DXDT IMSA Team's Corvette Will Miss Laguna Seca After a Hauler Fire
The team should be back when its class returns to action in June, but driver Robert Wickens will have to wait another month for his next chance to drive the Z06.R.
DXDT IMSA Corvette Misses Race After a Hauler Fire Michael L. Levitt - Getty Images IMSA GTD team DXDT Racing has withdrawn from Sunday's round at Laguna Seca after a fire damaged its transporter on Wednesday. DXDT program manager Bryan Sellers told Sportscar365 that the fire started with a left-rear truck axle failure.
That led to what he describes as a "substantial" fire, leading to damage significant enough to keep the car out of this weekend's event. The team was unable to bring a spare chassis to the track from its headquarters in time, but it is expected to be back at the next event at Watkins Glen and continue through the rest of the IMSA season. The team's No.
36 Corvette started on pole for the most recent IMSA round at Long Beach. Robert Wickens opened the race and led in class early before handing the car over to co-driver Mason Filippi, who secured a sixth-place finish after an on-track incident with another GTD competitor. Wickens, who has been fighting back from a 2018 IndyCar crash that left him partially paralyzed, was scheduled to race again with Filippi this weekend.
Since he only runs the sprint rounds and the pro-am GTD category does not race at Detroit at the end of the month, he will be off when full-timer Filippi runs in the six-hour race at Watkins Glen with DXDT's endurance racing co-drivers. The Canadian open wheel veteran should return at the next sprint race to feature the GTD class, his home round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. You Might Also Like If You Can Only Own One Car, Make It One of These These Are the Most Popular Cars by State