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Daytona 24h: Dixon’s Cadillac beats BMW in first IMSA practice
Scott Dixon set the fastest lap time of 1m36.012s in the Cadillac V-Series.R from Chip Ganassi Racing during the 90-minute session at Daytona International Speedway’s road course. Dries Vanthoor initially held the top position in the BMW M Hybrid V8, but was eventually beaten by Louis Deletraz in the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06. Kevin Estre’s Porsche took the lead briefly before Rene Rast in the BMW surpassed him. Sebastien Bourdais then set the fastest time in the Ganassi-run Cadillac, beating Estre by 0.026s. Dixon, Bourdais’ teammate, ultimately secured the top spot with a time of 1m36.012s. In the LMP2 class, Toby Sowery in the Crowdstrike by APR ORECA held the fastest time throughout the session. Katherine Legge was the quickest in the GTD class with her Gradient Racing Acura NSX.
