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SHOCKING: Rolex 24 - What They Never Told You

GTD winner Ellis labels 175mph slide “one of the wildest moments of my career”

Ellis was completely sideways while racing through the fastest part of the circuit in the closing moments of a dramatic Rolex 24

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Aging Lexus “at ceiling” as 1.5s deficit shows at Rolex 24

Kyle Kirkwood still believes in the aging Lexus, but is bracing for a tough weekend at Daytona

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How to watch the 2026 Rolex 24 on TV and streaming

The 64th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona is here, and in this story, you can find out how to watch the prestigious endurance race

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BMW M Team WRT boss Vosse: ‘Give us time’ with IMSA program

The expanded partnership’s first race in IMSA will be the Rolex 24

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2016 Rolex 24: Remembering the thrilling Corvette photo finish

10 years later, Antonio Garcia reflects on the epic battle with Oliver Gavin, where the two teammates ended the 24-hour classic separated by just 0.034s

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The drivers of IndyCar, NASCAR, and F1 competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona

IndyCar champions, NASCAR stars and racers with experience in F1 are among the dozens of drivers taking part in the endurance racing classic

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Date announced for 2027 Rolex 24

The 65th running of the event will run in the final days of the January next year

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Connor Zilisch will race Action Express GTP entry in 2026 Rolex 24 at Daytona

The rising NASCAR star is already a winner at the Rolex 24, but this will be his first IMSA start in the GTP class

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Get Your Ass to the Rolex 24

More than two million tuned in to watch a nail-biter the Sunday before last. After BMW’s last-minute drama, a hard-charging Acura prototype nipped after the two leading Penke Porsches until the Rolex 24’s closing moments. In the big sports-car class, a pair of Mustangs podium’d with a chasing Corvette, separating…

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The Kiwi dream team: Shane van Gisbergen on driving with Scott McLaughlin at the Rolex 24

Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin, former Supercars rivals, team up for Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with Trackhouse Racing.

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Porsche wary of mistakes as it aims to ‘maintain trajectory’ at Sebring

PPM claimed victory in both the opening rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Daytona’s Rolex 24 and the World Endurance Championship in Qatar with its LMDh 963 prototype.

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Penske Chases First Rolex 24 Win in Over 50 Years

Read about Roger Penske's quest to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the first time since 1969, highlighting his team's success and challenges.

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DragonSpeed set to contest IMSA Endurance Cup as Simpson joins for Daytona

Simpson, a 19-year-old Caymanian who will contest the 2024 IndyCar season with Chip Ganassi Racing, joins a squad in DragonSpeed that have won three previous times in the LMP2 class at Daytona (2019, 2020, 2022). He will drive the team’s #81 Oreca 07-Gibson, 2023 Rolex 24 LMP2 victor James Allen,…

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DragonSpeed set to contest Endurance Cup as Simpson joins for Daytona

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IMSA releases preliminary entry list for Daytona 24 Hours

Although there are more than two months remaining until the race, the lineup already features 56 drivers that have captured victories in the season-opening endurance classic of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Bourdais, van der Zande return to CGR as 2024 Cadillac lineups take shape

The duo will reprise their roles behind the wheel of the #01 Cadillac V-Series.R for a nine-race campaign next season that also features five endurance rounds.

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Blomqvist joins Action Express Racing for IMSA's 2024 endurance rounds

Blomqvist, who will also race full-time in the IndyCar Series with Meyer Shank Racing, will drive #31 Cadillac V-Series.R for Action Express Racing, beginning with the 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona, where Blomqvist co-drove to the overall victory in 2023 and ’22.

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JLOC Lamborghini team set for mid-season Evo2 upgrade

Lamborghini gave the new Huracan GT3 Evo2 its debut in January's Rolex 24 at Daytona, and as well as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, examples of the car are also set to race in GT3-based series such as the DTM and GT World Challenge Europe this year.

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McLaughlin has “unfinished business” in 12 Hours of Sebring

Although Tower Motorsports was able to repair its damaged Oreca following a shunt for John Farano in qualifying for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the team suffered mechanical issues in the opening half-hour of the race that left McLaughlin, fellow Penske IndyCar ace Josef Newgarden, Farano and Kyffin Simpson having…

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Acura gets biggest weight penalty but power increase for Sebring 12 Hours

Acura, Cadillac, Porsche and BMW all had to adhere to the same minimum weight limit of 1030kg for January's Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first race for the new breed of hybrid-powered LMDh cars in IMSA.

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Acura aces hope Rolex 24 1-2 changes Honda's Le Mans outlook

Acura aces Tom Blomqvist and Filipe Albuquerque have expressed optimism that the marque's 1-2 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona could encourage Honda to enter the car in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2024.

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Why WTR Acura lacked pace to beat MSR in Rolex 24 showdown

Wayne Taylor Racing's Filipe Albuquerque admits that he knew it would be a tall order to beat the sister Acura of Meyer Shank Racing in the closing stages of last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona.

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Heart of Racing beating GTD Pro cars a "testament" to Aston Martin

Heart of Racing beating the GT Daytona Pro runners in the Rolex 24 at Daytona is a testament to the strength of both the team and Aston Martin, believes team principal and bronze-rated driver Ian James.

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Winning MSR Acura "super lucky" with Rolex 24 gearbox scare

The Meyer Shank Racing Acura team was 'super lucky' that it was able to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona despite having a malfunctioning gearbox for most of the race, according to team founder and co-owner Michael Shank.

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