A race-changing crash during Hour 11 of the Rolex 24 at Daytona forced the Whelen Cadillac (No. 31) out of contention. Fred Vesti hit the SAFER barriers after a suspected left rear failure, causing significant front and rear damage to the car.

Prior to the incident, key racing developments included:

• Phillip Eng took the lead from Felipe Albuquerque
• Sebastian Priaulx claimed GTD PRO lead from Nick Catsburg's Corvette
• Paul di Resta led LMP2 class in the No. 22 United car

Multiple penalties affected the race order:

• No. 25 BMW GTP: 3:12 stop-and-hold for improper wave-by
• Both GTD PRO Corvettes: Pit lane infractions dropping them to 8th and 9th

End of Hour 11 standings:

GTP Class:

• Leader: No. 7 Porsche (Nasr)
• Second: No. 60 Acura (Dixon)

LMP2 Class:

• Leader: No. 43 Inter Europol ORECA (de Costa)
• Second: No. 22 United Autosports (di Resta)
• Third: No. 04 Crowdstrike by APR (Sowery)

GTD PRO:

• Leader: No. 1 Paul Miller BMW (Snow)
• Second: No. 77 AO Racing Porsche (Bachler)
• Third: No. 65 Ford Mustang (Olsen)

GTD Class:

• Leader: No. 120 Wright Porsche (Skeer)
• Second: No. 47 Cetilar Ferrari (Fuoco)
• Third: No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari (Fumanelli)

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