As who’ll be taking home the Rolex watches this
year?
Continuing on with my never ending Rolex 24
previews, we’ve come to the lower tier “Kissing cousings” prototypes category…
Le
Mans Prototypes (LMP2)
No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR, Nos 2 and 22
United Autosport, No. 8 Tower Motorsports, No. 11 TDS Racing, No. 18 ERA
Motorsport, No. 43 Inter Europol competition, No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports,
No. 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports, No. 74 Riley, No. 88 Pecon Racing, No. 99 AO
Racing
The CrowdStrike by APR Racing has a stellar
lineup led by George Kurtz, which many IndyCar “Eyes” will be watching. Which
I’ll dive into in another No Fenders post, as we’re almost to thee end of the
road Kiddoes!
Current Sports Car Ace known under several nom
de plumes – including le Hamburgular’, Sealmeister B’, SeaBass or simply
Sebastien Bourdais will moonlight aboard the No. 8 entry.
Whilst Bourdais’s “Day Job” will be piloting
the #12 “Weckity Wec” FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Cadillac Hertz
Team Jota entry, alongside somebody named Bloody Jense’. (Jenson Button) As
Bourdais takes over the seat vacated by Callum Ilott, who returnes to IndyCar
with Prema Racing.
Team owner John Farano, Job van Uiteret and
Sebastian Elvarez join Bourdais in the cockpit.
Defending Rolex 24 (LMP2) Class winners ERA
Motorsport returns with Ryan “Razzle Dazzle” Dalziel, Paul-Loup chatin, David
Heinemeier Hansen and Tobais Lutke. Although Dalziel is the only returning
driver from last year’s winning quartet.
The No. 11 features a former Indy NXT winner,
and TDF Racing won the final two races of 2024.
Multiple Sports Car Championship winner Dane
Cameron joins the most popular racecar on the grid, ergo “Spike-the-Dragon”.
With Cameron joining PJ Hyett in the No. 99 distinctive purple and orange AO
Racing entry.
As the pair will run the full IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar campaign, joined By Johnny Edgar and a Current Danish IndyCar driver
to be named later…
As Cameron, a longtime Penske Sports Car driver
was part of its winning entry in last year’s Rolex 24. Not to mention claiming
His fourth IMSA Drivers title before being dropped by Penske at age 36, Youch!
Is a second Rolex wristwatch as LMP2 Class
winner in Cameron’s future?
Lead driver of the No. 74 Gar Robinson is
joined by the two Felipe’s from Brazil, i.e.; Felipe Fraga and Headliner Felipe
Massa, ex-Formula 1 driver. With Aussie’ Josh Burdon the only unknown commodity
of the Riley entry.
“Gentleman” racer Ben Keating will once again
be doing double duty at Daytona. Splitting seat-time between the No 52 and No.
91 Trackhouse by TF Sport entries.
Whilst former IndyCar Fan “Favourite” Benjamin
Pederson makes up part of the drivers quartet behind the keyboard of the No. 52
entry. Alongside Keating, Mathias Betche and Rodrigo Sales.
The brand new Pratt Miller Motorsports LMP2 operation features a former and current IndyCar driver, along with current Indy NXT competitor James Roe and Chris Cumming.