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: 53 cars spread across four classes: 16 cars (P), 8 cars (PC), 10 cars (GTLM), 19 cars (GTD)

Schedule:

Thursday, Jan. 22 (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. 23
Practice 4 – 11:25 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
CTSC Race – 1:45 p.m. (2 hours 30 minutes)

Saturday, Jan. 24
Race –  2:10 p.m. (24 hours)

Previous Winners: Action Express Racing (P), CORE autosport (PC), Porsche North America (GTLM), Level 5 Motorsports (GTD)

Previous Polesitters: Alex Gurney (P), Colin Braun (PC), Marc Goossens (GTLM), Christopher Haase (GTD)

Driver Insight: “I really enjoy 24-hour races as I enjoy the challenge that we face not only as drivers, but also as an entire team. It’s ultimately like a whole season condensed into one race. The whole team has to deal with all the challenges, issues and opportunities that an endurance race throws at them, like the weather.” -Andy Meyrick, No. 0 DeltaWing DWC13

Drive Times: Minimum: 4 hours 30 minutes (all classes); 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 tire brands/compounds for GTLM

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

Weather: Sunny, High: 65 F, Low 41 F; 60 percent chance of showers on Saturday morning

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

Saturday, Jan. 24 (all times ET)
2-4 p.m. FOX Network
4-8 p.m. FOX Sports 2
8-10 p.m. FOX Sports 1

Overnight (Jan. 24-25)
10 p.m.-7 a.m. IMSA.com

Sunday, Jan. 25
7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1

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

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