DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A technical infraction has stripped the No. 8 Tower Motorsports LMP2 entry of its Rolex 24 at Daytona victory, IMSA revealed Wednesday afternoon.
During extended post-race technical inspection, the No. 8 entry, driven by John Farano, Sebastian Alvarez, JobVan Uitert and Sebstien Bourdais, was found to have exceeded the maximum allowable wear to the regulated area of the skid block on the underside of the car. According to FIA Technical Regulation 3.5.6 regarding skid blocks, the maximum allowable wear is 5 mm.
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When informed of the penalty, the No. 8 team filed a protest which was denied by IMSA.
As a result of the penalty, the provisional results will reflect that the No. 8 is now scored 12th and last in the LMP2 class. The No. 22 entry moves into first place in the LMP2 race results with all other cars moving forward accordingly.
The No. 22 United Autosports U.S.A. entry was driven by James Allen, Rasmus Lindh, PaulDi Resta and Daniel Goldburg.
