Daytona International Speedway - Road Course

The 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a long-distance motor race for

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conforming to the regulations of the

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series. The 51st edition was raced between January 26 and 27. Michael Shank Racing is the defending champion in DP class and

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in GT class. It was also the debut of the GX class for "purpose built, series produced and modified replicas of series produced automobiles that are not eligible for the GT class." It was the last time the

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was part of the

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The "Roar Before the Rolex 24"

Canadian driver Michael Valiante made the fastest lap of the "Roar" in the final session (1:42.058). Valiante raced in the #6 Ford/Riley of Michael Shank Racing.

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in the Sahlen's #42 BMW/Riley set the second time in 1:42.101. In the GT the #73 Porsche GT3 was the fastest and clocked a 1:48.569. Shane Lewis was the fastest in the new GX category. 1:56.167 was the time for Lewis in a Porsche Cayman.

Qualifying

The qualifying was performed this Thursday, 24. DP session started at 15:40 EST and finished at 15:55 ET. GT and GX qualified between 16:10 ET and 16:25 ET.

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took the pole position in the #01

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with

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Riley-BMW.

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in the GT performed the fastest lap in a Porsche GT3. Shane Lewis made the first pole in the GX category with a Porsche Cayman.

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s in each class are denoted in bold.

The race

The race started at 3:30 ( EST) on Saturday, January 26, 2013, and ended at 3:30 (EST) on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The first two hours were dominated by #01 Chip Ganassi, driven by

. This race had the first mother/son pairing in the race's history as

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native

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teamed with his mother, Melanie.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

References

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