Sebring 12 Hour 4: Nasr still leads, but Mazda up to second

Felipe Nasr continues to lead the 12 Hours of Sebring in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac, but Olivier Pla has worked his way up to second in the No. 55 Team Joest Mazda. Cadillacs hold the next four positions, with Brendon Hartley in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling entry heading the pack.

Fords are still 1-2 in GTLM, with Ryan Briscoe (No. 67) leading Sebastien Bourdais (No. 66).

Team Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3 leads a fierce GTD marque battle. Image by LePage/LAT

Six different marques hold the top six slots in GTD, paced by the No. 33 Mercedes-AMG of Jeroen Bleekemolen, followed by Rik Breukers in the No. 11 Lamborghini; Toni Vilander in the No. 63 Ferrari; Ana Beatriz in the No. 57 Acura; Lars Kern in the No. 9 Porsche; and Dillon Machavern in the No. 96 BMW.

Andrew Evans leads LMP2 by 23 laps in the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports ORECA Gibson, although Anders Fjorback has returned to the race in the No. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA.

Racing was clean and green throughout the hour, reaching the one-third mark in dry conditions, although the sky is darkening and additional rain is expected.

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J.J. O'Malley

J.J. O’Malley became news editor for Chris Economaki in 1977, launching him on a career covering all facets of motorsports in many capacities. He did public relations at Watkins Glen International for 14 years; followed by four seasons at Homestead-Miami Speedway; news editor at ISC Publications (now Edgeset Marketing); and communications manager for Grand-Am and IMSA. He’s currently completing his 13th book on racing – a history of the Daytona Prototype – in addition to covering events for RACER.com, Edgeset Marketing and Sunday Group Management. O’Malley is an honorary member of the prestigious Road Racing Drivers Club.

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