Max Angelelli stepped away from racing at the end of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday, but did so with a second victory under his belt.
Legendary NASCAR ace Jeff Gordon became only the fourth driver in history to double up at Daytona, adding the 24 hour win to his 500 triumph.
The 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona ended in controversial circumstances as Ricky Taylor spun Filipe Albuquerque round at turn 1 as the duo battled for the lead.
The #10 Wayne Taylor Racing crew continues to lead as the battle in both GTLM and GTD goes down to the wire, with at least four teams in each battle.
Sam Bird saw his chances of victory in the GTD class go up in smoke as he pulled off track towards the end of the twenty-second hour at Daytona.
The #8 Starworks Motorsport car and the #26 BAR1 Motorsports car saw the hour dominated by two caution periods. #10 WTR still leads.
2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona: Hour 20 Update – Mustang Sampling comes out on top over Wayne Taylor Racing
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The #5 Mustang Sampling Racing came out on top in a hour long battle with the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac in the 20th hour of Rolex 24 At Daytona. The teams are now changing to slicks.
The banking of Daytona saw an increasingly fierce battle as Konica Minolta Cadillac started to close in on the Mustang Sampling Cadillac for the race lead
The rain eased giving a sustained period of green flag racing in hour 18 of the Rolex 24 At Daytona which allowed Ricky Taylor to take the lead and pull away.
The race went green again at Daytona after 100 minutes under caution with Filipe Albuquerque leading the way
2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona: Hour 16 Update - Jordan Taylor leads as rain leads to hour long caution
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Jordan Taylor led the field in the 16th hour of the Rolex 24 At Daytona which was run entirely under caution due to the rain.
The yellow flag was popular in the 15th hour at Daytona as bad weather and broken down cars led to a number of caution periods.
Rene Rast retained the lead at the end of the 14th Hour of Rolex 24 At Daytona as the race finally went green after a hour long caution due to the rain.
Two caution periods saw limited running during hour thirteen at Daytona, but there was still enough time for the race lead to change.
At the halfway point of the race, the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing car leads as Porsche has taken the lead from Ford in GTLM due to the rain.
Wayne Taylor Racing continue to lead at Daytona as the rain continues to play havoc with proceedings, but both GT classes continue to be extremely close encounters.
The #22 Tequila Patron ESM came out of the pits on cold tyres at the end of the hour, unable to find speed before sliding into the barrier. The #10 now leads.
