Con la "24 ore di Daytona", in programma nell'ultimo fine settimana di gennaio, debutterà il nuovo Tudor United Sportscar Championship (TUSCC). ‘Roar Before the Rolex 24’ i tradizionali test in preparazione alla corsa sono in programma da oggi a domenica con in pista le cinque Audi R8 LMS iscritte alla "24 Ore":
Audi R8 LMS #32 (GMG Racing)
Marc Basseng (D), Frank Stippler (D), James Sofronas (USA), Alex Welch (USA)
Audi R8 LMS #35 (Flying Lizard Motorsports)
Filipe Albuquerque (P), Seth Neimann (USA), Alessandro Latif (I), Dion von Moltke (USA)
Audi R8 LMS #45 (Flying Lizard Motorsports)
Nelson Canache Jr. (YV), Tim Pappas (USA), Spencer Pumpelly (USA), Markus Winkelhock (D)
Audi R8 LMS #46 (Fall-Line Motorsports)
Charles Espenlaub (USA), Oliver Jarvis (GB), Charlie Putman (USA), James Walker (GB)
Audi R8 LMS #48 (Paul Miller Racing)
Matt Bell (GB), Christopher Haase (D), Bryce Miller (USA), René Rast (D)
Il programma della "24 Ore di Daytona":
Thursday, January 23
09:30 – 10:30 Free practice 1
13:15 – 13:45 Free practice 2
15:45 – 16:00 Qualifying (GTD)
16:05 – 16:20 Qualifying (GTLM)
16:30 – 16:45 Qualifying (Prototypes C)
16:50 – 17:05 Qualifying (Prototypes)
18:30 – 20:00 Free practice 3
Friday, January 24
11:30 – 12:30 Free practice 4
Saturday, January 25
14:30 Start
Sunday, January 26
14:30 Finish