Rolex 24 At Daytona - Race Notes 3

Lap 52 - 1:45:27 (1:57 PM) - The No. 78 Ford pits and Boesel gets in.

Lap 53 - 1:46:27 (1:58 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as the No. 6 Pontiac pits, giving the lead back to the No. 23 Porsche. Borkowski takes over for Tracy in the No. 6. The No. 87 spins in NASCAR Turn 4 and has slowed to a stop near the pit entrance. The No. 78 Ford goes behind the wall with right rear suspension problems.

Lap 54 - 1:49:12 (1:59 PM) - PIT STOP DRIVER CHANGES- No. 3 BMW (Szekeres), No. 39 Lexus (Carpentier), No. 70 Mazda (Ham), No. 7 (Duno), No. 10 (Taylor), No. 51 Lexus (Erdos), No. 63 (Drummond), No. 00 Porsche (Wheeler), No. 08 Mazda (Finlay), No. 11 Pontiac (Said).

Lap 56 - 1:50:27 (2:01 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - The No. 23 Porsche pits, handing the lead to the No. 02 Lexus. Rockenfeller takes over as the driver of the No. 23. The No. 8 Porsche pits and Frisselle gets in. The No. 4 Pontiac pits and Leitzinger gets in. The No. 12 Pontiac pits and Haberfeld gets in. The No. 89 Pontiac pits and Empringham gets in.

Lap 57 - 1:52:00 (2:04 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - The No. 02 Lexus pits but does not make a driver change, giving the lead to the No. 77 Ford. The No. 01 Lexus pits and Diaz gets in. The No. 87 Porsche goes behind the wall. The No. 82 Porsche pits and Peter gets in. The No. 28 Ford pits and Herta gets in. Shortly after returning to the course, the No. 28 machine loses its right front wheel. The No. 28 works its way slowly back to its pit. The No. 72 Porsche is having problems changing the right front tire.

Lap 61 - 2:01:30 (2:10 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - The No. 77 Ford pits, giving the lead to the No. 2 Pontiac. Brix takes over as driver of the No. 77.

Lap 62 - 2:03:21 (2:12 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - The No. 2 Pontiac pits giving the lead to the No. 19 Ford. PIT STOP DRIVER CHANGES - No. 65 Pontiac (O'Connell), No. 68 Porsche (Lowe), No. 2 Pontiac (Wallace), No. 41 Porsche (Will Nonnamaker), No. 16 (Rob Dyson), No. 64 Pontiac (Magnussen), No. 80 Porsche (Stanton), No. 48 (DeFontes), No. 05 BMW (Milner), No. 66 Porsche (Jake Vargo).

Lap 64 - 2:08:17 (2:16 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - The No. 19 Ford pits, handing the lead back to the No. 23 Porsche. McDowell takes over as driver of the No. 19 Ford. No. 52 BMW pits and McCormick gets in.

Lap 67 - 2:14:08 (2:24 PM) - The No. 67 Porsche pits and Kroczek gets in.

Lap 68 - 2:14:48 (2:25 PM) - The No. 16 Pontiac leaves the track and heads to its garage.

Lap 70 - 2:18:50 (2:29 PM) - The No. 15 Porsche pits and Martin gets in.

Lap 72 - 2:22:32 (2:33 PM) - The No. 75 Pontiac pits and Braun gets in.

Lap 73 - 2:25:11 (2:35 PM) - The No. 43 Porsche is off-course between Turns 4 and 5.

Lap 74 - 2:27:12 (2:37 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE: The No. 23 Porsche heads to the garage, giving the lead to the No. 6 Pontiac. The No. 60 Lexus makes an unscheduled pit stop before continuing.

Lap 76 - 2:30:44 (2:41 PM) - The No. 89 Pontiac is currently running in second place overall, after starting 14th.

Lap 78 - 2:32:16 (2:43 PM) - The No. 05 BMW is off-course after contact with the No. 22 Porsche. The No. 05 BMW is behind the garage.

Lap 79 - 2:35:57 (2:46 PM) - The No. 63 Mazda is off-course in Turn 6.