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As a result, Saavedra (at left in photo above) and teammates Ryan Cullen, Roberto Gonzalez and Pastor Maldonado celebrated victory in the LMP2 class in a Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance sports car race that ended early because of rain 10 minutes short of the 24-hour mark.
“When I jumped into the car, I saw the conditions were pretty detrimental,” said Saavedra, a veteran of 65 NTT IndyCar Series races with eight teams since 2010.
The victory was Saavedra’s first in the top levels of professional racing.
