Podium Finish for Acura in Rolex 24 at Daytona

• Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti #40 Acura ARX-06 finishes third in a tough Rolex 24 at Daytona
• #10 WTRAndretti Acura fights back from multiple issues to finish ninth as the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opens in Florida
• Electrical problems blunt Gradient Racing’s challenge for GTD honors in the Acura NSX GT3 Evo22

The quest for a fourth consecutive Acura victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona came up just short this weekend, as Wayne Taylor Racing with Andrettti finished third in the 2024 season-opening, 24-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance contest.

Louis Deletraz started fifth aboard the #40 DEX Imaging ARX-06, with the sister #10 Konica Minolta Acura of Filipe Albuquerque slotting in right alongside in sixth. Despite a few minor issues through the night, the Acura piloted by Deletraz, Jordan Taylor, Colton Herta and Jenson Button remained in the fight for a podium position through the night.  One of five cars on the lead lap in the closing hours, Deletraz brought the #40 home third.

Trouble for the second, #10 WTR Andrettti Acura, began in the ninth hour as the third-place #10 ARX-06 with Albuquerque at the controls rolled to a stop on course with an electrical issue.

The problem was soon isolated to a failure in the wiring harness, but repairs took approximately 90 minutes to complete, taking the #10 ARX-06 of Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Brendon Hartley and Marcus Ericsson out of contention for the victory. An additional long stop for brake repairs in the 11^th hour dropped the #10 further down the field, resulting in a 9^th place finish in GTP.

The 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship now moves to central Florida for the 72^nd annual Mobil-1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Saturday, March 16 in Sebring, Fla.