There are 61 entries for the 61st Rolex 24 in Daytona.

IMSA added SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG No. 75 to the GT Daytona class, growing the variety of automobiles within the class to 25. The automobile can be anticipated to compete within the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup season, with 57 entries for the quad. Kenny Habul and his SunEnergy1 crew sat on the GTD pole in final 12 months’s qualifying race.

“It appears very pure to have 61 automobiles for the 61st run of the Rolex 24 at Daytona,” mentioned IMSA President John Doonan. “After saying a 60-vehicle capability for the sphere final month – and studying we had obtained greater than 70 purposes – our IMSA group obtained again collectively and determined that we may lastly accommodate one other entry to match our pitch measurement final 12 months. It is a Rolex 24 and It’s shaping as much as be the 2023 IMSA season.”

The motion on the observe for Roar Earlier than the 24 kicks off on Friday, January 20, and the Rolex 24 is scheduled to start out Saturday, January 28 at 1:40 PM Jap time.