be on hand – a 1961 Elite S2 and a 1965 Elan 26R, along with single entries from Ferrari, Austin-Healey and Alfa Romeo.
“This is a landmark moment for historic racing at Daytona,” said HSR President John Doonan. “Not since these amazing machines ran at Daytona in their prime more than half a century ago have we seen this many authentic 1960s GT cars competing together at DIS, and it is a direct result of the relationship we built with Peter Auto at Le Mans. HSR has been a very special addition to the IMSA family. It’s really IMSA’s rolling history, and the HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods is our ‘Night at the Museum,’ when our history comes alive.”
At the 24h Hours of Le Mans Circuit in July, HSR NASCAR Classic staged three races as part of the Classic Le Mans Legend weekend. JC France drove a Chevrolet Camaro featuring a livery inspired by NASCAR’s ‘Garage 56’ exhibition entry that competed in the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans to victory in the first race, while Andrew Jordan claimed the wins in the final two runs to earn overall honors in his Toyota Camry.
“To have Peter Auto bring nearly 20 of these beautiful machines to the World Center of Racing is the perfect way to complete this incredible competition collaboration between our two organizations,” said new HSR General Manager Scott Dolfi. “It was a tremendous honor for HSR NASCAR Classic to be welcomed to the 2026 Le Mans Classic Legend by Peter Auto and an incredible experience for the participants, especially coming on the 50th anniversary of when Bill France first took NASCAR to Le Mans to compete in the 24-hour race.”
The five-day schedule of historic and vintage competition at DIS begins Wednesday, November 11, with a test session for all Run Groups and classes in both the Classic 24 and the HSR Daytona Historics.
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About HSR: An International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) property, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) was formed in the mid-1970s with an event at Road Atlanta. There was one goal then and it remains true today: to celebrate the racing cars from the past. As a “time machine” of sights and sounds, HSR provides a venue for competitors and spectators alike to share in the wonderful history and excitement created by the cars that competed at race tracks around the world. HSR currently sanctions eight vintage and historic racing events at some of the world’s most renowned race tracks, including Road Atlanta, Sebring International Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and more. The complete schedule and full event information can be found on HSR’s website at www.HSRRace.com. Look for the HSR Channel on YouTube and follow HSR on Facebook at www.Facebook.co
