1989 24 Hours of Daytona

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.

1989 24 Hours of Daytona
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Index: Races | Winners
Track map of Daytona International Speedway

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

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
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 ? -
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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

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  1. ^ "The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.
  2. ^ a b "The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.
  3. ^ "1989 Daytona 24 Hours". Motorsport Database.