Rolex 24: Porsche Penske Rules Hour 16 as Winward Mercedes Storms to GTD Lead
The Porsche Penske Motorsport maintains a 1-2 lead in the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona with eight hours remaining, as dawn approaches.
NASCAR race at Daytona
WEC champion Kevin Estre in the No. 6 Porsche leads IMSA champion Felipe Nasr in the No. 7 by just over five seconds. Estre took the lead after Nasr was occupied defending against the lapped No. 93 MSR Acura.
Key Positions:
- P3: Felix Rosenqvist (No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura) - 30 seconds behind after barrier contact
- P4: Dries Vanthoor (No. 24 Team RLL BMW)
LMP2 Class:
- Leader: Toby Sowery (No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing)
- P2: Sebastien Bourdais (Tower Motorsports)
- P3: Paul-Loup Chatin (ERA Motorsport)
- P4: Rasmus Lindh (United Autosports USA)
GTD PRO Class:
- Leader: Laurin Heinrich (No. 77 AO Racing Porsche)
- P2: Kelvin van der Linde (No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW)
- P3: Frederic Vervisch (No. 65 Multimatic Ford)
- P4: Alexander Sims (No. 3 Corvette)
GTD Class Highlight: The No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 has made a remarkable recovery from seven laps down to take the class lead. Philip Ellis and Lucas Auer have built a 20-second advantage over Elliott Skeer's No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche, with Scott Andrews in the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes in third despite an earlier 100-second penalty.
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