Wright Motorsports Returns as Sargent Joins Adelson for Full Season
No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) To Tackle GTD Once Again
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Wright Motorsports continues into the 2027 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship looking to improve upon its 2026 campaign with a slightly revised full-season lineup.
Wright returns its traditional dark green No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for its fourth consecutive season in Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). Team owner Adam Adelson continues in the lineup alongside one of Porsche’s rising stars, Australian Tom Sargent, who is set for his first full-time WeatherTech Championship campaign after spreading his wings across multiple championships.
Led by Chief Operating Officer Bob Viglione, Wright’s presence has been a constant in IMSA for decades, with 112 starts, five wins and seven poles in WeatherTech Championship competition. The team also has an IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup title (GTD, 2021) and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge title (Grand Sport, 2021) to its name.
“The growth of Wright Motorsports over the past few seasons has been incredibly rewarding, and I am excited about what lies ahead for us in 2027,” Adelson said. “We have built a strong foundation with a talented group of people who share the same commitment to competing at the highest level. Having Tom alongside me for the full season is something I am particularly looking forward to. We have developed a great relationship both on and off the track, and I have seen firsthand how much he has grown as a driver. We both have high expectations for ourselves and for this team, and the goal is to build on everything we have accomplished and fight for wins and a championship.”
Adelson and Callum Ilott finished seventh in the 2026 GTD standings, with Sargent on as IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup third driver for the five longest races of the year. Adelson and Elliott Skeer finished 11th in 2024 (they missed one round) and sixth in 2025. Adelson has a singular WeatherTech Championship win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2024.
Adelson and Sargent already have achieved success in IMSA together, as they scored podiums at both the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (third) and Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen (second) this past year. They also scored two podiums together in 2025.
As Adelson explained during the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park weekend just after Watkins Glen International, teamwork helped propel Wright to those podiums in the WeatherTech Championship’s intensely tough – and deep – GTD class.
“After a tough Daytona, we were able to immediately come back and podium at Sebring,” Adelson reflected. “We weren’t that competitive the way we wanted to be, but we pushed through. It was really amazing. Then to have a really great result at Watkins is amazing. It felt we were coming alive at the right time, making the right strategy calls and delivering the performance on track.”
Sargent has a trio of runner-up finishes, as beyond his runner-up at Watkins Glen he was also part of Wright’s second-place results at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona and Indianapolis races.
“I will be returning for my third year now with Wright Motorsports, but this time as their full-time IMSA driver. To say I’m excited is an understatement,” Sargent said. “I have had a good two years learning and developing with the team and the series, and to have their faith in me to step up into this role is so special. Adam and I have both been improving a lot, and I’m optimistic about what we can do next year, but I’m also excited to be driving alongside my friend. A lot has gone into getting me to this point, and thanks to so many people. Looking forward to some success next year!”
Sargent is a Porsche Motorsport North America selected driver in 2026. He’s had a wide range of Porsche roles in both IMSA and SRO paddocks domestically and internationally, and he even doubled up with a one-off sweep of wins in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America races on the streets of Long Beach this year in the new 992.2 model.