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Action Express Racing put one of its two Cadillacs — the one featuring NASCAR champion Chase Ellott — on the pole for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in a first-of-its-kind qualifying race for the crown jewel endurance event. The No. 31 Cadillac DPi will be driven next week in the twice-round-the-clock race by Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway and Elliott in Elliott's IMSA sports car debut. He didn't race the car in Sunday's qualifier, which awarded 35 points to the pole-winning team. Action Express used fulltime regular drivers Nasr and Derani for the 140-minute qualifier around the windin...

By IMSA Wire Service Oliver Jarvis will start Sunday's Motul Pole Award 100 at the Daytona International Speedway from the pole. The race will set the starting field for next weekend's Rolex 24, the season opener for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Photo: IMSA Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –  It wasn’t the typical path to the front of the pack, but Oliver Jarvis will take it. Driving the No. 55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi, Jarvis was second fastest in qualifications Saturday at Daytona International Speedway for Sunday’s Motul Pole Award 100 – the qualifying r...

Jarvis inherits IMSA Daytona 24 qualifying race pole after Nasr excluded Autosport 24/01/2021 © LAT Images Jarvis inherits Daytona 24 qualifying race pole Mazda driver Oliver Jarvis has inherited pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours qualifying race on Sunday after Felipe Nasr's Cadillac was excluded from qualifying. Jarvis moved up to the top qualifying spot in his Mazda RT24-P when the pole-winning Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R was found to be underweight during scrutineering in the wake of Saturday afternoon's qualifying session. The Briton, who shares the solo Multimatic-ru...

To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Endurance racing will look much different in coming years, as modern prototypes will be replaced by two new classes: Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) and Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh). Both bring with them a slew of new names to the grid. Peugeot will be a returning competitor, and today it revealed key details about the engine that will propel its upcoming hyp...

Porsche to return to Le Mans 24 Hours with LMDh prototype from 2023 Autosport 15/12/2020 © LAT Images Porsche to return to Le Mans with LMDh prototype Porsche will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours with an LMDh prototype in 2023 as part of a dual assault on the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship. Pascal Zurlinden, head of factory motorsport at Porsche, confirmed that the marque is "intending to run in both championships with a full commitment", starting with the Daytona 24 Hours in January 2023. He described its commitment to the category as "open ended". The decis...