2013 24 Hours of Daytona
The 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a long-distance motor race for sports cars conforming to the regulations of the Grand-Am Road Racing series. The 51st edition was raced between January 26 and 27. Michael Shank Racing is the defending champion in DP class and Magnus Racing in GT class. It was also the debut of the GX class for "purpose built, series produced and modified replicas of series produced automobiles that are not eligible for the GT class." It was the last time the 24 Hours of Daytona was part of the Rolex Sports Car Series.
The "Roar Before the Rolex 24"
Canadian driver Michael Valiante made the fastest lap of the "Roar" in the final session. Valiante raced in the #6 Ford/Riley of Michael Shank Racing. Dane Cameron in the Sahlen's #42 BMW/Riley set the second time in 1:42.101. In the GT the #73 Porsche GT3 was the fastest and clocked a 1:48.569. Shane Lewis was the fastest in the new GX category. 1:56.167 was the time for Lewis in a Porsche Cayman.Qualifying
The qualifying was performed this Thursday, 24. DP session started at 15:40 EST and finished at 15:55 ET. GT and GX qualified between 16:10 ET and 16:25 ET.Scott Pruett took the pole position in the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Riley-BMW. Nick Tandy in the GT performed the fastest lap in a Porsche GT3. Shane Lewis made the first pole in the GX category with a Porsche Cayman.
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
| Pos | No. | Team | Car | Class | Qualifying | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Riley / BMW | DP | 1:40.553 | 1 | |
| 2 | 02 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Riley / BMW | DP | 1:40.646 | +0.093 | 2 |
| 3 | 42 | Team Sahlen | Riley / BMW | DP | 1:41.213 | +0.660 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Shank Racing | Riley / Ford | DP | 1:41.236 | +0.683 | 4 |
| 5 | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Corvette | DP | 1:41.844 | +1.291 | 5 |
| 6 | 60 | Michael Shank Racing | Riley / Ford | DP | 1:41.905 | +1.352 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Starworks with Alex Popow | Riley / Ford | DP | 1:41.920 | +1.367 | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Corvette | DP | 1:42.032 | +1.479 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 8 Star Motorsports | Corvette | DP | 1:42.160 | +1.607 | 9 |
| 10 | 50 | Highway to Help | Riley / BMW | DP | 1:42.205 | +1.652 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Action Express Racing | Corvette | DP | 1:42.392 | +1.839 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Corvette | DP | 1:42.547 | +1.994 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Action Express Racing | Corvette | DP | 1:42.749 | +2.196 | 13 |
| 14 | 77 | Doran Racing | Dallara / Ford | DP | 1:42.869 | +2.316 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Riley / Ford | DP | 1:43.291 | +2.738 | 15 |
| 16 | 43 | Team Sahlen | Riley / BMW | DP | 1:45.370 | +4.817 | 16 |
| 17 | 32 | Konrad Motorsport/Orbit Racing | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:47.631 | +7.078 | 17 |
| 18 | 44 | Magnus Racing | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:47.828 | +7.275 | 18 |
| 19 | 30 | MOMO/NGT Motorsport | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:48.007 | +7.454 | 19 |
| 20 | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:48.137 | +7.584 | 20 |
| 21 | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:48.260 | +7.707 | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Audi Sport Customer Racing/Alex Job Racing | Audi R8 Grand-Am | GT | 1:48.282 | +7.729 | 22 |
| 23 | 62 | Snow Racing/Wright Motorsports | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:48.319 | +7.766 | 23 |
| 24 | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Camaro GT-R | GT | 1:48.330 | +7.777 | 24 |
| 25 | 64 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:48.521 | +7.968 | 25 |
| 26 | 69 | AIM Autosport Team FXDD with Ferrari | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:48.577 | +8.024 | 26 |
| 27 | 52 | Audi Sport Customer Racing/APR Motorsport Ltd. UK | Audi R8 Grand-Am | GT | 1:48.581 | +8.028 | 27 |
| 28 | 61 | R. Ferri/AIM Motorsport Racing with Ferrari | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:48.643 | +8.090 | 28 |
| 29 | 66 | The Racer's Group | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:48.643 | +8.090 | 29 |
| 30 | 59 | Brumos Racing | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:48.711 | +8.158 | 30 |
| 31 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:48.716 | +8.163 | 31 |
| 32 | 13 | Audi Sport Customer Racing/Rum Bum Racing | Audi R8 Grand-Am | GT | 1:48.865 | +8.212 | 32 |
| 33 | 56 | AF - Waltrip | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:49.065 | +8.512 | 33 |
| 34 | 93 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M3 | GT | 1:49.067 | +8.514 | 34 |
| 35 | 45 | Magnus Racing | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:49.304 | +8.751 | 35 |
| 36 | 67 | The Racer's Group | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:49.611 | +9.058 | 36 |
| 37 | 87 | Vehicle Technologies | SRT Viper | GT | 1:49.612 | +9.059 | 37 |
| 38 | 94 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M3 | GT | 1:49.719 | +9.166 | 38 |
| 39 | 31 | Marsh Racing | Corvette | GT | 1:49.827 | +9.274 | 39 |
| 40 | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:49.850 | +9.297 | 40 |
| 41 | 21 | Dener Motorsport | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:49.924 | +9.371 | 41 |
| 42 | 03 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:49.936 | +9.383 | 42 |
| 43 | 51 | APR Motorsport Ltd. UK | Ferrari 458 | GT | 1:49.937 | +9.384 | 43 |
| 44 | 80 | TruSpeed Motorsports | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:50.502 | +9.949 | 44 |
| 45 | 20 | Dener Motorsport | Porsche GT3 | GT | 1:50.823 | +10.270 | 45 |
The race
The race started at 3:30 on Saturday, January 26, 2013, and ended at 3:30 on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The first two hours were dominated by #01 Chip Ganassi, driven by Scott Pruett.This race had the first mother/son pairing in the race's history as Utah native Madison Snow teamed with his mother, Melanie.
Race results
Class winners in bold.| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Laps |
| 1 | DP | 01 |  |