CONCORD, N.C. – Seven-time IMSA champions and eight-time Rolex 24 At Daytona winners Chip Ganassi Racing will return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next season.

The team plans to field a Cadillac entry in the Daytona Prototype international (DPi) class beginning in 2021. Sponsors and drivers for the program have not been announced.

“We can’t wait to get back to IMSA and fight for the overall win after several years competing in the GTLM class,” said team owner Chip Ganassi. “Our relationship with General Motors has expanded from the NASCAR Cup Series and we couldn’t be happier. Partnering with Cadillac is a tremendous opportunity for our team and we want to start delivering for them in January at the Rolex 24 At Daytona.”

Chip Ganassi Racing is one of the most successful teams in IMSA history. The team has won the Rolex 24 eight times in class and six times overall, with the team’s most recent overall victory coming in 2015 with Scott Dixon, Kyle Larson, Tony Kanaan and Jamie McMurray sharing driving duties of a Riley MkXXVI-Ford.

In 2016 Chip Ganassi Racing spearheaded Ford’s return sports car competition with the Ford GT. The program claimed two class victories in the Rolex 24 (2017 and ’18) as well as a class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016.

The Ford GT sports car program was shuttered following the 2019 season, ending Chip Ganassi Racing’s IMSA program as a result.

In all, the team has won seven championships and 64 races in sports car competition.

“We are very excited to welcome Chip Ganassi Racing to the Cadillac competition family,” said Rory Harvey, vice president of Cadillac. “Their success across many forms of racing, including sports cars, will be a great addition to our IMSA WeatherTech line-up. Chip’s pedigree at winning the Rolex 24 At Daytona eight times as well as their championships in this form of racing gives Cadillac another stalwart team to compete for the 2021 IMSA DPi championship.”