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.

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

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GTP	67	Miller High Life/BF Goodrich 962	Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti	Porsche 962	BF	621
1	GTP	67	Miller High Life/BF Goodrich 962	Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	BF	621
2	GTP	61	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Price Cobb John Nielsen Andy Wallace Jan Lammers	Jaguar XJR-9	D	621
2	GTP	61	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Price Cobb John Nielsen Andy Wallace Jan Lammers	Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A	D	621
3	GTP	3	Brun Motorsports/Kalagian Racing	Oscar Larrauri Walter Brun Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962	Y	603
3	GTP	3	Brun Motorsports/Kalagian Racing	Oscar Larrauri Walter Brun Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	Y	603
4	GTP	86	Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports	Klaus Ludwig James Weaver Sarel van der Merwe	Porsche 962	G	600
4	GTP	86	Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports	Klaus Ludwig James Weaver Sarel van der Merwe	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	600
5	GTP	77	Mazda Motors of America	Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Mazda 767B	D	559
5	GTP	77	Mazda Motors of America	Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Mazda 2.6L 4 Rotor	D	559
6	GTO	16	Stroh's Light Cougar	Pete Halsmer Bob Earl Mark Martin Paul Stewart	Mercury Cougar XR-7	G	554
6	GTO	16	Stroh's Light Cougar		Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	554
7	GTO	11	Stroh's Light Cougar	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder Mark Martin	Mercury Cougar XR-7	G	534
7	GTO	11	Stroh's Light Cougar	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder Mark Martin	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	534
8	Lights	9	Essex Racing	Charles Morgan John Morrison Tom Hessert Jr.	Tiga GT288	G	530
8	Lights	9	Essex Racing	Charles Morgan John Morrison Tom Hessert Jr.	Buick 3.0L V6 N/A	G	530
9	GTO	92	Motorcraft	Bob Zeeb Jeff Purner Bobby Akin	Mercury Capri	G	530
9	GTO	92	Motorcraft	Bob Zeeb Jeff Purner Bobby Akin	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	530
10	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter	Mercury Capri	G	528
10	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	528
11	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto/Tech	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Brian Redman	Mazda RX-7	Y	528
11	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto/Tech	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Brian Redman	Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor	Y	528
12	GTU	17	Al Bacon Performance	Al Bacon Bob Reed Rod Millen	Mazda RX-7	F	526
12	GTU	17	Al Bacon Performance	Al Bacon Bob Reed Rod Millen	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	F	526
13 DNF	GTU	95	Fastcolor Images	Bob Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz Butch Leitzinger	Nissan 240SX	T	517
13 DNF	GTU	95	Fastcolor Images	Bob Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz Butch Leitzinger	Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A	T	517
14	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Bob Lazier	Mazda RX-7	Y	516
14	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Bob Lazier	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	Y	516
15	GTP	8	Fabcar American Racing	Tim McAdam Bill Adam Chip Mead	Fabcar GTP	G	515
15	GTP	8	Fabcar American Racing	Tim McAdam Bill Adam Chip Mead	Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A	G	515
16	GTU	89	901 Racing	Jack Refenning Rusty Scott Freddy Baker Peter Uria	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	F	511
16	GTU	89	901 Racing	Jack Refenning Rusty Scott Freddy Baker Peter Uria	Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A	F	511
17	GTO	03	Skoal Bandit Racing	Tommy Kendall Max Jones Buz McCall Jack Baldwin	Chevrolet Camaro	G	498
17	GTO	03	Skoal Bandit Racing	Tommy Kendall Max Jones Buz McCall Jack Baldwin	Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A	G	498
18 DNF	GTP	64	Bernard Jourdain	Bernard Jourdain Oscar Manautou Allen Berg Andres Contreras	Porsche 962	G	485
18 DNF	GTP	64	Bernard Jourdain	Bernard Jourdain Oscar Manautou Allen Berg Andres Contreras	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	485
19	GTU	62	Alex Job Racing	Terry Wolters Chris Kraft Rusty Bond Alex Job	Porsche 911	G	485
19	GTU	62	Alex Job Racing	Terry Wolters Chris Kraft Rusty Bond Alex Job	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A	G	485
20 DNF	GTP	10	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 962	G	483
20 DNF	GTP	10	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	483
21	GTU	82	Aspen Inn	Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger	Mazda RX-7	Y	478
21	GTU	82	Aspen Inn	Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	Y	478
22	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchi Uli Bieri	Tiga GT286	G	475
22	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchi Uli Bieri	Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A	G	475
23	Lights	55	Huffaker Racing	Dan Marvin Alan Freed Mike Allison Scott Liebler	Spice SE86CL	F	471
23	Lights	55	Huffaker Racing	Dan Marvin Alan Freed Mike Allison Scott Liebler	Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A	F	471
24	GTP	5	Tom Milner Racing	Jean-Pierre Frey Marty Roth Albert Naon Jr.	Ford Mustang Probe	G	465
24	GTP	5	Tom Milner Racing	Jean-Pierre Frey Marty Roth Albert Naon Jr.	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	465
25	Lights	26	MSB Racing	Dave Cowart Scott Brayton Mike Meyer Jim Fowells	Argo JM19	G	460
25	Lights	26	MSB Racing	Dave Cowart Scott Brayton Mike Meyer Jim Fowells	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	460
26 DNF	Lights	4	Buick/Quaker State	Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot John Williams	Spice SE88P	G	456
26 DNF	Lights	4	Buick/Quaker State	Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot John Williams	Buick 3.0L V6 N/A	G	456
27 DNF	GTP	83	Electramotive Engineering	Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Michael Roe	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo	G	453
27 DNF	GTP	83	Electramotive Engineering	Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Michael Roe	Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo	G	453
28 DNF	GTP	33	Old Spice Pontiac	Dieter Quester Costas Los Jeff Kline	Spice SE88P	G	427
28 DNF	GTP	33	Old Spice Pontiac	Dieter Quester Costas Los Jeff Kline	Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A	G	427
29 DNF	GTP	09	Ball Bros. Racing	Steve Durst Jay Cochran Mike Brockman Tony Belcher	Spice SE88P	G	426
29 DNF	GTP	09	Ball Bros. Racing	Steve Durst Jay Cochran Mike Brockman Tony Belcher	Buick 4.5L V6 N/A	G	426
30 DNF	Lights	63	Mazda Motors of America	Howard Katz Jim Downing John O'Steen John Maffucci	Argo JM19	G	412
30 DNF	Lights	63	Mazda Motors of America	Howard Katz Jim Downing John O'Steen John Maffucci	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	412
31 DNF	Lights	43	Motorsports Marketing	John Higgins Lorenzo Lamas Buddy Lazier Justus Reid	Fabcar CL	G	395
31 DNF	Lights	43	Motorsports Marketing	John Higgins Lorenzo Lamas Buddy Lazier Justus Reid	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A	G	395
32	Lights	75	Jack Engelhardt	Max Schmidt Todd Brayton Rusty Schmidt Jack Engelhardt	Badger BB	G	391
32	Lights	75	Jack Engelhardt	Max Schmidt Todd Brayton Rusty Schmidt Jack Engelhardt	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	391
33 DNF	GTO	35	Budweiser Racing	Craig Rubright Jean-Paul Libert Kermit Upton	Chevrolet Camaro	G	360
33 DNF	GTO	35	Budweiser Racing	Craig Rubright Jean-Paul Libert Kermit Upton	Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A	G	360
34 DNF	GTU	04	SP Racing	Gary Auberlen Bill Auberlen Cary Eisenlohr Monte Shelton	Porsche 911 Carrera	G	351
34 DNF	GTU	04	SP Racing	Gary Auberlen Bill Auberlen Cary Eisenlohr Monte Shelton	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A	G	351
35 DNF	Lights	05	Diman Racing	Tato Ferrer Rolando Falgueras Manuel Villa Mandy Gonzalez	Royale RP40	G	349
35 DNF	Lights	05	Diman Racing	Tato Ferrer Rolando Falgueras Manuel Villa Mandy Gonzalez	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A	G	349
36 DNF	GTP	85	Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports	Bruce Leven Rob Dyson Dominic Dobson John Paul Jr.	Porsche 962	G	347
36 DNF	GTP	85	Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports	Bruce Leven Rob Dyson Dominic Dobson John Paul Jr.	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	347
37 DNF	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 962	G	346
37 DNF	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	346
38 DNF	GTU	87	Overton Autosport	Lance Stewart Ron Cortez Jeff Alkazian Chet Fillip	Mazda RX-7	F	344
38 DNF	GTU	87	Overton Autosport	Lance Stewart Ron Cortez Jeff Alkazian Chet Fillip	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	F	344
39	GTO	51	Caribbean Sol	Jack Boxstrom Dale Kreider Mark Porcaro Carson Hurley	Buick Somerset	G	341
39	GTO	51	Caribbean Sol	Jack Boxstrom Dale Kreider Mark Porcaro Carson Hurley	Buick 6.0L V8 N/A	G	341
40	GTO	32	Oftedahl Racing	Ric Moore Pieter Baljet Randy McDonald	Buick Somerset	F	335
40	GTO	32	Oftedahl Racing	Ric Moore Pieter Baljet Randy McDonald	Buick 5.7L V8 N/A	F	335
41 DNF	GTU	74	Huffaker Racing	George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser	Pontiac Fiero	F	323
41 DNF	GTU	74	Huffaker Racing	George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser	Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A	F	323
42 DNF	Lights	91	G.T. Motorsport	David LaCroix David Seabroke Buzzy Smith Tommy Johnson	Tiga GT285	G	310
42 DNF	Lights	91	G.T. Motorsport	David LaCroix David Seabroke Buzzy Smith Tommy Johnson	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	310
43 DNF	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Jan Lammers Davy Jones Raul Boesel	Jaguar XJR-9	D	288
43 DNF	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Jan Lammers Davy Jones Raul Boesel	Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A	D	288
44 DNF	GTO	53	Chateau Souverain	Richard McDill Robert Whitaker Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro	G	287
44 DNF	GTO	53	Chateau Souverain	Richard McDill Robert Whitaker Bill McDill	Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A	G	287
45	GTO	94	Spirit of Brandon	Steve Burgner Ken Bupp Henry Brosnaham Robert Peters Mark Montgomery	Chevrolet Camaro	G	269
45	GTO	94	Spirit of Brandon		Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A	G	269
46 DNF	Lights	28	Far Western Bank Canada Shoes	Tony Adamowicz Albert Rocca Tomas Lopez Aurelio Lopez	Tiga GT286	G	266
46 DNF	Lights	28	Far Western Bank Canada Shoes	Tony Adamowicz Albert Rocca Tomas Lopez Aurelio Lopez	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	266
47 DNF	GTP	68	Busby Racing	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti	Porsche 962	BF	237
47 DNF	GTP	68	Busby Racing	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	BF	237
48 DNF	Lights	02	Taymay, Inc.	Parker Johnstone Frank Everett Ron Nelson	Spice SE86CL	G	229
48 DNF	Lights	02	Taymay, Inc.	Parker Johnstone Frank Everett Ron Nelson	Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A	G	229
49 DNF	GTO	31	A&R Auto Electric	Wayne Akers Kent Painter Anthony Puleo David Donner	Chevrolet Camaro	G	217
49 DNF	GTO	31	A&R Auto Electric	Wayne Akers Kent Painter Anthony Puleo David Donner	Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A	G	217
50 DNF	GTP	98	All American Racers	Drake Olson Chris Cord Steve Bren	Toyota 88C	G	180
50 DNF	GTP	98	All American Racers	Drake Olson Chris Cord Steve Bren	Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo	G	180
51 DNF	Lights	88	Transact, Inc.	Tom Phillips Steve Johnson Bob Lesnett	Argo JM19	G	165
51 DNF	Lights	88	Transact, Inc.	Tom Phillips Steve Johnson Bob Lesnett	Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A	G	165
52 DNF	GTO	46	Gultwind Marine	Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith Jack Swanson	Chevrolet Camaro	G	160
52 DNF	GTO	46	Gultwind Marine	Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith Jack Swanson	Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A	G	160
53 DNF	GTU	07	Full Time Racing	Tommy Riggins Joe Varde Kal Showket	Dodge Daytona	Y	156
53 DNF	GTU	07	Full Time Racing	Tommy Riggins Joe Varde Kal Showket	Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A	Y	156
54 DNF	GTU	57	Kryder Racing	Reed Kryder Zoltan Polony Brian Goodwin Craig Shafer	Nissan 300ZX	G	142
54 DNF	GTU	57	Kryder Racing	Reed Kryder Zoltan Polony Brian Goodwin Craig Shafer	Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A	G	142
55 DNF	GTP	6	Tom Milner Racing	Tom Pumpelly Ruggero Melgrati Jack Baldwin	Ford Mustang Probe	G	117
55 DNF	GTP	6	Tom Milner Racing	Tom Pumpelly Ruggero Melgrati Jack Baldwin	Ford 2.1L I4 Turbo	G	117
56 DNF	Lights	36	Erie Scientific	John Grooms John Fergus Frank Jellinek Charles Monk	Argo JM16	G	111
56 DNF	Lights	36	Erie Scientific	John Grooms John Fergus Frank Jellinek Charles Monk	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	111
57 DNF	GTO	47	Chaunce Wallace	Jim Burt Nort Northam Chaunce Wallace	Chevrolet Camaro	G	111
57 DNF	GTO	47	Chaunce Wallace	Jim Burt Nort Northam Chaunce Wallace	Chevrolet 5.1L V8 N/A	G	111
58 DNF	GTO	27	Rocketsports Racing	Scott Pruett Jerry Clinton Les Lindley Paul Gentilozzi	Oldsmobile Cutlass	G	101
58 DNF	GTO	27	Rocketsports Racing	Scott Pruett Jerry Clinton Les Lindley Paul Gentilozzi	Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A	G	101
59 DNF	Lights	20	Kennedy Groves	Fred Phillips Ron McKay Randy Pobst	Tiga GT285	H	92
59 DNF	Lights	20	Kennedy Groves	Fred Phillips Ron McKay Randy Pobst	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	H	92
60 DNF	GTP	30	Torno-Momo	Massimo Sigala Mauro Baldi Giampiero Moretti Stanley Dickens	Porsche 962	G	80
60 DNF	GTP	30	Torno-Momo		Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	80
61 DNF	GTP	84	Electramotive Engineering	Michael Roe Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Arie Luyendyk	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo	G	51
61 DNF	GTP	84	Electramotive Engineering	Michael Roe Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Arie Luyendyk	Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo	G	51
62 DNF	GTO	12	Del Russo Taylor	Ken Bupp Robert Peters Del Russo Taylor Mark Montgomery Paul Goral	Pontiac Firebird	G	50
62 DNF	GTO	12	Del Russo Taylor		Pontiac 6.0L V8 N/A	G	50
63 DNF	GTO	29	Overbagh Motor Racing	Oma Kimbrough Robert Kahn Hoyt Overbagh Robert Siegal Robert Peters	Chevrolet Camaro	G	31
63 DNF	GTO	29	Overbagh Motor Racing		Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A	G	31
64 DNF	Lights	58	Gary Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Michael Dow Gary Wonzer	Lola T616	H	19
64 DNF	Lights	58	Gary Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Michael Dow Gary Wonzer	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	H	19
65 DNF	GTO	96	Paul Reisman	Paul Reisman Bob Hebert Tom Gaffney Doug Mills	Chevrolet Camaro	F	4
65 DNF	GTO	96	Paul Reisman	Paul Reisman Bob Hebert Tom Gaffney Doug Mills	Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A	F	4
66 DNF	GTU	72	Jay Kjoller	Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Robin Boone Bob Dotson	Porsche 911	F	2
66 DNF	GTU	72	Jay Kjoller	Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Robin Boone Bob Dotson	Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A	F	2
67 DNF	GTP	66	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Derek Daly Martin Donnelly Patrick Tambay	Jaguar XJR-9	D	1
67 DNF	GTP	66	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Derek Daly Martin Donnelly Patrick Tambay	Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A	D	1
DNS	GTP	7	Tom Milner Racing	Lyn St. James David Loring Marty Roth	Ford Mustang Probe	?	-
DNS	GTP	7	Tom Milner Racing	Lyn St. James David Loring Marty Roth	?	?	-
DNS	Lights	79	Whitehall Motorsports	Jim Rothbarth Mike Ciasulli Kenper Miller Gene Felton	Spice SE87L	G	-
DNS	Lights	79	Whitehall Motorsports	Jim Rothbarth Mike Ciasulli Kenper Miller Gene Felton	Pontiac 2.7L I4 N/A	G	-
Source:[2]

References

"The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.
"The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.
"1989 Daytona 24 Hours". Motorsport Database.

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[1] "The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.

[sportscar-2] "The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona". Racing Sports Cars.

[3] "1989 Daytona 24 Hours". Motorsport Database.

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