Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Joao Barbosa, No. 33 Level 5 Motorsports Lola HPD Coupe. Photo credit: Rick Dole for Michelin North America

This is the sixth in a 24 Hours of Le Mans preview series. Check back to michelinracingusa.com for more features and posts in the coming days.

No. 33: Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut, Joao Barbosa

In just a handful of years, Scott Tucker has taken Level 5 Motorsports from racing and winning regional series championships to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a new LMP2 entry. One Level 5 Lola-HPD coupe was shipped to Le Mans immediately following the last American Le Mans Series round at Long Beach to join a second coupe already in Europe, and having both cars there for the test day in April provided invaluable experience and learning opportunities for the team and David Stone-led crew.

Scott Tucker, Level 5 Motorsports. Photo credit: Rick Dole for Michelin North America

Europe comprises a huge part of the challenging and ambitious cross-continental schedule the team has undertaken this season. In addition to running the full ALMS schedule, Tucker’s Level 5 squad is also competing in the entire Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. The cornerstone event is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a double-points event.

After making his debut at Le Mans last year in a customer Audi R10 TDI, Tucker is back with his own team and experienced co-drivers Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa. To finish is one goal, but making it to the podium or victory for the 12 Hours of Sebring winners would be the ultimate.