Announced the freeway during the Roar Before the Rolex Series 24 test team confirmed AJ Allmendinger and Justin Wilson will join the regular combination of Ozz Negri Pilot Team and John Pew in the # 60 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype.
"It's fun to get back in the race as the defending champions," said Allmendinger. "For all of us, we were so close to a grand finale many years, and when you enter the garage and he remembers the look the previous year, the team that had won the race, and now we are the team. Know everyone will be gunning for us - we know - but the overall sound, John and Ozz and all made the car even better, and we should have another good shot at it. "
Negri does not try to 'Roar' three days due to an injury to the lower limbs collected during training, NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner (and a former teammate from Allemendinger) Marcos Ambrose fill in for the team.
Tasmania will be retained to support the team as a return to full fitness of Negri monitored in the immediate build-up to the race.
"It 's my first time back in a car Daytona Prototype and the first time here in Daytona since 2005, so it's a lot of fun," said Ambrose. "The team is just a good team, and we have a great atmosphere. Car is really good., We are all very similar to our own styles and speed. 'Solo will be a lot of fun. If you want to come and try to do this run if you can do with the team that won last year's race, then you've done very well, so I'm excited. Ozz was fantastic. I do not know from a bar of soap, when I came here, and E 'was very open and available. This team means a lot to him if he is behind the wheel or see from the sidelines. "
Like last year MSR put two cars in the Rolex 24, the second Ford-Riley left the quartet Jorge Goncalves, Gustavo Yacaman, Chris Cumming and Michael Valiante.
People of South America and Yacaman Goncalves finished in third place at 24 ° Mike Shank Rolex last year Valiante, meanwhile, took one overall victory in 2012, driving for Spirit of Daytona Racing Richard Westbrook at Mid-Ohio as part of the season, when he drove four races for the team after the race for Corvette DP Works Star Motorsports in the Replica Rolex 24, this event Breakin a strip of three years, when the Canadian was part of the race Michael Shank line-up at Daytona.
"Back is very good," said Yacaman. "I know all the guys on the team already, and it's not like a new experience again. I think there is a good atmosphere between all team members.'s Car ₩ 60 last year and we finished third, so I think that we can repeat that this year and I hope you turn around - and we will win this year "!
"I am very proud of this driver line-up, and I think we have another way to do good - both cars," said team owner Mike Shank. "I'm excited to welcome Michael back to the team and Chris Cumming. Both have tested with us in December, and they did a great job., We will only focus on the things themselves, which was a success for us last year . I want to win every year. would be to repeat an oddity, because I think it would be very difficult to do, but there are very strong car. Our drivers know us very well. Almost all of my drivers have been with me for a long time., we what we believe is the right combination to win the race, we just have to stay out of trouble., we have a good shot or better than a lot of people. "
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