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
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 Chris Festa
Tomáš Enge
Christian Montanari
Roger Yasukawa
Kris Szekeres
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 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

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 2007 Daytona 24 hr Race Notes
  3. 2007 Daytona 24 hr Race Notes
  4. Team Listings Roles Series 2006 Rolex 24 hour
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