With nearly two dozen Canadian drivers racing in Michelin’s three IMSA race series this weekend, here’s a quick introduction to them all (not all pictured above in photo from Mid-Ohio).

WeatherTech Championship

38 Cameron Cassels, Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca 07, LMP2 and 75 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier LMP3

• Races full-time in both the WeatherTech Championship and Prototype Challenge
• 50 years old; only recently started racing within the last three years
• LMP2 class winner at 2019 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
• Four MICHELIN Pilot Challenge career victories in the GS class

52 Dalton Kellett, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07

• Veteran of Road to Indy open-wheel ladder system since 2012, currently competing in Indy Lights with Juncos Racing
• Has CTMP track experience in the ladder earlier this decade
• 25-year-old holds an engineering degree from Queens University

9 Scott Hargrove, PFAFF Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, GTD and 13 AWA Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, GS (MICHELIN Pilot Challenge)

• Named Porsche “Selected Driver” for 2019, a designation for talented young drivers
• Has won multiple one-make Porsche championships, including Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin series in 2014
• A past junior open-wheel series champion in 2013, has transitioned nicely to sports cars

9 Zacharie Robichon, PFAFF Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, GTD

• Multiple race wins in U.S. and Canadian one-make Porsche championships, including GT3 Cup Canada title in 2018
• Won his first WeatherTech Sprint Cup pole in Detroit driving for Park Place Motorsports

MICHELIN Pilot Challenge

GS

13 Orey Fidani, AWA Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, GS

• Past class champion in GT3 Cup Canada
• Chairman of Orlando Corporation in Canada; this is a real estate company

59 Kenny Wilden, KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4, GS

• Past MICHELIN Pilot Challenge champion in GS in 2009 (with Dean Martin)
• Started in open-wheel but a consistent sports car veteran for better part of two decades

60 Kyle Marcelli, KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4, GS

• Regular winner in WeatherTech Championship (GTD, LMPC) and MICHELIN Pilot Challenge (GS) series.
• Finished second in MPC points in 2018

69 Jesse Lazare, MIA Racing McLaren 570S GT4, GS

• Past Porsche GT3 USA champion, Rolex 24 At Daytona class winner
• Early season leader of 2019 MICHELIN Pilot Challenge points standings

75 Kuno Wittmer, Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4, GS

• Extensive sports car history for nearly 20 years, 250+ races
• 2014 IMSA GT Le Mans class champion
• Won first MICHELIN Pilot Challenge race of 2019 co-driving with Paul Holton at Daytona

6 Danny Hok/Philip Holtrust, Atlantic Mercedes-AMG GT4, GS

• Local entry making season debut here at CTMP

TCR

23 James Vance, FAST MD Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR, TCR

• Younger driver with handful of IMSA podiums in both WeatherTech Championship (LMPC) and MICHELIN Pilot Challenge (TCR)

81 Remo Ruscitti / Marco Cirone, Mark Motors Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR, TCR

• Ruscitti is a talented young driver in this pro/am lineup. They have impressed in two starts with this car and tire so far, second at Michelin Encore non-points race last November and fourth in Mid-Ohio last race

98 Mark Wilkins, Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Veloster N TCR, TCR

• Veteran driver from Toronto with plethora of wins in sports car competition
• Won Hyundai’s first IMSA race last race at Mid-Ohio, co-driving with Michael Lewis

Prototype Challenge

2 Michal Chlumecky, ANSA Motorsports Ligier LMP3

• Moves up to LMP3 cars from now defunct MPC class this season; debuted at Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore last November

19 Brad Baker & Dean Baker, Performance Tech Ligier LMP3

• Brothers who have raced with open-wheel and sports car veterans Jan Heylen and Bruno Junqueira as coaches/co-drivers

23 Anthony Simone, Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports Norma M30 LMP3

• 25+ years between stock car, open wheel and sports car competition

51 Garett Grist, K2R Motorsports Ligier LMP3

• Another young talent who’s moved from open-wheel to sports cars
• Won first pole of 2019 in Daytona; has a Petit Le Mans class win on resume in 2017