There's a lot to see at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Sure, the majority of the ... You don't see too many of Lotus' larger sports car any more, and that's a shame. With a Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter ...

Dan Gurney had a 2-minute lead at Daytona when the engine blew in his Lotus 19. "I knew it was very ... a forerunner to the 24-hour race first held four years later in 1966. The course was part ...

Every year, before the NASCAR teams arrive, Daytona International Speedway plays host to a 24 ... Lotus, and Jaguar, and even a trio of Pontiac Tempests. The race remained a three-hour event ...

Whether you’re a fan of stock car or endurance racing, Daytona ... Lotus 18, but he was also an accomplished endurance racer. Alongside Ken Miles, Ruby won the Daytona 24 twice, as well as the ...

Later today, the 60th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona will begin on the legendary ... and young Mexican star Ricardo Rodríguez, and a Lotus 19 Monte Carlo driven by then-Porsche factory ...

It’s known as the Rolex 24 ... Daytona 3-Hour Continental. To help give immediate status to the new event, that inaugural race was won by a racing legend, Dan Gurney, who crammed himself into a ...

When Daytona International Speedway opened in February 1959, discussion occurred regarding the “International” part of the name. Were all of those good ol' boys from North Carolina who ...

This sentiment applies to more than just sweets, though. Each year Rolex awards the winners of the 24 Hours of Daytona an Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, a timepiece better known by the ...

This coming week brings the event that first put the International in Daytona International Speedway. It’s known as the Rolex 24 ... a Lotus for the occasion. The race ran for three hours ...