That's enough to annihilate the previous record that was set, also under Ford power, by Bill Elliott while placing his Thunderbird on pole for the 1987 Daytona 500 that he would go on to win.
It's not the first time Ford has participated in the Daytona Prototype class as an engine supplier, but in revealing this new EcoBoost V6-powered Riley Technologies prototype for the new United ...
Ford responded with a major shuffle to its IMSA GTD Pro driver lineup, and the results at the 24 Hours of Daytona were huge ... and team structure and everything has worked extremely well.