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TUDOR United Sports Car Series 52nd Rolex 24 at Daytona

by Chris Jameson
January 25-26, 2014

UPDATE at 10:22 hours ET - we are under four hours to go in the TUDOR United Sports Car Challenge Rolex 24 at Daytona and the #90 DP Corvette is P6 and Michael Valiante is currently at the controls. In LMPC, the #54 of Mark Wilkins leads the class (P10 overall) with the #7 is P3 in class - Kyle Marcelli at the wheel. The #38 LMPC (David Ostella) is P4.


Kuno Wittmer sits P4 in GTLM driving the #93 SRT Viper

In GTD, LP Dumoulin's #22 Porsche is P6, the #94 BMWZ4 (Dalla Lana) is P8, The #64 Ferrari (Farano, Wilden, Empringham) is P10, the #44 Porsche of JF Dumoulin is P13 and the 009 of Max Riddle is back on track in P26

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GTD Standings at Hour 18 - retirements shown in red.

Overall

Class

CAR

CURRENT DRIVER

CAR TYPE

LAPS

BEHIND LEAD

BEHIND CLASS

BL #

STOPS

PIT TIME

20

1

555

BILL SWEEDLER

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

511

26 LAPS

- - -

150

22

35:00:00

21

2

58

MARCO SEEFRIED

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

510

27 LAPS

1 LAPS

140

18

31:20:00

22

3

45

MARKUS WINKELHOCK

AUDI R8 LMS

510

27 LAPS

114.671

326

19

01:20:13

24

4

72

MIKHAIL ALESHIN

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

509

28 LAPS

1 LAPS

197

26

39:45:00

25

5

22

COOPER MACNEIL

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

508

29 LAPS

1 LAPS

209

22

35:07:00

26

6

556

TUCKER/

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

508

29 LAPS

50.052

336

25

41:43:00

28

7

35

ALESSANDRO LATIF

AUDI R8 LMS

507

30 LAPS

1 LAPS

453

21

01:26:52

29

8

94

MARKUS PALTTALA

BMW Z4

505

32 LAPS

2 LAPS

408

20

39:39:00

30

9

30

CHRISTINA NIELSEN

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

505

32 LAPS

4.264

151

16

33:34:00

32

10

64

ROD RANDALL

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

502

35 LAPS

3 LAPS

237

20

38:00:00

33

11

65

MARCOS GOMES

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

499

38 LAPS

3 LAPS

332

22

47:54:00

34

12

63

ALESSANDRO BALZAN

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

494

43 LAPS

5 LAPS

338

21

01:46:38

35

13

44

ANDY LALLY

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

493

44 LAPS

1 LAPS

431

21

59:52:00

36

14

73

PATRICK LINDSEY

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

493

44 LAPS

43.751

199

23

01:01:01

38

15

23

MARIO FARNBACHER

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

492

45 LAPS

1 LAPS

177

20

01:02:46

39

16

49

GIALUCA RODA

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

490

47 LAPS

2 LAPS

188

23

01:01:55

43

17

48

BRYCE MILLER

AUDI R8 LMS

483

54 LAPS

7 LAPS

340

26

01:43:30

44

18

28

CHRISTIAN ENGLEHART

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

479

58 LAPS

4 LAPS

293

21

01:37:00

45

19

51

JACK GERBER

FERRARI 458 ITALIA

473

64 LAPS

6 LAPS

446

24

01:11:48

46

20

7

AL CARTER

ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE

471

66 LAPS

2 LAPS

202

20

02:27:19

47

21

33

JEROEN BLEEKEMOLEN

SRT VIPER GT3-R

462

75 LAPS

9 LAPS

403

21

02:06:29

48

22

19

ROBERT GEWIRTZ

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

460

77 LAPS

2 LAPS

349

22

02:25:28

49

23

18

EUGENIO AMOS

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

443

94 LAPS

17 LAPS

11

24

02:29:11

52

24

27

PATRICK DEMPSEY

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

417

120 LAPS

26 LAPS

67

17

04:41:22

53

25

71

NORBERT SIEDLER

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

415

122 LAPS

2 LAPS

216

27

03:38:18

54

26

81

DAMIEN FAULKNER

PORSCHE 911 GT AMERICA

413

124 LAPS

2 LAPS

97

21

03:36:34

56

27

9

ROBERT NIMKOFF

ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE

368

169 LAPS

45 LAPS

14

21

05:43:12

64

28

32

JAMES SOFRONAS

AUDI R8 LMS

151

386 LAPS

217 LAPS

43

7

10:57

67

29

46

CHARLIE PUTMAN

AUDI R8 LMS

5

532 LAPS

146 LAPS

4

0

 

 

GTLM Standings at Hour 18 - retirements shown in red.

Overall

Class

CAR

CURRENT DRIVER

CAR TYPE

LAPS

BEHIND LEAD

BEHIND CLASS

STOPS

PIT TIME

7

1

911

PATRICK PILET

PORSCHE 911 RSR

520

11 LAPS

- - -

19

25:54:00

8

2

4

ROBIN LIDDELL

CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R

520

11 LAPS

15.663

20

33:05:00

9

3

55

ANDY PRIAULX

BMW Z4 GTE

519

12 LAPS

1 LAPS

17

24:40:00

10

4

56

DIRK MUELLER

BMW Z4 GTE

518

13 LAPS

1 LAPS

21

33:39:00

16

5

93

KUNO WITTMER

SRT VIPER GTS-R

513

18 LAPS

5 LAPS

20

01:43:18

17

6

91

DOMINIK FARNBACHER

SRT VIPER GTS-R

512

19 LAPS

1 LAPS

17

43:11:00

19

7

97

RICHIE STANAWAY

ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8

507

24 LAPS

5 LAPS

17

51:34:00

34

8

912

MICHAEL CHRISTENSEN

PORSCHE 911 RSR

489

42 LAPS

18 LAPS

19

26:04:00

36

9

57

ANDREA BERTOLINI

FERRARI F458 ITALIA

488

43 LAPS

1 LAPS

18

51:46:00

59

10

3

JAN MAGNUSSEN

CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R

329

202 LAPS

159 LAPS

14

45:27:00

66

11

62

MATTEO MALUCELLI

FERRARI F458 ITALIA

88

443 LAPS

241 LAPS

3

04:30

 

LMPC Standings at Hour 18 - retirements shown in red.

Overall

Class

CAR

CURRENT DRIVER

LAPS

BEHIND LEAD

BEHIND CLASS

STOPS

PIT TIME

11

1

54

MARK WILKINS

510

14 LAPS

- - -

21

28:40:00

12

2

25

ENZO POTOLICCHIO

509

15 LAPS

1 LAPS

22

32:43:00

13

3

7

ALEX POPOW

508

16 LAPS

1 LAPS

23

41:15:00

18

4

38

TOMY DRISSI

505

19 LAPS

3 LAPS

23

44:52:00

24

5

52

MIKE GUASCH

497

27 LAPS

8 LAPS

20

02:14:11

28

6

8

RENGER VAN DER ZANDE

495

29 LAPS

2 LAPS

21

01:05:29

56

7

8

CHRIS CUMMING

361

163 LAPS

134 LAPS

19

37:08:00

60

8

87

TONIS KASEMETS

317

207 LAPS

44 LAPS

23

08:03:27

63

9

9

GUSTAVO MENEZES

177

347 LAPS

140 LAPS

12

03:44:32

 

Prototype Standings at Hour 18 - retirements shown in red.

Overall

CAR

CURRENT DRIVER

CAR TYPE

LAPS

STOPS

 PIT TIME

1

9

BURT FRISSELLE

CORVETTE DP

515

20

25:32:00

2

10

RICKY TAYLOR

CORVETTE DP

515

21

29:04:00

3

5

CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI

CORVETTE DP

514

22

28:34:00

4

2

SCOTT DIXON

FORD ECOBOOST/RILEY

514

23

30:19:00

5

6

LUCAS LUHR

NISSAN ORECA

514

25

34:14:00

6

90

MIKE ROCKENFELLER

CORVETTE DP

513

22

37:21:00

14

42

OLIVIER PLA

NISSAN MORGAN

499

22

55:45:00

17

2

SIMON PAGENAUD

HPD ARX-03B

497

26

59:12:00

34

1

JAMIE MCMURRAY

FORD ECOBOOST/RILEY

481

25

01:30:06

41

31

MAX PAPIS

CORVETTE DP

468

25

02:00:03

44

50

DAVID HINTON

DINAN/RILEY

463

24

02:11:15

49

60

AJ ALLMENDINGER

FORD ECOBOOST/RILEY

436

20

39:34:00

51

7

TRISTAN VAUTIER

MAZDA SKYACTIV-D

406

25

03:41:20

55

70

JAMES HINCHCLIFFE

MAZDA SKYACTIV-D

369

17

39:13:00

57

1

DAVID BRABHAM

HPD ARX-03B

359

15

02:45:17

61

0

KATHERINE LEGGE

DELTAWING DWC13

288

18

05:26:31

62

78

SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA

DINAN/RILEY

238

15

19:33

65

99

MEMO GIDLEY

CORVETTE DP

92

3

04:01

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Four hours since our last complete update. It is now 08:25 hours ET and the race hasd run 18 hours and 14 minutes  - there are 5 hours 45 minutes left to run. We took a break to grab a quick nap in the car but one thing is for sure, the sound the cars are making at 5:00 in themorning - in the dark, is no different than the sound they were making as we made our way back to the media center at 7:30. These drivers are on it all the time. There is no letting up. That is endurance racing and it is filled with a healthy dose of determination mixed with disappointment. 

We will post the 18-hour standings by class noting any retirements in red. 

The sun is up, the air is chill and we are styill racing.

UPDATE at 04:07 hours ET - 10 hours left to race and we have just gone green after another caution. The Action Express #5 Corvette leads overall and the #4 Corvette leads in GTLM and is 8th overall. The #54 (Calin Braun) leads in LMPC - that car is co-driven by Mark Wilkins. It is 11th overall.

We just came back from a walk around the infield and it is pretty quiet out there. A few diehards in the stands, but fires are waning and you can see people wrapped in blankets, huddled in chairs, or passed out inside their motorhomes. The sky will start to lighten in only a couple of hours and things will start to get interesting.

We have just received a note: The last incident involved the #8 LMPC - Chris Cumming was at the wheel and the report is he was evaluated and released from the infield medical center. 

See you in another hour or so. Remember to follow updates at www.twitter.com/RaceCanada_ca