Several NASCAR drivers will be competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona Grand Am race once again this year.
With qualifying concluded for tomorrow’s race(3:00 Eastern time on Speed), the field for the Rolex 24 has been locked.
Among the NASCAR drivers participating in the Daytona Prototype(DP) division are 5-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson(#99 Chevrolet-Riley), defending Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray and his Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya(#02 BMW-Riley), Richard Petty Motorsports driver AJ Allmendinger and NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael McDowell(#6 Ford-Dallara), and former Roush development driver Colin Braun(#8 Ford-Riley).
NASCAR drivers participating in the Grand Touring(GT) division are NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers Brendan Gaughan(#67 Porsche GT3) and Jeffery Earnhardt(#47 Porsche GT3), as well as NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kenny Wallace(#4 Porsche GT3). Also participating in the GT divison are part-time NASCAR drivers Boris Said(#94 BMW M3), and Justin Marks(#36 Mazda RX-8).
Stock Car Spin will have you covered all weekend with LIVE timing and scoring of the event as it unfolds, so stay tuned!
Topics: AJ Allmendinger, Boris Said, Brendan Gaughan, Colin Braun, Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kenny Wallace, Live Timing And Scoring, Michael McDowell, Rolex 24 At Daytona
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