1989 24 Hours of Daytona

The 27th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 4–5, 1989^[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1989 IMSA GT Championship.

1989 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. 67 Miller High Life/BF Goodrich 962 Porsche 962 driven by Bob Wollek, Derek Bell, and John Andretti.^[2][3] Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex Racing Tiga GT288 driven by Charles Morgan, John Morrison, and Tom Hessert Jr. The GTO class was won by the No. 16 Stroh's Light Cougar Mercury Cougar XR-7 driven by Pete Halsmer, Bob Earl, Mark Martin, and Paul Stewart. Finally, the GTU class was won by the No. 17 Al Bacon Performance Mazda RX-7 driven by Al Bacon, Bob Reed, and Rod Millen.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	GTP	67	Miller High Life/BF Goodrich 962	Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti	Porsche 962	BF	621
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
2	GTP	61	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Price Cobb John Nielsen Andy Wallace Jan Lammers	Jaguar XJR-9	D	621
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
3	GTP	3	Brun Motorsports/Kalagian Racing	Oscar Larrauri Walter Brun Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962	Y	603
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
4	GTP	86	Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports	Klaus Ludwig James Weaver Sarel van der Merwe	Porsche 962	G	600
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
5	GTP	77	Mazda Motors of America	Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Mazda 767B	D	559
					Mazda 2.6L 4 Rotor
6	GTO	16	Stroh's Light Cougar	Pete Halsmer Bob Earl Mark Martin Paul Stewart	Mercury Cougar XR-7	G	554
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
7	GTO	11	Stroh's Light Cougar	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder Mark Martin	Mercury Cougar XR-7	G	534
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
8	Lights	9	Essex Racing	Charles Morgan John Morrison Tom Hessert Jr.	Tiga GT288	G	530
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
9	GTO	92	Motorcraft	Bob Zeeb Jeff Purner Bobby Akin	Mercury Capri	G	530
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
10	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter	Mercury Capri	G	528
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
11	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto/Tech	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Brian Redman	Mazda RX-7	Y	528
					Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor
12	GTU	17	Al Bacon Performance	Al Bacon Bob Reed Rod Millen	Mazda RX-7	F	526
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
13 DNF	GTU	95	Fastcolor Images	Bob Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz Butch Leitzinger	Nissan 240SX	T	517
					Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
14	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Bob Lazier	Mazda RX-7	Y	516
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
15	GTP	8	Fabcar American Racing	Tim McAdam Bill Adam Chip Mead	Fabcar GTP	G	515
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
16	GTU	89	901 Racing	Jack Refenning Rusty Scott Freddy Baker Peter Uria	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	F	511
					Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A
17	GTO	03	Skoal Bandit Racing	Tommy Kendall Max Jones Buz McCall Jack Baldwin	Chevrolet Camaro	G	498
					Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A
18 DNF	GTP	64	Bernard Jourdain	Bernard Jourdain Oscar Manautou Allen Berg Andres Contreras	Porsche 962	G	485
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
19	GTU	62	Alex Job Racing	Terry Wolters Chris Kraft Rusty Bond Alex Job	Porsche 911	G	485
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
20 DNF	GTP	10	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 962	G	483
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
21	GTU	82	Aspen Inn	Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger	Mazda RX-7	Y	478
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
22	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchi Uli Bieri	Tiga GT286	G	475
					Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
23	Lights	55	Huffaker Racing	Dan Marvin Alan Freed Mike Allison Scott Liebler	Spice SE86CL	F	471
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
24	GTP	5	Tom Milner Racing	Jean-Pierre Frey Marty Roth Albert Naon Jr.	Ford Mustang Probe	G	465
					Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
25	Lights	26	MSB Racing	Dave Cowart Scott Brayton Mike Meyer Jim Fowells	Argo JM19	G	460
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
26 DNF	Lights	4	Buick/Quaker State	Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot John Williams	Spice SE88P	G	456
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
27 DNF	GTP	83	Electramotive Engineering	Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Michael Roe	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo	G	453
					Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo
28 DNF	GTP	33	Old Spice Pontiac	Dieter Quester Costas Los Jeff Kline	Spice SE88P	G	427
					Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A
29 DNF	GTP	09	Ball Bros. Racing	Steve Durst Jay Cochran Mike Brockman Tony Belcher	Spice SE88P	G	426
					Buick 4.5L V6 N/A
30 DNF	Lights	63	Mazda Motors of America	Howard Katz Jim Downing John O'Steen John Maffucci	Argo JM19	G	412
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
31 DNF	Lights	43	Motorsports Marketing	John Higgins Lorenzo Lamas Buddy Lazier Justus Reid	Fabcar CL	G	395
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
32	Lights	75	Jack Engelhardt	Max Schmidt Todd Brayton Rusty Schmidt Jack Engelhardt	Badger BB	G	391
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
33 DNF	GTO	35	Budweiser Racing	Craig Rubright Jean-Paul Libert Kermit Upton	Chevrolet Camaro	G	360
					Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A
34 DNF	GTU	04	SP Racing	Gary Auberlen Bill Auberlen Cary Eisenlohr Monte Shelton	Porsche 911 Carrera	G	351
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
35 DNF	Lights	05	Diman Racing	Tato Ferrer Rolando Falgueras Manuel Villa Mandy Gonzalez	Royale RP40	G	349
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
36 DNF	GTP	85	Texaco Havoline Star Bayside Motorsports	Bruce Leven Rob Dyson Dominic Dobson John Paul Jr.	Porsche 962	G	347
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
37 DNF	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 962	G	346
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
38 DNF	GTU	87	Overton Autosport	Lance Stewart Ron Cortez Jeff Alkazian Chet Fillip	Mazda RX-7	F	344
					Mazda 1.3L Rotary
39	GTO	51	Caribbean Sol	Jack Boxstrom Dale Kreider Mark Porcaro Carson Hurley	Buick Somerset	G	341
					Buick 6.0L V8 N/A
40	GTO	32	Oftedahl Racing	Ric Moore Pieter Baljet Randy McDonald	Buick Somerset	F	335
					Buick 5.7L V8 N/A
41 DNF	GTU	74	Huffaker Racing	George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser	Pontiac Fiero	F	323
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
42 DNF	Lights	91	G.T. Motorsport	David LaCroix David Seabroke Buzzy Smith Tommy Johnson	Tiga GT285	G	310
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
43 DNF	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Jan Lammers Davy Jones Raul Boesel	Jaguar XJR-9	D	288
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
44 DNF	GTO	53	Chateau Souverain	Richard McDill Robert Whitaker Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro	G	287
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
45	GTO	94	Spirit of Brandon	Steve Burgner Ken Bupp Henry Brosnaham Robert Peters Mark Montgomery	Chevrolet Camaro	G	269
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
46 DNF	Lights	28	Far Western Bank Canada Shoes	Tony Adamowicz Albert Rocca Tomas Lopez Aurelio Lopez	Tiga GT286	G	266
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
47 DNF	GTP	68	Busby Racing	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti	Porsche 962	BF	237
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
48 DNF	Lights	02	Taymay, Inc.	Parker Johnstone Frank Everett Ron Nelson	Spice SE86CL	G	229
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
49 DNF	GTO	31	A&R Auto Electric	Wayne Akers Kent Painter Anthony Puleo David Donner	Chevrolet Camaro	G	217
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
50 DNF	GTP	98	All American Racers	Drake Olson Chris Cord Steve Bren	Toyota 88C	G	180
					Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo
51 DNF	Lights	88	Transact, Inc.	Tom Phillips Steve Johnson Bob Lesnett	Argo JM19	G	165
					Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
52 DNF	GTO	46	Gultwind Marine	Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith Jack Swanson	Chevrolet Camaro	G	160
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
53 DNF	GTU	07	Full Time Racing	Tommy Riggins Joe Varde Kal Showket	Dodge Daytona	Y	156
					Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A
54 DNF	GTU	57	Kryder Racing	Reed Kryder Zoltan Polony Brian Goodwin Craig Shafer	Nissan 300ZX	G	142
					Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
55 DNF	GTP	6	Tom Milner Racing	Tom Pumpelly Ruggero Melgrati Jack Baldwin	Ford Mustang Probe	G	117
					Ford 2.1L I4 Turbo
56 DNF	Lights	36	Erie Scientific	John Grooms John Fergus Frank Jellinek Charles Monk	Argo JM16	G	111
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
57 DNF	GTO	47	Chaunce Wallace	Jim Burt Nort Northam Chaunce Wallace	Chevrolet Camaro	G	111
					Chevrolet 5.1L V8 N/A
58 DNF	GTO	27	Rocketsports Racing	Scott Pruett Jerry Clinton Les Lindley Paul Gentilozzi	Oldsmobile Cutlass	G	101
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
59 DNF	Lights	20	Kennedy Groves	Fred Phillips Ron McKay Randy Pobst	Tiga GT285	H	92
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
60 DNF	GTP	30	Torno-Momo	Massimo Sigala Mauro Baldi Giampiero Moretti Stanley Dickens	Porsche 962	G	80
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
61 DNF	GTP	84	Electramotive Engineering	Michael Roe Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Arie Luyendyk	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo	G	51
					Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo
62 DNF	GTO	12	Del Russo Taylor	Ken Bupp Robert Peters Del Russo Taylor Mark Montgomery Paul Goral	Pontiac Firebird	G	50
					Pontiac 6.0L V8 N/A
63 DNF	GTO	29	Overbagh Motor Racing	Oma Kimbrough Robert Kahn Hoyt Overbagh Robert Siegal Robert Peters	Chevrolet Camaro	G	31
					Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A
64 DNF	Lights	58	Gary Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Michael Dow Gary Wonzer	Lola T616	H	19
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
65 DNF	GTO	96	Paul Reisman	Paul Reisman Bob Hebert Tom Gaffney Doug Mills	Chevrolet Camaro	F	4
					Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A
66 DNF	GTU	72	Jay Kjoller	Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Robin Boone Bob Dotson	Porsche 911	F	2
					Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A
67 DNF	GTP	66	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Derek Daly Martin Donnelly Patrick Tambay	Jaguar XJR-9	D	1
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
DNS	GTP	7	Tom Milner Racing	Lyn St. James David Loring Marty Roth	Ford Mustang Probe	?	-
					?
DNS	Lights	79	Whitehall Motorsports	Jim Rothbarth Mike Ciasulli Kenper Miller Gene Felton	Spice SE87L	G	-
					Pontiac 2.7L I4 N/A
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