Meyer Shank Racing secured back-to-back Daytona 24 Hours victories in the first race for IMSA's new GTP regulations, leading an Acura 1-2 🏁 GT class honours were split between Aston Martin and Mercedes, as Proton snatched LMP2 on the line ⏱️ Report:
Tom Blomqvist crossed the line in the #60 entry he shared with Colin Braun, Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves 4.1 seconds clear of the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing ARX-06 of Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Brendon Hartley and Louis Deletraz in a nailbiting finish to the 61st running of the Florida endurance classic, which was punctuated by 14 caution periods.
The two CGR Cadillacs couldn't keep pace with their Acura rivals when it mattered, albeit engaging in a spirited battle of their own for third. While BMW lacked the pace to contend for victory, Porsche was well in the mix with its pair of new 963s until both cars hit technical issues. Proton Competition stole the LMP2 win in a sensational finish, as James Allen's #55 ORECA-Gibson 07 beat the #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR machine of Ben Hanley by a scant 0.016s.
The #8 Tower Motorsports car shared by IndyCar stars Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin, as well as Kyffin Simpson and John Farano, was fifth and two laps down after suffering a loss of power on the very opening lap of the race. Winward's demise cleared the way for an Aston Martin 1-2 in GTD, as the Magnus Racing car of John Potter, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly and Nicki Thiim beat the Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 of Brendan Iribe, Frederik Schandorff, Ollie Millroy and Marvin Kirchhofer to second.
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