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Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying third straight Rolex 24 at Daytona
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 past 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 past 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.
Wayne Taylor Racing, Acura Win the Rolex 24 at Daytona
This is the first-ever win in the race for Acura. Corvette and Mercedes are winners in the GT classes. Icon SportswireGetty Images
Wayne Taylor Racing has won three Rolex 24s in a row, but none came harder than this.
As with past DPi-era Daytonas, Cadillacs were the class of today s field. All four Cadillacs entered in the race led at one point or another, and the four led the bulk of the race s first 20 hours without facing any serious competition from Acura or Mazda. WTR, of course, left Cadillac for Acura this past offseason.
Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive Rolex
By JENNA FRYERFebruary 1, 2021 GMT
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.
31 January, 2021
The tight contest for the overall lead of the 2021 Rolex 24 At Daytona was as spirited as predicted 12 hours into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener as it was at the drop of the green flag.
And at the midpoint of the race, a familiar name was showing the way.
Filipe Albuquerque had the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing/Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 DPi out front, holding the No. 48 Action Express/Ally Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R and Mike Rockenfeller off by less than a second with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kevin Magnussen and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, in the pole-winning No. 31 Action Express Racing Cadillac, giving chase.