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1992 24 Hours of Daytona
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Track map of Daytona International Speedway

The 1992 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, [1] 1992 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1992 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the LM class went to the No. 23 Nissan Motorsport International Nissan R91CP driven by Masahiro Hasemi, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Toshio Suzuki. [2] [3] Victory in the GTP class went to the No. 2 Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-12 driven by Davy Jones, Scott Pruett, David Brabham, and Scott Goodyear. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 49 Comptech Racing Spice SE91P driven by Parker Johnstone, Steve Cameron, Jimmy Vasser, and Dan Marvin. The GTS class was won by the No. 15 Roush Racing Ford Mustang driven by Dorsey Schroeder, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Robby Gordon. Finally, the GTU class was won by the No. 82 Dick Greer Racing Mazda RX-7 driven by Al Bacon, Dick Greer, Mike Mees, and Peter Uria. Notably, the GTU class winner finished 7th overall, ahead of GTS class winner, one of the best finishes for a GTU entry during that era.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LM 23 Japan Nissan Motorsport International Japan Masahiro Hasemi
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Toshio Suzuki
Nissan R91CP G 762
Nissan 3.5L V8 Turbo
2 GTP 2 United Kingdom Jaguar Racing United States Davy Jones
United States Scott Pruett
Australia David Brabham
Canada Scott Goodyear
Jaguar XJR-12 G 753
Jaguar 6.5L V12 N/A
3 GTP 52 Australia Team 0123 Austria Roland Ratzenberger
United States Hurley Haywood
Sweden Eje Elgh
United States Scott Brayton
Porsche 962 G 749
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin-Turbo
4 GTP 98 United States All American Racers United States P. J. Jones
United States Rocky Moran
United States Mark Dismore
Eagle MkIII G 739
Toyota 2.1L I4 Twin-Turbo
5 Lights 49 United States Comptech Racing United States Parker Johnstone
United States Steve Cameron
United States Jimmy Vasser
United States Dan Marvin
Spice SE91P BF 681
Acura 3.0L V6 N/A
6 Lights 44 United States Scandia Engineering Spain Fermín Vélez
United States Andy Evans
United States Lon Bender
United States Dominic Dobson
Kudzu DG-1 G 654
Buick 3.4L V6 N/A
7 GTU 82 United States Dick Greer Racing United States Al Bacon
United States Dick Greer
United States Mike Mees
United States Peter Uria
Mazda RX-7 G 636
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
8 LM 27 Japan Nova Engineering Italy Mauro Martini
Germany Volker Weidler
United States Jeff Krosnoff
Nissan R91CK B 635
Nissan 3.5L V8 Twin-Turbo
9
DNF
GTS 15 United States Roush Racing United States Dorsey Schroeder
United States Wally Dallenbach Jr.
United States Robby Gordon
Ford Mustang G 614
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
10 GTS 51 United States Rocketsports Racing United States Jeff Kline
United States George Robinson
United States Darin Brassfield
United States Paul Gentilozzi
Oldsmobile Cutlass BF 590
Oldsmobile 6.0L V8 N/A
11 GTP 99 United States All American Racers Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Eagle MkIII G 584
Toyota 2.1L I4 Twin-Turbo
12 GTU 24 Peru Alberti Motorsports Team Peru Peru Juan Dibos
Peru Eduardo Dibós Chappuis
Peru Raúl Orlandini
Mazda MX-6 G 573
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
13 GTU 95 United States Leitzinger Racing United States Chuck Kurtz
United States Bob Leitzinger
United States David Loring
Nissan 240SX T 566
Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
14 GTS 11 United States Roush Racing United States Mark Martin
United States Jim Stevens
United States Robbie Buhl
United Kingdom Calvin Fish
Ford Mustang G 539
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A
15 GTU 96 United States Leitzinger Racing United States Don Knowles
United States David Loring
United States Chuck Kurtz
United States Dan Robson
Nissan 240SX T 538
Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
16 GTS 75 United States Cunningham Racing United States John Morton
Canada Jeremy Dale
United States Johnny O'Connell
Nissan 300ZX Turbo Y 531
Nissan 3.0L V6 Twin-Turbo
17 GTS 50 United States Overbagh Racing United States Oma Kimbrough
United States Mark Montgomery
United States Robert McElheny
United States Gary Swanander
United States Jon Lewis
Puerto Rico Raan Rodriguez
United States Hoyt Overbagh
Chevrolet Camaro G 529
Chevrolet 6.1L V8 N/A
18 GTU 26 United States Alex Job Racing United States Joe Pezza
United States Alex Padilla
United Kingdom John Sheldon
United States Jack Refenning
Porsche 911 G 506
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A
19
DNF
GTP 30 Germany Joest Racing Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany Frank Jelinski
Italy Giampiero Moretti
France Henri Pescarolo
Porsche 962 Y 503
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin-Turbo
20 GTU 0 United States Full Time Racing United States John Fergus
United States Bobby Akin
United States Neil Hanneman
Dodge Daytona Y 471
Dodge 2.4L I4 N/A
21
DNF
GTU 37 Colombia Botero Racing Team New Zealand Rob Wilson
Colombia Lucio Bernal
Colombia Felipe Solano
Cuba Miguel Morejon
Mazda MX-6 Y 465
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
22
DNF
GTS 21 United States Kent Painter United States Robert Kahn
United States John Annis
United States John Macaluso
United States Robert Borders
Chevrolet Camaro H 465
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A
23 GTU 72 United States Kjoller Motorsport United States Steve Volk
United States Robin Boone
United States Jay Kjoller
Porsche 911 G 432
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A
24
DNF
Lights 36 United States Downing/Atlanta Racing United States Howard Katz
United States John Grooms
United States Jim Downing
United States Frank Jellinek
Kudzu DG-1 G 426
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
25 GTS 67 United States Mazkar Racing United States Steve Burgner
Argentina Paul Mazzacane
United States Henry Brosnaham
United States Bobby Scolo
Chevrolet Camaro G 389
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A
26
DNF
LM 13 France Courage Competition France Pascal Fabre
France Lionel Robert
France Bob Wollek
Courage C82S G 387
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin-Turbo
27
DNF
Lights 33 Canada Bieri Racing Canada Uli Bieri
Switzerland Heinz Wirth
Canada Vito Scavone
United Kingdom Andrew Hepworth
Tiga GT287 G 349
Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
28 GTU 57 United States Kryderacing United States Frank Del Vecchio
United States Joe Danaher
United States Mark Kent
United States Bill Sargis
United States Reed Kryder
Nissan 240SX G 345
Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A
29
DNF
GTP 7 Germany Joest Racing Germany Bernd Schneider
Italy Massimo Sigala
Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Germany "John Winter"
Porsche 962 G 327
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin-Turbo
30 GTU 58 United States Maria Shalala United States Tim McAdam
Canada Charles Monk
United States Sam Shalala
United States Andre Toennis
United States Dan Pastorini
Porsche 911 G 313
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A
31
DNF
GTS 41 United States Rocketsports Racing United States Jack Baldwin
United States Irv Hoerr
United States Paul Gentilozzi
Oldsmobile Cutlass BF 312
Oldsmobile 6.5L V8 N/A
32
DNF
GTS 25 United States Dale Kreider United States Bill Adams
United States John Duke
United States Jon Gooding
United States Dale Kreider
Oldsmobile Cutlass G 289
Oldsmobile 6.0L V8 N/A
33
DNF
Lights 6 United States MAB Racing United States Ronald Zitza
United States Rob Robertson
United States Mel Butt
United States Tommy Johnson
Tiga GT287 G 279
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
34
DNF
GTP 83T United States Nissan Performance Technology Australia Geoff Brabham
United States Chip Robinson
Netherlands Arie Luyendyk
United States Bob Earl
Nissan R90CK G 272
Nissan 3.0L V8 Turbo
35
DNF
GTP 12 France Courage Competition France François Migault
Canada David Tennyson
Mexico Tomas Lopez
Courage C28S G 220
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Twin-Turbo
36
DNF
GTU 05 United States Support Net Racing United States Henry Camferdam
United States Phil Krueger
United States Gary Drummond
Mazda MX-6 G 214
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
37
DNF
GTP 4 United States Tom Milner Racing South Africa Wayne Taylor
United States Jeff Purner
United States Hugh Fuller
Japan Hideshi Matsuda
Spice SE89P G 213
Chevrolet 6.3L V8 N/A
38 GTS 35 United States Bill McDill United States Richard McDill
United States Chris Schneider
United States Bill McDill
United States Tom Juckette
Chevrolet Camaro Y 204
Chevrolet 6.1L V8 N/A
39
DNF
GTU 69 United States North Coast Racing United States Brad Hoyt
United States Andy Pilgrim
United States John Petrick
United States Don Wallace
Mazda RX-7 G 195
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
40
DNF
Lights 48 United States Comptech Racing Japan Kazuo Shimizu
Italy Ruggero Melgrati
United States Bob Lesnett
Greece Costas Los
United States Steve Cameron
United States Doug Peterson
Spice SE90P BF 168
Acura 3.0L V6 N/A
41
DNF
GTP 84 United States Nissan Performance Technology Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
New Zealand Steve Millen
Australia Gary Brabham
Nissan R90CK G 150
Nissan 3.0L V8 Turbo
42
DNF
GTS 76 United States Cunningham Racing United States Johnny O'Connell
United States John Morton
Canada Jeremy Dale
Nissan 300ZX Turbo Y 144
Nissan 3.0L V6 Twin-Turbo
43
DNF
Lights 9 United States Essex Racing Service United States Charles Morgan
United States Jim Pace
United States Ken Knott
Kudzu DG-1 G 129
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
44
DNF
Lights 17 United States Carlos Bobeda Racing United States Kaming Ko
United States Ken Parschauer
United States Carlos Bobeda
Spice SE90P G 125
Buick 3.4L V6 N/A
45
DNF
GTU 73 United States Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. United States Jack Lewis
United States Bill Ferran
United States Taylor Robertson
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR H 115
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A
46
DNF
GTU 55 United States Bob Schader United States Bob Schader
United States Phil Mahre
United States Steve Mahre
United States John Finger
Mazda MX-6 Y 94
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
47
DNF
GTU 71 United States Oldsmobile Motorsports United States Amos Johnson
United States Scott Hoerr
United States Dennis Shaw
Oldsmobile Achieva BF 89
Oldsmobile 2.3L I4 N/A
48
DNF
Lights 40 Canada Bieri Racing United States Johnny Unser
Canada John Graham
United Kingdom Andrew Hepworth
Canada Uli Bieri
Alba AR20 G 47
Ford 3.0L V6 N/A
49
DNF
GTS 22 United States J&B Motorsports United States Luis Sereix
United States Daniel Urrutia
Argentina Jorge Polanco
Chevrolet Camaro G 32
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
DNS GTP 3 United Kingdom Jaguar Racing United States Davy Jones
Canada Scott Goodyear
Australia David Brabham
United States Scott Pruett
Jaguar XJR-16 G -
Jaguar 3.0L V6 Twin-Turbo
DNS GTP 83 Australia Geoff Brabham
United States Chip Robinson
Netherlands Arie Luyendyk
Nissan R90CK G -
Nissan 3.0L V8 Turbo
Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours". racingsportscars.com. February 2, 1992.
  2. ^ "1992 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Database".
  3. ^ a b "Daytona 24 Hours". racingsportscars.com. February 2, 1992.