Rolex 24 at Daytona

The Rolex 24 at Daytona

Ok, so we had this post done, and then got caught up in snow shoveling and snow shoveling and more snow shoveling. And yes, we did play in the snow too, but then we got sick...and so our posting stopped for a while even though we've been watching all the happenings at Daytona and following along all the Indycar happenings.
So we're back, and even though this post is a few weeks old we thought we'd post it anyway.

 

What a great race!!

 

Here's why we think it was a great race:

 

* It had lots of passing.

 

* It looked really cool in the dark.

 

* It was especially neat because there were different drivers in the same car.

 

* It had a ton of cars so there was always action everywhere.

 

* The Indycar drivers did really good!

 

 

Here's the places they got:

 

Sebastien Bourdais = 1st

 

Simon Pagenaud = 11th

 

Ryan-Hunter-Reay = 12th

 

Graham Rahal = 14th

 

Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan = 15th

 

Mikhail Aleshin = 21st

 

Sage Karam = 43rd

 

Justin Wilson = 47th

 

James Davidson = 48th

 

Tristan Vautier = 56th

 

James Hinchcliffe = 57th

 

Conor Daly and Alex Tagliani = 58th

 

Gabby Chaves = 61st

 

Sebastian Saavedra and EJ Viso = 62nd

 

 

 

Can't wait for next years race!

 

 

Sage Karam in Rolex 24 at Daytona

 

We hope our hometown driver Sage Karam does great in his first Rolex 24 at Daytona!

Sage Karam will be racing with

Chip Ganassi Racing

with

 Scott Pruett

 Jamie McMurray

and

 Memo Rojas

 

 He will also be cheered on by us throughout the whole race!

 

Here's an article about Sage, 'Test Of Endurance' , that came in our local paper.

 

A little background:

Sage Karam won the Indy Lights championship with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

in 2013.  Hopefully this ride in Daytona helps him to get a ride for the 2014 season

 

 

Go Sage!!

 

Rolex 24 at Daytona

 

Can't wait for the start of the 24 hours of Daytona tomorrow!

 We always love to watch it, but this year it's even better!  Their are 30 drivers who have started at least one Indycar race!

 

 

By the numbers:

 

 

30 Drivers who have started at least one Indycar race (Count Sage Karam you have 31)

 

16 Drivers who have won at least one Indycar race

 

10 Current Indycar drivers

 

5 Indycar drivers who have won the Izod Indycar series before

 

3 Indycar drivers who have won the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona before
 

 

 

 The Indycar drivers who are racing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona are:

 

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Sebastien Bourdais

Scott Dixon

Tony Kanaan

Justin Wilson

Conor Daly

Alex Tagliani

Graham Rahal

James Hinchcliffe

Tristan Vautier

Ryan Briscoe

Sebastian Saavedra
Mikhail Aleshin
James Davison
Katherine Legge
A.J. Allmendinger
Townsend Bell
 

 

The Indy Lights drivers:

 

Gabby Chaves

Sage Karam
Gustavo Yacaman
 

 

Former Indycar drivers:

 

 Bruno Junqueira

Scott Sharp
Scott Pruett

 

 

The drivers who have won an Indycar title:

Scott Sharp (Indycar 1996)

Scott Dixon (Indycar 2003, 2008, 2013)

Tony Kanaan (Indycar 2004)

Ryan Hunter-Reay (Indycar 2012)

Sebastien Bourdais (Champ Car 2004, 2007)
 

 

The Indycar drivers who have won the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona before:

Justin Wilson (2012)
Graham Rahal (2011)
Scott Dixon (2006)

That's a lot!
 

 

 

 Catch the Action

 

Saturday, Jan. 25    

2-4 p.m. ET on FOX

 4-9 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 2

 

Overnight (Jan. 25-26)
9 p.m. – 7 a.m. ET on IMSA.com

 

Sunday, Jan. 26
7 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1