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Vasser Sullivan set to claim 1st major motorsports title. Team still eyeing return to IndyCar
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IMSA sports car team Vasser-Sullivan Racing owners, Jimmy Vasser, left, and James Sullivan pose by their Number 14 car at Road Atlanta, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Braselton, Ga. Two years after pulling out of IndyCar to turn its focus toward its growing sports car team, Vasser Sullivan will win its first major championship when Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat start the IMSA season finale at Road Atlanta on Saturday. The No. 14 Lexus only has to start the race to clinch the GTD Pro title. - photo by AP Photo/Mike Stewart
Vasser Sullivan started the IMSA sports car season strong enough that it was quickly apparent a championship was finally in reach for the Lexus factory program. So when the No. 14 rolled into Canada in early July fresh off a win at Watkins Glen and podium finishes in four of the first five races, confidence was extremely high, especially after the team won the pole.