The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura claimed the overall win to close off a thrilling Daytona 24 and DragonSpeed led the LMP2 victory honours.
It was the calm before the storm as the race entered the closing stages.
The field was kept close with the caution periods which followed after each other, ensuring the fight to the finish was unpredictable.
The penultimate hour saw the #13 AWA LMP3 of Matthew Bell pull off at the Le Mans Chicane and stop. This triggered a full-course yellow which gave the field an opportunity to pit for tyres and fuel.
At 1 hour and 30 minutes remaining, the fight for the coveted overall victory between the #10 and the #60.
They went wheel-to-wheel through the Le Mans chicane and a new leader emerged in the form of Tom Blomqvist’s #60 Acura DPi.
Another Full-Course Yellow brought the field together again and ensured there would be a fight to the finish in each category.
It was then a sprint to the finish when the circuit turned to Green Flag conditions yet again.
It featured last year’s winner Helio Castroneves in the #60 keeping Ricky Taylor at bay. Both Acuras were separated by under a second, which was maintained as the pair ciphered through GTD traffic.
Speaking of GTD, the #21, as well as the #54 LMP3, were both handed drive-through penalties for overtaking under yellow flags.
This played a crucial twist in the LMP3 and GTD lead fights as the #54 dove from third-in-class and the #21 pitted from second in GTD.
Tower Motorsport put on a show with Louis Deletraz at the wheel, edging Colton Herta of the #81 DragonSpeed USA by under a second.
The #8 driver notably lost out to a Le Mans victory last year after their Team WRT Oreca 07 stopped on the final lap.
All eyes were on GTD-Pro with the #9 of Mathieu Jaminet and the #2 of Laurens Vanthoor, both Porsches putting on a thrilling duel as they fought nose-to-tail with one-another.
Things got intense when in the final five minutes, they took on the first sector alongside each other, the #2 briefly edging the #9 onto the grass. The favour of minor contact was returned straight afterwards in door-to-door fashion.
Their fight ran to the finish but they had contact at the chicane on the final lap, therefore the #9 was provisionally victorious ahead of the vast GTD field.
The #2 fell to third after attempting to take the inside of the #9 but hit the grass, sending him into a spin.
Helio Castroneves charged to his second consecutive victory albeit in a different team; Meyer Shank Racing. Their drivers were Oliver Jarvis, Tom Blomqvist, Simon Pagenaud and Castroneves.
The #01 set strong pace during the Daytona 24 despite their struggles. They achieved a new all-time lap record of 1m33.724s.
DragonSpeed USA’s #81 crew tasted victory in the LMP2 category, whilst Felipe Fraga took the #74 Riley Motorsports to their class win.
Whilst the #9 won in GTD-Pro, another Porsche took the win in GTD; Wright Motorsports won by 12 seconds ahead of the #44.
After another gruelling 24 Hours of Daytona, 14 out of the original total of 61 entries faced retirement.
| Overall Position | Category | Team |
| 1 (761 Laps) | DPi |
#60 Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian |
| 2 | DPi |
#10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 |
| 3 | DPi |
#5 Cadillac Racing |
| 4 | DPi |
#31 Whelen Engineering Racing |
| 5 | LMP2 |
#81 DragonSpeed USA |
| 6 | LMP2 |
#29 Racing Team Nederland |
| 7 | LMP2 |
#8 Tower Motorsport |
| 8 | LMP2 |
#52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports |
| 9 | LMP2 |
#68 G-Drive Racing By APR |
| 10 | LMP2 |
#22 United Autosports |
| 11 | DPi |
#48 Ally Cadillac |
| 12 | DPi |
#02 Cadillac Racing |
| 13 | LMP3 |
#74 Riley Motorsports |
| 14 | DPi |
#01 Cadillac Racing |
| 15 | LMP3 |
#33 Sean Creech Motorsport |
| 16 | LMP3 |
#54 CORE Autosport |
| 17 | LMP3 |
#36 Andretti Motorsport |
| 18 | LMP2 |
#18 Era Motorsport |
| 19 | GTD-Pro |
#9 Pfaff Motorsports |
| 20 | GTD-Pro |
#62 Risi Competizione |
| 21 | GTD-Pro | #2 KCMG |
| 22 | GTD-Pro |
#14 VasserSullivan |
| 23 | GTD-Pro | #15 Proton USA |
| 24 | GTD |
#16 Wright Motorsports |
| 25 | GTD |
#44 Magnus Racing |
| 26 | GTD |
#32 Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports |
| 27 | GTD | #21 AF Corse |
| 28 | GTD |
#70 Inception Racing |
| 29 | GTD |
#57 Winward Racing |
| 30 | GTD-Pro |
#3 Corvette Racing |
| 31 | GTD-Pro |
#25 BMW M Team RLL |
| 32 | GTD | #64 TeamTGM |
| 33 | LMP3 | #13 AWA |
| 34 | GTD |
#71 T3 Motorsport North America |
| 35 | GTD |
#27 Heart of Racing Team |
| 36 | LMP3 |
#26 Muehlner Motorsports America |
| 37 | GTD-Pro |
#79 WeatherTech Racing |
| 38 | GTD |
#99 Team Hardpoint |
| 39 | GTD | #19 TR3 Racing |
| 40 | GTD |
#98 Northwest AMR |
| 41 | GTD-Pro |
#24 BMW M Team RLL |
| 42 | LMP2 |
#11 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports |
| 43 | GTD |
#66 Gradient Racing |
| 44 | GTD |
#47 Cetilar Racing |
| 45 | GTD |
#12 VasserSullivan |
| 46 | GTD-Pro |
#4 Corvette Racing |
| 47 | LMP3 |
#38 Performance Tech Motorsports |
| 48 (DNF) | LMP2 |
#69 G-Drive Racing By APR |
| 49 (DNF) | GTD | #42 NTE Sport |
| 50 (DNF) | GTD-Pro |
#97 WeatherTech Racing |
| 51 (DNF) | LMP3 |
#7 Forty7 Motorsports |
| 52 (DNF) | GTD-Pro | #63 TR3 Racing |
| 53 (DNF) | LMP3 |
#6 Muehlner Motorsports America |
| 54 (DNF) | GTD |
#39 CarBahn with Peregrine Racing |
| 55 (DNF) | LMP2 |
#20 High Class Racing |
| 56 (DNF) | GTD |
#96 Turner Motorsport |
| 57 (DNF) | GTD |
#59 Crucial Motorsports |
| 58 (DNF) | GTD |
#28 Alegra Motorsports |
| 59 (DNF) | GTD-Pro |
#23 Heart of Racing Team |
| 60 (DNF) | GTD |
#75 Sun Energy 1 |
| 61 (DNF) | GTD |
#34 GMG Racing |
