Vasser Sullivan to bring two Lexus RC Fs to Long Beach

Even though the GTD PRO class isn’t competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s 1h40m race at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Vasser Sullivan Racing will still enter two Lexus RC F GT3s in the California street race on April 19-20. In addition to the regular GTD entry with the No.12 RC F GT3, the team will run a second car, realigning its driver lineup to comply with GTD regulations that mandate a Silver- or Bronze-rated driver.

Jack Hawksworth, who won last year at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in GTD PRO with Ben Barnicoat, will team up with Frankie Montecalvo in the No. 12 Lexus. Barnicoat, Hawksworth’s regular partner in GTD PRO car, will join Parker Thompson in the No. 89 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3. Thompson and Montecalvo are partners in the No. 12 for the rest of the season.