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This weekend, Mathieu Jaminet and Laurens Vanthoor are racing together in an attempt to bring home a Rolex 24 At Daytona victory for Porsche in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsports 963.
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It didn't take long for Ricky Taylor to get his No. 10 Acura dispatched from the lead, and after a raft of driver changes in green-flag pit stops Scott Dixon took over the No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R from Sebastien Bourdais after Bourdais put it into the lead early in the hour.
As teams and drivers welcome full daylight and the final stretch to the checker at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the battle at the front continues to be intense between the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 and the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing V-Series.