With the sound of race cars on the big track, the Daytona International Speedway is once again rumbling and roaring—and the new year is only a week old. Testing is the agenda at DIS with an army of Grand-Am drivers preparing teams for the grueling day-and-night race known now as the Rolex 24 that will soon have 50 years of history. DIS and Grand-Am have big reasons to celebrate the next big race, as the increasingly popular sports car sanction brings a parade of vintage cars from past victories to the track. Expert drivers from across the world gather once again to team up and win. Drivers must prepare, but it’s hard to train for grueling shifts that consume 24 hours. It takes many team members to field all the cars for 24 hours...

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With the sound of race cars on the big track, the Daytona International Speedway is once again rumbling and roaring—and the new year is only a week old. Testing is the agenda at DIS with an army of Grand-Am drivers preparing teams for the grueling day-and-night race known now as the Rolex 24 that will soon have 50 years of history. DIS and Grand-Am have big reasons to celebrate the next big race, as the increasingly popular sports car sanction brings a parade of vintage cars from past victories to the track. Expert drivers from across the world gather once again to team up and win. Drivers must prepare, but it’s hard to train for grueling shifts that consume 24 hours. It takes many team members to field all the cars for 24 hours...

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