1984 24 Hours of Daytona

The 22nd Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona Camel GT was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 4–5, 1984[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1984 IMSA GT Championship.

1984 24 Hours of Daytona
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Index: Races | Winners

Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 00 Kreepy Krauly Racing March 83G driven by Sarel van der Merwe, Graham Duxbury, and Tony Martin.[2][3] Victory in the GTO class went to the No. 4 Statagraph/Piedmont Chevrolet Camaro driven by Billy Hagan, Terry Labonte, and Gene Felton. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 76 Malibu Grand Prix Mazda RX-7 driven by Ira Young, Bob Reed, Jack Baldwin, and Jim Cook.

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 GTP 00   Kreepy Krauly Racing   Sarel van der Merwe
  Graham Duxbury
  Tony Martin
March 83G 640
2 GTP 6   Henn's Swap Shop Racing   A. J. Foyt
  Bob Wollek
  Derek Bell
Porsche 935 631
3 GTP 44   Group 44   Doc Bundy
  David Hobbs
  Bob Tullius
Jaguar XJR-5 612
4 GTP 86   Bayside Disposal Racing   Al Holbert
  Claude Ballot-Léna
  Hurley Haywood
  Bruce Leven
Porsche 935 604
5 GTP 9   La Jolla Trading Group   Wayne Baker
  Jim Mullen
  Tom Blackaller
Porsche 935 602
6 GTO 4   Statagraph/Piedmont   Billy Hagan
  Terry Labonte
  Gene Felton
Chevrolet Camaro 588
7 GTP 29   CAM Motorsports   John Cooper
  Bob Evans
  Paul Smith
Nimrod NRA/C2 587
8 GTP 2   Leon Bros. Racing   Al Leon
  Art Leon
  Terry Wolters
March 84G 580
9 GTP 63   RGP 500 Racing   Jim Downing
  John Maffucci
  Whitney Ganz
Argo JM16 579
10 GTO 09   Van Every Racing   Ash Tisdelle
  Lance van Every
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 579
11 GTP 45   Conte Racing   John Morton
  Bob Lobenberg
  Tony Garcia
Lola T600 578
12 GTU 76   Malibu Grand Prix   Ira Young
  Bob Reed
  Jack Baldwin
  Jim Cook
Mazda RX-7 574
13 GTU 7   E. J. Pruitt & Sons   Blake Pridgen
  Rusty Bond
  Ren Tilton
Porsche 911 571
14 GTO 38   Mandeville Auto/Tech   Roger Mandeville
  Amos Johnson
  Danny Smith
Mazda RX-7 569
15 GTO 92   Brumos Racing   Richard Attwood
  Vic Elford
  Howard Meister
  Bob Hagestad
Porsche 928 569
16 GTP 28   Ray Mallock Racing   Ray Mallock
  Drake Olson
  John Sheldon
Nimrod NRA/C2 562
17 GTP 68   BFGoodrich   Pete Halsmer
  Dieter Quester
  Ron Grable
  Rick Knoop
Lola T616 562
18 GTU 66   Mike Meyer Racing   Jack Dunham
  Paul Lewis
  Jeff Kline
Mazda RX-7 553
19 GTP 24   Pegasus Racing   Bobby Hefner
  Jack Griffin
  Hugo Gralia
Porsche 935 547
20 GTU 82   Firestone   Lee Mueller
  John Casey
  Terry Visger
Mazda RX-7 542
21 GTU 87   Performance Motorsports   Elliott Forbes-Robinson
  John Schneider
  Ken Williams
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 529
22 GTP 18   Fomfor Racing   "Fomfor"
  Albert Naon
  Diego Montoya
Sauber C7 509
23 GTU 55   Preston & Son Enterprises   Richard Stevens
  Mark Brainard
  Don Herman
Mazda RX-7 494
24 GTP 04   Group 44   Bill Adam
  Pat Bedard
  Brian Redman
Jaguar XJR-5 481
25 GTO 43   Walker-Brown Racing   Paul Davey
  Diego Montoya
  Brian Goellnicht
BMW M1 477
26 GTP 05   Hi-Tech Racing   Miguel Morejon
  Fernando Garcia
  Tico Almeida
Porsche 935 470
27 GTO 35   Team Dallas   Margie Smith-Haas
  Paul Gilgan
  John Zouzelka
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 463
28 GTU 37   Vero Racing Ent.   Tom Burdsall
  Nort Northam
  Peter Welter
Mazda RX-7 433
29 GTP 03   Mason Racing   Herb Adams
  Kim Mason
  Jerry Thompson
Chevrolet Monza 432
30 GTU 32   Lee Industries/Alderman Datsun   Lew Price
  George Alderman
  Carson Baird
Datsun 280ZX 409
31
DNF
GTP 67   BFGoodrich   Jim Busby
  Rick Knoop
  Boy Hayje
Lola T616 391
32 GTO 40   Bieri Racing   Uli Bieri
  Angelo Pallavicini
  Matt Gysler
BMW M1 384
33 GTO 01   THR Foreign Car   George Hulse
  Pat Lott
  Jerry Kennedy
  Michael DeFontes
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 356
34
DNF
GTO 61   Deco Sales Associates   Brent O'Neill
  Don Courtney
  Luis Sereix
Chevrolet Monza 336
35
DNF
GTO 02   OMR Engines   William Gelles
  Mike Brummer
  Steve Cohen
Chevrolet Camaro 330
36
DNF
GTU 17   Al Bacon Racing   Al Bacon
  Dennis Krueger
  Charles Guest
Mazda RX-7 326
37
DNF
GTU 27   Scuderia Rosso   Jim Fowells
  Steve Potter
  Ray Mummery
Mazda RX-7 324
38 GTO 77   Southern Racing Promins   Gary Baker
  Sterling Marlin
Chevrolet Corvette 316
39
DNF
GTU 99   All American Racers   Chris Cord
  Jim Adams
Toyota Celica 292
40
DNF
GTO 22   Oftedahl Racing   George Schwarz
  Craig Allen
  Richard Spenard
Pontiac Firebird 290
41
DNF
GTO 46   Tycos Racing   Paul Fassler
  Frank Jellinek
  Jerry Molnar
Pontiac Firebird 271
42
DNF
GTO 26   Zabatt   Tom Nehl
  Jerry Hansen
  Nelson Silcox
Chevrolet Corvette 270
43
DNF
GTU 90   901 Shop   Mike Schaefer
  Jeff Andretti
  Nick Nicholson
  Jack Refenning
Porsche 911 SC 258
44
DNF
GTO 53   Daytona Racing   Robert Overby
  Don Bell
  Charles Pelz
Pontiac Firebird 245
45
DNF
GTO 75   Bob Gregg Racing   Bob Young
  Joe Varde
  Bob Gregg
Chevrolet Camaro 245
46
DNF
GTO 41   Starved Rock Ledge   Rusty Schmidt
  Scott Schmidt
  Max Schmidt
Chevrolet Corvette 245
47
DNF
GTP 97   Tide & Mosler Racing   Steve Shelton
  Tom Shelton
Ferrari 512 BB 242
48
DNF
GTU 79   Whitehall/Promotions   Bob Bergstrom
  Innes Ireland
  Tom Winters
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 236
49
DNF
GTP 19   Performance Motorcar   Jack Miller
  Carlos Ramirez
  Vicki Smith
Nimrod NRA/C2 235
50
DNF
GTP 11   Dillon Enterprises   Joe Ruttman
  Mike Laws
  Don Schoenfeld
  Tich Richmond
Chevrolet Camaro 227
51
DNF
GTO 8   Rennsport Enterprise   Jack Lewis
  Bob Beasley
  John Ashford
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 220
52
DNF
GTU 51   Chris Wilder   Chris Wilder
  Dennis DeFranceschi
  Buz McCall
Porsche 911 212
53
DNF
GTO 54   Bob Copeman   Bruce Redding
  H. J. Long
  Bob Copeman
  Jerry Jolly
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 197
54
DNF
GTP 70   Z&W Motorsports   David Weitzenhof
  David Loring
  Pierre Honegger
Mazda GTP 187
55
DNF
GTP 3   Pegasus Racing   Ken Madren
  Wayne Pickering
  M. L. Speer
March 84G 186
56
DNF
GTP 5   Bob Akin Motor Racing   Bob Akin
  John O'Steen
  Bobby Rahal
Porsche 935 181
57
DNF
GTO 85   Latino Racing   Kikos Fonseca
  Carlos Fallas
  "Jamsal"
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 179
58
DNF
GTU 10   Dave White Racing   Jerry Kendall
  Bill Johnson
  Dave White
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 162
59
DNF
GTU 60   Team Morrison   Jim Cook
  Tommy Morrison
  Tony Swan
Mazda RX-7 162
60
DNF
GTO 39   Luger Reality   Roy Newsome
  Bobby Diehl
  Dale Kreider
  Luis Sereix
Chevrolet Corvette 157
61
DNF
GTO 73   Howey Farms   Clark Howey
  David Crabtree
  Tracy Wolf
Chevrolet Camaro 150
62
DNF
GTO 47   Dingman Bros. Racing   Walt Bohren
  Billy Dingman
  Roger Bighouse
Chevrolet Corvette 135
63
DNF
GTP 16   Marty Hinze Racing   Randy Lanier
  Marty Hinze
  Bill Whittington
March 83G 131
64
DNF
GTU 93   Mid-O Racing   Kelly Marsh
  Don Marsh
  Ron Pawley
Mazda RX-7 129
65
DNF
GTO 57   Diego Febles Racing   Diego Febles
  Tato Ferrer
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 127
66
DNF
GTP 1   Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche   Mario Andretti
  Michael Andretti
Porsche 962 127
67
DNF
GTO 72   Centurian Auto Transport   Tommy Riggins
  Les Delano
  Andy Petery
Chevrolet Camaro 126
68
DNF
GTO 21   Oftedahl Racing   Mike Field
  Jack Newsum
  Rob McFarlin
Pontiac Firebird 118
69
DNF
GTU 58   El Salvador Racing   Jim Trueman
  Deborah Gregg
  Alfredo Mena
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 110
70
DNF
GTP 07   Heimrath Racing   Ludwig Heimrath
  Ludwig Heimrath Jr.
Porsche 930 90
71
DNF
GTO 49   Comp. Fiberglass   Mitchell Bender
  Bard Boand
  Brian Utt
  Phil Currin
Chevrolet Corvette 66
72
DNF
GTO 20   Paul Canary Racing   Paul Canary
  Jim Sanborn
  Victor Gonzalez
Chevrolet Corvette 64
73
DNF
GTP 25T   Red Lobster Racing   Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Mauricio de Narváez
March 83G 60
74
DNF
GTO 94   Tangent Racing   Bill Gardner
  Ronnie Sanders
  James Durovy
Pontiac Firebird 52
75
DNF
GTO 88   Motorsport Marketing   Ken Murray
  R. J. Valentine
  Bob Barnett
Chevrolet Camaro 51
76
DNF
GTU 98   All American Racers   Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  Mike Chandler
  Dennis Aase
Toyota Celica 49
77
DNF
GTO 91   Walter Johnston   Del Russo Taylor
  Larry Figaro
  Enrique Novella
Pontiac Firebird 38
78
DNF
GTO 33   K&P Racing   Karl Keck
  William Wessel
  Allan Chastain
Chevrolet Corvette 38
79
DNF
GTP 15   Kalagian Ardisana   John Kalagian
  John Lloyd
  John Mills
Lola T600 27
80
DNF
GTU 23   New Raytown Datsun   Frank Carney
  Dick Davenport
  Bob Hindson
Datsun 200SX 25
81
DNF
GTU 84   Auto-Line Motorsport   Clay Young
  Doug Grunnet
  Jim Burt
Pontiac Fiero 19
82
DNF
GTU 13   Rubino Racing   Frank Rubino
  Jose Rodriguez
  Dennis Vitolo
Mazda RX-7 17
DNQ GTU 69   John Hofstra   John Hofstra
  George Shafer
  Peter Uria
Porsche 911 -
DNQ GTU 81   Diamond Racing   John Saucier
  Ronnie Franklin
  Chuck Gravel
Datsun Z -
DNQ GTU 42   Ken Moore   Robin Boone
  H. J. Long
  Rich Bontempi
Porsche 911 -
DNQ GTO 83   Diamond Racing   Mike Gassaway
  Steve Pfeifer
  Bob Tayar
Chevrolet Camaro -
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References

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  1. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1984 - Racing Sports Cars".
  2. ^ a b "Daytona 24 Hours 1984 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".
  3. ^ "1984 Rolex 24 Overall Champion No. 00 Kreepy Krauly Porsche-March Joins the 50th Anniversary Display". www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.