DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --* A high-speed collision between the pole-sitting No. 99 GAINSCO Racing prototype and a GT-class Ferrari about three hours into the Rolex 24 at Daytona brought out the first red flag in the race since 2004. It took several minutes for rescue workers to extricate Memo Gidley from the No. 99 Bob Stallings Chevrolet Corvette, which suffered massive front end damage. He and Matteo Malucelli, driver of the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458, were transported to an area hospital. IMSA released a statement later Friday evening saying both Gidley and Malucelli were admitted to the hospital and were "awake and communicating."
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