| Wayne Taylor Racing Looks To Build off Five-Win Opener in Sebring May 6, 2025By Tony DiZinnoIMSA Wire Service |
| Entry List (Click Here) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Some 41 cars across four Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America classes are set to take part in the second stop of the season in Monterey, Calif. at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, part of IMSA’s TireRack.com Monterey SportsCar Championship weekend. With ProAm (12 cars), Am (11) and LB Cup (10) all at double-digit entries and Pro with the same eight as in Sebring, the field is set for Rounds 3 and 4 of the season. The team that enjoyed a stellar Sebring looks to build on its strong start, while others seek to topple them. Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, opened the year with five of a possible six race wins across three Lamborghini Super Trofeo classes – Pro, ProAm and Am – in Sebring. The team only lost the ProAm class win in Round 2 in the final laps. The Pro class pair of Danny Formal and Hampus Ericsson enjoyed a perfect weekend in their No. 1 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2, leading both practice sessions, scoring both poles, winning both 50-minute races and achieving the maximum 32 points (16 per race, split 15 per win, 1 per pole). The Am class pair of Graham Doyle and Glenn McGee nearly equaled them in their No. 10 Huracán with 31 points, two wins and one pole to speak of. Anthony McIntosh and Brendon Leitch also started strong with the Round 1 ProAm win in their No. 69 Huracán, before a late-race incident took them out of Round 2. Ericsson, younger brother of 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus, was the only one of this group of six making his Super Trofeo North America debut. And he enjoyed the debut in style, embracing both the North American racing aspect, pit stops and Florida vibes as he celebrated his birthday. “Sebring was my first pit stop ever as I was solo driving last year in Europe,” Ericsson said in Sebring victory lane. “Danny had done a great job saving the tires, so I could do whatever I wanted, basically. “Sebring was very bumpy, obviously. It’s a challenge! It’s like nothing else compared to Europe. But I love it because it has so much character, it’s so rough, and you need a lot of confidence and think about what you’re doing out there.” WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca used to be known for its dusty, abrasive, tire-eating surface, but a repaving prior to 2024 significantly smoothed the track out as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo field headed there last year. It’ll mark a significant difference for Ericsson, who may reference his brother’s IndyCar race visuals. ANSA Motorsports, not Wayne Taylor Racing, swept Monterey last year with the “Nico and Kiko Show” of Nico Jamin and Kiko Porto. ANSA’s new pro pair of Colin Queen and Enzo Geraci will look to improve on a pair of fifths at Sebring in their No. 4 ANSA, Lamborghini Broward, Huracán. After a quietly impressive pair of runner-up finishes in Sebring, Will Bamber and Elias de la Torre IV seek their first Pro win in their No. 29 TR3 Racing, Lamborghini Miami, Huracán. World Speed Motorsports – based in nearby Sonoma, California – is also keen to succeed on home soil with its No. 22 Huracán, representing Lamborghini Hawaii. Wayne Taylor Racing’s fourth car, Nick Persing (No. 8 Huracán), won here in ProAm last year. Others to watch at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca include: ProAm: Championship leaders Darius Trinka and Tadas Karlinskas, a pair of Lithuanian cousins who were late entrants into Super Trofeo and delivered a third and first in Sebring, are now in the No. 11 Kaizen Autosport, Lamborghini Charlotte Huracán. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Lamborghini Newport Beach, is a several-time WeatherTech Raceway winner, including in ProAm last year with Andy Lee and Slade Stewart. Am: RAFA Racing, whose best result among four cars in four classes at Sebring came via the all-female lineup of Jem Hepworth and Lindsay Brewer, third in Am Round 2 in the No. 2 RAFA, Lamborghini Austin, Huracán and additional Sebring Am podium finishers David Staab (No. 48 Precision Performance Motorsports, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán) and Jackson Lee and series returnee AJ Muss (No. 88 Forty7 Motorsports, Lamborghini Greenwich, Huracán).LB Cup: Championship leader Nick Groat swept Sebring in the No. 57 One Motorsports, Lamborghini Newport Beach, Huracán. He leads the increased 10-car entry at WeatherTech Raceway, which shows significant growth over the six LB Cup cars that raced at Sebring. Teams have two 45-minute practice sessions Friday before qualifying Saturday morning. Races are at 7:45 p.m. ET (4:45 p.m. PT and local time) Saturday and 12:35 p.m. ET (9:35 a.m. PT) Sunday, streaming on Peacock, IMSA.TV, the IMSA Official YouTube channel and Lamborghini Squadra Corse YouTube channel. 2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America WeatherTech Raceway Race 1 Winners:Pro: Kiko Porto/Nico Jamin, No. 4 ANSA MotorsportsProAm: Andy Lee/Slade Stewart, No. 14 Flying Lizard MotorsportsAm: Cole Kleck/Al Morey, No. 17 Topp RacingLB Cup: Michael Staab, No. 48 Precision Performance Motorsports 2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America WeatherTech Raceway Race 2 Winners:Pro: Kiko Porto/Nico Jamin, No. 4 ANSA MotorsportsProAm: Nate Stacy/Nick Persing, No. 8 Wayne Taylor RacingAm: Anthony McIntosh/Glenn McGee, No. 69 Wayne Taylor RacingLB Cup: Michael Staab, No. 48 Precision Performance Motorsports |
