The Unusual York-born 20-twelve months-feeble who has re-signed with Andretti Autosport in Indy Lights, is known as a part of the #12 automobile’s fulltimers – ex-IndyCar racer Zach Veach and Frankie Montecalvo – on the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, Watkins Glen Six Hours and Petit Le Mans. This trio will crew up with primitive Lexus fulltimer Townsend Bell at Daytona.
Megennis, who completed fifth within the 2019 Lights standings with one remove and one pole, acknowledged: “I’m very excited to affix the Vasser Sullivan Lexus program for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.
“After my first patience racing experiences in 2020 [ELMS and Intercontinental GT], I’m in a position to’t wait to tell what I’m in a position to plot in IMSA and in some of the largest and most competitive patience races on this planet.
“There can be plenty to be taught, but I’m confident I’ll trust the sincere contributors round me to switch and remove some races. I’m grateful to the total Vasser Sullivan crew for giving me this quite quite a lot of.
“Massive due to the my companions SailPoint, Sirius Computer Solutions, Juniper Networks, and Cybereason for the implausible strengthen in making this occur.”
A joint assertion from the crew’s co-owners Jimmy Vasser and James ‘Sulli’ Sullivan, read: ““We watched Robert very carefully all the draw via Indy Lights and on the Indy 8 Hour walk.
“After checking out him at Daytona it turned sure he became the sincere match for our crew within the No. 12 Lexus for the patience occasions. We’re excited to trust him as a part of our driver lineup and quandary ahead to working with him this season.”
Vasser Sullivan’s other IMSA entry, automobile #14, can be driven fulltime by Jack Hawksworth and Aaron Telitz, and within the Rolex 24 Hours they’ll crew up with primitive Corvette Racing chronicle Oliver Gavin. Alternatively, that entry’s four-walk Michelin Endurance Cup driver has no longer yet been named. That likelihood is anticipated to realize support early next week, staunch a few days earlier than the Speak Earlier than The 24 test.
