The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is the largest endurance race in america and some of the prestigious sports activities automobile races on the planet. This yr, 60 entries throughout 4 courses with 1000’s of drivers are flocking to Daytona Seashore for the sixty fourth working of the 24-hour traditional.
That checklist contains a few of the greatest 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.
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Nevertheless it additionally attracts stars from past the world of sports activities automobile racing, partly as a result of its status but in addition as a result of 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 drivers
4-time and reigning IndyCar champion with 19 profession wins, and the defending winner of the Indianapolis 500.
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Six-time IndyCar champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner, second on the all-time wins checklist with 59 victories. He already has three total wins on the Rolex 24.
Two-time IndyCar champion with 45 profession wins and 71 poles (most poles all-time), and winner of the 2018 Indy 500.
5 profession IndyCar wins and former Indy NXT champion.
4 IndyCar wins together with the 2022 Indianapolis 500. Additionally a former F1 driver with 97 profession begins and a greatest end of eighth.
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Seven profession IndyCar wins and a former pole-sitter of the Indianapolis 500. Additionally a three-time Supercars champion with 56 profession wins there.
One profession IndyCar win (in a wildly spectacular drive at Milwaukee) and a former Indy NXT champion.
Two seasons as a full-time IndyCar driver with one podium.
29 begins over the previous two seasons in IndyCar, with a greatest end of seventh.
55 profession IndyCar begins with a greatest end of fifth and a former F1 take a look at driver.
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Different notable IndyCar race winners
*Allmendinger is listed below present NASCAR drivers
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.
4 Champ Automotive titles with 37 profession wins between IndyCar and Champ Automotive. Additionally a former F1 driver with 27 profession begins and a greatest end of seventh.
Six profession IndyCar wins and a former Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter.
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Present NASCAR drivers
A rookie within the Cup Sequence for Trackhouse Racing who gained ten NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence 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.
A veteran for Kaulig Racing with virtually 500 Cup begins and three wins on the high degree of inventory automobile racing, in addition to 18 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence victories. He additionally has 5 wins as a Champ Automotive driver. Allmendinger gained total on the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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Drivers with begins in F1 (none are energetic)
*Ericsson/Bourdais are listed below IndyCar drivers
185 profession F1 begins with one podium and a greatest end of second within the 2014 Australian Grand Prix; most just lately on the grid with Haas in 2024.
37 profession F1 begins with a greatest end of tenth within the 2023 United States Grand Prix; most just lately on the grid with Williams in 2024.
179 profession F1 begins with ten podiums and a greatest end of second within the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix and 2013 United States Grand Prix; most just lately on the grid with Haas in 2020. Grosjean additionally has expertise in IndyCar the place he has six podiums.
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Now a three-time champion of IMSA and two-time Rolex 24 winner, Nasr additionally has 39 profession F1 begins with a greatest end of fifth within the 2015 Australian Grand Prix; most just lately on the grid with Sauber in 2016.
A WEC champion and Le Mans 24 class winner, Stevens additionally has 18 profession F1 begins with a greatest end of thirteenth within the 2015 British Grand Prix; most just lately on the grid with Marussia in 2015.
59 profession F1 begins with a greatest end of fourth within the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix and 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix; most just lately on the grid with Williams in 2017.
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One profession F1 begin with Williams within the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, ending sixteenth.
Two profession F1 begins with Haas in 2020, inserting as excessive as seventeenth within the Sakhir Grand Prix. Fittipaladi additionally ran a full season of IndyCar in 2024.
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