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Under the best weather to grace Daytona International Speedway all week, Dries Vanthoor led the field of 61 cars to the green flag to start the 63rd annual Rolex 24 At Daytona. Vanthoor remained ou…
Under the ideal weather conditions at Daytona International Speedway, Dries Vanthoor started the Rolex 24 At Daytona leading the field in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8, maintaining the lead through the first hour of racing. Following the first round of pit stops, Vanthoor continued to hold onto the lead, with Nick Yelloly in second in the No. 93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 and Jack Aitken in third in the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen V-Series. In the LMP2 class, PJ Hyett took the lead from Ben Keating, who made a mistake, moving up in the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA 07. Despite some setbacks, including a spin, Nick Boulle of United Autosports USA managed to regroup and move back up the class order. GTD PRO also saw lead changes, with Dan Harper currently leading in the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW, followed by Mike Rockenfeller and Frederic Vervisch in the Fords, and Alexander Sims in the No. 3 Pratt Miller Corvette. In the GTD class, the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG holds the lead, with Trent Hindman in the No. 45 WTR Lamborghini in third.
