1999 24 Hours of Daytona

The 1999 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30–31, 1999 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1999 United States Road Racing Championship. It was the second and final year that the race was sanctioned by the SCCA before being taken over by Grand-Am.

1999 24 Hours of Daytona
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Index: Races | Winners
Track map of Daytona International Speedway

Victory overall and in the Can-Am class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace, and Elliott Forbes-Robinson. Victory in the GT2 class went to the No. 83 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 driven by André Ahrlé, Raffaele Sangiuolo, David Warnock, and Hubert Haupt. The GT3 class was won by the No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR driven by Kelly Collins, Cort Wagner, Anthony Lazzaro, and Darryl Havens. Finally, the GTT class was won by the No. 19 SK Group Motorsports Ford Mustang Cobra driven by Kyle McIntyre, Gary Stewart, Andy Petery, Craig Carter, and Les Delano.

Race results edit

Class winners in bold.[1][2]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Tire Laps
1 CA 20   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  Andy Wallace
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford G 708
2 CA 7   Doyle-Risi Racing   Allan McNish
  Didier de Radiguès
  Max Angelelli
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 706
3 CA 36   Matthews Racing   Max Papis
  Stefan Johansson
  Jimmy Vasser
  Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 694
4 CA 00   Autosport Racing   Enzo Calderari
  Angelo Zadra
  Lilian Bryner
  Carl Rosenblad
Ferrari 333 SP P 679
5 CA 8   Transatlantic Racing   Eliseo Salazar
  Duncan Dayton
  Henry Camferdam
  Scott Schubot
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford G 643
6 GT3 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Kelly Collins
  Cort Wagner
  Anthony Lazzaro
  Darryl Havens
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 639
7 GT2 83   Roock Racing   André Ahrlé
  Raffaele Sangiuolo
  David Warnock
  Hubert Haupt
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 634
8 CA 72   Doran Racing   Didier Theys
  Fredy Lienhard
  Arie Luyendyk
  Mauro Baldi
Ferrari 333 SP M 632
9 GT3 02   Reiser/Callas Rennsport   David Murry
  Johnny Mowlem
  Joel Reiser
  Grady Willingham
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 632
10 GT2 99   Schumacher Racing   Dirk Müller
  Martin Snow
  John O'Steen
  Larry Schumacher
Porsche 911 GT2 M 626
11 GT3 07   G&W Motorsports   Darren Law
  Steve Marshall
  Patrick Huisman
  Sylvain Tremblay
  Danny Marshall
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo P 625
12 GT3 18   Millennium Motorsports   David Friedman
  Chris Miller
  Vic Rice
  Geoff Auberlen
  Beran Peter
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 623
13 GT3 17   T. C. Kline Racing   Shane Lewis
  Randy Pobst
  Bob Mazzuoccola
  Mark Raccaro
BMW M3 E36 Y 622
14 GT3 68   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Mike Conte
  Nick Holt
  Bruno Lambert
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR G 617
15 CA 62   Downing/Atlanta Racing   Ermano Ronchi
  Ben Treadway
  Fabio Montani
  Dennis Spencer
Kudzu DLM-Mazda G 611
16 GT3 66   M.A.C. Racing   Massimo Morini
  Angelo Scarpetta
  Luca Cattaneo
  Luciano Tamburini
  Antonio De Castro
Porsche 993 Cup ? 605
17 GT3 54   Bell Motorsports   Tony Kester
  Matt Drendel
  Terry Borcheller
  Jim Kenton
  Scott Neuman
BMW M3 E36 Y 602
18 GT2 2   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Chris Kneifel
  John Paul Jr.
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 600
19 GT2 77   Seikel Motorsport   Andrew Bagnall
  Renato Mastropietro
  Tony Burgess
  Michel Neugarten
Porsche 911 GT2 D 597
20
DNF
GT2 49   Freisinger Motorsport   Michael Irmgratz
  Manfred Jurasz
  Eric van der Vyver
  Klaus Horn
Porsche 911 GT2 M 595
21 CA 95   TRV Motorsport   Jeret Schroeder
  Tom Volk
  Peter Debban
  R. J. Valentine
Riley & Scott Mk III-Chevrolet G 595
22 CA 16   Dyson Racing   James Weaver
  Rob Dyson
  Dorsey Schroeder
  Stu Hayner
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford G 593
23 CA 3   DLW Racing, Inc.   Hurley Haywood
  Don Whittington
  Dale Whittington
  Danny Sullivan
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford G 590
24 CA 63   Downing/Atlanta Racing   Howard Katz
  Youjirou Terada
  Chris Ronson
  Jim Downing
Kudzu DLY-Mazda G 586
25 GT2 82   Roock Racing   Stéphane Ortelli
  Enrico Bertaggia
  Claudia Hürtgen
  Robert Nearn
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 581
26 GT3 44   Specter Werks Sports   Jeff Nowicki
  R. K. Smith
  Rick Mancuso
  Tom Murphy
  Mike Farmer
Chevrolet Corvette H 578
27 GT3 39   Pumpelly/Mitchum Motorsports   Spencer Pumpelly
  Chris Mitchum
  David Kicak
  Bill Lester
  Pascal Dro
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 575
28 GTT 19   SK Group Motorsports   Kyle McIntyre
  Gary Stewart
  Andy Petery
  Craig Carter
  Les Delano
Ford Mustang Cobra G 550
29 GT3 73   Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd.   Kevin Wheeler
  Jack Lewis
  Ludovico Manfredi
  Kiichi Takahashi
  Ron Henriksen
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 540
30 GT2 75   Pettit Racing   Cameron Worth
  Scott Sansone
  Steve Pfiefer
  Ryan Hampton
Mazda RX-7 H 535
31 CA 47   RaceStar Motorsports   Todd Vallancourt
  Ian James
  John G. Thomas
Spice SE90-Chevrolet G 528
32 GT3 42   Supertech S. B. Racing   Pierangelo Masselli
  Marco de Iturbe
  Gianluca de Lorenzi
  Gianni Biava
  Franco Scarpini
Ferrari F355 P 517
33 CA 60   Kopf Precision Race Products   Kris Wilson
  Tim Moser
  Barry Waddell
Keiler KII-Ford G 510
34 GT2 55   Proton Competition   Toni Seiler
  Gerold Ried
  Patrick Vuillaume
  Gerd Ruch
Porsche 911 GT2 D 502
35 GT3 27   Goldin Brothers Racing   Keith Goldin
  Steve Goldin
  Scott Finlay
  Dave Russell
Mazda RX-7 H 484
36 GT3 45   Bell Motorsports   Peter Baron
  James McCormick
  Barry Graham
  Leo Hindery
  Brian Till
BMW M3 E36 Y 467
37 GT3 89   Broadfoot Racing   Neil Crilly
  Caroline Wright
  Phillipe Lenain
  Mike Borkowski
  Steve Bove
Porsche 944 Turbo D 465
38 GTT 40   Rankin Racing   Hank Scott
  Toto Lasally
  C. Peter Pope
  David Rankin
  Richard McDill
Chevrolet Camaro ? 461
39 GT3 09   Spirit of Daytona Racing   Craig Conway
  Eric van Cleef
  Todd Flis
Mitsubishi Eclipse ? 455
40
DNF
GT2 33   Konrad Motorsport   Altfrid Heger
  Peter Kitchak
  Charles Slater
  Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2 D 452
41 GTT 79   Maugeri Motorsports   Richard Maugeri
  Anthony Puleo
  Sim Penton
  Doug Mills
  Ronald Zitza
Chevrolet Camaro ? 418
42
DNF
CA 28   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Ryan Jones
  Sam Hornish Jr.
  Michael Shank
Lola B98/10-Ford G 399
43 GT2 03   NP Racing   Bret Parker
  Kevin Allen
  Neil Hanneman
  Larry Parker
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 390
44
DNF
GT2 48   Freisinger Motorsport   Wolfgang Kaufmann
  Michel Ligonnet
  Lance Stewart
Porsche 911 GT2 M 386
45
DNF
GT3 56   Manthey Racing   Hans Willems
  Olaf Manthey
  Marc Gindorf
  Ulrich Gallade
  Ulli Richter
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 377
46 GT2 4   Corvette Racing   Scott Sharp
  Andy Pilgrim
  John Heinricy
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 366
47
DNF
CA 15   Hybrid Racing   Ross Bentley
  Chris Bingham
  Didier André
  Franck Fréon
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford Y 349
48
DNF
GT3 04   Schmidt Motorsports   Max Schmidt
  Rusty Schmidt
  Jeff Conkel
  Scott Harrington
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 343
49 GT3 57   Kryderacing   Reed Kryder
  Christian Heinkélé
  Steve Ahlgrim
Nissan 240SX G 341
50 GTT 53   Diablo Racing   Tom Scheuren
  Mayo T. Smith
  John McNaughton
  John Halbing III
  Bobby Jones
Chevrolet Camaro G 340
51
DNF
GT3 22   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Don Kitch Jr.
  Kim Wolfkill
  John Hill
  Wade Gaughran
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 327
52
DNF
GT3 76   Team A.R.E.   Peter Argetsinger
  Richard Polidori
  Steve Hill
  John McCaig
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 326
53
DNF
GT3 24   Michael Jacobs   Michael Jacobs
  George Biskup
  John Steinmetz
  Michael DeFontes
  Frank Del Vecchio
Ferrari 348 P 326
54
DNF
GT3 67   The Racer's Group   Steve Pelke
  Brian Pelke
  Ron Herrerias
  Pat DiGiovanni
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 312
55
DNF
CA 74   Robinson Racing   George Robinson
  Jack Baldwin
  Irv Hoerr
  Jon Gooding
Riley & Scott Mk III-Chevrolet G 299
56
DNF
GT2 81   Chamberlain Engineering   Chris Gleason
  Christian Gläsel
  Brian Hornkohl
  Hans Hugenholtz
Dodge Viper GTS-R D 297
57 GTT 96   Entropy Racing   Gerry Green
  Scott Brunk
  Rich Bell
  Keith Fisher
  Tony Tola
Chevrolet Camaro G 273
58
DNF
GTT 87   John Annis   John Annis
  John Kohler
  Bill Ladoniczki
  Steve Ladoniczki
  Mark Kennedy
Chevrolet Camaro ? 263
59
DNF
GT2 52   Easton Properties Corp.   Paul Arnold
  William Stitt
  Victor Sifton
  Simon Gregg
Acura NSX P 261
60
DNF
GT3 6   Prototype Technology Group, Inc.   Dieter Quester
  Boris Said
  Peter Cunningham
  Mark Simo
  Ernie Irvan
BMW M3 E36 Y 247
61
DNF
GT2 70   Marcos Racing   Cor Euser
  Herman Buurman
  Peter van der Kolk
  Christian Vann
Marcos LM600 D 242
62
DNF
GT3 10   Prototype Technology Group, Inc.   Bill Auberlen
  Brian Cunningham
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 E36 Y 238
63
DNF
CA 29   Intersport Racing   Sam Brown
  Butch Brickell
  Jacek Mucha
  John Mirro
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford G 225
64
DNF
CA 12   Genesis Racing   Chuck Goldsborough
  Kurt Baumann
  Jeff Altenburg
  Rick Fairbanks
  Anthony Cafik
Hawk MD3R-Chevrolet ? 225
65
DNF
GT2 50   Viper Team Oreca   Olivier Beretta
  Tommy Archer
  David Donohue
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 188
66
DNF
CA 88   Dollahite Racing   Mike Davies
  Bill Dollahite
  Doc Bundy
  Paul Dallenbach
Ferrari 333 SP P 168
67
DNF
GTT 13   DM Motorsports   Mark Montgomery
  Martin Shuster
  Bruce Trenery
  Spencer Trenery
  Dick Greer
Chevrolet Camaro ? 167
68
DNF
GT2 21   Haberthur Racing   Gabrio Rosa
  Fabio Rosa
  Roberto Mangifesta
  Stefano Zonca
Porsche 911 GT2 D 128
69
DNF
CA 78   SBF Racing   Patrice Roussel
  Edouard Sezionale
  Sylvain Boulay
Norma M14-Buick ? 128
70
DNF
GT2 08   G&W Motorsports   Rob Wilson
  Martyn Konig
  Jake Ulrich
  Michael Pickup
Porsche 911 GT2 D 89
71
DNF
CA 32   Konrad Motorsport   Jan Lammers
  Franz Konrad
  Vincenzo Sospiri
Lola B98/10-Lotus D 43
72
DNF
GT3 58   Petersen Racing   Angelo Cilli
  John Ruther
  Tommy Miller
  Dale White
  Michael Petersen
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 22
73
DNF
GT3 25   RWS-Brun Motorsport   Hans-Jörg Hofer
  Luca Riccitelli
  Günter Blieninger
  Fabio Mancini
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR M 14
74
DNF
GT3 92   Reiser/Callas Rennsport   Johnny Mowlem
  Joel Reiser
  Grady Willingham
  David Murry
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 11
75
DNF
GT2 31   Haberthur Racing   Mauro Casadei
  Francesco Ciani
  Stefano Bucci
  Andrea Garbagnati
Porsche 911 GT2 D 9
76
DNF
GT3 69   Perspective Racing   Bob Wollek
  Thierry Perrier
  Jean-Louis Ricci
  Gérard Larrousse
  Jean-Paul Richard
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR P 7
77
DNF
GT3 01   Greycliff Racing   James Nelson
  John Drew
  Beran Peter
  Jim Michaelian
  Mark Greenberg
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 3
78
DNF
GT3 93   Saeta Airlines Racing   Henry Taleb
  Jean-Pierre Michelet
  Marcelo Darquea
  Walter Jimenez
Nissan 240SX Y 0

References edit

  1. ^ "1999 24 Hours of Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rolex 24 at Daytona Final Results and Stats (Official)". Motorsport.com. February 5, 1999. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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