Rolex 24

Pruett, Lexus Sustain Heavy Crash In Hour 2 At Rolex 24

... point early on in Hour 8, the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPI driven by Michael Conway has been pushed back to the garage to repair a steering and suspension issue that likely occurred earlier in the event during Hour 5 when it made contact with the No. 88 of Starworks Motorsports, driven by James Dayson. At 16:17 left, the No. 11 GRT Grasser Racing Team GTD Lamborghini Huracan GT 3 had a single-car spin but did not make any contact and was able to continue. However, Lamborghini as a whole has really had struggles in the GTD class thus far. At the end of Hour 8, seven of the eight Lambo’s are running 14 th or lower in GTD. The hopes for NBCSN Indy Car analyst Townsend Bell have taken a hit in the eighth hour, with his No. 23 Alex Job Racing Audi R 8 LMS assessed a stop plus four minute, 18 second penalty ...

Rolex 24 Field Negotiates Rain-soaked Course

... the top three overall spots. Brendon Hartley, in the No. 22 Nissan, is running second followed by Joao Barbosa in the No. 5 Cadillac. The No. 5 car experienced a brief tire issue and went off for body work changes, according to Action Racing's Twitter account. Passing showers continue to frustrate the drivers as the competition enters its ninth hour. Sebastien Bourdais leads the GTLM class in the No. 66 Ford Riley, running ninth overall. The No. 31 Cadillac is working to battle back after being forced to replace two broken pieces of its suspension system, thought to be the result of contact with a PC car in the high bank earlier in the race. 10:30 P. M. UPDATE. It just started pouring rain at Daytona International Speedway as the Rolex 24 At Daytona rolls past the eighth hour of competition. The rain comes and goes. It is creating havoc with race strategy. With 16 hours left to contest, the No. 5 Cadillac has a nearly one-lap lead over the second-place No. 22 Nissan DPi Prototype. The Cadillac brand has controlled this race from the first green flag. Jeff Gordon took the wheel of the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac about 30 minutes ago and is ...

2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona

... of the pure LMP 2 cars and the Ligier-based Nissan. The same goes for the Riley-and-Multimatic-built Mazda chassis, and while both are built by experienced manufacturers of racing cars, neither has built a modern sports prototype in over a decade. 4:00 PM: Dane Cameron, competing with Pipo Derani for fastest one-lap prototype driver in IMSA in the minds of many, is out of the #31 and British GT ace Seb Morris (no relation to the beloved sitcom character actor Seth Morris) is in. That car's primary challenge throughout the race will be managing an unbalanced lineup, with Cameron and open wheel star Mike Conway likely to be making up for any time lost by a steady-but-not-explosively-quick Eric Curran and the inexperienced Morris. Look for its primary goal to be to stay within sight of the two other Cadillacs while Curran and Morris are in. 3:52 PM: The leading Cadillacs make just 37 minutes on their stints, and with a quick stop, the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing entry will take the ...

Ctsc Race Highlights Friday Updates Ahead Of Rolex 24

... 2017 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America driver, who owing to the odd quirks of the FIA Driver Rating system is actually a Silver-rated driver (he’s 56 years old, which automatically qualified him for a downgrade from Gold to Silver last year), emerged from the wreckage under his own power OK. “Well, we were just rolling around. The Lexus was running. We were just putting in the hours, you know?” Pruett said, in quotes released via Lexus. “Not exactly sure what took place. We were racing pretty hard there in a group. It felt like I got just a little nudge from behind. “It could have been just the air taken off the rear wing cause we were in a pack or something, but it snapped pretty hard, pretty quick down in turn one and unfortunately it got into the fence on the left hand side, so I don’t know if we’ll get going again. You just feel disappointed for all the guys, all the team, everybody that’s put this thing together and this is not how you want to start, so hopefully we’ll get back out there and get a little more running in and see what we can do. “Just disappointment. There’s so many people here that are a part of this program that have put so much energy and ...

Hunter-reay Learning To Adapt To Acura Nsx For Rolex 24

... to resurrect the racing program emerged shortly after the new generation of the NSX production car was unveiled last year. The Rolex 24 – featuring 24 hours of continuous racing around the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course – will be its first race. Although they look similar, the street version of the NSX GT 3 and the race car are quite different. The production car features an all-wheel-drive hybrid drivetrain. The race car is rear-wheel drive and powered by a twin-turbocharged V-6. “It’s been a pretty massive undertaking,” said Hunter-Reay (shown with fellow Verizon Indy Car Series regular Rahal (left) in photo at right). “The team has done a lot in a short amount of time, as has HPD. They have a long development road and this is the first step. It’s a big part of the Honda family and you can tell by the effort being put forth.”. The No. 93 NSX – shared by Legge (who has 39 career Indy car starts), Andy Lally, Mark Wilkins and Rahal (stepping away from his fulltime job driving the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda in the Verizon Indy Car Series for this race – will start seventh in the ...

Wayne Taylor Racing Back In Front In Rolex 24

... leave the second part of my life with a happy face and not in depression mode for the next 30 years.". 8:15 p.m. Daytona International Speedway is quickly becoming the world's largest slip and slide. Rain has started falling and wreaking havoc in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Cars are spinning and skidding off the 3.56-mile road course, and many are making the move from slick to treaded tires. And windshield wipers are getting as much work as paddle shifters. 7:15 p.m. Austin Cindric's meteoric rise in auto racing now includes a strong debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The 18-year-old racer started the event for 3 GT Racing and did a triple stint to open Saturday's twice-round-the-clock endurance race at Daytona International Speedway. It was the most track time he's ever had in the Lexus RCF GT 3. Cindric was thrilled that the team not only allowed ...

Roof Top Ray' Set For Another Rolex 24 All-nighter

... of how it can be like in Florida where it can get down into the 40 s and 30 s.". How long have you been covering the Rolex 24 at Daytona. "My first one was in 1997 or 1998, and I've done every one since. This will be my fourth year doing the overnight. For this year, they're moving my Camera 1 position, and I will be on scaffolding instead of the platform they used to have. My section was moved to section 386, which doesn't right a bell, so I know something's going to be different. It will be a similar shot where you can see the cars in the trioval and the pit stops, which is key for that camera. Any favorite Daytona stories. Of all my Rolex 24 memories, my favorite was probably the year SPEED did 25 hours of live coverage [in 2001]. We had two full crews, the Lingner Group produced it, and there were many great driver/year/car features to fill any slow time. They also used a lot of email interaction from people watching, even race parties ...

Jeff Gordon In Lead In Rolex 24 At Daytona

... 4:20 p.m. Ricky Taylor took the lead in the early going of the Rolex 24 at Daytona and then turned the No. 10 Cadillac over to four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon. Taylor and the other two Cadillacs quickly proved to be the class of the 55-car field. They were running 1-2-3 in the first two hours at Daytona International Speedway and built a big lead over everyone else. Ricky, younger brother Jordan and veteran Max Angelelli have enjoyed podium finishes in each of the last four years. Gordon joined the team this year and had planned to drive a double stint in the Wayne Taylor Racing entry. Gordon is making his first appearance in the prestigious road-course race in a decade. He finished third with Wayne Taylor in 2007. In the GT Le Mans class, Ford had one of its entries out front as the manufacturer seeks to fill a hole in its racing resume after last year's banner debut season. Joey Hand had the Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT atop the class, and Hand was part of Ford's historic victory at Le Mans last ...

Passion Makes Chip Ganassi Rolex 24 Royalty

... win the great Le Mans 24-hour event last summer. Ganassi is now the only owner in racing history with victories in the Rolex 24, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Daytona 500 , the Brickyard 400,  and the Indianapolis 500. "It's pretty impressive, obviously, to see what Chip's achieved across many different formulas," said Ganassi Indy Car driver (and champion) Scott Dixon, who is co-driving one of Ganassi's Fords this weekend. "I think the most outstanding thing was being a part of Le Mans. not just the winning car but seeing the emotions Chip and Ford achieved. It takes a very special group. "I'm extremely happy for him and how he's adding to his accolades. He's a racer at heart and knows the ins and outs of it. He's probably the most competitive person I know, and having that from the top is so important.". Dario Franchitti, a three-time Indy 500 winner and former ...

Jeff Gordon Embraces Fun Side Of Racing With Rolex 24

... Gordon celebrates with a Pepsi in victory lane after winning the 5-Hour Energy 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2014. Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports. Gordon does a burnout after winning the Goody's Fast Relief 500 on Oct. 27, 2013. It marked his eighth career win at Martinsville Speedway, his most at any track. Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports. Gordon, second from right, poses with daughter Ella Sofia, crew chief Alan Gustafson and the rest of his crew after finishing second in qualifying for the 2013 Daytona 500 on Feb 17. Kevin Liles, USA TODAY Sports. Gordon won two races in 2012, including the Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead on Nov 18. Gordon finished 10 th in the Sprint Cup standings, his lowest finish since 2005. Douglas Jones, USA TODAY Sports. Gordon celebrates with a burnout after winning the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sept. 6, ...

Gordon Gives Up Lead, Gets Comfy In Rolex 24

... the Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT atop the class, and Hand was part of Ford's historic victory at Le Mans last year. Dane Cameron ran the first stint for Action Express and was the first Cadillac driver out of the car. He turned it over to Seb Morris in third as the Cadillac teams had put all but one car in the prototype class at least a lap down. Cameron felt Taylor set a very fast pace as the leader, and it surprised him to see a team go so quick at the start of such a long race. "We were going to kind of settle in to what was happening around us and it seemed like (Taylor) in particular really wanted to go," Cameron said. "We just tried to stay in touch and stay with everybody, so they continue to be pushing quite hard in trying to drive the pace forward. We're just along for the ride.". In the factory-backed GT Daytona class, five-time Rolex winner Scott Pruett hit the wall during his stint driving in the debut for Lexus. 2:30 p.m. The 55 th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona is underway, with pole-sitter Joao Barbosa leading the 55-car field to the green flag. The twice-around-the-clock endurance race ...