2007 24 Hours of Daytona
The 2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 27–28, 2007 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The overall winner of the race was the Chip Ganassi/Felix Sabates-owned #01 car, a Lexus-powered Riley MkXI, driven by Juan Pablo Montoya, Salvador Durán, and Scott Pruett. The GT class was won by the #22 Alegra Motorsports/Fiorano Racing Porsche GT3 Cup car driven by driver/owner Carlos de Quesada, Jean-François Dumoulin, Scooter Gabel, and Porsche factory driver Marc Basseng.[1]
Prelude
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing driver Alex Gurney took the pole, his fourth in Rolex Series competition, with a lap of 1:43.475 at an average speed of 123.856 mph (199.327 km/h).
Race
At the green flag, which fell just past 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, Gurney jumped into the lead and the field made its way around the first lap cleanly. But after only seven laps of the 24-hour race, Gurney crashed into the back of a slower GT car which had lost its hood and unexpectedly slowed dramatically. The team would make repairs, but Gurney's GAINSCO Auto Insurance-sponsored Pontiac-powered Riley, which was co-driven by Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser, would never again be in contention for the win.
On January 28, an early morning wreck of the #82 Porsche GT3 Cup, driven by Chris Pallis, damaged part of the outer retaining wall, causing the race stewards to display the red flag for only the third time in the history of the 24 Hours of Daytona, temporarily suspending the race while repairs took place.[2] An exciting battle took place between three different teams with a diverse group of drivers. The DP class fight was between eventual winner Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing's Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Pruett, SunTrust Racing's Max Angelelli and SAMAX Motorsport's Patrick Carpentier. Polesitter Alex Gurney's hopes for victory were dashed when his GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley was damaged in a first-hour accident.
1,000,000th lap
At 11:11 a.m. on the morning of January 28, British-born female Champ Car driver Katherine Legge made history by completing the one millionth lap of the Rolex Daytona 24 hour race, since its inception. Legge, driving the #84 Robinson Racing Pontiac-powered Riley DP car, passed the finish line with less than 2 and a half hours left in the race, completing the 30,419th lap of the 2007 running of the race. Legge was lying in the 31st position at the time.[3][4]
3 women competed at this years race. Valerie Limoges of Canada, Katherine Legge of Great Britain & Milka Duno of Venezuela.
Juan Pablo Montoya became the first racer in history to have won a Formula One race, the Indianapolis 500, a Champ Car title, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. Mario Andretti also won a Formula One race, a Champ Car title and an endurance sports car race at Daytona, but Andretti's victory came in the 1972 event alongside co-driver Jacky Ickx in a six-hour event.
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | DP | 01 |  Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Scott Pruett Salvador Durán Juan Pablo Montoya |
Riley Mk XI | 668 |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | DP | 11 | SAMAX Motorsport |
 Milka Duno.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Patrick Carpentier Darren Manning Ryan Dalziel |
Riley Mk XI | 668 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 3 | DP | 10 | SunTrust Racing |
 Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli Jeff Gordon Jan Magnussen |
Riley Mk XI | 666 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | DP | 59 | Brumos Racing |
J. C. France Hurley Haywood João Barbosa Roberto Moreno David Donohue |
Riley Mk XI | 662 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 5 | DP | 61 | Exchange Traded Gold AIM Autosport |
Brian Frisselle Burt Frisselle Mark Wilkins David Empringham |
Riley Mk XI | 657 |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | DP | 7 | SAMAX Motorsport |
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Riley Mk XI | 655 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | DP | 77 | Feeds The Need/Doran Racing |
Memo Gidley Fabrizio Gollin Michel Jourdain Jr. Oriol Servià |
Doran JE4 | 655 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | DP | 47 | TruSpeed Motorsports |
Charles Morgan Rob Morgan Timo Bernhard B. J. Zacharias |
Riley Mk XI | 636 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 9 | DP | 60 | Michael Shank Racing |
Mark Patterson Oswaldo Negri Jr. Hélio Castroneves Sam Hornish Jr. |
Riley Mk XI | 628 |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 10 DNF |
DP | 19 | Finlay Motorsports |
Rob Finlay Michael Valiante Michael McDowell Bobby Labonte |
Crawford DP03 | 627 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | GT | 22 | Alegra Motorsports/Fiorano Racing |
Carlos de Quesada Jean-François Dumoulin Scooter Gabel Marc Basseng |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 626 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | GT | 07 | Banner Racing |
Paul Edwards Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim Johnny O'Connell |
Pontiac GXP.R | 626 |
| Pontiac LS2 6.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 64 | The Racer's Group |
Jim Lowe Jim Pace Johannes van Overbeek Ralf Kelleners |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 625 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 14 | GT | 06 | Banner Racing |
Leighton Reese Tim Lewis Jr. Johnny O'Connell Paul Edwards |
Pontiac GXP.R | 624 |
| Pontiac LS2 6.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 15 | GT | 70 | SpeedSource |
David Haskell Sylvain Trembley Nick Ham Randy Pobst |
Mazda RX-8 | 624 |
| Mazda 1.3 L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 16 | GT | 73 | Tafel Racing |
Lars Nielsen Dieter Quester Brent Martini Philipp Peter |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 617 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | DP | 75 | Krohn Racing |
Colin Braun Max Papis JJ Lehto |
Riley Mk XI | 615 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 18 | DP | 23 | Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing |
Jörg Bergmeister Romain Dumas Patrick Long |
Crawford DP03 | 615 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 19 | GT | 69 | SpeedSource |
Emil Assentato Nick Longhi Jeff Segal Matt Plumb |
Mazda RX-8 | 612 |
| Mazda 1.3 L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 20 | GT | 17 | Doncaster Racing |
Dave Lacey Greg Wilkins Johnny Mowlem Tom Papadopoulos Lance Arnold |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 611 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 21 | DP | 76 | Krohn Racing |
Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Boris Said |
Riley Mk XI | 607 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 22 | GT | 35 | Playboy Racing/Unitech |
Tommy Constantine Mike Borkowski David Murry Hal Prewitt |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 606 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 23 | GT | 27 | O'Connell Racing |
Kevin O'Connell Mike Speakman Jason Bowles Kevin Roush Lonnie Pechnik |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 605 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 24 | DP | 39 | Cheever Racing |
Christian Fittipaldi Eddie Cheever Emmanuel Collard Sascha Maassen |
Crawford DP03 | 601 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 25 | DP | 84 | Robinson Racing |
George Robinson Wally Dallenbach Jr. Paul Dallenbach Katherine Legge |
Riley Mk XI | 596 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 26 | DP | 6 | Michael Shank Racing |
Henry Zogaib Ian James Paul Tracy A. J. Allmendinger |
Riley Mk XI | 595 |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 27 | GT | 81 | Synergy Racing |
Steve Johnson Richard Westbrook Richard Lietz Patrick Huisman |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 590 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tom Cloet Piere Bourque Mike Solley Auston Harris |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 588 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 29 DNF |
DP | 00 | Vision Racing |
Ed Carpenter Tomas Scheckter Tony George A. J. Foyt IV Stéphane Grégoire |
Crawford DP03 | 587 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 30 | GT | 65 | The Racer's Group |
Murray Marden Brent Milner John Peterson Michael Gomez |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 583 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 31 DNF |
GT | 85 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Leh Keen Pierre Ehret Dirk Werner Jörg Hardt |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 579 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 32 | DP | 51 | Cheever Racing |
Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Harrison Brix Eddie Cheever |
Fabcar FDSC/03 | 579 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 33 | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group |
Ted Ballou Rocco DeSimone II Brad Jaeger Chris Gleason |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 578 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 34 | GT | 14 | Autometrics Motorsports |
Bransen Patch Mac McGehee Wes Allen Jim Hamblin Cory Friedman |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 572 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 35 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group |
Spencer Pumpelly R. J. Valentine Andy Lally Mark Greenberg Kevin Buckler |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 563 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 36 DNF |
DP | 91 | Lowe's Riley-Matthews Motorsports |
Jim Matthews Marc Goossens Jimmie Johnson Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Riley Mk XI | 560 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 37 | GT | 72 | Tafel Racing |
Andrew Davis Nathan Swartzbaugh Robin Liddell Dirk Müller Jim Tafel |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 555 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 38 | GT | 87 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Christian Zugel John Burke Gunnar Jeannette Ryan Eversley |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 545 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 39 DNF |
GT | 74 | Tafel Racing |
Eric Lux Wolf Henzler Dominik Farnbacher Jim Tafel |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 544 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 40 | DP | 58 | Brumos Racing |
David Donohue Darren Law Buddy Rice Scott Sharp Hurley Haywood |
Riley Mk XI | 542 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 41 DNF |
DP | 02 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
 Scott Dixon Dan Wheldon Memo Rojas |
Riley Mk XI | 538 |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 42 | GT | 43 | Team Sahlen |
Joe Sahlen Joe Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamaker |
Chevrolet Corvette | 530 |
| Chevrolet LS2 6.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 43 | GT | 42 | Team Sahlen |
Michael Auriemma John Mayes David Kaemmer Chris Willcox Matt Varsha |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 514 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 44 | GT | 89 | Autometrics Motorsports |
Fraser Wellon Barry Ellis Frank Rossi Michael Grande Owen Trinkler |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 512 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 45 | GT | 83 | Synergy Racing |
Dave Gaylord Don Pickering Hal Hilton Ben McCrackin |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 508 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 46 DNF |
DP | 99 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |
Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty Jimmy Vasser Bob Stallings |
Riley Mk XI | 493 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 47 DNF |
DP | 12 | RVO Motorsports |
Roger Schramm Jack Baldwin Bill Lester Justin Bell John Heinricy |
Riley Mk XI | 458 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 48 DNF |
DP | 20 | Howard Motorsports |
Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger Tony Stewart |
Crawford DP03 | 450 |
| Pontiac 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 49 | GT | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports |
Dominic Cicero II Marc Bunting James Gue John Stevenson Lou Gigliotti |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 444 |
| Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 50 DNF |
GT | 88 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Craig Stanton Bryce Miller Antonín Charouz Justin Jackson Tom Pank |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 434 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 51 | GT | 97 | Stevenson Motorsports |
Vic Rice Tommy Riggins John Stevenson Spencer Trenery Lou Gigliotti |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 414 |
| Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 52 DNF |
DP | 05 | Luggage Express Team Sigalsport BMW |
Bill Auberlen Matthew Alhadeff Gene Sigal Karl Wendlinger |
Riley Mk XI | 367 |
| BMW 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 53 DNF |
GT | 30 | Racer's Edge Motorsports |
Lawson Aschenbach Justin Lofton Ross Smith Mark Pavan |
Pontiac GXP.R | 359 |
| Pontiac LS2 6.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 54 DNF |
GT | 41 | Team Sahlen |
Robb Brent Tom Malloy Jim Michaelian Bob Michaelian Ernie Becker |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 316 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 55 DNF |
DP | 16 | Howard Motorsports |
Chris Dyson Rob Dyson Guy Smith Oliver Gavin |
Crawford DP03 | 295 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 56 DNF |
GT | 24 | Matt Connolly Motorsports |
Matt Pickett Bill Cotter Mark Montgomery Todd Hanson Rich Walker |
BMW M3 E46 | 276 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | ||||||
| 57 DNF |
GT | 82 | Synergy Racing |
Don Kitch Jr. Chris Pennington Chris Pallis Tony Bawcutt |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 250 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 58 DNF |
DP | 18 | VICI Racing |
Uwe Alzen Robert Renauer Terry Borcheller Gastón Mazzacane |
Fabcar FDSC/03 | 240 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 59 DNF |
GT | 15 | Blackforest Motorsports |
Tom Nastasi Alex Tagliani Guy Cosmo Valerie Limoges |
Ford Mustang Cobra GT | 235 |
| Ford 4.6 L V8 | ||||||
| 60 | GT | 86 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Larry Bowman Don Bell Lance Willsley Shawn Price |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 232 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 61 DNF |
GT | 45 | Howard Motorsports |
Rob Wilson John Lewis Bryan Sellers Joey Hand |
Infiniti G35 | 230 |
| Infiniti 3.7 L V6 | ||||||
| 62 DNF |
DP | 3 | Southard Motorsports |
Shane Lewis Randy Ruhlman Graham Rahal Elliott Forbes-Robinson |
Riley Mk XI | 214 |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 63 DNF |
GT | 28 | At Speed Motorsports |
Ian Baas Joel Feinberg Bruce McQuiston Joseph Safina |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 196 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 64 DNF |
GT | 46 | Michael Baughman Racing |
Michael Baughman Bryan Collyer John Connolly Mike Yeakle Frank Del Vecchio |
Chevrolet Corvette | 186 |
| Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | ||||||
| 65 DNF |
GT | 08 | Goldin Brothers Racing |
Steve Goldin Keith Goldin John Finger Ronald Zitza |
Mazda RX-8 | 163 |
| Mazda 1.3 L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 66 DNF |
GT | 21 | Matt Connolly Motorsports |
Matt Connolly Adam Pecorari Jason Workman Ray Mason Romeo Kapudija |
BMW M3 E46 | 153 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | ||||||
| 67 DNF |
GT | 48 |  WTF Engineering |
Hans Hauser Robert Dubler Ed Magner Michael DeFontes |
Chevrolet Corvette | 89 |
| Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | ||||||
| 68 DNF |
GT | 52 | Mastercar |
Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Andrea Ceccato Pierangelo Masselli Andrea Montermini |
Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | 83 |
| Ferrari 3.6 L V8 | ||||||
| 69 DNF |
GT | 63 | Team Spencer Motorsports |
Dennis Spencer Scott Spencer Rich Grupp Gary Drummond Charles Espenlaub |
Mazda RX-8 | 74 |
| Mazda 1.3 L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| DNS | GT | 49 | Team Sahlen |
Joe Sahlen Joe Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamaker |
Chevrolet Corvette | - |
| Chevrolet LS2 6.0 L V8 | ||||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 2007 Daytona 24 hr Race Notes
- 2007 Daytona 24 hr Race Notes
- Team Listings Roles Series 2006 Rolex 24 hour