The 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 grid is taking shape this week as two more teams have announced plans to return for next season.
United Autosports USA has announced that it will return with its two ORECA 07-Gibson LMP2s. The Anglo-American team has also announced that American Daniel Goldburg will return to drive the No. 22 ORECA for a third season, while Canadian Phil Fayer will make his full-time LMP2 debut in the No. 2 ORECA.
Goldburg, the President of construction contractor CSCI, debuted in LMP2 in 2023 at Indianapolis, then moved to United Autosports for the full 2024 season.
This year, Goldburg has asserted himself as one of LMP2’s top Bronze drivers: He won the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen, finished second at the Chevrolet Grand Prix (CTMP), and sits second in the LMP2 Drivers’ Championship with one race left to go for the title.
“It’s my third season already? Wow,” said Goldburg. “These first two seasons have been the best experience of my racing career. I can’t thank Richard [Dean] and the whole United Autosports organization enough. They, along with my co-drivers Paul and Rasmus, have brought the best out of me. I’m training harder than ever, pushing harder than ever and we’re having great results. I want to keep the momentum going so I’m very pleased to announce my third season with the team.”
Fayer, the founder, chair, and CEO of fintech company Nuvei, will be the full-time Bronze driver in the No. 2 car after making his IMSA LMP2 debut earlier this year at his home circuit and finishing fourth – both at CTMP and at Road America in his second appearance.
“I’m thrilled to be joining United Autosports USA for the full IMSA season in 2026,” says Fayer. “IMSA is such a fun and competitive series. I’m looking forward to continuing to develop as a driver and contributing to the team’s success throughout the season.”
United Autosports CEO Richard Dean said, “It is fantastic news that United Autosports USA will be on the IMSA grid in 2026. It has been a really exciting journey over the past two years, establishing our Stateside team, and one that we are committed to continuing.
“In the No. 22, Daniel Goldburg is a deserved IMSA and Daytona race winner who we are thrilled to have for another year – and, following Phil Fayer’s debut with the team this summer, we think he has huge potential for the 2026 season. We are building strong momentum in IMSA and I am confident that, together with Daniel and Phil, we can keep that positive, race-winning trajectory going in 2026 and beyond.”
Additional drivers will be announced in due course.
Also announced earlier this week, 2022 LMP2 Champion team Tower Motorsports will return for its seventh season of IMSA LMP2 racing, with John Farano as the first announced driver in the No. 8 ORECA.
Tower Motorsports appeared to have won this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona until the No. 8 ORECA was stripped of its win for a skid block wear violation. Farano, Sébastien Bourdais, and Sebastian Alvarez bounced back to finish second at the Twelve Hours of Sebring the following round.