Mike Conway Completes Lexus GTD Pro Roster For Rolex 24

Two-time World Endurance champion Mike Conway will compete in the #14 GTD Pro class Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 along with full-season Lexus drivers Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat in the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

It will be the Englishman’s first race in a GTD-spec car after contesting a total of 17 IMSA races in recent years, all for the Action Express team and scoring 7 overall podiums at Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans.  The 2023 race will be his seventh consecutive appearance at the Rolex 24 Hours

Conway joins Lexus factory drivers Hawksworth and Barnicoat in Daytona, who finished fourth in the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona in the newly-formed GTD PRO category. Hawksworth and Barnicoat went on to finish second in the IMSA GTD PRO championship last year on the strength of two wins, six podium finishes and two pole positions during the 2022 season.

The 2023 season will mark the fifth year Lexus and Vasser Sullivan have partnered together. During that time, the Lexus RC F GT3 has earned an impressive 10 wins, 28 podiums and 14 pole positions.

Vasser Sullivan will also run a Lexus RC F GT3 entry in the GTD class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with drivers Aaron Telitz, Frankie Montecalvo, Kyle Kirkwood and Parker Thompson.

Mike Conway: “I’m excited to be racing in the No.14 Lexus RC F GT3 at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with Vasser Sullivan. It’s my first time racing in a GT car so there is a lot to learn, but the whole Vasser Sullivan team and my teammates, Jack and Ben, have been really helping to get me up to speed. I’m looking forward to getting on track at Daytona in the coming weeks.”

Jeff Bal, Senior Manager, Motorsports, Sponsorships & Experiential Marketing – Lexus Division: “We’re extremely fortunate to have Mike join our lineup for this year’s Rolex 24. We’re grateful our colleagues at Gazoo Racing have afforded us the opportunity for Mike to jump in and we’ll undoubtedly leverage this opportunity to not only put the Lexus up front when the checkers fly on Sunday, but also use the time together to further advance our efforts committed to building ever-better cars for Lexus. When you combine Mike’s talent with the experience and success both Jack and Ben have in the Lexus RC F GT3, we feel this year’s lineup will be a force to be reckoned with in the PRO class.  We are excited to have Mike join Vasser Sullivan and the Lexus family and looking forward to watching this lineup do great things at Daytona later this month.”

Vasser Sullivan Team Principals Jimmy Vasser and James ‘Sulli’ Sullivan: “We’ve enjoyed some good IndyCar podium battles with Mike (Conway) in years past, so we’re glad to have him racing for us, and not against us! Mike is no stranger to the Rolex 24 and it’s a privilege to have his first race in a GT3 car be with us.”