2008 24 Hours of Daytona


The 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona was the first round of the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season and the 46th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. It took place at Daytona International Speedway between January 26–27, 2008

Qualifying

In the Daytona Prototype class, pole position was taken by Oswaldo Negri, Jr. in the #60 Michael Shank Racing Ford powered Riley Mk. XI with a laptime of 1:40.793. Teammate A. J. Allmendinger locked out the front row for Michael Shank Racing. In the Grand Touring class, the #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT with Sylvain Tremblay was fastest with a laptime of 1:50.788. The #56 Mastercar Ferrari F430 Challenge qualified 2nd in the team's debut at Daytona.

Race

The #01 Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus-powered Riley of Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Dario Franchitti, and Juan Pablo Montoya led 252 laps and gave Chip Ganassi racing their 3rd successive win at the Daytona 24 Hours. The #01 team took the overall victory by a margin of 2 laps over the #99 Gainsco Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac-powered Riley entry. At the start, many cars had to start from pitlane after changing their tires from wets to slicks. The #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 GT of Sylvain Tremblay, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Raphael Matos were the winners in GT, completing 664 laps and finishing 9th overall. The overall pace of the race was slowed due to wet weather during the night.
A total of 22 safety car periods neutralized the race for 112 laps.

Race results

Class Winners in bold.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineLaps
1DP01Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas
Dario Franchitti
Juan Pablo Montoya
Riley Mk. XI695
1DP01Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas
Dario Franchitti
Juan Pablo Montoya
Lexus 5.0L V8695
2DP99Gainsco Bob Stallings Racing Jon Fogarty
Alex Gurney
Jimmy Vasser
Jimmie Johnson
Riley Mk. XI693
2DP99Gainsco Bob Stallings Racing Jon Fogarty
Alex Gurney
Jimmy Vasser
Jimmie Johnson
Pontiac 5.0L V8693
3DP9Penske-Taylor Racing Ryan Briscoe
Hélio Castroneves
Kurt Busch
Riley Mk. XI689
3DP9Penske-Taylor Racing Ryan Briscoe
Hélio Castroneves
Kurt Busch
Pontiac 5.0L V8689
4DP76Krohn Racing Darren Turner
Niclas Jönsson
Ricardo Zonta
Proto-Auto Lola B08/70688
4DP76Krohn Racing Darren Turner
Niclas Jönsson
Ricardo Zonta
Pontiac 5.0L V8688
5DP10SunTrust Racing Wayne Taylor
Ricky Taylor
Michael Valiante
Max Angelelli
Riley Mk. XI687
5DP10SunTrust Racing Wayne Taylor
Ricky Taylor
Michael Valiante
Max Angelelli
Pontiac 5.0L V8687
6DP60Michael Shank Racing Mark Patterson
Graham Rahal
Oswaldo Negri, Jr.
Justin Wilson
Riley Mk. XI680
6DP60Michael Shank Racing Mark Patterson
Graham Rahal
Oswaldo Negri, Jr.
Justin Wilson
Ford 5.0L V8680
7DP75Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Eric van de Poele
Oliver Gavin
Proto-Auto Lola B08/70678
7DP75Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Eric van de Poele
Oliver Gavin
Pontiac 5.0L V8678
8DP91Bob Stallings Racing Jim Matthews
Johnny O'Connell
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Marc Goossens
Riley Mk. XI676
8DP91Bob Stallings Racing Jim Matthews
Johnny O'Connell
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Marc Goossens
Pontiac 5.0L V8676
9GT70SpeedSource David Haskell
Nick Ham
Sylvain Tremblay
Raphael Matos
Mazda RX-8 GT664
9GT70SpeedSource David Haskell
Nick Ham
Sylvain Tremblay
Raphael Matos
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor664
10GT66The Racer's Group Bryce Miller
Ted Ballou
Andy Lally
Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup657
10GT66The Racer's Group Bryce Miller
Ted Ballou
Andy Lally
Richard Westbrook
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6657
11GT67The Racer's Group Tim George, Jr.
Spencer Pumpelly
Bryan Sellers
Romain Dumas
Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup657
11GT67The Racer's Group Tim George, Jr.
Spencer Pumpelly
Bryan Sellers
Romain Dumas
Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6657
12GT64The Racer's Group Jim Lowe
Jim Pace
Johannes van Overbeek
R. J. Valentine
Tim Sudgen
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup656
12GT64The Racer's Group Jim Lowe
Jim Pace
Johannes van Overbeek
R. J. Valentine
Tim Sudgen
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6656
13GT69SpeedSource Emil Assentato
Jeff Segal
Nick Longhi
Lonnie Pechnik
Mazda RX-8 GT653
13GT69SpeedSource Emil Assentato
Jeff Segal
Nick Longhi
Lonnie Pechnik
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor653
14DP6Michael Shank Racing John Pew
A. J. Allmendinger
Burt Frisselle
Ian James
Riley Mk. XI652
14DP6Michael Shank Racing John Pew
A. J. Allmendinger
Burt Frisselle
Ian James
Ford 5.0L V8652
15DP09Spirit of Daytona Racing Guy Cosmo
Michael McDowell
Marc-Antoine Camirand
Fabcar FDSC/03652
15DP09Spirit of Daytona Racing Guy Cosmo
Michael McDowell
Marc-Antoine Camirand
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6652
16GT80Synergy Racing Mark Greenberg
Damien Faulkner
Jan Heylen
Lance David Arnold
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup651
16GT80Synergy Racing Mark Greenberg
Damien Faulkner
Jan Heylen
Lance David Arnold
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6651
17GT07Banner Racing Paul Edwards
Kelly Collins
Jan Magnussen
Pontiac GXP.R647
17GT07Banner Racing Paul Edwards
Kelly Collins
Jan Magnussen
Pontiac 6.0L V8647
18GT87Farnbacher Loles Racing Dominik Farnbacher
Pierre Ehret
Timo Bernhard
Dirk Werner
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup646
18GT87Farnbacher Loles Racing Dominik Farnbacher
Pierre Ehret
Timo Bernhard
Dirk Werner
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6646
19GT57Stevenson Motorsports Andrew Davis
Randy Pobst
Gunnar Jeannette
Robin Liddell
Pontiac GXP.R644
19GT57Stevenson Motorsports Andrew Davis
Randy Pobst
Gunnar Jeannette
Robin Liddell
Pontiac 6.0L V8644
20GT30Racers Edge Motorsports Ken Dobson
Robert Thorne
Drew Staveley
Craig Stone
Mazda RX-8 GT642
20GT30Racers Edge Motorsports Ken Dobson
Robert Thorne
Drew Staveley
Craig Stone
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor642
21GT74Autometrics Motorsports Bransen Patch
Jim Hamblin
Joe Safina
David Murry
Derek Skea
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup638
21GT74Autometrics Motorsports Bransen Patch
Jim Hamblin
Joe Safina
David Murry
Derek Skea
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6638
22GT88Farnbacher Loles Racing Pierre Kaffer
Frank Stippler
Dave Lacey
Greg Wilkins
Eric Curran
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup637
22GT88Farnbacher Loles Racing Pierre Kaffer
Frank Stippler
Dave Lacey
Greg Wilkins
Eric Curran
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6637
23DP59Brumos Racing Hurley Haywood
J. C. France
Terry Borcheller
João Barbosa
Riley Mk. XI622
23DP59Brumos Racing Hurley Haywood
J. C. France
Terry Borcheller
João Barbosa
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6622
24GT84Farnbacher Loles Racing Chris Bingham
Don Pickering
Bill Cotter
Chris Pennington
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup637
24GT84Farnbacher Loles Racing Chris Bingham
Don Pickering
Bill Cotter
Chris Pennington
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6637
25DP03Vision Racing Ed Carpenter
A. J. Foyt IV
John Andretti
Vítor Meira
Tony George
Crawford DP08615
25DP03Vision Racing Ed Carpenter
A. J. Foyt IV
John Andretti
Vítor Meira
Tony George
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6615
26GT44Bullet Racing Zach Arnold
Dyrk van Zanten, Jr.
Steve Paquette
Glenn Nixon
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup615
26GT44Bullet Racing Zach Arnold
Dyrk van Zanten, Jr.
Steve Paquette
Glenn Nixon
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6615
27DP58Brumos Racing Darren Law
David Donohue
Buddy Rice
Riley Mk. XI611
27DP58Brumos Racing Darren Law
David Donohue
Buddy Rice
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6611
28DP7Sigalsport Matt Plumb
Quentin Wahl
Stéphan Grégoire
Michael Cullen
Paddy Shovlin
Riley Mk. XI601
28DP7Sigalsport Matt Plumb
Quentin Wahl
Stéphan Grégoire
Michael Cullen
Paddy Shovlin
BMW 5.0L V8601
29GT17Terra Firma Motorsports Ron Zitza
Gary Jensen
Mark Jensen
Jordan Taylor
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup599
29GT17Terra Firma Motorsports Ron Zitza
Gary Jensen
Mark Jensen
Jordan Taylor
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6599
30GT72Autohaus Motorsports Max Papis
Tim Lewis, Jr.
Craig Stanton
Lawson Aschenbach
Pontiac GXP.R590
30GT72Autohaus Motorsports Max Papis
Tim Lewis, Jr.
Craig Stanton
Lawson Aschenbach
Pontiac 6.0L V8590
31GT34Orbit Racing Lance Willsey
Mike Fitzgerald
Tom Papadopoulos
Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup589
31GT34Orbit Racing Lance Willsey
Mike Fitzgerald
Tom Papadopoulos
Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6589
32GT65The Racer's Group Russ Oasis
Tom Atherton
Jim Stout
Jason Daskalos
Tommy Archer
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup585
32GT65The Racer's Group Russ Oasis
Tom Atherton
Jim Stout
Jason Daskalos
Tommy Archer
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6585
33GT86Farnbacher Loles Racing Eric Lux
Leh Keen
Sascha Maassen
Wolf Henzler
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup580
33GT86Farnbacher Loles Racing Eric Lux
Leh Keen
Sascha Maassen
Wolf Henzler
Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6580
34GT52Mastercar Joe Castellano
Fred Machado
Ma Chi Min
Roberto Ragazzi
Constantino Bertuzzi
Ferrari F430 Challenge578
34GT52Mastercar Joe Castellano
Fred Machado
Ma Chi Min
Roberto Ragazzi
Constantino Bertuzzi
Ferrari 4.3L V8578
35GT85Farnbacher Loles Racing Team Seattle Don Kitch, Jr.
Steve Miller
Chris Pallis
Ross Bentley
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup572
35GT85Farnbacher Loles Racing Team Seattle Don Kitch, Jr.
Steve Miller
Chris Pallis
Ross Bentley
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6572
36DP23Alex Job Racing Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
Patrick Long
Andy Wallace
Crawford DP08569
36DP23Alex Job Racing Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
Patrick Long
Andy Wallace
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6569
37GT06Banner Racing Leighton Reese
Robert Nearn
Marc Bunting
Andy Pilgrim
Pontiac GXP.R564
37GT06Banner Racing Leighton Reese
Robert Nearn
Marc Bunting
Andy Pilgrim
Pontiac 6.0L V8564
38GT81Synergy Racing Steve Johnson
Patrick Huisman
Robert Doornbos
Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup558
38GT81Synergy Racing Steve Johnson
Patrick Huisman
Robert Doornbos
Richard Lietz
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6558
39GT40Dempsey Racing Joe Foster
Patrick Dempsey
Charles Espenlaub
Romeo Kapudija
Scott Maxwell
Mazda RX-8 GT552
39GT40Dempsey Racing Joe Foster
Patrick Dempsey
Charles Espenlaub
Romeo Kapudija
Scott Maxwell
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor552
40GT68The Racer's Group Michael Gomez
Michael Auriemma
John Mayes
Scott Schroeder
Brent Milner
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup550
40GT68The Racer's Group Michael Gomez
Michael Auriemma
John Mayes
Scott Schroeder
Brent Milner
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6550
41DP77Doran Racing Memo Gidley
Fabrizio Gollin
Gabriele Gardel
Brad Jaeger
Doran JE4546
41DP77Doran Racing Memo Gidley
Fabrizio Gollin
Gabriele Gardel
Brad Jaeger
Ford 5.0L V8546
42DP3Southard Motorsports Shane Lewis
Bill Lester
Ted Christopher
Alex Barron
Riley Mk. XI527
42DP3Southard Motorsports Shane Lewis
Bill Lester
Ted Christopher
Alex Barron
Lexus 5.0L V8527
43GT14Autometrics Motorsports Cory Friedman
Mac McGehee
Anthony Lazzaro
Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup524
43GT14Autometrics Motorsports Cory Friedman
Mac McGehee
Anthony Lazzaro
Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6524
44DP02Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dan Wheldon
Scott Dixon
Alex Lloyd
Salvador Durán
Riley Mk. XI515
44DP02Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dan Wheldon
Scott Dixon
Alex Lloyd
Salvador Durán
Lexus 5.0L V8515
45GT21Matt Connolly Motorsports Hal Prewitt
Spencer Trenery
Vic Rice
Diego Alessi
Karl Reindler
Pontiac GTO.R513
45GT21Matt Connolly Motorsports Hal Prewitt
Spencer Trenery
Vic Rice
Diego Alessi
Karl Reindler
Pontiac 6.0L V8513
46GT62The Racer's Group Claudio Burtin
Jack Baldwin
Scott Tucker
Ed Zabinski
Martin Ragginger
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup511
46GT62The Racer's Group Claudio Burtin
Jack Baldwin
Scott Tucker
Ed Zabinski
Martin Ragginger
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6511
47GT27O'Connell Racing Kevin O'Connell
Kevin Roush
Kris Wilson
Hugh Plumb
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup473
47GT27O'Connell Racing Kevin O'Connell
Kevin Roush
Kris Wilson
Hugh Plumb
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6473
48DP61AIM Autosport Colin Braun
Brian Frisselle
Mark Wilkins
Andrew Ranger
Riley Mk. XI448
48DP61AIM Autosport Colin Braun
Brian Frisselle
Mark Wilkins
Andrew Ranger
Ford 5.0L V8448
49GT29Alegra Motorsport Jake Rosenzweig
Bob Woodman
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
Scooter Gabel
Chris Gleason
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup418
49GT29Alegra Motorsport Jake Rosenzweig
Bob Woodman
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
Scooter Gabel
Chris Gleason
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6418
50GT43Team Sahlen Will Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Joe Nonnamaker
Joe Sahlen
Mazda RX-8 GT401
50GT43Team Sahlen Will Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Joe Nonnamaker
Joe Sahlen
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor401
51GT83Farnbacher Loles Racing C. R. Crews
Russell Walker
Peter Ludwig
Ben McCrackin
Tim Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup397
51GT83Farnbacher Loles Racing C. R. Crews
Russell Walker
Peter Ludwig
Ben McCrackin
Tim Bergmeister
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6397
52GT26Gotham Competition Jerome Jacalone
Joe Jacalone
Jim Michaelian
Bob Michaelian
Scooter Gabel
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup364
52GT26Gotham Competition Jerome Jacalone
Joe Jacalone
Jim Michaelian
Bob Michaelian
Scooter Gabel
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6364
53GT89Farnbacher Loles Racing Luca Drudi
Raffaele Giammaria
Gabrio Rosa
Giacomo Petrobelli
Jörg Hardt
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup284
53GT89Farnbacher Loles Racing Luca Drudi
Raffaele Giammaria
Gabrio Rosa
Giacomo Petrobelli
Jörg Hardt
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6284
54GT50Blackforest Motorsports John Farano
Carl Jensen
John Cloud
Boris Said
James Bradley
Ford Mustang255
54GT50Blackforest Motorsports John Farano
Carl Jensen
John Cloud
Boris Said
James Bradley
Ford 5.0L V8255
55DP2SAMAX Motorsport Henri Zogaib
Mike Rockenfeller
Lucas Luhr
Allan McNish
Riley Mk. XI233
55DP2SAMAX Motorsport Henri Zogaib
Mike Rockenfeller
Lucas Luhr
Allan McNish
Pontiac 5.0L V8233
56DP31Matt Connolly Motorsports Seth Ingram
Mirco Schultis
Bob Frost
Miroslav Konopka
Ettore Contini
Chase CCE231
56DP31Matt Connolly Motorsports Seth Ingram
Mirco Schultis
Bob Frost
Miroslav Konopka
Ettore Contini
Pontiac 5.0L V8231
57GT15Blackforest Motorsports David Empringham
Jean-François Dumoulin
Tom Nastasi
Boris Said
Ford Mustang177
57GT15Blackforest Motorsports David Empringham
Jean-François Dumoulin
Tom Nastasi
Boris Said
Ford 5.0L V8177
58DP16Cheever Racing Matteo Bobbi
Antonio García
Stéphane Ortelli
Fabio Babini
Coyote CC/08170
58DP16Cheever Racing Matteo Bobbi
Antonio García
Stéphane Ortelli
Fabio Babini
Pontiac 5.0L V8170
59GT90Automatic Racing Jep Thornton
Tom Long
Joe Varde
David Russell
BMW M6163
59GT90Automatic Racing Jep Thornton
Tom Long
Joe Varde
David Russell
BMW 5.0L V10163
60GT22Alegra Motorsports Carlos de Quesada
Nathan Swartzbaugh
Patrick Pilet
Marc Basseng
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup149
60GT22Alegra Motorsports Carlos de Quesada
Nathan Swartzbaugh
Patrick Pilet
Marc Basseng
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6149
61DP11SAMAX Motorsport Tomáš Enge
Milka Duno
Harold Primat
Ryan Dalziel
Riley Mk. XI97
61DP11SAMAX Motorsport Tomáš Enge
Milka Duno
Harold Primat
Ryan Dalziel
Pontiac 5.0L V897
62GT08Goldin Motorsports Steve Goldin
Keith Goldin
Jim Meassick
Squeak Kennedy
Mazda RX-8 GT83
62GT08Goldin Motorsports Steve Goldin
Keith Goldin
Jim Meassick
Squeak Kennedy
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor83
63DP12RVO Motorsports Derek Bell
Justin Bell
Tõnis Kasemets
Paul Dallenbach
Roger Schramm
Riley Mk. XI65
63DP12RVO Motorsports Derek Bell
Justin Bell
Tõnis Kasemets
Paul Dallenbach
Roger Schramm
Pontiac 5.0L V865
64GT56Mastercar Matthew Marsh
Christian Montanari
Thomas Biagi
Fabio Venier
Luis Monzon
Ferrari F430 Challenge55
64GT56Mastercar Matthew Marsh
Christian Montanari
Thomas Biagi
Fabio Venier
Luis Monzon
Ferrari 4.3L V855
65DP51Cheever Racing Tom Kimber-Smith
Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Scott Mayer
Brent Sherman
Coyote CC/0845
65DP51Cheever Racing Tom Kimber-Smith
Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
Scott Mayer
Brent Sherman
Pontiac 5.0L V845
66GT63The Racer's Group Pierre Borque
Hima Maher
Duncan Ende
Ron Yarab, Jr.
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup31
66GT63The Racer's Group Pierre Borque
Hima Maher
Duncan Ende
Ron Yarab, Jr.
Porsche 3.6L Flat-631