As the Daytona24 reached the 15-hour mark, it was Porsche in the lead after woes for the MSR Acura. Latest report ⬇️
The MSR team that had been the class of the field suffered technical drama shortly after the midway point of the race, with the engine cover of the #60 Acura ARX-06 having to be taken off during a full-course yellow due to a suspected gearbox leak.
Helio Castroneves took over the driving duties from Pagenaud in the 14th hour and set about extending his advantage up front, building a buffer of nearly 40 seconds over the #02 Cadillac’s Alex Lynn, now in second place after demoting the #6 Porsche of Cameron. Porsche was the biggest beneficiary of MSR’s troubles, with Nick Tandy propelling the #6 963 to the lead of the race at the start of the 15th hour after electing not to make a pitstop.
Acura’s troubles were compounded by the Wayne Taylor Racing team having to bring its #10 ARX-06 behind the wall moments after MSR’s first ran into technical issues after the midway point of the race. Josh Pierson sat second in the #35 TDS Racing ORECA, with Matthieu Vaxiviere third in the AF Corse entry after taking over driving duties from Nielsen.
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