Aitken Controls First Hour as Early Caution Resets Sebring Field

Pit efficiency preserved the No. 31 Cadillac’s track position during the first yellow.

Overview

Pole-sitter Jack Aitken kept the No. 31 Action Express Cadillac in the lead through an early debris caution and the restart with 58 minutes left in Hour 1.
Renger van der Zande vaulted the No. 93 Meyer Shank Acura from ninth to second through the pit cycle, with Kevin Estre third in the No. 6 Porsche.
PJ Hyett moved the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA to the LMP2 lead after incidents and penalties that included a drive-through for Era’s Naveen Rao following contact with Jon Field.
Quick service put Manthey’s No. 911 Porsche ahead in GTD Pro, while AF Corse’s No. 21 Ferrari led GTD after Antonio Fuoco’s early pass with Simon Mann now at the wheel.
The race started with 54 cars after JDC-Miller’s No. 79 LMP2 withdrew before the green for personal reasons.