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Even though the GTD PRO class isn’t competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s 1h40m race at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Vasser Sullivan Racing will still enter …
Vasser Sullivan Racing will still participate in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with two Lexus RC F GT3s, despite not competing in the GTD PRO class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s 1h40m race. The team will run a second car to comply with GTD regulations, partnering Jack Hawksworth with Frankie Montecalvo and Ben Barnicoat with Parker Thompson. The team aims to win the race, stating that the Long Beach Grand Prix holds special significance for both the team and Lexus. The second car’s number, No. 89, is a nod to 1989, the year Lexus entered the U.S. market. Hawksworth and Barnicoat, the defending GTD PRO champions, are fresh off a victory at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The race at Long Beach will feature only the GTD class due to limited paddock space, similar to the upcoming Detroit race that will showcase GTD PRO.
