The 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona was the first round of the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season and the 46th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. It took place at Daytona International Speedway between January 26–27, 2008.
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Qualifying
editIn the Daytona Prototype class, pole position was taken by Oswaldo Negri Jr. in the #60 Michael Shank Racing Ford powered Riley Mk. XI with a laptime of 1:40.793. Teammate A. J. Allmendinger locked out the front row for Michael Shank Racing. In the Grand Touring class, the #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT with Sylvain Tremblay was fastest with a laptime of 1:50.788. The #56 Mastercar Ferrari F430 Challenge qualified 2nd in the team's debut at Daytona.[1]
Race
editThe #01 Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus-powered Riley of Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Dario Franchitti, and Juan Pablo Montoya led 252 laps and gave Chip Ganassi racing their 3rd successive win at the Daytona 24 Hours. The #01 team took the overall victory by a margin of 2 laps over the #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac-powered Riley entry. At the start, many cars (including the eventual race winner) had to start from pit lane after changing their tires from wets to slicks.[2] The #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT of Sylvain Tremblay, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Raphael Matos were the winners in GT, completing 664 laps and finishing 9th overall. The overall pace of the race was slowed due to wet weather during the night.[3]
A total of 22 safety car periods neutralized the race for 112 laps.
Race results
editClass winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | DP | 01 | Riley Mk. XI | 695 | ||
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | DP | 99 | Riley Mk. XI | 693 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 3 | DP | 9 | Riley Mk. XI | 689 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | DP | 76 | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 688 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | DP | 10 | Riley Mk. XI | 687 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | DP | 60 | Riley Mk. XI | 680 | ||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | DP | 75 | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 678 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | DP | 91 | Riley Mk. XI | 676 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 9 | GT | 70 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 664 | ||
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 10 | GT | 66 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 657 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 11 | GT | 67 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 657 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | GT | 64 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 656 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 69 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 653 | ||
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 14 | DP | 6 | Riley Mk. XI | 652 | ||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 15 | DP | 09 | Fabcar FDSC/03 | 652 | ||
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 16 | GT | 80 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 651 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | GT | 07 | Pontiac GXP.R | 647 | ||
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 18 | GT | 87 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 646 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 19 | GT | 57 | Pontiac GXP.R | 644 | ||
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 20 | GT | 30 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 642 | ||
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 21 | GT | 74 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 638 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 22 | GT | 88 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 637 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 23 | DP | 59 | Riley Mk. XI | 622 | ||
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 24 DNF |
GT | 84 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 637 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 25 DNF |
DP | 03 | Crawford DP08 | 615 | ||
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 26 | GT | 44 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 615 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 27 | DP | 58 | Riley Mk. XI | 611 | ||
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28 | DP | 7 | Riley Mk. XI | 601 | ||
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 29 | GT | 17 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 599 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 30 | GT | 72 | Pontiac GXP.R | 590 | ||
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 31 | GT | 34 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 589 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 32 | GT | 65 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 585 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 33 | GT | 86 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 580 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 34 | GT | 52 | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 578 | ||
| Ferrari 4.3L V8 | ||||||
| 35 | GT | 85 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 572 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 36 DNF |
DP | 23 | Crawford DP08 | 569 | ||
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 37 | GT | 06 | Pontiac GXP.R | 564 | ||
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 38 | GT | 81 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 558 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 39 | GT | 40 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 552 | ||
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 40 | GT | 68 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 550 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 41 | DP | 77 | Doran JE4 | 546 | ||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 42 DNF |
DP | 3 | Riley Mk. XI | 527 | ||
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 43 DNF |
GT | 14 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 524 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 44 DNF |
DP | 02 | Riley Mk. XI | 515 | ||
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 45 | GT | 21 | Pontiac GTO.R | 513 | ||
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 46 DNF |
GT | 62 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 511 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 47 DNF |
GT | 27 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 473 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 48 DNF |
DP | 61 | Riley Mk. XI | 448 | ||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 49 DNF |
GT | 29 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 418 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 50 DNF |
GT | 43 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 401 | ||
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 51 DNF |
GT | 83 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 397 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 52 DNF |
GT | 26 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 364 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 53 DNF |
GT | 89 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 284 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 54 DNF |
GT | 50 | Ford Mustang | 255 | ||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 55 DNF |
DP | 2 | Riley Mk. XI | 233 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 56 DNF |
DP | 31 | Chase CCE | 231 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 57 DNF |
GT | 15 | Ford Mustang | 177 | ||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 58 DNF |
DP | 16 | Coyote CC/08 | 170 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 59 DNF |
GT | 90 | BMW M6 | 163 | ||
| BMW 5.0L V10 | ||||||
| 60 DNF |
GT | 22 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 149 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 61 DNF |
DP | 11 | Riley Mk. XI | 97 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 62 DNF |
GT | 08 | Mazda RX-8 GT | 83 | ||
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 63 DNF |
DP | 12 | Riley Mk. XI | 65 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 64 DNF |
GT | 56 | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 55 | ||
| Ferrari 4.3L V8 | ||||||
| 65 DNF |
DP | 51 | Coyote CC/08 | 45 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 66 DNF |
GT | 63 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 31 | ||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 |
References
edit- ^ "Negri, Allmendinger Give Michael Shank Racing Front Row Sweep For Saturday's Rolex 24 At Daytona". grand-am.com. January 24, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Rolex 24 At Daytona is Underway!". grand-am.com. January 26, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabates Wins Third Straight Rolex 24 At Daytona". grand-am.com. January 27, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2012.