The #Sebring12 Hour. An icon in motorsports history and still one of the greatest races in the world.
Oddly enough, in my 21 years as a professional sportscar racer I’ve only competed in the Sebring 12 Hour 8 times. It’s one of my favorite races, and certainly one of my favorite race tracks.
My first opportunity came in 2003, the year after I won the last of my open-wheel championships and saw no chance of making my way to IndyCars as a driver with no funding behind me.
Despite my 8 attempts in the big race I was still there, almost every single year since 2003. In the 2000’s when Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series were two separate series, I often raced in Grand-Am (which didn’t run at Sebring) or raced in the production car support series as my full-time gig.
My last run in the 12 Hour came in November of 2020, just after the pandemic shut down when IMSA and Sebring decided to run the event later rather than never that year. That was my best finish, taking 3rd in LMP2!
Just last weekend I raced a modern prototype into the darkness at Sebring and it reminded me just how much my desire to compete at the top level of sportscar racing is STILL stronger than ever.
Putting the pieces together is never easy, but I vow that the first podium finish I earned in 2020 will definitely not be my last.
Here’s a list (and images) of all the cars I raced in the famed event.
2003 - My first #Sebring12 Hour - American Spirit Racing Riley & Scott MKIIIC LMP900
2006 -B-K Motorsports Mazda/Courage LMP2
2010 - Tequila Patrón ESM Ferrari F430 GT2
2011 - Tequila Patrón ESM Ferrari F458 GTLM
2012 - Tequila Patrón ESM Ferrari F458 GTLM
2013 - Tequila Patrón ESM Honda HPD ARX-03b LMP2
2014 - Whelen Engineering Corvette Daytona Prototype
2020 - Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca 07 Gibson LMP2 - 3rd Place Finish!
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