How can I watch the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona? From Saturday afternoon, live TV coverage is available on NBC's Peacock streaming service for the full 24-hour cycle, while network NBC will provide 10 minutes of build-up and then the first 50 minutes of the race, and then the final 1hr40mins and 20mins of post-race.

The Rolex 24, which kicks off the 2023 season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, begins Saturday afternoon and ends Sunday afternoon. Drivers compete on teams and take various shifts throughout the race so the action never stops.

The field also features 10 active drivers from the NTT IndyCar Series, including Colton Herta, Simon Pagenaud, Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves racing in the top class. Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin will be making their sports car debuts in LMP2, which also will feature Rinus VeeKay and Devlin DeFrancesco.

The International Motor Sports Association The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA.

Since 1992, every driver on a class-winning team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona (and the race's grand marshal) has received the watch, whose retail price starts at more than $10,000.

The iconic event, which is the ultimate test of endurance, speed and skill for world-class competition and at the World Center of Racing, will be held on Jan. 28-29 at Daytona International Speedway to open the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Rolex watches are known for their exquisite craftsmanship, durability, and timeless style. They are the choice of celebrities, athletes, and other successful individuals around the world.

Maximum legal weight for a DPi car is just over 2000 pounds. Depending on the track, this class can hit speeds of 200 mph and is allowed to use one of two IMSA-specific, semi-confidential Michelin tires: a hard or a medium compound.

Ever since Rolex became the official timekeeper of the "24-hours of Daytona" endurance race in 1992 - also now known as the Rolex 24 - the race's winners have been awarded a specially engraved Daytona Cosmograph.

Today, IMSA follows the FIA Group GT3 format and rules, including dividing GTD into two categories: GTD PRO and GTD. The amateur class allows only bronze- and silver-rated drivers to compete; GTD PRO is for the experienced gold- and platinum-rated drivers.

IMSA offers a comprehensive curriculum to prepare students for any future academic endeavors. While at IMSA, students are required to take classes in literature, history, fine arts, wellness and world language. All of these classes are also taught at advanced or even college level.