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Teams beginning to announce lineups for 51st running of Daytona classic

Mazda initially announced the build of its SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine during the 2012 Le Mans race. The engine will be housed in their sporty Mazda6 with its first race in January at the Rolex 24 of Daytona.

Ciaran Haggerty and his dad will be part of the Starworks team at the 2013 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The young Scot will be in the team's paddock with not only Dalziel but also Scotsman McNish, Venezuelan Popow and Frenchman Bourdais.

R.Ferri Motorsport and AIM Autosport announce GT effort in 2013: Max Papis and Jeff Segal to share driving duties in new Ferrari 458 Italia in Rolex GT series.

Aussie NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford driver steps in to help the Grand-Am Ford Riley team during Grand-Am test days for the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona. MSR team driver Ozz Negri sustained a leg injury during off-season training.

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The new Mazda6 will be the first diesel powered vehicle of any type to complete in the Rolex 24

Hurley Haywood will be seeing the 2013 Rolex 24 action from a different viewpoint – that of the Grand Marshal.

Joining Henrique Cisneros and Sean Edwards will be Porsche pilots Patrick Pilet and Kuba Giermaziak in the MOMO Porsche 911 GT3.

New year campaign with Audi Sport customer racing for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge champions as they make their Rolex series 24 Hour debut with drivers Plumb, Biela, Winkelhock and Haase.

New GT team will make their debut at the 51st running of the Rolex 24. Porsche works, Long, will be joined by teammates Pumpelly, Lindsey, Hart , and Graeff.

Audi factory drivers and APR will aim for class victory in the Daytona 24 hour race

Marino and fellow Mazda do-drivers regroup for the 2013 Rolex 24

Five Scottish drivers are in the solid U.K. contingent expected for 51st Rolex 24 at Daytona. Ryan Dalziel and Dario Franchitti are past winners of the challenging race.

AIM Autosport and R.Ferri Motorsport join forces for "Racing with Ferrari" in 2013. Driver lineup is now official for the AIM FXDD #61 and #69 Ferrari 458 Italia GT cars.

Kevin Buckler's The Racers Group team prepares for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with three Porsche cars as they aim for their fifth GT class victory. First step to reach their goal is the traditional January testing on the infield road course.

Joe Jennings, Grand-Am Correspondent

Joe Jennings, Grand-Am Correspondent

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