Shift Up Now Athlete Sabré Cook tied her best-ever result with a sixth-place finish during race two of the double-header season opener Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Solairus Aviation, the support race leading up to the 12 Hours of Sebring, at Sebring International Raceway on March 18-20, 2026.
Driving the No. 37 911 Cup Car for JDX Racing, Cook debuted her updated 992.2 chassis and new, all-white livery as long-time partner privé products stepped into the title sponsor role.
The weekend began on Wednesday, with two practice sessions on the 17-turn, 3.74-mile road course with hot track temperatures under sunny skies. Cook’s session times for the new chassis on Pirelli tires eclipsed those of the previous generation, and she picked up right where she left off in the 2025 season, by running in the top ten for both sessions.
Notably, Cook also set her best track times to date during both practices, and posted fifth- and third-fastest sector times in tricky parts of the racetrack: the infamous turn one, and the final corner, Sunset Bend.
Qualifying took place on Thursday morning, and Cook delivered one of her best Carrera Cup qualifying sessions to date. Her fastest lap earned her a ninth-place spot on the starting grid for race one, with her second-fastest lap time slotting her into eighth for race two. Despite the impressive performance, Cook mentioned she felt her car was capable of a top-five qualifying position, had she not been stymied by traffic during the flying laps on her second set of Pirelli tires.
The 3:00pm ET start on Thursday under sunny, blue skies caused high track temperatures and notoriously slick conditions for the first 40-minute race. Cook lined up on the inside of row five for one pace lap before the 27-car field—running two-by-two—took the green flag, which happened to be waved by privé products CEO and founder, Shay Hoelscher.
Before reaching turn one, the field briefly ran four-wide. Cook was still on the inside lane in turn three, then made an arond-the-outside pass at the hairpin (turn seven) to advance into eighth. She then spent almost the entirety of the race trying to find a way to pass the seventh-place car ahead.
With just minutes to go, the two made contact, and Cook was forced to retire. Her competitor was later assessed a blocking penalty for moves made during the competition, but Cook was already out of the race, and classified 25th.
The following day, the second 40-minute race began at 5:45pm ET. This time, Cook started on the outside of row four and the field completed another clean start. She repeated the turn-seven pass that worked for her the day before, and moved up to seventh on the opening lap.
Before the second lap began, she got a solid run onto the back straight and through the final corner, allowing her to make a late pop to the inside heading into turn one. This moved her into sixth, where she remained for most of the race, keeping within just a couple seconds of the fifth-place car.
Cook set the fifth-fastest lap of the race on her way to match her best-ever Carrera Cup finish of sixth.
“I’m thrilled to have matched my best finish in the Porsche Carrera Cup series this past weekend at Sebring,” said Cook. “It’s been an incredible effort from the entire JDX Racing team, and I’m so grateful to all my partners for their unwavering support. It’s exciting to see all the preparation, hard work, and consistency are paying dividends on track. Moments like this make all the challenges and long hours worth it, and I can’t wait to build on this momentum in the races ahead.”
Next up, the 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Solairus Aviation season continues on the Long Beach Street Circuit on April 17-19, 2026.
