1990 24 Hours of Daytona explained

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		761
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
2	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Price Cobb John Nielsen Martin Brundle	Jaguar XJR-12		757
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
3	GTP	86	Texaco Havoline	Bob Wollek Sarel van der Merwe Dominic Dobson	Porsche 962		755
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo
4	GTP	2	Alucraft/Shapiro Motorsports	Hans-Joachim Stuck Hurley Haywood Harald Grohs René Herzog	Porsche 962		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		689
6	GTP	10	Wynn's	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 962		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		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		653
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
9	Lights	36	Erie Scientific Racing	John Grooms Michael Greenfield Frank Jellinek	Argo JM16		642
					Mazda 13B Racing 2R 1.3L Rotary
10	GTO	90	Escott Capri	Jim Stevens Bob Schneider Jim Jaeger Robert Lappalainen	Mercury Capri		634
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
11	GTO	74	74 Hunting Ranch	Paul Dallenbach George Robinson Johnny Unser Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Ford Mustang		621
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
12	GTU	71	Peter Uria Racing	Peter Uria Bob Dotson Jim Pace Rusty Scott	Mazda RX-7		620
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
13	Lights	55	Fuji Film	David Rocha Les Delano Andy Petery Oscar Manautou Craig Carter	Spice SE86CL		609
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
14	GTU	26	Border Cantina	Chris Craft Tommy Johnson Alex Job Buz McCall	Porsche 911		605
					Porsche 3.2L Flat 6
15	GTU	82	Wendy's Racing Team	Dick Greer Colin Trueman Mike Mees	Mazda RX-7		585
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
16	GTU	38	Mazda Motorsports	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh John Finger Lance Stewart John Hogdal	Mazda MX-6		577
					Mazda 13B 1.3L Rotary
17	Lights	4	S&L Racing	Scott Schubot Tomas Lopez Linda Ludemann	Spice SE88P		544
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
18	GTO	87	Puleo & Williams Racing	Anthony Puleo Mark Kennedy Jerry Walsh Kent Painter	Chevrolet Camaro		531
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
19	Lights	12	Carlos Bobeda Racing	Ron McKay Kaming Ko Tom Hunter Jr. Marlo Magana	Tiga GT287		503
					Chevrolet 3.0L V6 N/A
20	Lights	47	Bezema Buick	Steve Johnson Gary Pierce	Argo JM16		498
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
21 DNF	GTU	43	JVR Engineering, Inc.	Don Wallace Bob Young Brad Hoyt Joe Varde	Pontiac Fiero		469
					Pontiac 3.0L I4
22 DNF	Lights	9	Essex Racing	Ferdinand de Lesseps Jay Cochran John Morrison	Spice SE88P		443
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
23 DNF	Lights	8	Essex Racing	Charles Morgan Hendrik ten Cate Tom Hessert Jr.	Spice SE88P		440
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
24	Lights	97	Whitehall Motorsports	John Heinricy Tim Beverly Andy Swett Tommy Morrison	Spice SE88P		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		397
					Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo
26	GTO	04	Spirit of Brandon	Henry Brosnaham Robert McElheny Steve Burgner	Chevrolet Camaro		369
					Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A
27 DNF	GTP	17	Dauer Racing	Raul Boesel Al Unser Jr. Robby Unser	Porsche 962		360
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
28 DNF	GTP	84	Nissan Performance	Bob Earl Derek Daly Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo		360
					Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo
29 DNF	GTU	57	Kryder Racing	Reed Kryder Henry Camferdam Alistair Oag Phil Pate	Nissan 300ZX		354
					Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
30 DNF	GTP	83	Nissan Performance	Bob Earl Derek Daly Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo		327
					Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo
31 DNF	Lights	58	Gary Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Don Abreu Bill Wolfe	Lola T616		322
					Mazda 1.3L 13B Racing 2R Rotary
32 DNF	Lights	80	Bieri Racing	Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchi Loris Kessel	Spice SE89P		306
					Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
33 DNF	GTU	00	Full Time Racing	Kal Showket Don Knowles Neil Hanneman Mike Davies	Dodge Daytona		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		263
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
35 DNF	GTP	99	All American Racers	Rocky Moran Drake Olson Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle HF89		253
					Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo
36	GTO	21	Budweiser Racing	Craig Rubright Kermit Upton Daniel Urrutia	Chevrolet Camaro		247
					Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A
37 DNF	Lights	79	Winters/Whitehall	Ken Knott Tom Winters Claude Ballot-Léna Thierry Lecerf	Spice SE87L		243
					Pontiac Cosworth 3.0L I4 N/A
38 DNF	Lights	42	Motorsports Marketing	Howard Cherry John Higgins Charles Monk Tim McAdam	Fabcar CL		242
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
39	GTU	81	Racers' Cafe	Bob Speakman David Duda Mike Speakman Jim Novotne	Datsun 240Z		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		229
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
41 DNF	GTP	30	Momo	Giampiero Moretti Derek Ball Stanley Dickens	Porsche 962		186
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo
42 DNF	Lights	92	Promo Racing	Max Schmidt Jim Briody Rusty Schmidt Jorge Mendoza	Argo JM19		176
					Mazda 13B Racing 2R 1.3L Rotary
43 DNF	GTO	53	Hi-Tech Coating	Richard McDill Jim Burt Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro		145
					Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A
44 DNF	GTU	95	Fastcolor Auto Art	Bob Leitzinger David Loring Butch Leitzinger	Nissan 240SX		167
					Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
45 DNF	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 962		145
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo
46 DNF	GTU	07	Full Time Racing	Stu Hayner Robbie Buhl	Dodge Daytona		137
					Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A
47 DNF	GTP	33	Panasonic/Carlos & Charlies	Bernard Jourdain Jeff Kline Hiro Matsushita	Spice SE90P		90
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
48 DNF	GTU	37	Mazda Motorsports	Al Bacon John Hogdal	Mazda RX-7		85
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
49 DNF	Lights	70	Paul Reisman Hrg., Inc.	Paul Reisman Bob Herbert R. J. Valentine	Argo JM16		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		74
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
51 DNF	GTO	41	Young Racing	Joe Cogbill Mark Gibson Dale Kreider	Chevrolet Beretta		67
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
52 DNF	GTO	1	Downing/Atlanta Racing	Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Morton Pete Halsmer	Mazda RX-7		61
					Mazda 4R 2.1L Rotary
53 DNF	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	Uli Bieri David Tennyson John Graham	Tiga GT286		58
					Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
54 DNF	GTP	23	DSR Motorsports	Bill Adam Richard Laporte Scott Goodyear David Seabroke	Porsche 962		43
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
55 DNF	GTP	16	Dyson Racing	Rob Dyson James Weaver Scott Pruett Vern Schuppan	Porsche 962		6
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin Turbo
DNS	GTP	3	Brun Motorsports	Oscar Larrauri Walter Brun Massimo Sigala	Porsche 962		-
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
DNS	GTP	6	Tom Milner Racing	René Herzog Harald Grohs	Ford Mustang Probe		-
					Ford Zakspeed 2.1L I4 Turbo
DNS	GTP	31	Momo	Costas Los Günter Gebhardt Hellmut Mundas	Gebhardt 88 C2		-
					Audi 2.1L I4 Turbo
DNS	GTO	28	Raul Garcia	Raul Garcia George Garcia	Pontiac Firebird		-
					Pontiac 5.8L V8 N/A
DNS	GTU	18	Rick Holland	Rick Holland Mike Green Dennis Chambers	Mazda RX-7		-
					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]

External links

• RacinSportsCars.com
• MotorsportMagazine.com
• IMSA.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1990 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars.
2. Web site: 1990 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database. June 12, 2017. Motor Sport Magazine.
3. Web site: Decades at Daytona: Looking Back at 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010. January 22, 2020. IMSA.
4. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1990 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars.