Cadillac Racing Teams Come Up Short At 24 Hours Of Daytona

The Cadillac racing team missed out on a win at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona on Sunday, January 30^th, 2022. Cadillac DPi-VR with the best finish is engine No. 5th place third put up by JDC Miller MotorSports and ridden by Tristan Vautier, Richard Westbrook and Ben Keating. Meanwhile, No. 31 Whelen Racing DPi-VR from Pipo Derani, Tristan Nunez, and Mike Conway took fourth place.

Similar to the hour and a half qualifying race that ran the week before, the Cadillac race team tried to catch up to the dominating Acura race car. Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-05 No. 60 of Helio Castroneves, Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Simon Pagenaud took first place overall, followed by the Acura ARX-05 No. 10 ridden by Ricky Taylor, Alex Rossi, Felipe Albuquerque and Will Stevens in second place.

No.60 Acura ARX-05

Even though they couldn’t beat the Acura race car in the end, the No. engine. 5 and 31 battled back and forth for the lead as the 24-hour gap grew late into the night. Despite some problems in the middle of the race, the Acura No. 60 stalked both Cadillacs, looking for opportunities to steal the lead. Finally, a pass was made, with the Acura No. 10 slipped through the gaps as well, and neither of them looked back as the Cadillac team battled to defend third and fourth place with checkered flags.

No.31 Cadillac DPi-VR (left) and No.60 Acura ARX-05 (right)

Further back, the Ally Cadillac No. 48, piloted by Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Rockenfeller and Jose Maria Lopez finished 11th.^th overall and fifth place in the DPi class. No. 48 DPi-VR had an incident just after 2am with Johnson at the wheel. The punctured tire sent Johnson spinning, resulting in a collision with the No. LMP3 car. 3 followed by a second clash with Mercedes No. 15. A lengthy repair was required to address significant damage to the suspension component on the right rear, effectively ending the No. bid. 48 to win the race.

No.48 Cadillac DPi-VR

IMSA 2022 season continues on March 16^th2022, in Mobil 1 24 Hours Sebring.

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