The green flag waves over the start of the 58th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Dallas Breeze photo)

Tickets On Sale For Rolex 24 At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tickets are on sale now for the 59th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, set for Jan. 30-31, at Daytona Int’l Speedway.

The Rolex 24 At Daytona on the Daytona road course will open the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship currently features competition in four classes: the headlining Daytona Prototype international class (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and GT Daytona (GTD).

On Friday, Jan. 29 – prior to the Saturday-Sunday, twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24 – the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season will begin with the four-hour BMW Endurance Challenge.

The annual Roar Before the Rolex 24 preseason test sessions are scheduled the weekend before the Rolex 24 At Daytona – Jan. 22-24 (Friday-Sunday).

The Rolex 24 was first held as a three-hour event in 1962, then known as the Daytona Continental. It has become renowned for annually attracting many of the world’s finest race car drivers – from various racing disciplines – to make history against the world’s best sports car racers.

Historically, drivers from NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One have joined teams for “one-off” efforts.

In addition to tickets being on sale for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, tickets are also available for the 63rd annual Daytona 500, set for Sunday, Feb. 14.

Ticket information is available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.