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The Latest Breaking News from Daytona

Aston Martin's New Vantage GT3 Car Is All Wing

After a barely-noticed debut at Daytona, the new Aston gets a formal reveal.

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David Ragan looking to "scratch the itch" in Daytona 500

Ragan, who last competed in the series in 2022, began his NASCAR career at what was then known as Roush Racing, spending his first five seasons in Cup driving for Hall of Fame owner Jack Roush.

Motorsport

Winward Racing relishes second Daytona 24 victory in four years

The trio of Indy Dontje, Philip Ellis and Russell Ward were part both winning squads, but this latest one featured Daniel Morad, who closed out the contest in the No. 57 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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Pin in LMGT3 switch with Iron Dames Lamborghini for 2024 WEC

Pin will join Iron Dames regulars Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy aboard the #85 entry after contesting the full WEC in 2023 with the Iron Lynx-affiliated Prema LMP2 squad now running Lamborghini's single SC63 LMDh in the Hypercar class. She took a best finish of third, alongside Lambo factory drivers…

Autosport

Daytona 24h, H15: Porsche leads Cadillac as both BMWs hit trouble

Estre held a lead of just over six seconds in the #6 Porsche Penske, as the German manufacturer engaged in a fierce battle with the Action Express Racing Cadillac after the halfway point of the IMSA SportsCar Championship opener.

Motorsport

Newgarden confident Porsche “can close out as good as anybody” for Daytona win

The reigning Indianapolis 500 champion only made his sportscar debut at Daytona 12 months ago in a Tower Motorsports LMP2 car, before making his GTP class bow at Road Atlanta’s IMSA SportsCar Championship season-closing Petit Le Mans – where he finished fourth in a factory-entered 963.

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Newgarden on Daytona 24h: Porsche “can close out as good as anybody”

The reigning Indianapolis 500 champion only made his sportscar debut at Daytona 12 months ago in a Tower Motorsports LMP2 car, before making his PPM GTP bow at Road Atlanta’s IMSA SportsCar Championship season-closing Petit Le Mans – where he finished fourth in a factory-entered 963.

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Fittipaldi to sub for injured Novalak in Daytona 24 Hours

During Friday morning’s final practice session for IMSA’s season-opener, Novalak was involved in a pit lane incident and sustained a leg and hip injury.

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Record-breaking nine women to compete in Daytona 24 Hours - who are the drivers?

The Daytona 24 Hours will start on Saturday 27 January 2024 and features a record-breaking nine women on the entry list. The opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship will take place at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida and is one of the most anticipated events on the sports…

Autosport

Penske, Porsche chasing significant milestones in 2024

Roger Penske has only found Victory Lane once in the twice-around-the-clock battle at Daytona International Speedway, and that happened in 1969 courtesy of Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons in a Lola T70 that was powered by Chevrolet.

Autosport

Porsche Penske “in a good spot” going into Daytona 24 Hours

Porsche’s factory-entered cars will start third and seventh for the IMSA SportsCar Championship opener, as it searches for its 20th overall success at the Floridan sportscar classic.

Autosport

NASCAR Euro driver Gil Linster to compete in Daytona ARCA race

The 30-year-old native of Frisange, Luxembourg, will drive the No. 68 Ford for Kimmel Racing after testing with the team earlier this month at the track. Following the test, he was cleared to compete on all series tracks.

Motorsport

Daytona 24 Hours: Schedule, how to watch on TV and more

America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January.

Motorsport

William Sawalich fastest on final day of ARCA Daytona test

Several teams elected to pass on the second day of the test and Saturday’s session ended by 4 p.m. ET after the remaining teams finished early.

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BMW announces 2024 GTP lineup as Rast, Martin make LMDh debuts at Daytona

The German manufacturer announced on Wednesday that Krohn will join Philipp Eng as a full-season driver in the RLL-run team's #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 entry, while the sister #25 prototype will feature the same full-time line-up of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly.

Motorsport

Jesse Krohn joins BMW M Team RLL’s GTP squad for 2024 season

Krohn joins Philipp Eng as the team’s full season drivers in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in GTP. The sister car No. 25 prototype will feature the same full-time line-up of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly.

Autosport

DragonSpeed set to contest IMSA Endurance Cup as Simpson joins for Daytona

Simpson, a 19-year-old Caymanian who will contest the 2024 IndyCar season with Chip Ganassi Racing, joins a squad in DragonSpeed that have won three previous times in the LMP2 class at Daytona (2019, 2020, 2022). He will drive the team’s #81 Oreca 07-Gibson, 2023 Rolex 24 LMP2 victor James Allen,…

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DragonSpeed set to contest Endurance Cup as Simpson joins for Daytona

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A Christmas wish list for NASCAR 2024

I think we all want this. NASCAR recently held a test at Phoenix in yet another attempt to find ways to produce better racing at oval tracks of one-mile in length or shorter. While the Next Gen car was an obvious success in improving the racing at intermediate tracks, the…

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Upsized WTR Andretti squad quickly “gelling” in Daytona test

The organization grew from a one-car outfit to three, adding an additional machine in the topflight GTP category while also branching out with a new entry in the GTD class.

Motorsport

Porsche ‘ironing out flaws’ for endurance races, says Tandy

Tandy and team-mate Mathieu Jaminet won two races in the new GTP category this year and had a third taken away following a technical infraction found in post-race scrutineering at Watkins Glen.

Motorsport

Lamborghini “satisfied” to log over 1,000km in first US test at Daytona

Not only did the new Iron Lynx-run prototype top the GTP timesheets, it covered a total of 1,150km across the two days.

Motorsport

Blomqvist's "brain capacity" pivotal for IndyCar's new hybrid – Shank

Blomqvist joined MSR’s IMSA program in 2022, vaulting out of the gate to win the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona en route to the DPi title.

Motorsport

IMSA releases preliminary entry list for Daytona 24 Hours

Although there are more than two months remaining until the race, the lineup already features 56 drivers that have captured victories in the season-opening endurance classic of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Autosport

Button, Ericsson complete WTR Andretti's Acura GTP roster for Daytona 24

Button will partner Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz and Colton Herta aboard the team's #40 Acura ARX-06 GTP, as the four-time Daytona 24 Hours winning squad expands to two cars for the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship season.

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