Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Rolex 24

Race: Rolex 24 at Daytona

Track: Daytona International Speedway; 12-turn, 3.56-mile oval/road course

Length: 24 hours

Entries: 54 cars spread across four classes: 13 cars (P), 8 cars (PC), 11 cars (GTLM), 22 cars (GTD)

Schedule:

Thursday, Jan. 28 (all times ET)
Practice 1 – 9:25 – 10:25 a.m.
Practice 2 – 1:20 – 1:50 p.m.
Qualifying – 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Practice 3 –  6:30 – 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 29
Practice 4 – 10:25 – 11:25 a.m.
CTSC Race – 1:45 p.m. (2 hours 30 minutes)

Saturday, Jan. 30
Race –  2:40 p.m. (24 hours)

Previous Winners: Chip Ganassi Racing (P), PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports (PC), Corvette Racing (GTLM), Riley Motorsports (GTD)

Previous Polesitters: Ozz Negri (P), Johnny Mowlem (PC), Oliver Gavin (GTLM), James Davison (GTD)

Driver Insight: “Daytona is the kind of race where, when you end up with the kind of result we had last year, it takes a very long time to heal because the intensity of the race and the energy you put in for so long – all kinds of energy, from financial to mental to physical – is so high, when you end up like that, it takes a long time to heal” – Max Angelelli, Driver No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP

Drive Times: Minimum: 5 hours (PC/GTD), 4 hours and 30 minutes (P/GTLM); Maximum: 14 hours and no more than 4 hours in a 6-hour period

Tires: Continental Tire “Gold” for P, PC and GTD classes. Multiple Michelin options for GTLM

Pit Stops: 40-45 minute stint length for P/PC; 55-60 minutes for GTLM/GTD

Weather: Partly Cloudy, High: 67 F, Low 48 F

TV: Flag-to-flag coverage between FOX family of networks and IMSA.com

Saturday, Jan. 30 (all times ET)
2-4 p.m. FOX Sports 1
4-10 p.m. FOX Sports 2

Overnight (Jan. 30-31)
10 p.m.-7 a.m. IMSA.com

Sunday, Jan. 31
7 – 10:30 a.m. FOX Sports 1
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. FOX Spors 2
1 -3 p.m. – FOX Sports 1

Radio: Complete session-by-session coverage on IMSA Radio

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