Penalty Elevates Wickens to GTD Pole at Long Beach
The No. 89 Lexus RC F GT3 was stripped of its GTD pole at Long Beach due to a ground-clearance violation, promoting Robert Wickens in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R for DXDT Racing to the pole. Frankie Montecalvo’s Lexus will start from the rear, while Danny Formal’s No. 45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 moves to the front row. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach starts Saturday at 1:05 p.m. PT with coverage on NBC, Peacock and IMSA’s YouTube channel.