Many drivers have come close to winning the crown with 2nd-place finishes in the third event, such as Ken Miles (who was famously denied the win by a technicality at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans), Mario Andretti (Le Mans 1995) and Allan McNish (Daytona 2012).
Moitos pilotos estiveron a punto de gañar a tripla coroa con acabados no segundo lugar no terceiro evento, como Ken Miles (a quen negouselle a vitoria por un tecnicismo nas 24 Horas de Le Mans de 1966) Mario Andretti (Le Mans 1995) e Allan McNish (Daytona 2012).