NASCAR’s Austin Dillon to high-tail Rolex 24 with RWR Eurasia
On Thursday, RWR Eurasia launched three of its four drivers which is ready to compete in one among Eurasia’s Ligier JS P217 Gibsons within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-opener.
Becoming a member of Dillon will be Salih Yoluc, a Turkish driver who obtained the 24 Hours of Le Mans within the GTE-Am class, and Cody Ware, the reigning Asian Le Mans Series champion.
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Eurasia Motorsport and Rick Ware Racing had launched leisurely final month it might perchance perchance perchance discipline an LMP2 entry within the Rolex 24 below the RWR Eurasia banner. The entry is moreover working in collaboration with the BAM Motorsport Management consultancy.
Dillon, a celebrated Xfinity and Truck series champion, owns three occupation wins within the NASCAR Cup Series and executed 11th within the series standings in 2020, tying his occupation-finest effort.
Furthermore planning to compete within the Rolex 24 are reigning Cup Series champion Fling Elliott and seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, who done his closing fulltime season in NASCAR in 2020.
Following the 2021 season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 14, the Cup Series will remain in Daytona and compete on the DIS Street Route the next weekend, which is the the same direction historical for the Rolex 24 with the exception of for an added chicane off oval Turn 4.
RWR Eurasia will notify its fourth and closing driver for the crew at a later date.
Eurasia, a Philippines-registered crew, has its negative at the Malaysian Sepang Circuit and for the 2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will characteristic out of the RWR facility in Mooreville, N.C.
RWR has recently competed in both Prototypes and the NASCAR Cup Series.