Reigning and two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou showcased Cadillac's strength in second IMSA practice for the Daytona 24 Hours. Pipo Derani led the third practice, and Cadillac set the pace in the final practice, securing pole position. Sebastien Bourdais rejected Cadillac's favorite status. Acura's Ricky Taylor took the lead after a crash, with the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura leading, Ganassi Cadillac in second, and Penske Porsche in third.
That's a hard crash for Steven Thomas. 😳 📺 : #Rolex24 on @USANetwork and @Peacock https://t.co/TqsoOGhstJ
Oh big LMP2 crash at the exit of the bus stop...Steven Thomas in the #11 TDS entry. #Rolex24
Oh big LMP2 crash at the exit of the bus stop...Steven Thomas in the #11 JDC-Miller entry. #Rolex24
Acura’s Ricky Taylor took the lead in the opening hour of the IMSA SportsCar Championship's Daytona 24 Hours after a crash that eliminated the reigning GTD Pro class champion 💥 Full report here ⬇️ https://t.co/hKrOCztYKK
💥 It's been a crash-filled #Daytona24 Hours so far 😱 #Acura’s Ricky Taylor takes a shock lead, ahead of the #Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais and Porsche’s Felipe Nasr 👇 #Rolex24 #IMSA https://t.co/v5WHRFtiKa
HEARTBREAK for the defending GTD Pro champions. The @VasserSullivan 14 car was involved in this incident in the opening hour of the #Rolex24. 📺 : @Peacock https://t.co/x1Bclehhao
One hour into the Rolex 24. The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura is the overall leader, with the Ganassi No. 01 Cadillac in second and the Penske No. 7 Porsche third.
Cadillac has been the pacesetter in the run up to #Rolex24, but Chip Ganassi's Sebastien Bourdais doesn't feel it's the favourite for victory in the #IMSA opener. Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/rOOYTFebdk
🗣️"It is probably the car with the most power that is going to come out on top - and that’s not us." Sebastien Bourdais has rejected Cadillac’s pre-race status as favourite for this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship curtain-raiser ⬇️ https://t.co/Hpz8j5p23D
Cadillac set the pace in final practice for the @IMSA season-opener at the #Daytona24, which it will start from pole. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/HM2KlYXLiO
Cadillac continued to show its strength as @PipoDerani led the third practice that went into the evening @DAYTONA. #Rolex24 #IMSA https://t.co/jORyuhBMwX
Alex Palou strengthened Cadillac's hold on top spot in second practice ahead of this weekend’s #Daytona24 Hours Full report and results ⬇️ https://t.co/8qHUQFYWtm
Reigning and two-time @IndyCar champion @AlexPalou continued to show Cadillac's strength after pacing second @IMSA practice for the @Rolex24Hours @DAYTONA. #Rolex24 #IMSA https://t.co/AzNUYZaNlv