Rolex 24 Race Notes - Note 24

LAP 466 (15:57:11) - The top five in Daytona Prototypes are No. 6 AJ ALLMENDINGER, No. 99 JON FOGARTY, No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT, No. 91 MARC GOOSSENS and No. 23 PATRICK LONG.

UPDATE - The second visit to the garage for No. 3 LEXUS RILEY was gearbox problems. The car returned to the track.

LAP 468 (16:01.06) - No. 81 ROBERT DOORNBOS pits. No. 61 ANDREW RANGER takes the FORD RILEY back behind the wall.

LAP 469 (16:03:04) - FULL COURSE CAUTION as No. 60 OSWALDO NEGRI is turned around in the International Horseshoe. No. 9 HELIO CASTRONEVES takes seventh from him.

LAP 470 (16:05:03) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT takes the point from No. 6 AJ ALLMENDINGER when ALLMENDINGER pits. He hands the car over to IAN JAMES.

LAP 472 (16:12:47) - No. 80 LANCE ARNOLD moves into seventh in GT competition. The top five in Daytona Prototypes are No. 6 IAN JAMES, No. 99 JON FOGARTY, No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT, No. 23 PATRICK LONG and No. 91 MARC GOOSSENS. No. 66 RICHARD WESTBROOK heads No. 70 DAVID HASKELL in GT competition.

LAP 474 (16:19:06) - GREEN FLAG waves to resume action. No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT pulls to a sizeable advantage - 5.713 seconds to be exact.

LAP 475 (16:21:19) - GT LEAD CHANGE as No. 70 DAVID HASKELL takes the lead from No. 66 RICHARD WESTBROOK.

LAP 478 (16:26:58) - No. 70 DAVID HASKELL is penalized for having too many men over the wall.

LAP 479 (16:28:55) - TRG is still trying to conserve the engine for No. 66 RICHARD WESTBROOK. The gap between first and second now stands at 11.388 seconds.

LAP 480 (16:30:40) - No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT's lead has dwindled to 9.747 seconds.

LAP 481 (16:32:07) - The lead stands at 9.560 seconds. No. 70 DAVID HASKELL is nearly 10 seconds ahead of No. 66 RICHARD WESTBROOK.

LAP 482 (16:34:51) - Five cars are still on the lead lap.

UPDATE - The No. 61 LEXUS RILEY car was in and out of the garage to repair the front splitter and the inoperative radio.

LAP 485 (16:40:43) - No. 23 PATRICK LONG takes fourth away from No. 91 MARC GOOSSENS.

LAP 486 (16:42:43) - Traffic allows No. 6 IAN JAMES to close to within seven seconds of No. 01 SCOTT PRUETT.

LAP 487 (16:44:40) - TRG principal KEVIN BUCKLER says he is concerned about the engine temperatures on the No. 67 PORSCHE GT3.

UPDATE - There is a new record for number of lead changes in the Rolex 24. There have been 50 in this year's race, six more than the previous record of 44 set in 2005. No. 86 SASCHA MAASSEN has gone to the garage area. No.14 ANTHONY LAZZARO brought the car into the garage with right rear damage. The car had crashed earlier in the race and while the crew repaired the car so it ran well, it was brought in to complete the work on the right rear suspension and nose. CORY FRIEDMAN will be the next driver.