Cars making their way to inspection after the initial celebrations!
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Cars making their way to inspection after the initial celebrations!
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Here are you 2025 Rolex 24 winners!!!!
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The 2025 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is complete!
GTD: #13 AWA Corvette
GTD Pro: #65 Multimatic Mustang
LMP2: #8 Tower Motorsports Oreca
GTP: #7 Penske Porsche 963 overall for the second year in a row!
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10 minutes to go!
GTD Pro battle for second gets wild, multiple contacts resulting in the BMW going around! Penalty for the #4
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30 minutes to go!
Rexy lost his teeth after contact with other GTDs. Came in for a fresh new grille!
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Rexy loses his teeth during some argy bargy with the Mercedes and Corvettes!
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40 minutes to go!
Chaotic restart with everyone effectively in the fuel window, little to lose, and everything to gain!
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1 hour to go!
Spike has returned to the race. As he passed, I think I heard him say:
"I only came back for a chance to win and the pride of finishing, and I'm all out of chances to win."
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Just over 1 hour to go!
Rexy appears to have an insatiable appetite for BMWs and Mustangs!
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1.5 hours to go!
The battle for the GTD Pro lead remains very intense. Rexy has been picking his way from 5th, and it feels like anybody in the top 5 has a shot!
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Less than 2 hours to go!
Going green after the LMP2 #88 stopped on track leading their class, the #7 Penske Porsche controls the overall lead, the #6 losing positions in the pits due to a slow stop. Spike takes over LMP2 lead.
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LMP2 leader #88 runs slow out of the pits, pulls off into the grass in the International Horseshoe!!
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#4 Pratt Miller Corvette has a brush with the two Paul Miller BMWs in the International Horseshoe!
Currently driving around like Chase Elliott at the Charlotte Roval
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3 hours to go!
Current leaders:
GTP: #24 BMW
LMP2: #88 AF Corse
GTD Pro: #4 Pratt Miller Corvette
GTD: #13 AWA Corvette
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3.5 hours to go!
Raceday pro-tip. Coffee + Buzzballs!
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5 hours to go!
Stepping out of the track for breakfast after arriving early and without coffee to catch sunrise at the track.
Btw, if you need breakfast at Daytona International Speedway, Metro Diner by the Volusia Mall. I cannot recommend it enough!
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Less than 5.5 hours to go!
An energetic restart followed by another swift FCY.
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FCY for Herta spinning into a barriers.
A great excuse to share some sunrise shots!
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6 hours to go!
The competition in all four classes is tight, the weather is great, and we've got a quarter of the race left to play out!
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Getting my bearings!
#6 and #7 Penske Porsche's are holding a commanding lead over the #24 BMW about 30 seconds back, and with the #60 Porsche and #10 Cadillac over a lap behind.
Spike leads LMP2 by anout 3 seconds!
Rexy leads GTD Pro by about 6 seconds!
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6.5 hours to go!
Last check-in was at 12.5 hours to go. It takes about a 15-minute walk to get to where we parked and a 30-minute drive to where we stayed. My watch says I got 3h17m of sleep.
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12.5 hours to go!
Leaving the track for now. Planning to return in time for sunrise. Fortunately, nothing crazy ever happens in the middle of the night at these races, right?
Good night, Daytona!
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13 hours to go!
Taking stock of the garage.
#31 Cadillac is getting a lot of attention and is in a significant state of disassembly.
#14 Lexus is having repairs made.
#9 Lamborghini is sleeping next to a wonky wheel.
#2 LMP2 is actively being packed away.
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Back to green flag racing!
2 Cadillacs down, one currently leading the race. Can the blue Cadillac do what the others couldn't?
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Yikes, that is not good.
13.5 hours to go!
Didn't see what happened, was walking between viewing areas. Unfortunate for the #31 Cadillac. Is it terminal?
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So bright, so vivid, so intense!
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14 hours to go!
False start, #31 Cadillac, the restart will be played again, first down.
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14.5 hours to go!
Two separate GT3's go off in the International Horseshoe within a moment of eachother, the first nearly hitting the tires and the second giving the tires a full tank slap!
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15 hours to go!
The #46 Paul Miller Racing GTD Pro BMW is alive again and returns to the race after navigating a sea of fans!
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