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Jose Maria Lopez will replace an injured Ben Barnicoat this weekend for the 12 Hours of Sebring, with Lopez joining Aaron Telitz and Kyle Kirkwood in the #14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3. Barnicoat has been injured in a mountain biking crash sometime this week. He appeared on an IMSA-hosted pre-event Zoom call, which […]
Barnicoat was injured in a mountain biking crash earlier this week, as he was present on an IMSA-hosted pre-event Zoom call last Wednesday. López is set to make his GTD Pro debut at the Sebring IMSA Sportscar Championship, although he has experience with the Lexus from previous races. Winning the WEC title in 2019-2020 and 2021 for Toyota, López had previously raced in IMSA in 2022 with Cadillac. Unfortunately, in the WEC opener at Qatar, López did not drive due to an accident involving his teammate Petra Umbrarescu. Barnicoat, who finished fourth with Lexus in Qatar, had plans for a dual IMSA-WEC programme before his injury. Lexus confirmed the news on Instagram and wished Barnicoat a speedy recovery, with López stepping in for him at Sebring. It remains uncertain when Barnicoat will return to racing.
