uit ▁Paul ▁Ric ard . ▁The ▁first ▁crash ▁test ▁ended ▁in ▁failure ▁because ▁the ▁car ' s ▁front ▁roll ▁ho op ▁was ▁dam aged . ▁Engine ers ▁were ▁also ▁mand ated ▁to ▁red es ign ▁the ▁car ' s ▁door ▁because ▁the ▁FI A ▁decided ▁they ▁should ▁have ▁include ▁an ▁anti - bur st ▁load ▁but ▁failed ▁its ▁test ▁first ▁time ▁around ▁and ▁the ▁door ' s ▁structure ▁was ▁entirely ▁alter ed ▁following ▁its ▁skin ▁crack ing . ▁Test ing ▁res umed ▁in ▁April ▁with ▁four ▁days ' ▁worth ▁of ▁end urance ▁running ▁with ▁ ▁am ass ed ▁at ▁the ▁N CM ▁Mot ors ports ▁Park ▁race ▁track ▁in ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁named ▁nine ▁drivers ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Form er ▁Le ▁Mans ▁winner ▁Marc ▁Gen é ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁driver ▁announced ▁for ▁the ▁program , ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁riv als ▁A udi . ▁Gen é ▁later ▁announced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁but ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁an ▁advis ory ▁capacity . ▁His ▁seat ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁Mark ▁Sh ul zh it ski y . ▁Harry ▁T in ck nell , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁L MP 2 ▁category ▁at ▁Le ▁Mans ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁joined ▁former ▁European ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series ▁champion ▁Oliv ier ▁Pla ▁and ▁def ending ▁Super ▁GT ▁champion ▁Ts ug io ▁M ats uda ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁set ▁of ▁drivers . ▁J