DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—After 15 hours of racing at the 2015 Rolex 24, the Tudor United SportsCar Championship seems to be well on its way towards redeeming itself for the 2014 Rolex 24—and the entire 2014 season. (Please see Rolex 24: Caution No. 9 as Porsches Collide for more of the story.)
Daytona Prototypes controlled the Prototype class, with Scott Dixon in the #02 Ganassi Riley-Ford EcoBoost leading Max Angelelli in the #10 WTR Dallara-Corvette by half a second, with Sage Karam in the #01 Ganassi Riley-Ford in third.
The DPs earned their place at the top of the grid, by being quick and enduring while the P2 cars dropped out one by one, leaving only the pole-setting #60 Shank Racing Ligier-Honda in sixth. Attrition was mostly electrical—there was no banging and bashing, no bump-snd-runs—some cars broke and others didnt, P2 and DP alike.
GT Le Mans delivered exactly the kind of racing everyone expected: multiple manufacturers vying for every inch of tarmac from the green flag to the finish.
Corvette controlled the class for bits of time, as did Ferrari and BMW, with Porsche—factory and private—harrying the leader.
