RG Racing Targeting NAEC Program with Riley-Dinan DP

The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship is set to see a new addition to the Prototype grid next year, with a startup team targeting a run in the Tequila Parton North American Endurance Cup rounds with a DP car.

First revealed last week by Sportscar365, details have emerged on RG Racing, a new Ohio-based team formed by Robert Gewirtz.

Gewirtz, a NASA club racer, was initially seeking a seat with an existing DP team, but with few opportunities available, the Columbus area Neurosurgeon formed his own squad, having purchased a Riley DP from Michael Shank Racing.

"Right now, in the state of this series, there really isn't room for anybody who just wants to buy a seat on a team, particularly if you're not going to commit for an entire season," Gewirtz told Sportscar365. "Unfortunately because of my day job, that would be really, really hard for me to do.

"I thought if I ever want to drive a DP in the [Rolex] 24, the only way that it's going to happen is if I make it happen for myself.

"I had Mike [Shank] update it to the 2015 specs, got a motor. I bought up a bunch of spares that Team Sahlen's still had. I bought a bunch of spares and pit equipment from the GAINSCO guys. Now I've assembled all of the pieces." sportscar365.com