Scott McLaughlin Driving Daytona With DXDT

Obviously, I am thrilled that — as I predicted — Scotty Mac is back in a Corvette at Daytona, this time with DXDT Racing. The WeatherTech Corvette last year was one of the coolest lineups on track. SVG is taking the year off from the Rolex to concentrate on NASCAR and has said he regrets doing it last year ahead of his first full-time Cup season. Connor Zilisch is driving the #31 Cadillac and going to win the race. McLaughlin hasn’t covered himself in glory in a Corvette GT3 yet, but he’s quick, and he certainly could.

What bums me out is that Robert Wickens is not in the lineup, at least for Daytona. The story of his heroic return to racing in the sprint rounds with special hand controls to drive this car — and be quick about it — was one of the best IMSA storylines last year, and a full-time drive was clearly close to happening in 2026. Marshall Pruett actually said it was happening on Monday, in a post that also blew DXDT’s cover on announcing Scotty, but apparently either he was wrong or things changed. DXDT full-time driver Mason Filippi’s co-driver for the sprint rounds has not been announced yet, so hopefully that’s Wickens’ job again.