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Ten IndyCar Drivers in Rolex 24
Jan 28 - Ten IndyCar drivers are racing in IMSA's
24-hour sportscar race in Daytona this weekend.
Eight drivers have done so before.
Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud did so
just last year co-driving the overall-winning No. 60
Meyer Shank Racing Acura, the same team they
race for in IndyCar.
They will be in the new Top Class - Grand Touring
Prototype, which replaces DPi.
Also racing in the new class (GTP) is Colton Herta
and Scott Dixon.
Herta will be driving in both BMW M Team RLL
GTP entries this weekend. He is a two-time Rolex
24 winner (GT Le Mans in 2019, Le Mans Proto-
type 2 in 2022)
“There’s a lot of respect for these guys and
especially for the factory guys,’’ Herta said.
“The diversity they have to have is very impress-
ive and it does make you raise your game too
because this is their main championship. You don’t
want to ruin something that they have. And
because they are very used to the car, you can
learn a lot from them.
“And,’’ he added with a wide smile, “they are very,
very fast.”
Dixon is driving for Ganassi's Cadillac Racing
squad.
There is a reason these particular open-wheel
drivers have been invited to share the driver’s seat.
Their skill has resulted in 30 IMSA top tier series
wins among six IndyCar regulars – Castroneves,
Pagenaud, Herta, Dixon, Kyle Kirkwood and
Devlin DeFrancesco. There are a combined 10
Rolex 24 wins among them, either overall or in
class. Dixon is the leader with four overall
victories.
In addition to those six Rolex 24 returnees, Rinus
VeeKay is back for a third try.
Three more IndyCar regulars – Romain Grosjean,
Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden – are
making their debuts in the race.
Grosjean, who will work as a GTP development
driver for Lamborghini in addition to his IndyCar
duties this year, will race in the No. 63 Iron Lynx
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 this weekend in
the GTD PRO class. It’s another item to check off
on his racing bucket list.
“I’ve done Monaco, the Indy 500, Le Mans and
now I’m doing the Daytona 24,’’ Grosjean said
smiling. “In a career, the chance to do those,
I think I’ve done the most amazing races around
the world. And to win a nice watch, I wouldn’t
mind a Rolex on Sunday.’’
Jan 28 - Ten IndyCar drivers are racing in IMSA's
24-hour sportscar race in Daytona this weekend.
Eight drivers have done so before.
Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud did so
just last year co-driving the overall-winning No. 60
Meyer Shank Racing Acura, the same team they
race for in IndyCar.
They will be in the new Top Class - Grand Touring
Prototype, which replaces DPi.
Also racing in the new class (GTP) is Colton Herta
and Scott Dixon.
Herta will be driving in both BMW M Team RLL
GTP entries this weekend. He is a two-time Rolex
24 winner (GT Le Mans in 2019, Le Mans Proto-
type 2 in 2022)
“There’s a lot of respect for these guys and
especially for the factory guys,’’ Herta said.
“The diversity they have to have is very impress-
ive and it does make you raise your game too
because this is their main championship. You don’t
want to ruin something that they have. And
because they are very used to the car, you can
learn a lot from them.
“And,’’ he added with a wide smile, “they are very,
very fast.”
Dixon is driving for Ganassi's Cadillac Racing
squad.
There is a reason these particular open-wheel
drivers have been invited to share the driver’s seat.
Their skill has resulted in 30 IMSA top tier series
wins among six IndyCar regulars – Castroneves,
Pagenaud, Herta, Dixon, Kyle Kirkwood and
Devlin DeFrancesco. There are a combined 10
Rolex 24 wins among them, either overall or in
class. Dixon is the leader with four overall
victories.
In addition to those six Rolex 24 returnees, Rinus
VeeKay is back for a third try.
Three more IndyCar regulars – Romain Grosjean,
Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden – are
making their debuts in the race.
Grosjean, who will work as a GTP development
driver for Lamborghini in addition to his IndyCar
duties this year, will race in the No. 63 Iron Lynx
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 this weekend in
the GTD PRO class. It’s another item to check off
on his racing bucket list.
“I’ve done Monaco, the Indy 500, Le Mans and
now I’m doing the Daytona 24,’’ Grosjean said
smiling. “In a career, the chance to do those,
I think I’ve done the most amazing races around
the world. And to win a nice watch, I wouldn’t
mind a Rolex on Sunday.’’
| Helio Castroneves & Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing - Acura ARX-06 Grand Touring Prototype Class |
01/28 - Ten IndyCar Drivers in Rolex 24
| Colton Herta BMW M Team RLL - BMW M Hybrid V8 Grand Touring Prototype Class |
| Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing - Cadillac V-LMDh Grand Touring Prototype Class |
| Devlin Defrancesco Rick Ware Racing - Oreca LMP2 Le Mans Prototype 3 Class |
| Josef Newgarden & Scott McLaughlin Tower Motorsports - Oreca LMP2 Le Mans Prototype 3 Class |
| Kyle Kirkwood Vasser Sullivan - Lexus RC F GT3 GT Daytona Class |
| Romain Grosjean Iron Lynx - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 GT Pro Class |
| Rinus VeeKay TDS Racing - Oreca LMP2 Le Mans Prototype 3 Class |
| HOW THEY FINISHED |
Overall
1st
3rd
6th
11th
12th
23rd
24th
58th DNF
1st
3rd
6th
11th
12th
23rd
24th
58th DNF
IndyCar Driver
Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud
Scott Dixon
Colton Herta
Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin
Devlin Defrancesco
Kyle Kirkwood
Romain Grosjean
Rinus VeeKay
Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud
Scott Dixon
Colton Herta
Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin
Devlin Defrancesco
Kyle Kirkwood
Romain Grosjean
Rinus VeeKay
Class
1st GTP
3rd GTP
6th GTP
5th LMP2
6th LMP2
5th GTD
5th GTDPRO
10th LMP2
1st GTP
3rd GTP
6th GTP
5th LMP2
6th LMP2
5th GTD
5th GTDPRO
10th LMP2
Laps
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783
768
759
758
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| 2023 ROLEX 24 WINNERS Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud,Tom Blomqvist & Colin Braun |