16-03-2025
No. 7 Porsche Penske Goes Two for Two to Open IMSA Season, Follows Daytona with Sebring Win
Felipe Nasr brought the No. 7 Porsche Penske home to victory, giving Porsche its first overall win at Sebring in 18 years. This win comes seven weeks after Nasr and his teammates, Nick Tandy and Laurens Vanthoor, won the 24 Hours at Daytona, with both wins coming in a dominant fashion.
A restart with just over 30 minutes remaining saw the No. 7 upfront with Nasr able to control the lead effortlessly.
Nasr finished 2.239 seconds ahead of his teammates in the Porsche Penske No. 6 963, who improved one position on their Daytona finish.
"It's just incredible," Nasr told NBC Sports. "I'm speechless. The whole team did it today. Nick did a great pass there at the end on the No. 31, and then it was just about getting ourselves to the front looking out for the tires, the fuel."
Tandy made the race-winning pass on the Whelen Action Express Cadillac during his final stint to set up the race win for the team. With his win at Daytona, Tandy became the first driver to win all four major 24-hour races in the top class. This win at Sebring follows the trend of Tandy's success as he's now one all six IMSA endurance races.
Winning the four 24-hour races is referenced as a Grand Slam in endurance racing. When asked by NBC's Kevin Lee what his Six IMSA endurance wins should be called, Tandy enthusiastically replied, "It's Sebring, baby!"
The No. 60 Acura ARX-06 finished third ahead of the No. 31 Cadillac. The No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 finished fifth after starting tenth. Their sister car, No. 24, started on pole but ultimately lost their chance at the overall win due to a collision with the No. 93 Acura on pit row.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie finished the 12-hour race in its North American debut, coming home ninth after retiring from its WEC debut last month.
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