Nick Tandy leads the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona for Porsche Penske Motorsport after the race's first full course yellow, triggered by Hunter McElrea's collision with tire barriers at the West Horseshoe.

After a decisive move on the restart, Tandy's No. 7 Porsche 963 overtook Frederik Vesti at the kink, establishing a one-second lead over the BMW M Team RLL cars. Rene Rast holds second in the No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8, with Philipp Eng's No. 24 in third after earlier pit issues.

The No. 6 Porsche Penske 963, driven by Mathieu Jaminet, has recovered to fourth position following a slow start. Vesti's No. 31 Cadillac has dropped to sixth, trailing Julien Andlauer's Proton Competition Porsche.

In LMP2, United Autosports USA dominates with Garnet Patterson (No. 2) leading Rasmus Lindh (No. 22), followed by Dylan Murry in the No. 88 AF Corse car. An incident between James Roe and David Heinemeier Hansson resulted in a drive-through penalty for Hansson.

GTD PRO sees a tight battle among Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3s, with Dennis Olsen (No. 65) leading Seb Priaulx (No. 64) and Augusto Farfus (No. 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW) within one second.

The GTD class is led by Misha Goikhberg's No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini, with Casper Stevenson's No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin in second. Notable setbacks include Winward Racing's No. 57 Mercedes-AMG, which lost seven laps due to throttle issues.

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