Ganassi giving Herculean effort with 4 cars for 14 drivers

Following Pla, AJ Allmendinger was the following man at the wheel of the auto.

Legge led twice for 27 laps in the opening stint in the DeltaWing entry at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR has its sights on the track, where Speedweeks begin February 13 and lead to February 21’s Daytona 500.

The bright green and black Extreme Speed Motorsports Honda swept to victory Sunday in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway as the international motorsports season opened with a surprise of sorts. If anything, though, it’s increasing underdog status can only seems to make its fans’ favourite status ever stronger…

“You just have to think differently in these races”, he said.

In the Prototype Challenge class, Jose Gutierrez led in his No. 52 Chevrolet-powered Oreca, while 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans victor Nick Tandy was leading the GT Le Mans class in a Porsche 911 RSR. It really does seem cursed this thing – no sooner had it led for the bulk of the first two hours, with British racer Katherine Legge putting in lap after smooth lap, it suffered damage after its driver change and had to retire, completing 119 laps and racing for less than four hours. The gamble paid off. But Babini was pushing his fuel too. Rast ran out of gas on the backstretch after taking the checkered flag. “This was teamwork. This was fantastic….”

Returning to defend last year’s win in the “star car” are reigning IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson. “If I don’t get better, it could be a disaster, so we planned ahead”.

Prototype Challenge was still being dominated by JDC-Miller Motorsports at the end of the 22nd hour, while in GTD Patrick Long was looking to break away in the Black Swan Racing Porsche after making a move on the works Aston Martin of Richie Stanaway.

The Honda Ligier JS P2 leads the Taylor Racing Corvette DP through the chicane during the IMSA 24-hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

This is the final race for Ganassi’s Prototype program as he shifts his focus to the two new GTs.

Scott Pruett’s bid for a record sixth overall win took a blow when Action Express teammate Joao Barbosa went off course in the infield and nosed gently into a tire barrier.

Again, brakes were the culprit.

“Four years without a mechanical issue, without losing a lap, without going behind the wall, is quite an accomplishment for the team”. So when I got the call, I said, ‘I can not call her and just tell her, I’ve got to look her in the eye and see if it’s OK.’ And it was OK. “It makes me proud to be part of such a big deal to such a big company”. The second version of these road cars, they are modeled on the Ford GT40s that were built in England and raced at Le Mans in 1964 and 1965. Gavin would quickly dispatch Bamber, but it took Garcia a few laps (including the fastest lap for a GT auto of the entire race with just 20 minutes left in the event) to clear the Porsche. Larson was not injured.

One day before he’ll strap himself inside the No. 66 Ford GT at the Rolex 24, Joey Hand appreciates his place in history. I hope to be back. I don’t even remember anything hurting at all or whiplash or nothing. “I think it’s hard for any of us or for Chip to complain how the car’s not being fast enough, but there’s a two-and-a-half-second gap from the P2 cars to our cars”. After the race, IMSA said Angelelli had been taken to a local hospital but gave no indication as to what he was being treated for.