LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2026) \u2013 The Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s with Stephen Cameron Racing team heads to Road America this week ready to change the season\u2019s narrative, starting with Saturday\u2019s two-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race (Peacock, 12:50 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n
With just four races remaining in the season, drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe are ready to return to the form that saw them put the No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s Ford Mustang GT4 on the podium last season.<\/p>\n
But last year at Road America, Liefooghe was knocked off track in turn four in an incident that seemingly started a spate of limited luck \u2013 which continued when two weeks ago at CTMP, the car was hit several times during the race, incurring damage that necessitated a late race stop in pit lane.<\/p>\n
Quinlan, Liefooghe and the Cameron Racing team tested the Ford Mustang GT4 on the 14-turn, 4.048-mile road course two weeks ago \u2013 though in the middle of a massive midwestern heat wave that saw track temperatures soar to over 130F.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really, really hot,\u201d said Cameron of the test staged at the historic facility. \u201cTrack temps and ambient temps were much hotter than when we ran last year, so it\u2019s a bit difficult to know exactly where we are speed-wise, compared to last year. But we were happy with the balance of the car. The Mustang, being normally aspirated, is pretty impacted by the heat. Road America seems to suit the car, with all the fast, flowing corners. Tire wear is good there; we don\u2019t get a crazy amount of degradation. The drivers like it as well \u2014 we qualified seventh last year so hoping to get things moving in the right direction as we finish out the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fast corners, long straights that lead into great passing zones, and a culinary experience that is second to none on the calendar make the Wisconsin circuit a fan and team favorite.<\/p>\n
Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s founder Phil Frengs appreciates Road America as well. The foundation\u2019s cars have raced there 15 times since 2015, between Michelin Pilot Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup North America, and the Porsche Sprint and Endurance Challenge series, scoring two victories and five podium finishes. But as always, it\u2019s the people that Frengs remembers most.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoad America \u2013 and the entire Kettle Moraine area \u2013 is one of the most beautiful places in the country,\u201d said Frengs. \u201cEveryone loves the town of Elkhart Lake, with its racing history that began in the early 1950s. It\u2019s a huge facility (640-acres, to be exact<\/em>) and fans come from all over the world to see the sports car race weekend. We\u2019ll spend the weekend where we always do: at our table outside the team\u2019s transporter, giving away wristbands and talking to people about their loved ones who have suffered from Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I\u2019ll have help this weekend \u2013 longtime team driver and fan favorite Nick Galante will be here to spread the word. Nick knows our mission well, having lost an aunt and a grandmother to the disease, and he truly appreciates the chance to give back, to make a difference, to explain our mission to everyone we meet. Sports car race fans are a special group, especially the ones that come to Road America, we\u2019re looking forward to it \u2013 and hoping to break our streak of bad luck on track!\u201d<\/p>\n Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s gives families and friends the chance to honor loved ones who have been affected by Alzheimer\u2019s disease or other forms of dementia. For a $250 donation, the loved one\u2019s name and hometown is placed on both the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Ford Mustang and the SRO GT4 America BMW M4, and the loved one\u2019s photo can be posted on the Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s website\u2019s tribute page. All donations are matched<\/a> by Frengs\u2019 company Legistics, with 100% going to the program\u2019s two beneficiaries:\u00a0 the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist, and the UCLA Alzheimer\u2019s and Dementia Care Program.<\/p>\n To date, Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s has donated over $1.2 million to those two programs.<\/p>\n Donate now at this link.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Road America 120 for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series \u2013 part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship\u2019s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix weekend \u2013 will take the green flag Saturday at 12:50 p.m. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Peacock TV<\/a>, and internationally on IMSA.tv and on IMSA\u2019s YouTube channel \u2013 ad-free courtesy of Michelin.<\/p>\n About Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2013, Phil Frengs\u2019 late wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s Disease. Their experience led Frengs to a seminal moment: while his company, Legistics, had long sponsored a team in IMSA sports car racing, he realized there was an opportunity to raise money and awareness for the fight against the disease. In 2017, he formed Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s to \u201cfund the care and find the cure\u201d with 100% of the donations and matching funds going to the two organizations the team supports:<\/p>\n The Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist<\/strong><\/a> is exploring cutting edge strategies in therapy, care and research to find a cure for these dementias. NNAC was founded by longtime CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz and his family in honor of his father, Jim, Jr., who passed away after a 13-year battle with Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n The UCLA Alzheimer\u2019s and Dementia Care<\/strong> Program<\/strong><\/a> is a nationally-recognized grant-funded program designed to help patients and their families with the complex medical, behavioral and social needs associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other types of dementia.<\/p>\n Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s social media<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n