Sebring is being held on the same weekend as IndyCar’s second round at Texas Motor Speedway, with the race scheduled for Saturday 19 March.
While it was hoped that some IndyCar drivers that were signed as third drivers for IMSA’s four endurance rounds would do contest both events, none will do so.
IndyCar’s qualifying session for Texas is being held on the same day as Sebring, and any driver who missed the session would be obliged to start Sunday’s race from the back.
Jose Maria Lopez has been retained by Action Express Racing’s Ally-backed Cadillac after his Daytona appearance to replace Jimmie Johnson, while the Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac team has prolonged Peugeot Hypercar driver Kevin Magnussen’s involvement with its programme and signed Ryan Hunter-Reay with Alex Palou, Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson also unavailable.
Hence Meyer Shank Racing has also had to find a replacement for Helio Castroneves to race its #60 MSR Acura ARX-05 alongside full-time IMSA pairing Tom…
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