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The 64th running of the Daytona 24 Hours is officially underway at the Daytona International Speedway! Check out what has happened after the opening few green flag laps.
The 64th running of the Daytona 24 Hours started off with chaos as a multi-car crash in LMP2 led to an immediate full course yellow at the first corner.
While the lead GTP class navigated the corner cleanly, the #11 TDS Racing caused chaos in LMP2 by entering the first corner incorrectly, triggering the incident.
The crash involved #11 TDS Racing, #4 CrowdStrike Racing by APR, #18 Era Motorsport, and #2 United Autosport, while the #24 BMW M Team WRT GTP spun at Turn 2/3 chicane.
Despite the chaos, the #7 Porsche Penske with Felipe Nasr took the lead, aiming for a third consecutive Daytona win.
Shortly after green flag racing resumed, the #28 RS1 Porsche GTD crashed at the first corner, causing another full course yellow and early retirement.
After the eventful first 25 minutes, Nasr led, followed by #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing and the #6 Porsche Penske in the top three of each class.
