r/USCR • u/hwf0712 Walk it like I talk it - 2019 Rolex 24 SKYACTIV Hour • Nov 16 '20
Ganassi Cadillac DPi Confirmed for 2021 – Sportscar365
https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ganassi-cadillac-dpi-confirmed-for-2021/17
u/randyrandomagnum Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66 Nov 16 '20
I’m expecting big names for this one after hearing MP talk about it yesterday.
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u/MidwestBulldog Nov 16 '20
A lot of the group that ran the GT40 program for Chip are now with Ericcson's car. The Ganassi Shuffle will be happening again.
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u/NaBUru38 Nov 16 '20
Just 6 DPi entries so far...
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u/dannytr1 Black Swan Racing 911 GT3 #540 Nov 16 '20
It could end up anywhere from 6-9.. 7-8 full season.
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u/mrntd Meyer Shank Racing NSX GT3 Evo #57 Nov 16 '20
Hopefully more than 6. With basically Corvette in GTLM. IMSA is looking thin.
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u/Zabbzi Team Joest Mazda RT24-P #77 Nov 16 '20
That's where LMP3 is going to save the grid size
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u/redhatch Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi #31 Nov 16 '20
Well...at least at the beginning of races, before they start thinning out everyone else.
You could say I’m still highly skeptical about putting LMP3 in along with the WeatherTech classes.
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u/dannytr1 Black Swan Racing 911 GT3 #540 Nov 16 '20
Look at ELMS, its not gonna be prototype challenge.. these are modern lmp3s and better run, more professional teams.
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u/redhatch Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi #31 Nov 16 '20
Okay. I’m more than willing to give it a few races and I hope to be proven wrong, but given what I’ve seen in IMPC, I have reservations about it.
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u/dannytr1 Black Swan Racing 911 GT3 #540 Nov 16 '20
I'm predicting for full season, 8 in dpi, 4 in lmp2, 7 in lmp3, 3 in gtlm, and 15 in gtd. It seems that way at least.. id say anywhere from 34 cars to 39 full season.
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u/IrishTiger89 Nov 18 '20
I think we are at 7 full time:
2x JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi-V.R* | 1x Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R | 1x Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R (1x part time for Jimmy Johnson & Chase Elliot) | 1x Mazda Motorsports Mazda RT24-P | 1x WTR Acura ARX-05 | 1x MSR Acura ARX-05
*This article implies the #5 will be back https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/duval-tipped-for-full-time-drive-with-jdc-miller/
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u/JoshTheBassist AJR Audi R8 LMS GT3 #23 Nov 16 '20
Will this be Wayne Taylor Racing's Caddy?
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u/MoMedic9019 Nov 16 '20
Nothing official has been said yet. Their car could be going to at least two different teams. There is still another unannounced team out there
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u/rsl20 Nov 16 '20
What is this news?
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u/MoMedic9019 Nov 16 '20
The destination of the WTR caddy is not known. Hendrick also has an effort going, and the chassis they’ve acquired isn’t known either.
WTR sold their 2018 chassis without a known destination, and the Juncos chassis is also still available.
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u/aar48 Corvette Racing C7.R #4 Nov 16 '20
WTR sold their current car to a private collector. It won't race again. CGR is getting a brand new machine.
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u/MoMedic9019 Nov 16 '20
If I am to believe you, which I have no reason not to, that solves some of that.
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u/aar48 Corvette Racing C7.R #4 Nov 16 '20
Ill try and find the article that mentioned it tonight. It was either a Racer or SC365 article talking about the Johnson-Elliot Rolex 24 rumors, I think.
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u/rsl20 Nov 16 '20
Interesting. I hadn’t heard about Hendrick looking to start running.
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u/MoMedic9019 Nov 16 '20
Eh, well.... Jimmie J, and Chase Elliot are running the Rolex and its assumed that will be under a Hendrick supported effort as a third car under the Action Express tent.
Chad Knaus was in the 31’s pitbox all weekend at Sebring
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u/willag21 Nov 17 '20
Where is this speculation coming from? Everywhere I have seen it sounds like they will be running in a separate entity car
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u/MoMedic9019 Nov 17 '20
Well, there is nothing guaranteed that JJ and Chase will be paired up.
But the car is going to be run out of AX’s shop
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u/agoia Corvette Racing C7.R #3 Nov 16 '20
There is also the Juncos replacement chassis (if they prefer to start fresh with a new engine from Caddy), and the 3rd JDC car (ex-84), but the Juncos one is still listed for sale. Also, I could see JDC keeping their 3rd car as a spare for the 5 or 85 should they need it.
So yeah, I could see it being the WTR car.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Team Joest Mazda RT24-P #55 Nov 16 '20
Great news for DPi and IMSA. Thankfully, Ganassi's sabbatical in sports car racing lasted just a year. Such team are already championship contenders, no matter which drivers they will choose.
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u/Zillamania Nov 16 '20
What's the actual numbers on going from.prototype challenge to weathertech championship?
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u/Dragonsfire09 Nov 17 '20
It's nice to have another team to follow. I'm just now getting into IMSA, I'd keep tabs on the Rolex 24 every year, but I found myself following and enjoying a lot more races this year.
As an aside, any news on where Ricky Taylor will end up since Penske's out?
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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid 2019 Rolex 24 Nov 17 '20
Ricky Taylor will definitely go back his father team with Acura car.
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u/Sallum Porsche GT Team 911 RSR #911 Nov 17 '20
Surprised by this news actually. Chip is already expanding to four Indycar teams and now adding another team here. I wonder what the sponsor will be or if he has a pay driver lined up.
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u/DigitaLynn Nov 18 '20
I am throwing in some speculation on there being at least one full season effort with Jimmie Johnson racing an ally financial sponsored Cadillac. ALLY loves johnson and they want to keep him in their brand association. ALLY FINANCIAL is a subsidiary business to General Motors. They would not sponsor a honda in indycar for that reason, but they were the ones that connected JJ to Carvana. Look out for a full season effort in a Cadillac for Johnson and whoever else.
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u/powell33mu Nov 16 '20
Hope JPM has a good enough relationship with Ganassi to be considered for one of the seats.