1: If they ran the 24 hours and the daytona 500 simultaneously there would probably be a lot of crashes.

2: If Corvette were to field an additional car for competition, they would be required by IMSA regulations to rename themselves to Morevette.

3: : The Daytona International speedway road course is so large, that if you were to tear up all of the asphalt and pile it up inside of Lake Lloyd, they would probably have to stop the race and the drivers would be very angry.

4: if you were to replace the DPI cars with different types of pasta, the LMP2 field with a selection of meat cuts, the GTD lineup with a selection of sides, and the GTLM cars with a variety of deserts, you could start up quite a nice buffet. Preferably one that's open 24 hours.

5: If you had Tom Cruise movie for every lap the winning car ran in last year's race, you would have 808 movies! That's a lot of money for the church of Scientology.

6: The record for distance in the 24 hours of Daytona is 2,876.85 miles. That's more than two whole football fields!

7: The Rolex 24 is the only endurance race in the world to take place on two different tracks, Daytona and Nightona. If you had a dollar for every one of those tracks, you could buy a snack!

8: The International Horseshoe gets its name from the old days of the 24 hours of Dayton horse race. The famous corner was once a popular spot to change the horse's shoes.

9: The Rolex 24 gets it's name from the late Tobaius Rolex, who invented the number 24.

10: The bus stop chicane gets its name because it is the only remaining section of the Daytona International Speeday's days as a street circuit. The bus stop is actually still active in Daytona Beach's public transportation system, and will see a bus drop off and pick up its passengers at the top of the hour, every hour.

11: Legends tell of an old god who rests underneath the Daytona International Speedway. Speedweeks is simply a cover for the many dark rituals that ancient cults perform in hopes of awaking him. They say that one day dead Cthulhu will rise out of Lake Lloyd, driving all of humanity into a mad murderous rage as he consumes the earth.

12: The Daytona Road Course is several times longer than the Nurburgring. Here is a totally accurate map for scale.

13:: The average number of legs per driver of the number 24 BMW in GTLM is one and a half.

14: The ferris wheel in the infield is made out of an old wheel rim from a BMW M8 GTLM.

15: The traditional breakfast for the morning of the 24 hours is some hearty sausages, scrambled eggs, and some toast, all cooked over the burning carcass of Mazda.

16: Early designs for wet tires had them filled with water rather than air. It was believed that doing so would fool the water on the track into not making the car slide. It is these early designs that gave the tires their name.

17: Cautions breed cautions, that's why it's important to have your cautions spayed and neutered.

18: The current favorite for the overall win is Yamaha in the wave runner class.

19: The 22 hours of Daytona are now over.

I wish I could have done one every hour for all 24 hours, but I am a coward who needs his sleep. I hope you all enjoyed them none the less.

OFFICIAL DISCUSSION

Session Start:

• 2:30 P.M. ET (Local Time) 19:30 GMT, 06:30 Sunday AEDT

Session Length:

• 24:00 Hours - [P/PC/GTLM/GTD]

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Track Map

Track Information: 3.560 miles / 5.729 km located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.

Track Website

Daytona Beach Weather

Official Entry List

Spotter Guide

Live Timing & Scoring: IMSA Scoring

Alkamel Live Timing

Alternative Timing

Television (All times ET):

• FOX: 2:00-5:00 PM Live

• FOX Sports 2: 5:00-10:00 PM Live

• FOX Sports 2: 11:00-11:55 PM Live

• FOX Sports 2: 12:00 A.M-1:00 PM Live

• FOX Sports 1: 1:00-3:00 PM Live

• Fox Sports Go: 2:00 Saturday - 3:00 PM Sunday Live

Radio: Radio Le Mans

Streams:

• Official Stream

• Another Official Stream

• Radio Le Mans Stream

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Team Streams:

• Porsche Onboard

Social Media

• Twitter Hashtags: #IMSA #Rolex24

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1. As it's name implies the International horseshoe crosses over international borders. As such cars are required to come to a stop and present their passports each lap.

2. ZZ Top's Bruce Springsteen's hit song Pink Cadillac originally had a sister song. The Lyrics went like this

Well honey it ain't your money

'Cause baby I got plenty of that

I love you for your Red and White Whelen Engineering DPI Cadillac

Carbon Fiber seat

Engine in the back

Cruising down the straight

Waving to the Stewards

Feeling out of sight

Spending all my Michelin Tires

On a Stint in the Night

Honey I just wonder what you do there in back

Of your Red and White Whelen Engineering DPI Cadillac

The Song did not make it to the Charts.

3) You can now show off your love of Daytona Prototypes. Make sure to swing by the online IMSA shop to buy your I <3 DP T-shirt.

Or maybe you're a fan of the lower classes and want to rep your love of GTD. They also have "Give me that D" hats for men and women.

4) If you watched the 2019 Oscar Nominated film Ford Vs Ferrari you'll know that the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona was actually held at Auto Club Speedway. Quite impressive for a track that would not be built for another 30 years.

5) If you filled up Lake Lloyd with racing fuel, you would have enough to fill up half of the tank on the BMW M8 GTLM.

Also all of the fish would die.

6) During the Great Depression Daytona had flat turns because the Banking system had collapsed.

7) The entire field combined has 9 Indianapolis 500 victories. Or as Rodger Penske would say, "thems little bitch numbers".

8) The DPi cars are not only the fastest cars on the track, they can also write the most words per minute. This is because they are the fastest Pro-to-types.

9) Every 24 hours in Daytona a day passes.

10) There was once a Daytona 24 hour tradition of holding a water polo tournament in Lake Lloyd the day before the race. It was eventually canceled due to complaints about the high drowning rate among the horses and the Michelin Pilot Challenge race was scheduled in it's place.

11) If a one day race were to be held on Venus it would be a 2802 hour race. The race would also be a hot one due to the surface temperature of the planet being 863 °F. That's almost half the average race temperature of a Mazda DPi!

12) Did you know that the sum of all car numbers in the field is 42,069? I bet you didn't because that is not true at all.

13) The International Horseshoe has the flags of the home nation of each driver flying over it. The only flag that does not wave is that of Belgium The Dutch because the owners of Daytona will be dead and in the ground before they recognize those windmill building, tulip eating assholes.

14) The curbs at the bus stop are also called sleeping policemen. As such cars are asked to be extra quiet during the night so as to not wake them. In the morning drivers do donuts to give them a delicious morning breakfast.

15) Turn 4 of the road course also known as the kink, gets it's name from the fact that it plays host to weekly fetish meetings. Free whips are given out on race weekends so get down there before they run out. Or else they will punish you for being so naughty.

16) The Porsche 911 rsr uses a flat 6 engine layout. Using a 2 dimensional engine is a remarkable reduction in weight and is the source of the car's speed.

17) Due to a typographical error the 1985 Rolex 24 took place in Dayton Ohio. All parties involved were quite embarrassed and as any reasonable person would do left Ohio as soon as they were able.

18) If you've been sitting for a long time while you watched the race make sure to stand and limber up. Just like the Daytona International Speedway it's important to have a back stretch.

19) If you had a dollar for every hour that was left in the race, you would be broke. Now get out of here you poor piece of shit.

OFFICIAL DISCUSSION

DAYTOOOOONAAAAAAAA

Session Start:

• 2:25 PM EST (Local Time) 19:25 GMT 06:25 Friday AEDT

Session Length:

• 24 Hours - [DPi/LMP2/GTLM/GTD]

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Track Information: 3.56 mi (5.73 km) Sports Car Course (1985-Present), located in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

Track Website

Daytona Weather

Official Entry List

Rolex 24 Spotter Guide

Live Timing & Scoring:

• IMSA Scoring

• /u/jamesremuscat Live Timing (Best)

• Alkamel Timing

• Alternate Timing

Television (All times EST):

• NBC Sports Network: 2:00 PM EST - 5:00 PM EST

• NBC Sports Live Extra: 5:00 PM EST - 9:00 PM EST

• NBC Sports Network: 9:00 PM EST - 3:00 AM EST

• NBC Sports Live Extra: 3:00 AM EST - 6:00 AM EST

• NBC Sports Network: 6:00 AM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Radio: IMSA Radio

Streams:

• Official Stream

• Alternate Stream

• Magnus Racing Pitside Webcast

• Radio Le Mans Stream

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Social Media

• Twitter Hashtags: #Rolex24, #IMSA

MISC.

• Rolex 24 Scratchpad! Event Tracker, Predictions, Drinking games and more!

• Rolex 24 Meetup Thread

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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION

HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE!

Session Start:

• 2:40 PM EST (Local Time) 19:40 GMT 06:40 AEDT

Session Length:

• 24 Hours - [P/GTLM/GTD]

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Track Information: 3.56 mi (5.73 km) Sports Car Course (1985-Present), located in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

Track Website

Track Poster

Daytona Weather

Official Entry List

Rolex 24 Spotter Guide

Live Timing & Scoring:

• IMSA Scoring

• /u/ Live Timing (Best)

• Alkamel Timing

• Alternate Timing

Television (All times EST):

• FOX: 2:00 PM EST - 5:00 PM EST

• FS2: 5:00 PM EST - 10:00 PM EST

• FSGO: 10:00 PM EST - 11:00 PM EST

• FS1: 11:00 PM EST - 1:00 AM EST

• FSGO: 1:00 AM EST - 8:00 AM EST

• FS2: 8:00 AM EST - 10:30 AM EST

• FSGO: 10:30 AM EST - 1:00 PM EST

• FS1: 10:30 AM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Radio: Radio Le Mans

Streams:

• Official Stream

• Alternate Stream

• Radio Le Mans Stream

• Network Stream Link (copy)

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Team Streams:

• Magnus Racing pitside webcast

Social Media

• Twitter Hashtags: #Rolex24, #IMSA

MISC.

• Prototype Challenge Memorial Hour (IRC Shitposting): lol

• Rolex 24 Drinking Game

• Rolex 24 Meetup Thread

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To everyone that attended or watched, from the entire Daytona International Speedway family, THANK YOU! You are what makes this event special and YOU are the reason this event is our fastest growing event. We hope you all had a great time. If you were here, we hope to see you again. If you watched from home, we hope you get the opportunity to visit in-person and experience why this event is so special soon. Thanks!