A pair from Skip Barber Racing School emerged from a packed field of 15 GT Daytona Pro entries to win the 2026 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Connor De Phillippi and Neil Verhagen, together with their two teammates, gave Paul Miller Racing its second class victory at Daytona. This win was De Phillippi’s second victory in the race and his first since 2019. Verhagen spent over seven hours at the controls of the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 Evo. This was his first endurance win in North America, his second IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory, and his second triumph in a 24-hour race. In 2020, the then 19-year-old Verhagen won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in GT4. His co-drivers in that race, Dan Harper and Max Hesse, joined him on the top step at the Rolex 24 this weekend. Fellow Skip Barber Racing School alumni Scott Noble added another podium finish to the tally with a third-place result in his Winward Racing Mercedes entry. In GT Daytona, graduate Madison Snow finished second in the Magnus Racing Aston Martin. Finally, alumni Connor Zilisch ended the race second overall as the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen’s pursuit of overall victory in the final stint came up just short. In the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, a staggering nine Skip Barber Racing School alumni ended Friday evening with top-ten finishes in hand. They were spearheaded by David Hampton and Thomas Merrill, who combined to deliver a second-place finish for the Circle H Racing Aston Martin. Dillon Machavern was fourth in Grand Sport, ahead of Roland and Austin Krainz (5th), Robert Noaker (6th), Sean Quinlan (8th), Gordon Scully (9th), and Robby Foley (10th). In TCR, graduate Andre Castro began his 2026 season with a fourth-place finish. Finally, the Mazda MX-5 Cup delivered another pair of thrilling races, with Skip Barber alumni featuring in the mix throughout the doubleheader. In Race 1, Justin Adakonis (2nd) and Westin Workman (6th) were the highest-finishing graduates. In Race 2, Gresham Wagner (5th), Tristan McKee (6th), and Ethan Tyler (8th) added themselves to the record books with strong finishes. Adakonis, off the back of a pair of top-ten finishes, leaves Daytona with a 110-point lead in the standings.