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12H Sebring Resumes After Lengthy Red

Weather improved enough for racing to resume at Sebring…

Photo: Brian Cleary/BCPix.com

Photo: Brian Cleary/BCPix.com

After a two-hour and 15-minute red flag period due to lightning and adverse track conditions, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring has resumed under the safety car.

The last time the race was red flagged for weather was in 1995. This is just the fifth red flag in event history.

Corvette DP’s currently run 1-2-3-4, led by the Action Express Racing duo of Christian Fittipaldi and Dane Cameron.

Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor sits in third, and Mark Goossens has VisitFlorida’s Corvette DP up to fourth.

The pole-sitting No. 60 Ligier JS P2 Honda is circulating under the yellow in fifth with Ozz Negri behind the wheel.

Porsche holds the top two positions in GTLM with the No. 911 leading the sister No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR.

Four different manufacturers are represented in the top for of the GTD running order, paced by Mario Farnbacher in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R.

There have been four full-course cautions and one red flag through the opening 5 hours.

Ryan Myrehn is an Indianapolis-based broadcaster and reporter. In addition to his work covering primarily domestic sports car racing for Sportscar365, he is the lead announcer for SRO America's TV coverage as well as a pit reporter for IndyCar Radio. Myrehn, a graduate of DePauw University, is also the host of Sportscar365's “Double Stint” Podcast.

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