SEBRING, Florida (March 12, 2025) – Paul Miller Racing brings its two-car BMW M4 GT3 EVO team back to Florida this week for the 73rd running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with the momentum of a Michelin Endurance Cup race win and an overall strong performance in January’s season-opening Rolex 24
At Daytona. Madison Snow, Neil Verhagen and Connor De Phillippi co-drive the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO while Max Hesse, Daniel Harper and Jesse Krohn share the No. 48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO.
Saturday’s 73rd running of America’s oldest sports car race is scheduled to start at 10:10 a.m. EDT this Saturday, March 15, and the race can be viewed live in its entirety on NBC’s streaming network Peacock.
The team was very competitive during the 63rd running of the Rolex 24 placing the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 in fourth place and securing a victory in the all-important opening round of the 2025 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC).
The sister No. 48 BMW M4 GT3 hit a snag during an unfortunate multiple car accident in the infield the Saturday night of the long 24-hour race, which started when several GTP and LMP2 prototypes came together, leaving the No. 48 and several other GTD-class cars just behind.
However, with the No. 48’s and No. 1’s combined total laps, PMR’s lead was better than any other two-car GTD Pro team in the Rolex 24 by a full 45 laps.
Paul Miller Racing scored a victory at Sebring both in 2018 and 2023 and is ready to bring a 2025 trophy home once again with its expanded two-car GTD-Pro team.
Testing showed favorable results last month and the drivers are hopeful and eager to showcase what the BMW M4 GT3 can do alongside their skills.
The team has worked hard together to take on Sebring’s unique track’s qualities.
Sebring is known for being one of the bumpiest tracks in the world, bringing a welcome challenge for drivers to overcome during the long 12 hour endurance race.
The schedule starts with practice Thursday, March 13 at 10:05 a.m. EDT with a second and third practice at 3:05 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Friday qualifying is at 11:50 a.m. and the endurance race begins Saturday at 10:10 a.m through 10:10 p.m.
Madison Snow
”Every race is a new challenge and a new opportunity to show what you can do. At Daytona, we showed we had a competitive car and hopefully we can improve on that with what we learned from the test here and go all out for Sebring.
“You can’t really sit here and say if you’re going to be competitive or not until the weekend actually comes, but we’ve definitely proven it here before that we can win 12 hours with this BMW, so we’ll just try and do it again.”
Neil Verhagen
“I’ve only done one 12-hour race here plus a couple of SRO races. Fortunately, they have all been pretty successful. The pace has always been there, so we will be coming in after the recent Sebring test with high positives, and I am looking forward to the weekend.
“This race is just very unique. It can hit you real hard. Out of nowhere, you can be running up front and then go back, but then you can also go back up to the front.
“So, it’s really about positioning yourself in the lead group in the last hour and being able to just fight for it. That’s also part of the challenge. Conditions change throughout the day. It gets super-hot, and the track condition changes.
“Then we go into the night, and once the dark settles in that’s when we’re getting close to the finish. I can’t say that I’m speaking from a ton of experience, but that’s what I got from it last year. I’m looking to build on that and continuing with the Paul Miller Racing guys.”
Connor De Phillippi
“The Sebring 12 Hour is one of the historical and monumental races in endurance racing in North America as well as around the world. For me, it’s one of those races I’ve yet to win. I’ve come very close multiple times.
“I’ve finished second three times, but I’ve yet to get the win. Paul MIller Racing and the team have won it before so I’m really excited to come into this race weekend after two really successful days of testing.
“The car felt really good, so hopefully it feels the same during this race weekend. I know we’re again going to have another great driver lineup and the team is going to be fully prepared. I think we have a chance at victory and the goal will be to keep our nose clean and run a clean race and be there at the end.”
Max Hesse
”I’m very happy with our performance so far. We were running very smoothly at Daytona with both cars until obviously we had the incident.
“There was nothing from our side we could have done. It was bad luck for the No. 1 car not to finish on the podium, but they scored very well for the Endurance Cup, and the same for us after the first six hours when we got points.
“We will just regroup. The championship is very long, so we won’t stick our heads in the ground. We have a strong package, and we had a good two days at the Sebring test last month.
“I’m excited to get the 12 Hours started. For us, it’s important to score some points, have a consistent race and build on it. Neil and I drove in the 24 Hour Creventic race here in 2022. So, I have some experience here, but obviously it’s going to be a completely different deal. I’m looking forward to it.
“For the last several years, BMW has always been very reliable in all the major endurance races around the world. Our car is very strong, and generally I think the Sebring track could suit us.”
Dan Harper
“The BMW M4 Evo has had a very strong start, which is good to see. We knew they put a lot of effort and a lot of work into it behind the doors this last year or so, and it’s good to see the results it deserves.
“We can all hope it keeps going that way, but endurance races can swing very quickly. We had a good, productive test at Sebring. It’s always hard to know where everyone is, but we felt good in the car. We made a lot of setup changes in the two days and got in a lot of track time, so it was very productive.
“All we can do is focus on ourselves and our effort, so we’re happy. I drove 10 laps here in 2022. It was the first time the M4 had sort of done an endurance race.
“That was with Creventic and the 24H race here, but this is the first real major endurance race here for me. The BMW is very reliable, a strong car, and that is what you need. We have full trust in our BMW.”
Jesse Krohn
”I am really looking forward to the Sebring 12 Hour race week. We had a productive two-day test there and feel very good about the car.
“The best thing we can do is focus on executing the basics as well as possible and delivering a mistake-free race.
“I have a lot of trust in the team and my teammates, and we’ve done our homework, so there’s no reason why we can’t fight for the win.”
