Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Releases Official Entry List for the 2023 HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA Classic 24-Hour Race

– North America’s Premier Vintage and Historic 24-Hour Race Returns to Daytona International Speedway for the Ninth Time

– Packed Event Schedule Includes the HSR Classic 24 Hour and a Full Field of Competitors for the HSR Daytona Historics
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 17, 2023) – Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) released today the official entry list to date for the Ninth Running of the HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA, the nation’s premier 24-hour race for historic and vintage sports cars that returns to Daytona International Speedway (DIS) November 1 – 5.

This year’s edition of the HSR Classic Daytona 24 has attracted the usual triple-digit entry of former race winners and debuting contenders as well as a stout lineup for the HSR Daytona Historics, the Classic 24 companion event that is a points-paying round for HSR’s season-long racing series and championships.

One of entry of note headed to Daytona is the 1998 Ferrari 333 SP of Graham Adelman (pictured at top) that was prepared and maintained in its prime by Doran Racing and Kevin Doran, who will be back at the helm again at the Classic 24. The Ferrari twice competed in the Rolex 24 in 1999 and 2000, co-driven each time by Fredy Lienhard, Didier Theys and Mauro Baldi, with two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk joining the squad the first year.
First held in 2014, the immediate success of the inaugural HSR Classic Daytona 24 called for a second running in 2015. After a year off, the 24-Hour classic race on the 3.56-mile DIS road course returned in 2017 and is now an annual fixture on the HSR calendar.

The HSR Classic Daytona features seven different Run Groups competing in succession for a full 24 hours on the DIS road course. The various period-correct classes within each Run Group combine to make just about any closed-wheel competition sports car from the last 60 years eligible for the HSR Classic Daytona.

The non-stop five-day schedule of historic and vintage competition begins in two weeks at the “World Center of Racing” and the HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA and HSR Daytona Historics entry lists and other information can be found by clicking here.
The Classic 24 gets underway Saturday, November 4 at 2 p.m. EDT and, for the second-consecutive year, the overnight time change from EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) to EST (Eastern Standard Time) – when U.S time “falls back” an hour – will see repeat 1 a.m. sessions early Sunday morning. Group G runs its second of four sessions at 1 a.m. EDT and will be followed by the third round for Group A at 1 a.m. EST.

Information on the 2023 HSR Classic Daytona and the accompanying HSR Daytona Historics, including the event schedule and much more, can be found by clicking here.

Spectator tickets for the HSR Classic Daytona can be purchased at DIS Gate 40, off of Williamson Boulevard, beginning Thursday, November 2, at 8 a.m. EDT. A variety of single day, two-day and three and four-day weekend passes are available for purchase as well as RV and tent camping options and parking passes. Learn more at HSRTickets.

The 2023 HSR Classic Daytona presented by IMSA entry list can be found by clicking here.
About HSR: 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 race 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.com/HSRrace/ and on Twitter and Instagram at @HSR_race.

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