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More Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona Driver Line-Ups Confirmed

Several teams have added further names to an already impressive driver line-up for the 2013 Rolex 24 on Jan. 26-27 at Daytona International Speedway.

Team Sahlen have added Simon Pagenaud to its new #42 BMW/Riley, joining Dane Cameron and Wayne Nonnamaker.

Anthony Davidson joins a star studded squad at Enzo Pottolicchio’s 8Star Racing squad with ex Peugeot colleagues Stephane Sarrazin, Nic Minassian and Pedro Lamy aboard the team’s new Corvette DP.

Highway to Help Racing will return to the Rolex 24 with the #50 BMW/Riley driven by 1996 Rolex 24 winner Jim Pace, 2007 Rolex 24 GT winner Carlos de Queseda, Byron Defoor and Frank Beck.

In GT, Marsh Racing is looking to make its Rolex 24 debut with the #31 Whelen Engineering Corvette. Joining regular drivers Boris Said and Eric Curran are Lawson Aschenbach and Brandon Davis.

Racers Edge Motorsports returns with its #78 Mazda RX-8 with an all-Mexican lineup. The team is looking to run the full season with Martin Fuentes and Ricardo Perez, who will be joined in the Telcel/Benotto/Hublot/Under Armour entry at the Rolex 24 by NASCAR Mexico driver Carlos Peralta and Rudy Camarillo.

The #17 Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports Foametix Porsche GT3 will be crewed by Jack Baldwin, Claudio Burtin and Martin Ragginger;

The #62 Snow Racing/Wright Motorsports Porsche GT3 will include both Madison and Melanie Snow on the roster;

The #80 TruSpeed Motorsports Porsche GT3 will feature Kelly Collins, Phil Fogg, Tom Haacker and Jim Walsh.

In the new GX class Napelton Racing will field their new #16 Porsche Cayman. Shane Lewis will lead the driver lineup, with his co-drivers to be announced in the near future.