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Dylan Murry will return to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors after a one-year absence, becoming a member of AF Corse’s LMP2 squad for the upcoming Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Murry will pilot the Italian squad’s No. 88 Oreca 07 Gibson for the six-hour Michelin Endurance Cup spherical, teaming up with Luis Perez Companc and Nicklas Nielsen to exchange Lilou Wadoux.
Wadoux is unable to compete at Indianapolis on account of clashing commitments with SUPER GT’s Sugo 300km, which takes place on the identical weekend.
“I’m honored and grateful to get the chance with AF Corse,” stated Murry.
“This group has a profitable historical past, and it exhibits so much concerning the group tradition. Successful is a precedence for them, so it makes for an excellent match. I’m excited to be part of this terrific group,”
“To be with Nicklas and Luis shall be an incredible privilege. Nicklas’s resume speaks for itself – he’s a Ferrari Manufacturing facility Driver and was a part of the general Le Mans successful group this 12 months.
“I’ve performed a few checks with them, and I consider there’s potential for an excellent consequence. I thank everybody that made this doable. Endurance racing is my all the pieces and I’m trying ahead to with the ability to be with AF Corse, a really disciplined and devoted group.
“Over the previous few months, I’ve been coaching like a mad man and I’m extra ready for a race than I ever have been.”
Murry’s final WeatherTech Championship outing got here as a part of a one-off LMP3 begin with Jr III Motorsports at Street America final 12 months.
Previous to that, he shaped a part of Racing Workforce Nederland’s Endurance Cup LMP2 effort, the place he completed on the rostrum within the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.
