The 24-hour race will run from January 25 – 26
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 6, 2024) – Daytona International Speedway will host the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s season opening, twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24 At DAYTONA on Jan. 25 – 26, the track announced today.
“Coming off the back of announcing the 2025 DAYTONA 500 date, we couldn’t think of a better opportunity to reveal the dates for the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA,” said Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher. “The Rolex is one of our biggest and most unforgettable events we host at The World Center of Racing, and we look forward to welcoming our fans from around the globe back in January of 2025.”
The full event weekend will begin on Thursday, Jan. 23 and feature the Michelin Pilot Challenge season opening BMW M Endurance Challenge on Friday, Jan. 24, as well as various practice and qualifying sessions throughout the multi-day event. The weekend will conclude with the historic Rolex 24, where drivers and cars from four different classes will tackle the 3.56-mile road course under both sunshine and stars.
The ROAR Before the Rolex 24 will once again take place the weekend prior on Jan. 17 – 19. The nail-biting practice and testing weekend gives drivers and teams the chance to prepare their cutting-edge machines, allowing fans a first look at the new-for-2025 machinery as drivers take top-speed laps around the track before the big race the following weekend.
The 2024 Rolex 24 At DAYTONA was a history-making event, with the World Center of Racing welcoming a record-setting crowd for the 62nd running of North America’s Most Prestigious Sports Car Race. Attendance for the Roar Before the Rolex 24 also reached new heights, with fans from different corners of the world flocking to Daytona International Speedway during both race weekends.
To sign up for pre-sale access to the 2025 Rolex 24 At DAYTONA, and to learn more about all the exciting events taking place at The World Center of Racing, please visit www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. Some of the exciting racing events include January’s Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and Roar Before The Rolex 24, February’s DAYTONA 500 and Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth, March’s Bike Week At DAYTONA Presented By Monster Energy, featuring DAYTONA Supercross and the DAYTONA 200, the August Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend, and much more. The Speedway grounds are also used extensively for other events that include concerts (Welcome to Rockville, Heroes Honor Festival, etc.), sporting events (DAYTONA Soccer Fest, CLASH DAYTONA, etc.) civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
