Rene Rast

The third and final IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice session at Watkins Glen International came to an early end following an heavy accident for the No. 77 Team Joest Mazda RT24-P of Rast, which ended upside down, sportscar365.com reports.

Mazda Sport Team Joest's Rene Rast set the pace in the opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice session at Daytona Thursday morning. The German driver put his Mazda RT24-P to the top of the timesheets with a 1:37.428 late in the session, beating a trio of Cadillac DPi-V.Rs, sportscar365.com reports.