Van der Zande secures full IMSA season with Tower Motorsports

Renger van der Zande has signed a full-season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drive with Tower Motorsports' LMP2 entry. The Dutchman will share the car with John Farano across the seven-race season, becoming the last former Acura driver to land a season-long seat in sports car racing for next year.

Griffin Peebles has been named the team's Michelin Endurance Cup driver, while Tristan Vautier, who was the team's season-long driver this year, is set to take part in the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in January. Team manager Rick Capone said the line-up gives the team a strong combination of talent and experience.

Van der Zande has previously made selected starts for the team, including at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Farano, who will make his 50th IMSA start at Daytona, continues for a seventh consecutive full season, while Peebles, the newly crowned European Le Mans Series LMP2 champion, will make his IMSA debut.