At-track photos: 2024 IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona

Felipe Nasr, driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, celebrates in Victory Lane with his team after winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Felipe Nasr, driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, celebrates in Victory Lane with his team after winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, celebrates in Victory Lane with his team after winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, is sprayed with champagne by Colton Herta, driver of the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06, in Victory Lane after the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Tom Blomqvist, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V- Series.R, reacts after coming up just short in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Felipe Nasr, driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, crosses the finish line to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view as cars race during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 of Tijmen van der Helm, Richard Westbrook, Phil Hanson and Ben Keating drives during sunset at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 of Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Brendon Hartley and Marcus Ericsson drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view as cars race during sunset at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 of Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz, Colton Herta and Jenson Button drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims and Daniel Juncadella drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Bubba Wallace poses for a photo with a fan before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Bubba Wallace and his wife Amanda Wallace pose for a photo on top of their RV during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

IMSA President John Doonan poses for a photo before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Flags wave during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) of Laurin Heinrich, Seb Priaulx and Michael Christensen drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims and Daniel Juncadella drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 of Harry Tincknell, Mike Rockenfeller and Christopher Mies drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Josef Newgarden driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 looks on before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view as cars race during sunset at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Devlin Defrancesco, driver of the the No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Bubba Wallace walks on pit road before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Chip Ganassi looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Simon Mann driver of the No. 21 Af Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Alex Palou, driver of the No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V- Series.R poses for a photo with a fan on pit road before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Fans pose for a photo before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The Rolex 24 trophy is seen before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Anthony Mantella, driver of the No. 17 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R, looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Fans looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Patricio O'Ward driver of the No. 2 United Autosports USA ORECA LMP2 07 looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Simon Mann, Francois Heriau, and Kei Cozzolino drivers of the No. 21 Af Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 of pose for a photo on pit road before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Ritomo Miyata driver of the No. 12 VasserSullivan Lexus RC F GT3 looks on before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 of Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller and Frederic Vervisch sits on pit road before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 of Misha Goikhberg, Loris Spinelli, Devlin Defrancesco and Sandy Mitchell drives drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 32 Korthoff / Preston Motorsports Mercedes AMG GT3 of Mike Skeen, Mikael Grenier, Kenton Koch and Maximilian Goetz drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 EVO of Marvin Kirchhöfer, Oliver Jarvis, James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 of Harry Tincknell, Mike Rockenfeller and Christopher Mies drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Earl Bamber drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 of Misha Goikhberg, Loris Spinelli, Devlin Defrancesco and Sandy Mitchell exits pit lane during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view as cars race during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 81 DragonSpeed ORECA LMP2 07 of Eric Lux, Kyffin Simpson, James Allen and Sebastian Alvarez drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view of Rolex 24 signage before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Fans pose for a photo before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 team of Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr, Matt Campbell and Josef Newgarden poses for a team photo before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Fans pose for a photo before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Team owner Chip Ganassi and drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Alex Palou of the No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V- Series.R of Renger van der Zande stand for the National Anthem before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

A general view before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Josef Newgarden driver of the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 is interviewed on pit road before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Bubba Wallace smiles for photos with fans on the pre-race grid for Friday's Michelin Pilot Challenge Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Wallace is teaming with fellow NASCAR drivers John Hunter Nemechek and Corey Heim in the Smooge Racing No. 23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO in the preliminary event to IMSA's Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The Grand Sport (GS) class gets the green flag for the start of Friday's Michelin Pilot Challenge Series event at Daytona International Speedway.

It's pit-service time for the Hattori Motorsports No. 50 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO (drivers Jack Hawksworth, Tyler Maxson) in Friday's Michelin Pilot Challenge Series action.

John Hunter Nemechek takes time out for fans on the Michelin Pilot Challenge pre-race grid at Daytona.

The No. 39 CarBAhn Motorsports BMW M4 GT4 sits at the front of the GS class field for Friday's Michelin Pilot Challenge Series event.

Crews line up for pre-race ceremonies on the Michelin Pilot Challenge Series grid along Daytona International Speedway's pit road.

Crew members tend to the Team ACP by Random Vandals No. 94 BMW M4 GT4 (drivers Catesby Jones, Ken Goldberg, Terry Borcheller) on pit road at Daytona International Speedway.

The Crowdstrike Racing by APR No. 4 ORECA LMP2 (drivers George Kurtz, Colin Braun, Toby Sowery, Malthe Jakobsen) works through a right-hand bend during Thursday practice for the IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Fans watch as the "Rexy" No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R from AO Racing (drivers Laurin Heinrich, Seb Priaulx, Michael Christensen) gets a tow through the Daytona International Speedway garage.

The BMW M Team RLL No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 (drivers Connor De Phillippi, Nick Yelloly, Maxime Martin, Rene Rast) cuts through the night during Thursday's practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R (drivers Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Daniel Juncadella) at the edge of its garage stall in the Daytona International Speedway paddock.

The Iron Dames No. 83 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 (drivers Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, Sarah Bovy, Doriane Pin) lights up the night during Thursday's late Rolex 24 practice.

Team owner Wayne Taylor chats with his son and driver Jordan Taylor in the Daytona International Speedway garage area.

Cadillac Racing's No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R (drivers Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou) makes nighttime laps at Daytona International Speedway. In Thursday's three practices for IMSA's Rolex 24, the No. 01 Cadillac was atop the speed chart for the first two sessions.

Fans take in the Rolex 24 preliminaries in the Daytona International Speedway paddock area.

The McCumbee McAleer Racing No. 13 Ford Mustang GT4 (drivers Chad McCumbee, Jenson Altzman) finds its way through the infield section of Daytona International Speedway during Michelin Pilot Challenge Series practice.

The Proton Competition No. 5 Porsche 963 (drivers Gianmaria Bruni, Neel Jani, Alessio Picariello, Romain Dumas) streaks through nightfall in Thursday's Rolex 24 practice.

The Sean Creech Motorsport No. 33 Ligier LMP2 (drivers Lance Willsey, Joao Barbosa, Nolan Siegel, Jonny Edgar) shows its patriotic colors during a nighttime run in Thursday's practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti No. 40 Acura ARX-06 entry in the GTP class (drivers Jordan Taylor, Louis Deletraz, Colton Herta, Jenson Button) makes its way through the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway circuit during Thursday practice for the IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R (drivers Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Daniel Juncadella) navigates the infield section in front during Thursday practice for the IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Former Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi, driver of the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 EVO makes his way through the Daytona International Speedway paddock during Thursday's practice sessions.

The pole-winning No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R (drivers Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, Tom Blomqvist) works past the No. 32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes AMG GT3 (drivers Mikael Grenier, Mike Skeen, Kenton Koch, Maximilian Goetz) during Thursday practice for the IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The Smooge Racing No. 23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO (drivers Bubba Wallace, Corey Heim, John Hunter Nemechek) powers through the infield portion of the Daytona International Speedway course in Thursday's Michelin Pilot Challenge Series practice.

The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsports Porsche 963 (drivers Mathieu Jaminet, Nick Tandy, Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor) rounds the International Horseshoe turn during Thursday practice for IMSA's Rolex 24 season opener.

Filipe Albuquerque gets geared up for Thursday's practice in the cockpit of the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06.

The No. 2 United Autosports USA ORECA LMP2 (drivers Ben Keating, Nico Pino, Ben Hanley, Patricio O'Ward) has the Daytona Rising main grandstand as a backdrop as it hustles through the infield in Thursday's practice sessions.

The Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR (drivers Mark Wilkins, Mason Filippi) seeks speed during in Thursday's Michelin Pilot Challenge Series practice.

The AO Racing No. 99 ORECA LMP2 07 (drivers PJ Hyett, Paul-Loup Chatin, Matt Brabham, Alex Quinn) on track during during Thursday's preliminary action at the IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The Turner Motorsport No. 96 BMW M4 GT4 (drivers Francis Selldorff, Robby Foley) makes time during Thursday's practice sessions at Daytona International Speedway.

A colorful array of 59 entries is lined up Wednesday for a full-field photo at Daytona International Speedway, where the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship kicks off its 2024 season with the annual Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The front row in the 2024 Rolex 24 full-field photo (from left) are the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3, the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3, the No. 52 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports, ORECA LMP2 07 and the overall pole-winning No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing V-Series.R.

Clear-blue skies and the towering Daytona Rising main seating area provide a dramatic backdrop for the Rolex 24 field.

The Rolex 24 field is pointed toward Turn 1 of the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course. The field will funnel into the tight left-hand bend at the start of the Rolex 24 on Saturday (1:40 p.m. ET).

More views of the 59 cars bracing for competition in the twice-around-the-clock endurance challenge.

A pavement-line view of the Rolex 24 starting field.