2012 24 Hours of Daytona

#60 Michael Shank Racing winner of DP category

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#44 Magnus Racing winner of GT category

The 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a long-distance motor race for sports cars conforming to the regulations of the Grand-Am Road Racing series. The race was held over a duration of 24 hours, starting at 3:30pm on Saturday, January 28, finishing at 3:30pm the following day.^[1] The race was held on the sports car version of Daytona International Speedway, which includes only a portion of the NASCAR Superspeedway course and a loop of circuit which winds through the infield of the speedway. 2012 was the 50th running of the race which had begun as a three-hour duration sports car race in 1962. The race was also the opening round of the 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season. A field of 14 Daytona Prototypes took the start of the race along with a grid of 44 of the slower roadcar-based Grand Touring class cars.^[2] This race also was part of the inaugural North American Endurance Championship.^[3]

Qualifying

Pole position for the race was taken by British racing driver Ryan Dalziel driving the Starworks Motorsport run Riley Technologies Mk.XXVI Daytona Prototype sports car recording a lap time of 1:41.119.^[4] In the Grand Touring class, pole was claimed by the Brumos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by American driver Andrew Davis.^[5]

Winners

The Michael Shank Racing entry of A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Wilson, Oswaldo Negri Jr., and John Pew took victory in their No. 60 Riley Mk. XXVI Ford, completing 761 laps over the course of the 24-hour race. They enjoyed a spirited battle with the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport Riley Mk. XXVI Ford of Ryan Dalziel, Lucas Luhr, Allan McNish, Enzo Potolicchio, and Alex Popow, which led the most laps and posted the quickest time of the race, but suffered a minor accident in the 17th hour.^[6] In GT, Magnus Racing earned its first-ever Rolex Sports Car Series victory, with the lineup of Richard Lietz, Andy Lally, René Rast, and John Potter in the No. 44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. It was Lally's fourth Rolex 24 class victory,^[7] and the first for the other three drivers.

Race results

Class winners in bold.^[8]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps
1	DP	60	United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian	United States A. J. Allmendinger Brazil Oswaldo Negri Jr. United States John Pew United Kingdom Justin Wilson	Riley Mk. XXVI	761
1	DP	60	United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian		Ford 5.0L V8	761
2	DP	8	United States Starworks Motorsport	United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel Germany Lucas Luhr United Kingdom Allan McNish Venezuela Alex Popow Venezuela Enzo Potolicchio	Riley Mk. XXVI	761
2	DP	8	United States Starworks Motorsport		Ford 5.0L V8	761
3	DP	6	United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian	Venezuela Jorge Goncalvez United States Michael McDowell Brazil Felipe Nasr Colombia Gustavo Yacamán	Riley Mk. XX	761
3	DP	6	United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian		Ford 5.0L V8	761
4	DP	02	United States Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	New Zealand Scott Dixon United Kingdom Dario Franchitti United States Jamie McMurray Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	Riley Mk. XXVI	760
4	DP	02	United States Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates		BMW 5.0L V8	760
5	DP	5	United States Action Express Racing	United States David Donohue Brazil Christian Fittipaldi United States Darren Law	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)	758
5	DP	5	United States Action Express Racing		Chevrolet 5.0L V8	758
6	DP	01	United States Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	United States Joey Hand United States Scott Pruett United States Graham Rahal Mexico Memo Rojas	Riley Mk. XXVI	757
6	DP	01	United States Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates		BMW 5.0L V8	757
7	DP	77	United States Doran Racing	United States Brian Frisselle United States Burt Frisselle United States Billy Johnson United States Jim Lowe Canada Paul Tracy	Dallara DP-01	748
7	DP	77	United States Doran Racing		Ford 5.0L V8	748
8	DP	90	United States Spirit of Daytona Racing	Spain Antonio García United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Denmark Jan Magnussen United Kingdom Richard Westbrook	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)	746
8	DP	90	United States Spirit of Daytona Racing		Chevrolet 5.0L V8	746
9	DP	9	United States Action Express Racing	Portugal João Barbosa United States Terry Borcheller United States J. C. France Italy Max Papis	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)	739
9	DP	9	United States Action Express Racing		Chevrolet 5.0L V8	739
10	DP	2	United States Starworks Motorsport	United States Marco Andretti United States Ryan Hunter-Reay United States Scott Mayer Canada Michael Valiante	Riley Mk. XX	736
10	DP	2	United States Starworks Motorsport		Ford 5.0L V8	736
11	GT	44	United States Magnus Racing	United States Andy Lally Austria Richard Lietz United States John Potter Germany René Rast	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	727
11	GT	44	United States Magnus Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	727
12	GT	67	United States The Racer's Group	United States Steven Bertheau Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen Belgium Marc Goossens Germany Wolf Henzler United States Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	727
12	GT	67	United States The Racer's Group		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	727
13	GT	59	United States Brumos Racing	United States Andrew Davis United States Hurley Haywood United States Leh Keen Germany Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	726
13	GT	59	United States Brumos Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	726
14	GT	57	United States Stevenson Motorsports	Denmark Ronnie Bremer United States John Edwards United Kingdom Robin Liddell	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R	726
14	GT	57	United States Stevenson Motorsports		Chevrolet 6.0L V8	726
15	GT	63	United States Risi Competizione	Monaco Olivier Beretta Italy Andrea Bertolini Finland Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 Italia	726
15	GT	63	United States Risi Competizione		Ferrari 4.5L V8	726
16	GT	70	United States SpeedSource	United States Jonathan Bomarito United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Canada James Hinchcliffe Canada Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda RX-8	722
16	GT	70	United States SpeedSource		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	722
17	GT	66	United States The Racer's Group	Germany Dominik Farnbacher United States Ben Keating France Patrick Pilet Denmark Allan Simonsen	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	721
17	GT	66	United States The Racer's Group		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	721
18	GT	69	United States AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari	United States Emil Assentato United States Anthony Lazzaro United States Nick Longhi United States Jeff Segal	Ferrari 458 Italia	716
18	GT	69	United States AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari		Ferrari 4.5L V8	716
19	DP	76	United States Krohn Racing	United States Colin Braun Sweden Niclas Jönsson United States Tracy Krohn Brazil Ricardo Zonta	Lola B08/70	713
19	DP	76	United States Krohn Racing		Ford 5.0L V8	713
20	GT	88	United States Autohaus Motorsports	United States Paul Edwards Hong Kong Matthew Marsh United States Tommy Milner United States Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R	713
20	GT	88	United States Autohaus Motorsports		Chevrolet 6.0L V8	713
21	GT	40	United States Dempsey Racing	United States Patrick Dempsey United States Charles Espenlaub United States Joe Foster United States Tom Long United States Charles Putman	Mazda RX-8	713
21	GT	40	United States Dempsey Racing		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	713
22	GT	32	United States Orbit Racing/GMG	France Nicolas Armindo United States Bret Curtis United States Shane Lewis United States James Sofronas United States Lance Willsey	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	713
22	GT	32	United States Orbit Racing/GMG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	713
23	GT	42	United States Team Sahlen	United States Dane Cameron United States Joe Nonnamaker United States Wayne Nonnamaker United States Will Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8	711
23	GT	42	United States Team Sahlen		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	711
24	GT	03	United States Extreme Speed Motorsports	United States Ed Brown United States Guy Cosmo United States Scott Sharp United States Johannes van Overbeek	Ferrari 458 Italia	707
24	GT	03	United States Extreme Speed Motorsports		Ferrari 4.5L V8	707
25	GT	24	United States Alex Job Racing	United States Michael Avenatti United States Bob Faieta United States Fred Poordad United States Bill Sweedler United States Cort Wagner	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	707
25	GT	24	United States Alex Job Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	707
26	GT	45	United States Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports	Germany Jörg Bergmeister United States Patrick Long United States Seth Neiman Germany Mike Rockenfeller	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	706
26	GT	45			Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	706
27	GT	93	United States Turner Motorsport	United States Bill Auberlen Canada Paul Dalla Lana United States Michael Marsal Germany Dirk Müller Germany Dirk Werner	BMW M3	691
27	GT	93	United States Turner Motorsport		BMW 5.0L V8	691
28	GT	23	United States Alex Job Racing	France Emmanuel Collard Germany Marco Holzer United States Butch Leitzinger United States Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	689
28	GT	23	United States Alex Job Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	689
29	GT	26	United States NGT Motorsport	Venezuela Henrique Cisneros United Kingdom Sean Edwards United States Carlos Kauffmann United Kingdom Nick Tandy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	688
29	GT	26	United States NGT Motorsport		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	688
30	GT	64	United States The Racer's Group	Venezuela Gaetano Ardagna Chile Eduardo Costabal Venezuela Emilio Di Guida Colombia Santiago Orjuela Chile Eliseo Salazar	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	688
30	GT	64	United States The Racer's Group		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	688
31	GT	22	United States Bullet Racing	United States Randy Blaylock Hong Kong Darryl O'Young United States Kevin Roush Canada Brett Van Blankers United States Joe White	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	681
31	GT	22	United States Bullet Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	681
32	DP	50	United States Predator/Alegra	United States Byron DeFoor United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson United Kingdom Brian Johnson United States Jim Pace United States Carlos de Quesada	Riley Mk. XI	672
32	DP	50	United States Predator/Alegra		BMW 5.0L V8	672
33	DP	99	United States GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	United States Jon Fogarty United States Memo Gidley United States Alex Gurney	Corvette DP (Riley XXVI)	672
33	DP	99	United States GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing		Chevrolet 5.0L V8	672
34	GT	82	United States Dick Greer Racing	United States John Fergus United States John Finger United States Dick Greer United States Mark Hotchkis United States Owen Trinkler	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	665
34	GT	82	United States Dick Greer Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	665
35	GT	56	United States AF - Waltrip	Portugal Rui Águas United States Robert Kauffman United States Travis Pastrana United States Michael Waltrip	Ferrari 458 Italia	645
35	GT	56	United States AF - Waltrip		Ferrari 4.5L V8	645
36	GT	65	United States The Racer's Group	Italy Joe Castellano United States Spencer Cox United States Mike Hedlund United States Jack McCarthy United States Jim Michaelian	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	643
36	GT	65	United States The Racer's Group		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	643
37	GT	68	United States The Racer's Group	Canada Chris Cumming France Kévin Estre Republic of Ireland Damien Faulkner Colombia Carlos Gómez United States Ben Keating	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	640
37	GT	68	United States The Racer's Group		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	640
38 DNF	GT	55	United States Acumen Motorsport	United States Frank Del Vecchio United States Doug Grunnet United States Tony Kester United States Scott McKee United States Randy Pobst	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	626
38 DNF	GT	55	United States Acumen Motorsport		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	626
39	GT	18	Belgium Mühlner Motorsports America	United States Davy Jones United States Bill Lester United States John McCutchen Canada Mark Thomas	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	609
39	GT	18	Belgium Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	609
40	GT	41	United States Dempsey Racing	United Kingdom Ian James United States Rick Johnson United States Don Kitch Jr. Canada Scott Maxwell United States Dan Rogers	Mazda RX-8	608
40	GT	41	United States Dempsey Racing		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	608
41	GT	12	United States Alliance Autosport	United States Jon Miller United States Hal Prewitt United States Scott Rettich United States Matt Schneider United States Darryl Shoff	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	604
41	GT	12	United States Alliance Autosport		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	604
42	GT	19	Belgium Mühlner Motorsports America	United States Scott Dollahite United States Ian Nater United States Rhett O'Doski Germany Marco Seefried United States Derek Whitis	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	599
42	GT	19	Belgium Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	599
43 DNF	GT	75	United States Stevenson Motorsports	United States Matt Bell United States Al Carter United States Eric Curran United States Hugh Plumb	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R	577
43 DNF	GT	75	United States Stevenson Motorsports		Chevrolet 6.0L V8	577
44	GT	51	United States APR Motorsport	United States Ian Baas Venezuela Nelson Canache Jr. United States Jim Norman Italy Emanuele Pirro South Africa Dion von Moltke	Audi R8	447
44	GT	51	United States APR Motorsport		Audi 5.2L V10	447
45	GT	74	United States Oryx Racing	United Arab Emirates Humaid Al Masaood United Arab Emirates Saeed Al Mehairi United Kingdom Steven Kane	Audi R8	202
45	GT	74	United States Oryx Racing		Audi 5.2L V10	202
46	GT	17	United States Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports	Germany Sebastian Asch United States Jack Baldwin Argentina Claudio Burtin Austria Martin Ragginger United States Bryan Sellers	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	424
46	GT	17	United States Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	424
47 DNF	GT	20	United States Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports	United States Jade Buford Germany Franz Engstler United States David Murry United States Gunter Schaldach	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	416
47 DNF	GT	20	United States Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	416
48 DNF	GT	34	United States Orbit Racing/GMG	United States Michael DeFontes United States Phil Fogg Slovakia Miroslav Konopka Czech Republic Jan Vonka Netherlands Ronald van de Laar	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	383
48 DNF	GT	34	United States Orbit Racing/GMG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	383
49	GT	4	United States Magnus Racing	United Kingdom Justin Bell United States Ryan Eversley United States Daniel Graeff United States Ron Yarab Jr.	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	310
49	GT	4	United States Magnus Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	310
50 DNF	GT	36	United States Yellow Dragon Motorsports	United States Jarett Andretti United States John Andretti Canada Taylor Hacquard Norway Anders Krohn	Mazda RX-8	270
50 DNF	GT	36	United States Yellow Dragon Motorsports		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	270
51 DNF	GT	15	United States Rick Ware Racing	United States Chris Cook United States Jeffrey Earnhardt United States Doug Harrington United States Timmy Hill United States John Ware Jr.	Ford Mustang	256
51 DNF	GT	15	United States Rick Ware Racing		Ford 5.0L V8	256
52 DNF	GT	48	United States Paul Miller Racing	United Kingdom Rob Bell Germany Sascha Maassen United States Bryce Miller Canada Mark Wilkins	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	224
52 DNF	GT	48	United States Paul Miller Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	224
53 DNF	GT	46	United States Michael Baughman Racing	United States Michael Baughman Netherlands Ivo Breukers Belgium Armand Fumal United States Ray Mason United States Jeff Nowicki	Chevrolet Corvette	172
53 DNF	GT	46	United States Michael Baughman Racing		Chevrolet 6.2L V8	172
54 DNF	GT	62	United States Risi Competizione	Italy Gianmaria Bruni Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Brazil Raphael Matos	Ferrari 458 Italia	154
54 DNF	GT	62	United States Risi Competizione		Ferrari 4.5L V8	154
55 DNF	GT	87	United States Racer's Edge Motorsports	United States Tony Ave Belgium Jan Heylen United States Doug Peterson Belgium Maxime Soulet Costa Rica Emilio Valverde	Dodge Viper	101
55 DNF	GT	87	United States Racer's Edge Motorsports		Dodge 8.0L V10	101
56 DNF	GT	94	United States Turner Motorsport	United States Bill Auberlen Canada Paul Dalla Lana United States Billy Johnson Germany Dirk Müller United States Boris Said	BMW M3	86
56 DNF	GT	94	United States Turner Motorsport		BMW 5.0L V8	86
57 DNF	GT	43	United States Team Sahlen	United States Joe Nonnamaker United States Wayne Nonnamaker United States Will Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8	21
57 DNF	GT	43	United States Team Sahlen		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	21
58 DNF	DP	10	United States SunTrust Racing	Italy Max Angelelli Australia Ryan Briscoe United States Ricky Taylor	Corvette DP (Dallara DP01)	14
58 DNF	DP	10	United States SunTrust Racing		Chevrolet 5.0L V8	14

References

↑ "Event Schedule: 2012 Rolex 24 Event Schedule". Daytona International Speedway. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
↑ "Event Information – Entry List: Rolex 24 At Daytona". Grand Am Road Racing. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
↑ "13-Race 2012 Schedule Features New North American Endurance Championship". Grand-Am Road Racing. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
↑ "Ryan Dalziel and Starworks Motorsport capture Rolex 24 at Daytona pole". Autoweek. Crain Communications, Inc. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
↑ "Porsche starts from GT pole in Rolex 24 at Daytona". Sports Car Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
↑ Dagys, John (January 29, 2012). "Michael Shank Racing Wins Gripping 50th Rolex 24". SPEEDtv.com. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
↑ "Andy Lally Grand-Am Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
↑ "January 26 – 29, 2012: Rolex 24 At Daytona". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand-Am Road Racing. January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

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[1] "Event Schedule: 2012 Rolex 24 Event Schedule". Daytona International Speedway. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

[2] "Event Information – Entry List: Rolex 24 At Daytona". Grand Am Road Racing. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

[3] "13-Race 2012 Schedule Features New North American Endurance Championship". Grand-Am Road Racing. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.

[4] "Ryan Dalziel and Starworks Motorsport capture Rolex 24 at Daytona pole". Autoweek. Crain Communications, Inc. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

[5] "Porsche starts from GT pole in Rolex 24 at Daytona". Sports Car Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

[6] Dagys, John (January 29, 2012). "Michael Shank Racing Wins Gripping 50th Rolex 24". SPEEDtv.com. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-31.

[7] "Andy Lally Grand-Am Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2012-01-31.

[8] "January 26 – 29, 2012: Rolex 24 At Daytona". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand-Am Road Racing. January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.

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