Rolex 24: 11 Hour Report
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| As darkness came to Daytona International Speedway the atmosphere became almost cathedral-like. The sound of the race cars echoed across the infield and the intonation of the exhaust notes they gave created harmonics that were thrilling. |
This will be our last update until 5am…so here goes…
One Ganassi car drops out and the other one slides in to take the lead shortly thereafter. It's almost like someone just flipped switch. They have been setting and resetting fast lap in the early AM hours. This is the time of the race when you aren't sure if it's tomorrow or yesterday.
Action Express looks like they are holding on well enough as the field really starts to spread out now, with a 41 second gap between first and second and only three cars on the lead lap right now. This is where the Ganassi team always seem to make their move. It also would not be the first time they sent a "rabbit" out front to push the rest of the field while their main team works their strategy.
That would be a great story.
| 2:04 AM ET | Lap 313: Darren Law brings the car back into the pits and to the garage; the team must replace the rear end. |
| 1:59 AM ET | Lap 308: Just a few laps after pitting, Nic Jönsson is hit in Turn 5 by another Daytona Prototype and made contact with the Turn 5 tire barrier. |
| 1:48 AM ET | Lap 303: Running second, Richard Westbrook pits, but the seat belt got stuck, forcing the team to lose a lap. Lucas Luhr is now in the No. 95 BMW Riley. |
| 1:20 AM ET | Lap 291: The top five Daytona Prototypes are all within nine seconds of each other. The top two GT cars are on the same lap, two laps ahead of the third-place car. |
| 1:13 AM ET | Stayed tuned. More alerts will appear shortly. |
| 12:36 AM ET | Lap 266: Michael Valiante (No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley) pits; David Donohue (No. 59 Brumos Porsche Riley) takes the lead. |
| 12:29 AM ET | The wee hours are approaching. Time for all the action. |
| 12:26 AM ET | Please forgive the momentary interruption. We're back. |
| 12:21 AM ET | Lap 256: The No. 02 Target BMW Riley has officially been retired with a blown engine. The car had led a race-high 139 laps (of 249 to that point, which was 56 percent of the race to that point). |
| 12:05 AM ET | Lap 250: There are reports of smoking coming from the right rear of the No. 02 Target BMW Riley (Juan Pablo Montoya), and he brings the car to the pits. Joao Barbosa reclaims the lead. |
| 11:38 PM ET | Lap 237: GREEN FLAG WAVES – Michael Valiante (No. 6 Ford Riley) leads the field to green. |
| 11:25 PM ET | Lap 233: FULL COURSE CAUTION – The No. 41 Global Diving Mazda RX-8 is stopped on the apron at NASCAR 1. |
| 11:22 PM ET | You can chat about the race here: http://community.grand-am.com/chat. |
| 11:14 PM ET | Lap 226: Max Angelelli (No. 10 Ford Dallara) returned to the field after spending 22 laps in the garage. |
| 11:13 PM ET | Lap 225: The top five in GT remain the same, with Stevenson Motorsports and TRG running strong. |
| 11:05 PM ET | Lap 219 – AJ Allmendinger (No. 6 Ford Riley) takes the overall lead, marking the 17th overall lead change in the race. |
| 11:04 PM ET | Stay tuned to timing and scoring for the latest news and information, the official inside source from Daytona International Speedway. |
| 11:03 PM ET | Live session alerts will be posted for the duration of the race. |
| 10:54 PM ET | Lap 204: There are reports that the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Ford Dallara is going behind the wall. |
| 10:42 PM ET | Lap 206: Butch Leitzinger (No. 59 Porsche Riley) takes the overall lead. |
| 10:31 PM ET | Lap 201: Jeff Westphal (No. 32 BMW M6) goes off course at Turn 3 and limps the car back to the garage. |
Hour 11 Standings
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Pos |
No. | CP | Current Driver | Laps | Behind | Gap | Team/Car |
| 1 | 01 | 1 | Scott Pruett | 330 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW / Riley |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | Terry Borcheller | 330 | 30.553 | 30.553 | Action Express Racing Porsche / Riley |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Brian Frisselle | 329 | 1 LAP | 1 LAP | Michael Shank Racing Ford / Riley |
| 4 | 99 | 4 | Alex Gurney | 328 | 2 LAPS | 1 LAP | GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing Chevrolet / Riley |
| 5 | 60 | 5 | Burt Frisselle | 328 | 2 LAPS | 18.315 | Michael Shank Racing Ford / Riley |
| 6 | 95 | 6 | Lucas Luhr | 327 | 3 LAPS | 1 LAP | Crown Royal/NPN Racing BMW / Riley |
| 7 | 90 | 7 | Antonio Garcia | 323 | 7 LAPS | 4 LAPS | Spirit of Daytona Racing Porsche / Coyote |
| 8 | 75 | 8 | Nic Jonsson | 316 | 14 LAPS | 7 LAPS | Krohn Racing Ford / Lola |
| 9 | 67 | 1 | Johannes van Overbeek | 315 | 15 LAPS | 1 LAP | TRG/ Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche GT3 |
| 10 | 57 | 2 | Jan Magnussen | 315 | 15 LAPS | 9.397 | Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | Ricky Taylor | 314 | 16 LAPS | 1 LAP | SunTrust Racing Ford / Dallara |
| 12 | 59 | 10 | Darren Law | 312 | 18 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Brumos Racing Porsche / Riley |
| 13 | 71 | 3 | Timo Bernhard | 312 | 18 LAPS | 30:12.923 | TRG Porsche GT3 |
| 14 | 97 | 4 | Matt Bell | 312 | 18 LAPS | 41.567 | Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R |
| 15 | 69 | 5 | Nick Longhi | 310 | 20 LAPS | 2 LAPS | SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 |
| 16 | 70 | 6 | Jonathan Bomarito | 308 | 22 LAPS | 2 LAPS | SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 |
| 17 | 22 | 7 | Ross Bentley | 308 | 22 LAPS | 23.014 | Bullet Racing Porsche GT3 |
| 18 | 40 | 8 | Scott Maxwell | 307 | 23 LAPS | 1 LAP | Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 |
| 19 | 43 | 9 | Will Nonnamaker | 306 | 24 LAPS | 1 LAP | Team Sahlen Mazda RX-8 |
| 20 | 66 | 10 | Wolf Henzler | 305 | 25 LAPS | 1 LAP | TRG Porsche GT3 |
| 21 | 94 | 11 | Bill Auberlen | 304 | 26 LAPS | 1 LAP | Turner Motorsport BMW M6 / Riley |
| 22 | 88 | 12 | Tom Papadopoulos | 302 | 28 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Orbit Racing Porsche GT3 |
| 23 | 7 | 11 | Ian James | 302 | 28 LAPS | 7.872 | Starworks Motorsport BMW / Riley |
| 24 | 44 | 13 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 292 | 38 LAPS | 10 LAPS | Magnus Racing Porsche GT3 |
| 25 | 14 | 14 | Daniel Graeff | 291 | 39 LAPS | 1 LAP | Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 |
| 26 | 48 | 15 | Kevin Roush | 289 | 41 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Miller Barrett Racing Porsche GT3 |
| 27 | 18 | 16 | Bob Doyle | 287 | 43 LAPS | 2 LAPS | TRG/ Guardian Angel Porsche GT3 |
| 28 | 55 | 12 | Christophe Bouchut | 285 | 45 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Crown Royal/NPN Racing BMW / Riley |
| 29 | 23 | 17 | Jack Baldwin | 275 | 55 LAPS | 10 LAPS | Alex Job Racing Porsche GT3 |
| 30 | 32 | 18 | Thomas Merrill | 273 | 57 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Corsa Team PR1 BMW M6 |
| 31 | 2 | 13 | Jan Diek Lueders | 271 | 59 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Beyer Racing Chevrolet / Crawford |
| 32 | 41 | 19 | Dave Lacey | 261 | 69 LAPS | 10 LAPS | Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle Mazda RX-8 |
| 33 | 19 | 20 | Ricardo Romagnoli | 255 | 75 LAPS | 6 LAPS | MCM/Black Flag Racing Corvette |
| 34 | 77 | 14 | Memo Gidley | 255 | 75 LAPS | 1:06.151 | Doran Racing Ford / Dallara |
| 35 | 20 | 21 | Slingerland/ Menten/ Palttala/ LaPierre | 251 | 79 LAPS | 4 LAPS | Matt Connolly Motorsports Porsche GT3 |
| 36 | 02 | 15 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 249 | 81 LAPS | 2 LAPS | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW / Riley |
| 37 | 07 | 22 | Paul Edwards | 201 | 129 LAPS | 48 LAPS | Godstone Ranch Motorsports/Team MBR Corvette |
| 38 | 46 | 23 | Richard Zahn | 125 | 205 LAPS | 76 LAPS | Autohaus Motorsports Pontiac GXP.R |
| 39 | 63 | 24 | Richard Dean | 121 | 209 LAPS | 4 LAPS | TRG Porsche GT3 |
| 40 | 52 | 25 | Giuseppe Castellano | 112 | 218 LAPS | 9 LAPS | Wil Mar Racing Ferrari 430 Challenge |
| 41 | 64 | 26 | James Walker | 100 | 230 LAPS | 12 LAPS | JLowe Racing Porsche GT3 |
| 42 | 30 | 27 | Todd Lamb | 69 | 261 LAPS | 31 LAPS | Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8 |
| 43 | 21 | 28 | Jim Briody | 63 | 267 LAPS | 6 LAPS | Matt Connolly Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R |
| 44 | 42 | 29 | Joe Sahlen | 27 | 303 LAPS | 36 LAPS | Team Sahlen Mazda RX-8 |
| 0 | 08 | 30 | Poordad / Sigal / West / Yasukawa | 0 | Sigalsport Ferrari 430 Challenge |