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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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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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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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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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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Although there was only one on-track session for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, plus a four-hour Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race, Friday was still busy enough at the Daytona International Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. — One of the challenges in sports car racing is ensuring a fully level playing field […]

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Pre-race activity for the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona is complete for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, following this morning’s fourth and final practice session. A run of media availabilities will follow from here throughout the rest of the day, as well as the four-hour Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge BMW Endurance Challenge, the series’ first […]

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It’s been a busy day at Daytona International Speedway, with nine total practice and qualifying sessions today between the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. For TSO Ladder’s coverage of the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona, we’ll be primarily focusing on the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers in this year’s race along with a […]

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