The 53-year-old Texan makes a habit of coming to Daytona and splitting time between two different teams and very different cars for the Rolex 24.

He competed in CART, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona, and 24 Hours of Spa events during his racing career. Mike Hull, hailing from Los Angeles, is the team principal of Chip Ganassi Racing.

OPINION: This weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours and its French counterpart both have tweaked qualifying formats this year. Particularly in the case of Le Mans, the changes can only be a good thing ...