Gallery: Cars on track for the Roar Before the 24
Check out all the sights ahead of this month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as cars hit the track in the Roar Before the 24 test.
#55 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Jonathan Bomarito, Harry Tincknell, Ryan Hunter-Reay

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#7 Acura Team Penske Acura DPi, DPi: Alexander Rossi

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#7 Acura Team Penske Acura DPi, DPi: Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor, Alexander Rossi

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#4 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner, Marcel Fassler, #3 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Nicky Catsburg

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#4 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Marcel Fassler

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#3 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Nicky Catsburg, #77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Olivier Pla

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W19 GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser Lamborghini Huracan GT3, GTD: Christina Nielsen, Katherine Legge, Tati Calderon, Rahel Frey

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#10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R. Cadillac DPi, DPi: Renger Van Der Zande, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon

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#74 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3, GTD: Lawson Aschenbach, Ben Keating, Gar Robinson, Felipe Fraga

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#74 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3, GTD: Lawson Aschenbach, Ben Keating, Gar Robinson, Felipe Fraga

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#2 Rick Ware Racing Multimatic/Riley LMP2, LMP2: Mark Kvamme, Cody Ware, James Davison, Jonathan Hoggard

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#7 Acura Team Penske Acura DPi, DPi: Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor, Alexander Rossi

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#77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Olivier Pla

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#77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Olivier Pla

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#77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Olivier Pla

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#85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi, DPi: Matheus Leist, Chris Miller, Tristan Vautier, Juan Piedrahita, #77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Olivier Pla

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#48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3, GTD: Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, Corey Lewis, Andrea Caldarelli, #86 Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3, GTD: Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry, Shinya Michimi, Jules Gounon

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#25 BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE, GTLM: Connor De Phillippi, Philipp Eng, Bruno Spengler, Colton Herta

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#912 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR - 19, GTLM: Laurens Vanthoor, Earl Bamber, Mathieu Jaminet

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#12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC-F GT3, GTD: Frankie Montecalvo, Townsend Bell, Shane van Gisbergen

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#18 Era Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: Kyle Tilley, Dwight Merriman, Ryan Lewis, Nic Minassian

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#5 Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi, DPi: Sebastien Bourdais, Loic Duval, Tristan Vautier, Joao Barbosa

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#23 Heart Of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3, GTD: Roman De Angelis, Nicki Thiim, Ian James, Alex Riberas

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#9 PFAFF Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, GTD: Dennis Olsen, Zacharie Robichon, Lars Kern, Patrick Pilet

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#88 WRT Speedstar Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS GT3, GTD: Mirko Bortolotti, Rolf Ineichen, Daniel Morad

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#86 Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3, GTD: Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry, Shinya Michimi, Jules Gounon

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#3 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Nicky Catsburg

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#85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi, DPi: Matheus Leist, Chris Miller, Tristan Vautier, Juan Piedrahita

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#10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R. Cadillac DPi, DPi: Renger Van Der Zande, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, #6 Acura Team Penske Acura DPi, DPi: Juan Pablo Montoya, Dane Cameron, Simon Pagenaud

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#48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3, GTD: Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, Corey Lewis, Andrea Caldarelli

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#63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3, GTD: Cooper MacNeil, Toni Vilander, Jeff Westphal, Alessandro Balzan

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#5 Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi, DPi: Sebastien Bourdais

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#3 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Nicky Catsburg, #4 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner, Marcel Fassler

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#16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, GTD: Ryan Hardwick, Patrick Long, Klaus Bachler

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#12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC-F GT3, GTD: Shane van Gisbergen

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#55 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Ryan Hunter-Reay with Stephen Charlsley of Multimatic

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#12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC-F GT3, GTD: Frankie Montecalvo, Townsend Bell, Shane van Gisbergen

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#47 Precision Performance Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan GT3, GTD: Brandon Gdovic

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#12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC-F GT3, GTD: Frankie Montecalvo, Townsend Bell, Shane van Gisbergen

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#7 Acura Team Penske Acura DPi, DPi: Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor, Alexander Rossi

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#911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR - 19, GTLM: Matt Campbell, Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki

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#81 DragonSpeed USA ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: Ben Hanley, Henrik Hedman, Colin Braun, Harrison Newey

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#4 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner, Marcel Fassler

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#57 Heinricher Racing w/MSR Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3, GTD: Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg, Trent Hindman, AJ Allmendinger

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#55 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Jonathan Bomarito, Harry Tincknell, Ryan Hunter-Reay

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#77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Olivier Pla

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#31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi, DPi: Filipe Albuquerque, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway

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#57 Heinricher Racing w/MSR Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3, GTD: Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg, Trent Hindman, AJ Allmendinger

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#9 PFAFF Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, GTD: Dennis Olsen, Zacharie Robichon, Lars Kern, Patrick Pilet

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Gallery: Cars on track for the Roar Before the 24
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