FORD USA | GT 3.5L TURBO V6 TEAM FORD CHIP GANASSI UK N 66 WINNER GTLM CLASS 24h DAYTONA 2017 D.MULLER - J.HAND - S.BOURDAIS - RED BLUE WHITE

Fifty years after the original GT40 conquered Daytona, Ford’s reborn GT returned to the high banks in 2017—and wrote a new chapter in turbocharged vengeance.
With Dirk Müller, Joey Hand, and Sébastien Bourdais trading stints, the #66 tore through darkness and drizzle, the twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 snarling through the Bus Stop chicane at over 290 km/h.
The red-blue-white livery streaked across sunrise-laced straights as Bourdais launched a fearless pass on the Ferrari 488 GTE to retake the class lead with six hours remaining.
Despite late-race pressure from Corvette and a late caution that bunched the field, Hand delivered a flawless closing stint, securing GTLM victory by less than three seconds after 24 hours of all-out warfare.
The model captures every contour of that sculpted Le Mans-born aero: rear diffuser soot, nose cone tyre marbling, and the “GT50” badge proudly fixed just below the A-pillar—commemorating half a century of Ford glory.
This is the GT that silenced doubters, avenged legends, and roared back onto the top step of the Daytona podium in pure endurance style.

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