Overview
- The 100‑minute race airs Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with the green flag set for 4:05 p.m. ET.
- Only the top‑tier GTP prototypes and the GTD production‑based cars run at Long Beach, with 28 entries split into 11 GTP and 17 GTD.
- Driver lineups shift for this sprint as JDC‑Miller adds Laurin Heinrich with Tijmen van der Helm and Action Express taps Frederik Vesti in place of Earl Bamber due to his WEC duties.
- IMSA’s Balance of Performance tables add 45 kg to the factory Porsche GTPs, while JDC‑Miller’s older‑spec Porsche gains 5 kg, a change meant to even out performance between different cars.
- Porsche Penske’s No. 7, unbeaten at Daytona and Sebring, pairs Felipe Nasr with Julien Andlauer for Long Beach in a field that shares the weekend with IndyCar and other support series.