The expanded portion of the race driver CEAN, Rolex 24 at Daytona and Sahlene at Glen 6 hours will be Jim Lowe and Paul Tracy with Colin Braun and Jon Bennett, the current ALMS driver, Prototype and Champions Challenge, the No. 05 team basic resources Composite Autosport Oreca FLM09. Tracy and Lowe returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard Grand Prix. The first race outside the NAEC additional program the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, with Braun and Bennett behind the wheel, on March 2. Other tests for the team is to be announced at a later date.
"Best of year is about continuity," said Lowe. "I'm excited to start with Kevin and his team, and driving with Paul. 'S level of comfort and familiarity between us all, and especially with Paul. We get along great, we run well together and we are both looking forward to the new season. Kevin and his team were a good fit and I look forward to the possibility that the same group of guys. This makes for a good recipe for success. "
This will be the second match for Lowe with Colin Braun. The two shared the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport Ford Riley on the 49th Replica Rolex 24 in 2011, along with Tomas Enge, Mike Forest and Ryan Dalziel. A young, but very experienced Braun proved a valuable mentor Lowe, who broke the prototype after six years in the Porsche GT3 Cup car.
"I'm very, very happy to work together again Colin Braun," said Lowe. "I really enjoyed working with him in my Prototype Starworks year for the first time in 2011. Was very helpful in training me quick DP and was a great friend. Colin is a great addition to our team because it provides a different level of speed and is probably one of the fastest shoes on the property in the prototype. Given his charity, Jon Bennett is an advantage to us, and it should not be difficult to maneuver around the Daytona road course. "
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