Taylor Jr took the checkered flag after a controversial last lap of the 100-minute event, when he clashed with the JDC-Miller Cadillac of Richard Westbrook.
The victory gives Taylor’s team pole position for next weekend’s American sportscar classic – the opening round proper of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – but despite his car charging through from last on the DPi grid, the closing stages had Taylor worried as his team attempts to score its fourth straight Rolex 24 win.
Its Acura ARX-05 appeared to have the upper hand on the straights and bankings at Daytona, but Westbrook’s Cadillac DPi-V.R seemed much stronger in the braking zones and infield section.
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“It was really tough,” Taylor Sr told NBC. “Ricky and Felipe did an outstanding job, starting seventh and bringing the car home in the lead, but right at the end the competition was really heavy. The Cadillacs were super, super fast but we were able to keep them off.
“This doesn’t…
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