2008 24 Hours of Daytona

none February 2025 2007 2008 2009 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Daytona International Speedway The 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona was the first round of the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season and the 46th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. It took place at Daytona International Speedway between January 26–27, 2008. Qualifying In the Daytona Prototype class, pole position was taken by Oswaldo Negri Jr. in the #60 Michael Shank Racing Ford powered Riley Mk XI with a laptime of 1:40.793. Teammate A. J. Allmendinger locked out the front row for Michael Shank Racing. In the Grand Touring class, the #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT with Sylvain Tremblay was fastest with a laptime of 1:50.788. The #56 Mastercar Ferrari F430 Challenge qualified 2nd in the team's debut at Daytona.http://www.grand-am.com/News/GA_News/tabid/141/Article/48571/negri-allmendinger-give-michael-shank-racing-front-row-sweep-for-saturdays-role.aspx?cid=6383&sid=1 Negri, Allmendinger Give Michael Shank Racing Front Row Sweep For Saturday's Rolex 24 At Daytona grand-am.com January 24, 2008 November 10, 2012 Race The #01 Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus-powered Riley of Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Dario Franchitti, and Juan Pablo Montoya led 252 laps and gave Chip Ganassi racing their 3rd successive win at the Daytona 24 Hours. The #01 team took the overall victory by a margin of 2 laps over the #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac-powered Riley entry. At the start, many cars (including the eventual race winner) had to start from pit lane after changing their tires from wets to slicks.http://www.grand-am.com/News/GA_News/tabid/141/Article/42221/rolex-24-at-daytona-is-underway.aspx?cid=6383&sid=1 Rolex 24 At Daytona is Underway! grand-am.com January 26, 2008 November 10, 2012 The #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT of Sylvain Tremblay, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Raphael Matos were the winners in GT, completing 664 laps and finishing 9th overall. The overall pace of the race was slowed due to wet weather during the night.http://www.grand-am.com/News/GA_News/tabid/141/Article/41064/chip-ganassi-racing-with-felix-sabates-wins-third-straight-rolex-24-at-daytona.aspx?cid=6383&sid=1 Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabates Wins Third Straight Rolex 24 At Daytona grand-am.com January 27, 2008 November 10, 2012 A total of 22 safety car periods neutralized the race for 112 laps. Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Engine 1 DP 01 USA Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates USA Scott PruettMEX Memo RojasGBR Dario FranchittiCOL Juan Pablo Montoya Riley Mk XI 695 Lexus 5.0L V8 2 DP 99 USA GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing USA Jon FogartyUSA Alex GurneyUSA Jimmy VasserUSA Jimmie Johnson Riley Mk XI 693 Pontiac 5.0L V8 3 DP 9 USA Penske-Taylor Racing AUS Ryan BriscoeBRA Hélio CastronevesUSA Kurt Busch Riley Mk XI 689 Pontiac 5.0L V8 4 DP 76 USA Krohn Racing GBR Darren TurnerSWE Niclas JönssonBRA Ricardo Zonta Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 688 Pontiac 5.0L V8 5 DP 10 USA SunTrust Racing RSA Wayne TaylorUSA Ricky TaylorCAN Michael ValianteITA Max Angelelli Riley Mk XI 687 Pontiac 5.0L V8 6 DP 60 USA Michael Shank Racing USA Mark PattersonUSA Graham RahalBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.GBR Justin Wilson Riley Mk XI 680 Ford 5.0L V8 7 DP 75 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnBEL Eric van de PoeleGBR Oliver Gavin Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 678 Pontiac 5.0L V8 8 DP 91 USA GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing USA Jim MatthewsUSA Johnny O'ConnellUSA Ryan Hunter-ReayBEL Marc Goossens Riley Mk XI 676 Pontiac 5.0L V8 9 GT 70 USA SpeedSource USA David HaskellUSA Nick HamCAN Sylvain TremblayBRA Raphael Matos Mazda RX-8 GT 664 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 10 GT 66 USA The Racer's Group USA Bryce MillerUSA Ted BallouUSA Andy LallyGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 657 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 11 GT 67 USA The Racer's Group USA Tim George Jr.USA Spencer PumpellyUSA Bryan SellersFRA Romain DumasFRA Emmanuel Collard Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 657 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 GT 64 USA The Racer's Group USA Jim LoweUSA Jim PaceUSA Johannes van OverbeekUSA R. J. ValentineGBR Tim Sudgen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 656 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 13 GT 69 USA SpeedSource USA Emil AssentatoUSA Jeff SegalUSA Nick LonghiUSA Lonnie Pechnik Mazda RX-8 GT 653 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 14 DP 6 USA Michael Shank Racing USA John PewUSA A. J. AllmendingerUSA Burt FrisselleGBR Ian James Riley Mk XI 652 Ford 5.0L V8 15 DP 09 USA Spirit of Daytona Racing USA Guy CosmoUSA Michael McDowellCAN Marc-Antoine Camirand Fabcar FDSC/03 652 Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 16 GT 80 USA Synergy Racing USA Mark GreenbergIRE Damien FaulknerBEL Jan HeylenDEU Lance David Arnold Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 651 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 GT 07 USA Banner Racing USA Paul EdwardsUSA Kelly CollinsDEN Jan Magnussen Pontiac GXP.R 647 Pontiac 6.0L V8 18 GT 87 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing DEU Dominik FarnbacherDEU Pierre EhretDEU Timo BernhardDEU Dirk Werner Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 646 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 GT 57 USA Stevenson Motorsports USA Andrew DavisUSA Randy PobstUSA Gunnar JeannetteGBR Robin Liddell Pontiac GXP.R 644 Pontiac 6.0L V8 20 GT 30 USA Racer's Edge Motorsports USA Ken DobsonUSA Robert ThorneUSA Drew StaveleyUSA Craig Stone Mazda RX-8 GT 642 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 21 GT 74 USA Autometrics Motorsports USA Bransen PatchUSA Jim HamblinUSA Joe SafinaUSA David MurryUSA Derek Skea Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 638 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 22 GT 88 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing DEU Pierre KafferDEU Frank StipplerCAN Dave LaceyCAN Greg WilkinsUSA Eric Curran Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 637 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 23 DP 59 USA Brumos Racing USA Hurley HaywoodUSA J. C. FranceUSA Terry BorchellerPOR João Barbosa Riley Mk XI 622 Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 24DNF GT 84 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing USA Chris BinghamUSA Don PickeringUSA Bill CotterUSA Chris Pennington Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 637 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 25DNF DP 03 USA Vision Racing USA Ed CarpenterUSA A. J. Foyt IVUSA John AndrettiBRA Vítor MeiraUSA Tony George Crawford DP08 615 Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 26 GT 44 USA Bullet Racing USA Zach ArnoldUSA Dyrk van Zanten Jr.CAN Steve PaquetteCAN Glenn Nixon Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 615 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 27 DP 58 USA Brumos Racing USA Darren LawUSA David DonohueUSA Buddy Rice Riley Mk XI 611 Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 28 DP 7 USA Sigalsport USA Matt PlumbUSA Quentin WahlFRA Stéphan GrégoireIRE Michael CullenIRE Paddy Shovlin Riley Mk XI 601 BMW 5.0L V8 29 GT 17 USA Terra Firma Motorsports USA Ronald ZitzaUSA Gary JensenUSA Mark JensenUSA Jordan Taylor Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 599 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 30 GT 72 USA Autohaus Motorsports ITA Max PapisUSA Tim Lewis Jr.USA Craig StantonUSA Lawson Aschenbach Pontiac GXP.R 590 Pontiac 6.0L V8 31 GT 34 USA Orbit Racing USA Lance WillseyUSA Mike FitzgeraldUSA Tom PapadopoulosGBR Johnny Mowlem Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 589 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 32 GT 65 USA The Racer's Group USA Russ OasisUSA Tom AthertonUSA Jim StoutUSA Jason DaskalosUSA Tommy Archer Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 585 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 33 GT 86 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing USA Eric LuxUSA Leh KeenDEU Sascha MaassenDEU Wolf HenzlerDEU Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 580 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 34 GT 52 ITA Mastercar ITA Joe CastellanoUSA Fred MachadoHKG Ma Chi MinITA Roberto RagazziITA Constantino Bertuzzi Ferrari F430 Challenge 578 Ferrari 4.3L V8 35 GT 85 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing USA Don Kitch Jr.USA Steve MillerUSA Chris PallisCAN Ross Bentley Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 572 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 36DNF DP 23 USA Alex Job Racing USA Bill AuberlenUSA Joey HandUSA Patrick LongGBR Andy Wallace Crawford DP08 569 Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 37 GT 06 USA Banner Racing USA Leighton ReeseGBR Robert NearnUSA Marc BuntingUSA Andy Pilgrim Pontiac GXP.R 564 Pontiac 6.0L V8 38 GT 81 USA Synergy Racing USA Steve JohnsonNED Patrick HuismanNED Robert DoornbosAUT Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 558 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 39 GT 40 USA Dempsey Racing USA Joe FosterUSA Patrick DempseyUSA Charles EspenlaubUSA Romeo KapudijaCAN Scott Maxwell Mazda RX-8 GT 552 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 40 GT 68 USA The Racer's Group USA Michael GomezUSA Michael AuriemmaUSA John MayesUSA Scott SchroederUSA Brent Milner Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 550 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 41 DP 77 USA Doran Racing USA Memo GidleyITA Fabrizio GollinSUI Gabriele GardelUSA Brad Jaeger Doran JE4 546 Ford 5.0L V8 42DNF DP 3 USA Southard Motorsports USA Shane LewisUSA Bill LesterUSA Ted ChristopherUSA Alex Barron Riley Mk XI 527 Lexus 5.0L V8 43DNF GT 14 USA Autometrics Motorsports USA Cory FriedmanUSA Mac McGeheeUSA Anthony LazzaroDEU Ralf Kelleners Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 524 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 44DNF DP 02 USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates GBR Dan WheldonNZL Scott DixonGBR Alex LloydMEX Salvador Durán Riley Mk XI 515 Lexus 5.0L V8 45 GT 21 USA Matt Connolly Motorsports USA Hal PrewittUSA Spencer TreneryUSA Vic RiceITA Diego AlessiAUS Karl Reindler Pontiac GTO.R 513 Pontiac 6.0L V8 46DNF GT 62 USA The Racer's Group USA Claudio BurtinUSA Jack BaldwinUSA Scott TuckerUSA Ed ZabinskiAUT Martin Ragginger Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 511 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 47DNF GT 27 USA O'Connell Racing USA Kevin O'ConnellUSA Kevin RoushUSA Kris WilsonUSA Hugh Plumb Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 473 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 48DNF DP 61 USA AIM Autosport USA Colin BraunUSA Brian FrisselleCAN Mark WilkinsCAN Andrew Ranger Riley Mk XI 448 Ford 5.0L V8 49DNF GT 29 USA Alegra Motorsport USA Jake RosenzweigUSA Bob WoodmanCAN Louis-Philippe DumoulinUSA Scooter GabelUSA Chris Gleason Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 418 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 50DNF GT 43 USA Team Sahlen USA Will NonnamakerUSA Wayne NonnamakerUSA Joe NonnamakerUSA Joe Sahlen Mazda RX-8 GT 401 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 51DNF GT 83 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing USA C. R. CrewsUSA Russell WalkerUSA Peter LudwigUSA Ben McCrackinDEU Tim Bergmeister Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 397 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 52DNF GT 26 USA Gotham Competition USA Jerome JacaloneUSA Joe JacaloneUSA Jim MichaelianUSA Bob MichaelianUSA Scooter Gabel Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 364 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 53DNF GT 89 USA Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing ITA Luca DrudiITA Raffaele GiammariaITA Gabrio RosaITA Giacomo PetrobelliDEU Jörg Hardt Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 284 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 54DNF GT 50 USA Blackforest Motorsports CAN John FaranoUSA Carl JensenUSA John CloudUSA Boris SaidUSA James Bradley Ford Mustang 255 Ford 5.0L V8 55DNF DP 2 USA SAMAX Motorsport USA Henri ZogaibDEU Mike RockenfellerDEU Lucas LuhrGBR Allan McNish Riley Mk XI 233 Pontiac 5.0L V8 56DNF DP 31 USA Matt Connolly Motorsports USA Seth IngramDEU Mirco SchultisUSA Bob FrostCZE Miroslav KonopkaITA Ettore Contini Chase CCE 231 Pontiac 5.0L V8 57DNF GT 15 USA Blackforest Motorsports CAN David EmpringhamCAN Jean-François DumoulinUSA Tom NastasiUSA Boris Said Ford Mustang 177 Ford 5.0L V8 58DNF DP 16 USA Cheever Racing ITA Matteo BobbiESP Antonio GarcíaFRA Stéphane OrtelliITA Fabio Babini Coyote CC/08 170 Pontiac 5.0L V8 59DNF GT 90 USA Automatic Racing USA Jep ThorntonUSA Tom LongUSA Joe VardeUSA David Russell BMW M6 163 BMW 5.0L V10 60DNF GT 22 USA Alegra Motorsports USA Carlos de QuesadaUSA Nathan SwartzbaughFRA Patrick PiletDEU Marc Basseng Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 149 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 61DNF DP 11 USA SAMAX Motorsport CZE Tomáš EngeVEN Milka DunoSUI Harold PrimatGBR Ryan Dalziel Riley Mk XI 97 Pontiac 5.0L V8 62DNF GT 08 USA Goldin Motorsports USA Steve GoldinUSA Keith GoldinUSA Jim MeassickUSA Squeak Kennedy Mazda RX-8 GT 83 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 63DNF DP 12 USA RVO Motorsports GBR Derek BellGBR Justin BellEST Tõnis KasemetsUSA Paul DallenbachUSA Roger Schramm Riley Mk XI 65 Pontiac 5.0L V8 64DNF GT 56 ITA Mastercar HKG Matthew MarshSMR 1862 Christian MontanariITA Thomas BiagiSUI Fabio VenierESP Luis Monzon Ferrari F430 Challenge 55 Ferrari 4.3L V8 65DNF DP 51 USA Cheever Racing GBR Tom Kimber-SmithGBR Mike NewtonBRA Thomas ErdosUSA Scott MayerUSA Brent Sherman Coyote CC/08 45 Pontiac 5.0L V8 66DNF GT 63 USA The Racer's Group CAN Pierre BourqueCAN Hima MaherUSA Duncan EndeUSA Ron Yarab Jr. Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 31 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 References External links Official race results Race results Category:24 Hours of Daytona Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona