Porsche Wins the 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona

Felipe Nasr and Porsche clinched the GTP win at the IMSA 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. America's famed endurance race did not disappoint, offering up loads of drama, excitement, and record-breaking crowds from the moment the green flag dropped until the checkered flag was waved.

Forecasted rain was expected to shake things up overnight as well as Sunday morning, though that thread never materialized. Instead, a drastic drop in ambient and track temperatures threw a lifeline to some, most specifically the Penske Porsche GTP cars. The red-and-white prototypes gained an edge over the leading Cadillacs overnight, who didn't seem to get as much heat into the tires as the Germans.

While the Porsches mounted a charge, the yellow No.1 Cadillac of No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R. Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais, and Scott Dixon suffered from a tire puncture but eventually had it call it quits after the car suddenly stopped running. The No. 31 Cadillac kept a healthy pace throughout the night, staying about 3 to 6 seconds off the Porsche of Nasr.

With the sun out and temperatures rapidly increasing, the sole remaining Cadillac came back into contention and passed for the lead with a handful of hours left in the race. After a round of pit stops left the Porsche back up front, Tom Blomqvist pulled off a ballsy pass for the lead going into Turn 1, which led Nasr to lock up the brakes trying to regain position going into Turn 2.