42nd Daytona 24 Hours


31st January-1st February 2004 - Daytona: 1872.565 miles (3.56 miles x 526 laps)
Round 1, Grand American Road Racing Championship.
Weather: rain, sometimes torrential


Pos. No. Cls Cls Pos Driver Team Car Laps Best Lap On Lap Grid Qual Time
1 54 DP 1 Terry Borcheller, Gainesville, Ga.; Forest Barber, Fort Worth, Texas; Andy Pilgrim, Delray Beach, Fla.; Christian Fittipaldi, Key Biscayne, Fla. Bell Motorsports Doran-Pontiac 526 1:48.932 6 3 1:46.283
2 44 GT 1 Mike Fitzgerald, Fountain Hills, Ariz.; Joe Policastro, Greensburg, Pa.; Jay Policastro, Greensburg, Pa.; Robin Liddell, Scotland; Johnny Mowlem, England Orbit Racing Porsche GT3 RS 523 1:54.708 25 31 1:53.543
3 74 GT 2 Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, Calif.; Seth Neiman, Burlingame, Calif.; Lonnie Pechnik, Pacific Grove, Calif.; Peter Cunningham, West Bend, Wis.; Mike Rockenfeller, Germany Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z4S698050 523 1:53.904 3 16 1:53.357
4 27 DP 2 Didier Theys, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Fredy Lienhard, Switzerland; Jan Lammers, Netherlands; Marc Goossens, Belgium Doran Lista Racing Doran-Lexus JE4 001 521 1:49.945 22 30 1:47.751
5 2 DP 3 Andy Wallace, England; Tony Stewart, Davidson, N.C.; Dale Earnhardt Jr, Cleveland, N.C.; Howard - Boss Motorsports Crawford-Chevrolet 001 519 (accident) 1:48.970 6 4 1:46.376
6 73 GT 3 Philipp Peter, Austria; Klaus Engelhorn, Austria; Dieter Quester, Austria; Andrea Montermini, Italy Red Bull BE Racing Ferrari 360 Modena 013M 511 1:55.888 51 35 1:54.629
7 6 DP 4 Kelly Collins, Newport Beach, Calif.; Brent Martini, Corona del Mar, Calif.; Cort Wagner, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mike Newton, England; Thomas Erdos, Brazil Michael Shank Racing Doran-Lexus 509 1:50.423 6 7 1:48.228
8 10 DP 5 Max Angelelli, Monaco; Wayne Taylor, Altamonte Springs, Fla.; Emmanuel Collard, France; SunTrust Racing Riley & Scott-Pontiac Mk XI CRD 003 508 1:48.631 6 2 1:46.095
9 91 SGS 1 Jean-Francois Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada; Robert Julien, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Greg Pootmans, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Marc Lieb, Germany Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z4S698024 504 1:58.699 5 42 1:57.837
10 01 DP 6 Scott Pruett, McMinnville, Oregon; Max Papis, Italy; Jimmy Morales, Mexico; Scott Dixon, New Zealand CGR Grand Am Riley & Scott-Lexus  502 1:49.016 2 1 1:45.783
11 56 GT 4 Tony Burgess, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Philip Collin, Deerfield, Ill.; P van Merksteijn, Netherlands; Gabrio Rosa, Italy; Fabio Rosa, Italy Seikel Motor Sport Porsche GT3 RS  501 1:57.008 8 21 1:56.122
12 38 SGS 2 Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga.; Marc Bunting, Monktow, Md.; Andy Lally, Northport, N.Y.; John Littlechild, Medfield, Mass.; Michael Levitas, Jessup, Md. TPC Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 501 1:59.361 3 28 1:57.517
13 71 SGS 3 Dave Lacey, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Greg Wilkins, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Mark Wilkins, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tom Nastasi, Stamford, Conn.; Kenny Wilden, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z4S698044 494 1:59.549 7 44 1:59.280
14 66 GT 5 Kevin Buckler, Sonoma, Calif.; Timo Bernhard, Germany; Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Patrick Long, Westlake, Calif. The Racers Group / Monster Cable Porsche GT3 RS WPOZZZ99Z3S692080 494 1:54.347 40 32 1:53.543
15 41 SGS 4 Joe Nonnamaker, Massillon, Ohio; Will Nonnamaker, North Canton, Ohio; Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, Wis.; Paul Menard, Eau Claire, Wis.; Wayne Nonnamaker, North Canton, Ohio Orison-Planet Earth Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 493 2:01.702 18 46 2:00.635
16 72 GT 6 Jack Lewis, Norcross, Ga.; Edison Lluch, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Tom McGlynn, Orono, Minn.; Manuel Matos, Arecibo, Puerto Rico Jack Lewis Enterprises Porsche GT3 Cup 492 1:58.833 42 27 1:57.437
17 67 GT 7 Robert Nearn, England; Pierre Ehret, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Jim Matthews, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Lars Nielsen, Denmark The Racers Group / Monster Cable Porsche GT3 RS WPOZZZ99Z3S692076 492 1:55.640 4 34 1:54.268
18 83 GT 8 Rob Wilson, New Zealand; Frank Mountain, England; Martyn Konig, England; Cirtek Motorsport Porsche GT3 RS WPOZZZ99Z1S692078 491 1:58.767 9 24 1:57.034
19 13 SGS 5 Andrew Davis, Athens, Ga.; Michael Cawley, Atlanta, Ga.; Charles Espenlaub, Winter Park, Fla.; Joe Foster, Lawrenceville, Ga. Foxhill Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 491 1:59.379 8 39 1:57.025
20 16 SGS 6 Craig Stanton, Long Beach, Calif.; David Murry, Cumming, Ga.; Tim Sugden, England; AASCO Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z4S698041 487 1:58.384 6 53 2:05.799
21 68 GT 9 Ian James, Kissimmee, Fla.; RJ Valentine, Hingham, Mass.; Chris Gleason, Johnstown, Pa.; Abraham Zimroth, New York, N.Y.; Bohdan Kroczek, Winnetka, Ill. The Racers Group / Monster Cable Porsche GT3 RS WPOZZZ99Z2S692109 487 1:56.246 5 33 1:53.660
22 63 SGS 7 Hugh Plumb, Chadds Ford, Pa.; Geoff Escalette, San Dimas, Calif.; Kim Wolfkill, Newport Beach, Calif.; Mike Lewis, Escondido, Calif. Glenn Yee Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 482 1:58.663 4 29 1:58.785
23 47 SGS 8 Michael Baughman, Clear Spring, Md.; Bob Ward, Casselberry, Fla.; Brad Jaeger, Cincinnati, Ohio; Frank Del Vecchio, Trumbull, Conn. Michael Baughman Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 482 2:01.547 20 50 2:01.750
24 98 GT 10 Ron Zitza, Maitland, Fla.; Marc Feinstein, Somerville, Mass.; Bill Riddell, Jacksonville, Fla.; Hartmut Von Seelen, Greenwood, S.C.; Carlos de Quesada, Miami, Fla. GT Technologies Porsche GT3 Cup 481 1:59.702 22 41 1:57.222
25 80 DP 7 Hugo Guenette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Steve Marshall, Christiansburg, Va.; Danny Marshall, Danville, Va.; Fabio Spatafora, Italy; Jason Workman, Flowery Branch, Ga. G&W Motorsports Picchio-BMW MC-01 466 1:53.694 33 15 1:51.920
26 30 GT 11 Anthony Lazzaro, Hickory, N.C.; Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Matteo Bobbi, Italy; Risi Competizione Maserati Light GT 462 1:59.570 6 38 1:56.882
27 82 SGS 9 Steve Lynn, Martinsville, Ind.; Jim Brillhart, Indianapolis, Ind.; Terry Heath, Fishers, Ind.; Jack Henricks, Anderson, Ind. dds Racing Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z1S698055 461 2:02.092 45 48 2:00.810
28 4 DP 8 Butch Leitzinger, Rebersburg, Pa.; David Brule Sr, Iron Mountain, Mich.; Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Sherrills Ford, N.C.; Jimmie Johnson, Mooresville, N.C. Howard - Boss Motorsports Crawford-Chevrolet 002 456 1:49.917 4 6 1:47.780
29 00 SGS 10 Dwain Dement, Laguna Hills, Calif.; Steve Bernheim, North Hollywood, Calif.; Doug Baron, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Dennis Puddester, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Team Vision Porsche GT3 Cup 454 2:01.584 6 47 2:00.727
30 14 SGS 11 Cory Friedman, Charleston, S.C.; Lynn Wilson, Westport, Conn.; Bransen Patch, Matthews, N.C.; Adam Merzon, Greenwich, Conn.; Mike Smith, Panama City, Fla. Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99ZYS698009 449 2:00.680 20 43 1:58.906
31 86 SGS 12 Tracy Krohn, Houston, Texas; Andres Van Der Dys, Houston, Texas; Mae Van Wijk, Kingwood, Texas; Armando Trentini, Houston, Texas; Ron Forristall, G&W Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z1S698019 443 2:04.731 23 52 2:04.426
32 94 GT 12 Mauro Casadei, Italy; Francois Labhardt, Switzerland; Manfred Jurasz, Austria; Jim Michaelian, Long Beach, Calif. Mastercar Ferrari 360GT 439 2:02.980 29 45 1:59.816
33 57 GT 13 Chip Vance, Dublin, Ohio; John Stevenson, Swansboro, N.C.; John Buttermore, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Piers Masarati, England Stevenson Motorsports / Auto Assets Porsche GT3 RS 428 1:57.319 7 19 1:55.764
34 24 GT 14 John Heinricy, Holly, Mich.; Jeff Nowicki, Troy, Mich.; Tom Bambard, South Lyon, Mich.; Pete Halsmer, Bloomfield, Mich. Specter Werks / Sports Chevrolet Corvette LS6 NCMCSR12 407 1:55.043 5 22 1:56.356
35 09 DP 9 Doug Goad, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Stephan Gregoire, Carmel, Ind.; Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C.; Milka Duno, Venezula Spirit of Daytona Racing Crawford-Pontiac 003 401 1:50.327 6 8 1:48.643
36 93 GT 15 Luca Drudi, Italy; Matteo Meneghello, Italy; Ferdinando Monfardini, Italy; Joe Colasacco, Greenwich, Conn.; Ross Fonferko, Mastercar Ferrari 360GT 388 1:58.071 4 26 1:57.385
37 33 GT 16 Fabrizio De Simone, Niquesa, Italy; Stephen Earle, Garden Ridge, Texas; Emil Assentato, Locust Valley, N.Y.; Nick Longhi, Valley Cottage, N.Y. Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Maserati Light GT 384 1:57.536 7 25 1:57.321
38 46 SGS 13 Peter Argetsinger, Weston, Fla.; John Pew, North Palm Beach, Fla.; Mark Patterson, Bronxville, N.Y.; Dario Cioti, Armonk, N.Y.; Jim Victor, Davenport, Iowa Michael Baughman Racing Chevrolet Corvette 369 2:01.301 4 51 2:02.714
39 17 SGS 14 Joe Kunz, Laguna Beach, Calif.; Mark Webber, Hidden Hills, Calif.; Gary Becker, Encino, Calif.; Patrick Flanagan, Laguna Hills, Calif.; Derek Clark, Los Angeles, Calif. AASCO Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z4S698042 366 2:02.727 7 49 2:01.718
40 7 DP 10 Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla.; Jack Baldwin, Marietta, Ga.; George Robinson, Houston, Texas; Vic Rice, San Rafael, Calif.; Steve Southard, Powell, Ohio Southard Motorsports Fabcar-BMW 0007 359 1:51.551 3 10 1:48.879
41 59 DP 11 Hurley Haywood, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; JC France, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Scott Sharp, Jupiter, Fla.; Tommy Riggins, Jacksonville, Fla.;
Scott Goodyear*
Brumos Racing Fabcar-Porsche 001 343 1:50.184 20 9 1:48.662
42 5 DP 12 Scott Maxwell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Justin Pruskowski, Woodinville, Wash.; Ross Bentley, White Rock, B.C., Canada; Joe Pruskowski, Woodinville, Wash. Essex Racing Multimatic-Ford 002 335 1:52.400 20 12 1:49.502
43 70 DP 13 Sylvain Tremblay, Coral Springs, Fla.; Selby Wellman, Cary, N.C.; Larry Huang, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; Chris Hall, Port Orange, Fla. SpeedSource Multimatic-Ford 003 304 1:51.560 5 11 1:49.240
44 9 DP 14 Mike Borkowski, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Paul Mears Jr, Orlando, Fla.; Arie Luyendyk Jr, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Nick Ham, Evergreen, Colo.; Justin Bell, Delray Beach, Fla. Mears Motorcoach / SpeedSource Multimatic-Ford 004 289 1:52.201 16 13 1:50.304
45 22 GT 17 Niclas Jonsson, Buford, Ga.; Justin Marks, Chico, Calif.; Joey Hand, Concord, Ohio; Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif.; Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 E46 006 267 1:55.985 49 18 1:55.645
46 97 GT 18 Robert Orcutt, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Ken Dobson, Sonoma, Calif.; Kurt Teal, ; Paul Jenkins, Chicago, Ill. Graham Nash Motorsport Porsche GT3 RS  261 1:58.177 23 40 1:57.114
47 60 GT 19 Anthony Puleo, St Augustine, Fla.; Robert Dubler, Switzerland; Squeak Kennedy, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Joe Evans, Xtreme Racing Group Chevrolet Corvette 193 1:58.937 8 37 1:56.649
48 45 DP 15 Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Kyle Petty, Trinity, N.C.; Paul Newman, Westport, Conn.; Michael Brockman, Orlando, Fla. Gunnar Racing Fabcar-Porsche  185 1:51.717 5 14 1:50.419
49 21 GT 20 Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.; Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif.; Justin Marks, Chico, Calif.; Joey Hand, Concord, Ohio; Niclas Jonsson, Buford, Ga. Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 E46 005 162 1:55.397 29 18 1:55.645
50 58 DP 16 David Donohue, Malvern, Pa.; Darren Law, Phoenix, Ariz.; Sascha Maassen, Belgium; Lucas Luhr, Monaco Red Bull - Brumos Porsche Fabcar-Porsche  150 1:49.411 6 5 1:46.441
51 15 DP 17 David Gaylord, Graham, Wash.; Don Kitch Jr, Bellevue, Wash.; John Olson, Pismo Beach, Calif.; Tom Hessert Jr, Cherry Hill, N.J.; Tom Hessert III, Cherry Hill, N.J. Essex Racing Multimatic-Ford 001 149 1:56.065 24 17 1:54.486
52 11 GT 21 Iradj Alexander, Switzerland; Edi Gay, New York, N.Y.; Diego Alessi, Italy; Maurizio Mediani, Italy; Paul Dana, Indianapolis, Ind. JMB Racing USA Ferrari 360GT 98 1:56.658 17 36 1:54.963
53 88 GT 22 Pedro Couceiro, Portugal; Miguel Amaral, Portugal; Carlos Barbot, Portugal; Manuel Giao, Portugal ASM Team Porsche GT3 RS 65 1:57.556 10 20 1:56.088
DNS 3 DP   Darius Grala, MA; John Lloyd, IL; Chad Block, PA Cegwa Sport Fabcar-Lexus          
DNS 99 GT   Larry Schumacher, OH; BJ Zacharias, OH Schumacher Racing Porsche GT3 RS WPOZZZ99Z2S692100          
DNS 75 GT   Seth Neiman, CA; Lonnie Pechnik, CA; Johannes van Overbeek, CA; Peter Cunningham, WI Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche GT3 RS WPOZZZ99Z1S692201          
DNS 119 SGS   Greg Pootmans, Canada; Mark Wilkins, Canada Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z1S698035          
DNS 42 SGS   Will Nonnamaker, OH; Joe Nonnamaker, OH; Wayne Nonnamaker, OH The Race Site.com Racing Porsche GT3 Cup          
DNS 65 SGS   Jason Choulochas; Paul Schroeder; Jeremy Goldberger The Racers Group Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z1S698085          
DNS 64 SGS   Dave Master The Racers Group Porsche GT3 Cup          
DNS 87 SGS   Gary Stewart, PA G&W Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup WPOZZZ99Z3S698089          
DNA 39 DP     Silverstone Racing Chase-Chevrolet 002 "legal reasons"        
DNA 61 DP     Odyssey Motorsports Chase-Chevrolet CLE003 "legal reasons"        

Race Winning Time: 24h01m47.035, 77.927 mph
Fastest Lap: Max Angelelli, 1m48.631

* - Was due to race, but broke ribs playing Ice Hockey.


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