The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is the most important endurance race in the USA and one of the vital prestigious sports activities automobile races on this planet. This yr, 60 entries throughout 4 courses with hundreds of drivers are flocking to Daytona Seashore for the sixty fourth working of the 24-hour basic.
That listing consists of a few of the finest pilots in endurance racing from reigning IMSA GTP champion Matt Campbell to reigning WEC champion James Calado, in addition to a number of former winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and naturally, confirmed Rolex 24 victors.
But it surely additionally attracts stars from past the world of sports activities automobile racing, partly attributable to its status but additionally attributable to its placement on the calendar — earlier than most main racing divisions get underway for the brand new yr.
So, let’s check out a few of the most notable names with expertise in F1, IndyCar, and NASCAR, who will all be on the grid for the 2026 version of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona:
Present IndyCar driversÂ
Alex Palou (No. 93 Meyer Shank Acura ARX-06): 4-time and reigning IndyCar champion with 19 profession wins, and the defending winner of the Indianapolis 500.
Scott Dixon (No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura ARX-06): Six-time IndyCar champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner, second on the all-time wins listing with 59 victories. He already has three general wins on the Rolex 24.
Will Energy (No. 75 / 75 Specific Mercedes-AMG GT3): Two-time IndyCar champion with 43 profession wins and 65 poles (most poles all-time), and winner of the 2018 Indy 500.Â
Kyle Kirkwood (No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3): 5 profession IndyCar wins and former Indy Lights champion.Â
Marcus Ericsson (No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2): 4 IndyCar wins together with the 2022 Indianapolis 500. Additionally a former F1 driver with 97 profession begins and a finest end of eighth.
Scott McLaughlin (No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R): Seven profession IndyCar wins and a former pole-sitter of the Indianapolis 500. Additionally a three-time Supercars champion with 56 profession wins there.Â
Christian Rasmussen (No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07): One profession IndyCar win (in a wildly spectacular drive at Milwaukee) and a former Indy NXT champion.Â
Kyffin Simpson (No. 8 Tower Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07): Two seasons as a full-time IndyCar driver with one podium.Â
Nolan Siegel (No. 343 Inter Europol Competitors ORECA LMP2 07): Two seasons as a full-time IndyCar driver with a finest end of seventh.Â
Callum Ilott (No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R): 55 profession IndyCar begins with a finest end of fifth and a former F1 check driver.Â
Different notable IndyCar race winners
*Allmendinger is listed below present NASCAR drivers
Colton Herta (No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac): 9 profession IndyCar wins with over 100 profession begins, however now a Cadillac F1 reserve driver who’s embarking on his first full-time season as an F2 driver for Hitech.
Sébastien Bourdais (No. 8 Tower Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07): 4 Champ Automotive titles with 37 profession wins between IndyCar and Champ Automotive. Additionally a former F1 driver with 27 profession begins and a finest end of seventh.Â
James Hinchcliffe (No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2): Six profession IndyCar wins and a former Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter.Â
Present NASCAR drivers
Connor Zilisch (No. 31 Motion Specific Cadillac V-Collection.R): A rookie within the Cup Collection for Trackhouse Racing who received ten NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Collection races in 2025, main all drivers and ending the yr because the championship runner-up. Zilisch earned an LMP2 class win in his Rolex 24 debut two years in the past with Period Motorsport.
AJ Allmendinger (No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura ARX-06): A veteran for Kaulig Racing with nearly 500 Cup begins and three wins on the high stage of inventory automobile racing, in addition to 18 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Collection victories. He additionally has 5 wins as a Champ Automotive driver. Allmendinger additionally received general on the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Drivers with begins in F1 (none are energetic)
*Ericsson/Bourdais are listed below IndyCar drivers
Kevin Magnussen (No. 25 BMW M Workforce WRT BMW M Hybrid V8): 185 profession F1 begins with one podium and a finest end of second within the 2014 Australian Grand Prix; most lately on the grid with Haas in 2024.
Logan Sargeant (No. 18 Period Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07): 37 profession F1 begins with a finest end of tenth within the 2023 United States Grand Prix; most lately on the grid with Williams in 2024.
Romain Grosjean (No. 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3): 179 profession F1 begins with ten podiums and a finest end of second within the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix and 2013 United States Grand Prix; most lately on the grid with Haas in 2020. Grosjean additionally has expertise in IndyCar the place he has six podiums.
Felipe Nasr (No. 7 Penske Porsche 963): Now a three-time champion of IMSA and two-time Rolex 24 winner, Nasr additionally has 39 profession F1 begins with a finest end of fifth within the 2015 Australian Grand Prix; most lately on the grid with Sauber in 2016.
Will Stevens (No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Collection.R): A WEC champion and Le Mans 24 class winner, Stevens additionally has 18 profession F1 begins with a finest end of thirteenth within the 2015 British Grand Prix; most lately on the grid with Marussia in 2015.
Paul di Resta (No. 22 United Autosports ORECA LMP2 07): 59 profession F1 begins with a finest end of fourth within the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix and 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix; most lately on the grid with Williams in 2017.
Jack Aitken (No. 31 Motion Specific Cadillac V-Collection.R): One profession F1 begin with Williams within the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, ending sixteenth.
Pietro Fittipaldi (No. 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07): Two profession F1 begins with Haas in 2020, putting as excessive as seventeenth within the Sakhir Grand Prix. Fittipaladi additionally ran a full season of IndyCar in 2024.
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