Wayne Taylor Racing's Filipe Albuquerque headed into turn 1 with a chance to take the championship lead on the track. He ended up flying into a wall head on.
All four GTP manufacturers entered today's Petit Le Mans with a chance at winning the first IMSA title in the top class under the massively popular LMDh and LMH convergence rule set. After a high-speed crash fighting for the championship lead in the final hour of the race, Cadillac has emerged as a heavy favorite.The two factory Cadillacs fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing and Action Express Racing were running 1-2 on a late restart, with the championship-contending No. 31 AXR car in second.
Acura driver Filipe Albuquerque knew the situation when he had a run on the AXR Cadillac coming out of turn 11, so he darted to the outside in an attempt to pass for the position and championship lead.With the Cadillac taking a full racing line without leaving a lane open for the Acura, Albuquerque ran out of pavement quickly into turn 1. Unable to make the turn, he flew out into the runoff area and hit the barrier on the outside of turn 1 squarely with the car's nose, head on. The No.