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Day 1 Recap: Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona; Pipo Derani, Cadillac tops final practice
DAYTONA BEACH - So much for the peace and quiet.
Around here, that's a good thing, because fast cars, and the roaring engines that make them fast, put us on the map.
Appropriately, they call it the "Roar." In the jungle, it signals potential action of an unwelcome sort. Here, it signals action and maybe a whiff of danger, but mostly it trumpets the beginning of a new year of auto racing.
The 62nd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona next weekend (Jan. 27-28) jumpstarts the international season. But first, there are three days of ultimate shakedown efforts as 59 teams prep their machinery for the 24-hour endurance classic - "Roar Before the Rolex 24," it's called on the official literature and T-shirts at Daytona International Speedway. The Rolex 24 is sanctioned and operated by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), the sports-car arm of Daytona Beach-based NASCAR. IMSA's marquee series is its WeatherTech Championship, which includes four classes of cars competing in the Rolex 24 and throughout the 2024 season.