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2017 DAYTONA WEATHERTECH (Ver 9) ROAR & ROLEX 24 HOUR GARAGE ASSIGNMENTS Tire Building Concession Chev. Support Ferrari Ford Nissan Support Gas Pumps Porsche North America Lexus Porsche North America IMSA Freight Trailer BMW Garage # Garage # Team Name Car # Class 59 60 58 61 DAC MOTORSPORTS 18 GTD 57 62 LAND MOTORSPORTS GMBH 29 GTD 56 63 GRASSER RACING 11 GTD 55 64 GRASSER RACING 61 GTD 54 65 MANTHEY-RACING 59 GTD Chevrolet Support Support Chevrolet 53 66 ALEGRA MOTORSPORTS 28 GTD 52 67 EBI MOTORS 46 GTD 51 OPEN GARAGES 68 KONRAD MOTORSPORT 21 GTD 50 69 SPIRIT OF THE RACE 51 GTD 49 70 ASTON MARTIN RACING 98 GTD 48 71 TURNER MOTORSPORT 97 GTD HPD IMSA 47 72 IMSA Garage 46 & 73 Drive Thru IMSA Uniform & Equip. Tech Line IMSA Office Trailer IMSA 45 74 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS CENTER Class Team Name Car # RPX ZF WeatherTech Tech Trailer Lamborghini WeatherTech Tech Line IMSA Ops Trailer Mercedes Benz Racing Radio Audi Garage # Garage # Team Name Car # Class GTD CORE AUTOSPORT 54 24 25 SCUDERIA CORSA 63 GTD GTLM PORSCHE GT TEAM 911 23 26 RILEY MOTORSPORTS - TEAM AMG 33 GTD GTLM PORSCHE GT TEAM 912 22 27 RILEY MOTORSPORTS - WEATHERTECH RACING 50 GTD GTLM BMW TEAM RLL 19 21 28 PAUL MILLER RACING 48 GTD GTLM BMW TEAM RLL 24 20 29 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS 57 GTD GTLM RISI COMPETIZIONE 62 19 30 CHANGE RACING 16 GTD GTLM FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK 69 18 31 PARK PLACE MOTORSPORTS 73 GTD GTLM FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK 68 17 32 DREAM RACING MOTORSPORTS 27 GTD GTLM FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING 66 16 33 TRG 991 GTD GTLM FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING 67 15 ENCLOSED GARAGES 34 SUNENERGY 1 RACING 75 GTD GTLM CORVETTE RACING 3 14 XXXXXXX GTLM CORVETTE RACING 4 13 35 3GT RACING 14 GTD XXXXXXX 36 3GT RACING 15 GTD P DRAGONSPEED 81 12 37 MICHAEL SHANK RACING 86 GTD P REBELLION RACING 13 11 38 MICHAEL SHANK RACING 93 GTD P JDC/MILLER MOTORSPORTS 85 10 39 ALEX JOB RACING 23 GTD P PR 1/MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS 52 9 40 STARWORKS MOTORSPORTS 8 PC P TEQUILA PATRON ESM 22 8 41 STARWORKS MOTORSPORTS 88 PC P TEQUILA PATRON ESM 2 7 42 PERFORMANCE TECH 38 PC P MAZDA MOTORSPORTS 55 6 43 BAR 1 MOTORSPORTS 20 PC P MAZDA MOTORSPORTS 70 5 44 BAR 1 MOTORSPORTS 26 PC P VISITFLORIDA.COM RACING 90 4 Sonic Tools Nano- P WAYNE TAYLOR RACING 10 3 ENCLOSED GARAGES FlowX P MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING 5 2 OMP P WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING 31 1.

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