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Race fans watching the 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona on NBC noticed that the television displayed, “Two laps to go” during the race’s final minutes, but the checker flag was thrown the…
During the 62nd Rolex 24 at Daytona race, there was an officiating error in race control which caused the white flag to be displayed with less than three minutes remaining. As a result, the checkered flag was shown prematurely to Felipe Nasr in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports 963. This effectively ended the race one lap short of the planned 24 hours. According to IMSA regulations, once the checkered flag is displayed, the race is deemed ended regardless of the scheduled laps or time remaining. While it is possible that Tom Blomqvist could have overtaken Nasr had the race continued, it is unlikely that anything would have changed in the final 30 minutes. Nasr claims he was told it would be the final lap as he crossed the start/finish line, but he continued pushing for part of the lap after the checker was shown.
