1986 24 Hours of Daytona

The 24th SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 1986^[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1986 IMSA GT Championship.

1986 24 Hours of Daytona

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Track map of Daytona International Speedway

Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 14 Holbert Racing Porsche 962 driven by Al Holbert, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr.^[2][3][4] Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 64 Raintree Corporation Ford Mustang driven by Lee Mueller, Maurice Hassey, and Lanny Hester. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 13 Outlaw Racing Argo JM19 driven by Frank Rubino, Ray Mummery, and John Schneider. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Jack Dunham.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	GTP	14	Holbert Racing	Al Holbert Derek Bell Al Unser Jr.	Porsche 962	712
2	GTP	8	Henn's Swap Shop Racing	A. J. Foyt Arie Luyendyk Danny Sullivan Preston Henn	Porsche 962	712
3	GTP	67	BFGoodrich	Derek Warwick Darin Brassfield Jim Busby Jochen Mass	Porsche 962	711
4	GTO	64	Raintree Corporation	Lee Mueller Maurice Hassey Lanny Hester	Ford Mustang	622
5	GTO	07	7-Eleven/Roush Racing	Scott Pruett Klaus Ludwig Bruce Jenner	Ford Mustang	614
6	GTP	44	Group 44	Bob Tullius Claude Ballot-Léna Chip Robinson	Jaguar XJR-7	607
7	Lights	13	Outlaw Racing	Frank Rubino Ray Mummery John Schneider	Argo JM19	600
8	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Jack Dunham	Mazda RX-7	597
9	Lights	35	Xtra Super Food CNT	Mandy Gonzalez Ernesto Soto Basilio Davila Diego Montoya	Royale RP40	579
10 DNF	GTU	75	CCR	Bob Reed Tommy Kendall John Hogdal	Mazda RX-7	563
11	GTU	32	Alderman Nissan	Bob Leitzinger Mike Carder Louis Baldwin Steve Alexander	Nissan 280ZX	537
12 DNF	GTP	68	BFGoodrich	Jan Lammers John Morton Derek Warwick	Porsche 962	512
13	GTO	34	Latino Racing	Kikos Fonseca Luis Mendez "Jamsal"	Porsche 934	512
14	Lights	27	MSB Racing	Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Jim Fowells	Argo JM19	511
15 DNF	GTO	76	Walker Racing	Nort Northam Greg Walker Craig Rubright	Chevrolet Corvette	506
16	GTO	98	All American Racers	Dennis Aase Chris Cord	Toyota Celica Turbo	489
17 DNF	Lights	93	Mid O/Rusty Jones	Ron Pawley Don Marsh Kelly Marsh	Argo JM16	482
18	GTU	17	Al Bacon Racing	Al Bacon Bill Scott Dennis Krueger	Mazda RX-7	482
19 DNF	Lights	66	STS-Mike Meyer Racing	Jim Rothbarth Jeff Kline Mike Meyer	Mazda RX-7	477
20	GTO	55	Dave Heinz Imports	Dave Heinz Steve Zwiren Don Yenko Jerry Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	472
21 DNF	GTU	02	Roy Newsome Racing	Richard Stevens Luis Sereix Roy Newsome Dale Kreider	Mazda RX-7	453
22	GTO	47	Dingman Bros. Racing	Steve Millen Elliott Forbes-Robinson Tommy Riggins	Pontiac Firebird	438
23 DNF	GTO	72	Whitehall Rocketsports	Bob Bergstrom Gene Felton Paul Gentilozzi	Oldsmobile Toronado	434
24 DNF	GTP	04	Group 44	Vern Schuppan Brian Redman Hurley Haywood	Jaguar XJR-7	430
25 DNF	Lights	01	AT&T Spice Engineering	Don Bell Terry Wolters Craig Carter	Royale RP40	406
26 DNF	GTP	00	Hotchkis Racing, Inc.	Jim Adams Costas Los John Hotchkis	March 83G	402
27 DNF	GTO	62	Roush Racing	Tim Coconis Fernando Robles Chris Marte	Ford Mustang	368
28 DNF	GTO	88	Morrison Cook Motorsport	Jack Baldwin Bob McConnell Tommy Morrison Don Knowles	Chevrolet Corvette	365
29	GTP	82	K&P Racing	William Wessel Mark Kennedy David Fuller Karl Keck	Chevrolet Corvette	340
30 DNF	GTO	87	Morrison Cook Motorsport	Ron Grable Don Knowles John Heinricy Bobby Carradine	Chevrolet Corvette	331
31 DNF	GTO	29	OMR Engines	Oma Kimbrough Chris Gennone Hoyt Overbagh Pieter Baljet	Chevrolet Camaro	328
32 DNF	GTP	16	Dyson Racing	Drake Olson Price Cobb Rob Dyson	Porsche 962	320
33 DNF	GTP	45	RC Buick Hawk/Conte	John Paul Jr. Chip Ganassi Ivan Capelli Whitney Ganz	March 85G	310
34 DNF	GTO	83	Import Restorations	Paul Reisman Bob Hebert Tom Gaffney Richard Stone	Pontiac Firebird	296
35 DNF	Lights	80	Carma Racing	Martino Finotto Ruggero Megrati Almo Coppelli	Alba AR6	291
36 DNF	GTO	30	Skoal Bandit	Buz McCall Pancho Carter Jim Mueller Tom Sheehy	Chevrolet Camaro	285
37 DNF	Lights	6	Morgan Performance	Charles Morgan Logan Blackburn David Simpson	Tiga GT286	279
38 DNF	GTP	33	Bo-And Racing	Bard Boand Richard Anderson Mike Allen	Lola T600	266
39 DNF	GTP	99	R. B. Promotions	David Andrews Steve Phillips Duncan Bain	Tiga GC285	244
40 DNF	GTO	50	Folgers/Motorcraft	Bill Elliott Ricky Rudd Kyle Petty Ken Schrader	Ford Mustang	240
41 DNF	GTO	56	Ricardo Londoño	Diego Montoya Albert Naon Jr. Carlos Migoya	Pontiac Firebird	238
42 DNF	GTU	38	Mandeville Auto/Tech	Roger Mandeville Danny Smith Diego Febles	Mazda RX-7	229
43 DNF	GTU	78	901 Racing	Peter Uria Larry Figaro Jack Refenning	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	203
44 DNF	GTO	26	Walter Johnston	Ken Bupp John Hayes-Harlow Del Russo Taylor	Pontiac Firebird	195
45 DNF	Lights	63	Certified Brakes	Jim Downing John O'Steen John Maffucci	Argo JM19	184
46 DNF	GTP	3	Brun Motorsports	Thierry Boutsen Oscar Larrauri	Porsche 962	176
47 DNF	Lights	9	Rinzler Motoracing	Mike Brockman Steve Durst Deborah Gregg Jim Trueman	Tiga GT285	156
48 DNF	GTO	77	Brooks Racing	Leo Franchi Steve Gentile Rick Knoop	Ford Thunderbird	150
49 DNF	GTP	10	Leeward Racing	Jim Leeward Bill Adam Chip Mead	March 82G	123
50 DNF	GTP	2	Leon Bros. Racing	Al Leon Jim Fitzgerald Harald Grohs Art Leon	March 85G	117
51 DNF	GTU	54	SP Racing/Escort	Karl Durkheimer Gary Auberlen Cary Eisenlohr Peter Jauker	Porsche 911 Carrera	117
52 DNF	GTP	86	Bayside Disposal Racing	Bob Wollek Derek Daly Bruce Leven	Porsche 962	116
53 DNF	GTP	4	Lee Racing	Lew Price Jim Mullen Matt Whetstine	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	104
54 DNF	GTU	89	Tom Hunt	Tom Hunt James Shelton Paul Romano Russ Boy	Mazda RX-7	85
55 DNF	GTP	06	Hi-Tech Racing	Miguel Morejon Joe Varde Tico Almeida	Porsche 935 M16	83
56 DNF	GTO	43	Global American	Steve Cohen David Christian Tom Congleton	BMW M1	68
57 DNF	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Les Delano Andy Petery	Pontiac Firebird	67
58 DNF	Lights	37	Burdsall-Newsome Racing	Peter Welter Roy Newsome Tom Burdsall	Tiga GT285	66
59 DNF	GTU	36	Case Racing	Dave Panaccione Ron Case	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	65
60 DNF	Lights	11	Kendall Racing	Paul Lewis Chuck Kendall Tommy Kendall Max Jones	Lola T616	48
61 DNF	GTO	25	Lucas Truck Service	Robert Peters Kent Painter Tom Nehl Scott Gaylord	Chevrolet Camaro	37
62 DNF	GTP	5	Bob Akin Motor Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bob Akin Jo Gartner	Porsche 962	29
63 DNF	GTP	46	RC Buick Hawk/Conte	Whitney Ganz Ken Madren Bob Lobenberg	March 85G	27
64 DNF	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Paolo Barilla Randy Lanier Giampiero Moretti	Porsche 962	6
65 DNF	GTO	92	Van Every Racing	Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every Rusty Bond	Chevrolet Camaro	6
66 DNF	GTO	28	Texas Enterprises/US Tobacco	Terry Labonte Harry Gant Phil Parsons	Oldsmobile Calais	3
DNS	GTP	52	Hendrick Motorsports	Sarel van der Merwe Doc Bundy Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	-
DNS	GTP	48	Global American	Don Walker Brian Goellnicht Charles Monk	March 83G	-
DNS	GTO	74	Bill McDill	Bill McDill Richard McDill Tom Juckette	Chevrolet Camaro	-
DNS	GTU	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Tom Palmer Fred Staffilino Rod Whelan	Nissan 280ZX	-
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