Here are the sights from the 2010 editon of the 48th Annual Rolex 24 at Daytona.

A pre-race crowd in the garage area as crews prepare for the 48th Annual Rolex 24 at Dayton. Working towards a 3:30 PM / Eastern start.

Spare nose which may be needed during the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Crews always takes parts and pieces to pit road. Not only the No 59 nose for the Brumos Porsche Racing team… but crews will have things like extra brake pads and plenty of spare parts for any problem which may come up

 
The Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley Daytona Prototype gets a once over by crew members. The car rolled off the grid in third spot with the driving duties shared by Mark Patterson, Michael Vallante, A.J. Allmendinger and Brian Frisselle.

The Rolex 24 starts with rain still falling. The initial six laps of the event are run with a combination of a green and a yellow caution flag. This picture of a spectator on pit road with an open umbrella tells the story.

Umbrellas galore along the rear of pit road.

Max Angelelli leads the opening laps of the Rolex 24 Daytona. The race got the green flag at 3:30 PM / Eastern. The yellow caution flag also flew due to the rain and the track extremely wet.

The rain has stopped and nighttime has fallen over the w”World Center of Racing.” At nightfall, the temperatures remain in the upper 60’s, but are expected to fall into the 50’s before daybreak.

From the observation deck over the garage area, but this time looking towards the infield. We find the “Giant Wheel” from the James E. Strates Shows. The brought in this piece… plus another smaller ride. Kind of gives the race fans the “LeMans Effect.”

Rolex supplies the master clock for the event. This photo taken just about three hours into the twice-around-the-clock race. It’s the biggest free-standing timepiece on pit road… and keeps the crews informed as to how far into the event they are.

 Daytona Prototypes at the speed of light.

All of the DP and GT teams come equipped with computers, plugged into large monitors to keep track of timing and scoring, the weather, car telementary… as well as the SPEED TV broadcast. It can range from four monitors…. to Brumos Porsche and their arrangement of 14 seperate monitors to keep a check on the No. 59.

Photos: Mark Williams/Halifax Area NewsWatch & MrNewsProductions.com