Scott McLaughlin teases debut in world-famous race

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Scott McLaughlin is targeting starts successful immoderate of the world's astir iconic endurance races, but says it won't beryllium with his prolific IndyCar team.

Team Penske, who helium races for successful IndyCar, has partnered with Porsche to found squads successful the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship.

Previously, Team Penske has taken drivers retired of its IndyCar programme to vie successful events similar the 24 Hours of Daytona and Sebring 12 Hours successful the United States.

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McLaughlin spoke with media, including Wide World of Sports, upon returning to Australia disconnected the backmost of his breakout 2nd IndyCar season.

Asked if a commencement astatine Daytona and aboriginal successful the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the caller Porsche Penske Motorsport programme was a possibility, McLaughlin said he's readying to contention those events but that it wouldn't beryllium with that team.

"Not [2023], astatine least," said McLaughlin.

"I'm benignant of moving connected a fewer different things successful the pipeline astir hopefully trying to bash those races.

"I've benignant of got a fewer things successful the works. It won't beryllium with Porsche, no."

McLaughlin's baseline is to contention the 24 Hours of Daytona, which could widen to a part-time run successful the Endurance Cup of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

That would spot him contention astatine Daytona, Sebring and the season-ending 10-hour-long Petit Le Mans lawsuit astatine Road Atlanta.

Exactly what part McLaughlin would vie successful remains unclear, though the all-new LMDh cars and second-tier LMP2 cars are the astir similar his IndyCar.

Although a commencement with Porsche Penske Motorsport mightiness not beryllium forthcoming successful 2023, it's rumoured opportunities may travel successful 2024.

The summation of Daytona to his racing docket would capable a alternatively thigh spread successful his schedule.

This year's IndyCar play finished successful September and the 2023 calendar doesn't statesman until March.

The 24 Hours of Daytona takes spot successful precocious January.

Looking up to 2023, McLaughlin said he's anxious to support his momentum disconnected the backmost of his 2022 run that included 2 wins and 4th wide successful the standings.

"I felt similar I was successful a precise bully model with the car and I deliberation we're successful a bully abstraction arsenic a squad determination arsenic well, astatine slightest connected the car 3 side," said McLaughlin.

"Will [Power] winning the title for the squad was unreal. It truly sets america up for the twelvemonth ahead.

"I'm not doubting anything. It's going to beryllium a pugnacious inquire regardless. You've got to crook up with, dotting each your i's and crossing each your t's advertisement marque definite you've sorted everything out.

"I consciousness like, 3rd twelvemonth successful the category, I'm truly comfy successful the car and having won already present gives you the assurance you tin triumph again.

"Hopefully we tin conscionable beryllium a small spot much accordant successful that aboriginal to mid portion of the twelvemonth and possibly beryllium a small spot much person to the beforehand towards the extremity of the season."

The 2023 IndyCar Series gets underway connected the streets of St Petersburg connected March 6.

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