Historic Porsche Penske Battle Heats Up Final Hour at Rolex 24
The battle for victory in the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona has intensified with just one hour remaining, as Porsche Penske Motorsport leads a thrilling multi-class contest.
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In GTP, Matt Campbell's No. 6 Porsche 963 holds the lead over Dries Vanthoor's No. 24 BMW M Team RLL entry, with Felipe Nasr's No. 7 Porsche running third. The battle intensified after a dramatic sequence where Vanthoor briefly challenged for the lead before Kevin Estre secured a Porsche 1-2 with a bold move out of Turn 6.
LMP2 has seen a dramatic turn of events as the leading No. 99 AO Racing ORECA 07 suffered a suspected electrical problem. Tower Motorsports' No. 8 entry, piloted by Sebastien Bourdais, now leads with Paul di Resta's United Autosports car in close pursuit and Mathias Beche's PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports entry in third.
GTD PRO features an incredibly tight battle with less than two seconds separating the top four:
- Kelvin van der Linde (No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW) - Leader
- Laurin Heinrich (No. 77 AO Racing Porsche) - Second
- Nico Varrone (No. 4 Pratt Miller Corvette) - Third
- Chris Mies (No. 65 Multimatic Mustang) - Fourth
In GTD, Ayhancan Guven leads in the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche, followed by Lucas Auer's No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG and Danny Formal's No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini, who made an impressive charge from sixth to second during the restart.
All classes face one final round of pit stops before the checkered flag falls at Daytona.
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