IMSA stripped Tower Motorsports of its LMP2 class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona because of a technical infraction.

A skid block under the No. 8 Tower Motorsports car was deemed too thin, which could provide aerodynamic advantages. The team's win was taken away.

The #8 Tower Motorsports Oreca LMP2 of John Farano, Sebastian Alvarez, Sebastien Bourdais, Job Van Uitert. Image: Jake Galstad/LAT Images

The number eight Tower Motorsports Oreca-Gibson 2025 Daytona 24 Hour LMP2 class winning car, driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez, and John Farano, has been unceremoniously stripped of its victory and kicked to the back of the class after a technical infraction uncovered by the series on Wednesday.

Sebastien Bourdais referred to the 'cruel' reality of racing after Tower Motorsports' were stripped of their 24 Hours of Daytona

Bourdais, in his first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 start, helped take Tower Motorsports to top class honors in the Florida endurance classic, teaming up with John Farano, Sebastian Alvarez and Job Van Uitert in the No. 8 Oreca 07 Gibson.

Bourdais’ sights, however, remain set on claiming his third Rolex 24 class victory on Sunday with the John Farano-owned, Ricky Capone-led squad, having taken an overall win with Action Express Racing in 2014 and a GTLM victory with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2017.

Following Wednesday’s announcement that Tower Motorsports has been stripped of its LMP2 class win at the Rolex 24 At Daytona,, team manager Rick Capone contends that it did not willingly

United Autosports USA has inherited the LMP2 class win in the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona after Tower Motorsports’ car was penalized due to a technical violation. After a lengthy-post-race

Tower Motorsport has lost its LMP2 victory in the Daytona 24 Hours over a technical infraction, with United Autosports inheriting the top spot. The #8 ORECA-Gibson 07 crewed by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert,

Sebastien Bourdais, who drives for Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, recently won the LMP2 class at the 2025 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

The #22 United Autosports LMP2 of Daniel Goldburg, Paul Di Resta, James Allen, Rasmus Lindh. Image: Brandon Badraoui/LAT Images The