Race Report #7 - 10 a.m.

After mulitple problems in the early morning hours, the No. 75 Porsche was running 13th in GT, 29th overall at 7:30 a.m. with Seth Neiman behind the wheel.

Neiman came in for tires and fuel and handed the car over to Jon Fogarty. A broken lug nut delayed the stop and the crew made the decision to take the car to the garage. After an hour, Jon Fogarty resumed his stint.

At 8:40 with Fogarty behind the wheel, a broken brake line necessitated another trip to the Flying Lizard garage. The crew took their time to work on the right rear brake system, change the windscreen and make adjustments to the car.

With two hours left in the race, the Flying Lizard Porsche is running 15th in GT class, 32nd overll with Patrick Long behind the wheel.

Race Report #6 - Early Morning Update

The Lizards battled throughout the night to regain more ground that had been lost early in the race when a significant incident took the team from first in GT to 27th.

Over several hours the team moved steadily through the field, reaching 11th in GT and 26th overall. Unfortunatley, by 6 a.m. during a scheduled pit stop, a problem required the team to take the car behind the wall for more repairs to the rear suspension.

No 75 was back on track approximatley 45 minutes later and returned to the track 14th in GT class, 31st overall.

Race Report # 5 - 2:30 a.m.

The Flying Lizard Porsche has found its rhythm during the night at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Lonnie Pechnik, Seth Neiman and Jon Fogarty all kept the car steadily climbing the GT field during their late night/early morning stints.

During guest driver Patrick Long's out lap, he turns a 1:57.9 lap time; more than two seconds faster than the rest of the GT field.

Long is currently behind the wheel with the car running 13th in GT class, 30th overall.

Race Report #4 - 11 p.m.

Flying Lizard guest driver Patrick Long drove a double stint during which he turned the quickest GT race lap of the day with a time of 1:56.8 around the 3.56-mile circuit. He did this on 20 lap tires and in the process gained two positions during his double stint.

Long brought the car in around 9 p.m. and handed over the Porsche to co-driver Johannes van Overbeek. The crew changed all four tires and refueled. About a half hour into his stint, van Overbeek brought the car in due to flat tire and bent wheel.

During van Overbeek's stint, he moved the car to 20th position in GT class. He was brought in under a full course yellow for a pit stop of tires, fuel and front brakes. Lonnie Pechnik took over driving duties.

Since being back on track after the afternoon's incident and being off track for almost an hour, the Lizards have consistently been running between two and10 seconds faster than the rest of the GT field.

Race Report #3 - 7:30 p.m.

After a double yellow was called in order to clear debris from the track, the Flying Lizard crew took the opportunity to bring Neiman in from his stint. The crew changed all four tires, refueld and put Jon Fogarty into the No. 75 Porsche.

Fogarty started his stint with the car in 52nd position overall. Over the next hour, he slowly regained several positions to 48th.

After his two-hour stint, Fogarty handed over driving duties to Patrick Long.

A yellow flag right after the start of Long's stint brought the car in for additional adjustments and a splash of fuel.

With Long behind the wheel, the Flying Lizard No. 75 Porsche is currently running 45th overall and 22nd in GT class, completing 180 laps around the 3.56-mile circuit.

Race Report #2 - 4:30 p.m.

At 3 p.m., the No. 75 was currently running first position in GT class with Lonnie Pechnik behind the wheel. A lot of debris on the track at end of Pechnik's stint caused a flat and some rear body damage. He brought the Porsche into the pit for an unscheduled stop around 3:15 p.m. under full course yellow. The crew replaced the left rear tire and Seth Neiman took over driving duties.

After the first lap of Neiman's stint, he brought the car in (still under yellow) for a full tire change and fuel. During the pit stop, he lost the right side mirror. The crew brought Neiman in for a third stop and the crew replaced the right door.

The crew sent Neiman out under the same yellow and on his out lap, Neiman was hit by another GT car.

The crew replaced right front suspension, brake pads and rotors. The car had to serve a 13 minute penalty due to the crew working on the Porsche in the pit longer than five minutes.

While waiting to go back on track, a water leak was discovered. After the penalty was served, the crew took the car back to the garage to further work on the car.

After approximately an hour in the pits and garage combined with the 13 minute penalty, the No. 75 Flying Lizard Porsche is currently running 27th in GT class and 54th overall.

Race Report #1 - 2 p.m.

The Rolex 24 at Daytona is off to a solid start. Flying Lizard Porsche No. 75 began the 24 hour race 29th on the grid and 4th in GT class.

Johannes van Overbeek is at the wheel. He brought the car in for an early unscheduled pit stop under yellow on lap 18 for a quick throttle adjustment, tires and fuel.

At lap 29 the car is in 36th position overall.

Approximately two hours into the race, van Overbeek brought the No. 75 Porsche in for tires, fuel and a driver change. Lonnie Pechnik took over driving duties. No 75 is currently running third in GT.

Friday Status

After qualifying fourth in GT on Thursday, the Lizards spent the morning preparing for Friday's afternoon practice session. Number 75, driven by Johannes van Overbeek had only a few laps on track in the session before a throttle cable problem put them back into the garage for some final adjustments before the race on Saturday. The race begins at 12 pm ET Saturday.

About This Blog

This is the ongoing blog for the Flying Lizard team at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. You can follow our progress during the race through this blog. We hope to update this every few hours. You can also follow the race live on SPEED Channel starting at 12 pm on Saturday. Go Lizards!