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Ganassi stumbles as Whelen retains lead in 14th hour at Daytona

by Kevin Dejewski
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Ganassi stumbles as Whelen retains lead in 14th hour at Daytona

The lights are shining bright for the #31 Whelen Cadillac. Photo: Kevin Dejewski

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14 hours into the Daytona 24 Hours, and there remains a Cadillac followed closely by a Porsche at the head of the field.

The #31 Whelen Cadillac holds the top spot, with Tom Blomqvist behind the wheel for the overnight shift.

Matt Campbell in the #7 Porsche GTP is close behind in second place, keeping the fight interesting with over half the race complete.

The #25 BMW took a turn in the lead for a while, and it looked like Connor De Phillippi would be able to stay up front for the entire stint.

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But as his tires wore down and the fuel burned off, he fell into the clutches of the two cars that have been leading up the order the entire way so far.

Just past the halfway point in the race, the #24 BMW GTP came to a stop alongside the course and could not get going again.

The safety car was brought out for an 11th time in order to retrieve the stranded prototype, and nearly the entire field took the opportunity to make a pit stop.

Approximately half an hour after the BMW stopped on course, and shortly after the race had been resumed, the #01 Cadillac also stopped on the side of the track.

The Renger van der Zande climbed out of the prototype, and the car was loaded up on a flatbed to carry it back to the garages, and was later declared a full retirement.

The Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac had been near the front of the field for much of the race, and leaves the #31 Whelen as the lone Cadillac in contention for the overall win.

The Chip Ganassi crew pored over the #01 to find the issue, but ultimately had to declare a full retirement. Photo: Kevin Dejewski

In LMP2, The #99 AO Racing Oreca remains in the top spot, with the purple dragon livery seemingly pushing the entry forward through the night.

There was a close call after one of the restarts when the #74 Riley LMP2 spun while going through turn 1, and was nearly collected by a few others following closely behind.

There was no harm done, however, and all were able to continue after they navigated a quick smokescreen.

The #62 Risi Competione Ferrari remained in the lead through a couple pit cycles, and Pier Guidi continues to lead the GT class onward.

In GTD, the #57 Windward Racing Mercedes currently leads the class, maintaining the speed the entry has shown throughout the event.

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