36th Rolex 24 At Daytona - Event Schedule
27 January 1998
Wednesday, January 28, 1998 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. USRRC Registration open 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Truck/Rig parking only in Garage area 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Technical Inspection 4:00 p.m. Mandatory Safety Kleen meeting for all crew chiefs, Tech Garage 6:00 p.m. Garage area closed Thursday, January 29, 1998 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. USRRC Registration open 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Daytona Registration open 7:30 a.m. Gate 7 opens 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Technical Inspection 9:30 a.m. Mandatory Safety Kleen meeting for all crew chiefs, Tech Garage 10:00 a.m. Mandatory meeting for Motorola Cup competitors 11:00 a.m. Support Event pit assignments posted, USRRC trailer 11:30 a.m. Mandatory Drivers' briefing for all Rolex 24 At Daytona competitors, Tech Garage 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. PRACTICE: Rolex 24 competitors - ALL CLASSES 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. PRACTICE: Motorola Cup 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. QUALIFYING: Can-Am - for Rolex 24 pole position and front row 3:25 p.m. Post-Qualifying press conference for Can-Am pole-winner 3:25 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. QUALIFYING: GT1 & GT2 3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. QUALIFYING: GT3 4:25 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PRACTICE: Motorola Cup 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. NIGHT PRACTICE: Rolex 24 competitors - ALL CLASSES 9:00 p.m. Paddock and Garages close Friday, January 30, 1998 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. USRRC Registration open 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Daytona Registration open 7:30 a.m. Gate 7 open 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. PRACTICE: Motorola Cup 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. PRACTICE: Rolex 24 competitors - ALL CLASSES 10:30 a.m. Mandatory Drivers' briefing, AllMotorola Cup competitors, Tech Garage 11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. QUALIFYING: Motorola Cup (Group 1) 12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m. QUALIFYING: Motorola Cup (Group 2) 12:30 p.m. Post-Qualifying press conference for Motorola Cup pole-winners 1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. FINAL QUALIFYING: GT3 1:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. FINAL QUALIFYING: GT1 & GT2 2:20 p.m. Post-Qualifying press conference for GT class pole-winners 2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. FINAL QUALIFYING: Can-Am 3:20 p.m. Grid closes for Motorola Cup race 3:30 p.m. Rolex 24 driver and driver sequence lists due at tech office 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. MOTOROLA CUP 2-HOUR RACE 9:00 p.m. Paddock and Garages close Saturday, January 31, 1998 7:30 a.m. Gate 7 open 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. USRRC Registration open 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. WARM-UP: Rolex 24 competitors - ALL CLASSES 10:15 a.m. Mandatory Drivers' Briefing for Rolex 24 At Daytona competitors, Tech Garage 11:00 a.m. Pit lane opens to grid cars for the Rolex 24 At Daytona 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The ROLEX LEGENDS AT DAYTONA (HSR Exhibition) 12:00 p.m. Rolex 24 cars on grid in presentation format 12:00 p.m. Pre-Race Ceremonies (all engines off) 12:25 p.m. Grid restricted to team members only 12:30 p.m. Driver introductions 1:00 p.m. ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA START Sunday, February 1, 1998 1:00 p.m. ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA FINISH 5:00 p.m. Paddock and Garages