IMSA News Notebook: Updates From Tower Racing, Vasser Sullivan & Performance Tech

Tower Racing by Starworks Complete Daytona Line-up

Matthieu Vaxiviere and Timothy Buret will complete the driver squad for the Tower Racing by Starworks LMP2 squad for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Both drivers are set to make their Daytona debuts, Vaxiviere returning to IMSA competition for the first time since 2019 when the fast Frenchman joined Wayne Taylor Racing in their Cadillac DPi with a pair of second place results.

The pair join full season duo John Farano and Gabriel Aubry for the Rolex 24 on 30/31 January.

Vasser Sullivan Adds Megennis for Michelin Endurance Cup

Vasser Sullivan Racing has named Robert Megennis as a co-driver for the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup events on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule.

Megennis will team with Frankie Montecalvo and Zach Veach in the four endurance races, with veteran Townsend Bell joining the group for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Megennis, a 20-year-old from New York City, came up through the IndyCar stepladder ranks, finishing fifth in the 2019 Indy Lights championship.

When that series’ schedule was canceled last year due to the global pandemic, he gained sports car experience in a pair of European Le Mans Series races in the RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 and the Indy 8 Hour Intercontinental GT Challenge aboard a Racers Edge Acura NSX GT3 Evo.

“I’m very excited to join the Vasser Sullivan Lexus program for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup,” said Megennis, who joins Veach and No. 14 Lexus drivers Jack Hawksworth and Aaron Telitz as former open-wheelers on the team. “After my first endurance racing experiences in 2020, I can’t wait to show what I can do in IMSA and in some of the biggest and most competitive endurance races in the world.

“There will be a lot to learn, but I’m confident I’ll have the right people around me to go and win some races. I’m grateful to all the Vasser Sullivan team for giving me this opportunity.”

Performance Tech Completes Rolex 24 LMP2 Lineup

Performance Tech Motorsports has announced the remainder of its Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) lineup to race alongside Mateo Llarena in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Joining the Guatemalan teenager behind the wheel of the #38 Ligier JS P320 will be Cameron Cassels, Rasmus Lindh and Ayrton Ori.

Cassels returns for his third season with the team. The Canadian finished second in the 2019 LMP2 standings with a win at Sebring.

19-year-old Swede, Linh will make his WeatherTech Championship debut and is also slated to drive Performance Tech’s IMSA Prototype Challenge entry this season.

Ori, a 16-year-old from Orlando, will make his closed-cockpit race debut in the Rolex 24 after gaining his first experience in the junior ranks of open-wheel racing.

“This isn’t the first time we’ve had this many new faces and regulations, and it won’t be the last,” team principal Brent O’Neill said. “One of the things that really set my crew apart is their adaptability. I would even go so far as to say that they excel under these conditions.

“I know all of the drivers are quick and are good teammates, so there won’t be an issue there. What it really comes down to is getting to the track and treating each session like it is the race, so by the time the green flag flies we are the most prepared guys on track. That’s how you win an endurance race.”

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