Rolex 24 Race Notes - Note 29

LAP 572 (19:53:21) - No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA increases his lead to 17.057 seconds. No. 23 JOEY HAND remains in the pits and is surrounded by the crew.

LAP 574 (19:56:49) - Crew is pushing the No. 23 PORSCHE CRAWFORD behind the wall due to blown rear main seal.

LAP 576 (20:00:20) - No. 67 SPENCER PUMPELLY pits, following contact. No. 99 JON FOGARTY takes third place from No. 23 JOEY HAND.

LAP 577 (20:02:08) - The top five in Daytona Prototype are No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE, No. 99 JON FOGARTY, No. 9 KURT BUSCH and No. 76 DARREN TURNER.

LAP 579 (20:03:52) - No. 50 JOHN FARANA rejoins the field. FULL COURSE CAUTION for an accident involving No. 3 SHANE LEWIS coming out of the chicane.

LAP 580 (20:07:28) - No. 67 SPENCER PUMPELLY and No. 66 TED BALLOU move to second and third in GT. The top five in GT are No. 70 SYLVAIN TREMBLAY, No. 67 SPENCER TREMBLAY, No. 66 TED BALLOU, No. 64 JIM PACE and No. 80 JAN HEYLEN. OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA pits. No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE takes the lead. Among the Daytona Prototypes pitting are Nos. 01, 83, 09, 7, 03 and 91.

LAP 581 (20:11:15) - No. 70 SYLVAIN TREMBLAY takes the lead in GT.

LAP 582 (20:14:47) - No. 66 TED BALLOU moves to second place in GT. No. 70 NICK HAM is now in the car.

LAP 584 (20:18:06) - GREEN FLAG flies. The top five in GT are No. 70 NICK HAM, No. 66 TED BALLOU, No. 67 SPENCER PUMPELLY, No. 67 JIM PACE and No. 80 JAN HEYLEN . Two cars are on the lead lap. No. 10 RICKY TAYLOR moves to sixth overall.

LAP 588 (20:28:35) - Despite the fact that he is five laps down, No. 99 JIMMIE JOHNSON is still in contention for podium finish. There are still two cars on the lead lap. No. 9 KURT BUSCH has moved up to fourth place.

LAP 589 (20:30:07) - No. 70 SPEEDSOURCE team is prepared to keep out of the way of faster cars moving through the field in order to avoid contact.

LAP 590 (20:31:50) - No. 75 OLIVER GAVIN moves to ninth place.

LAP 595 (20:40:41) - No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE is smoking badly as he makes his way to pit. OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA takes the lead.

LAP 597 (20:40:22) - No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE is being pushed back to the garage. No. 76 DARREN TURNER moves up to fourth place.

LAP 598 (20:46:10) - No. 70 NICK HAM has a three-lap advantage in GT competition.

LAP 599 (20:49:56) - No. 99 JIMMIE JOHNSON moves up take second place from No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE.

LAP 601 (20:51:38) - No. 99 JIMMIE JOHNSON pits from second place.

LAP 602 (20:53:16) - No. 76 DARREN TURNER moves into third place and No. 9 KURT BUSCH into fourth.

UPDATE - No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE explains suspension failure is the reason his car fell out of contention for the victory.