The 60th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, North America’s most well-known sports car race, has been set for Jan. 29-30 at Daytona International Speedway to open the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
“We are excited to celebrate 60 years of memorable, iconic moments, and the continuation of a rich legacy with the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona,” said DIS President Frank Kelleher in a news release. “We are looking forward to hosting fans from across the globe at the World Center of Racing for 24 hours of the most incredible sports car racing, along with an unforgettable experience at this diamond event in sports.”
The inaugural Rolex 24 was a three-hour event in 1962, initially known as the Daytona Continental, with Hall of Famer Dan Gurney taking the checkered flag. Raced on Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course, the event has become renowned for annually attracting many of the world’s finest race car drivers – from various racing disciplines – to make history against the world’s best sports car racers. Drivers from NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1 and the FIA World Endurance Championship have joined forces for the chance to win the coveted Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona.
DIS will pay tribute to noted Rolex 24 Champions with names like Andretti, Haywood, Pruett, Gordon, Foyt, to name a few as well as the magnificent machines that carried them to victory. Wayne Taylor Racing’s No. 10 Acura quartet of Filipe Albuquerque, Helio Castroneves, Alexander Rossi and Ricky Taylor are the reigning Rolex 24 Champions.
The 2022 IMSA season features competition in five classes: the headlining Daytona Prototype International (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP2), the new GTD PRO class making its world debut with factory teams and divers, and GT Daytona (GTD) for customer racing programs.
The Rolex 24 weekend kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 27, with practice sessions in all classes. On Friday, Jan. 28, prior to the Saturday-Sunday, twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24, the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season will begin with the four-hour BMW Endurance Challenge.
Like 2021, the track actually will host back-to-back racing weekends with the annual Roar Before the Rolex 24 preseason test sessions Jan. 21-23 (Friday-Sunday). Qualifying to determine the starting lineup for the Rolex 24 will be Sunday, Jan. 23. Scout Days, a longtime tradition during the Roar Before the Rolex 24, which didn’t occur earlier this year because of the pandemic, are set to return in January.
The Taste of the 24, hosted annually on the Saturday evening after the drop of the green flag to the Rolex 24, will once again be presented with proceeds benefitting the NASCAR Foundation. It features an unrivaled dining experience featuring local restaurant fare in the Midway Suites as part of the frontstetch seating.
Select tickets are available for the Rolex 24 at daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. They include both 2- and 4-day infield admission packages: 2-day pass - $60 (includes free admission to the Roar); and 4-day pass - $110 (includes garage access and free admission to the Roar). Kids 12 and under are free. Returning guests from 2021 may also log into their account to view their renewal and take advantage of special pricing and no-interest payment plan options.
The Link LonkMay 19, 2021 at 11:57PM
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