Star-Studded Rolex 24 Field Includes Greats from Throughout Motorsports
Dan Gurney to be Honored at Rolex 24
·Pruett Recognized Ahead of Last Ride
Active F1 Racer Stroll Embarks on Second Rolex 24 At Daytona

The eyes of the racing world will be on Daytona International Speedway for the next day and a half, as a field of superstar drivers will take on America’s most prestigious 24-hour race, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. As expected, the field includes the world’s best sports car racers. But the field also features a number of greats from other forms of the sport as well, including Formula 1, NASCAR and IndyCar. Here’s a quick look:

Active Formula 1 Drivers (2):
Fernando Alonso (two-time World Champion, 32 career Grand Prix victories)
Lance Stroll (20 career Grand Prix starts)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Winners (2):
Juan Pablo Montoya (2 career victories)
A.J. Allmendinger (1 career victory)

Indianapolis 500 Winners (4):
Helio Castroneves (3 victories)
Juan Pablo Montoya (2 victories)
Ryan Hunter-Reay (1 victory)
Scott Dixon (1 victory)

IndyCar Series Champions (4):
Scott Dixon (4 championships)
Juan Pablo Montoya (1 championship)
Ryan Hunter-Reay (1 championship)
Simon Pagenaud (1 championship)

In addition, the field include 14 drivers who have won at least one IndyCar race, more than 30 drivers who have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and nine drivers who started the 2017 Indianapolis 500.

Live television coverage of the Rolex 24 At Daytona begins in the U.S. on FOX at 2 p.m. ET, with complete streaming for 25 consecutive hours available on the FOX Sports GO app. IMSA Radio, in-car cameras and live Timing & Scoring are available on IMSA.com. IMSA Radio also will be broadcast via SiriusXM (Sirius Channel 138/XM 202/Internet App Channel 972).

Dan Gurney to be Honored at Rolex 24
Legendary racer Dan Gurney, who passed away on Jan. 14 at the age of 86, is being honored throughout the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Cars and drivers throughout the field are paying tribute with commemorative car and helmet decals, the FOX Sports telecast has been dedicated to Gurney, and a Sam Posey written and narrated tribute will close the FOX network telecast just before it goes off air at 5 p.m. ET.

And leading the 2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona field around on its pre-race parade lap will be the No. 30 Lola T70 race car that Gurney drove to victory in the 1966 Can-Am race at Bridgehampton in New York. It was the only Ford-powered car ever to win a Can-Am race.

Among Gurney’s many other achievements as a driver, team owner and constructor was his Toyota-powered Eagle Mk III Prototype, in which PJ Jones set the all-time Rolex 24 At Daytona qualifying record that still stands today.

Pruett Recognized Ahead of Last Ride
Adoring fan response and fellow driver congratulations greeted Scott Pruett everywhere he went in the Daytona International Speedway garage Saturday morning in the hours just prior to the afternoon’s Rolex 24 At Daytona green flag.

The retiring five-time Rolex 24 overall winner was gracious and appreciative of the attention, however, he said he remained 100 percent committed to adding another trophy courtesy of his final career start this weekend.

“The intensity is starting to build,’’ Pruett said following the Rolex 24 drivers’ meeting Saturday morning. “It’s business as usual, but busier than usual,’’ he said smiling. “So much fun.’’

With the Chairman of IMSA, Jim France, on one side and IMSA CEO Ed Bennett on the other of Pruett, IMSA President Scott Atherton presented the great champion specially commissioned artwork depicting cars Pruett drove throughout his championship IMSA career.

“Wow, this is humbling and wonderful,’’ Pruett told the crowded meeting. “I hope you have a wonderful and safe race.’’

Pruett and his No. 14 3GT Racing Lexus RC F GT3 racing team will start fourth in the GT Daytona (GTD) class.

Active F1 Racer Stroll Embarks on Second Rolex 24 At Daytona
While there has been much excitement over two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso’s Rolex 24 debut this weekend, he isn’t the only F1 regular on the starting grid.

Canadian F1 driver Lance Stroll is co-driving the No. 37 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA ORECA LMP2 car in the famed event along with Felix Rosenqvist, of Sweden, Robin Frijns of the Netherlands and Daniel Juncadella, of Spain. The car is sixth on the starting grid and Stroll was second fastest in Friday’s final practice.

This is the second Rolex 24 for Stroll, 19, who started fifth and finished fifth last year driving a Ford Riley DP. He drives for Williams in F1 and earned his first career podium finish (third) at Azerbaijan in June.