Lee Signs With Czabok-Simpson Motorsport in Porsche GSX Effort

Czabok-Simpson Motorsport has signed Road to Indy rising star Jackson Lee for the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season, which kicks off at The Roar Before The Rolex 24 in Daytona next month.

For Lee, who was a 2020 Team USA Scholarship winner and spent most of three seasons in USF 2000 and USF Pro 2000, it will mark his IMSA debut after being a multiple race winner in single-seaters and a one-off appearance in TC America this year.

Lee will pilot the No. 66 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport in the GSX class in the series, which also includes LMP3 machinery.

The 21-year-old son of NBC Sports announcer Kevin Lee said: “I’m super excited to make the move into the IMSA series with Czabok-Simpson Motorsport and looking forward to the opportunity they have given me.

“I want to drive as many different types of cars as I can and I know the IMSA platform offers a great experience for me as a driver and commercially for our partners.

“It’s a great time to be taking this step in my career, while still pursuing opportunities in the IndyCar ladder system. I’ve known of Stephen from his success in IMSA as a driver and also as a coach and I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the new Porsche.”

Simpson added: “I am excited to have Jackson as part of our team and welcome him and his sponsors to our program. I was very keen to give him a shot in one of our Porsches and I have no doubt he will make a good impression- he’s fast and smart.”

Czabok-Simpson Motorsport partner Matthias Czabok said that the team is due to shake down the first of its two new Porsches prior to Daytona.

The first car is already in preparation under the eye of Luis Perocarpi at its shop in Brownsburg, Ind., with plans to take delivery of the second car before the end of the year.

The driver lineups for the team’s IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge program will be announced at a later date.