P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Daytona 24h, H12: Aitken keeps Cadillac out front at halfway
During the ninth hour of the race, Pipo Derani of Cadillac Racing was leading but quickly went to the pit lane and handed over the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to his teammate Aitken. This allowed Nick Tandy of Porsche Penske Motorsports to temporarily take the lead before giving way to his teammate Felipe Nasr in the sister car. Aitken, driving the Action Express Racing machine, ran in third place. Jenson Button of Wayne Taylor Racing collided with the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette GT.3 R, causing temporary spin for Button’s Acura ARX-06. Mathieu Jaminet took over from Tandy during a pit stop in the tenth hour, returning to the track in fourth place, with Phillipp Eng of BMW M Team RLL rising to third. Aitken made a pass for the lead by using a Turner Motorsports BMW as a pick in the early part of the eleventh hour.