Kamui Kobayashi was fast on the Daytona International Speedway throughout the early hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He also made a lot of fans in the DIS media center after his refreshing account of his 'unique' past week at Daytona Beach.

Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours into the endurance race.

A new-look Meyer Shank Racing team is back at the Rolex 24 after a one-year hiatus and it is just one of dozens of changes as IMSA heads into the most prestigious endurance race in North America.