Having started from the front row in both GTD classes, the reigning IMSA SportsCar champion No. 14 Vasser Sullivan RC F took the lead of the Pro class with Ben Barnicoat at the wheel.
Barnicoat handed over to Toyota’s WEC star Mike Conway, only for Dennis Andersen's LMP2 car to spin across the track in front of him at the exit of Turn 1, which smashed the front end of the car, requiring extensive repairs.
“Really gutted we had the incident there in the first hour of the race,” said Conway. “Not much I could do to avoid the spinning car in front of me.
“Maybe I could’ve seen it coming, but once it happened, I had nowhere to go.
“I’m really disappointed as I thought we had a good shot at the podium, so unfortunate we couldn’t achieve that.
“Tough day for the entire Vasser Sullivan team, but they’re strong and they’ll come back swinging.”
The car rejoined the race but had to retire in Hour 16 due to overheating issues and was classified 11th.
Source: Autosport