The 24 Hours at Daytona every January is the first, the longest, the most brutal round that IMSA faces all season. A at twice-onto-the-bank road course when you battle against over 50 competitors across four classes. usually come up short.

On Thursday, during qualifying for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Mazda Team Joest No. 77 driven by…

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This year’s Rolex 24 offered up some good action on track, but was hampered by a torrential downpour for nearly 12 hours. Many of those yellows brought out the safety car, and twice made the red flag fly. Sadly the racing over the final few hours was building up to be exciting between the Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.r duo, and a Team Penske Acura ARX-05 in third before a final red flag ran out the clock. Race officials ended up calling the race with about ten minutes to go, when it was decided the wet conditions wouldn’t improve enough to safely finish at speed.

The Cadillac DPi-V.R teams have won the last three 24 Hours of Daytona races in a row as Fernando…

, with his Cadillac being the lead car when the red flag came out on final time, collecting a shiny new Rolex on Sunday. I was on the ground Friday through Sunday, somehow managing to avoid Florida Man, and brought my camera gear along for the fun, supplying you all the pictures you crave.

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