For the past several years, IMSA has offered the Diverse Driver Scholarship to empower drivers from a variety of backgrounds to participate in iMSA competition. The current recipient, Ken Fukuda, is competing in Michelin Pilot Challenge in 2024.
Courtney Crone will join the grid as the F1 Academy grid as a Wild Card entry for this weekend's round in Miami. Crone will drive for reigning team champions PREMA with support from QVC.
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2025-26 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship. The scholarship has grown every year, and this fourth year is no exception.
Ken Fukuda, a 36-year-old Skip Barber Racing School instructor, has been awarded the IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship. The scholarship covers the cost of a 2024 entry list in either the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge or IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Chal.
As I sit down to reflect on the whirlwind of a year I have had in the world of motorsports, one word comes to mind: gratitude. 2023 has been nothing short of spectacular, filled with childhood dreams realized, podium triumphs, and the thrill of racing on both sides of the Atlantic.