1990 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 1990 SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 1990[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1990 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 61 Castrol Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-12 driven by Davy Jones, Jan Lammers, and Andy Wallace.[2][3] Victory in the GTP Lights class went to the No. 36 Erie Scientific Racing Argo JM16 driven by John Grooms, Michael Greenfield, and Frank Jellinek. The GTO class was won by the No. 15 Tru-Cur/Roush Racing Mercury Cougar XR-7 driven by Robby Gordon, Calvin Fish, and Lyn St. James. Finally, the GTU class was won by the No. 71 Peter Uria Racing Mazda RX-7 driven by Peter Uria, Bob Dotson, Jim Pace, and Rusty Scott.
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | GTP | 61 |  Castrol Jaguar Racing |  Davy Jones  Jan Lammers  Andy Wallace | Jaguar XJR-12 | G | 761 | |
| Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
| 2 | GTP | 60 |  Castrol Jaguar Racing |  Price Cobb  John Nielsen  Martin Brundle | Jaguar XJR-12 | G | 757 | |
| Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
| 3 | GTP | 86 |  Texaco Havoline |  Bob Wollek  Sarel van der Merwe  Dominic Dobson | Porsche 962 | G | 755 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo | ||||||||
| 4 | GTP | 2 |  Alucraft/Shapiro Motorsports |  Hans-Joachim Stuck  Hurley Haywood  Harald Grohs .svg.png) René Herzog | Porsche 962 | G | 704 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 5 | GTO | 15 |  Tru-Cur/Roush Racing |  Robby Gordon  Calvin Fish  Lyn St. James | Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 689 | |
| 6 | GTP | 10 |  Wynn's |  Jim Adams  John Hotchkis  John Hotchkis Jr. | Porsche 962 | G | 688 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 7 | GTO | 63 |  Downing/Atlanta Racing |  Amos Johnson  John O'Steen  Jim Downing  Pete Halsmer | Mazda RX-7 | G | 671 | |
| Mazda 4R 2.1L Rotary | ||||||||
| 8 DNF | GTO | 11 |  Tru-Cur/Roush Racing |  Dorsey Schroeder  Max Jones  Robert Lappalainen  Scott Pruett | Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 653 | |
| Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 9 | Lights | 36 |  Erie Scientific Racing |  John Grooms  Michael Greenfield  Frank Jellinek | Argo JM16 | G | 642 | |
| Mazda 13B Racing 2R 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 10 | GTO | 90 |  Escott Capri |  Jim Stevens  Bob Schneider  Jim Jaeger  Robert Lappalainen | Mercury Capri | G | 634 | |
| Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 11 | GTO | 74 |  74 Hunting Ranch |  Paul Dallenbach  George Robinson  Johnny Unser  Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Ford Mustang | G | 621 | |
| Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 12 | GTU | 71 |  Peter Uria Racing |  Peter Uria  Bob Dotson  Jim Pace  Rusty Scott | Mazda RX-7 | G | 620 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 13 | Lights | 55 |  Fuji Film |  David Rocha  Les Delano  Andy Petery  Oscar Manautou  Craig Carter | Spice SE86CL | F | 609 | |
| Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 14 | GTU | 26 |  Border Cantina |  Chris Craft  Tommy Johnson  Alex Job  Buz McCall | Porsche 911 | G | 605 | |
| Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 | ||||||||
| 15 | GTU | 82 |  Wendy's Racing Team |  Dick Greer  Colin Trueman  Mike Mees | Mazda RX-7 | Y | 585 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 16 | GTU | 38 |  Mazda Motorsports |  Roger Mandeville  Kelly Marsh  John Finger  Lance Stewart  John Hogdal | Mazda MX-6 | Y | 577 | |
| Mazda 13B 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 17 | Lights | 4 |  S&L Racing |  Scott Schubot  Tomas Lopez  Linda Ludemann | Spice SE88P | G | 544 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 18 | GTO | 87 |  Puleo & Williams Racing |  Anthony Puleo  Mark Kennedy  Jerry Walsh  Kent Painter | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 531 | |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 19 | Lights | 12 |  Carlos Bobeda Racing |  Ron McKay  Kaming Ko  Tom Hunter Jr.  Marlo Magana | Tiga GT287 | G | 503 | |
| Chevrolet 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 20 | Lights | 47 |  Bezema Buick |  Steve Johnson  Gary Pierce | Argo JM16 | G | 498 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 21 DNF | GTU | 43 |  JVR Engineering, Inc. |  Don Wallace  Bob Young  Brad Hoyt  Joe Varde | Pontiac Fiero | F | 469 | |
| Pontiac 3.0L I4 | ||||||||
| 22 DNF | Lights | 9 |  Essex Racing |  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Jay Cochran  John Morrison | Spice SE88P | G | 443 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 23 DNF | Lights | 8 |  Essex Racing |  Charles Morgan  Hendrik ten Cate  Tom Hessert Jr. | Spice SE88P | G | 440 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 24 | Lights | 97 |  Whitehall Motorsports |  John Heinricy  Tim Beverly  Andy Swett  Tommy Morrison | Spice SE88P | G | 409 | |
| Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 25 | GTP | 67 |  BFG/Miller High Life |  Kevin Cogan  John Paul Jr.  Mauro Baldi | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | BF | 397 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 26 | GTO | 04 |  Spirit of Brandon |  Henry Brosnaham  Robert McElheny  Steve Burgner | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 369 | |
| Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 27 DNF | GTP | 17 |  Dauer Racing |  Raul Boesel  Al Unser Jr.  Robby Unser | Porsche 962 | BF | 360 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 28 DNF | GTP | 84 |  Nissan Performance |  Bob Earl  Derek Daly  Chip Robinson .svg.png) Geoff Brabham | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 360 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 29 DNF | GTU | 57 |  Kryder Racing |  Reed Kryder  Henry Camferdam  Alistair Oag  Phil Pate | Nissan 300ZX | G | 354 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 30 DNF | GTP | 83 |  Nissan Performance |  Bob Earl  Derek Daly  Chip Robinson .svg.png) Geoff Brabham | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 327 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 31 DNF | Lights | 58 |  Gary Wonzer Racing |  Bill Bean  Don Abreu  Bill Wolfe | Lola T616 | H | 322 | |
| Mazda 1.3L 13B Racing 2R Rotary | ||||||||
| 32 DNF | Lights | 80 | .svg.png) Bieri Racing |  Martino Finotto  Paolo Guatamacchi .svg.png) Loris Kessel | Spice SE89P | G | 306 | |
| Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 33 DNF | GTU | 00 |  Full Time Racing |  Kal Showket  Don Knowles  Neil Hanneman  Mike Davies | Dodge Daytona | Y | 280 | |
| Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 34 DNF | Lights | 01 |  Racecraft International |  Mike Allison  Andrew Hepworth  Michael Dow  George Sutcliffe  Chris Hodgetts | Spice SE87L | G | 263 | |
| Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 35 DNF | GTP | 99 |  All American Racers |  Rocky Moran  Drake Olson  Juan Manuel Fangio II | Eagle HF89 | G | 253 | |
| Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
| 36 | GTO | 21 |  Budweiser Racing |  Craig Rubright  Kermit Upton  Daniel Urrutia | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 247 | |
| Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 37 DNF | Lights | 79 |  Winters/Whitehall |  Ken Knott  Tom Winters  Claude Ballot-Léna  Thierry Lecerf | Spice SE87L | G | 243 | |
| Pontiac Cosworth 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 38 DNF | Lights | 42 |  Motorsports Marketing |  Howard Cherry  John Higgins .svg.png) Charles Monk  Tim McAdam | Fabcar CL | G | 242 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 39 | GTU | 81 |  Racers' Cafe |  Bob Speakman  David Duda  Mike Speakman  Jim Novotne | Datsun 240Z | F | 231 | |
| Nissan 3.0L I6 N/A | ||||||||
| 40 | GTO | 29 |  Overbagh Motor Racing |  Guy Church  Mark Montgomery  Del Russo Taylor  Don Arpin  Hoyt Overbagh | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 229 | |
| Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 41 DNF | GTP | 30 |  Momo |  Giampiero Moretti  Derek Ball  Stanley Dickens | Porsche 962 | G | 186 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo | ||||||||
| 42 DNF | Lights | 92 |  Promo Racing |  Max Schmidt  Jim Briody  Rusty Schmidt  Jorge Mendoza | Argo JM19 | G | 176 | |
| Mazda 13B Racing 2R 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 43 DNF | GTO | 53 |  Hi-Tech Coating |  Richard McDill  Jim Burt  Bill McDill | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 145 | |
| Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 44 DNF | GTU | 95 |  Fastcolor Auto Art |  Bob Leitzinger  David Loring  Butch Leitzinger | Nissan 240SX | T | 167 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 45 DNF | GTP | 0 |  Joest Racing |  Frank Jelinski  Henri Pescarolo  Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche 962 | G | 145 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo | ||||||||
| 46 DNF | GTU | 07 |  Full Time Racing |  Stu Hayner  Robbie Buhl | Dodge Daytona | Y | 137 | |
| Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 47 DNF | GTP | 33 |  Panasonic/Carlos & Charlies |  Bernard Jourdain  Jeff Kline  Hiro Matsushita | Spice SE90P | G | 90 | |
| Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 48 DNF | GTU | 37 |  Mazda Motorsports |  Al Bacon  John Hogdal | Mazda RX-7 | Y | 85 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 49 DNF | Lights | 70 |  Paul Reisman Hrg., Inc. |  Paul Reisman  Bob Herbert  R. J. Valentine | Argo JM16 | G | 84 | |
| Mazda 13B Racing 2R 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 50 DNF | GTO | 54 |  Race Power |  Rob Segall  Richard Davis  Gerre Payvis  Bill Cerveney  Jeff Davis | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 74 | |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 51 DNF | GTO | 41 |  Young Racing |  Joe Cogbill  Mark Gibson  Dale Kreider | Chevrolet Beretta | F | 67 | |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 52 DNF | GTO | 1 |  Downing/Atlanta Racing |  Elliott Forbes-Robinson  John Morton  Pete Halsmer | Mazda RX-7 | G | 61 | |
| Mazda 4R 2.1L Rotary | ||||||||
| 53 DNF | Lights | 40 | .svg.png) Bieri Racing | .svg.png) Uli Bieri .svg.png) David Tennyson .svg.png) John Graham | Tiga GT286 | G | 58 | |
| Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 54 DNF | GTP | 23 | .svg.png) DSR Motorsports | .svg.png) Bill Adam .svg.png) Richard Laporte .svg.png) Scott Goodyear .svg.png) David Seabroke | Porsche 962 | G | 43 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 55 DNF | GTP | 16 |  Dyson Racing |  Rob Dyson  James Weaver  Scott Pruett .svg.png) Vern Schuppan | Porsche 962 | G | 6 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo | ||||||||
| DNS | GTP | 3 | .svg.png) Brun Motorsports |  Oscar Larrauri .svg.png) Walter Brun  Massimo Sigala | Porsche 962 | Y | - | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| DNS | GTP | 6 |  Tom Milner Racing | .svg.png) René Herzog  Harald Grohs | Ford Mustang Probe | G | - | |
| Ford Zakspeed 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
| DNS | GTP | 31 |  Momo |  Costas Los  Günter Gebhardt  Hellmut Mundas | Gebhardt 88 C2 | G | - | |
| Audi 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
| DNS | GTO | 28 |  Raul Garcia |  Raul Garcia  George Garcia | Pontiac Firebird | G | - | |
| Pontiac 5.8L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| DNS | GTU | 18 |  Rick Holland |  Rick Holland  Mike Green  Dennis Chambers | Mazda RX-7 | B | - | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| DNS | GTU | 56 |  SP Racing |  Bill Auberlen  Nort Northam  Cary Eisenlohr  Gary Auberlen | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | - | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1990 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".
- ^ "1990 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Decades at Daytona: Looking Back at 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010". IMSA. January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1990 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".