2020 Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona

For the race, see the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The 2020 Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona is the warm-up race used for the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opening round, the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway's road course. The event is scheduled to take place January 3–5, 2020, although the tournament starts on December 30, 2019.

Jirayu La-ongmanee is the defending champion.

IndyCar representatives
IndyCar isn't expecting Jirayu La-ongmanee, Metagross and Beartic to represent the series, with Beartic the only Sword and Shield qualifier among the three.

Seeds
The seeds were announced after lots of non-qualifying Pokémon Sword and Shield species were revealed on the Tour during the 2019 The Face Men Thailand Finals. Only Beartic was a legit qualifier.
 * Seedings are from the Pokémon Sword and Shield announcement.
 * Beartic seeded in the top eight because of Bosnia and Herzegovina's qualification for Pokémon Sword and Shield.

IndyCar Cup
It will be held on December 27, 2019; after the 2019 Swiss Open.

The participating countries are the qualified countries for the seedings of the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona (including Patricio O'Ward). Bold determines the name made the round of 16.