TF Sport’s 2025 will kick off with a journey to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The team will partner with Trackhouse Racing at one of the world’s most famous endurance races: the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
The collaboration, entitled “Trackhouse by TF Sport”, will see the # 91 Corvette Z06 GT3.R line up on the starting grid of the first round of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. This will be TF Sport’s third participation in America’s most famous endurance race, having already raced at the legendary Daytona International Speedway in 2021 and 2023.
TF Sport, a symbol in endurance racing, and Trackhouse Racing, which boasts teams in the NASCAR Cup Series and MotoGP, are aiming hard for a trophy. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R, entered in the GTD PRO class, will have a strong driver line-up. Wearing the colours of “Trackhouse by TF Sport” will be Shane van Gisbergen (New Zealand), Scott McLaughlin (New Zealand), Connor Zilisch (United States) and Ben Keating (United States): a quartet ready to go for the win in GTD PRO. The line-up, half New Zealand and half US, mixes talent, speed and experience: Van Gisbergen won three Supercar Championships and three Bathurst 1000, winning in his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2023 and taking three Xfinity Series victories in 2024; McLaughlin won three Supercars titles, a Bathurst 1000 and seven races in the IndyCar Series, in which he has been racing since 2021 and where he finished 3rd in the 2024 championship; the 18-year-old Zilisch won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in the LMP2 class in 2024, a season that also saw him triumph in the 12 Hours of Sebring; Keating won the Rolex 24 At Daytona in GTD class, the IMSA Championship twice in LMP2 class, the FIA World Endurance Championship twice in LMGTE AM class and the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 2023 with Corvette and in 2022 with TF Sport.
The team, car and drivers will debut at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 – the traditional testing session held at Daytona International Speedway a week before the race – from 16-19 January 2025. The #91 Corvette Z06 GT3.R will then return on track on 23-26 January for free practice, qualifying and the 63rd Rolex 24 at Daytona, with the lights going out on 25 January.
BEN KEATING, TRACKHOUSE BY TF SPORT BRONZE DRIVER:
“I’m really excited for this. I’ve won Le Mans in a Corvette and won a World Championship in a Corvette. I’m thrilled to be back with TF Sport, a team that I know very well and one where we won a lot of races and a championship together. I’m teaming with some phenomenal Chevrolet drivers in Shane, Scott and Connor, which should be a lot of fun. This will be a big challenge but one that I know we are all up looking forward to and are up for”.
SHANE VAN GISBERGEN, TRACKHOUSE BY TF SPORT PLATINUM DRIVER:
“This is a dream come true to get to drive alongside Scotty, Connor and Ben. I love the 24 Hours of Daytona and it’s awesome to do this with this team. Justin, Chevrolet and TF Sport have done a great job putting this all together”.
SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN, TRACKHOUSE BY TF SPORT PLATINUM DRIVER:
“When the opportunity came up from General Motors to run with Ben, Connor and Shane, I jumped at it straight away. I’ve always wanted to run an endurance race in a Chevrolet Corvette, and I could not imagine a better group to join. I am confident we have a real chance of winning a Rolex with this team. Shane and I have so much history racing against each other, including some time as teammates. He is one of the best racers I’ve ever competed against, so it’ll be great to be on his side again for Daytona. Connor is a young star who’s going to be around for a long time, and Ben has won Le Mans and a World Championship in a Corvette. We’re going to have some fun”.
CONNOR ZILISCH, TRACKHOUSE BY TF SPORT SILVER DRIVER:
“I can’t wait for the 24 Hours this year. This will be cool and I really think we can win this race. I love my Rolex and if I can get another one, I might wear one on each wrist. It takes so much to win this race and I think everyone in this group brings something to the table that will help get us to victory lane. I know our Corvette will be fast”.
TOM FERRIER, TF SPORT OWNER:
“It’s going to be a lot of fun and we are really grateful to have this opportunity, so a huge thank you to GM and Corvette Racing who helped us put this together. Ben is no stranger to us and the other guys need no introduction. A hugely talented bunch and it will be great fun. We will do all we can to win a watch!”.
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