The pair, team-mates in 2021-23 at the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Series squad, will be joining forces for the upcoming race at Daytona on 27-28 January. They will be driving LMP2 class ORECA-Gibson 07s for the Anglo-America team co-owned by McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown.
O’Ward, remaining at Arrow McLaren for a fifth season in 2024, will share United’s #2 ORECA with full-season drivers Ben Keating and Ben Hanley, as well as Nico Pino, who will contest the long-distance rounds in the car.
Rosenqvist, who is switching to Meyer Shank Racing for his 2024 IndyCar campaign, will race the sister #22 car with Paul di Resta and Dan Goldburg, while the fourth driver who will also contest the remaining four IMSA enduros has yet to be announced.
Ward will be bidding for a third class victory at the Daytona enduro.
Richard Dean, United team principal, stated, “We have been trying to get Pato in a United car for a while now; after a few false starts, finally we have our man. Pato brings experience as a Daytona race winner and is just plain fast in everything he drives.”
Rosenqvist, also a former Daytona race participant, will be making his return to endurance racing for the Daytona race, and is known for his extensive racing experience across various categories.
United will be racing at Daytona in January as part of its first full-season attack on the IMSA series.
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