DXDT Aiming to “Strengthen and Improve” Rather Than Expand

DXDT Racing program manager Bryan Sellers said the team is aiming to “strengthen and improve” its operations in the IMSA and SRO America paddocks rather than expand next year, with its programs likely to be determined by customer desires.

The David Askew-owned team, which currently runs a single GTD class Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, also competes in the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS with a Pro-Am class Corvette and is currently in the midst of filling out its driver lineups and, by extension, its race programs for 2026.

“We want to continue to try and continue to provide a good environment for customer growth,” Sellers told Sportscar365. “We’re not looking to expand. We’re looking to strengthen and improve where we are currently.

“Ideally, we would continue on with a similar-looking program to what we have right now. We have availability on both sides. The budget is always a factor in all the programs.”

While DXDT is targeting a similar program next year, Sellers noted the team is examining the possibility of competing in VP Racing SportsCar Challenge, with GT3 cars having been made eligible for the IMSA-sanctioned support series for the first time this year.

“There’s a lot of synergy that comes from running multiple cars in the same series, and for us, that would be a step to be able to run cars [in SRO America] and run cars in IMSA together,” said Sellers. “So we’re hopeful to find some clients in those areas.

“We are looking to come back [to SRO America]. We are looking at VP Challenge and seeing where all those pieces fit, and it’s pretty much driven by what the customer would want. If they want to go to VP Challenge, then that’s what we’ll do.”

Sportscar365 understands that a move to VP Racing Challenge would not come at the expense of its current GTD program, which appears set to continue next year, although its driver lineup remains unconfirmed.

“We will stay undoubtedly with Corvette next year,” added Sellers. “It’s been a great relationship and partnership for us.

“As this season’s progressed, we’ve really taken a step forward, not just in operating, but in performance. Starting to really unlock some characteristics in the car that have shown some speed for us, especially from mid-season onwards.

“We’re excited about continuing on with them and that relationship.”

DXDT “Would Love” To Continue With Wickens; Budgets To Guide Driver Lineups

As previously reported by Sportscar365, Robert Wickens is aiming for a full-season GTD seat with DXDT, a sentiment which was echoed by Sellers, although nothing is confirmed at this stage.

Wickens competed in the sprint rounds this year alongside Alec Udell, with Corvette factory driver Tommy Milner driving in the latter’s stead at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

“I think it’s no secret that we’d love to continue our relationship with Robby and the Bosch and the hand control system,” said Sellers.

“It’s been a very unique program for us and for everybody involved, and it’s been extremely rewarding to see all of these things progress. We have a lot of interest in being able to continue on in those environments.

“We do want Robbie to continue on. Our plans would be for him to continue on with us in GTD. We are very unaware of what the partnership of that would be like. It’s budget-dependent.

“If you were to ask us what our pie-in-the-sky would look like, it would be we find a way to have partners fund the car, and Robbie is the person in it and with a driver of our choice, but we’re just not there.

“Alec has been a great team member and a great teammate, and we would love nothing more than to find a way for him to work into our plans for next season. If we find ourselves in the position where we have the budget to pick and choose who it is, he is undoubtedly on our list of people.”