Van der Zande Eyes Historic Daytona Win with IndyCar Greats as Teammates
Van der Zande Aims for Historic Daytona Victory by Teammate with IndyCar Greats-
Renger van der Zande will start from second place this Saturday with the aim of securing his third victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona. In an interview with RacingNews365, the Dutch driver shared his expectations for the prestigious endurance race and explained why this race is so special.
Van der Zande, who won twice in 2019 and 2020, is hopeful of adding his third victory this weekend. The Cadillac Racing team will start the 24-hour endurance race from second place with their #01 car and are confident of achieving their third victory.
“We are second on the grid and we have a very fast car, I believe that,” Van der Zande told RacingNews365.
“Of course, we have to deal with Balance of Performance, so you never know exactly how other teams will qualify.
“And then there’s the old-fashioned punching bag thing, we expected more from the BMWs and Acuras, and Cadillac went really hard.
“I think we’re exposing quite a lot of our cards and that could be dangerous if everyone decides to accelerate later in the race.”
The Dutch driver emphasized the importance of the car’s performance and balancing strategies before the race, in an environment where different teams are qualifying with different expectations.
What makes this particular quest for victory even more special is that Van der Zande has IndyCar’s big names as teammates. The team has the dominant names in the category to add additional excitement and experience to the podium fight in Daytona.
Motorsport fans will be keeping an eye on this exciting episode of the 24 Hours of Daytona, as Renger van der Zande is looking for not only his third victory, but also the opportunity to write his name in the history of this legendary race.
