We're ready for a restart. Joao Barbosa sets the pace for the restart. Barbosa, Taylor, Kanaan, Pruett... the top four. Don't lock the brakes. Ooh. Taylor tried to dive on the inside. Not a chance. Jordan Taylor will have an advantage. No. Maybe not. Barbosa is now leading. The bloke on the outside, always loses, just like the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Tony Kanaan is now pushing, and he is right with Joao Barbosa and Jordan Taylor. The Chevrolet V8 and the Ford EcoBoost V6 are running better.
Ford changed the plumbing, turbos, intercoolers, and waste gates, to make the motor more reliable. In less than five hours, we could see these blokes going for it for the finish. It will be a battle between three teams. Ganassi, Wayne Taylor Racing, and, Action Express. This is Kyle Larson's second Rolex 24, and now, he is more comfortable, driving a sports car. Larson won the legendary Chili Bowl for open wheeled midget cars earlier this month. Can he win the Rolex 24? We'll see.
Will the leaders run in lockstep? There's no point to force the issue right now. Suss out your competition. The track conditions are going to change, and get warmer. Phil Keen continues to give the #31 Whelen Corvette Prototype a good run. Phil Keen is tryi8ng to get by A.J. Allmendinger in the Ligier Honda. Scott Pruett is dropping a ways back from the lead pack, dealing with understeer at the moment. They've got work to do in the last four and a half hours, if they are going to win.
Michael Valiante and VisitFlorida.com Racing, is going for it. The Flis Brothers, built out a flooded Mitsubishi Eclipse, and rebuilt the car, to race, 20 years ago at the Rolex 24. They finished the race with that car, and it cost them $20,000. Jan Magnussen is running well. Augusto Farfus and the BMW have come back on track, and are clawing their way back. But, as far as Andy Lally and the #44 Porsche 911 GT America, is out.
They ended up with a possum, in their front trunk area, and they are out of this event. This is the first time in 15 years that Andy Lally won't finish the Rolex 24. Game over. Corvette's are still running strong, running 1-2 in GT Le Mans. Jordan Taylor is still closing on Joao Barbosa. He is figuring out how he can win... strategizing. Scott Dixon and Joey Hand will be the finishing drivers for Ganassi.
Sebastien Bourdais may finish the race for the #5 squad. The #54 Core Autosport car is still leading Prototype Challenge. They are having a great race, just like they did last year. They've earned it this year, so far. At this point in the race, sometimes, driver's can start hearing noises. There are sixteen Nascar spotters on teams here at the Rolex 24. Former driver, Stevie Reeves, is the spotter for Core Autosport. Reeves used to drive USAC open wheel cars.
Jordan Taylor is trying to pass Joao Barbosa. They have a really good handling car right now. Joao Barbosa also has lots of experience, and has won this race, twice, including last year. He pits this lap. Oh wow. Taylor goes with him. They touch! What on earth was that?! Barbosa is serviced and sent. The #10 is as well. But, they have an advantage. The #02 is in. Tony Kanaan, out. Kyle Larson, in.
The car is ready. Slow on th driver change. The right side door on the #02 car seems like it isn't latched properly. At low speed, the door on the #02 is still not latched. So, the team will need to fix it. Sage Karam straightlines the chicane on cold tires. He ran down the back straight, stopped, and continued. A GT Daytona class Porsche is slow. It's the #19 Muelhner Motorsports machine. We're going to be in the last three or four hours, soon. The fewest mistakes, win the race.
Cameron Lawrence is at the wheel of the #22 Porsche. Now the #19 comes in. Tommy Milner takes over for Oliver Gavin in the #4 Corvette C-7-R-. They clean the windscreen as there are no tear offs remaining. The FIA did some studies and with the surgical tubing on the shoulder belts, it, was less effective. That's why it was banned, but, surgical tubing on the lap belts, is still allowed.
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