The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 4–5, 1989[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1989 IMSA GT Championship.
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Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 67 Miller High Life/BF Goodrich 962 Porsche 962 driven by Bob Wollek, Derek Bell, and John Andretti.[2][3] Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex Racing Tiga GT288 driven by Charles Morgan, John Morrison, and Tom Hessert Jr. The GTO class was won by the No. 16 Stroh's Light Cougar Mercury Cougar XR-7 driven by Pete Halsmer, Bob Earl, Mark Martin, and Paul Stewart. Finally, the GTU class was won by the No. 17 Al Bacon Performance Mazda RX-7 driven by Al Bacon, Bob Reed, and Rod Millen.
Race results
editClass winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | |
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Engine | ||||||||
1 | GTP | 67 | Miller High Life/BF Goodrich 962 | Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti |
Porsche 962 | BF | 621 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
2 | GTP | 61 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Price Cobb John Nielsen Andy Wallace Jan Lammers |
Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 621 | |
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
3 | GTP | 3 | Brun Motorsports/Kalagian Racing | Oscar Larrauri Walter Brun Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Porsche 962 | Y | 603 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
4 | GTP | 86 | Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports | Klaus Ludwig James Weaver Sarel van der Merwe |
Porsche 962 | G | 600 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
5 | GTP | 77 | Mazda Motors of America | Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Elliott Forbes-Robinson |
Mazda 767B | D | 559 | |
Mazda 2.6L 4 Rotor | ||||||||
6 | GTO | 16 | Stroh's Light Cougar | Pete Halsmer Bob Earl Mark Martin Paul Stewart |
Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 554 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
7 | GTO | 11 | Stroh's Light Cougar | Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder Mark Martin |
Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 534 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
8 | Lights | 9 | Essex Racing | Charles Morgan John Morrison Tom Hessert Jr. |
Tiga GT288 | G | 530 | |
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
9 | GTO | 92 | Motorcraft | Bob Zeeb Jeff Purner Bobby Akin |
Mercury Capri | G | 530 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
10 | GTO | 90 | Road Circuit Technology | Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter |
Mercury Capri | G | 528 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
11 | GTO | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Brian Redman |
Mazda RX-7 | Y | 528 | |
Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor | ||||||||
12 | GTU | 17 | Al Bacon Performance | Al Bacon Bob Reed Rod Millen |
Mazda RX-7 | F | 526 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
13 DNF |
GTU | 95 | Fastcolor Images | Bob Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz Butch Leitzinger |
Nissan 240SX | T | 517 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
14 | GTU | 71 | Team Highball | Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Bob Lazier |
Mazda RX-7 | Y | 516 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
15 | GTP | 8 | Fabcar American Racing | Tim McAdam Bill Adam Chip Mead |
Fabcar GTP | G | 515 | |
Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
16 | GTU | 89 | 901 Racing | Jack Refenning Rusty Scott Freddy Baker Peter Uria |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | F | 511 | |
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
17 | GTO | 03 | Skoal Bandit Racing | Tommy Kendall Max Jones Buz McCall Jack Baldwin |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 498 | |
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
18 DNF |
GTP | 64 | Bernard Jourdain | Bernard Jourdain Oscar Manautou Allen Berg Andres Contreras |
Porsche 962 | G | 485 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
19 | GTU | 62 | Alex Job Racing | Terry Wolters Chris Kraft Rusty Bond Alex Job |
Porsche 911 | G | 485 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
20 DNF |
GTP | 10 | Hotchkis Racing | Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr. |
Porsche 962 | G | 483 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
21 | GTU | 82 | Aspen Inn | Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger |
Mazda RX-7 | Y | 478 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
22 | Lights | 40 | Bieri Racing | Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchi Uli Bieri |
Tiga GT286 | G | 475 | |
Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
23 | Lights | 55 | Huffaker Racing | Dan Marvin Alan Freed Mike Allison Scott Liebler |
Spice SE86CL | F | 471 | |
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
24 | GTP | 5 | Tom Milner Racing | Jean-Pierre Frey Marty Roth Albert Naon Jr. |
Ford Mustang Probe | G | 465 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
25 | Lights | 26 | MSB Racing | Dave Cowart Scott Brayton Mike Meyer Jim Fowells |
Argo JM19 | G | 460 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
26 DNF |
Lights | 4 | Buick/Quaker State | Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot John Williams |
Spice SE88P | G | 456 | |
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
27 DNF |
GTP | 83 | Electramotive Engineering | Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Michael Roe |
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 453 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
28 DNF |
GTP | 33 | Old Spice Pontiac | Dieter Quester Costas Los Jeff Kline |
Spice SE88P | G | 427 | |
Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
29 DNF |
GTP | 09 | Ball Bros. Racing | Steve Durst Jay Cochran Mike Brockman Tony Belcher |
Spice SE88P | G | 426 | |
Buick 4.5L V6 N/A | ||||||||
30 DNF |
Lights | 63 | Mazda Motors of America | Howard Katz Jim Downing John O'Steen John Maffucci |
Argo JM19 | G | 412 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
31 DNF |
Lights | 43 | Motorsports Marketing | John Higgins Lorenzo Lamas Buddy Lazier Justus Reid |
Fabcar CL | G | 395 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
32 | Lights | 75 | Jack Engelhardt | Max Schmidt Todd Brayton Rusty Schmidt Jack Engelhardt |
Badger BB | G | 391 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
33 DNF |
GTO | 35 | Budweiser Racing | Craig Rubright Jean-Paul Libert Kermit Upton |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 360 | |
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
34 DNF |
GTU | 04 | SP Racing | Gary Auberlen Bill Auberlen Cary Eisenlohr Monte Shelton |
Porsche 911 Carrera | G | 351 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
35 DNF |
Lights | 05 | Diman Racing | Tato Ferrer Rolando Falgueras Manuel Villa Mandy Gonzalez |
Royale RP40 | G | 349 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
36 DNF |
GTP | 85 | Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports | Bruce Leven Rob Dyson Dominic Dobson John Paul Jr. |
Porsche 962 | G | 347 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
37 DNF |
GTP | 0 | Joest Racing | Frank Jelinski Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci |
Porsche 962 | G | 346 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
38 DNF |
GTU | 87 | Overton Autosport | Lance Stewart Ron Cortez Jeff Alkazian Chet Fillip |
Mazda RX-7 | F | 344 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
39 | GTO | 51 | Caribbean Sol | Jack Boxstrom Dale Kreider Mark Porcaro Carson Hurley |
Buick Somerset | G | 341 | |
Buick 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
40 | GTO | 32 | Oftedahl Racing | Ric Moore Pieter Baljet Randy McDonald |
Buick Somerset | F | 335 | |
Buick 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
41 DNF |
GTU | 74 | Huffaker Racing | George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser |
Pontiac Fiero | F | 323 | |
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
42 DNF |
Lights | 91 | G.T. Motorsport | David LaCroix David Seabroke Buzzy Smith Tommy Johnson |
Tiga GT285 | G | 310 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
43 DNF |
GTP | 60 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Jan Lammers Davy Jones Raul Boesel |
Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 288 | |
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
44 DNF |
GTO | 53 | Chateau Souverain | Richard McDill Robert Whitaker Bill McDill |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 287 | |
Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
45 | GTO | 94 | Spirit of Brandon | Steve Burgner Ken Bupp Henry Brosnaham Robert Peters Mark Montgomery |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 269 | |
Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
46 DNF |
Lights | 28 | Far Western Bank Canada Shoes | Tony Adamowicz Albert Rocca Tomas Lopez Aurelio Lopez |
Tiga GT286 | G | 266 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
47 DNF |
GTP | 68 | Busby Racing | Mario Andretti Michael Andretti |
Porsche 962 | BF | 237 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
48 DNF |
Lights | 02 | Taymay, Inc. | Parker Johnstone Frank Everett Ron Nelson |
Spice SE86CL | G | 229 | |
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
49 DNF |
GTO | 31 | A&R Auto Electric | Wayne Akers Kent Painter Anthony Puleo David Donner |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 217 | |
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
50 DNF |
GTP | 98 | All American Racers | Drake Olson Chris Cord Steve Bren |
Toyota 88C | G | 180 | |
Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
51 DNF |
Lights | 88 | Transact, Inc. | Tom Phillips Steve Johnson Bob Lesnett |
Argo JM19 | G | 165 | |
Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
52 DNF |
GTO | 46 | Gultwind Marine | Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith Jack Swanson |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 160 | |
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
53 DNF |
GTU | 07 | Full Time Racing | Tommy Riggins Joe Varde Kal Showket |
Dodge Daytona | Y | 156 | |
Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A | ||||||||
54 DNF |
GTU | 57 | Kryder Racing | Reed Kryder Zoltan Polony Brian Goodwin Craig Shafer |
Nissan 300ZX | G | 142 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
55 DNF |
GTP | 6 | Tom Milner Racing | Tom Pumpelly Ruggero Melgrati Jack Baldwin |
Ford Mustang Probe | G | 117 | |
Ford 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
56 DNF |
Lights | 36 | Erie Scientific | John Grooms John Fergus Frank Jellinek Charles Monk |
Argo JM16 | G | 111 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
57 DNF |
GTO | 47 | Chaunce Wallace | Jim Burt Nort Northam Chaunce Wallace |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 111 | |
Chevrolet 5.1L V8 N/A | ||||||||
58 DNF |
GTO | 27 | Rocketsports Racing | Scott Pruett Jerry Clinton Les Lindley Paul Gentilozzi |
Oldsmobile Cutlass | G | 101 | |
Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
59 DNF |
Lights | 20 | Kennedy Groves | Fred Phillips Ron McKay Randy Pobst |
Tiga GT285 | H | 92 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
60 DNF |
GTP | 30 | Torno-Momo | Massimo Sigala Mauro Baldi Giampiero Moretti Stanley Dickens |
Porsche 962 | G | 80 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
61 DNF |
GTP | 84 | Electramotive Engineering | Michael Roe Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Arie Luyendyk |
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 51 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
62 DNF |
GTO | 12 | Del Russo Taylor | Ken Bupp Robert Peters Del Russo Taylor Mark Montgomery Paul Goral |
Pontiac Firebird | G | 50 | |
Pontiac 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
63 DNF |
GTO | 29 | Overbagh Motor Racing | Oma Kimbrough Robert Kahn Hoyt Overbagh Robert Siegal Robert Peters |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 31 | |
Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
64 DNF |
Lights | 58 | Gary Wonzer Racing | Bill Bean Michael Dow Gary Wonzer |
Lola T616 | H | 19 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
65 DNF |
GTO | 96 | Paul Reisman | Paul Reisman Bob Hebert Tom Gaffney Doug Mills |
Chevrolet Camaro | F | 4 | |
Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A | ||||||||
66 DNF |
GTU | 72 | Jay Kjoller | Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Robin Boone Bob Dotson |
Porsche 911 | F | 2 | |
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
67 DNF |
GTP | 66 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Derek Daly Martin Donnelly Patrick Tambay |
Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 1 | |
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
DNS | GTP | 7 | Tom Milner Racing | Lyn St. James David Loring Marty Roth |
Ford Mustang Probe | ? | - | |
? | ||||||||
DNS | Lights | 79 | Whitehall Motorsports | Jim Rothbarth Mike Ciasulli Kenper Miller Gene Felton |
Spice SE87L | G | - | |
Pontiac 2.7L I4 N/A | ||||||||
Source:[2] |
References
edit- ^ "The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.
- ^ a b "The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.
- ^ "1989 Daytona 24 Hours". Motorsport Database.