Roger Penske’s Team Wins Third Consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona in Thrilling Finish
Penske's team achieved three consecutive wins with three different driver lineups, securing Porsche's 21st Rolex 24 victory and beating Cadillac by 1 minute, .569 seconds.
- On Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, Roger Penske's Porsche Penske Motorsports won the Rolex 24 at Daytona, marking a three-peat and Porsche's 21st victory.
- The Rolex 24 marks the unofficial start of the IMSA season with about 60 cars and 228 drivers from 32 countries competing in the 24-hour endurance race.
- A race-record fog caution shortly before 1 a.m. lasted 6 hours, 33 minutes, 25 seconds covering 120 laps, while Felipe Nasr fended off Action Express Racing’s Cadillac by 1 minute,.569 seconds.
- Penske won with three different lineups, with Felipe Nasr the only mainstay across those entries, continuing a six-year streak of Brazilian drivers on winning teams.
- NBC and USA provided live broadcast coverage, airing 16 1/2 hours of the Rolex 24, while Peacock and IMSA.tv and the IMSA App streamed the full 24-hour race feed.
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By JENNA FRYER DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, USA (AP) — Felipe Nasr's time in Formula One was over after two disappointing seasons, and the Brazilian was left with little to do as an open-wheel race car driver. He migrated to sports cars and spent four seasons driving for the team owned by NASCAR president Jim France. Then an opportunity arose that he couldn't refuse: a clandestine meeting with Roger Penske to discuss developing a new sports car progr…
Roger Penske’s team wins 3rd consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona in thrilling finish
DAYTONA BEACH — Felipe Nasr’s time in Formula 1 had ended after two underwhelming seasons and the Brazilian was left with little to do as an open-wheel racing driver. He migrated to sports cars and spent four seasons driving for the team owned by NASCAR chairman Jim France. Then came an opportunity he couldn’t turn down: a clandestine meeting with Roger Penske to discuss developing a new sports car program with the factory backing of Porsche. Th…
The Chilean driver Nicolás Pino finished in the seventh place of the general standings in the 2026 edition of Daytona 24 Hours. The national completed the demanding test on the Daytona International Speedway circuit in the United States.The victory was in the hands of Porsche Penske Motorsport number 7, driven in the final stage by Brazilian Felipe Nasr, who again played a decisive role in the outcome of the competition.The former Formula 1 driv…
Porsche Penske Does it Again, Completes Rolex 24 Hour of Daytona Three-Peat
At the start of its first campaign solely focused on IMSA racing, Porsche Penske proves it's still the team to beat, with Felipe Nasr wheeling the No. 7 Porsche Penske 963 to its third straight Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona victory.
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