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2020 IMSA Roar Before the Rolex 24 testing at Daytona
By | Published: January 5, 2020 14
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A group photo of prototypes takes a three-wide formation on pit road during the IMSA Roar Before the Rolex 24 test days Jan. 3-5 at Daytona International Speedway. The preseason event brought drivers from many classes of motorsport, including a distinct NASCAR feel for some teams, ahead of the Jan. 25-26 endurance event.
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Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, right, chats with team owner Jimmy Vasser during a break in Roar before the Rolex 24 testing. Busch is set to drive the No. 14 Lexus for the AIM Vasser Sullivan operation in the 24-hour classic.
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The No. 22 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 rounds the oval portion of the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway course during Roar testing. NASCAR up-and-comers Chase Briscoe and Hailie Deegan shared driving duties.
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Xfinity Series regular Austin Cindric and British GT Series driver Sebastian Priaulx shared driving of the Multimatic Motorsports No. 15 Ford Mustang GT4 in the Roar before the Rolex 24.
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Rick Ware Racing's Multimatic/Riley LMP2 prototype makes its way through the infield portion of the Daytona circuit. NASCAR driver Cody Ware is set to share the driving with Mark Kvamme, James Davison and Jonathan Hoggard in the No. 2 entry.
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Juan Pablo Montoya, a three-time Rolex 24 winner (2007, '08, '13), chats on the phone during a break in IMSA's Roar testing. Montoya, who drove for seven full seasons in NASCAR's top division, is set to wheel an Acura Team Penske prototype with co-drivers Dane Cameron and Simon Pagenaud, the 2019 Indy 500 winner.
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Former NASCAR regular AJ Allmendinger is set for the IMSA opener in this Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 in the Rolex 24. Allmendinger is scheduled to share the No. 57 entry with Misha Goikhberg, Trent Hindman and Alvaro Parente in the GT Daytona class.
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The No. 10 Cadillac DPi-V.R. navigates the infield at Daytona International Speedway. IndyCar regulars Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon are listed as co-drivers with Dutchman Renger Van Der Zande and Kamui Kobayashi of Japan.
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The No. 7 Acura Team Penske DPi prototype sits ready on pit road for one of its three highly touted drivers -- Helio Castroneves, Alexander Rossi and Ricky Taylor.
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Jordan Taylor -- also seen blurring the lines into NASCAR fandom as his alter ego Rodney Sandstorm -- waits for his turn at the wheel of the No. 3 Corvette C8.R in the GT Le Mans class.
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The No. 6 Acura Team Penske entry co-driven by Juan Pablo Montoya, Dane Cameron and Simon Pagenaud makes its way through nighttime testing at Daytona.
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Michael L. Levitt | LAT Images
The distinctive liveries of the Nos. 4 and 3 Corvette C8.R sit on display on pit road at Daytona International Speedway.
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The No. 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus drives past the No. 11 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 during nighttime testing at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Busch divided the driving duties of the No. 14 entry with Parker Chase, Jack Hawksworth and Michael De Quesada.
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The No. 77 LA Honda World Racing Civic TCR co-driven by Ryan Eversley and Taylor Hagler maneuvers through the infield at Daytona International Speedway.