Jan Magnussen

Magnussen posted the quickest time in GT Le Mans second practice, taking the No. 3 Corvette C7.R to a time of 1:18.300 to outpace the Practice 1 pace-setting Ford GTs, sportscar365.com reports.

Magnussen led IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Practice 2 for Corvette Racing at Virginia International Raceway. The Dane had the fastest lap by over a half a second in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with Ryan Briscoe checking in with the second-fastest time in the GT Le Mans class driving the No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT, sportscar365.com reports.

Magnussen has put Corvette Racing on the GT Le Mans class pole for this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona, denying Joey Hand a repeat pole position by a narrow margin. The Corvette driver qualified with a time of 1:42.779 to beat Ford Chip Ganassi Racing's Hand, who was on pole for last year's race, by a mere 0.019 seconds, sportscar365.com reports.

Corvette Racing has retained its full-season driver lineup for the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, as the Pratt & Miller-run factory squad heads into its 20th year of competition. Magnussen and Antonio Garcia will return to defend their GT Le Mans class championship in the No. 3 Corvette C7.R, with Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin back in the No. 4 car, sportscar365.com reports.