Entry Lists: IMSA at Road Atlanta

This weekend, IMSA’s top series will wrap up their seasons at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The exceptions to the rule are single-make series. Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and Ferrari Challenge North America finish their seasons overseas. Mustang Challenge finished up last week on the undercard of the Indianapolis 8 Hour.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans

For the 27th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans Saturday (Oct. 12), there are 54 teams entered, a full capacity grid. That is two more cars than last year, but last year’s race also saw a couple of withdrawals prior to race day.

The GTP class has 10 cars entered, down from 11 in Indianapolis. Lamborghini Iron Lynx is not entered with their Lamborghini SC63.

All of the teams have three-driver lineups for this weekend, as opposed to four three-driver lineups in Indianapolis.

For example, Scott Dixon is back with Chip Ganassi Racing, while Brendon Hartley with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Global. There are no new drivers in the class.

In the points, Penske Porsche Motorsport’s Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr have a 124-point lead over teammates Kevin Estre and Mathieu Jaminet. That is mostly due to a penalty that was assessed after Indianapolis.

The LMP2 class has 10 entries, the same as in Indianapolis. Unlike Indianapolis, there are a couple of driver changes.

Tower Motorsports announced Wednesday morning that Frederik Vesti is in the fold for this weekend, replacing Charlie Eastwood, who has a family issue that is forcing him to miss the weekend. In a press release, Eastwood stated that he was “gutted” to have to miss the race.

Vesti finished second in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2023 and earned a role as Mercedes’ official reserve driver. He’s been keeping busy this year in the European Le Mans Series with COOL Racing. He’s currently 15th in points with a best finish of second at Paul Ricard. It should be noted that this move is not noted on the official entry list.

Also, Lilou Wadoux is back with Richard Mille AF Corse, replacing Dylan Murry. Wadoux missed Indianapolis due to a conflict with her full-time SuperGT ride at Sportsland Sugo, where she finished second in the GT300 class.

Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports’ Nick Boulle and Tom Dillmann have a 98-point lead over Riley Motorsports’ Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson. Effectively, with qualifying points added in, Boulle and Dillmann could win…