Tristan Nunez knows he has to get out of the car. He cannot do another stint. So either Pipo Derani or Mike Conway will get back in. Points earned for the North American Endurance Cup. Will Stevens, Kyle Tilley, Malthe Jakobsen, Nicky Catsburg, and Jordan Pepper. So, that is Wayne Taylor Racing Acura, Era Motorsports, Sean Creech Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Inception Racing. The #10 Wayne Tyalor Racing Acura is in the lane from the lead of the motor race. Will Stevens stays in the car. Tires and fuel for the car. He is down and away. Richard Westbrook leads over Tristan Nunez now along with Kamui Kobayashi and Earl Bamber. Four Cadillac's now leading as darkness looms. Pit stop time now for Richard Westbrook and JDC-Miller Motorsports. Tires, fuel, and he is back in the race. Kamui Kobayashi in the #48 Ally Cadillac is promoted to second spot for Action Express/Hendrick Motorsports.
Mike Conway is now at the wheel of the sister Action Express Cadillac, the #31 Whelen car. Kamui Kobayashi is in the lead and now, we see that Will Stevens did not read his tires through the RFID reader and drove through the penalty box instead. Only his second WeatherTech Championship start. That's a weird one. Josh Pierson, WEC winner in LMP2 last night. He is happy to be here and to learn from his teammates like Jonathan Bomarito or Oliver Jarvis. Pierson ran at the Rolex 24 too. We also saw him in Asian Le Mans Series competition. The #93 Racer's Edge/Wayne Taylor Racing Acura NSX GT3 has spun in turn three. Wayne Taylor says that the Cadillac's have indeed been quicker than the Acura has. He says Stevens is doing a good job in spite of his mistake.
Ashtyn Harrison, she was tagged by the #16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3R which is many, many laps down after their litany of issues. Jan Heylen, the experienced Belgian, just made an odd mistake. The BMW dives past the #40 FastMD Racing LMP3 car and the #33 Sean Creech Motorsports car. So, in GTD Pro, Marco Wittman and Marco Mapelli are chasing the #3 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R of Jordan Taylor I believe. Bill Auberlen leads GTD in the #96 Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT3. The most recent leader was the #21 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE. Not sure if it is Simon Mann, Luis Perez Companc, or Toni Vilander.
Jaden Conwright says the #42 NTE Sport Lamborghini was damaged after that incident we saw, and the clutch went out. Game over, and the clutch just slid over the bumps, bounced and tweaked the drive train. Conwright was sharing with Matteo Llarena and Don Yount. Earl Bamber has assumed the lead and is now pitting the #02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac. Neel Jani clocked in the best lap of the race for that automobile a short time ago. #48, the Ally Cadillac pitted and relinquished the lead to the #02. The #74 Riley Motorsports LMP3 car of Kay van Berlo goes back behind the wall. They pitted six laps or so ago and it could be game over. He lost the lead and was third in class. Major trouble for the 74 Hunting Ranch sponsored entry.
Side by side contact with the #9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3R. There's water spewing out of the radiator on the car. Matthieu Jaminet got sideswiped and the marshals will have to have a Captain Cook at that one. Loic Duval, Oliver Jarvis, and Mike Conway has handed over to Pipo Derani in the #31 Whelen Cadillac. Giedo van der Garde is chasing a podium in LMP2 for Racing Team Nederland at 1:48.311. Wow. New lap record for LMP2 here at Sebring. Temperatures beginning to drop. Manage the traffic. Manage your tires. Many cars have incurred penalties to this point in the race. Now then, Loic Duval is now in the #5 JDC-Miller Cadillac which has relinquished the lead to the #48 Ally Action Express/Hendrick Motorsports Cadillac.
Kamui Kobayashi is really turning some great laps. But now, Kobayashi's gap has shrunken from ten seconds to less than four. Kobayashi leads over Earl Bamber. Both Heart of Racing Aston Martin's had trouble but they are back running again. Ian James aboard the #27 and Maxime Martin in the #23. We have had just four retirements with the #6 Muehlner LMP3, DragonSpeed #81 in LMP2, and the Andretti Autosport #36 LMP3 car. We also did hear from the NTE team. Earl Bamber is pushing, trying to catch Kamui Kobayashi. Wayne Taylor says his team needs a yellow flag to make up track position. They are cooperating with HPD, Oreca and others for their new LMDh car just the same as Dallara is doing with both BMW and Cadillac, Multimatic with Porsche, and possible others.
Kamui Kobayashi has been hunted down by Earl Bamber. Kobayashi will be on his toes here. He is holding the lead over Bamber by the skin of his teeth. Three hours and seven minutes to go. So, we will be to the beginning of another racing hour coming soon. Kamui Kobayashi is going to have to pit soon. Bamber sees an opportunity in traffic between a Lexus and an LMP2 car. Bamber is right on Kobayashi's six! Oh boy. To the hairpin they go, and both cars lock the brakes! It's really bumpy into turn ten! Brake dust, or some residue from the #48 car? Oh boy. We'll have to take a look at that. No cars between these two. Coming up is the #93 Racer's Edge/Wayne Taylor Racing Acura NSX GT3. Where does the leader go? Does Earl Bamber follow through? No.
The #59 Crucial Motorsports McLaren has gone off the road. Kobayashi has to pit to see what is going on as Bamber is pressing him hard. Bamber will inherit the lead in the #02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac, sun in their eyes. Jordan Taylor leads GTD Pro in the #3 Corvette. Kobayashi in the pit lane and Bamber assumes the lead. Car #20, the High Class Racing entry goes off the road at turn one. Driver change for the #48. Not sure if it was Mike Rockenfeller or Jose Maria Lopez got in the #48. Tires and fuel and down and away for the AXR sister car. Mike Rockenfeller in #48.
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