Rolex 24 Race Notes - Note 15

LAP 263 (08:51:42) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 58 DAVID DONOHUE takes the lead when No. 6 AJ ALLMENDINGER pits and hands the car off to IAN JAMES. No. 02 SCOTT PRUETT is second, followed by No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE, No. 59 HURLEY HAYWOOD and No. 6 IAN JAMES.

LAP 265 (08:55:46) - FULL COURSE CAUTION as No. 61 BRIAN FRISSELLE is in the tire wall at Turn 3.

LAP 266 (08:57:34) - Nos. 9, 7, 77, 3, 58 and 59 all pit. The top five are No. 58 DAVID DONOHUE, No. 6 IAN JAMES, No. 99 JON FOGARTY, No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE and No. 91 JIM MATTHEWS.

LAP 267 (09:01:13) - Car Nos. 85, 14, 67, 29, 84, 34, 88, 87, 74, 66, 64, 44, 86, 07, 81, 30, 06, 70, 69 and 57 all pit. No. 86 JORG BERGMEISTER hits No. 87 DOMINIK FARNBACHER's tire on pit road. Officials are discussing what to do.

LAP 268 (09:04:47) - No. 86 JORG BERGMEISTER will need to serve a stop-and-go plus-60 second penalty for hitting that tire. Nos. 09, 31, 61, 10, 58 and 75 pit. OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 58 DAVID DONOHUE pits, handing the lead to No. 6 IAN JAMES. Trailing are No. 99 JON FOGARTY, No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE, No. 91 JIM MATTHEWS and No. 59 JOAO BARBOSA. Seven cars remain on the lead lap.

LAP 270 (09:11:30) - GREEN FLAG flies to resume action. No. 6 IAN JAMES and No. 99 JON FOGARTY battle on the banking, with No. 6 IAN JAMES holding the position. No. 61 BRIAN FRISSELLE is assessed a penalty for jumping the start.

LAP 271 (09:13:18) - There is a light rain on the main straightaway. No. 61 BRIAN FRISSELLE serves his penalty. No. 91 JIM MATTHEWS also serves a penalty for cutting the course and improving his position. No. 81 ROBERT DOORNBOS runs into a car and is talking to his team about the damage. No. 72 MAX PAPIS serves a penalty for pitting out of sequence. No. 86 JORG BERGMEISTER remains the GT leader but will still need to serve an aforementioned penalty. FULL COURSE CAUTION as No. 09 MICHAEL MCDOWELL stops on the track. He is eventually towed in.

LAP 272 (09:15:06) - No. 02 ALEX LLOYD brings the LEXUS RILEY into the pits for routine service.

LAP 274 (09:18:45) - The race will resume on Lap 276.

LAP 275 (09:25:47) - The top 10 in Daytona Prototypes are No. 6 IAN JAMES, No. 99 JON FOGARTY, No. 9 RYAN BRISCEO, No. 59 JOAO BARBOSA, No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT, No. 91 JIM MATTHEWS, No. 58 DAVID DONOHUE, No. 60 JUSTIN WILSON, No. 23 ANDY WALLACE and No. 76 NIC JÖNSSON.

LAP 276 (09:25:47) - GREEN FLAG flies to resume action. No. 77 MEMO GIDLEY splits off and heads back to the garage. OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 99 JON FOGARTY overtakes No. 6 IAN JAMES in the International Horseshoe. He quickly pulls to a very sizeable advantage, and ends the lap up 4.333 seconds.

LAP 277 (09:30:53) - No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT takes third from No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE.

LAP 278 (09:32:51) - GT LEAD CHANGE as No. 86 JORG BERGMEISTER serves his stop-and-go plus-60 second penalty for hitting a teammate's tire. No. 70 DAVID HASKELL assumes the top role.

LAP 279 (09:34:40) - No. 99 JON FOGARTY has put over nine seconds between himself and No. 6 IAN JAMES.

LAP 280 (09:36:30) - The lead is now 10.086 seconds. No. 58 DAVID DONOHUE has entered the pits.

LAP 281 (09:38:16) - No. 23 ANDY WALLACE has lost another fan belt. There are only six cars on the lead lap at this point.
LAP 285 (09:45:22) - No. 31 MIRO KONOPKA is not meeting minimum speed. No. 81 goes behind the wall.