The 2000 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 5–6, 2000 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The event was the first round of the inaugural Rolex Sports Car Series season. Victory overall and in the GTO class went to the No. 91 Viper Team Oreca Dodge Viper GTS-R piloted by Olivier Beretta, Karl Wendlinger, and Dominique Dupuy. Victory in the SR class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III piloted by James Weaver, Rob Dyson, Max Papis, and Elliott Forbes-Robinson. Victory in the GTU category went to the No. 56 Haberthur Racing Porsche 996 GT3-R piloted by Luca Drudi, Gabrio Rosa, Fabio Rosa, and Fabio Babini. Finally, the AGT class was won by the No. 84 Comer Racing, Inc. Chevrolet Camaro piloted by John Finger, Doug Mills, Richard Maugeri, Andy McNeil, and Ronald Zitza.
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Race results
edit| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
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| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GTO | 91 |  Viper Team Oreca
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 Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Dominique Dupuy
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 723 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 2 | GTO | 3 |  Corvette Racing
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 Ron Fellows Justin Bell Chris Kneifel
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Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 723 |
| Chevrolet LS1 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GTO | 93 | Viper Team Oreca
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David Donohue Ni Amorim Jean-Philippe Belloc Tommy Archer
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 719 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | SR | 20 | Dyson Racing
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James Weaver Rob Dyson Max Papis Elliott Forbes-Robinson
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 717 |
| Ford-Lincoln 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GTO | 92 | Viper Team Oreca
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Tommy Archer Marc Duez Vincent Vosse Jean-Philippe Belloc
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 691 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 6 | GTO | 45 | Team Viper West
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 Stephen Watson Christian Vann Raffaele Sangiuolo Allison Duncan
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 665 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 7 | GTO | 46 | Team Viper West
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 Toni Seiler Erik Messley Walter Brun Hans Hugenholtz
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | D | 659 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 8 | GTU | 56 | Haberthur Racing
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Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Fabio Babini
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 658 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GTO | 72 |  Freisinger Motorsport
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Wolfgang Kaufmann Ernst Palmberger Lance Stewart
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Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 657 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GTU | 7 | RWS Motorsport
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Dieter Quester Philipp Peter Hans Willems Hans-Jörg Hofer Luca Riccitelli
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 657 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GTO | 99 | Schumacher Racing
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Martin Snow John O'Steen Stu Hayner Larry Schumacher
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Porsche 911 GT2 | M D P |
654 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 12 | GTU | 07 | G&W Motorsports
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Mike Fitzgerald Greg Merril Steve Marshall Danny Marshall Chris MacAllister Darren Law
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Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 651 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 DNF |
SR | 6 | Team Cadillac
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Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Franck Lagorce
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Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 637 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | SR | 5 | Team Cadillac
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Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli Eric van de Poele
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Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 637 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTU | 67 | Westward Ho Casino/The Racer's Group
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Wade Gaughran Philip Collin Dale White Kevin Buckler Michael Petersen
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 623 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 DNF |
GTU | 23 | Alex Job Racing
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Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert Mike Conte
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 620 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GTU | 66 | Team Seattle/The Racer's Group
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Don Kitch Jr. Steve Miller Kiichi Takahashi Dave Gaylord
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 617 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GTU | 41 | L. R. Organisation
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Peter Hardman Philippe Favre Stanislas De Sadeleer Nicolaus Springer
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 606 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GTO | 73 | Freisinger Motorsport
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Ulrich Gallade Ray Lintott Manfred Jurasz Klaus Horn Allan Ziegelman
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Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 604 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 20 DNF |
GTU | 90 | Larbre Compétition
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Christophe Bouchut André Ahrlé Jean-Luc Chéreau Patrice Goueslard
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 597 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GTU | 62 | Safina Racing
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Hugh Plumb Mark Hillestad Carlos de Quesada Ross Bluestein Joseph Safina
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BMW M3 E36 | P | 597 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 22 | GTU | 97 | Schmidt Brothers
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Max Schmidt Rusty Schmidt Jeff Conkel Bob Woodman
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 594 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | SR | 36 | Johansson-Matthews Racing
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 Stefan Johansson Guy Smith Jim Matthews Memo Gidley
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Reynard 2KQ | Y | 576 |
| Judd 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 24 DNF |
GTO | 4 | Corvette Racing
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Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim Franck Fréon
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Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 573 |
| Chevrolet LS1 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | GTU | 58 | MAC Racing
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Massimo Morini Antonio De Castro Luca Cattaneo Renato Bicciato Massimo Frigerio
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 570 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | GTU | 34 | Autohaus Harrisburg, Inc.
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Spencer Pumpelly Emil Assentato John Steinmetz Gregor Fisken
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Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 549 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 | AGT | 84 | Comer Racing, Inc.
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John Finger Doug Mills Richard Maugeri Andy McNeil Ronald Zitza
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Chevrolet Camaro | P | 546 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 28 DNF |
GTU | 10 | Jurgen/Alzen Motorsport
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Ulli Richter Wilhelm Kern Axel Rohr Jürgen Alzen
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 542 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
GTU | 44 | PK Sport
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Peter Chambers Paul Fuller Mike Youles Marcus Fothergill Adam Simmons
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 542 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF |
GTU | 2 | MCR/Aspen Knolls
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Shane Lewis Bob Mazzuoccola Mike Bavaro Cort Wagner
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 540 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 31 DNF |
GTU | 81 | G&W Motorsports
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Uwe Alzen Duncan Huisman Patrick Huisman Darren Law
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 525 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 32 | GTU | 01 | Reiser Callas Rennsport
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Grady Willingham Chris Pennington Joel Reiser Simon Sobrero Craig Stanton
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | Y | 523 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 33 | SR | 47 | RaceStar Motorsports
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Richard McDill Todd Vallancourt John G. Thomas Les Vallarano Ken Stiver
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Spice SE90 | P | 522 |
| Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 34 | GTU | 57 | Haberthur Racing
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Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Pascal Fabre Bernard Chauvin Patrick Cruchet Claude Vorilhon
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 519 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 35 | SR | 74 | 74 Ranch Resort
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George Robinson Jack Baldwin Hurley Haywood Irv Hoerr
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 495 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF |
GTU | 88 | MCR/Nygmatech
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Peter Baron Gian Luigi Buitoni Tony Kester Leo Hindery Mike Borkowski
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 470 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 37 DNF |
GTU | 22 | Seikel Motorsport
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Kurt Matthewson Tony Burgess Paolo Rapetti Michel Neugarten
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | D | 443 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 38 | GTO | 38 | Proton Competition
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Horst Felbermayr Horst Felbermayr Jr. Christian Ried Gerold Ried
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Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 405 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 39 DNF |
GTU | 70 | Skea Racing International
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David Murry Lloyd Hawkins Rohan Skea Johnny Mowlem
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 400 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 40 DNF |
AGT | 09 | Spirit of Daytona Racing
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Craig Conway Troy Flis Todd Flis Doug Goad
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Chevrolet Camaro | P | 397 |
| Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
| 41 | SR | 95 | TRV Motorsports
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Barry Waddell Peter Boss R. J. Valentine Tom Volk
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 380 |
| Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 42 DNF |
GTU | 68 | The Racer's Group
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Ron Herrerias Mike Smith Tom McGlynn Ludovico Manfredi Kevin Buckler
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P G |
373 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 43 DNF |
SR | 17 | Hybrid Motorsports
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Chris Bingham Boris Said Mark Simo Rick Sutherland
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Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 352 |
| Ford 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 44 DNF |
GTU | 33 | MAC Racing
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Marc Schoonbroodt Luciano Tamburini Franco Bugané Kurt Thiel Roberto Bonuomo
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 321 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 45 DNF |
GTU | 59 | Brumos Racing
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Jürgen Barth Roland Bervillé Michel Ligonnet Ferdinand de Lesseps
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 314 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 46 DNF |
GTU | 51 | Dick Barbour Racing
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Dirk Müller Bob Wollek Lucas Luhr
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 312 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 47 DNF |
GTU | 50 | Genesis Racing
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Bill Auberlen Rick Fairbanks Nick Ham Chris Gleason
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BMW M3 E36 | Y | 312 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 48 DNF |
SR | 63 | Downing/Atlanta Racing
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Howard Katz Chris Ronson Steve Pelke Jim Downing Rich Grupp
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Kudzu DLY | G | 303 |
| Mazda 4-Rotor | |||||||
| 49 DNF |
AGT | 53 | Diablo Racing
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Tom Scheuren Eric Curran Rick Dilorio Todd Snyder Mayo T. Smith
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Chevrolet Camaro | G | 303 |
| Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 50 DNF |
SR | 9 | Bobby Brown Motorsports
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Bobby Brown Norman Goldrich Randy Lenz Brian DeVries
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Spice HC94 | P | 292 |
| Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 51 DNF |
AGT | 13 | DM Motorsports
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Martin Shuster Mark Montgomery Anthony Puleo
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Chevrolet Camaro | G | 289 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 52 DNF |
GTO | 48 | Haberthur Racing
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Mauro Casadei Stefano Bucci Andrea Garbagnati Renato Mastropietro
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Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 279 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 53 | SR | 60 | Jacobs Motorsports
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Steven Lynn Ray Snowdon Steve Algrin Richard Geck Michael Jacobs Frank Del Vecchio
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Kudzu DLM-4 | P | 277 |
| Chevrolet 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 54 DNF |
GTO | 14 | Jack Cauley Chevrolet
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R. K. Smith Jeff Norwicki Bill Lester John Heinricy
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Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | P | 261 |
| Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 55 DNF |
GTO | 03 | Roock Racing
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Claudia Hürtgen Hubert Haupt Hisashi Wada Robert Nearn Nigel Smith Stephen Earle
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Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 259 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 56 DNF |
GTO | 32 | Konrad Motorsport
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Jürgen von Gartzen Charles Slater Peter Kitchak Calum Lockie Franz Konrad
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Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 248 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 57 DNF |
AGT | 40 | Rankin Racing
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David Rankin Dorian Foyil Toto Lassally Hank Scott Ian James
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Chevrolet Camaro | G | 240 |
| Chevrolet 5.8 L V8 | |||||||
| 58 DNF |
GTO | 15 | Kreider Motorsports
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 Gaston Aguirre Scott Watkins Daniel Urrutia Rene Villeneuve Dale Kreider
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Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 239 |
| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 59 DNF |
GTU | 24 | Goldin Brothers Racing
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Scott Finlay Steve Goldin Keith Goldin
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Mazda RX-7 | H G |
239 |
| Mazda 2-Rotor | |||||||
| 60 DNF |
GTU | 35 | Franco Scapini Motorsport
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Pierangelo Masselli Franco Scapini Erich Prinoth Ivan Capelli Giuseppe Pellin
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Ferrari F355 | P | 228 |
| Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 61 DNF |
GTU | 21 | Aasco Performance
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John Rutherford IV Andy Hajducky Dave Geremia Bobby Oneglia Ken Fengler Bobby Carradine
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 227 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 62 DNF |
GTU | 75 | Champion Racing
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Mike Brockman Paul Newman Michael Lauer Gunnar Jeannette
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | M | 225 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 63 DNF |
SR | 31 | Konrad Motorsport
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Jan Lammers Sascha Maassen Franz Konrad
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Lola B98/10 | D | 209 |
| Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 64 DNF |
SR | 00 | Autosport Racing
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Enzo Calderari Angelo Zadra Marco Zadra Carl Rosenblad Lilian Bryner
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Ferrari 333 SP | P | 203 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 65 DNF |
GTU | 89 | MCR/Nygmatech
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James McCormick Kevin Crowder Tim Robertson Kurt Baumann
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 192 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 66 DNF |
SR | 29 | Intersport Racing
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Andy Petery Craig Carter Gerry Green John Mirro
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 175 |
| Ford 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 67 DNF |
SR | 37 | Intersport Racing
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Jon Field Dale Whittington Don Whittington
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Lola B98/10 | G | 164 |
| Ford 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 68 DNF |
GTU | 28 | Yellow Magic
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Toshio Suzuki Anders Olofsson Tsuyoshi Takahashi Van Peter Hanson Tommy Riggins
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Ferrari F355 | Y | 164 |
| Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 69 DNF |
SR | 12 | Risi Competizione
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Alex Caffi Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners Domenico Schiattarella
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Ferrari 333 SP | P | 162 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 70 DNF |
GTU | 55 | Genesis Racing
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Felipe Rezk Shareef Malnik Dennis Crowley Chris Miller Rick Fairbanks
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BMW M3 E36 | Y | 133 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 71 DNF |
SR | 27 | Doran Enterprises, Inc.
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Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Ross Bentley Mauro Baldi
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Ferrari 333 SP | M | 132 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 72 DNF |
GTO | 04 | Roock Racing
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Zak Brown David Warnock Spencer Trenery Vic Rice Stephen Earle
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Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 113 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 73 DNF |
SR | 06 | Multimatic Motorsports
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Scott Maxwell John Graham Harri Toivonen
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Lola B98/10 | P | 110 |
| Ford-Cosworth XB 2.6 L V8 Turbo | |||||||
| 74 DNF |
GTU | 69 | EMKA Racing
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Derek Bell Tim Sugden Stephen Day Steve O'Rourke
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Porsche 996 GT3-R | P | 75 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 75 DNF |
SR | 42 | EBRT/Schroeder Motorsport
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 Rob Wilson Martin Henderson Martyn Konig Jake Ulrich
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Pilbeam MP84 | D | 51 |
| Nissan 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
| 76 DNF |
GTO | 49 | Haberthur Racing
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Patrick Vuillaume Ugo Colombo Dieter Faller Anssi Muenz
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Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 49 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Turbo | |||||||
| 77 DNF |
SR | 8 | Philip Creighton Motorsports Ltd.
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Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Duncan Dayton John Burton
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 45 |
| Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 78 DNF |
AGT | 94 | Associated General Kinetics
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Paul Jenkins Steve Lisa Don Arpin Bill Beilharz Mark Reed
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Chevrolet Camaro | G | 40 |
| Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 79 DNF |
SR | 78 | Sezio Florida Racing
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Patrice Roussel Edouard Sezionale A. J. Smith
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Norma M2000-01 | P | 13 |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | GTU | 54 | Bell Motorsports
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Matt Drendel Scott Neuman Ron Johnson Hans-Joachim Stuck Peter Cunningham
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BMW M3 E36 | Y | - |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 |
References
edit- ^ "2000 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Official Results" (PDF). Rolex Sports Car Series. February 5, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2024.