A major crash involving six cars marked the eighth hour of the Rolex 24 At Daytona during a restart following a yellow flag period. The incident occurred as cars entered the infield section of the track.

The sequence began when Louis Deletraz lost control of the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R exiting Turn 2, spinning into the barrier before ricocheting back onto the track. This triggered a chain reaction involving multiple vehicles:

• Nick Boulle's No. 2 United Autosports ORECA collided with Deletraz
• Chris Cumming impacted both the No. 40 and Boulle's car
• Jordan Pepper's No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini hit Max Hesse's No. 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW
• The No. 8 Tower Motorsports ORECA sustained minor damage
• The No. 77 AO Racing Porsche managed to avoid significant contact

All drivers emerged uninjured, and racing resumed after a 25-minute full course yellow. Current class leaders:

GTP:

• 1st: No. 31 Whelen Cadillac (Jack Aitken)
• 2nd: No. 7 Porsche Penske 963 (Nick Tandy)
• 3rd: No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura (Tom Blomqvist)

LMP2:

• 1st: No. 22 United Autosports USA (Paul Di Resta)
• 2nd: No. 18 ERA Motorsport (Paul-Loup Chatin)
• 3rd: No. 99 AO Racing (Jonny Edgar)

GTD PRO:

• 1st: No. 65 Ford Mustang (Frederic Vervisch)
• 2nd: No. 69 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG (Fabian Schiller)
• 3rd: No. 64 Ford Mustang (Mike Rockenfeller)

GTD:

• 1st: No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini (Franck Perera)
• 2nd: No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin (Mattia Drudi)
• 3rd: No. 19 Van der Steur Racing Aston Martin (Anthony McIntosh)

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