NASCAR Xfinity Collection driver Sammy Smith will enter the Michelin Pilot Problem BMW M Endurance Traditional at Daytona on January 24.
Smith will drive for Van der Steur Racing (VDSR), driving the No.82 Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4 alongside co-driver Brady Behrman who will return for his third season with the staff.
The 20-year-old driver from Iowa had a profitable take a look at within the Vantage GT4 in December in preparation for his multi-class endurance racing debut.
“I used to be in a position to take a look at the automobile at Daytona in December and discovered rather a lot,” Smith defined. “These vehicles are very completely different than our NASCAR Xfinity vehicles. I admire Van der Steur Racing and Brady Behrman giving me the chance. I’m trying ahead to this race.”
2025 shall be Smith’s second yr with JR Motorsports within the NASCAR Xfinity Collection. He stays behind the wheel of the No.8 Chevrolet, however this time the quantity shall be in the identical model because the one Dale Earnhardt Jr. used from 2000-2007.
Behrman, who additionally examined VDSR’s new Vantage GT3 at Daytona, commented: “I’m past excited for the 4-Hour BMW M Endurance Problem at Daytona. It’s an unbelievable alternative to staff up with Sammy, whose expertise and drive are going to be an enormous asset to our staff.
“This marks my third season with Van der Steur Racing, and searching again on every thing we’ve achieved collectively, I couldn’t be prouder. We’re undoubtedly seeking to construct on that momentum as we head into 2025, and what higher strategy to kick issues off than at Daytona.”
Smith joins a rising line of younger NASCAR drivers which have competed within the Michelin Pilot Problem race earlier than the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Final yr, Toyota-backed drivers Bubba Wallace, John Hunter Nemecheck, and Corey Heim drove a Toyota GR Supra GT4. In 2023, Harrison Burton and Zane Smith received the race in a Ford Mustang GT4.
