1988 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 26th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30–31, 1988[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship.
Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 60 Castrol Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-9 driven by Martin Brundle, Raul Boesel, and John Nielsen.[2][3] Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 11 Roush Racing Merkur XR4Ti driven by Scott Pruett, Paul Miller, Bob Akin, and Pete Halsmer. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex Racing Service Tiga GT286 driven by David Simpson, Tom Hessert Jr., and David Loring. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Bob Lazier.
Race results
[edit]Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | ||
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Engine | ||||||||
1 | GTP | 60 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Martin Brundle Raul Boesel John Nielsen | Jaguar XJR-9 | 728 | ||
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
2 | GTP | 67 | Uniroyal Goodrich | Bob Wollek Mauro Baldi Brian Redman | Porsche 962 | 727 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
3 | GTP | 66 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Eddie Cheever John Watson Johnny Dumfries | Jaguar XJR-9 | 713 | ||
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
4 | GTP | 86 | Bayside Motorsport | Klaus Ludwig Hans-Joachim Stuck Sarel van der Merwe | Porsche 962 | 694 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
5 | GTP | 15 | Kalagian Racing | Jim Rothbarth Bernard Jourdain Michel Jourdain Sr. Rob Stevens | Porsche 962 | 680 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
6 | GTP | 1 | Copenhagen-A. J. Foyt Racing | A. J. Foyt Al Unser Jr. Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Porsche 962 | 675 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
7 DNF | GTP | 14 | Holbert Racing | Al Holbert Chip Robinson Derek Bell | Porsche 962 | 660 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
8 DNF | GTP | 09 | Jiffy Lube Firebird | Steve Durst Mike Brockman Bob Earl Gary Belcher | Spice SE86CL | 651 | ||
Pontiac 4.5L V6 N/A | ||||||||
9 | GTP | 16 | Dyson Racing | Price Cobb James Weaver Rob Dyson Vern Schuppan | Porsche 962 | 638 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
10 | GTO | 11 | Roush Racing | Scott Pruett Paul Miller Bob Akin Pete Halsmer | Merkur XR4Ti | 634 | ||
Ford 5.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
11 | GTO | 03 | Skoal Bandit Racing | Buz McCall Paul Dallenbach Max Jones Jack Baldwin | Chevrolet Camaro | 634 | ||
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
12 | Lights | 9 | Essex Racing Service | David Simpson Tom Hessert Jr. David Loring | Tiga GT286 | 617 | ||
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
13 | Lights | 63 | Downing/Atlanta | Howard Katz Hiro Matsushita Jim Downing | Argo JM19 | 615 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
14 | Lights | 55 | Huffaker Racing | Terry Visger Paul Lewis Jon Woodner | Spice SE86CL | 599 | ||
Pontiac Super Duty 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
15 | GTU | 71 | Team Highball | Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Buddy Lazier | Mazda RX-7 | 598 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
16 | GTO | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Don Marsh | Mazda RX-7 | 597 | ||
Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor | ||||||||
17 | GTU | 04 | SP Racing | Gary Auberlen Adrian Gang Cary Eisenlohr Bill Auberlen | Porsche 911 Carrera | 586 | ||
Porsche Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
18 | GTU | 89 | 901 Racing | Peter Uria Jack Refenning Larry Figaro Rusty Scott | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 577 | ||
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
19 | GTU | 47 | Cumberland Valley Racing | Richard Oakley Matt Mnich Doug Mills | Mazda RX-7 | 573 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
20 | GTO | 33 | Roush Racing | Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter | Mercury Capri | 568 | ||
Ford 5.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
21 DNF | Lights | 01 | AT&T Spice Engineering | Don Bell Charles Morgan Costas Los | Spice SE87L | 566 | ||
Pontiac Super Duty 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
22 | Lights | 19 | Essex Racing Service | Ron McKay Bill Jacobson Jim Brown | Tiga GT286 | 557 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
23 | Lights | 42 | Lamas Motor Racing | Jack Newsum Howard Cherry Tim McAdam John Higgins | Fabcar CL | 554 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
24 | GTU | 95 | Leitzinger Racing | Bob Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz Butch Leitzinger | Nissan 300ZX Z32 | 541 | ||
Nissan VG30DE 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
25 | GTO | 68 | Greg Walker Racing | Greg Walker King Smith Scott Lagasse | Chevrolet Corvette C4 | 527 | ||
Chevrolet 5.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
26 DNF | GTP | 61 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Davy Jones Danny Sullivan Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-9 | 512 | ||
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
27 | Lights | 80 | Gaston Andrey Racing | Martino Finotto Pietro Silva Guido Daccò | Alba AR6 | 506 | ||
Ferrari 2.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
28 DNF | GTO | 99 | All American Racers | Willy T. Ribbs Rocky Moran Juan Manuel Fangio II | Toyota Celica Turbo ST165 | 502 | ||
Toyota 4T-GTE 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
29 DNF | Lights | 36 | Erie Scientific | John Grooms Tom Bagley John Fergus Frank Jellinek | Argo JM16 | 496 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
30 DNF | GTO | 18 | Jack Lewis Enterprises | Bob Beasley Steve Volk Jack Lewis | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 490 | ||
Porsche Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
31 DNF | GTO | 84 | Car Enterprises | Bill Wesel Craig Rubright Garrett Jenkins | Chevrolet Camaro | 479 | ||
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
32 DNF | GTO | 5 | Polyvoltac/Protofab | Tommy Archer Chip Mead Bill Adam | Chevrolet Corvette | 467 | ||
Chevrolet 5.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
33 | GTU | 56 | Escort Porsche | Karl Durkheimer Monte Shelton Jim Torres Nort Northam | Porsche 911 Carrera | 455 | ||
Porsche Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
34 DNF | GTU | 75 | CCR | Bart Kendall Johnny Unser Tom Frank | Mazda RX-7 | 446 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
35 | GTU | 17 | Al Bacon Performance | Al Bacon Bob Reed John Hogdal | Mazda RX-7 | 445 | ||
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
36 DNF | GTP | 7 | Tom Milner Racing | Bruce Jenner Scott Goodyear Arie Luyendyk Tom Gloy Calvin Fish Thomas Schwietz | Ford Probe GTP | 418 | ||
Cosworth BDA 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
37 DNF | GTO | 98 | All American Racers | Chris Cord Dennis Aase Steve Millen | Toyota Celica Turbo ST165 | 416 | ||
Toyota 4T-GTE 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
38 | GTO | 92 | Puleo Racing | Steve Zwiren Mark Montgomery Anthony Puleo | Pontiac Firebird | 402 | ||
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
39 DNF | GTO | 2 | Polyvoltac/Protofab | Greg Pickett John Jones Tommy Riggins | Chevrolet Corvette C4 | 398 | ||
Chevrolet 5.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
40 DNF | GTO | 76 | CCR | John Morton Parnelli Jones P. J. Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 389 | ||
Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor | ||||||||
41 DNF | GTO | 6 | Roush Racing | Kenper Miller Bob Akin Paul Gentilozzi | Merkur XR4Ti | 388 | ||
Ford 2.5L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
42 DNF | Lights | 23 | Motion Promotion | George Petrilak Rex McDaniel Bruce MacInnes | Argo JM16 | 379 | ||
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
43 DNF | Lights | 4 | S&L Racing | Jim Miller Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot | Spice SE88P | 369 | ||
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
44 DNF | GTO | 22 | Roush Racing | Mark Martin Lyn St. James Deborah Gregg Pete Halsmer | Mercury Capri | 349 | ||
Ford 5.9L V8 N/A | ||||||||
45 DNF | GTO | 81 | Sentry Bank Equipment | Ken Bupp Jack Boxstrom Kent Painter Guy Church | Chevrolet Camaro | 345 | ||
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
46 DNF | GTP | 72 | Roy Baker | Mike Allison Stephen Hynes Chris Ashmore | Tiga GC286 | 329 | ||
Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 N/A | ||||||||
47 DNF | Lights | 35 | Diman Racing | Mandy Gonzalez Skip Winfree Manuel Villa John Schneider | Royale RP40 | 302 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
48 DNF | Lights | 79 | Winters/Whitehall | Skeeter McKitterick Bill Koll Tom Winters Claude Ballot-Léna Mario Hytten | Spice SE87L | 297 | ||
Pontiac Super Duty 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
49 | GTU | 51 | Mardi Gras Racing | Colin Richard Rene Azcona Bob Copeman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 278 | ||
Porsche Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
50 DNF | GTP | 3 | Brun Motorsport-Torno | Gianfranco Brancatelli Oscar Larrauri Massimo Sigala | Porsche 962 | 277 | ||
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
51 | GTO | 39 | HRG Associates | Bob Hebert Paul Reisman Andy Strasser | Pontiac Firebird | 269 | ||
52 DNF | GTU | 82 | Apenn Inn | Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger | Mazda RX-7 | 243 | ||
53 DNF | GTP | 31 | Buick Momo March | Steve Phillips Jeff Andretti Michael Roe | March 86G | 213 | ||
54 DNF | Lights | 06 | Brown Racing | Ron Nelson Bobby Brown Billy Hagen Sterling Marlin | Tiga GT286 | 165 | ||
55 DNF | GTO | 29 | Overbagh Motor Racing | Oma Kimbrough Hoyt Overbagh Chris Gennone David Kicak | Chevrolet Camaro | 165 | ||
56 DNF | Lights | 58 | Gary Wonzer | Jonathan Green Joseph Hamilton Bill Bean Gary Wonzer | Lola T616 | 151 | ||
57 DNF | GTU | 28 | Florida Fixtures | Russ Church Daniel Urrutia E. J. Generotti Dennis Vitolo | Mazda RX-7 | 150 | ||
58 DNF | Lights | 27 | MSB Racing | Dave Cowart Jim Fowells Ray Mummery Mike Meyer | Argo JM19 | 146 | ||
59 DNF | Lights | 88 | Transact, Inc. | Steve Johnson Bob Strait Geoff Nicol | Argo JM19 B | 132 | ||
60 DNF | Lights | 40 | Gaston Andrey Racing | Angelo Pallavicini Paolo Guatamacchia Uli Bieri Tommy Johnson | Alba AR2 | 126 | ||
61 DNF | GTP | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Whitney Ganz Hurley Haywood | Jaguar XJR-7 | 122 | ||
62 DNF | GTO | 12 | Bobby Allison Racing | Bobby Allison Clifford Allison Dick Danielson | Buick Somerset | 104 | ||
63 DNF | GTP | 10 | Hotchkis Racing, Inc. | Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr. | Porsche 962 | 98 | ||
64 DNF | GTP | 05 | A.D.A. Engineering | Wayne Taylor Ian Harrower Ian Flux Stanley Dickens | ADA 03 | 88 | ||
65 DNF | GTU | 08 | Simms-Romano Enterprises | Steve Burgner Paul Romano Bill Colom Jeff Green | Mazda RX-7 | 87 | ||
66 DNF | Lights | 48 | Lamas Motor Racing | Charles Monk Perry King Lorenzo Lamas | Fabcar CL | 80 | ||
67 | GTP | 24 | Briody Racing | John McComb Jim Briody Bob Nagel | March 84G | 80 | ||
68 DNF | Lights | 97 | Winters/Whitehall | Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci Olindo Iacobelli | Spice SE88P | 77 | ||
69 DNF | GTP | 21 | John Wood Racing | Brent O'Neill John Wood David Rocha | Alba AR5 | 68 | ||
70 DNF | GTU | 53 | Team Shelby | Tim Evans Jack Broomall Garth Ullom Neil Hanneman | Dodge Daytona | 66 | ||
71 DNF | GTU | 00 | Full-Time Racing | Kal Showket Dorsey Schroeder Phil Currin | Dodge Daytona | 62 | ||
72 DNF | GTP | 96 | URD Junior Team | Phil Mahre Hellmut Mundas Steve Mahre | URD C82 | 60 | ||
73 DNF | GTP | 20 | Data-Gas | Richard McDill Tom Juckette Bill McDill | March 84G | 54 | ||
74 DNF | GTP | 30 | Buick Momo March | Michael Roe Giampiero Moretti Paolo Barilla | March 86G | 39 | ||
75 DNF | GTO | 94 | Ash Tisdelle | Rusty Bond Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every | Chevrolet Camaro | 18 | ||
DNS | GTP | 8 | Fabcar American Racing | Chip Mead Tim McAdam Larry McDonough | Fabcar GTP | - | ||
DNS | GTO | 45 | K&P Racing | Karl Keck Mark Kennedy Gary Wonzer Brian Cameron | Chevrolet Corvette | - | ||
DNS | Lights | 65 | Gary English | Gary English Jerry Thompson Gene Felton Mike Laws | Royale RP40 | - | ||
DNS | GTP | 77 | Tom Milner Racing | Arie Luyendyk Tom Gloy Tom Pumpelly | Ford Mustang Probe | - | ||
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