Winward Racing will maintain total continuity for its sixth consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign, confirming that team co-owner Russell Ward and Mercedes-AMG factory Performance Driver Philip Ellis will return as full-time drivers in the #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO for 2027.
Since making their WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut in 2021, Ward and Ellis have anchored the Pasadena, Texas-based squad to two GTD championships and 15 race victories, including three Rolex 24 At Daytona wins and two triumphs at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
