Porsche wins the six-hour race at IMSA Watkins Glen in rainy conditions

The race began with Louis Deletraz on pole position driving the Acura ARX-06 for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. However, van der Zande took the lead on the first lap. From there, the race saw multiple lead changes, incidents, and complex strategies due to the weather conditions.

The first major incident occurred when Phil Hanson, in the Porsche 963 for JDC-Miller MotorSports, overtook van der Zande and led before the first yellow flag. Dwight Merriman, in an Era Motorsport Oreca, went off track, causing the first interruption.

Throughout the race, multiple crashes and off-track incidents, such as those involving George Kurtz and Roberto Lecorte, kept the teams on alert. Under one of the several yellow flags, Philipp Eng took the lead in his BMW M Hybrid V8, only to be later overtaken by Jack Aitken in the Action Express Cadillac.

During the second half of the race, the weather conditions worsened. Heavy rain caused more yellow flags and a red flag with 1h20m remaining. Upon resumption, Nasr took the lead after a dramatic finish where several cars faced issues, including a lost wheel on Ricky Taylor's Acura.

LMP2 and GTD Pro Categories

In the LMP2 category, Le Mans winner Niklas Nielsen took victory in the AF Corse Oreca, while in GTD Pro, Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas won for Aston Martin after Tommy Milner had to make an additional pit stop for refueling.