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The RVs are moving in, the Daytona International Speedway infield is filling up, and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams are ready to get through two more days of on-track action before the start of the 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona.
If it wasn't a 24-hour endurance race, some might be ready to hand the trophy to either of the Cadillac teams. The Cadillacs of Action Express Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing have been fastest in every practice session ahead of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a twice-round-the-clock endurance race that begins Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. The Cadillacs have been so consistent that reigning IMSA sports car champion Pipo Derani put the No. 31 Cadillac on the pole, with Ganassi's car scheduled to start alongside it on the front row.
Year two for the Grand Touring Prototype category looks very similar to year one in terms of cars, teams and drivers. But it should be vastly different. In its inaugural season, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's new GTP class had its teething pains.