Daytona Rising- Race Is About to Begin!

The story of Daytona includes a lot more than racing. It is a symbol of American strength and engineering.  From the cars on the track that serve as R&D for the car manufacturers to the track and its facilities, Daytona is symbolic of what America stands for.  Less than a month ago I was there photographing some of the best sports cars from manufacturers around the world for the Rolex 24 Hours and at the end of 24 hours of racing, the three American manufacturers stood at the top of the heap.  Manufacturers that a lot of us grew up with- Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge shone brightly on the winner's podium.

The big story is the new Daytona Rising- like one of the seven wonders of the world, the grandstand is almost a mile long, high enough to see the Atlantic Ocean, contains about 1% of all the steel produced in the US last year and the design takes into account the curvature of the earth- about 7 inches from end to end! 


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Next-  I'll take you behind the scenes ( View of more than the race track) from my visit last month. From dawn to dusk, this is a beautiful arena.  Like the Colosseum was to the Romans, Daytona International Speedway is an American monument.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallery of Winners- Daytona

The start of the 2015 sports car racing season at Daytona January 23- 25 did not disappoint. Here's a summary of the winners of the 53rd Rolex 24 and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.    If you want to watch the 24 Hour race, I have attached a link to the IMSA website where you can hear the sounds and see all the action!
Replay- 24 Hours of Daytona


And The Winners Are:

Rolex 24 Hour


                                                                    Prototype Class


Ford EcoBoost



 

GTD Class

#93 Dodge Viper SRT GT- 3R


Prototype Challenge Class

Core Autosport  #54 ORCA

 GTLM Class

#3 Corvette C7.R



And for the Continental tire Sports Car Challenge:



Grandsport Class

#13 Rum Bum Porsche

And Street Tuner Class

#17 RSI Porsche

More stories from the 24 Rolex 24 Hour Rolex weekend to come including  the complete story of the 60th Anniversary Porsche Club Coupe at the Porsche Corral!


BONUS PHOTO, VIDEO & STORY:

Seen at the Rolex 24 Hour in the Porsche Corral

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See The Reaction to the GTS Club Coupe