IMSA schedules Michelin Pilot Challenge June 7

IMSA said on Tuesday that the Michelin Pilot Challenge round at Mid-Ohio will air on June 7, extending coverage of the series’ four-hour race weekend in Lexington, Ohio. The sanctioning body’s current streaming schedule lists the O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio for Sunday, June 7, from 12:10 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (imsa.com) ET. Peacock carries the race in the United States, while IMSA’s own international distribution lists the event as available globally. The June 5-7 weekend is the next stop on the 2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge calendar. IMSA’s series site lists Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as the host venue and identifies the race as a four-hour event rather than the two-hour format used for much of the season. (imsa.com) ### When exactly does the Mid-Ohio race go on air? Sunday, June 7, is the listed race day for the Michelin Pilot Challenge event at Mid-Ohio. IMSA’s TV and streaming schedule shows the O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio running from 12:10 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET. (imsa.com) IMSA’s YouTube channel preview for the event lists a closely aligned start time of 12:15 p.m. ET and says the race will be live on YouTube globally and on Peacock in the United States. That language matches IMSA’s broader pattern of domestic and international streaming distribution for the series. (imsa.com) ### Where can viewers watch in the United States and abroad? Peacock is the U.S. streaming outlet named by IMSA for the Mid-Ohio Michelin Pilot Challenge race. IMSA’s official schedule page separately labels the same event as “available globally,” indicating international digital coverage through IMSA-controlled platforms. (imsa.com) IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Challenge home page and schedule page also direct fans to event details for Mid-Ohio, tying the June 7 race window to the broader June 5-7 weekend at the Lexington, Ohio circuit. (youtube.com) ### Why is Mid-Ohio a longer race on this schedule? Mid-Ohio is one of the series’ four-hour races in 2026. IMSA’s schedule page names the event the O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio, and an IMSA race-week preview published Tuesday called the race a “headline event” of a standalone weekend for a third straight year. (imsa.com) The same IMSA preview said the four-hour format tests strategy, speed and fuel mileage. That longer format also distinguishes Mid-Ohio from the two-hour rounds that make up much of the Michelin Pilot Challenge season. (imsa.com) ### What is happening during the rest of the weekend? June 5 through June 7 is the event window listed by IMSA for Mid-Ohio. Competitor materials posted by IMSA include the official schedule, supplementary regulations, track map, entry list and paddock documents for the Lexington round. (imsa.com) Tuesday’s IMSA preview also framed the race around returning contenders. The story highlighted Hyundai drivers Mason Filippi Dupont and Preston Brown — listed there as seeking another four-hour-race win at Mid-Ohio — as part of the buildup to Sunday’s event. (imsa.com) ### What comes next after Mid-Ohio? June 25-28 is the next Michelin Pilot Challenge event window after Mid-Ohio, according to IMSA’s 2026 schedule. That round is the LP Building Solutions 120 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in New York. (imsa.com) Sunday, June 7, remains the immediate date for viewers, with the O'Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio scheduled to stream from 12:10 p.m. ET on Peacock in the United States and on IMSA’s global platforms internationally. (imsa.com 1) (imsa.com 2) (imsa.com 3)