IndyCar Stars McLaughlin and Newgarden Set for Penske Porsche Test at Sebring

IndyCar Stars McLaughlin and Newgarden Set for Penske Porsche Test at Sebring

By Michael Anderson

February 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden will test Porsche Penske Motorsport 963s during next week's IMSA-sanctioned test at Sebring International Raceway, joining 37 other cars from February 11-13.

McLaughlin will drive the No. 6 Penske Porsche for his first IMSA-sanctioned test, while Newgarden returns to the No. 7 Porsche following his victory at the 2024 Rolex 24 At Daytona. Newgarden previously raced at the 2023 Petit Le Mans in a Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP car.

Porsche 963 racing at Sebring

Porsche 963 racing at Sebring

Key Test Participants:

  • Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH will test with drivers Ross Gunn, Roman De Angelis, and Alex Riberas
  • Sennan Fielding gets his first Porsche 963 test with JDC-Miller MotorSports
  • Kaku Ohta tests Era Motorsport's LMP2 ORECA 07
  • Matias Perez Companc joins AF Corse ORECA testing
  • Jonny Edgar tests both AO Racing vehicles
  • Ben Barker expected to return in Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3

The test schedule includes GT classes on Tuesday, all classes on Wednesday, and prototype-only sessions on Thursday. Ten GTP cars are entered, with notable absences including the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R and No. 63 Lamborghini Squadra Corse SC63.

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