MSR Acura dominates first Rolex 24 practice session at Daytona
Acura dominated the first practice session for the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona, with Meyer Shank Racing leading the pack at Daytona International Speedway.
White IndyCar racing on track
Tom Blomqvist, two-time Rolex 24 winner, set the fastest GTP time of 1m34.576s in the No. 60 Acura ARX-06. Nick Yelloly's No. 93 Acura secured second place with 1m34.752s after a mid-session red flag.
BMW M Team RLL claimed the next two spots, with Dries Vanthoor's No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in third (1m34.867s) and Sheldon van der Linde's No. 25 BMW in fourth. Defending champion Felipe Nasr placed fifth in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963, while Jack Aitken's Cadillac Whelen led the Cadillac contingent in sixth.
Class Leaders:
LMP2:
- First: Mikkel Jensen (No. 11 TDS Racing ORECA 07) - 1m37.986s
- Second: Malthe Jakobsen (No. 04 CrowdStrike by APR)
- Third: Rasmus Lindh (No. 22 United Autosports USA)
GTD PRO:
- First: Andrea Caldarelli (No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini) - 1m47.539s
- Second: Mike Rockenfeller (No. 64 Ford Mustang GT3) - 1m47.597s
- Third: Madison Snow (No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO)
GTD:
- First: Franck Perera (No. 78 Forte Lamborghini) - 1m47.321s
- Second: Trent Hindman (No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Huracan)
- Third: Harry Tincknell (No. 66 Gradient Racing Ford Mustang GT3)
Qualifying begins at 2:10pm ET, with live coverage available on Peacock in the US and IMSA.TV internationally.