DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Pegram Racing is proud to announce its plans to compete in the entire 2025 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge sports car racing series. The Ohio-based team will field former professional Superbike racer Larry Pegram and his 20-year-old daughter Riley Pegram in an ex-Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Elantra N in the Touring Car (TCR) category.
Larry Pegram is best known for his success as a motorcycle road racer and team owner, having won multiple Superbike races in America’s premier series and scored points in the Superbike World Championship. In 2016, Pegram pumped the brakes on his motorcycle racing career and switched to succeeding in the business world with a sprinkling of four-wheel racing on the side. Now 52, Pegram is returning to professional racing alongside his eldest daughter Riley.
“I’ve been racing for a long time and enjoyed a lot of success,” said the elder Pegram, “but nothing compares to being able to go racing with your daughter. It’s a whole different level of enjoyment, and to be able to do it with IMSA, at the best tracks in America, and in front of the greatest fans makes it that much better.”
Riley Pegram, age 20, was bitten by the racing bug at age 16, when she entered the karting world and immediately started climbing the ranks. Soon, Riley expanded to racing cars and, in 2023, she jumped into a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 with MDK Motorsports. Riley achieved a perfect finishing record and claimed fourth place in the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Championship. After a partial IMSA season that saw her and her father take two top-10 finishes, Riley is locked and loaded for her first full Michelin Pilot Challenge campaign.
“I’m really looking forward to being back in the Michelin Pilot Challenge series, and I feel blessed to do it with our family-run team,” said daughter Riley. “We’re a new team to IMSA and we have a lot to learn, so I’m excited to see how we grow and develop during the season.