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As he did yesterday afternoon, Pipo Derani set the top time in the first of three Saturday test sessions for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams. Derani pushed the No. 31 Whelen Engin…
Pipo Derani continued his strong performance at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship test sessions, setting the fastest lap time in the first Saturday session. He drove the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing V-Series.R and finished with a lap time of 1m35.372s at Daytona International Speedway. Richard Westbrook came close with a lap time of 1m35.398s in the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963. The top five positions were filled by cars from four different GTP manufacturers. Tommy Milner led the GT runners in the No. 4 GTD PRO Corvette Racing Z06 GT3.R with a lap time of 1m45.844s, followed by Kyle Marcelli in the No. 45 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2. Nicklas Nielsen topped the LMP2 category in the No. 88 AF Corse ORECA. A one-hour test session is scheduled for later in the day.
