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A former F1 driver was among those to take the overall win during the 24 hours of Daytona sportscar race.
Porsche won their 19th overall victory at the Daytona 24 Hours, beating Cadillac in an intense battle for the lead. The factory Porsche 963, driven by Felipe Nasr, Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, and Josef Newgarden, emerged as the overall winners. Nasr built an 18-second lead before a caution period caused by debris, leading to a four-hour green flag stretch during which Tom Blomqvist took the lead in the Cadillac. However, Nasr regained the lead during the final pit stops and successfully held off the competition in the last 20 minutes of the race. The end of the race was marked by confusion as IMSA race control initially declared the white flag to signal the end, but there were still two-and-a-half minutes left on the clock. Nasr completed 791 laps, crossing the finish line two seconds ahead of Blomqvist. The third-place finishers, the Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Acura team, included former F1 World Champion Jenson Button.
