To the lane, the #5 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac. Richard Westbrook staying in the car. They have been running steadily and gaining points. #01 and #02 to the lane soon. Bingo. Bang on the money. #01 in. Renger van der Zande has been bluing vociferously about the tires and the handling on over inflated tires. The #70 Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 is in and Ollie Milroy takes over from Jordan Pepper. Inception Racing have the confidence with under three hours to go as Alex Lynn completes his pit stop. Now, the #81 is in the lane from the lead in LMP2.
So, Juan Pablo Montoya, the father, handing to Sebastian Montoya, the son. Will Sebastian finish out the rest of the race? He will do a double stint for now. Juan Pablo Montoya also did a double. On the #01 pit stop, they dropped the car off the air jacks before the left front tire was on. The mechanics yelling to each other, "get the tire! Get the tire!" Sebastian Montoya now working his way into a groove, into a rhythm. Different pit sequences in DPi. #60 will need to pit soon. The #10 is off strategy, and everyone else has come in. #31, #5, #48, #01, #02. To the lane as well, the #23 The Heart of Racing Aston Martin I believe and now, the #60 is in the lane as well. No driver change. Tires and fuel only.
These are gravity fed fuel rigs so get the car off the air jacks to get the fuel in properly. The #36 Andretti Autosport LMP3 car has a penalty for leaving the pit lane with equipment attached, the fuel hose. Josh Burdon in the car, the Australian. Daniel Serra now being monstered by Matthieu Jaminet and the Pro-Am driver, Frankie Montecalvo ahead of the factory cars. "Jam Jam" is going nuts because he wants to pass these other two jokers. Montecalvo has the pace, the patience, and the race craft, but needs confidence about how to communicate the feeling of the car. Maybe, Montecalvo has that. Reset if you are watching on USA Network. Peacock users, like myself, you don't have to swap.
Yours truly took a short break grabbing a banana. We saw the #39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 hit the lane. Robert Megennis, Corey Lewis, and Jeff Westphal, on the driver's strength. Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi have taken over the Action Express Cadillac. The #12 Lexus, Frankie Montecalvo, Aaron Telitz, and Richard Heistand, they are leading GTD. Kyle Kirkwood leading GTD Pro. Kay van Berlo leads LMP3. LMP2 lead by Anders Fjordbach. It is Sebastian Montoya, though, at DragonSpeed who is showing what he has. Montoya chasing Anders Fjordbach.
Traffic all over the shop. Two and a half hours left to go. Traffic is frustrating. You will be more aggressive at the end. 48 cars, the most in the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen since 2014 when the WeatherTech Championship started. Watch the traffic management and the closing speeds. We have had a lot of yellows but maybe there will be longer green flag stint. Give it full commitment if you want the win today. Five Full Course Yellows with three and a half hours on the board and we have a little less than a full sprint race duration to go. Still leading, the #10 Konica Minolta Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi, Ricky Taylor at the controls.
An update on Action Express. Mike Conway is fifth aboard the #31 Whelen Cadillac while Kamui Kobayashi is seventh in the #48 Ally Cadillac. Great aerial views of Watkins Glen in a gorgeous area. Gorgeous countryside. We saw yesterday, Robert Wickens, making his comeback this year in Michelin Pilot Challenge and yesterday he drove to the front with teammate Mark Wilkins and the two of them won. He won for the first time since his DTM days in 2017. To the lane, the #10 WTR Acura. I believe this is a double stint I believe. No. Ricky Taylor. Never mind. Sebastian Montoya pressing Anders Fjordbach for all he is worth. Louis Deletraz as well, look, is right behind in the #8 Tower Motorsports car.
34 drivers in this field were at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and there's some real push and shove between Sebastian Montoya and Louis Deletraz and here comes Giedo van der Garde in the #29 Racing Team Nederland Oreca. Deletraz makes his move while Montoya gives him the squeeze into turn one. That was sketchy. That looked like a reactionary block and the IMSA stewards frown on that more than the blokes who officiate in Europe. Double secret probation again. Like father, like son. Sebastian Montoya runs into a fellow LMP2, the #18 Era Motorsports car. Not sure who is driving. Dwight Merriman, Kyle Tilley, and Ryan Dalziel sharing it.
Stewards' review on that #81 and #18 incident. A long way to go in the 6 Hours of the Glen as we continue to see the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura in the lead of this motor race. Kamui Kobayashi battles with Richard Westbrook as they both pass the #38 Performance Tech LMP3 car. Westbrook brings the #5 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac to the pit lane and Kobayashi gains a place back. A driver change for the #5 as Kobyashi moves to sixth place. Bonnet coming off the back of the #5. Trouble for the JDC-Miller team or so it seems. The bonnet and the rear wing assembly.
Great shots of Seneca Lake and the village of Watkins Glen. Now, Richard Westbrook had contact with someone and they had to replace the whole rear clip on that car going a lap down. In replay, he got into the LMP3 car. #38 turns in on Westbrook and Kamui Kobayashi plays through. Rasmus Lindh at the controls of the #38 I believe. Another LMP3 car comes to a stop in the shortcut. That is the #58 MLT Motorsports car of Tyler Maxson and he almost gets plowed into by the Aston Martin! In replay, Maxson stops or slows down and the Aston Martin of Roman De Angelis almost runs right in the back of him! Egad!
A driver change, on the pit stop for the #74 Riley Motorsports LMP3 car, the Ligier. Tires, fuel, and a driver change as Kay van Berlo is finished with his stint and van Berlo dominated the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. Marvin Dienst in the GT Daytona lead aboard the #57 Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 chasing the top three GTD Pro runners. Chasing after Kyle Kirkwood, Daniel Serra, and Matthieu Jaminet. Winward took over HTP Motorsports and they have a DTM team as well which is also a GT3 championship of course/.
Dienst chasing Jaminet. GTD Mercedes and GTD Pro Porsche. The Porsche is 120 pounds lighter. More LMP3 fun and frolics. Josh Burdon still at the wheel of the #36 Andretti Autosport car and we have a hip check between the #99 Hardpoiint Porsche of Rob Ferriol and the #40 LMP3 car for FastMD Racing. Second in GTD Pro, the #14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus is in the lane. Kyle Kirkwood and Ben Barnicoat sharing. Jack Hawksworth continues to heal. He may be back at Mosport in Canada next weekend. Kirkwood will be swapping over to Andretti Autosport in IndyCar next year.
Two Mercedes' and a Lexus close. More penalties for the #23 and #96 GTD cars and the #58 MLT Motorsports LMP3 entry. Leader to the lane, the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura. They have lead a boatload of this race starting from pole. Jarvis cocked at an angle in the lane as the Pfaff Motorsports Porsche boxed them in and they both got in at awkward angles and both leave just fine. Drivers are flush with exhaustion. Still a long way to go here at Watkins Glen. Kamui Kobayashi in the meantime still has Richard Westbrook on his tail. Westbrook wants to make a move. Kobayashi says, "I don't think so, mate."
Into the lane, the #3 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R. Fuel and tires only it looks like as we watch the #10 Acura continuing to lead. Michelin tires supply IMSA with tires and have now won 25 consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans races.
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