IMSA: Starworks adds Australia's Martin for Watkins Glen

Australia's John Martin joins Starworks Motorsport for the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen – the seventh round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, and round three of the North American Endurance Championship.

In his first foray in to Prototype Challenge racing, John will be joining Starworks driver Martin Fuentes in the #7 Bomberg-liveried ORECA Chevrolet FLM09. In 2012 and 2013 Starworks Motorsport came home on the podium in third place at the end of the Sahlen's Six Hours, so a win is firmly in the squad's sights at the New York track this year after a stellar victory at Laguna Seca and the team currently sitting in P2 on the Championship table.

"I'm really excited to be given the opportunity to drive with Starworks,", said Martin, "and also to be a part of the United SportsCar Championship again. I have always wanted to race at Watkins Glen; it's an iconic track that looks high speed with an old school feel to it and I really enjoy circuits like that."

Martin competed in open-wheel series in Europe, including British Formula Ford, Formula 3, A1 Grand Prix, Superleague and World Series by Renault: Formula Renault 3.5. The 30-year-old from Yeppoon, Queensland, made the move to sports car racing in 2012 with Alan Docking Racing (ADR-Delta) LMP2 team in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He went on to win four of the last five FIA WEC rounds in 2013, Martin made his Rolex 24 debut this year in the joint Action Express/Delta-ADR No. 9 Corvette DP.

"We're really excited to have John join us for the Glen," said Starworks owner Peter Baron. "We raced against him in 2012 in the WEC and he was by far our fiercest competitor, so it's exciting to have him racing with us now. Unfortunately his current WEC season hasn't kicked off yet, but we are very happy to capitalize on the opportunity of having him in our car!"

The Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen starts on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. ET, and airs live on FOX Sports 1.