Rolex 24: Derani and Nasr now rivals in 61-car Daytona field

FILE - Jimmie Johnson drives the Cadillac Dpi during the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Johnson is part of the No. 48 Cadillac team that will compete in the race beginning Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

FILE - Brazilian drivers Pipo Derani, center, and Felipe Nasr are interviewed after winning the IMSA sports car DPi championship on Saturday night, Nov. 13, 2021, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. The Brazilians were celebrating the championship as teammates only 10 weeks ago. Now they're preparing to open the 2022 season as rivals. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer, File)

FILE - NTT IndyCar Series winner Alex Palou, center, celebrates with the trophy with team members after taking fourth place in an IndyCar auto race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif. Palou will compete in the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the first time. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

FILE - NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, left, and Indycar driver Scott Dixon, right, talk during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, in this May 16, 2019, file photo. Johnson and Dixon will be competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race that begins next Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at 1:30m p.m. ET. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, drives the Cadillac DPi through the road course during the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Six-time series champion Dixon will compete in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the unofficial opening event of the North American racing season. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)