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By IMSA Wire Service
Wayne Taylor Racing recorded the victory in Sunday s Rolex 24 for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona International Speedway. Photo: IMSA Wire Service
Filipe Albuquerque suspected something was amiss with his closest competitor near the end of the race. He was right.
Albuquerque watched in his mirrors and heard his team’s reaction over the radio Sunday when Renger van der Zande was forced to pit with a flat right rear tire with 7 minutes, 50 seconds left in the race, allowing Albuquerque to sail to victory in the 59th Rolex 24 At Daytona. The historic race opened the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Wayne Taylor Racing wins Rolex 24 January 31, 2021 at 3:41 PM
UPDATE: Wayne Taylor Racing won its record-tying third consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona, using a new car and a new lineup to beat some of the best racers in the world.
Filipe Albuquerque held off Kamui Kobayashi and Renger van der Zande both part of WTR’s winning teams the last two seasons and both seeking to become the first winners of three consecutive Rolex races to give the overhauled Taylor team its fourth win in the last five years at Daytona International Speedway.
Allmendinger car (Meyer Shank 60) was 4th
Elliott car (Action Express 31) was 8th/6th in class
The Associated Press
Wayne Taylor Racing won its record-tying third consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona, using a new car and a new lineup to beat some of the best racers in the world.
Filipe Albuquerque held off Kamui Kobayashi and Renger van der Zande both part of WTR’s winning teams the last two seasons and both seeking to become the first winners of three consecutive Rolex races to give the overhauled Taylor team its fourth win in the last five years at Daytona International Speedway.
Albuquerque was challenged over the final 25 minutes by van der Zande, driving a Cadillac for Chip Ganassi Racing, until a punctured tire sent van der Zande to the pits with seven minutes remaining.
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