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The Rolex 24 1/2 at Daytona (also frequently referred to as the 24 Hours of Daytona) is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is held on a 3.56-mile combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. Since its inception, it has been held the last weekend of January or first weekend of February, part of Speedweeks, and it is the first major automobile race of the year in the United States. Image File history File links Rolex24hours. ... 12. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. ... Rolex SA is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches and accessories renowned for their quality and prestige, as well as their cost (from a few thousand to more than one hundred thousand U.S. dollars). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. ... Endurance racing can refer to races involving persons running in events such as marathons or triathlons, long cross-country skiing events, the racing of horses or other animals, or motorsport. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Daytona Beach in 2005 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,422. ... The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Speedweeks is a name given to a two-week series of auto races held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida in early February. ...

The race has had several names over the years. Since 1991, the Rolex Watch Co. is the title sponsor of the race under a naming rights arrangement, replacing Sunbank (now SunTrust) which in turn replaced Pepsi in 1984. Winning drivers of all classes receive a steel Rolex Cosmograph watch with the race logo and year engraved on the back. Rolex SA is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches and accessories renowned for their quality and prestige, as well as their cost (from a few thousand to more than one hundred thousand U.S. dollars). ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... SunTrust Banks, Inc. ... Pepsi-Cola, commonly called Pepsi, is a soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... Model number 116520 stainless steel black dial Rolex Daytona. ...

In 2006, the race moved one week earlier into January to prevent a clash with the Super Bowl, which had in turn moved one week later into February a few years earlier. In effect, these two major events switched dates. The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...

Beginnings

In 1962, a few years after the track was built, a 3-hour sports car race was introduced, the Daytona Continental, which counted towards the World Sportscar Championship. The first Continental was won by Dan Gurney, driving a Ford-powered Lotus 19 despite being a factory driver for Porsche at that time. Many Porsche 718s were driven by privateers, but these 1600cc cars were considered rather underpowered for a relatively short and fast race despite having won the twisty Targa Florio and the tough 12 Hours of Sebring. GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ... Daniel Sexton Gurney (born April 13, 1931) is one of the most important figures in the history of American auto racing. ... The Lotus 19 or Monte Carlo was a racing car built by Lotus from 1960 until 1962. ... Dr. Ing. ... The Porsche 718 was an automobile from Porsche released in 1958 and built until 1962. ... In motorsport, privateer is a general term used to describe any entrants into a racing event that are not factory-backed by an automobile manufacturer. ... The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held near Palermo, Sicily. ... Aston Martin DBR9 at dusk during the 2005 12 Hours of Sebring The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring Raceway, a former Air Force base in Sebring, Florida. ...

In 1964, the event was expanded to 2000km (1220 miles), doubling the classic 1000km distance of races at Nürburgring, Spa and Monza. The distance amounted to roughly the half of the distance the 24 Hours of Le Mans winners covered at the time and was similar in length to the Sebring 12 hour race, which was also held in Florida a few weeks later in the year. Starting in 1966, the Daytona race was extended to the same 24 hour length as Le Mans. Detailed NÃ¼rburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. ... The old version of the circuit used between 1957 and 1978. ... Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. ... The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe dÃ©partement. ...

24-hour history

As in the Spa 24 Hours (introduced in 1924) and the 24 Hours Nürburgring (1970), the purpose of the event is to determine which team of drivers can take their sports car the farthest in a fixed time period, rather than the shortest time over a fixed distance as in most conventional auto races. The Spa 24 Hours is an automobile race held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, colloquially known as Spa. ... The 24 Hours NÃ¼rburgring is antouring car Endurance racing event on the NÃ¼rburgring, inspired by the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Daytona. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ...

Unlike the Le Mans event, the Daytona race is conducted entirely over a closed course within the speedway arena without the use of any public streets. Most parts of the steep banking are included, interrupted with a chicane on the back straight and a sweeping, fast infield section which includes two hairpins. As unlike Le Mans, the race is held in wintertime, when nights are at their longest. Lights installed around the circuit to allow night racing (and prime-time television coverage) although the infield section still not as well-lit as the main oval. However, the stadium lights are turned on only to a level of 20%, similar to the stadium lights at Le Mans, where the track is lit similarly, with brighter lights around the pit straight, and decent lighting similar to street lights around the circuit. Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...

A car must cross the finish line after 24 hours to be classified, which leads to dramatic scenes where damaged cars wait in the pits or on the edge of the track close to the finish line for hours, then restart their engines and crawl across the finish line one last time in order to finish after the 24 hours and be listed with a finishing distance, rather than dismissed with DNF (Did Not Finish). This was the case in the initial 1962 Daytona Continental (then 3 hours), when Gurney's Lotus had established a lengthy lead when the engine died, and he parked it at the top of the banking, just short of the finish line. When the three hours had elapsed, Gurney drove the car the last few feet across the finish line using either gravity, the starter motor, or a combination of both (the debate continues to this day) to not only salvage a finishing position, but actually win the race.

After having lost in 1966 both at Daytona and at Le Mans to the Fords, the Ferrari Prototypes staged a triumphant 1-2-3 side-by-side parade finish at the banked finish line in 1967. To celebrate the victory over the rival at his home race, Ferrari named its V12-powered road car Ferrari Daytona after the race. The Ferrari P series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello and Modena, Italy. ... See also Ferrari 365 for the round-bodied 365 California, GT 2+2, GTC and GTS // Vehicle specifications The Ferrari Daytona (correctly named the 365 GTB/4) is a Gran Turismo automobile produced from 1968 to 1973. ...

Porsche repeated this show in their 1-2-3 win in the 1968 24 Hours. After the car of Gerhard Mitter had a big crash caused by tyre failure in the banking, his teammate Rolf Stommelen supported Vic Elford/Jochen Neerpasch. When the car of the longtime leaders Jo Siffert/Hans Herrmann dropped to second due to a technical problem, these two also joined the new leaders while continuing with their car. So Porsche managed to put 5 of 8 drivers on the center of the podium, plus Jo Schlesser/Joe Buzzetta on 3rd place, with only Mitter being left out. Gerhard Mitter was a German Formula One driver. ... Rolf Stommelen was a Formula One driver from Germany born on July 11, 1943. ... Victor Henry Elford (born in London, June 10, 1935) is a former sportscar racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England. ... Jochen Neerpasch was a German racecar driver and motorsports manager. ... Jo Siffert, born July 7, 1936 â€“ died October 24, 1971, was a Swiss race car driver. ... Hans Herrmann was a Formula One driver from Germany. ... Jo Schlesser (born May 18, 1928 in Madagascar dead July 7, 1968) was a Formula One driver from France. ...

In 1972, due to the energy crisis, the race was shortened to 6 hours, while for 1974 the race was cancelled altogether.

In 1982, following near-continuous inclusion on the World Sportscar Championship, the race was finally dropped as the series attempted to cut costs by both keeping teams in Europe and running shorter races. The race continued on as part of the IMSA GT series. The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ... The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American auto racing sanctioning body. ...

The regular teams were expanded to 3 pilots in the 1970s. Nowadays, often four or five drivers compete, with occasional "taxi" rides for less lucky team mates adding to the total. The winning entry in 1997 featured as many as seven drivers take a turn in the cockpit.

Grand American & Daytona Prototypes

After ownership problems with IMSA, the Daytona event aligned with the Grand-Am series, a competitor of the American Le Mans Series, which, as its name implies, includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans in its schedule. The series is closely linked to NASCAR and its focus is on controlled costs and close competition. The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American auto racing sanctioning body. ... The Grand American Road Racing Association or Grand-Am is an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance road racing competitions in North America. ... The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races. ... The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

In order to make sports car racing less expensive than elsewhere, new rules were introduced in 2002. The dedicated Daytona Prototypes do not use expensive materials and technologies and the car's simple aerodynamics reduce the often astronomical costs of development and testing. GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. ...

Specialist chassis makers like Riley, Doran, Fabcar and Crawford provide the DP cars for the teams and the engines are branded under the names of major car companies like Pontiac, Lexus and Porsche. Unlike elsewhere, the vehicles are designated Engine-Chassis at Daytona (e.g. "Lexus-Riley"), as the chassis makers are rather unknown and do not sell road cars, similar to many specialised race car manufacturers. Changes are being made for 2007, however, with new rules encouraging chassis makers and automobile manufacturers to manufacture special chassis for one type of car only. Such would permit manufacturers to label the cars as prototype versions of their roadgoing brethren. Riley & Scott is a company providing chassis for sportscar racing. ... Doran is a name of Irish origin and can refer to: Ann Doran, character actress Bill Doran, baseball player Chris Doran, singer Colleen Doran, comic book writer and artist Daryl Doran, soccer player Frank Doran, Scottish politician Frank Doran (politician) Minnesota Jamie Doran, documentary film-maker John Doran, writer John... // Crawford may refer to: Abel Crawford, early American mountaineer and entrepreneur Alexander Crawford, American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Billy Crawford, American-Filipino-singer Broderick Crawford (born 1911), actor Chris Crawford (basketball player) Chris Crawford (game designer), American, video games Carl Crawford, baseball player Carolyn Crawford, singer... This article concerns the automobile; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac, for other uses see the disambiguation page. ... Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation. ... Dr. Ing. ...

Daytona GTs

The Gran Turismo class cars at Daytona are closer to the road versions, similar to the GT3 class elsewhere. For example, the more standard Cup version of the 996 is used, instead of the usual RS/RSR racing versions. Recent Daytona entries also include BMW M3s, Corvettes, Mazda RX-8s and Pontiac GTO.Rs. Gran Turismo is Italian and Spanish for grand touring or grand tourisme. ... ... The BMW M3 is a sports version of the popular compact BMW 3-Series automobile, made by BMW Motorsport. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate but larger than a coastal patrol craft. ... The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car manufactured by Mazda Motor Corporation. ... 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible The Pontiac GTO was an automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974, and by General Motors Holden in Australia from 2003 to 2006. ...

In an effort for teams to save money, GT rules have now changed to permit spaceframe cars clad in lookalike body panels to compete in GT (the new Mazda for example, and the forthcoming Infiniti G35). These rules are somewhat similar to the old GTO specification, but with rather more restrictions. Simplified space frame roof with the nearest unit polygon hightlighted in blue A space frame is a truss-like, light weight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. ... Mazda Motor Corporation ) (TYO: 7261 ) is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... The Infiniti G35 is a compact executive car produced by Nissans Infiniti division. ...

The intent of spaceframe-clad cars is to allow teams to save money -- especially after crashes, where teams can rebuild the cars for the next race at a much lower cost, or even redevelop cars, instead of having to write off an entire car after a crash or at the end of a year.

2006 race

In the 2006 event, teams which are traditionally linked to Porsche made an effort to "reconquer" Daytona, like Brumos Racing, which has fielded Porsches traditionally numbered as #58 and #59 since the 1970s. Porsche factory drivers were also scattered around the teams running Porsche engines in their DPs, and it was German Lucas Luhr who set the pole position time with the #23 Crawford-Porsche of Alex Job Racing. In the race, the car that was also driven by Mike Rockenfeller and Patrick Long led for some time, but lost time during a repair of a driveshaft, and finished only 3rd ahead of the #58 Red Bull Brumos Fabcar-Porsche with fellow Porsche works driver Sascha Maassen. Two Riley-Lexus finished 1-2, with Target Chip Ganassi's all-star line-up of Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon and Casey Mears taking the overall win. Dr. Ing. ... The Porsche Junioren (German: ) are a team of young racing drivers, employed by Porsche and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans overall with the Porsche 911 GT1. ... The Porsche Junioren (German: ) are a team of young racing drivers, employed by Porsche and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans overall with the Porsche 911 GT1. ... The Porsche Junioren (German: ) are a team of young racing drivers, employed by Porsche and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans overall with the Porsche 911 GT1. ... The Porsche Junioren (German: ) are a team of young racing drivers, employed by Porsche and driving for various private teams, as Porsche officially retired from factory racing after winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans overall with the Porsche 911 GT1. ... Chip Ganassi (born May 24, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American race car driver and owner. ... Scott Dixon, IRL photo Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22, 1980) is a New Zealand racing car driver. ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful racing driver. ... Casey Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. ...

The GT class saw, as usual, virtually dozens of Porsches, and their faster drivers like Wolf Henzler. The Pontiac GTO.R of experienced team The Racer's Group not only set the GT pole, but also lead much of the early part of the race, battling with the best 911s of the new 997 series, finishing 10th overall ahead of 21 prototypes. The #36 TPC Racing Porsche, driven by Randy Pobst, Driver/Owner Michael Levitas, Ian Baas and Spencer Pumpelly, did three laps more, taking the GT class win plus ninth overall, though.^[1] The second best non-Porsche 996 GT was the other TRG GTO.R at 26th overall, 13th in GT.^[2] Wolf Henzler (Born April 5, 1975) is a German Gran Turismo class racecar driver. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Randy Pobst is one of Americas top sports car racers. ... Ian Baas is a race car driver born in Noblesville, USA. Born in 1982, he raced in the American Le Mans Series in 2005 for the Job Porsche team. ... Spencer Pumpelly is an American race car driver, born 28 December 1974, in Arlington, Virginia. ... Porsche 996 with aero kit The Porsche Type 996 is a sports car, and the version of the Porsches 911 Carrera model sold from 1998 (as a 1999 model) through to 2004. ...

2007 Race

On 28 January 2007, 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.^[3] 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. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The flagman waves the green flag at the start of the Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 6, 2003. ... Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a racing organization with teams in NASCAR, Champ Cars, and the IRL. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates. ... Juan Pablo Montoya RoldÃ¡n (born September 20, 1975 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia) is a racing driver. ... Donald Scott Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Sacramento, California) is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. ... SunTrust Racing is a professional sports car racing team competing in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class. ... Masimilano Angelelli is a race car driver born in Italy on the 15th of December 1966. ... SAMAX Motorsport is a racing team owned by Peter Baron that currently fields a Pontiac-Riley in the Grand-Am Series and a Dallara-Honda in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. ... Patrick Carpentier (born on August 13, 1971 in Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a Canada racing driver from Quebec. ... Alex Gurney (born September 6, 1974 in Newport Beach, California) is an American professional auto racing driver, currently driving for GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. ... GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing is a racing team in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. ...

1,000,000th lap

At 11:11am on the morning of 28 January 2007, 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 laying in the 31st position at the time.^[4]^[5] January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Katherine Legge (pronounced like leg) (born 12 July 1980 in Guildford, Surrey, UK) is a British auto racing driver, currently racing in the Champ Car World Series. ... This article concerns the automobile; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac, for other uses see the disambiguation page. ...

Results

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 Francois Dumoulin, Scooter Gabel and Porsche factory driver Marc Basseng.^[6] Montoya became the first racer in history to have won a Formula 1 race, the Indianapolis 500, a Champ Car title, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. Mario Andretti also won a Formula 1 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. Chip Ganassi (born May 24, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American race car driver and owner. ... This biographical article needs to be wikified. ... Juan Pablo Montoya RoldÃ¡n (born September 20, 1975 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia) is a racing driver. ... Salvador DurÃ¡n (born 6 May 1985 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Formula 3 race car driver. ... Donald Scott Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Sacramento, California) is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... Champ Car, an abbreviation of Championship Car, has been the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Montona dIstria, Italy, now Motovun, Croatia) is an Italian American racing driver, and one of the most successful Americans in the history of auto racing. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Champ Car, an abbreviation of Championship Car, has been the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Star drivers appearances

As the Rolex 24 has a winter date during off-season for other racing series, many top class drivers are able and willing to take part in the Rolex if sponsorship commitments allow this. The track's marketing machine has aggressively sold the roll call of champions, with track officials focusing on the presence of professional-level racing champions and superstars in the race. Image File history File links Information_icon. ...

Recently retired NASCAR star Rusty Wallace joined IRL star Danica Patrick in the 2006 race, while Tony Stewart has gained a reputation of "checkers or wreckers" after his gallant 2004 drive with a badly stricken car in the lead, while attempting to nurse it to victory with less than 20 minutes remaining, the suspension finally gave up and Stewart crashed. Indy 500 champions Buddy Rice and Dan Wheldon have also made appearances in the race, with Wheldon's 2006 victory in the Rolex the first time a reigning Indy champion had won the classic. Previous Rolex 24 races have featured Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (the two were paired in the 2001 race, a memorable moment in the history of sportscar racing, and it is said they began this revival of the all-star format,Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Paul Tracy, Sébastien Bourdais, Kurt Busch, Kyle Petty, and stars who have raced in every major form of motorsport. Russell William Rusty Wallace (born August 14, 1956 in Fenton, Missouri) is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Busch Series car owner, and television broadcaster with ESPN and ESPN on ABC. Wallace had his first live broadcast of the Indy 500 on May 28, 2006. ... Patrick at the 2006 Indianapolis 500 Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 (age 25) in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the Indy Racing League (IRL). ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an auto racing driver best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as part of Rahal Letterman Racing. ... Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22, 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful racing driver. ... This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... James Kenneth Jimmie Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Paul Tracy (born December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a professional automobile racer in the Champ Car World Series. ... Sebastien Bourdais is a racing driver born on February 28, 1979 in Le Mans, France. ... Kurt Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... A dated Kyle Petty NASCAR picture. ...

The drivers seem to enjoy the all-star showdown, although the presence of these "ringers" has, along with the formula governing the cars, drawn the ire of sportscar-racing purists, who tend to view the series as a dumbed-down version of "real" sportscar racing. Many observers, on the other hand, believe the presence of these visiting stars is beneficial. They argue the racing only intensifies when a handful of top-flight drivers from other forms of motorsport decide to take on the road racing aces. For example, the star power added to the field created some passionate driving in the 2006 race.

The 2007 Rolex field is expected to be full of such stars. Jeff Gordon will drive the Wayne Taylor Racing #10 SunTrust Pontiac, with Michael Shank Racing having Indianapolis 500 champions Hélio Castroneves and reigning IRL and Indianapolis 500 champion Sam Hornish, Jr.. Bobby Labonte will pilot the #19 Daytona Prototype. 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson will drive the #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports Pontiac, with sponsorship from Johnson's NASCAR sponsor Lowe's. 1996 CART Champ Car champion Jimmy Vasser will drive for the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing squad. Dale Earnhardt Jr will team up with Tony Stewart and Andy Wallace to drive the #20 Bass Pro Pontiac. Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... Helio at the 2006 Nashville Superspeedway race. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... James Kenneth Jimmie Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... â€œLowesâ€ redirects here. ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... Jimmy Vasser (born November 20, 1965 in Canoga Park, California ) is a an American racing driver. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Anthony Wayne Tony Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. ... Andy Wallace (February 19, 1961) is a professional race car driver from the United Kingdom, who has been racing since 1979. ...

It is expected that Indy 500 champion and Formula 1 star Juan Pablo Montoya and Kyle Petty will also participate in the event. Juan Pablo Montoya RoldÃ¡n (born September 20, 1975 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia) is a racing driver. ...

Hornish and Montoya will both reunite with car owners from past endeavours. Hornish drove for Shank in the Champ Car Atlantic Series, while Montoya, fresh from rejoining Chip Ganassi Racing for NASCAR efforts, will drive a Ganassi Target Lexus Riley, likely with the Ganassi IRL team drivers. The Champ Car Atlantic Championship is a formula racing series with races throughout North America. ... Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a racing organization with teams in NASCAR, Champ Cars, and the IRL. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates. ...

Also expected is Vision Racing with Tomas Scheckter, A.J. Foyt IV, Ed Carpenter, and IRL founder Tony George. Vision Racing is a team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing. ... Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League and A1 Grand Prix series. ... Anthony Joseph A.J. Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984 in Hockley, Texas) is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Ed Carpenter is an Indy Racing League driver born March 3, 1981. ... Tony George, born Anton Hulman George on December 30, 1959, is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...

Statistics

Frequent winning cars (engines) were Porsche with 20 victories scored by various models, even the road based 911, 935 and 996. All other major car making brands had Image File history File links Download high resolution version (909x621, 6 KB) Summary I have created this image based on Daytona 24 hour statistics. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (909x621, 6 KB) Summary I have created this image based on Daytona 24 hour statistics. ... Dr. Ing. ...

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Overall Winners of pre-24h races

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Overall Winners of 24 hours race

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2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season

Rolex 24 At Daytona · Mexico City 400k · Grand Prix of Miami · Virginia 400k · U.S. Sports Car Invitational · Rolex GT Series Challenge · Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen · Mid-Ohio 400k · Daytona 250 · Iowa 400k · Barber Motorsports Park 400k · Montreal 400k · Watkins Glen 200 · Sonoma 400k · Sunchaser The Grand American Road Racing Association or Grand-Am is an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance road racing competitions in North America. ... The 2007 Mexico City 400k was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race held on March 3, 2007. ...

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24-hour automobile endurance races

24 Hours of Le Mans · 24 Hours Nürburgring · Rolex 24 at Daytona · Spa 24 Hours Endurance racing can refer to races involving persons running in events such as marathons or triathlons, long cross-country skiing events, the racing of horses or other animals, or motorsport. ... The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe dÃ©partement. ... The 24 Hours NÃ¼rburgring is antouring car Endurance racing event on the NÃ¼rburgring, inspired by the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Daytona. ... The Spa 24 Hours is an automobile race held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, colloquially known as Spa. ...

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24-hour history

Grand American & Daytona Prototypes

Daytona GTs

2006 race

2007 Race

1,000,000th lap

Results

Star drivers appearances

Statistics

Overall Winners of pre-24h races

Overall Winners of 24 hours race

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