Ryan Dalziel, Allan McNish and Dario Franchitti are among the favorites in the Daytona prototype class lead. Robin Liddell is one of the major awards in the category of production-based GT and Marino Franchitti looks to gain victory in the inaugural class of the new GX.
Dalziel and Dario Franchitti are previous winners of the classic at Daytona International Speedway. Dalziel - who won in 2010 - is to help McNish his first overall victory when the pair co-leads # 2 Starworks Motorsport Ford / Riley with Alex Popov and Sebastien Bourdais.
"I really wanted to go back to Daytona and guidelines that elusive victory for the team and for me," said McNish, a native of Dumfries who finished second overall in the event three times - winning the GT class of seconds as shown on his debut at Daytona in 1998 years.
"Daytona was a career that gave me joy, but also left me frustrated," said McNish. "I think the competition Rolex 24 is a very good way to focus on next season after the winter break. Allows me to" shake off cobwebs "and, despite the 24-hour race is a tough way to start the year, it is very good for physical and mentality the race. "
Native Coatbridge Dalziel won the pole for the 2012 Daytona Classic, and went on to finish second in the championship DP. He added that over a period of breakthrough, winning his class in the Sebring 12-hour, 24-hour race at Le Mans and Petit Le Mans, in addition to winning the FIA World Cup for Starworks resistance.
Dario Franchitti won the Target / Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in 2007. Edinburgh native and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner returns to the No. 02 BMW / Riley, where he will be joined by Charlie Kimball English conductor Chertsey - makes its debut in the Rolex 24 - plus Scott Dixon and Jamie McMurray.
Liddell, born in Edinburgh, who now lives in Berkshire, he returned to the table in the No. 57 Stevenson Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro. He was the winner of the 2004 Rolex GT 24 and won 18 races in the Rolex GT Series competition.
Marino Franchitti - the younger brother of four-time IndyCar champion - SpeedSource meets in the No. 70 Mazda. He wants to work with Sylvain Tremblay drive and Jonathan Bomarito team looking to give South Florida its third victory in the Rolex 24th
Spirit of Daytona will be two British drivers in the No. 90 Corvette DP three times winner of the 2012 Richard Westbrook joined by Oliver Gavin of Northamptonshire. Ricky Taylor and Spanish driver Antonio Garcia to fill up.
General Rolex Replica 24 winner Justin Wilson, Sheffield has to go back to 60 Michael Shank Racing No. Ford / Riley, Oswaldo Negri with a bench and John.
Other drivers competing in the GT class of the 2012 Porsche Cup Winner Nick Tandy in Bedford, England, in the No. 26 Orbit Racing Porsche GT3 and Damien Faulkner in Dublin, Ireland, to help No. 23 Porsche GT3 Weathertech Alex Job Racing with.
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