Intersport Racing
| Founded | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Jon Field |
| Current series | American Le Mans Series |
| Former series |
IMSA GT Championship Grand American Road Racing Championship |
| Teams' Championships |
1 (2005 LMP2) |
| Drivers' Championships |
2 (2002 LMP675, 2005 LMP2) |
Intersport Racing is an American auto racing team founded by Jon Field. The team is based in Dublin, Ohio. They currently operate two Oreca FLM09 sports cars in the American Le Mans Series.
The team was founded in 1998 by IMSA GT Championship driver Jon Field. Pickett bought a Riley & Scott Mk III and raced it in the WSC class. Car number 28 made its début at the 1998 12 Hours of Sebring with Field joined by Butch Brickell and Rick Sutherland but retired after 173 laps. The team finished fourth in the WSC standings.
1999 saw the birth of the American Le Mans Series. Intersport entered the 1999 season with a brand new Ford powered Lola B98/10 chassis, although Intersport did use a Riley & Scott Mk III for some events. The team raced in the LMP class for the season and team principal Jon Field recruited Ryan Jones and Chris Goodwin for the first round of the season at Sebring. The car finished 19th overall and eleventh in class. The team did not score any podiums afterwards and did get some points finishes. Intersport finished ninth in the teams championship.
2000 saw Intersport remain in the top LMP class in ALMS with a brand new Lola B2K/10 chassis to be raced in every round with the exception of the Sebring round where the team would race the B98/10 of the previous year. Intersport also raced in the Grand-Am Road Racing Championship with the same cars as raced in ALMS. Field drove mainly in 2000 with Oliver Gavin and Rick Sutherland. They did pick up an impressive second-place finish at the Watkins Glen 6 Hours. Intersport finished seventh in the Grand-Am teams championship, whilst finishing sixth in the ALMS.
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