Rolex 24 At Daytona - Press Notes 2
Lap 21 - 37:40 (12:48 PM) - The No. 02 Lexus makes a routine pit
stop and rejoins the field.
Lap 21 - 44:14 (12:54 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE: The No. 2 Pontiac,
which stayed on track during the caution, now leads.
Lap 23 - 45:00 (12:55 PM) - GREEN FLAG waves to resume the Rolex
24 At Daytona. The No. 84 Pontiac misses Turn 1, but continues
after a brief delay.
Lap 23 - 45:42 (12:56 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE: The No. 6 Pontiac
passes the No. 2 Pontiac at the exit of Turn 5.
Lap 24 - 47:28 (12:58 PM) - The No. 19 Ford makes contact with
the No. 60 Lexus and spins in Turn 5 but continues with damage
to its left-front.
Lap 25 - 49:49 (1:00 PM) - The No. 17 Porsche is given a "stop-and-go" penalty
for passing the pace car during the caution. The No. 52 Ferrari
is penalized with a "drive-through."
Lap 26 - 51:49 (1:02 PM) - FULL-COURSE CAUTION as the No. 55 Corvette
goes off-course and into the tire wall in Turn 5.
Lap 27 - 55:29 (1:06 PM) - The No. 01 Lexus goes behind the wall
to its garage with a cut alternator wire.
Lap 28 - 59:13 (1:09 PM) - Under caution driver changes: No. 16
Pontiac (Gavin), No. 2 Pontiac (McNish), No. 80 Porsche (Keen),
No. 08 Mazda (Finlay), No. 59 Porsche (Christopher), No. 57 Corvette
(Trenery), No. 87 (Ken Hill), No. 15 Porsche (McGehee), No. 81
Porsche (McCracken).
Lap 30 - 1:06:32 (1:17 PM) - GREEN FLAG waves to resume the race
with the No. 6 Lexus leading the No. 60 Lexus and the No. 10 Pontiac.
In the GT class, the No. 72 Porsche still leads.
Lap 33 - 1:10:25 (1:21 PM) - The No. 01 Lexus has come back from
its garage and rejoined the field.
Lap 36 - 1:18:33 (1:29 PM) - The No. 23 Porsche, which started
on the pole and fell back after making a pit stop after an early
caution, has worked its way back up to sixth place overall.
Lap 39 - 1:21:15 (1:32 PM) - The No. 04 BMW pits and MacLeod gets
in.
Lap 40 - 1:23.30 (1:34 PM) - The No. 87 Porsche spins off-course
Turn 7 and continues.
Lap 41 - 1:25.37 (1:36 PM) - The No. 02 Lexus passes the No. 10
Pontiac for third place in Turn 7.
Lap 41 - 1:26.28 (1:37 PM) - The No. 36 Porsche spins in Turn
1 following contact from behind by the No. 17 Porsche.
Lap 45 - 1:33:24 (1:44 PM) - The No. 46 Porsche pits and Connolly
gets in. The No. 70 Mazda has taken the GT class lead.
Lap 48 - 1:37.22 (1:48 PM) - The No. 23 Porsche has charged back
to second place, taking the position from the No. 60 Lexus in Turn
1.
Lap 48 - 1:38:24 (1:49 PM) - The No. 59 Porsche is in the garage.
The No. 36 Porsche has taken the GT lead. The No. 71 Porsche pits
and Mark Wilkins gets in.
Lap 49 - 1:41:30 (1:52 PM) - The No. 21 BMW slides off course
at Turn 1 and continues after a brief delay.
Lap 51 - 1:43:42 (1:54 PM) - The No. 60 Lexus pits and Wilson
gets in. The No. 75 Pontiac pits.