One legendary team and one surprising team captured the poles for the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona. Starworks Motorsport went from not running a lap before Thursday to … More
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More than 40 cars and eight different manufacturers are represented in what is easily the strongest GT class field in Grand-Am’s history at the Rolex 24 at Daytona (Editor’s Note: Our DP class preview will follow on Tuesday). A comprehensive analysis might take tens of thousands of words, so for the sake of timing and simplicity, we’ll try to boil it down to three probable tiers: top, middle and bottom.
The top tier (15 entries) represents potential class winners and likely podium contenders. The middle tier (15) features teams on the edge of  … Pictures and more
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The sports car classic Daytona in Florida celebrates its 50th anniversary. Traditionally, the 24 hour race on the Daytona International Speedway is the first highlight of the motorsport season and year after year attracts the best pilots from all kinds of race series worldwide to the ‘Sunshine State’ of the USA. Spearheaded by title defender Wolf Henzler (Germany), seven Porsche works drivers contest the strongly supported GT class. With 22 overall wins, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the history of the race.
The endurance classic, which kicks off the Grand-Am Series season, started out in 1962 as a three hour race. At 1,250 miles in 1964, the race grew to double the distance of the classic 1,000 kilometre races of Spa, Monza and … More
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