Lone Star Firms Up Endurance Cup Lineup With Mercedes-AMG

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Lone Star Racing has confirmed its driver lineup for this month’s season-opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 at Daytona and its trio of contenders that will contest the full Michelin Endurance Cup season in the No. 80 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.

Team owner/driver Dan Knox will be joined by the returning Scott Andrews and three-time SRO America class champion Eric Filguerias for the five long-distance races in the GTD category.

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport factory driver Ralf Aron will complete the lineup for Daytona, meanwhile.

Knox, who will be making his first GTD starts since 2017, said: “I am excited to be back racing with IMSA and for the Michelin Endurance Cup.

“I feel the time is right with the team’s experience and successes over the last few years, and my schedule this year will allow me to focus on my racing.

“We have a great driver lineup with Scott, Ralf, Eric and myself and should have a great race and pace to be competitive and win some races this year.”

Team manager and technical director AJ Petersen added: “We have a different driver lineup but we have the same car manufacturer with Mercedes-AMG and all of the key team personnel.

“Personally, I am looking forward to having Dan back in the car as a driver. He has been supporting us as an owner and driving in the occasional race event since 2018.

“I look forward to him being able to enjoy the Lone Star of 2025 and the development that we have done as a team with him in the driver’s seat. It will be great to build on the lessons learned in 2024.

“We have a new challenge with the energy-based BoP and strategies. It is an interesting new challenge for all of the teams within GTD and GTD Pro.

“Our test in December was a successful introduction to it for our team. We are looking forward to the Roar test and continuing this development before the 24 Hour race.”

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