Paul Miller Racing Facing Uncertain Future

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The future of Paul Miller Racing is up in the air, amid multiple reports of the team potentially ceasing operations at the end of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

The longtime GT entrant, a two-time IMSA GTD class championship squad, currently leads the GTD Pro championship standings entering this weekend’s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America with BMW factory stars Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen.

Multiple paddock sources have indicated to Sportscar365 that its staff was informed on Thursday that it would not continue, at least in its current guise, in 2027.

Speaking with Sportscar365, team principal Mitchell Simmons, however, stressed that a final decision on its direction has not yet been taken.

“We’re not sure yet,” he said. “We don’t have any contracts yet. Obviously we’re going to keep our options open.

“Where we exactly land for next year, I’m not sure.”

When asked if there’s a desire to remain in the WeatherTech Championship paddock next year, Simmons said: “The desire is there, absolutely, 100 percent.”

Founded by Paul Miller, the owner of the New Jersey-based Paul Miller Auto Group in 2010, the team initially debuted in the Grand-Am Rolex SportsCar Series before shifting gears to the American Le Mans Series with programs primarily around Paul’s son, Bryce.

However the team evolved into a manufacturer-aligned operation after Bryce stepped back from driving in 2015, with WeatherTech Championship GTD class programs first with Lamborghini and then BMW.

Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow claimed GTD class titles in 2018 and 2023, respectively, before the team stepped up to GTD Pro the following year and expanded into a two-car BMW M4 GT3 EVO program in 2025, through a partnership with German-based RH Race Engineering.

It scaled back to a single BMW entry this year, but kicked off the season with its second Rolex 24 at Daytona class victory, and first in GTD Pro.

Sportscar365 understands that another GTD Pro operation is also set to be absent from the grid next year, amid numerous concerns from teams and manufacturers on rising costs and other factors which competitors are no longer able to discuss in the media.

John Dagys

John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John