IMSA: Alex Job in wait-and-see mode for 2017

Legendary Porsche entrant Alex Job is waiting to see what the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season will look like for his Florida-based team.

Alex Job Racing fielded two entries for a pair of clients last year as WeatherTech Racing's No. 22 Porsche 911 GT3 R and Team Seattle/Heart of Racing's No. 23 Porsche 911 GT3 R represented AJR, but with the potential loss of the No. 22 and budgetary cutbacks on the No. 23, Job says he's in wait-and-see mode.

"Right now I really don't know; I'm on hold at the moment until I get decisions," Job told RACER. "On the Team Seattle side, the gentleman who has been funding the program has taken a step back so we're challenged to find additional budget. But we certainly want to continue running that program."

The combination of Alex Riberas and Mario Farnbacher made the No. 23 Porsche a threat at many GT Daytona rounds. A win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was the high mark for the effort in 2016, but once Balance of Performance changes made the 911 GT3 R less competitive at a number of races during the summer, the No. 23 fell to fifth in the standings.

"As far as the WeatherTech program, I really don't know at this time," Job said. "It's a difficult time at the moment. For the last three years with both programs, AJR has been blessed to have the strength of both customers, and with WeatherTech specifically, we've been blessed to have them for six years. I'm hoping that commitments will continue, but at this point, we're not sure."