Joao Barbosa(L), Sebastien Bourdais(C) and Christian Fittipaldi(R) drivers of the # 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP celebrate on the podium after winning the ROLEX 24 at Daytona International Speedway on January 26, 2014
Photo – Getty Images
Action Express Racing is no stranger to victory lane at Daytona, as the No. 5 team took the overall victory in the 52nd running of the Rolex 24.
The team consists of Joao Barbosa, IndyCar driver Sebastain Bourdais, Christian Fittipaldi, and Burt Frisselle.
With around ten minutes to go, a caution bunched up the field after a long day of racing, with the No. 5 team continuing to lead and the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing team lurking in second.
Barbosa put the pedal to the metal and finished 1.461 seconds ahead of Max Angelelli.
It was also the first win for Chevrolet. Continue reading