The Daytona 24-hour race this year was billed as the 64th running of the event. The first two events in 1962 and 1963 were three hours, followed by two years of 12-hour races in 1964 and 1965. The first 24-hour race actually occurred in 1966. However, the sense of history was evident: one of IMSA’s main entrants, Roger Penske, finished 2nd in the 1963 race in a Ferrari 250 GTO.
The Daytona International Speedway, home of the 24 Hours since 1962. Photo: Martin Raffauf
The race again this year followed in the same format that has evolved over the past 10 years or so. That is, an event called the ROAR run the week before the actual race, which was a test weekend for the 24-hour cars as well as the Michelin Pilot series. The ROAR is now the race event weekend for the IMSA VP Challenge Series.
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