IMSA WeatherTech LMP2 team Sean Creech Motorsport has completed its driver line-up for the 2024 Rolex 24 Hours, adding Nolan Siegel and Jonny Edgar to its roster.
The team has also revealed a patriotic, Andy Blackmore-designed livery for its Ligier JS P217, which will be seen for the first time later this month at Daytona.
Siegel and Edgar, both 19-years-old, bring youth to the team, which is set to race with Lance Willsey and João Barbosa for the full-season.
“The age of our line-up up looks a bit like a barbell, doesn’t it?” quipped Willsey. “I’m 62, João is 48, and the two youngsters are all of 19. I’m very much looking forward to the full season with João, we had some great achievements in the LMP3 car, and I’m looking forward to being a part of the reintroduction of the Ligier P2 car.
“We’re excited to have Nolan back this year, he was a welcome late addition last year. It’s been good to have him on board early, through testing.
“We’re also happy to introduce Jonny Edgar to the US sports car audience,” Willsey continued. “We’ve been impressed with him, both in and out of the car. We’re confident he will make a significant contribution through the Roar and the 24.
“It’s been good for us to be able to help some of the young drivers gain a foothold in the US, drivers like Malthe Jakobsen and Nico Pino, who drove with us in the past.”
Siegel, a Road to Indy graduate, has earned podiums in both of his two Rolex 24 starts, including last year’s second-place finish with SCM.
“It’s great to be back with SCM,” he said. “It’s fun to work with people who are so passionate about what they do. It’s a different approach this year since we’re developing the car rather than focusing on fine-tuning and putting in a quick qualifying lap.
“Testing has been fun for the drivers and the engineers, taking big swings at it, trying radical ideas. This is one of the first endurance races where I’m not the ‘new kid’ and hopefully I can help Jonny get through his first Rolex 24. But I’ll still take the opportunity to learn as much as I can from Lance and João.
“There might not be anyone on the grid with more endurance racing experience and success than João does, and there’s always more that I can learn.”
Edgar meanwhile, is new to the team. The Whitehaven, UK native has won numerous national and international karting championships including SKUSA SuperNats and the CIK-FIA European Championships and was named to the Red Bull Junior Team in 2017.
He began racing on the European junior open wheel circuits in 2019, earning success in Spanish F4, Italian F4, and capturing the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 championship. He raced in FIA Formula 3 last year, earning a victory at Monza, and contested a McLaren GT3 in the British GT Championship finale.
“I was impressed with the team and the car at the test last month,” said Edgar. “If we keep going in the direction we were going at the test, we’ll be in good shape. It seemed to me that technique and feel were quite similar to other cars I’ve driven, but obviously the multi-class aspect as well as the night running are very different from what I’m used to.
“But I have very experienced teammates and will learn a great deal at the Roar, all the little bits that add up in a 24-hour race.
“I’ll continue my gym work between now and then but there’s the mental side of endurance racing as well, managing your time out of car, so I’ll focus on that as well.”
