Scott Andrews’ run of domination in virtual events for real-world sports car aces continued on Thursday night, as the 24 Hours of Daytona LMP2 class winner led every lap of the IMSA iRacing Pro Series presented by Simcraft season opener from Sebring International Raceway.
It was the second straight win of 2021 for Andrews, who also topped the running order in the IMSA Preseason Invitational from Daytona International Speedway at the start of the year.
Andrews outqualified Richard Heistand by nearly half a second in the Dallara P217 LMP2, and led all 34 laps on the way to a 10.867-second victory over Daniel Morad. Heistand would round out the overall podium, with Mirko Bortolotti and Shinya Michimi completing the top five. Eight of the 14 LMP2 starters would finish on the lead lap.
In the GTE class, BMW M8 drivers dominated the final running order, even as heartbreak left Robby Foley one lap short on fuel with a comfortable lead in the late stages.
Instead, Philipp Eng would inherit the top spot, leading second place Bruno Spengler, fourth place John Edwards, and fifth place Connor De Phillippi in the hotly contested division. Only Corvette Racing factory driver Nick Tandy could break up the domination with the final class podium spot.
As with many of iRacing’s invitational events, the 34-car field featured some talented crossover drivers on the entry list to join the series regulars.
Former Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan finished seventh in GTE, the final driver on the class lead lap, while NASCAR veteran and Kligerman Sport team owner Parker Kligerman came home eighth in class.
Full results from Thursday’s IMSA iRacing Pro Series presented by Simcraft race at Sebring International Raceway were as follows:
Fin. | St. | No. | Driver | Car | Class | Laps | Interval | Led | Best |
| 1 | 1 | 74 | Scott D Andrews | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | 34 | 1:46.510 | |
| 2 | 3 | 70 | Daniel Morad | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -10.867 | 0 | 1:47.037 |
| 3 | 2 | 39 | Richard Heistand | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -12.204 | 0 | 1:47.058 |
| 4 | 5 | 888 | Mirko Bortolotti | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -13.588 | 0 | 1:47.123 |
| 5 | 4 | 48 | Shinya Michimi | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -29.038 | 0 | 1:47.083 |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gottsacker | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -58.515 | 0 | 1:47.967 |
| 7 | 7 | 83 | James Vance | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -1:20.686 | 0 | 1:48.028 |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | Michael Johnson | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 34 | -1:33.927 | 0 | 1:48.868 |
| 9 | 12 | 40 | James pesek | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 33 | -1 L | 0 | 1:48.974 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Guy Cosmo | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 33 | -1 L | 0 | 1:48.708 |
| 11 | 14 | 1 | Lance Willsey | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 33 | -1 L | 0 | 1:51.623 |
| 12 | 17 | 89 | Philipp Eng | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:56.408 |
| 13 | 15 | 7 | Bruno Spengler | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:56.212 |
| 14 | 18 | 4 | Nick Tandy | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:56.578 |
| 15 | 20 | 24 | John M Edwards | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:56.762 |
| 16 | 21 | 25 | Connor De Phillippi | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:56.709 |
| 17 | 22 | 53 | Riley Dickinson | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:57.214 |
| 18 | 23 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 32 | -2 L | 0 | 1:57.129 |
| 19 | 26 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:57.586 |
| 20 | 16 | 96 | Robby Foley | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:56.317 |
| 21 | 25 | 119 | Gregory Liefooghe | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:57.265 |
| 22 | 19 | 68 | Julian Santero | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:56.686 |
| 23 | 29 | 17 | Michael Ogren | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:58.038 |
| 24 | 24 | 15 | Augusto Farfus | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:57.127 |
| 25 | 13 | 86 | Matthew Mcmurry | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:50.082 |
| 26 | 27 | 98 | Michael Lewis | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:57.956 |
| 27 | 28 | 198 | Mason Filippi | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:58.180 |
| 28 | 31 | 61 | Alec Udell | BMW M8 GTE | GTE | 31 | -3 L | 0 | 1:57.878 |
| 29 | 30 | 91 | Dylan Murry | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE | 30 | -4 L | 0 | 1:58.678 |
| 30 | 34 | 3 | Randy Sellari | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE | 25 | -9 L | 0 | 2:01.608 |
| 31 | 11 | 19 | Parker Chase | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 24 | -10 L | 0 | 1:49.162 |
| 32 | 33 | 911 | John Tecce | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE | 9 | -25 L | 0 | 2:00.176 |
| 33 | 32 | 16 | Ryan Hardwick | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE | 7 | -27 L | 0 | 2:00.299 |
| 34 | 8 | 333 | Nicholas Boulle | Dallara P217 | LMP2 | 6 | -28 L | 0 | 1:48.992 |
The IMSA iRacing Pro Series presented by Simcraft continues on Thursday, April 22 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and will stream across iRacing social media channels at 6:30PM ET. For more information on iRacing and for special offers.