2026 Rolex 24 Daytona

[FLRacingFan]

The switch flips when they get down to 4 hours remaining.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

How did the #31 get near the front??? They've had more problems than a soap opera heroine.

 

[Greg]

How did the #31 get near the front??? They've had more problems than a soap opera heroine.

All a part of the AOS (refer to the scientific findings from posts 154 & 155).

 

[Hotrod]

The Porsche vise-grip is squeezing ever so slightly every lap.
I'm with Letarte, someone needs to create a gambling hail Mary to have a shot.

 

[Doc Austin]

Three hours left and 10 GTPs on the lead lap.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I stepped away. Why the yellow at 2:20 or so?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

#10 Caddy with fire under the engine cover! Car in pit stall and Ricky is out

 

[nickp]

2 hours left and not a single corvette in the top 5 of the GTD Pro

 

[virtualbalboa]

Three hours left and 10 GTPs on the lead lap.

In fairness, when more than 1/3 of the race is held under caution and cautions = everyone gets their laps back, it's not that big a surprise.

Porsche is gonna win the overall. I am expecting a caution inside the last hour come hook or by crook so who knows what happens with the GTs. LMP2 is similarly competitive so I'm sure at least half of the top 5 will crash out in embarrassing fashion.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I stepped away. Why the yellow at 2:20 or so?

64 Mustang was stranded on track

2 hours left and not a single corvette in the top 5 of the GTD Pro

The 4 got run off the track on the restart by Calado in the 033. Gonna be tough to bounce back from that loss of track position.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Hi to Scott's wife and kids at home!

 

[FLRacingFan]

4 Corvette gained a ton of time through their pit cycle and are on the back end of Grello for what could be the effective class lead.

 

[FLRacingFan]

75 cycled out just behind them. Game on.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Magnus muscle past THOR for the lead in GTD

75 Express on the move in Pro

Aitken hanging in tough for the overall win

This is good stuff.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Aitken hanging in tough for the overall win

Aitken and Nasr on the same fuel strategy. If the Caddy pulls this off Roger won't be happy.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Anyone know how what kind of lap time / speed a GTP could turn if it ran just the oval?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Anyone know how what kind of lap time / speed a GTP could turn if it ran just the oval?

I’ve seen the Porsches pretty consistently hitting 195 into the Bus Stop and 202 into turn 1 when they’ve had telemetry up. If they ran them at minimum BoP parameters they could rip probably around 210 without a draft. I think that’s what top speeds at Le Mans have been in recent years too.

 

[FLRacingFan]

 

[FLRacingFan]

There’s a reason Jim France wanted to put him in a Cup car at a road course, too:

 

[Hotrod]

We got us a finish a brewing !

 

[Blaze]

Get around him Aitken!!

 

[LukeWatts05]

This is getting real good

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

This is going to be a hell of a finish

GTD boys going at it as well

 

[FLRacingFan]

Argybargy in GTD!

 

[FLRacingFan]

Holy ****, what a save by Ellis

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Oh god that was close!!!

 

[Blaze]

Crazy stuff

 

[HoneyBadger]

Thim is gonna have to send Ellis.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

GTD being great as usual. Top racing

 

[Blaze]

Was really hoping the 31 could win this.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Kind of disappointed Ellis looks like he'll hold on in GTD. That was borderline dirty driving.

Sucks that Thim had to worry about getting a penalty and had to keep lifting when Ellis drove him the way he did.

 

[FLRacingFan]

God, I love this sport

 

[nickp]

Congrats to Porsche Penske and Filipe Nasr on winning three straight

 

[FLRacingFan]

Kind of disappointed Ellis looks like he'll hold on in GTD. That was borderline dirty driving.

Thiim drove the 27 off the track twice within the final two hours, to take and then retain the lead, so you get what you give as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

AO misses the podium with both cars. Unusual.

 

[Hotrod]

Thrilling finish !!!!! ....and clean !

 

[LukeWatts05]

Thim is gonna have to send Ellis.

im annoyed he didnt bump and run him

 

[Doc Austin]

Another great Rolex.

 

[Kiante]

Been up since 11PM.

I'am exhausted, honestly. Just glad everyone had a great time. A record crowd and IMSA continues to make in roads. It's slated that ticket sales were up 20 to 25 percent versus last year.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Been up since 11PM.

I'am exhausted, honestly. Just glad everyone had a great time. A record crowd and IMSA continues to make in roads. It's slated that ticket sales were up 20 to 25 percent versus last year.

Thanks, Brother. It's good to have an insider's viewpoint!