Justin Wilson will race for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian for next weekend’s 12 Hours of Sebring, the second consecutive year that the Englishman has been part of the Shank attack.
Wilson, currently without a ride in IndyCar, replaces Matt McMurry in the #60 car and will team with John Pew and Ozz Negri as the team look to fight back after failing to deliver the ultimate result that their polesetting pace promised at Daytona.
It will be the second consecutive 12 Hours of Sebring event that Wilson has run for Michael Shank Racing and it also marks his 14th race start with the Ohio-based team.
Wilson’s 14 race experience with Michael Shank Racing stretches back to 2006, but it will be his first opportunity to drive the team’s new Honda-powered Ligier JS P2 machine.
“I’m really excited to be back with Mike (Shank) and to drive the new car and hopefully we can bring Honda a big result,” said Wilson. “Everyone has raved about it and I know Ozz (Negri) and John (Pew) just love driving it. Thank you to Mike Shank for bringing me on board.”
Michael Shank Racing recently tested the P2 car at Sebring International Raceway in preparation for the 12 hour event.
“Everyone at Michael Shank Racing has been working so hard to be ready for Sebring,” said Wilson, who visited the Ohio race shop last week. “It seems like a big break between the 24 and Sebring, but they’ve been at it non stop. The test was really productive for them so we’ll have a good bit of data to start with when we head down there. It is a very demanding race track and you never know what can happen, but hopefully we can help get Honda a win there.”
