IMS event page: TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks shifts to 2‑hour‑40‑minute IMSA sprint in 2026
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s event page outlines the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks as a three-day sports-car festival with support series and a revised IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship format that will become a 2 hour, 40 minute sprint race in 2026.
IMS’s event listing describes the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks as a three-day festival that begins with practice for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and includes support series such as the Michelin Pilot Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo. The Michelin Pilot Challenge is shown as a two-hour race on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile IMS road course.
The page notes Saturday will set the field and includes an open-paddock autograph session for IMSA WeatherTech competitors. It also states that, in 2026, the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks main race will become a 2 hour and 40 minute sprint race, with continuous action from all four classes.
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