IMSA: Justin Wilson joins MSR for Sebring

IndyCar and sports car veteran Justin Wilson will rejoin Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian for the upcoming Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the team has announced. The Briton will team with co-drivers John Pew and Ozz Negri in the No. 60 Tire Kingdom entry.

It will be the second consecutive 12 Hours of Sebring event that Wilson has run for MSR and it also marks his 14th race start with the Ohio-based team, but will be his first opportunity to drive its new Honda-powered Ligier JS P2 machine, which made a strong debut in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

"I'm really excited to be back with Mike (Shank) and to drive the new car and hopefully we can bring Honda a big result," said Wilson. "Everyone has raved about it and I know Ozz and John just love driving it. Thank you to Mike Shank for bringing me on board."

Wilson will add to his Sebring 12 Hours resume, which also includes outings in the American Le Mans Series at Sebring in 2002 & 2004 in an Ascari KRZ1 and Lola B2K/10, respectively.

Wilson, who has competed in over 160 IndyCar races, is especially familiar with the short course section at Sebring, having logged countless laps around that portion of the Sebring airport circuit in IndyCar testing over the years.

MSR recently tested its P2 car at Sebring in preparation for the 12-hour event.

"Everyone at Michael Shank Racing has been working so hard to be ready for Sebring," said Wilson, who visited the Ohio race shop last week. "It seems like a big break between the 24 and Sebring, but they've been at it non-stop. The test was really productive for them so we'll have a good bit of data to start with when we head down there. It is a very demanding race track and you never know what can happen, but hopefully we can help get Honda a win there."