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Rolex 24 – Sunday Close – Final Rolex Reflections

This weekend’s 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona wasn’t an instant classic but packed just enough variety, entertainment and drama to serve its usual role as one of the more fun racing events on a season calendar. Here’s some final reflections after a long couple days to cap off the week. — So, first, we have […]

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Rolex 24 – Sunday – Hour 24 – Taylors win in crazy finish!

We’ll have much more from the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona in a bit, but the quick recap focuses on what happened for the overall win. The battle for the win came down to two Cadillac DPi-V.Rs, but the dominant No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac needed Ricky Taylor to attempt a pass of Filipe Albuquerque […]

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Rolex 24 – Sunday – Hour 21 – 11:30 a.m.

There’s three hours remaining in this year’s 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona, and while it hasn’t yet been a classic, we still have the two hours, 40 minutes of a IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship standard event yet to run. The class leaders are the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari […]

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Rolex 24 – Sunday – Hour 18 – 8:30 a.m.

Good morning from Daytona International Speedway, where it’s firmly Sunday morning now rather than the overnight. But it doesn’t necessarily feel like Sunday morning because it’s still rainy, overcast, with very challenging track conditions. — The leaders at the 18-hour mark are the No. 10 Cadillac overall with Ricky Taylor driving, and handing off to […]

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Rolex 24 – Sunday! – Hour 12 – 2:30 a.m.

First off, if you’re reading this as it’s being posted, congratulations. Because this likely means you are a dedicated endurance road racing fan or observer. Or, alternatively, you’ve had too much caffeine. If it’s both, you’re probably at Daytona. Overall, it means you’re a TSO reader/subscriber, and for that, we thank you. But alas, 2:30 […]

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Rolex 24 – Saturday – Hour 6 – 8:30 p.m. and some rain

Rain has struck the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona and it’s forced a scramble for the strategists, as to whether to stay on either Continental or Michelin dry-weather slicks or switch to rain tires. This is an important time of the race to figure out what tire to be on. — At the six-hour mark, […]

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Rolex 24 – Saturday – Hour 4 – 6:30 p.m.

Class leaders at the four-hour mark in the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona are Max Angelelli (P), Dirk Mueller (GTLM), Sean Rayhall (PC) and Matteo Cressoni (GTD). The third full-course caution flew following contact between John Falb and Matt McMurry at the Bus Stop, with McMurry collected and his Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 […]

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Rolex 24 – Saturday – 5 p.m. – Gordon, Long collide and Pruett crashes

Contact between Jeff Gordon, in his first Rolex 24 at Daytona appearance in 10 years, and Tom Long, who’s a full-time sports car veteran with Mazda Motorsports, kicked off a chaotic sequence to the third hour of the race. Gordon took over the No. 10 Cadillac DPi-V.R from Ricky Taylor under the second full-course yellow, […]

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Rolex 24 – Saturday – Hour 1

The new Cadillac DPi-V.R has led the first hour of the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona with Dane Cameron up front in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac. Skies are overcast with ambient temperature only 53 degrees, and the track temperature not much warmer. Other class leaders beyond Prototype-leading Cameron are James French (PC, […]

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Rolex 24 – Saturday Open – Final Pre-Race Notes

Today’s the day all the talking stops and the green flag drops on the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona. Final pre-race notes are below: — The starting lineup is linked here. Class polesitting cars are the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R (P and overall), the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09 (PC), […]

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