News: Corvette Daytona Prototypes sweep top 4 spots in Daytona

[Rob]

Corvette Daytona Prototypes sweep top 4 spots in Daytona

The No. 5 Action Express car shared by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Sebastien Bourdais took the win, with Barbosa crossing the finish line 1.461 seconds ahead of Wayne Taylor Racing’s Max Angelelli.

Story by: Pat Jennings
Motorsport.com

Corvette DP’s finished 1-2-3-4 Sunday in the 52nd Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the new Tudor United SportsCar Championship.

The No. 5 Action Express car shared by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Sebastien Bourdais took the win, with Barbosa crossing the finish line 1.461 seconds ahead of Wayne Taylor Racing’s Max Angelelli. Barbosa out-raced Angelelli to the checkered flag after the race’s final restart, which came about eight minutes from the end, to seal the victory.

“I saw there was a car between me and Max and it was quite a good opportunity (for me),” Barbosa explained in reference to the restart. “I thought I might have advantage there and I took it. I was able to build enough of a cushion to (secure the win).”

“It’s one of these big races that you want to put on your resume,” added Bourdais. “I’ve been chasing Le Mans many times to get a Rolex and that didn’t work out, so I came here.”

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[Tuna]

No real surprise there. NASCAR/France/IMSA folks made sure that those interloping LMP2 cars would be totally uncompetitive by giving (forcing) their precious Daytona Prototypes all the advantages they could. Then the Ford DP teams came with their new engine package that wasn't fast enough or reliable enough.

So, Corvette DP's finish 1-4. The fix was in at Daytona.

Just to make it interesting, NASCAR/Tudor through a few totally unnecessary full course cautions in there to make it close. I was unimpressed with the whole Tudor/WSCC show.