It’s a pleasant problem to have if you’re IMSA president John Doonan.
Doonan and the North American sports-car series have announced a capped field of 60 cars for the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona, scheduled for Jan. 28-29 on the 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway.
IMSA and Daytona received more than 70 entry forms, but due to the lack of pit-lane room for that many teams, they capped the field at 60. The necessary cut-down, Doonan said, “speaks volumes for the interest in international endurance sports-car racing and our IMSA platform.”
The Rolex 24 will be the first official event for IMSA’s new prototype class — GTP, which features new-age cars designed to meet the entry specs for both IMSA and Europe’s World Endurance Championship (and, specifically, the 24 Hours of Le Mans).
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Nine GTPs will compete in the marquee class. The GTD class, featuring a pro-am lineup of drivers, will include 24 teams. GTD Pro, featuring professional driver lineups only, will have eight.
The two Le Mans Prototype classes will have a combined 19 entries — 10 in LMP2 and nine in LMP3.
Along with a strong lineup of IMSA drivers, the GTP class will also feature some quality moonlighters, including IndyCar legends Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves, as well as Colton Herta and Simon Pagenaud.
The 60 Rolex 24 teams will get three days of race prep the weekend before the season-opening event, taking over the Speedway, along with a paddock full of fans, for the Jan. 20 (Friday to Sunday) Roar Before the Rolex.
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