Rolex 24 Resumes After Six-Plus Hour Safety Car Period

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The Rolex 24 at Daytona resumed green flag action following more than six hours behind the safety car due to fog.

Laurin Heinrich in the No. 7 Penske Porsche 963 led the field to the restart with six hours and 21 minutes to go following a six-hour and 33-minute full course caution period for low visibility.

Heinrich led the No. 25 Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 of Kevin Magnussen, with the No. 6 Penske Porsche of Matt Campbell in third.

A number of cars were served varying degrees of penalties immediately following the green, including the No. 31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R of Fred Vesti, who was forced to serve a stop-and-hold plus 60-second penalty for running the red light at pit-exit.

Alex Quinn was out front in the LMP2 ranks in the No. 04 CrowdStrike by APR Oreca 07 Gibson following the resumption of racing, while Tommy Milner (No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R) and Lilou Wadoux (No. 21 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo), meanwhile, paced the production-based categories with just over six hours to go.

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