BMW and Ferrari have lost all their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Endurance Cup manufacturers points from the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the GTD PRO and GTD classes. Both manufacturers were found to have performance in excess of IMSA's expectations.
There aren't a lot of 17-year olds walking around with a Rolex. There are even fewer who earned it by winning one of the biggest endurance races in the world on their first attempt.
The 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona takes the green flag at 1:40pm ET, with 59 cars slated to start the kickoff to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The opening hour will be broadcast live on NBC. Polesitters Qualifying took place last Sunday during the Roar Before the 24 weekend.
Alex Palou scored the quickest lap in the No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R from Chip Ganassi Racing, keeping the team on top for consecutive sessions in practice for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Palou's 1m35.
For the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams and drivers, practice for the Rolex 24 At Daytona is over and now the work goes over to preparing for 24 hours of racing? Chris Mitchum, Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing's Director of Race Team Operations, describes the process the pole-sitting.