Racing has restarted at a wet Rolex 24 at Daytona following a lengthy caution period lasting 1 hour and 40 minutes.
The stoppage was called by IMSA officials amid safety concerns over standing water on the track.
A number of teams used the caution period to cycle through driver changes as the race heads into its final seven hours.
Marc Goossens led the field away in the Visit Florida Racing Riley Mk.30, but fell to third at the restart.
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Filipe Albuquerque, driving the #5 Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi V.R., inherited the lead from Goossens while Ricky Taylor moved up into second position in the #10 Cadillac.
The only other car on the lead lap is the ESM Nissan-Onroak DPi with Ryan Dalziel behind the wheel.
In GTLM, Richard Lietz sits first in class and fifth overall with the #912 Porsche holding a slim advantage over Olivier Pla in the #68 Ford.
James French continued to head up the Prototype Challenge category despite rotating his ORECA under caution.
Six cars remain on the lead lap in GT Daytona, with Jeroen Bleekemolen in front for the Mercedes-backed Riley Motorsports outfit.
The two Michael Shank Racing Acuras are still in contention on their global race debut, with the Stevenson Motorsports Audi and Scuderia Corsa Ferrari also challenging.
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