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<p>The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American <a href="/facts/Sports_car_racing/Htyaoyhk">sports car racing</a> sanctioning body based in <a href="/facts/Daytona_Beach%2c_Florida/bX9xeR4Y">Daytona Beach, Florida</a>, under the jurisdiction of the <a href="/facts/Automobile_Competition_Committee_for_the_United_States/6EhgzV7P">ACCUS</a> arm of the <a href="/facts/F%25C3%25A9d%25C3%25A9ration_Internationale_de_l%2527Automobile/CotB5SzW">FIA</a>. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive director of <a href="/facts/SCCA/atsHHU5H">SCCA</a> (Sports Car Club of America), and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from <a href="/facts/William_France_Sr./lac5VP2y">Bill France Sr.</a> of <a href="/facts/NASCAR/k0C0366n">NASCAR</a>. Beginning in 2014, IMSA is the sanctioning body of the <a href="/facts/WeatherTech_SportsCar_Championship/tp8Ng1v3">WeatherTech SportsCar Championship</a>, the premier series resulting from the merger of <a href="/facts/Rolex_Sports_Car_Series/Nbnvzk6f">Grand-Am Road Racing</a> and the <a href="/facts/American_Le_Mans_Series/aBHs2auX">American Le Mans Series</a>.  IMSA is owned by NASCAR, as a division of the company.
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