Rolex 24 Notes - 4th Hour
 

Rolex 24 Race Note - Note 4

LAP 90 (02:56:34) - No. 2 ALLAN MCNISH brings his Pontiac Riley into the pits, and stays a lengthy amount of time there. When the car finally returns, two laps off the leader's pace, LUCAS LUHR is in the car.

LAP 92 (03:00:02) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 60 JUSTIN WILSON takes the point while No. 61 BRIAN FRISSELLE pits and turns the car over to ANDREW RANGER. No. 88 GREG WILKINS gets off the track momentarily before returning to the track.

LAP 93 (03:02:23) - No. 06 ROBERT NEARN brings the Pontiac GXP.R into the pits. The top five in Daytona Prototypes are No. 60 JUSTIN WILSON, No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE, No. 6 IAN JAMES, No. 10 RICKY TAYLOR and No. 76 RICARDO ZONTA.

LAP 95 (03:05:54) - No. 88 GREG WILKINS' car is being pushed behind the wall.

LAP 96 (03:07:38) - There is a report of debris in Turn 1. No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA moves to seventh ahead of No. 61 ANDREW RANGER.

UPDATE: No. 12 RVO MOTORSPORTS PONTIAC RILEY is done as there is too much damage to the chassis. JUSTIN BELL was driving the car when a rotor blew up after completing 65 laps.

LAP 97 (03:09:22) - Cars pitting include Nos. 03, 26, 87 and 29. OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 60 JUSTIN WILSON pits, and No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE picks up the lead. No. 60 GRAHAM RAHAL brings the car back into the race in eighth.

LAP 98 (03:10:54) - No. 9 RYAN BRISCOE pits and falls to ninth. OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 10 RICKY TAYLOR takes over the lead, his first lap led in his Daytona Prototype career.

LAP 99 (03:12:42) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE as No. 10 RICKY TAYLOR brings his car into the pits and No. 76 RICARDO ZONTA takes the point. MICHAEL VALIANTE is now in the No. 10.

LAP 100 (03:15:16) - The top five are No. 76 RICARDO ZONTA, No. 02 DAN WHELDON, No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, No. 61 ANDREW RANGER and No. 60 GRAHAM RAHAL.

UPDATE: There have been 11 leaders at this point in the race. There were only nine leaders overall last year.

LAP 102 (03:18:44) - No. 50 JOHN CLOUD takes the Ford Mustang behind the wall. No. 11 TOMAS ENGE stops on the apron of the final turn. He will be towed back to the pit area.

LAP 103 (03:20:29) - The top five in Daytona Prototypes are No. 76 RICARDO ZONTA, No. 02 DAN WHELDON, No. 61 ANDREW RANGER, No. 99 JIMMIE JOHNSON and No. 60 GRAHAM RAHAL. No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA pits from third and drops to 11th upon returning to action. The top five in GT are No. 86 JORG BERGMEISTER, No. 70 DAVID HASKELL, No. 07 JAN MAGNUSSEN, No. 67 TIM GEORGE JR. and No. 81 RICHARD LEITZ.

LAP 105 (03:23:59) - No. 76 RICARDO ZONTA leads the race overall by 7.915 seconds over No. 02 DAN WHELDON. No. 81 RICHARD LIETZ takes fourth from No. 67 TIM GEORGE JR. in GT action.

LAP 106 (03:25:44) - No. 40 PATRICK DEMPSEY got off the track in the International Horseshoe.

LAP 107 (03:27:30) - No. 76 RICARDO ZONTA pushes the lead to 10.181 seconds.

UPDATE - The No. 56 FERRARI has retired due to carnage suffered earlier in the race.

LAP 108 (03:29:15) - No. 40 PATRICK DEMPSEY pits. No. 16 PONTIAC COYOTE pits for routine service.