Rolex 24: Hours 18 Standings - Action Express still in control

UPDATE

Could there be a problem for the No. 5 Cadillac?

LAT for IMSA

And literally just as I posted the Hour 18 standings, the first-place No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac made a very brief trip to the garage area. The team apparently has been losing water throughout the evening, and came to the garage under caution to check something. The car then went back to the pit area, where it topped off on fuel, before heading back to the track. The No. 5 remains in the lead with the sister No. 31 Action Express Cadillac back on the lead lap.

We will obviously monitor this situation, as what was looking to be something of a processional race has obviously had a degree of drama injected into it.

Brian Carroccio reporting for AutoRacing1

01/28/18 With just over 6 hours remaining in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a full-course caution has come out for debris in turn 6. It remains an Action Express 1-2 at the head of the field, with the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi currently piloted by Christian Fittipaldi a lap ahead of Mike Conway in the No. 31 Cadillac. And with the third-place #32 United Autosports Ligier currently driven by Hugo de Sadeleer 4 laps behind, Action Express seems to be in a very strong position.

The Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs continue to run 1-2 in GTLM with Richard Westbrook in the No. 67 currently ahead of Joey Hand in the No. 66. Andrea Caldarelli has the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracan atop the GTD category.

Brian Carroccio reporting for AutoRacing1

Hour 18 Standings

Pos	CP	Car	CL	Driver	Lap	Gap	Int	Make
1	1	5	P	C.Fittipaldi	601	—	—	Cadillac DPi
2	2	31	P	M.Conway	600	-1 L	-1 L	Cadillac DPi
3	3	32	P	H.de Sadeleer	597	-4 L	-3 L	Ligier LMP2
4	4	54	P	C.Braun	595	-6 L	-2 L	ORECA LMP2
5	5	78	P	A.Brundle	593	-8 L	-2 L	ORECA LMP2
6	6	85	P	D.DeFrancesco	589	-12 L	-4 L	ORECA LMP2
7	7	99	P	M.Goikhberg	589	-12 L	27.881	ORECA LMP2
8	8	38	P	K.Masson	588	-13 L	-1 L	ORECA LMP2
9	9	37	P	D.Juncadella	579	-22 L	-9 L	ORECA LMP2
10	10	7	P	G.Rahal	579	-22 L	267.984	Acura DPi
11	1	67	GTLM	R.Westbrook	578	—	—	Ford GT
12	2	66	GTLM	J.Hand	578	4.154	4.154	Ford GT
13	11	6	P	S.Pagenaud	578	-23 L	-1 L	Acura DPi
14	3	3	GTLM	M.Rockenfeller	578	89.800	85.646	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
15	4	4	GTLM	M.Fassler	576	-2 L	-2 L	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
16	12	23	P	L.Norris	575	-26 L	-3 L	Ligier LMP2
17	5	912	GTLM	L.Vanthoor	574	-4 L	-2 L	Porsche 911 RSR
18	13	52	P	S.Saavedra	574	-27 L	-1 L	Ligier LMP2
19	6	62	GTLM	J.Calado	571	-7 L	-3 L	Ferrari 488 GTE
20	7	24	GTLM	N.Catsburg	571	-7 L	14.250	BMW M8 GTLM
21	1	48	GTD	A.Caldarelli	556	—	—	Lamborghini Huracan GT3
22	2	33	GTD	A.Christodoulou	556	4.262	4.262	Mercedes-AMG GT3
23	3	86	GTD	K.Legge	556	7.374	3.112	Acura NSX GT3
24	4	51	GTD	M.Lauda	556	50.731	43.357	Ferrari 488 GT3
25	5	11	GTD	M.Bortolotti	556	52.639	1.908	Lamborghini Huracan GT3
26	14	10	P	R.Van Der Zande	555	-46 L	-19 L	Cadillac DPi
27	6	64	GTD	S.Bird	555	-1 L	-1 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
28	7	44	GTD	A.Davis	555	-1 L	33.052	Audi R8 LMS GT3
29	8	29	GTD	J.Schmidt	555	-1 L	7.231	Audi R8 LMS GT3
30	9	15	GTD	S.Pruett	551	-5 L	-4 L	Lexus RCF GT3
31	10	93	GTD	J.Marks	551	-5 L	37.710	Acura NSX GT3
32	11	75	GTD	T.Jaeger	550	-6 L	-1 L	Mercedes-AMG GT3
33	8	911	GTLM	F.Makowiecki	550	-28 L	-21 L	Porsche 911 RSR
34	12	63	GTD	G.Jeannette	549	-7 L	-1 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
35	13	71	GTD	R.Foley	548	-8 L	-1 L	Mercedes-AMG GT3
36	14	19	GTD	C.Engelhart	546	-10 L	-2 L	Lamborghini Huracan GT3
37	15	96	GTD	J.Klingmann	546	-10 L	61.963	BMW M6 GT3
38	15	55	P	J.Bomarito	541	-60 L	-14 L	Mazda DPi
39	16	69	GTD	R.Eversley	536	-20 L	-10 L	Acura NSX GT3
40	17	59	GTD	S.Smith	535	-21 L	-1 L	Porsche 911 GT3 R
41	9	25	GTLM	C.De Phillippi	531	-47 L	-19 L	BMW M8 GTLM
42	16	77	P	T.Nunez	529	-72 L	-12 L	Mazda DPi
43	18	14	GTD	P.Frommenwiler	527	-29 L	-8 L	Lexus RCF GT3
44	19	73	GTD	P.Lindsey	525	-31 L	-2 L	Porsche 911 GT3 R
45	20	82	GTD	R.Perez de Lara	522	-34 L	-3 L	Ferrari 488 GT3
46	17	20	P	A.Popow	492	-109 L	-37 L	Multimatic/Riley LMP2
47	21	58	GTD	R.Renauer	471	-85 L	-51 L	Porsche 911 GT3 R
48	18	22	P	P.Derani	438	-163 L	-54 L	Nissan DPi
49	19	2	P	R.Dalziel	338	-263 L	-100 L	Nissan DPi
50	20	90	P	M.McMurry	291	-310 L	-47 L	Cadillac DPi