Porsche Penske Motorsport’s newest IMSA GTP champion has gotten the nod to head west for the Nov. 19 test at The Thermal Club, where Felipe Nasr will join Team Penske on the growing list of drivers to conduct single-day evaluation runs for their respective teams.
The Brazilian, who spent the 2015-16 seasons in Formula 1 with Sauber, has been a popular choice for IndyCar testing after making his debut in 2019 at Mid-Ohio with the team known today as Arrow McLaren, in 2020 at Sebring with Carlin Racing where he was the fastest among the 15 drivers, again shortly after during pre-season testing at Circuit of The Americas with Carlin, and once more — this time for Team Penske — in 2023 at Sebring.
“Although he is fully committed to our PPM sports car program, with his F1 and open-wheel background, he always has his hand up to test for us when possible to remain current,” Team Penske president Tim Cindric told RACER.
Nasr will share the private road course with Meyer Shank Racing’s evaluation driver Logan Sargeant, Arrow McLaren’s Enzo Fittipaldi and a few more — —likely Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s new signing, reigning Indy NXT champion Louis Foster — are expected to make the western trek just ahead of the Thanksgiving break.