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Even though it’s going to look a little different this year, the 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona may be a sign that things will turn out alright.

The green flag is scheduled to drop Saturday, January 30, at 3:40 p.m., with the checkered flag waving at the same time the following day.

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET – NBC
4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET – NBCSN
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET – NBC App
11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. ET – NBCSN

12:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. ET –  NBCSN
3:00 a.m.  - 6:00 a.m. ET – NBC App
6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET –  NBCSN
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET – NBC

The option to stream the race is available through NBC’s TrackPass or, for “international viewers,” the full race can be viewed on IMSA.com. IMSA Radio will also have an audio broadcast of the race on its website and can also be listened to on XM channel 202 or Sirius channel 216.

A total of 49 entries are set to run this weekend, comprised of seven Daytona Prototype International (DPi) cars, 10 Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) cars, seven Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) cars, six GT Le Mans (GTLM) cars and 19 GT Daytona (GTD) cars. Click here for a breakdown of the Prototype teams, or click here for a breakdown of the GT teams.

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Comments

wae UberDork
1/29/21 11:29 a.m.

I signed up for the NBC Sports Gold Trackpass for three bucks and have been able to watch both MX-5 cup races so far with no problems. In a little bit here, I'm going to tune in to the BMW Endurance Challenge. It appears that the coverage with trackpass will be consistent, so no need to switch from one channel or platform to another. I really can't believe that it's only $2.99/month for the imsa trackpass bundle and if I read it correctly, that does not also require a cable package.

Watching this on TV is really making me realize how much I miss being down there.

Colin Wood Associate Editor
1/29/21 1:36 p.m.

In reply to wae :

I was pricing it earlier today just out of curiosity, and yeah, that's not a lot for what you are getting. Sure, it's a specific niche, but they didn't have to have to make it. They could have just as easily made you pay some crazy price for an IMSA + NASCAR bundle.

wae UberDork
1/29/21 3:11 p.m.

Side hint: If you play IMSA Radio from http://player.radiolemans.co/ you can pause the audio and it will restart from the time that you paused it. The player at imsa.tv seems to jump to "now" when you restart after pausing. Trackpass is on a 15ish second delay (give or take) so if you pause IMSA radio for that 15 seconds and then mute trackpass, you can get that commentary synced up with the NBC broadcast.

earlybroncoguy1 New Reader
1/29/21 8:16 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

Or, they could simply show it on one channel, all the way through, and make it simple.

We don't want to have to memorize a schedule and flip back and forth between channels, websites, and whatever else. We just want to watch the race. There are HUNDREDS of channels on cable, the vast majority with absolutely never anything on worth watching. Why can't there be just ONE dedicated for auto racing?

I miss SpeedChannel/Speedvision.

hybridmomentspass Reader
1/29/21 8:53 p.m.

What are the letters beside of the drivers' names for? ie: B P S G?

calsrf39 New Reader
1/30/21 5:13 a.m.

In reply to hybridmomentspass :

They are the FIA driver ratings; Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze.

https://www.fia.com/fia-driver-categorisation

alfadriver (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
1/30/21 7:51 a.m.

Looking forward to this.

But the start seems really late to me. Hasn't previous races started near noon before? Did they make the time change to be more like LeMans?

Interesting.

In terms of driving at night- this race is a lot harder than LeMans- which is raced on the longest day of the year in a pretty darned northern place- so darkness is pretty short. This will have more than 12 hours with the sun down.

mikeatrpi HalfDork
1/30/21 11:01 a.m.

I too seem to remember start and end around 930 or so AM.

JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/30/21 12:36 p.m.

alfadriver (Forum Supporter) said:

In terms of driving at night- this race is a lot harder than LeMans-

The lights at Daytona are really good, though. They don't run the full NASCAR light package, but you could easily drive the entire track without headlights if you had to.