Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud take top prize for Meyer Shank Racing at Daytona.
, who led the first two hours going away in his Acura ARX-06, was untouchable in the final two hours for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian.
The Rolex 24 at Daytona that marked beginning of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and the launch of the new GTP era of hybrid prototypes ended as it started., who led the first two hours going away in his Acura ARX-06, was untouchable in the final two hours. “Our car had a gearbox problem all night,” said the ever-aggressive team owner Michael Shank. “We just decided to run it until it blew up.” The seals that were leaking managed to make it to the finish.
The No. 01 and 02 Cadillacs ran the race trouble-free, but did not have the pace to match the fleet Acuras. The Action Express Cadillac spent 25 minutes in the garage to change its rear suspension following a collision with a GTD car. The No. 55 Proton Competition entry of drivers Fred Poordad, Francesco Pizzi, James Allen and Giammaria Bruni finished first in the LMP2 category and a strong seventh overall.The thrill of racing at the checkered flag was left to LMP2 drivers James Allen and Ben Hanley. Allen’s Proton Competition ORECA trailed leader Hanley on the last trip through Turn 1 and entered the banking in Turn 6 in second.
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