Former New Zealand Supercars rivals Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin will race together at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January.
Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin, who won five straight Supercars titles between 2018 and 2022, will share a Trackhouse Racing-prepared Corvette with Connor Zilisch and Ben Keating.
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It continues Trackhouse’s motorsport expansion, with van Gisbergen to make his full-time Nascar Cup Series debut with the team in 2025.
Trackhouse’s GT racing foray adds to its Nascar and MotoGP programmes, with the American squad teaming up with TF Sport for the Daytona race.
IndyCar star McLaughlin, who won 56 Supercars races between 2013 and 2020, was excited to race with his old rival.
“When the opportunity came up from General Motors to run with Ben, Connor and Shane, I jumped at it straight away,” McLaughlin said.
"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.”
Van Gisbergen, who won three Supercars titles and three Bathurst 1000s, added: “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.”
The race will be held on January 25-26.