Rolex 24: Hour 20 - Action Express Still 1-2

Joao Barbosa and Action Express lead the way

LAT for IMSA

With just over four hours remaining in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Action Express Racing team remains 1-2. Currently, the No. 5 Cadillac DPi piloted by Joao Barbosa has a three-lap lead over Eric Curran in the No. 31 Cadillac DPi.

Of course, in the last couple hours, there has been some drama with the Action Express squad as both cars made trips to the garage to treat over-heating issues. However, those issues have, for now at least, appeared to stabilize as the both cars have been turning strong lap times and maintaining their gaps over the competition.

Chip Ganassi Racing continues to run 1-2 in the GTLM category with the No. 66 Ford GT being driven by Dirk Mueller leading Ryan Briscoe by just over a half-second in the No. 67 Ford GT. The two have been nose-to-tail for quite a while now, with Briscoe having taken a few looks to the inside of Mueller in turn 1.

The No. 3 Corvette with Jan Magnussen at the wheel sits about 23 seconds behind Mueller.

Franck Perera has the No. 11 Lamborghini Huracan out front in the GTD category.

JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “In that last stint, the car was really good. The way the track is gripping up is suiting us right now. We’re a little too far behind to do anything. We’ll just keep pushing and see what still happens. We need some safety cars for us to have a real shot. We have good speed. We’re just too far behind right now."

MIKE ROCKENFELLER, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “Obviously in the night it is always crazy here. You need to be really focused. I had two incidents… we didn’t lose any time, and I didn’t touch anyone. It was close; people kept spinning in front of me. That was close, and we were lucky. The car is kind of good. The track is changing all the time so I think we need to see where we are at the end. Right now, it looks like the Fords are too fast for us. But we will keep digging and keep digging. It is still a long race, and we know how many things can happen. I am still very optimistic.

“We have only had two yellows, so it’s a bit odd. I was expecting more chaos. There is still plenty of time for something to happen. No one usually wants yellows but I wouldn’t mind a couple to get us closer to the Fords!"

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “We’re just maintaining our position and circulating… waiting for the sun to come up and see what the morning brings. The car is OK. We had to run a set of tires that weren’t very nice, and I didn’t enjoy that very much. In the first stint I did, the traffic wasn’t so bad. After that, it was ridiculous again. There’s still quite a ways to go. We’ll see what sunrise brings."

Brian Carroccio reporting for AutoRacing1

HOUR 20 STANDINGS

Pos	CP	Car	CL	Driver	Lap	Gap	Int	Make
1	1	5	P	J.Barbosa	663	—	—	Cadillac DPi
2	2	31	P	E.Curran	660	-3 L	-3 L	Cadillac DPi
3	3	54	P	R.Dumas	658	-5 L	-2 L	ORECA LMP2
4	4	78	P	H.Tung	656	-7 L	-2 L	ORECA LMP2
5	5	32	P	P.Di Resta	656	-7 L	41.442	Ligier LMP2
6	6	99	P	C.Miller	652	-11 L	-4 L	ORECA LMP2
7	7	85	P	A.Cindric	652	-11 L	17.600	ORECA LMP2
8	8	38	P	J.French	651	-12 L	-1 L	ORECA LMP2
9	9	7	P	G.Rahal	643	-20 L	-8 L	Acura DPi
10	10	6	P	D.Cameron	642	-21 L	-1 L	Acura DPi
11	1	66	GTLM	D.Mueller	639	—	—	Ford GT
12	2	67	GTLM	R.Briscoe	639	0.292	0.292	Ford GT
13	3	3	GTLM	J.Magnussen	639	23.034	22.742	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
14	4	4	GTLM	O.Gavin	637	-2 L	-2 L	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
15	5	62	GTLM	A.Pier Guidi	632	-7 L	-5 L	Ferrari 488 GTE
16	6	912	GTLM	E.Bamber	632	-7 L	21.611	Porsche 911 RSR
17	7	24	GTLM	A.Farfus	632	-7 L	30.479	BMW M8 GTLM
18	11	37	P	R.Frijns	629	-34 L	-13 L	ORECA LMP2
19	12	23	P	P.Hanson	627	-36 L	-2 L	Ligier LMP2
20	13	52	P	N.Boulle	624	-39 L	-3 L	Ligier LMP2
21	1	11	GTD	F.Perera	614	—	—	Lamborghini Huracan GT3
22	2	86	GTD	T.Hindman	614	22.371	22.371	Acura NSX GT3
23	3	48	GTD	B.Sellers	614	29.155	6.784	Lamborghini Huracan GT3
24	4	33	GTD	L.Stolz	614	90.507	61.352	Mercedes-AMG GT3
25	5	64	GTD	F.Montecalvo	613	-1 L	-1 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
26	6	44	GTD	M.Winkelhock	613	-1 L	4.294	Audi R8 LMS GT3
27	7	29	GTD	C.Mies	612	-2 L	-1 L	Audi R8 LMS GT3
28	8	911	GTLM	P.Pilet	611	-28 L	-21 L	Porsche 911 RSR
29	8	15	GTD	J.Hawksworth	609	-5 L	-3 L	Lexus RCF GT3
30	9	75	GTD	M.Grenier	608	-6 L	-1 L	Mercedes-AMG GT3
31	10	93	GTD	M.Farnbacher	608	-6 L	21.930	Acura NSX GT3
32	11	63	GTD	A.Balzan	607	-7 L	-1 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
33	12	71	GTD	L.Spinelli	606	-8 L	-1 L	Mercedes-AMG GT3
34	13	19	GTD	E.Perez Companc	603	-11 L	-3 L	Lamborghini Huracan GT3
35	14	96	GTD	J.Klingmann	596	-18 L	-7 L	BMW M6 GT3
36	9	25	GTLM	P.Eng	591	-48 L	-20 L	BMW M8 GTLM
37	15	69	GTD	J.Falb	591	-23 L	-5 L	Acura NSX GT3
38	16	14	GTD	D.Baumann	584	-30 L	-7 L	Lexus RCF GT3
39	17	73	GTD	N.Siedler	580	-34 L	-4 L	Porsche 911 GT3 R
40	18	82	GTD	M.Fuentes	579	-35 L	-1 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
41	19	59	GTD	M.Cairoli	576	-38 L	-3 L	Porsche 911 GT3 R
42	20	51	GTD	P.Dalla Lana	571	-43 L	-5 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
43	14	10	P	R.Van Der Zande	555	-108 L	-69 L	Cadillac DPi
44	15	20	P	B.Gaughan	543	-120 L	-12 L	Multimatic/Riley LMP2
45	16	55	P	J.Bomarito	541	-122 L	-2 L	Mazda DPi
46	17	77	P	T.Nunez	530	-133 L	-11 L	Mazda DPi
47	21	58	GTD	P.Long	529	-85 L	-42 L	Porsche 911 GT3 R
48	18	22	P	P.Derani	438	-225 L	-92 L	Nissan DPi
49	19	2	P	R.Dalziel	338	-325 L	-100 L	Nissan DPi
50	20	90	P	M.McMurry	291	-372 L	-47 L	Cadillac DPi