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

Next week’s Daytona 24 Hours will feature 61 starters, including nine cars in IMSA’s new premier GTP class. With the first day of 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship action now in the books in the Roar Before the 24, Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais suggested the GTP participants are treading especially carefully when lapping the four lower classes, since no manufacturers have had a chance to stockpiled spares.

“It was a very busy this morning that is for sure,” said the French driver, who scored 37 Indy car wins and has also accumulated two wins in the Daytona 24 Hours and one in the Le Mans 24 Hours.