CITGO Racing- Rolex 24 6h

The No. 7 CITGO/SAMAX Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI showed a solid performance during the first six hours of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Dario Franchitti started 15 th of 66 cars, but quickly moved up to seventh. Milka Duno drove second, followed by Marino Franchitti and Kevin McGarrity, who gained another position, to sixth, during his double stint. Dario Franchitti started the second round of driving stints and was fifth after six hours.

Kevin McGarrity: "It's pretty hectic out there, with people going everywhere. The track was very, very dirty. But the car is handling well; the guys have done a good job with it. I'm looking forward to getting back in later. We're going in the right direction - we just need to keep moving forward."

race position
start: 15
6h: 5

race report
time                        driver                       action
start                         D Franchitti
36m                                                        pit - tires, fuel
1h48                        Duno in                    pit - driver change, tires, fuel
2h50 M                    Franchitti in               pit - driver change, tires, fuel
3h47                        McGarrity in              pit - driver change, tires, fuel
4h23                                                       pit - fuel
5h23                       D Franchitti in            Pit- driver change, tires, fuel

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