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Seb Priaulx’s No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 posted the fastest qualifying time in Grand Touring Pro for Saturday’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.
His teammate Mike Rockenfeller was at the wheel in qualifying, and it completed a front row shutout for Ford for a race that will kickstart the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Rockenfeller produced a fast lap of 1 minute, 45.523 seconds (121.452 mph).
"This is the biggest race of the year and we want to make sure Ford is proud," said Rockenfeller, who will share the cockpit with Priaulx and 2022 Daytona 500 winner, NASCAR's Austin Cindric.
"It's a super talented field with many, many good drivers in this category so you really need to push hard."
He said the Ford team – in its second year fielding the Mustang GT3 – focused on earning pole position.
He acknowledged, however, winning pole is very different from racing 24 hours.
"It's crazy competitive and I would say more competitive from last year for sure, so it's going to be tough and we saw throughout the sessions, we are clearly good for one lap but we struggle a bit more over a stint with our tire [degradation], so that's something I'm a bit worried about," Rockenfeller said.
Pictured top: The No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 (image from IMSA).
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