JANUARY 29, 2025

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In a two-year period where Roger Penske’s racing teams and drivers have claimed a Rolex 24 At Daytona victory, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) title, and back-to-back wins in the Indianapolis 500 and the NASCAR Cup Series championship, Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy and Laurens Vanthoor clinched a second consecutive overall and GTP class victory for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Nasr crossed the finish line of Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile tri-oval in the No. 7 Porsche just 1.335 seconds ahead of Tom Blomqvist in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06 he shared with Colin Braun, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist. The No. 6 Porsche with a driver lineup of Mathieu Jaminet, Matt Campbell, and Kevin Estre finished third, 4.423 seconds back after 24 hours of hard racing. Nine of the 12 entries in the GTP class were running at the end of the 24 hours, with three on the lead lap. The pole-winning No. 24 BMW claimed fourth, while the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R rounded out the top five. The next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the 73rd running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, set for March 12-15 at Sebring International Raceway. Wath the Extended Highlights from Motorsports on NBC here. (Thank you to John Oreovicz/IMSA Wire Service)

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Announced on Wednesday, January 29, the No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA LMP2 07 claimed its maiden Rolex 24 victory in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class, following a technical infraction assessed to the No. 8 Tower Motorsports entry discovered during extended post-race technical inspection. Drivers Daniel Goldburg, Paul Di Resta, Rasmus Lindh and James Allen shared the winning entry. It is Allen’s second Rolex 24 (LMP2, 2023) and IMSA career wins, and it’s the first Rolex 24 and IMSA career wins for the other three drivers. (Thank you to Tony DiZinno/IMSA Wire Service)

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Dennis Olsen drove the Ford Multimatic Motorsports No. 65 Ford Mustang GT3 to the model’s first global victory. Alexander Sims (No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports ts Corvette Z06 GT3.R) finished second in the GTD PRO)class Sunday’s season-opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race. (Thank you to Holly Cain/IMSA Wire Service)

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Matthew Bell (No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R) who co-drove with Orey Fidani, Lars Kern and Marvin Kirchhoefer won the GTD class by 1.454 seconds over the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). The No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo finished third. (Thank you to Holly Cain/IMSA Wire Service)

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