Racing to End Alzheimer’s rides momentum into Road America
Press Release LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2025) – The Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team heads to Road America this weekend riding the momentum of its first IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge podium finish of the season two weeks ago – and looking to continue to add to the honor role of names on the No. 19 Ford Mustang GT4. Each one of the 120 names on the side of the purple and orange Mustang honors a loved one who has suffered from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. The entire Cameron team – including drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe – are committed to the program. The on-track mission remains the same as well, as Quinlan, Liefooghe and crew put together their best weekend of the season to date earlier this month at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, pacing near the top of the leaderboard in every session and finishing third in the typically hard-fought race. The team had a successful test at Road America several weeks ago, focusing on long runs to optimize race strategy. “We got a late start this year,” said Frengs, noting that the partnership between Cameron and Racing to End Alzheimer’s began at the third race of the season. “But everyone on the team has embraced this program and supported it, adding names of their own. And we love being back in the Pilot Challenge paddock, talking to team members and fans every single weekend. It’s our mission.” For a $250 donation, the family member’s name and hometown is placed on the car, and their photo can be posted on the Racing to End Alzheimer’s website’s tribute page. All donations are matched by Frengs’s company Legistics, with 100% going to the program’s two beneficiaries – the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist, and the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program. To date, Racing to End Alzheimer’s has donated over $1 million to those two programs. Donate now at this link. The weekend at Road America is circled on just about every team member’s calendar going into the season. The entire Kettle Moraine region – including the town of Elkhart Lake – becomes a part of the action, attending the race in droves and welcoming racers. “We all love Road America,” said Frengs. “I love the whole area, and the track is great – it’s so well managed. Everyone looks forward to coming here every year – and we’re looking forward to it just that much more with the momentum from our first podium since we joined Cameron. The fans always come out for the race weekend, so we’ll be on hand at the team transporter to hand out posters and tee shirts and talk to people about their loved ones. We can’t wait.” The Road America 120 for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series – part of the IMSA Motul SportsCar Grand Prix – will take the green flag Saturday at 3:05 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Peacock TV, and i internationally on IMSA.tv and on IMSA’s YouTube channel – ad-free courtesy of Michelin. About Racing to End Alzheimer’s In 2013, Phil Frengs’s late wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Their experience with the disease led Frengs to a seminal moment: his company, Legistics, had long sponsored a team in IMSA sports car racing and he realized an opportunity to raise money and awareness for the fight against the disease. In 2017, he formed Racing to End Alzheimer’s, giving fans the opportunity to honor loved ones by putting their names on the race car via donation – with Legistics matching each donation. 100% of those donations go to the two organizations the team supports: The Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist is exploring cutting edge strategies in therapy, care and research to find a cure for these dementias. NNAC was founded by longtime CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz and his family in honor of his father, Jim, Jr., who passed away after a 13-year battle with Alzheimer’s. The UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program is a nationally-recognized grant-funded program designed to help patients and their families with the complex medical, behavioral and social needs associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Racing to End Alzheimer’s social media: Facebook: Racing to End Alzheimer’s Instagram: @racing2endalz
Racing to End Alzheimer’s to support Christian Weir in the Toyota GR Cup
News Release: LOS ANGELES (15 July, 2025) – Racing to End Alzheimer’s will join a new racing series this weekend, as Christian Weir and TechSport Racing will carry the now familiar orange and purple colors in the Toyota GR Cup series. Racing to End Alzheimer’s mission is to bring awareness about Alzheimer’s to tracks all over North America, helping friends and family honor loved ones who have suffered from the disease. Entering an entirely new racing series – and joining an entirely new paddock – furthers that cause dramatically. Weir, 18, and his family have personal experience in the toll the disease takes – Weir’s grandfather Thomas was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more than 10 years ago, though recent breakthrough medication treatments have helped keep the worst of the disease at bay. Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs met the Weirs several years ago and gave them a decal to put on Christian’s junior formula car. Keeping in touch since then, the partnership was formalized this season, with Weir now bringing the iconic “names” livery to the Toyota GR Cup series. Working with the Weir family highlights the primary goal of Racing to End Alzheimer’s: to “fund the care and find the cure.” As new Alzheimer’s drugs – like those being tested by one of Racing to End Alzheimer’s two beneficiaries, the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist – have been approved, patients like Thomas Weir have seen the disease’s pace dramatically slowed. “Thomas was on a combination of Memantine ER and Donepezil HCl but once Namzaric was approved, he started that and has been taking it ever since,” said Tami Weir, Christian’s mother. “His disease has progressed very slowly compared to others thanks to the medications, so we all consider ourselves fortunate and blessed when we consider how bad it could be.” Racing to End Alzheimer’s gives families the chance to honor loved ones who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. For a $250 donation, the family member’s name and hometown is now placed on both Weir’s No. 71 Toyota GR Cup car and on the No. 19 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge car.
First season podium for Racing to End Alzheimer’s in Canada
News Release: A team effort at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, as drivers, crew and strategists performed flawlessly in a wild IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 14, 2025) – The Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team put it all together in Saturday’s two-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race, scoring its first podium finish of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe combined to keep the Racing to End Alzheimer’s colors near the top of the field all weekend. With a flawless pit stop, solid strategy, and impressive instincts to stay out of a plethora of trouble, the team brought home a hard-fought and well deserved third place finish. And as always, the on-track action was only part of the story. Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs manned his usual post at the Racing to End Alzheimer’s tent at the back of the Cameron team transporter, talking to the enthusiastic Canadian fans, many with a story to tell about their loved one who suffered from dementia or Alzheimer’s, hoping to add their name to the oved ones names already on the Ford Mustang. In fact, four names were added this weekend, bringing the number of names on the car to 114 at the green flag. Canadian fans can choose to have their donation go to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto – the matching funds will also stay in Toronto. Honor a loved one and join the team: https://r2endalz.org/donate/ The No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang came out of the gate flying on Friday morning, with Liefooghe and Quinlan setting the third quickest time in morning practice. In the heat of the day, the duo once again combined for a solid P3 in practice two – the top Ford Mustang in both sessions. In Saturday morning qualifying, Quinlan found his attempts at a fast lap time repeatedly thwarted by traffic but placed the car a solid P11 for the afternoon’s race. At the drop of the green Saturday afternoon, Quinlan bided his time through the inevitable early chaos until the opportunity presented itself to make a pass late on lap one. He took another position on lap two, then settled into a rhythm, focusing forward and putting down consistent lap times. With an hour remaining, Quinlan headed to pit lane for four Michelin tires, fuel, and a change to Liefooghe. Carving his way up through the field, Liefooghe set one of the fastest laps of the race with a circuit at 1:24.370. He had captured third position when a four-car incident on the back straight brought out a yellow, with a significant debris field to clean. Liefooghe took the green with 17 minutes remaining, but with lapped cars ahead and fast cars behind, he was swarmed and hit hard, bouncing off two cars and doing a masterful job of holding the car on track in fourth. The offending driver received a drive through penalty for incident responsibility, putting the No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang into P3. In the waning laps, Liefooghe fought to keep the damaged car in third position, making the Mustang as wide as possible to take the checkered flag in third – the team’s first podium of the year. Liefooghe was thrilled with the team effort, and impressed with his co-driver. “Sean did an amazing job,” said Liefooghe about his pro-am partner. “He was out there against drivers who race full time as their living, and he did laps just a few tenths off, keeping us close to the front and allowing us to do a one-stop race. And kudos to the crew, they did two perfect stops and called a great race. We were P2, just cruising till the end, but the yellow bunched up everybody and unfortunately for us, there were a lot of lapped cars between us and the leader which made it really tough to battle forward. All the cars behind us were for position, so it was a tough place to be – we got sandwiched in between two cars and were drilled in the side, but thankfully the car held together to the end. “It’s so important to us to bring this home for Racing to End Alzheimer’s,” continued Liefooghe. “We’re so honored to have all those names on the car every weekend, it makes this moment just that much more special.” For Frengs, it was great to earn the podium, but the true reason for the program is never far from his mind. “Being on the podium recognizes not only our two great drivers but our whole team,” said Frengs. “It was an outstanding job all weekend. But most important, we’ve talked to so many people here this weekend that will be so excited because they appreciate what we do. “We never forget that each one of those 114 names honor someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s,” continued Frengs. “114 people loved someone who made a difference in their life – and we refer to them as their champion. They can honor and remember them, and that’s the most rewarding part of what we do. Awareness is vital, but the most important thing is to give people the chance to acknowledge someone they loved. That’s the best.” Next up for the Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series will be the Road America 120 – Saturday, August 2 at America’s National Park of Speed, located in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Peacock TV, and internationally on IMSA.tv and on IMSA’s YouTube channel – ad-free courtesy of Michelin. About Racing to End Alzheimer’s In 2013, Phil Frengs’s late wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Their experience with the disease led Frengs to a seminal moment: his company, Legistics, had long sponsored a team in IMSA sports car racing and he realized an opportunity to raise
Racing to End Alzheimer’s reaping the benefits of the new relationship with Stephen Cameron Racing
News Release: LOS ANGELES (July 8, 2025) – The partnership between Racing to End Alzheimer’s and Stephen Cameron Racing team might be just two months old, but both sides have already seen the benefits of this new relationship in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge paddock. Steve Cameron, Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs, and drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe head to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this week for their fourth race together, looking to keep the progression going with their No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang GT4. Located 75 km (approximately 47 miles) east of Toronto, CTMP’s main track is a tight and fast 3.957 km (2.459 mi), 10-turn road course. Job one is attempting to master the challenging layout that includes high-speed corners and significant elevation changes, and notoriously fast-changing track conditions. But with over 40 years of racing experience, Cameron is up to that challenge. Cameron began his career racing junior formula cars in New Zealand, winning the 1980 NZ Formula Vee series, running with his own team. He moved to the US in the mid-1980s (along with his brother Rick, now a renowned sports car engineer), focused on pursuing racing as a career – supporting his racing by working on the cars and helping to manage the teams he raced with. Transitioning away from driving in 1987, Cameron formed his own team, and has run in a wide variety of series, including IMSA, SRO, INDY NXT, Formula Atlantics, Formula Ford, and Historics. This season, Cameron Racing competes in Michelin Pilot Challenge and in Radical North America, while Cameron’s son Christian contests the USF2000 junior open wheel series. Cameron first met Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs through Nick Galante, and when the opportunity arose to partner with the organization this season, Cameron jumped at the chance. “I’ve known Nick (a longtime Racing to End Alzheimer’s driver) for a good many years,” said Cameron. “Nick ran with us in karting, which was long before he connected with Phil. The team that Racing to End Alzheimer’s had been with the past several years stopped racing, so they were looking for a home. Nick contacted me and of course, I was familiar with what they’d done, the difference they’re making in the fight against Alzheimer’s, so it just made sense to join forces. “So many of us have been affected by Alzheimer’s,” continued Cameron. “Sean (Quinlan) has a family member’s name on the car, and over the last several weeks, drivers we’ve worked with in the past have contacted us – one had a friend lose his mother to the disease, so he put her name on the car. It’s expanded our relationships with a lot of people, who now have even more of a reason to follow the team and stay connected to us. That’s been super cool.” The partnership between Cameron Racing and Racing to End Alzheimer’s might be new, but Cameron looks forward to seeing it continue – and to grow. “This is a new program for us so we’re looking forward to seeing where it goes. We’re still figuring out how to help, how to support it properly and give the program the proper exposure. We have a really great group of people on this team who are really motivated to make this a success. On track, it’s up to us to keep the team in the top five and work toward winning a race. We focus on all the details, like pit stops and strategy – not just being a fast car but all the things it takes to be successful. They’re all unique personalities but they’re all excited about the program and trying to do the best job to make sure everyone is having a good experience. Off track, we love the chance to talk to fans about Alzheimer’s, helping Phil spread the word.” The No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Mustang gives families the chance to honor loved ones who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. For a $250 donation, the family member’s name and hometown is placed on the car, and their photo can be posted on the Racing to End Alzheimer’s website’s tribute page. All donations are matched by Frengs’s company Legistics, with 100% going to the program’s two beneficiaries. To date, Racing to End Alzheimer’s has donated over $1 million to those two programs. Donate now at this link. The Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120 for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge takes the green flag Sunday at 1:25 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Peacock TV, and internationally on IMSA.tv and on IMSA’s YouTube channel – ad-free courtesy of Michelin.