3.56-mile The ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona is run on the 3.56-mile (5.73 km) combined road course / NASCAR speedway of Daytona International Speedway.

Since the early 1960s, the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA has garnered big name winners such as Hurley Haywood, Scott Pruett and Bob Wollek. Established in 1962, the race is run on a 3.56-mile combined road course and is typically held the last weekend of January marking the first major U.S. automobile competition of the year.

The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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With its tachymetric scale, its three counters and its pushers, the Cosmograph Daytona was designed to be the ultimate timing tool for endurance racing drivers. The bezel features a tachymetric scale to read average speed over a given distance based on elapsed time.

The Rolex Daytona Is Rare With Limited Production Runs At first, this watch wasn't popular at all, so production numbers were naturally low. However, once the Daytona was popular, it was in Rolex's best interest to keep this luxury sports watch's production numbers low to preserve its high demand.

The field for the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona was capped at 61 cars across five division because the LMDh cars of GTP required larger garage and pit stalls.

61 cars Four other competition classes will be in the heralded race as well – Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3), GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and GT Daytona (GTD) – making for a jam-packed field of 61 cars (appropriate for the 61st running) eager to get started in what's considered the traditional worldwide ...

Drivers compete on teams and take various shifts throughout the race so the action never stops. There are five classifications of cars that compete amongst each other during the race as well as for top honors in their respective classes.

The Rolex Daytona was inspired by racecar drivers and enthusiasts, most notably, iconic actor Paul Newman, who reportedly wore his Daytona every day after he was gifted one by his wife.

61 cars 61 cars make Daytona 24 Hours “like a gymkhana”, says Bourdais.

The Rolex Daytona Is Rare With Limited Production Runs At first, this watch wasn't popular at all, so production numbers were naturally low. However, once the Daytona was popular, it was in Rolex's best interest to keep this luxury sports watch's production numbers low to preserve its high demand.