Bryan Sellers, who has two IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD titles with Madison Snow at Paul Miller Racing, is departing the team at the end of the season to take on an expanded role at DXDT Racing.
Sellers has driven for DXDT Racing in Fanatec GT World Challenge America for three seasons, and has two victories this year as the team began its first year campaigning the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. He will be taking on a role as Program Manager with the team full-time following next weekend’s Petit Le Mans.
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“I’m so excited to join DXDT full-time as Program Manager,” said Sellers. “This role allows me to continue driving at a high level while also allowing me to explore other endeavors on the business side of the sport. During the 2024 season I have been integrating into this role alongside David [Askew, team owner] and Erin [Gahagan, general manager] and I’m excited to build on the success we have already seen this season.”
Sellers leaves Paul Miller Racing after having been a part of one of the most successful driving pairs in IMSA GTD history. He and Snow captured 13 wins (of Sellers’ 20 in IMSA) and 37 podiums. They won championships in 2018 and 2023, with a record five victories last season. For 2024 the team moved to GTD PRO, and have captured a victory and sit third in the championship heading into Petit Le Mans.
“We’re so proud of Bryan as he moves on to this next phase of his career,” said PMR Team Manager Mitchell Simmons. “He’s been an integral part of this team for such a long time, and we wouldn’t have had the success we have had without him. But, more importantly, we wouldn’t be the team we are today without him. We will miss him terribly here at Paul Miller Racing. But, this opportunity with DXDT is one he couldn’t refuse and I can’t wait to see him succeed.”
As part of his new role, Sellers will continue to drive in GT World Challenge America competition. However, this role allows him an opportunity to focus on racing in a way that extends beyond the cockpit.
“I love the inner workings of racing programs, and it is something I have taken a lot of pride in learning about over the past 20-plus years,” he said. “While I’m sad to be stepping away from the race team I have called home for nearly a decade at Paul Miller Racing – and I want to extend my gratitude to everyone there for their friendship and hard work – I am very grateful for this new opportunity with DXDT and beyond excited to get to work.”
Askew says the effect that Sellers has had on him and the team since joining in 2022 made bringing him on in an official capacity a no-brainer.
“DXDT Racing has changed and grown a lot since Bryan joined the team, and much of that has to do with him,” he said.
“He’s one of the quickest drivers out there, but even more importantly, he knows and understands this business like the back of his hand. I’ve gone to Bryan for advice on numerous occasions, and his knowledge and opinions have been invaluable as we’ve grown our operation. With the team bigger than ever and taking on new challenges this year and in the future, it just made too much sense to bring him in-house in this Program Manager role. I’m so excited about what this means for our race team, and I know between him and Erin, we’re in great hands.”
The final race for DXDT this season takes place this weekend, the Indy 8 Hour at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.