That is a great idea, I'm going to add that to the original post if you don't mind.
I agree that we should have the best with driver talent and race craft. Especially those who are not only consistent, but consistently fast and as clean as they possibly can. If we get enough applicants, I'll even pull myself out of the race and just be the team manager, if it gives us a better chance of a class or even overall victory. As far as online racing goes, this has got to be one of the most ambitious events ever done. How many gamers can say that they participated in a 24 hour race?