LOS ANGELES (August 19, 2026) – The Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team heads to VIRginia International Raceway for the VIRginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix this Saturday, part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Michelin GT Challenge weekend.
The weekend provides a new opportunity for the campaign, which has seen a difficult 2026 for the Racing to End Alzheimer’s team. But drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe and team owner Stephen Cameron are hopeful that the niggling issues with the No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang GT4 were put behind them in last week’s VIR test.
“Overall, a very good test,” said Cameron. “We brought both cars – the Ford Mustang we’ve used in IMPC and the Mustang we’ve run in the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge – so both Greg and Sean got plenty of seat time. We did some fairly long runs for Sean, just to keep him in race condition. And the weather was quite hot and humid, which seems to be what we’re expecting for the race weekend. The weather was much cooler last year here so we have a good idea of what to expect with the car – and there were several other IMPC teams there, so we know how we stack up as well.”
Cameron has been as frustrated as anyone regarding the issues that have popped up through the season, several of which cost the team podium finishes. But as he noted, none of those failures were predictable, though they have changed the way the team’s mechanics look at the Mustang’s systems.
“There really is no preventive maintenance that we could have done to rectify those issues,” said Cameron. “So really, all we can do is what we’re doing, to make sure the car’s fast, and the pit stops are good, control the maintenance items on the car that we can control, and then maybe hope for a change of luck. We finished fifth at VIR last year and were quite competitive, so we’ll hope for that or better.”
For Liefooghe, there was the added benefit of getting back in a race car quickly after a disappointing race three weeks ago. In the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge event at Road America, the Racing to End Alzheimer’s Mustang GT4 had taken a commanding lead midway through the race, only to experience an alternator failure. But as they say – that was then, this is now.
“Greg is a professional so really, we barely talked about the previous weekend,” said Cameron. “He knows we’re in a position to win races out here so his focus switches quickly to “what can we do to help Sean get better, and to win?” He works hard, at the track and in between races, on all aspects of the program, along with coaching the drivers, to make sure the car and the data work, the video works. In between races, he’s always in touch with me, working on the development of the chassis, on the setups. Greg is involved at every level of the program, helping us get the most out of our performance. He’s a really valuable asset.”
Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs heartily agrees.
“The entire Cameron team, including Greg, Sean and Steve, have been 100% behind our program from the start,” said Frengs. “They’ve allowed us to keep our weekend materials – can koozies, hats, wristbands – on the transporter, along with our pop-up tent that lets fans know where to find us. Most of the team members have felt the effects of Alzheimer’s or dementia in their families, and we appreciate everything they do to help our program, as we prepare for races and at the racetrack itself. We look forward to meeting plenty of fans this weekend as well!”
Racing to End Alzheimer’s gives families and friends the chance to honor loved ones who have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. For a $250 donation, the loved one’s 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’s photo can be posted on the Racing to End Alzheimer’s website’s tribute page. All donations are matched by Frengs’ company Legistics, with 100% going to the program’s two beneficiaries: the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist, and the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program.
To date, Racing to End Alzheimer’s has donated over $1.2 million to those two programs.
The two-hour VIRginia is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series will take the green flag Saturday at 2:15 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Peacock TV, and internationally on IMSA.tv and on IMSA’s YouTube channel – ad-free courtesy of Michelin.
About Racing to End Alzheimer’s
In 2013, Phil Frengs’ late wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s 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’s to “fund the care and find the cure” with 100% of the donations and matching funds going to the two organizations the team supports:
The Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist 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’s.
The UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program 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’s disease and other types of dementia.
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