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We are just over 6 hours here at Daytona during the Rolex 24. So far this has been a major race of attrition starting on lap 1 with a major incident in turn 1 with the LMP2 cars also the 25 BMW had a spin. The RS1 Porsche had a major crash at the hands of Eric Zitza in turn 1 hitting the pit wall. At the kink there was a major accident involving the 83 AF Corse LMP2 and 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche. Adam Adaleson was sent to the hospital following the incident. During the s

First race of two for the Whelen Mazda MX5 Cup is done and dusted and what a fantastic race we were treated to. So much action happened across the 45 minutes the race was heavily dominated by Tyler Gonzalez who led the most laps unfortunately got taken out due to a tire failure championship winner of last year Jeremy Fletcher made his name known unfortunately a suspension issue took him out of contention. Eventual winner Noah Harmon methodically worked his way from the back a

Jack Aitken and the number 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac are going to be starting in position number for Saturdays running of the Rolex 24. Aitken set the benchmark time down of a 1:33.939 the only driver to dip below the 1:34 lap time. Starting to his outside is Renger Van Der Zande in the 93 MSR Acura. Louis Deletraz slots in third place with the number 40 Cadillac. The drivers have one final session to round out the Thursday action one final night session ahead of final p

Inter Europol’s Jermey Clarke takes the 43 car to pole position for Saturday’s Rolex 24. Clarke laid a lap time down of a 1:39.952 to start the season off from the front of the LMP2 class. Starting to his outside is Spike the Dragon driven by PJ Hyett off the back of his most successful season the team will be looking to add a Rolex to the collection. Dan Goldburg and United AutoSports rounds out the top three positions for the Rolex 24.

Alexander Sims and the number 3 Corvette will start from first place in Saturday’s Rolex 24. Sims set the benchmark around halfway during the session of a 1:45.106. After having a back in forth battle with the number 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW driven by Neil Verhagen. Third in the Pro class goes to the new entry of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with there new McLaren driven by factory McLaren driver Dean McDonald.

The Heart of Racing Aston Martin entry driven by Zacharie Robichon set the benchmark time of a 1:45.113 to take over the WinWard Racing Mercedes driven by Phillip Ellis. Robby Foley driving the Turner Motorsports BMW entry takes the third place starting position in the GTD class. Heart of Racing’s Aston Martin Vantage showed a lot of pace and speed back last week at the Roar. The question will that pace transpire to the race Saturday.

A continuing theme of 2025 has moved over into 2026 Nate Cicero taking the number 13 Mcumbee Macaleer Racing Mustang to pole position. Cicero layed down a 1:52.955 which was enough to secure pole position for the first race of the season. He is joined by Robert Noaker for the full season. Second place went to the VPX Porsche where former Indycar driver Matheus Leist set his best time down. Rounding out the top three is Varun Choksey with his RAFA Racing Toyota. Four hours is

Victor Gonzalez Racing’s 99 car driven by Franco Girolami led a Cupra 1-2 in qualifying today at Daytona. Girolami layed the benchmark lap time down in the session of a 1:56.852 in the dying moments of the TCR qualifying group. Celso Neto made a late charge but ultimately comes up short in qualifying. The KMW Motorsports Honda of rookie Rocco Pasquarella will make his race debut from the third position.

Team RLL announced the final spot for their lineup for their new McLaren entry that will be ran in the GTD Pro class. The team made there testing debut in November at Daytona with three drivers all rookies to Daytona those were Max Esterson, Juri Vips, and Dean Macdonald. Now newly signed Cape Motorsports drivers Nikita Johnson will race alongside Max Esterson for the full season in GTD Pro alongside his Indy NXT commitments. This comes off the back of a fantastic debut at Pe

The final driver of the four driver lineup for Van Der Steur Racing has been announced. Former Issota Fraschinni Hypercar driver Carl Bennett will make his Rolex 24 debut with the Aston Martin led team in the GTD class. This will not be Bennett’s first start in IMSA he has contested some Mustang Challenge events while this will be his debut in WeatherTech. He will be joined by Rory Van Der Steur, Valentine Haase Clot, and Sebastian Baid.

American open wheel star Kaylen Frederick will join JDC Motorsports for the Michelin Endurance Cup. The young American is taking over seat that was held by Bryce Aron. Frederick has spent the last two seasons in Japan racing in Super Formula Lights having success. This will be his first foray into the endurance racing world. This is the second new driver JDC has brought in since Petit Le Mans with no previous experience in sports car racing Max Esterson joined at Road Atlanta

Copeland Motorsports announced today they will run the Michelin Pilot Challenge series after making a partial season last year. Jaxon Bell and Ford Koch will return to the Toyota Supra GT4 after achieving a podium finish at Road Atlanta. Lexus factory driver Jack Hawksworth will join the team for the season opener at Daytona. They will take to the track next week for the Roar Before the 24.

2025 Grand Sport Class Champion Luca Mars will make the move to Turner Motorsports for the 2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge season. After his first GS class championship in a very dominant season with RS1 Mars makes the jump to the BMW backed team for 2026. Mars will be driving the number 95 with Dillon Machavern. Mars will take to the track with his new BMW next week at the Roar Before the 24.

ERA Motorsports announced today former Indycar driver Jacob Abel will join the team starting at Daytona for the Rolex 24. He will take on a full Michelin Endurance Cup Campaign in the number 18 LMP2. Abel stated he tried to make another return to Indycar for 2026 and also for a GTD Pro seat. Abel has been competing in the Asian Le Mans Series with Vector Sport in the LMP2 class. This will be Abel’s first laps at Daytona next week at the Roar Before the 24.

DXDT Racing announces today a new lineup for the 2026 season and an Indycar veteran joining for Daytona. Indycar ace Scott McLaughlin joins the Corvette backed team in the GTD class for the Rolex 24 after two races with the Corvette resulting in a podium finish in Suzuka and the 2025 Rolex 24. He will be joined Mason Filippi joining Corvette for the first time after so much success with the Hyundai brand and making two appearances last season in the GTD class with Gradient Ra

Era Motorsports announces new lineup for the 2026 season. Logan Sargeant joins the team as a one off for the Rolex 24. Sargeant is likely to sign with Ford for a move with the Hypercar team. He will be joined alongside multi time LMP2 winner Ferdinand Habsburg. Bronze rated Naveen Rao. Right now the team hasn’t listed a fourth driver but the entry list does state James Rowe as the mandated Silver rated driver. A strong lineup Era brings for Daytona as they hit the track next

Defending Michelin Pilot Challenge Champions of GS class RS1 will make the jump to WeatherTech competition to make there debut in the Michelin Endurance Cup. A lineup of experience RS1 includes Jan Heylen off the back of a GS Class championship and a former winner of the Rolex 24. Joins the team for there debut he will be joined alongside Eric Zita the son of former Rolex 24 champion Ron Zita. Porsche ace driver Sven Mueller returns for the first time since 2021 when he took

Gebhardt Motorsports announces they will return to IMSA competition returning to the VP Sports Car Challenge for 2026. With two full time cars and a third entered for the season opener at Daytona. Oscar Tunjo returns to the series after running a partial season campaign after achieving two victories. He will drive the number 1 car for 2026. American and reigning German Prototype Cup Champion Danny Soufi will contest his first season in America. Valentino Catalano who won the

For the 2026 indoor racing season in Tulsa, many drivers change disciplines for the first few weeks of January. Some of these disciplines include NASCAR, Sports Car Racing, and sometimes even IndyCar. However for drivers like Ricky Thornton Jr, Wout Hoffmans, and World of Outlaws Late Models’ Rookie of the Year, Drake Troutman, it’s just walk out into the backyard. Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to one of short-track racing’s biggest early-year spectacles by entering the 2026 Tu

Van Der Steur Racing returns to the GTD class in 2026 with a new lineup of drivers. Both Rory Van Der Steur and factory Aston Martin driver Valentine Haase Clot return to the team. They are now being joined by ex TF Sport and United AutoSports driver Sebastian Baud for his debut in IMSA competition. The team right now is waiting to announce its fourth driver for the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona.