The #5 Mustang Sampling-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R shared by Westbrook, Tristan Vautier and Loic Duval finished a close second at the Florida airfield track, losing out to the Chip Ganassi Racing entry of Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Neel Jani by just over six seconds.
However, the result leaves the JDC trio at the head of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship standings following the team’s third-place finish in the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.
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Westbrook took advantage of a drive-through penalty for Bamber in the #02 Ganassi car late in the penultimate hour to move into the lead, but the New Zealander appeared to have a pace advantage and soon repassed.
After Bamber spun following contact with a GTD car, Westbrook led once more until Bamber passed for good when the #5 car was baulked by traffic.
Westbrook was keen to highlight a cooling problem that meant that JDC had to perform driver changes in each of its final three pitstops, with Vautier…
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