Another year, and another change in the qualifying procedures at the Daytona 24 Hours. The IMSA SportsCar Championship kicks off on the hallowed banking of the Daytona International Speedway this weekend and there’s still time before you have to settle down in front of your TV, computer or whatever for the sessions on Thursday afternoon in Florida that will set the grid for the big race.
That’s a change from the past four years in case you’re confused. We knew who would be starting from the front - and from the back - on the Sunday prior to the race from 2021 onwards. The grid was determined during the pre-event ‘Roar Before the 24’ test, initially after a 100-minute qualifying race and then, following a not-so-positive reaction to its introduction from the teams, a more regular series of qualifying sessions for each of the classes.
