PREVIEW: ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA; Who Will Win North America's Longest Race?
AutoWeek, January, 2004
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Byline: BILL McGUIRE They say the battle is not always to the strongest, nor the race to the swiftest-but that's the way to bet 'em. For the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, the longest road race in North America, it's a sound handicapping method, as the winner must have both the speed and the distance.
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Last year the overall victor came not from the top-category Daytona Prototypes, but from the underdog GT class. The last time that happened was 27 years ago, but don't call 2003's finish a fluke. Over 24 hours, 695 laps and 2474.2 miles, Kevin Buckler's Porsche GT3 RS proved to be both ...
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