Corvette Racer Flips Off Daytona Rival at 180 MPH
WE HAVE CONTACT FOR THE LEAD IN THE GTD PRO CLASS! 👀@PrattMillerMS and @paulmilleracing get into each other in the international horseshoe. @Rolex24Hours | @NBCSports | @MichelinRaceUSA pic.twitter.com/dqyPy2AEYZ
— IMSA (@IMSA) January 26, 2025
Milner was compelled to action from the lead in GTD Pro after a collision with Paul Miller Racing BMW driver Augusto Farfus, who was running alongside the leaders while a few laps down. Farfus, who was effectively blocking for teammate Kelvin van der Linde in the team's No. 1 entry, had been bothering Milner for a few laps before the collision. The BMW driver had already received a drive-through penalty for his indiscretions when he and Milner hit into a corner, pushing the Corvette into the No. 1 BMW and causing some rear bumper damage.
The Corvette driver then flipped off Farfus while the BMW stopped to serve its drive-through penalty. Milner ran a few more laps around the track before ultimately pitting for a traditional repair used on a damaged rear bumper cover: one huge piece of industrial-strength tape. This only held for about 20 minutes before Milner was forced to pit again.
Paul Miller Racing's No. 1 BMW leads the GTD Pro class with less than an hour remaining in the race. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller's No. 3 Corvette, the one involved in the crash, runs fifth and remains on the lead lap. The No. 48 BMW, the one penalized for blocking, runs 55 laps down.
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