Daytona Finale Explained

The Daytona Finale was a sports car race held at the infield road course of the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was held from 1972 until 1986, and again in 1996, by the IMSA GT Championship. The race was revived in 2001 by the Grand American Road Racing Association.

Results

YearDriversTeam Car Duration/DistanceRace TitleReport
IMSA GT Championship
1972 Gene Felton Gene FeltonChevrolet Camaro250milesPresidential 250report
1973 Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Peter GreggPorsche Carrera250milesCamel 250report
1974 John Greenwood John Greenwood RacingChevrolet Corvette250milesDaytona Finalereport
1975 John Greenwood John Greenwood RacingChevrolet Corvette250milesChampionship Finalsreport
1976 Michael KeyserChevrolet Monza250milesChampionship Finalsreport
1977 Hurley Haywood Bob HagestadPorsche 934250milesDaytona Finale 250report
1978 Peter Gregg Brumos PorschePorsche 935/77A250milesCamel GT 250report
1979 Bill Whittington Whittington Brothers RacingPorsche 935 K3220milesWinston GT 250report
1980 Giampiero Moretti
Reinhold Joest
MOMO/ElectrodynePorsche 935J250milesChampionship Finalsreport
1981 John Paul Jr. JLP RacingPorsche 935 JLP-3250milesIMSA National Championship Finalereport
1982 Ted Field
Danny Ongais
Interscope RacingLola T600-Chevrolet3 hoursCamel GT 3 Hoursreport
1983 Al Holbert
Jim Trueman
Holbert RacingMarch 83G-Porsche3 hoursEastern Airlines 3 Hours of Daytonareport
1984 Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Holbert RacingPorsche 9623 hoursEastern Airlines 3 Hours of Daytonareport
1985 Al Holbert
Al Unser Jr.
Holbert RacingPorsche 9623 hoursEastern 3 Hours of Daytonareport
1986 Bob Tullius
Chip Robinson
Group 44Jaguar XJR-73 hoursEastern 3 Hours of Daytonareport
1987
-
1995
Not held
1996 John Paul Jr.
Butch Leitzinger
Dyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Ford3 hoursDaytona IMSA Finalereport
1997
-
2000
Not held
Grand-Am
2001 James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Dyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Ford3 hoursGrand-Am Finalereport
2002 James Weaver
Chris Dyson
Dyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Ford3 hoursDark Dog Grand American Finalereport
2003 Forest Barber
Terry Borcheller
Bell MotorsportsDoran JE4-Chevrolet3 hoursGrand American Champions Weekendreport

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