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Daytona 24 Hours winning driver for Era Motorsport, Christian Rasmussen, related to reporters at the post race press conference how
“The #04 Crowdstrike by APR Oreca 07-Gibson car was the toughest competitor for us throughout the race. We knew we had a slight advantage over them, so our goal was to keep a clean race and be there at the end. Maltke Jakobsen, driving for Crowdstrike, had similar pace as our driver Rasmussen in the final stint, but he couldn’t catch up to him. There was a caution towards the end, which closed the gap between us, but I was confident in our pace. I managed to get away from the start, built a two-second lead, and controlled the race from there. Our winning team, Era Motorsport, consisted of Rasmussen, Ryan Dalziel, Dwight Merriman, and 17-year-old Connor Zilisch. Dalziel mentioned how he acted as a role model to Zilisch, but had to censor himself at times because the teenager’s father was present. Despite the age difference, Dalziel believed in putting the team first and giving up his stint for the younger drivers, which ultimately worked out well for us.”
