23 Entries for Michelin GT Challenge at VIR

Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA

A total of 23 cars are set for next weekend’s Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway, in the sole GT-only IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round of the season.

Released on Wednesday, the entry list for the two-hour and 40-minute race is largely unchanged for the full-season GTD Pro and GTD class entries.

The most notable change comes in the GTD Pro championship-leading No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, which will see Klaus Bachler team up with points leader Laurin Heinrich.

Fellow Porsche-contracted driver Julien Andlauer filled the seat formerly held by Seb Priaulx at Road America.

Kyle Marcelli, who missed Road America due to an arm-related injury, meanwhile, will be back in the No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Hurcan GT3 EVO2 alongside Danny Formal.

A total of nine cars are set to do battle in GTD Pro, with 14 in GTD.

It includes the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche of Elliott Skeer and Adam Adelson, which will now complete the remainder of the season after originally being slated to only contest the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds plus Long Beach.

Neither the second Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, which won the GTD Pro class at Road America, nor the No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari, will be present at VIR.

Track action for the final sprint race of the season gets underway on Fri. Aug. 23 with opening practice, followed by a second session and qualifying on Sunday and the race that following Sunday, beginning at 12:05 p.m. EDT.

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