Lone Star Racing Scores Another Career-Best Finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring

No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Team and Co-Drivers Scott Andrews, Lin Hodenius and James Roe Jr. Battle for The GTD Win Throughout the 74th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring

Fourth-Place GTD Finish Tops January's Sixth-Place Rolex 24 Showing as Lone Star's Career-Best IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Race Result

SEBRING, Florida (March 23, 2026) - Lone Star Racing delivered another career-defining performance in Saturday’s 74th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, securing a fourth-place finish in the GT Daytona (GTD) class in the 2026 running of America's oldest major sports car endurance race. The result marks the team’s best career finish in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC), surpassing the previous benchmark of sixth place set just two months ago in January's season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 - a brand-new car the team debuted at Sebring - and team drivers Scott Andrews, Lin Hodenius and James Roe Jr. demonstrated race-winning pace throughout the 12-hour contest, battling at the front of the GTD field for the entirety of the event. The No. 80 team and drivers held their own in the always frantic and hard-fought final 90 minutes Saturday evening. Closing driver Andrews momentarily went off course after a hard hit from another GTD competitor with less than 20 minutes to go but quickly rebounded to get some of the lost positions back before the checkered flag. The recovery included a pass for the fourth-place finishing position going into Turn 1 on the final lap.

“We prepared to win this race and chose to prepare a new car for Sebring," said AJ Petersen, Lone Star Racing Team Manager and Technical Director. The car had 96 kilometers on it when we unloaded, and the team put in some great work to prepare our new Mercedes-AMG GT3 to match the car we tested in February. The proof is in the pace and reliability we showed all weekend. The late contact wasn't our only hit of the day, but Scott, Lin and James stayed right in it throughout the race and the Lone Star Racing crew once again executed to near perfection and handled every endurance racing challenge thrown their way. The entire performance, both at Daytona and Sebring, is a massive testament to the character of this group. This is another good finish that shows our steps forward as a team. We leave Sebring knowing we are working in the right direction, and we will make our way to the top step.”

Andrews both finished and started the race after qualifying fourth on the GTD grid on

Friday. He turned a top lap time of 1:59.292 (112.865 mph) on his fourth of seven laps in the quick 15-minute session to give Lone Star Racing its best IMEC race starting position since Hodenius qualified third in his IMSA and Lone Star Racing debut last September at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Andrews and Lone Star also won the GTD pole at 2024's season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. 

"I guess it's good to be frustrated a bit with fourth because we were one of the fastest cars on track in the Sebring race," Andrews said. "The boys did a mega job in pit lane all day, just like Daytona, and I think the whole squad was great. Unfortunately, with about 15 to 20 minutes to go, I got hit so hard by another GTD car while making a move for third that it knocked the steering wheel out of my hands. Before I knew it, I'm in the dirt, and I got passed by five cars or so and found myself in seventh. We only had 15 minutes or whatever to work our way back, and on the last lap, I probably did one of the best moves of my life to get P4 in Turn 1. We had pace on the car that finished third the entire race, but I just couldn't quite get close to him on the last lap."

The Lone Star drivers combined to lead the GTD field three different times for a total of eight laps in the tightly contested race, including the No. 80's final six laps up front with Sebring debuting driver Hodenius at the wheel.

"This feels more motivating than disappointing," Hodenius said. "You want to do better, we did, and I'm so happy for the team. It's a good result. We ended up where we started in fourth, one spot from the podium, but you still have to be proud of the performance. We finished the race, that's always a positive, and this track is very, very bumpy and very hard on the car. We were competitive and made it to the end, so that's always a good effort. So, we are more motivated. Sebring is awesome. It's bumpy, that's the first thing, but I was still learning new things in my first race here. While the race was going, you learn you can take this curve different, you can take that corner differently, rotate a bit better. You don't need to take this bump, things like that. So, there is a way for drivers to really focus on good lines and stuff, but it's all different than what you would call normal tracks. Sebring is very unique."

Hodenius and Roe are both key additions to Lone Star's IMEC campaign this year.

"From the minute we unloaded from the truck, and it's a credit to all of the Lone Star Racing guys, we rolled up with a brand-new Mercedes-AMG GT3 right out of the box," Roe said. "We were P2 in practice one, never missed a beat all weekend, ran in the top four and even higher all throughout practice, and Scott had a great qualifying in P4. Then, in the race, we were never outside of the top three really all day. We were there, so obviously frustrating to just miss the podium, but I said to the guys in us debrief 'it's good that we're now frustrated with a P4 because we know what we all have here together.' Daytona tends to have a little bit more racing room, or more time to react just the way that the track is there, and in the infield, you can see things happen a bit quicker. The racing is a little tougher here at Sebring, and if you're run wide, it's onto grass or out over a curb, which costs you a lot of spots. It's dark and blind in places, you don't see a whole lot, but it is all good. So that's what you see at the end. But yeah, all good. Sebring is special."

Next up for Lone Star Racing on the team's IMEC schedule is Round 3 of the endurance championship at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, scheduled for June 28 at Watkins Glen International.

About Lone Star Racing: Based at Motorsport Ranch within the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area in Cresson, Texas, Lone Star Racing is competing in the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the 2026 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup in the GTD class, in addition to other top sports car racing series. Lone Star Racing and its team members have won races across North America spanning sprint and endurance racing formats. The crew has worked together on many different teams and various types of cars, developing a strong bond and proven capability that gives them a competitive and winning advantage. Lone Star Racing competes with the support of primary partner ACS Manufacturing, Inc. (www.ACSManufacturing.com). Look for Lone Star Racing and team owner/driver Dan Knox on Facebook and follow the team on YouTube at Lone Star Racing, on Twitter and Instagram @LSRTeam and on the official team web site at www.LoneStarRacingTeam.com.