Man, let me tell you this Sunday morning was pure chaos. Woke up feeling like I got hit by a truck, barely remembered the Rolex 24 even finished. Brain was still foggy from staying up way too late trying to catch the night action. Knew the race was over, but who the heck actually won? Total blank.
Grabbed my phone, still half-asleep, and just opened the regular browser. Didn’t even bother with fancy apps first. Typed in something dumb like “who won daytona race yesterday”. Crossed my fingers. Scrolled past a bunch of stuff that looked like ads or boring articles. Needed the name, quick and dirty.
Finally spotted a headline screaming “WTRAndretti conquers Daytona!”. Okay, cool! But who the heck was driving that thing for the win? Scrolled down like a madman on that same page. Boom: Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves, and Tom’s dad, Tom Blomqvist Sr.? Wait, no, that last name felt wrong. Rubbed my eyes. Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves, and Simon Pagenaud. Right, Simon Pagenaud! That made way more sense. Dad driving… pfft, morning brain.
Alright, got the winners pinned down. Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti, Acura #40. Good stuff. But that wasn’t enough. I wanted to SEE it. The finish, the big moments. Needed the video stuff, the highlights.
Wandered over to YouTube next. Searched “Rolex 24 Highlights”. Sorted by Upload Date to get the freshest stuff. A bunch popped up. Clicked on one that looked official, had the race name right. Skipped around in the video like a kid – straight to the last 10 minutes. Saw the drama, cars weaving like crazy. Saw Helio doing his famous fence climb celebration. Yes! Exactly what I was after. Watched the big crashes too, because c’mon, that’s part of it.
Finished that feeling pretty satisfied. Just wanted the key bits without sitting through hours and hours again. Mission accomplished. Now I could actually talk about the race without sounding like a total goober.
So yeah, here’s the quick and dirty scoop straight from my Sunday morning scramble:
- Winning Team: Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti
- Winning Car: #40 Acura ARX-06
- Winning Drivers: Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud
- Best Bit: Found race highlights easily online for the nail-biting finish and big moments. Helio climbing the fence never gets old.
Honestly, the hardest part was remembering Simon Pagenaud’s name before the coffee kicked in. Who needs an alarm when you got Daytona results on the brain, right?
