It brought Roger Penske to Le Mans with three Porsches as the 86-year-old attempts to win his first ever Le Mans. The top class of sports cars from the United States were permitted to compete this year under a convergence of rules that created a new hybrid hyperclass that has brought manufacturers flocking to IMSA and the World Endurance Championship as a means to showcase their hybrid and electric technology. But from James as the official starter, to future NASCAR Hall of Famer Johnson, the race had a heavy American feel. “As long as they can keep me in the car, I’ll take it.”įerrari's two-car effort led the field to green in a celebration of Le Mans' 100th running, marked by a military flyover of jets leaving plumes of smoke in the colors of the French flag in front of French President Emmanuel Macron. One of the slow zones, it was a very crowded area with the fans – they were waving at me so I was waving back.
“It was incredible," Johnson said after his nearly hour-long stint.
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