IndyCar's Scott McLaughlin will pilot DXDT Racing's Corvette Z06 GT3R at Daytona's 24-hour endurance classic, with full-time driver Mason Filippi holding the no. 36 seat. The Z06 GT3R brings a naturally-aspirated LS engine and proven platform to one of motorsport's most demanding events, though details on the car's configuration and driver rotation remain thin.

Porsche Penske's decision to run three-driver lineups at Daytona wasn't about driver performance—it was a calculated strategic move. The team opted for roster depth over raw pace from Newgarden and McLaughlin, signaling how endurance racing rewards planning over outright qualifying speed.

Cosworth and iRacing are shipping professional-grade telemetry analysis to sim racers ahead of the Daytona 24-hour endurance event. The partnership gives drivers access to the kind of data instrumentation that normally lives in factory prototypes and GT programs. Real engineering tools for virtual racing.