February 3, 2022 – Daytona Beach, FL - PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports kicked off the season with a challenging effort for the #11 Fear the TAFS/ End ALZ/ Chem Direct in the 60th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, held last weekend.
After a promising debut at the Roar Before the 24 and a front-row starting position, the #11 Oreca 07 LMP2 driven by Steven Thomas, Jonathan Bomarito, Josh Pierson and Harry Tincknell retired from the 24-hour endurance race, suffering from a mechanical issue just 2 hours before the checkered flag.
"Wasn’t to be at Daytona this year.", said Harry Tincknell. "It was frustrating giving it absolutely everything to succeed but not being able to extract the performance required but I guess that feeling makes winning feel even sweeter.", he added. "PR1 Motorsports will be back though and expect many wins for them and my teammates this year."
"Although the Rolex 24 didn’t quite go our way, I’m still proud of what I did as a driver and of what the team did this weekend.", said 15-year-old Josh Pierson, who made history last weekend as the youngest driver to ever race in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
"My first two stints were solid with strong pace.", said Pierson. "I got dragged down to earth in the third stint, and mechanical issues plagued us come sunrise, but even with all of that I’m still very happy with how my first IMSA race went and I want to thank the team for all their hard work. Looking forward to Sebring!", he finalized.
"While it wasn’t the result we all wanted" said Jonathan Bomarito, "everyone worked incredibly hard and I want to thank each and every member of the team."
"Thank you to the crew for their hard work. Thanks to JB, Harry and Josh for driving with me.” concluded Steven Thomas.
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports returns to action for another historic endurance race, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented By Advance Auto Parts at Sebring International Raceway, March 16 – 19.
Photo credit: Sideline Sports Photography / Josh Pierson Media