Under perfect weather conditions at Daytona International Speedway, Dries Vanthoor led the 61-car field at the start of the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona. The No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 maintained its lead through the first hour and initial pit stops.

Current standings after Hour 1:

GTP Class:

• 1st: Dries Vanthoor (#24 BMW M Hybrid V8)
• 2nd: Nick Yelloly (#93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06), +13 seconds
• 3rd: Jack Aitken (#31 Cadillac Whelen V-Series.R)
• 4th: Tom Blomqvist (#60 MSR Acura)

LMP2 Class:

• 1st: PJ Hyett (#99 AO Racing ORECA 07)
• 2nd: Luis Perez Companc (#88 AF Corse)
• 3rd: Chris Cumming (#73 Pratt Miller Motorsports)
• 4th: Rodrigo Sales (#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports)

GTD PRO Class:

• 1st: Dan Harper (#48 Paul Miller Racing BMW)
• 2nd: Mike Rockenfeller (Ford)
• 3rd: Frederic Vervisch (Ford)
• 4th: Alexander Sims (#3 Pratt Miller Corvette)

GTD Class:

• 1st: Russell Ward (#57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG)
• 2nd: Adam Adelson (#120 Wright Motorsports Porsche)
• 3rd: Trent Hindman (#45 WTR Lamborghini)
• 4th: Brendan Iribe (#70 Inception Racing Ferrari)

Notable incidents included Nick Boulle's spin at Turn 2 and Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini's pit stop delay due to a stuck wheel nut, requiring mechanical intervention.

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