Period Motorsport confirmed the arrival of Jacob Abel for Endurance Cup rounds for the 2026 season within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Abel, 24, will co-drive the crew’s No. 18 ORECA 07 LMP2 alongside Naveen Rao and Ferdinand Habsburg for all the endurance rounds, with former Formulation 1 driver Logan Sargeant additionally a part of the line-up for the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona.
A rookie within the IndyCar Sequence final yr with Dale Coyne Racing, Abel is at present getting LMP2 expertise within the Asian Le Mans Sequence with Vector Sport RLR.
“I can’t wait to get stepping into Daytona with the Period Motorsport group,” stated Abel, the 2024 Indy NXT championship runner-up. “It’s been a enjoyable expertise studying prototype racing, and I’m excited to tackle the problem of a number of the most prestigious endurance races on this planet. It’s an honor to finish such a powerful driver lineup with a crew that has been so profitable in LMP2.”
Abel has one earlier begin in IMSA’s high flight, which got here again in 2021 at Laguna Seca working an Acura NSX GT3 Evo with Compass Racing within the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class.
“Jacob’s historical past in open-wheel racing goes to make him a unbelievable ultimate addition to our 2026 lineup,” stated crew proprietor Kyle Tilley.
“We couldn’t be happier to welcome somebody bringing his expertise and racecraft to endurance racing, and as all the time, it’s a pleasure to assist foster that expertise in younger drivers.”
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