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IMSA Petit Le Mans season finale exhibits 54 entries
Jenson Button, former F1 champion, will debut in the #5 Porsche 963 GTP run by JDC Miller MotorSports at Petit Le Mans. Josef Newgarden, Indianapolis 500 winner, will make his sportscar debut as the third driver in Porsche Penske’s #7 GTP entry. Proton Competition will compete in their first IMSA endurance race of the year. The GTP category is tightly contested, with the top three drivers separated by just five points. Scott McLaughlin will return to the wheel of the #8 Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson. Petit Le Mans will also mark the final IMSA WeatherTech race for the LMP3 category. GTD Pro includes eight entries, with AF Corse and Iron Lynx returning in Italian machinery. Corey Lewis will join Paul Miller Racing’s GTD champions Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow. The Iron Dames return with a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. Cetilar Racing will have a third Ferrari 296 GT3 entry. Petit Le Mans will take place on October 14 and close the IMSA season with a 10-hour endurance race.
Source: Motorsport Week
