1985 24 Hours of Daytona

1985 24-hour endurance sports car race August 2023 1984 1985 1986 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Daytona International Speedway The 23rd Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 2–3, 1985https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Daytona-1985-02-03.html Daytona 24 Hours 1985 - Racing Sports Cars at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1985 IMSA GT Championship. Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 8 Henn's Swap Shop Racing Porsche 962 driven by A. J. Foyt, Bob Wollek, Al Unser, and Thierry Boutsen.https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1985-02-03.html?sort=Results Daytona 24 Hours 1985 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Carshttps://racer.com/2015/01/29/pruett-the-ballad-of-the-1985-sunbank-24-at-daytona/ PRUETT: The Ballad of the 1985 SunBank 24 at Daytona January 29, 2015https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1985-daytona-24-hours 1985 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database June 12, 2017 Motor Sport Magazine Victory in the GTO class went to the No. 65 Roush Racing Ford Mustang driven by Wally Dallenbach Jr., John Jones and Doc Bundy. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 93 Mid-O/Rusty Jones Argo JM16 driven by Kelly Marsh, Ron Pawley, and Don Marsh. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Jack Dunham, and Yojiro Terada. Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps 1 GTP 8 USA Henn's Swap Shop Racing USA A. J. FoytFRA Bob WollekUSA Al UnserBEL Thierry Boutsen Porsche 962 703 2 GTP 14 USA Holbert Racing USA Al HolbertUSA Al Unser Jr.GBR Derek Bell Porsche 962 686 3 GTP 67 USA BFGoodrich USA Jim BusbyUSA Rick KnoopGER Jochen Mass Porsche 962 674 4 GTP 5 USA Bob Akin Motor Racing GER Hans-Joachim StuckUSA Bob AkinUSA Paul Miller Porsche 962 670 5 GTP 7 USA Bob Akin Motor Racing USA Jim MullenCAN Kees NieropUSA Ray McIntyre Porsche 935 668 6 GTP 2 USA Leon Bros. Racing USA Skeeter McKitterickUSA Terry WoltersUSA Art Leon March 84G 654 7 GTP 1 USA Leon Bros. Racing USA Bill WhittingtonUSA Randy LanierUSA Al Leon March 85G 652 8 GTO 65 USA Roush Racing USA Wally Dallenbach Jr.CAN John JonesUSA Doc Bundy Ford Mustang 637 9 GTP 9 USA Personalized Autohaus USA Jack NewsumUSA Wayne BakerUSA Chip MeadUSA Ren Tilton Porsche 935 624 10 Lights 93 USA Mid-O/Rusty Jones USA Kelly MarshUSA Ron PawleyUSA Don Marsh Argo JM16 602 11 GTO 53 USA Mandeville Auto/Tech USA Danny SmithUSA Tom WaughPUR Diego Febles Mazda RX-7 599 12 GTU 71 USA Team Highball USA Amos JohnsonUSA Jack DunhamJPN Yojiro Terada Mazda RX-7 599 13 Lights 63 USA RGP 500 Racing USA Jim DowningUSA John MaffucciJPN Yoshimi Katayama Argo JM16 599 14 GTO 09 USA 901 Shop USA Mike SchaeferUSA Peter UriaUSA Jack RefenningUSA Larry Figaro Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 586 15 GTO 90 USA Road Circuit Tech USA Les DelanoUSA Andy PeteryUSA Tommy Riggins Pontiac Firebird 578 16 GTO 21 USA Gopher Motion USA Steve CohenUSA Don WalkerUSA William Gelles Ferrari 512 567 17 GTP 6 USA Morgan Performance USA Charles MorganUSA Bill AlsupUSA Jim Miller Royale RP40 564 18 GTU 42 USA Mike Meyer/Daffy SWR USA Scott PruettUSA Paul LewisUSA Joe Varde Mazda RX-7 558 19 GTU 99 USA All American Racers USA Chris CordUSA Dennis Aase Toyota Celica 533 20 GTO 92 USA OMR Engines USA Chris GennoneUSA Fern PregoUSA Hoyt OverbaghUSA Lewis Fuller Chevrolet Camaro 516 21DNF GTP 11 USA Kendall Racing USA Chuck KendallAUS Peter FitzgeraldUSA John Hotchkis Porsche 935 512 22 GTP 30 ITA Momo Corse ITA Giampiero MorettiUSA Jim TruemanITA Massimo Sigala Alba AR5 505 23 Lights 37 USA Aerex Manufacturing USA Peter WelterUSA Nick NicholsonUSA Tom Burdsall Tiga GT284 501 24 GTO 96 AUS Allan Moffat Racing CAN Allan MoffatAUS Gregg HansfordAUS Kevin BartlettAUS Peter McLeod Mazda RX-7 482 25 GTU 94 USA 49th Star Racing USA William PfalfUSA Skip WinfreeUSA Wally Hopkins Porsche 911 477 26 GTO 73 USA Wolf Engines USA Clark HoweyUSA Dale KochUSA Tracy Wolf Chevrolet Camaro 467 27 GTO 78 USA Raul Garcia USA Raul GarciaUSA Eugenio Matienzo Pontiac Firebird 454 28 GTP 3 USA Pegasus Racing USA Bobby AllisonUSA Wayne PickeringUSA Ken Madren March 84G 437 29 GTO 83 USA K&P Racing USA William WesselUSA Robert WhitakerUSA Mark KennedyUSA Karl Keck Chevrolet Corvette 436 30 GTO 43 USA Starved Rock Lodge USA Rusty SchmidtUSA Scott SchmidtUSA Max Schmidt Chevrolet Corvette 413 31DNF GTO 35 USA Team Dallas USA M. L. SpeerUSA Bobby HefnerUSA Jack Griffin Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 395 32DNF GTP 15 USA Kalagian Racing USA John KalagianUSA John LloydUSA Tom Grunnah March 84G 394 33DNF GTP 33 USA Bo-And Racing USA Richard AndersonUSA Bard BoandUSA Mike Brummer Lola T600 373 34 GTO 22 USA Walter Johnston USA Del Russo TaylorGBR John Hayes-HarlowUSA Bob Lee Pontiac Firebird 351 35 GTU 49 USA Conrad Racing USA Albert Naon Jr.USA Dennis VitoloUSA Fernando Garcia Porsche 911 336 36DNF GTP 45 USA Conte Racing USA John Paul Jr.CAN Bill AdamUSA Whitney Ganz March 85G 330 37DNF GTO 80 USA Lindley Motor Ltd. USA Neil BonnettUSA Jim DerhaagUSA Les Lindley Chevrolet Camaro 295 38DNF GTO 72 USA Centurion Auto Trans USA Harold ShaferUSA Tom NehlUSA Kent Painter Chevrolet Camaro 283 39DNF GTO 29 USA Southern Racing Promins USA Gary BakerUSA Robin McCallUSA Joe Ruttman Chevrolet Corvette 281 40DNF GTP 0 SAF 1928 Kreepy Krauly Racing SAF 1928 Sarel van der MerweSAF 1928 Tony MartinSAF 1928 Ian Scheckter March 84G 260 41DNF GTO 38 USA Mandeville Auto/Tech JPN Takashi YorinoUSA Logan BlackburnUSA Roger Mandeville Mazda RX-7 220 42DNF GTU 81 USA Mosler Racing USA Steve AlexanderUSA Joe HillUSA George Alderman Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS 219 43DNF GTO 89 ESA Scorpio Racing ESA "Jamsal"ESA Eduardo GaldamezGUA "Anbagua" Porsche 934 217 44DNF GTU 55 CAN Preston & Son Enterprises CAN Robert PetersCAN George SchwarzCAN Andre Schwarz Mazda RX-7 214 45DNF GTU 76 USA Malibu Grand Prix USA Jack BaldwinUSA Ira YoungUSA Jeff Kline Mazda RX-7 205 46DNF GTP 44 USA Group 44 GBR Brian RedmanUSA Bob TulliusUSA Hurley Haywood Jaguar XJR-5 203 47DNF GTU 57 USA Zwiren Racing USA Steve ZwirenUSA Tony Pio CostaUSA Mike AllisonUSA Wes Donnington Mazda RX-7 188 48DNF GTP 31 USA Goral Racing USA Hugo GraliaUSA Emory DonaldsonUSA Paul Goral Porsche 935 183 49DNF GTO 51 USA Mosler Racing USA John McCombUSA Rick MancusoUSA Fred Fiala Ferrari 512 BB 171 50DNF GTU 17 USA Al Bacon Racing USA Al BaconUSA Charles GuestNZL Steve Millen Mazda RX-7 170 51DNF GTP 4 USA Lee Racing USA Lew PriceUSA Carson BairdUSA Billy HaganUSA Terry Labonte Lola T711 160 52DNF GTP 29 USA DeAtley Motorsports IRE Michael RoeIRE Tommy ByrneUSA Darin Brassfield March 84G 159 53DNF GTP 95 USA Van Every Racing USA Lance van EveryUSA Ash TisdelleUSA Jack Refenning Porsche 935 157 54DNF GTO 06 USA Roush Racing USA John BauerUSA Jim MillerUSA Willy T. Ribbs Ford Mustang 157 55DNF GTP 04 USA Group 44 FRA Claude Ballot-LénaUSA Jim AdamsUSA Chip Robinson Jaguar XJR-5 154 56DNF GTU 60 USA Hobbit Racing USA Tony SwanUSA Bob RuthUSA Steve Dietrich Mazda RX-7 150 57DNF GTO 54 USA Dave Heinz Imports USA Dave HeinzUSA Dave BarnettUSA Jerry Thompson Chevrolet Corvette 138 58DNF GTO 66 USA Bob Beasley USA Bob BeasleyUSA Jack LewisUSA Chuck Grantham Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 118 59DNF GTP 68 USA BFGoodrich USA Pete HalsmerAUT Dieter QuesterUSA John Morton Porsche 962 107 60DNF GTP 86 USA Bayside Disposal Racing USA Bruce LevenFRA Henri PescaroloBEL Thierry Boutsen Porsche 962 101 61DNF GTO 97 USA Scyphers-Ankor Racing USA Billy ScyphersUSA Allen GlickUSA Bill Cooper Chevrolet Corvette 99 62DNF GTP 25 USA Red Lobster Racing USA Kenper MillerUSA Dave CowartCOL Mauricio de Narváez March 83G 92 63DNF GTU 87 USA Performance Motorsports USA Elliott Forbes-RobinsonUSA John SchneiderUSA Don Istook Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 89 64DNF GTO 58 USA Coin Operated Racing USA Jim TorresUSA Don KravigUSA Michael Hammond Porsche 934 86 65DNF GTU 13 USA Rubino Racing USA Frank RubinoUSA Dennis WagonerUSA Ken Knott Mazda RX-7 67 66DNF GTP 20 USA Spirit of Cleveland USA Freddy BakerUSA Don HermanUSA Rich MaherUSA Richard Silver Porsche 935 62 67DNF GTO 70 USA Ormond Racing USA Don CummingsUSA Craig RubrightUSA Greg Walker Chevrolet Corvette 58 68DNF GTP 07 USA LSJ Racing USA Lyn St. JamesUSA Tim CoconisUSA Eric Lang Argo JM16 54 69DNF GTU 08 USA Paul Romano USA Drake OlsonUSA Steve PotterUSA Willard Howe Mazda RX-7 45 70DNF GTU 77 USA Championship Motorsports USA Don WallaceUSA John PetrickUSA Don Sikes Mazda RX-7 36 71DNF GTO 47 USA Dingman Bros. Racing USA Walt BohrenUSA Ron BouchardUSA Billy Dingman Pontiac Firebird 35 72DNF GTO 41 USA Unlimited Telephones USA Luis SereixUSA Ralph Noseda Pontiac Firebird 28 73DNF GTU 84 USA Clay Young USA Clay Young Pontiac Fiero 21 74DNF GTP 16 USA Henn's Swap Shop Racing GER Harald GrohsFRA Jean-Louis SchlesserUSA Preston HennSWI Walter Brun Porsche 935 15 75DNF GTP 61 USA Team USA/Deco Sales USA Steve SheltonUSA Don CourtneyUSA Brent O'Neill Royale RP40 14 76DNF GTU 74 USA Whitehall Motorsports USA Paul GentilozziUSA Kent HillUSA Austin GodseyUSA Bobby Akin Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 12 DNS GTP 88 USA Bayside Disposal Racing USA Bruce LevenFRA Henri PescaroloBEL Thierry Boutsen Porsche 962 - DNS GTP 19 USA Performance Motorcar USA Jack MillerUSA Carlos RamirezUSA Bruce Redding Nimrod NRA/C2 - DNS GTO 64 USA Rene Rodriguez VEN Ernesto SotoUSA Rene Rodriguez Chevrolet Corvette - DNS GTP 05 USA Hi-Tech Racing USA Tico AlmeidaCUB Miguel Morejon Porsche 935 - DNS GTU 00 USA Jim Logan USA Jim LoganNZL Graham McRaeUSA Leonard Yanke Dodge Daytona - DNS GTU 27 USA Paul Fortner USA Russell GossettUSA Gary StephensUSA Paul Wolfe Datsun 280Z - DNS GTP 85 USA Ralph Sanchez Racing BRA Emerson FittipaldiUSA Tony GarciaCOL Mauricio de Narvaez March 85G - DNQ GTO 24 USA Kreider Racing USA Dale KreiderUSA Roy Newsome Chevrolet Camaro - DNQ GTU 34 ESA El Salvador Racing USA Alfredo MenaUSA George Drolsom Porsche 924 Carrera GTR - DNQ GTU 02 USA RNGC Racing USA Dale KreiderUSA Roy Newsome Mazda RX-7 - DNQ GTO 23 USA Import Restoration USA Alan HowesUSA Paul ReismanUSA Bob Hebert Porsche 911 Carrera RSR - DNQ GTO 69 USA John Hofstra USA John HofstraUSA Charles Slater Porsche 911 Carrera RSR - DNQ GTU 79 USA Whitehall Motorsports USA Tom WintersUSA Bob BergstromUSA John Casey Porsche 924 Carrera GTR -Source: References Category:24 Hours of Daytona Category:1985 in sports in Florida Category:1985 in American motorsport