Tag: Rolex 24

IMSA, Sports Car Racing

The V12 Screams Again: Why the 2026 Rolex 24 at Daytona is Unmissable

By: Andy DeLay, Staff Writer If you’ve been following endurance racing as long as I have, you remember when the grid sounded different. You remember when you could identify a car by the rumble in your chest, and whine in your ear before you ever saw it round the banking. For the last few years, the push for efficiency and hybrid technology… impressive as it … Continue reading The V12 Screams Again: Why the 2026 Rolex 24 at Daytona is Unmissable

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Cup Series, IMSA, NASCAR

Zilisch and Allmendinger to Represent NASCAR at the Rolex 24

From the Editor’s Desk, Seriously Fast Motorsports ​(DATELINE: DETROIT, MI — Nov. 8, 2025) ​If you thought Connor Zilisch was being left out in the cold by General Motors, think again. ​After a week of hand-wringing over international licensing points and missed opportunities, Cadillac Racing made it official: 19-year-old phenom Connor Zilisch will join the defending IMSA champions at Action Express Racing, piloting the No. … Continue reading Zilisch and Allmendinger to Represent NASCAR at the Rolex 24

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IMSA

Vanthoor Delivers BMW Rolex 24 Pole

On a cold and windy Thursday afternoon, Dries Vanthoor put his #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 in overall pole position with a blistering lap time of 1:33.895. BMW Team RLL enter year three of competition with the M Hybrid V8, and was the last of the 2023-entered GTP cars to achieve on-track success. While the #24 team celebrates a pole position, the sister #25 car … Continue reading Vanthoor Delivers BMW Rolex 24 Pole

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IMSA

All Manufacturers Represented at Daytona for IMSA’s Rolex 24 Weekend

The Rolex 24 weekend is now upon us, beginning today, Thursday, with the Mazda MX-5 Cup at 5:30 pm ET. We will see the Michelin Pilot Challenge on Friday and Saturday/Sunday… The Rolex 24. With that being said, here is a list of each of the manufacturers that will be represented this weekend. Header Image Sourced Via WeatherTech FB Continue reading All Manufacturers Represented at Daytona for IMSA’s Rolex 24 Weekend

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NASCAR, Xfinity Series

Rolex 24 Winner Connor Zilisch to Run 4 Races for JR Motorsports

Connor Zilisch, a 17-year-old from the Charlotte, North Carolina, area, had a fantastic early career in all sorts of motorsports. Connor started running Go-Karts at the age of 5 and has since moved up to Mazda MX-5 Global Cup racing, Late Models, and Trans-Am and even became a Rolex 24 winner at Daytona. Needless to say, this kid is going places! In early January of … Continue reading Rolex 24 Winner Connor Zilisch to Run 4 Races for JR Motorsports

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IMSA

Ford Performance’s New GT4 Mustang Sweeps the Weekend Thanks to Luca Mars

Ford Performance unveiled its new Mustang “Bred to Race” lineup at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, this past September. I was there to see the iconic pony car’s full race lineup in person. That included the brand’s Mustang GT4 race car. Now, four months later, that car swept the weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. Debuting at the first round of … Continue reading Ford Performance’s New GT4 Mustang Sweeps the Weekend Thanks to Luca Mars

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IMSA, World Endurance Championship

Why the Rolex 24 is an Unofficial Motorsport All-Star Event

If someone were to ask you to think of the first thing you thought of when they said the word “Daytona,” what would you think of? You would probably bring up the exciting side-by-side, super-speedway racing the track produces, with huge, multi-car accidents happening at every event. But more specifically, you would think of the Great American Race, the Daytona 500, the most prestigious NASCAR … Continue reading Why the Rolex 24 is an Unofficial Motorsport All-Star Event

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