The North American professional racing season kicked off on Sunday when the green flag dropped on the 54th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the twice-around-the-clock endurance race featuring four classes of cars in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Six hours in, and the race was startlingly dramatic, with massive problems for the highest-profile entries, the two Ford GTs. This was the first outing for the factory-backed cars, which were built to honor the Ford GT’s victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 50 years ago, something Ford hoped to duplicate at the race in mid-June. The Rolex 24 At Daytona was intended to be a shakedown for the two Ford GTs, which have been remarkably reliable in testing, but, as motor sports veterans say, testing isn’t racing.
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