Sportscars Race Reports

Action Express Racing survived brief scares on both its Cadillac DPi cars at the front of the pack to hold a comfortable lead with four hours remaining in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, with the #5 Mustang Sampling Racing sitting three laps clear of the field.

Action Express Racing sits in control of the Rolex 24 at Daytona entering the final third of the race after seeing the rival Acura-Penske cars drop out of contention for victory following reliability issues through the night.

Cadillac and Acura look poised to duel for overall victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona as just four cars find themselves still on the lead lap with half of the race completed as Fernando Alonso's hopes of a podium were dashed following a brake issue through the night.

Mike Conway leads the Rolex 24 at Daytona after six hours of racing for Whelen Engineering Racing after perfect his tyre changes through a rain shower to overturn a 20-second deficit and move to the head of the field.

Filipe Albuquerque moved into the lead of the Rolex 24 at Daytona through the opening hour after getting the jump on Renger van der Zande through the opening round of pit stops for the Prototype runners.

A run-down of the starting grid for the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona, starting on Saturday evening. 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona - Starting Grid (class pole-sitters in bold)

McLaren Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso will make his much-anticipated sports car racing debut this weekend when he lines up on the grid for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Friends and fans of James Winslow have helped start a fundraising page to cover his medical bills after a horrific crash in the Gulf 12 Hours last month.

Mike Conway closed out practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona with the fastest time in the #31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi to edge out Lance Stroll, as Fernando Alonso ended the session 16th overall for United Autosports.

Fernando Alonso is refusing to dwell on "the least important qualifying of my life" after only finishing 13th in Thursday's session to set the start order for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Fernando Alonso believes he has a "50/50" chance of appearing at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans as he looks to further his bid to complete the 'triple crown of motorsport'.

Renger van der Zande led Wayne Taylor Racing to pole position for the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona after edging out Helio Castroneves in the dying stages of a hard-fought qualifying session on Thursday afternoon, as Fernando Alonso secured 13th place for the start on Saturday.

Helio Castroneves led the new Penske-Acura team to the head of the field in second practice for the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Thursday, sending out a warning shot to its Prototype rivals ahead of qualifying later today.

Rene Rast topped a closely-fought first practice session on race week for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, setting the pace for Mazda Team Joest as Fernando Alonso's co-driver suffered a crash.

Lance Stroll is confident the Jackie Chan DCR Jota team has one of the strongest packages in the Rolex 24 field ahead of his second attempt at winning the Daytona endurance classic this weekend.

Fernando Alonso is the star name for this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona, embarking on his endurance racing adventure.

Williams F1 driver Lance Stroll is back for a second crack at the Rolex 24.

Ferdinand Habsburg is a rising star in single-seaters - but can he impress on his Daytona debut?

Felix Rosenqvist is known for his ability to race anything and everything, leading to his Daytona debut this weekend.

More than a year since his last F1 race, Felipe Nasr is back in action this weekend at Daytona.

He may be an IndyCar legend, but Scott Dixon also has a pretty formidable record in the Rolex 24.

After back-to-back IMSA GTD titles, can Christina Nielsen finally break her Daytona hoodoo?

Scott Pruett will bring the curtain down on a 50-year racing career at Daytona on Saturday with 3GT Racing.

Ricky Taylor flew the nest from his family-run team over the winter to join Penske's new sports car effort with Acura.