The entry list for the 2022 Sahlens 6 Hours Of The Glen will be released tomorrow and will include the return of Risi Competizione to the third IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship enduro of the season in GTD Pro with a Ferrari 488 GT3 for Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra.
The effort then adds a third race this season after the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona where the team, with James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi joining the Watkins Glen pairing, scored second place on the class debut of GTD Pro.
That effort was followed with a ninth place finish at the Sebring 12 Hours with Eddie Cheever III joining Rigon and Serra.
Also back in action after taking a brief hiatus from the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, NTE/SSR is back for a run in GTD with their Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2.
The Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen will bring together NTE/SSR regular co-drivers Don Yount and Jaden Conwright with Marco Holzer returning, racing the #42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo.
“I’m thrilled to be getting our GTD program back on track, literally,” said Team Owner Paul Mata. “It was heartbreaking for us to miss Long Beach, Mid-Ohio, and Detroit, but we made the most of the time we had, and we’re excited to enter the second half of the 2022 season. We have some great things in store, and I’m looking forward to kicking off this string of upcoming races with such a strong driver lineup. We’ll have a good run in New York!”
LMP2 though loses two planned entries with United Autosports withdrawing their #22 ORECA in the wake of planned back surgery for Jim McGuire.
Also missing the race are UK-based M-Sport, whose planned in LMP2 has been delayed, the team though still plans to race at both Road America and Petit Le Mans.
“As soon as we announced our intention to take in a limited IMSA programme we had real interest from potential customers,” said Team Principal Matt Wilson.
“One of those expressions of interest has the potential for a longer term programme which we want to work on to maximise future opportunities
“In the very short-term that means Watkins Glen comes too early, but there is a real prospect of a much bigger programme.
“As things currently stand our plan is to do both of the other two races we originally announced, at Road America and Road Atlanta. We’ll announce plans beyond that in due course.”
The programme will, as planned, still be in conjunction with ERA Motorsport with M-Sport utilising a spare ERA chassis and logistical support, alongside an entirely M-Sport provided support crew.
