The Fernando Alonso's new journey of racing after walking away from Formula 1, got off to a rousing start as he charged to the lead of the Rolex 24 at Daytona in one of the most impressive displays of wet weather driving seen at the venue. Alonso powered past three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves to put his #10 Minolta Cadillac DPi into the early lead in the twice-round-the-clock endurance race at Daytona International Speedway. Once he settled in, Alonso put Wayne Taylor Racing out front by nearly 15 seconds during a lengthy opening stint to his year. Later, just after the midway mark, he took over the #10 car in seventh place but with less than ten seconds to leader and...
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