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Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz and Kamui Kobayashi will share the No. 40 Cadillac with Alex Lynn sidelined because of a virus.

Ten things to watch at Daytona International Speedway for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, January 24-25. After a slow start in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship due to cars delivered relatively late for the 2023 season, BMW arrived at the Rolex 24 well prepared this year.

Kobayashi, one of 14 drivers in this year's Rolex 24 field with past Formula 1 experience, admits he's making the most of his 10-day stay in the Daytona International Speedway infield in his own way, highlighted by alternating cold plunges and stints his new portable sauna.

In an informal poll conducted by NBC Sports, Max Verstappen was the most popular choice as the dream closer at Daytona International Speedway. And some hinted an appearance by the four-time defending Formula One champion on the famous banking of the World Center of Racing eventually could become a reality.

With the Rolex 24 at Daytona set to kick off the 2025 racing season, we look back at all the F1 drivers who won the race.

Similar to his long-time Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean is also competing in this weekend's Rolex 24. The French driver, who left Formula 1 at the end of the 2020 season after sustaining a horrific injury in Bahrain, has been racing in IndyCar ever since.

Key information on the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona, which will be held Jan. 25-26 at Daytona International Speedway.

Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours into the twice-round-the-clock endurance race.Kobayashi, a two-time Rolex winner, had not been able to participate in the season-opening event the last two years because as a Toyota factory driver in the World Endurance Championship series it was considered a conflict of interest.

With 61 sports cars ready to get on track today, key storylines for the 63rd running of the 24-hour classic at Daytona International Speedway.

Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz and Kamui Kobayashi will share the No. 40 Cadillac with Alex Lynn sidelined because of a virus.

The Cadillac Racing teams endured an eventful 2025 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, suffering two wrecks and a lack of pace when the 24-hour clock ran down.