I've attended every Roar and Rolex since moving to Daytona in 2018. This year will be my 7th year attending and just like every years prior, I'm very excited to see what IMSA and all the teams have in store for us.
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What's happening and when at the Rolex 24 At Daytona this year? Can’t figure out who to root for? Let us help with that.
Essentially, the festivities are spread across two weekends, with four IMSA-sanctioned series, all at one speedway. (See our handy-dandy schedule below.)
The Roar Before the Rolex 24 features ample practice for the WeatherTech Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge, and two races for the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge.
The Rolex 24 has races for the Mazda MX-5 Cup, Michelin Pilot Challenge, and, of course, the Rolex 24 for the WeatherTech Championship.
Who’s entered in these races? We have links to entry lists, too. For the headlining Rolex 24, there will be 61 entries, with 12 manufacturers and around 240 drivers.
The Roar Before the Rolex 24 (Jan. 17-19)
Friday, January 17
8:35 A.M.-9:15 A.M.: Practice 1 - VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
9:30 A.M.-10:45 A.M.: Session 1 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
11:00 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Session 1 - WeatherTech Championship
1:15 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Session 2 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
3:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Session 2 - WeatherTech Championship
5:20 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Practice 2 - VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Saturday, January 18
8:40 A.M.-9:15 A.M.: Qualifying - VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Session 3 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
11:15 A.M.-12:45 P.M.: Session 3 - WeatherTech Championship
1:55 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Race 1 of 2 - VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
3:10 P.M.-4:10 P.M.: Session 4 - WeatherTech Championship
4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.: Session 4 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M.: Session 5 - WeatherTech Championship
Sunday, January 19
9:45 A.M.-10:45 A.M.: Session 6 - WeatherTech Championship
11:00 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Session 5 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
1:15 P.M.-2:05 P.M.: Race 2 of 2 - VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.: Session 7 - WeatherTech Championship
Rolex 24 (Jan. 22-26)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
1:00 P.M.-1:40 PM.: Practice 1 - Mazda MX-5 Cup
3:00 P.M.-4:00 PM.: Practice 1 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
4:15 P.M.-4:45 PM.: Practice 2 - Mazda MX-5 Cup
Thursday, January 23, 2025
8:45 A.M.-9:45 AM.: Practice 2 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
10:05 A.M.-11:35 AM.: Practice 1 - WeatherTech Championship
11:55 A.M.-12:15 PM.: Qualifying - Mazda MX-5 Cup
1:15 P.M.-1:50 PM.: Qualifying - Michelin Pilot Challenge
2:05 P.M.-3:40 PM.: Qualifying - WeatherTech Championship
3:55 P.M.-4:45 P.M.: Race 1 of 2 - Mazda MX-5 Cup
6:30 P.M.-8:00 PM.: Practice 2 - WeatherTech Championship
Friday, January 24, 2025
9:25 A.M.-9:55 A.M.: Practice 3 - Michelin Pilot Challenge
10:10 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Race 2 of 2 - Mazda MX-5 Cup
11:20 A.M.-12:20 P.M.: Practice 3 - WeatherTech Championship
1:40 P.M.-5:45 P.M.: Michelin Pilot Challengee at Daytona
Saturday, January 25, 2025
1:35 P.M.-11:59 P.M.: Rolex 24 At Daytona
Sunday, January 26, 2025
12:00 A.M.-1:40 P.M.: Rolex 24 At Daytona
* Note: Schedule subject to change.
Entry Lists
Rolex 24 - WeatherTech Championship
I've attended every Roar and Rolex since moving to Daytona in 2018. This year will be my 7th year attending and just like every years prior, I'm very excited to see what IMSA and all the teams have in store for us.
My first Rolex was 1995 as I moved down here in ’94. First year for the Ferrari 333 SP and PTG E36-chassis M3 at Daytona.
And see you at the Roar later this week?
Hey, here's something you should add to your schedule if you're going to be at the Rolex this year! I've got Friday night set aside to crank out a whole ton of homemade meatballs and I'd like to know how many of them I need to bring with me and how many I should leave in my freezer!
In reply to wae :
Thanks for the reminder. Did you get my PM about that?
In reply to David S. Wallens :
I did, and I replied - it looks like my phone may have even sent the message twice?
wae said:In reply to David S. Wallens :
I did, and I replied - it looks like my phone may have even sent the message twice?
Weird. Let me ping you again.
And working on my own personal schedule for the Roar and Rolex right now.
We also have some interesting stories in the works. Stay tuned.
David S. Wallens said:wae said:In reply to David S. Wallens :
I did, and I replied - it looks like my phone may have even sent the message twice?
Weird. Let me ping you again.
Got your ping and pinged you back! Maybe some day this technology stuff will amount to something!
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