Both Action Express Racing Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototypes will start the Rolex 24 at Daytona from outside of the top ten after struggling to find the ultimate pace during the 15 minute qualifying session.
Spirit of Daytona Racing’s blue #90 will lead the Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype contingent to the green flag for the Rolex 24 at Daytona courtesy of Richard Westbrook qualifying fifth fastest.
Defending Rolex 24 at Daytona champions Michael Shank Racing will start this tomorrow’s race at Daytona from fourth and sixth on the grid – with the Daytona Prototype class headed by three BMW-Riley machines including a pair of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates machines.
In a reverse of how they qualified yesterday afternoon Scott Dixon was fastest in final practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona ahead of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teammate Scott Pruett, who returned the #01 to the upper echelons of the times after the team missed the full two night practice session last night.
Patrick Long paid tribute to the Park Place Motorsports crew after securing fourth place on the grid in the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Long will race alongside Spencer Pumpelly, Patrick Lindsey, Jason Hart and Daniel Graeff in the Racing4Research Porsche and came in just half a second shy of pole position in class.
Nick Tandy made the perfect start to his first race as a works-Porsche driver by leading them to pole position in the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
After the quick fire 15 minute qualifying sessions the teams of the Rolex Series’ Rolex 24 at Daytona had a rather slower-paced end to Thursday running at Daytona International Speedway with two hours of night practice.
Between them Scott Pruett and Scott Dixon put in a performance for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates that dominated qualifying for the Rolex 24 at Daytona putting their BMW-Riley on the front row for this weekend’s race.
Michael Valiante returned the Michael Shank Racing #6 Ford-Riley to the top of the Rolex Series timesheets in the second practice session for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Just as at the series’ pre-season test earlier this month the first practice session for the Rolex 24 at Daytona was led by Riley and Porsche and Porsche again in the Daytona Prototype, GT and GX classes respectively.
2012 Rolex 24-winning team Michael Shank Racing is looking to defend its crown this weekend. The team, which will be entering the #6 and #60 Ford-Riley Prototypes are looking to repeat their double-podium success of last year, where the winning margin was just five seconds.