2009 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona Presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 was the first round of the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Daytona International Speedway between January 24–25, 2009. David Donohue won the race 40 years after his father won by holding off a furious charge from NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya in the closest finish in race history by 0.167 seconds after overtaking Montoya in the final hour,[1][2] beating the previous record of 30.879 seconds from 2000.[3] It was Brumos Racing's first Rolex Sports Car Series win since 2003 and prevented Chip Ganassi Racing from securing a fourth successive 24 Hours of Daytona victory.[4]
Race results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | DP | 58 |  Brumos Racing |  Darren Law  David Donohue  Buddy Rice  Antonio García | Riley Mk. XI | 735 | 
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 2 | DP | 01 |  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |  Scott Pruett  Memo Rojas  Juan Pablo Montoya | Riley Mk. XX | 735 | 
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 3 | DP | 59 |  Brumos Racing |  J. C. France .svg.png) João Barbosa  Terry Borcheller  Hurley Haywood | Riley Mk. XI | 735 | 
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 4 | DP | 10 |  SunTrust Racing |  Wayne Taylor  Max Angelelli  Brian Frisselle .svg.png) Pedro Lamy | Dallara DP01 | 735 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | DP | 02 |  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |  Scott Dixon  Dario Franchitti  Alex Lloyd | Riley Mk. XI | 731 | 
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | DP | 16 |  Penske Racing |  Romain Dumas  Timo Bernhard .svg.png) Ryan Briscoe | Riley Mk. XX | 717 | 
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 7 | DP | 99 |  GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  Jon Fogarty  Alex Gurney  Jimmy Vasser  Jimmie Johnson | Riley Mk. XX | 714 | 
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | DP | 2 |  Childress-Howard Motorsports |  Andy Wallace  Rob Finlay  Danica Patrick  Casey Mears | Crawford DP08 | 702 | 
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 9 | GT | 67 |  The Racer's Group |  Justin Marks  Andy Lally  R. J. Valentine  Jörg Bergmeister  Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 695 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 10 | GT | 66 |  The Racer's Group |  Ted Ballou  Spencer Pumpelly  Tim George Jr.  Emmanuel Collard  Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 694 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 11 | GT | 33 |  Wright Motorsports |  Phillip Martien  B. J. Zacharias  Sascha Maassen  Patrick Pilet | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 691 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | GT | 07 |  Banner Racing |  Paul Edwards  Kelly Collins  Jan Magnussen | Pontiac GXP.R | 689 | 
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 86 |  Farnbacher Loles Racing |  Dominik Farnbacher  Eric Lux  Matthew Marsh  Kevin Roush | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 688 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 14 | GT | 57 |  Stevenson Motorsports |  Robin Liddell  Andrew Davis  Jeff Bucknum | Pontiac GXP.R | 684 | 
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 15 | GT | 88 |  Farnbacher Loles Racing |  Steve Johnson .svg.png) Dave Lacey  Robert Nearn  Richard Westbrook  James Sofronas | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 680 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 16 | GT | 87 |  Farnbacher Loles Racing |  Leh Keen  Dirk Werner  Wolf Henzler  Richard Westbrook | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 676 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | GT | 69 |  SpeedSource |  Emil Assentato  Jeff Segal  Nick Longhi  Matt Plumb | Mazda RX8 GT | 675 | 
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 18 | GT | 26 |  Gotham Competition |  Jerome Jacalone  Joe Jacalone  Randy Pobst  Gerardo Bonilla  Shane Lewis | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 675 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 19 | DP | 55 |  Level 5 Motorsports |  Scott Tucker  Ed Zabinski  Christophe Bouchut  Raphael Matos | Riley Mk. XX | 665 | 
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 20 DNF | DP | 13 |  Beyer Racing |  Ricky Taylor  Jared Beyer  David Martínez  Jordan Taylor | Riley Mk. XI | 662 | 
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 21 | GT | 32 |  PR1 Motorsports | .svg.png) Mike Forest  Thomas Merrill  Al Salvo  Jeff Westphal | Pontiac GXP.R | 656 | 
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 22 | GT | 97 |  Stevenson Motorsports |  James Gue  Tom Long  Ryan Eversley  Galen Bieker | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 650 | 
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 23 | DP | 09 |  Spirit of Daytona Racing |  Guy Cosmo  Scott Russell  Jason Pridmore  Jeff Ward | Coyote CC/08 | 649 | 
| Porsche 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 24 | GT | 30 |  Racer's Edge Motorsports |  Dion von Moltke  Bryan Sellers  Doug Peterson  Dane Cameron | Mazda RX8 GT | 647 | 
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 25 | GT | 68 |  The Racer's Group |  José Gutiérrez  Chris Pallis  Steve Miller  Scott Schroeder  Duncan Ende | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 625 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 26 | GT | 89 |  Farnbacher Loles Racing |  Gabrio Rosa  Pierre Kaffer  Giacomo Petrobelli  Allan Simonsen  Giorgio Rosa | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 622 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 27 | GT | 85 |  Farnbacher Loles Racing |  Michael Gomez  Daniel Graff  Wolf Henzler  Ron Jarab Jr.  Richard Campollo | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 604 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28 | GT | 70 |  SpeedSource |  David Haskell .svg.png) Sylvain Tremblay  Nick Ham  Jonathan Bomarito | Mazda RX8 GT | 591 | 
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 29 | GT | 63 |  The Racer's Group |  David Quinlan  Bruce Ledoux  Dan Watkins  Steve Zadig  Kurt Kossmann | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 572 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 30 | GT | 44 |  Bullet Racing | .svg.png) Ross Bentley .svg.png) Keith Carter  Daniel Herrington .svg.png) Glenn Nixon | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 519 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 31 DNF | DP | 77 |  Doran Racing |  Memo Gidley  Brad Jaeger  Fabrizio Gollin  Matteo Bobbi | Dallara DP01 | 504 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 32 DNF | GT | 35 |  Orbit Racing |  Lawson Aschenbach  Emilio Valverde  Lance Willsey  Omar Rodriguez  Hiram Cruz | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 454 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 33 DNF | GT | 65 |  Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group |  Craig Stanton  John Potter  Bryce Miller  Marco Holzer | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 379 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 34 DNF | DP | 75 |  Krohn Racing |  Tracy Krohn .svg.png) Eric van de Poele  Oliver Gavin | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 374 | 
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 35 DNF | GT | 40 |  Dempsey Racing |  Joe Foster  Patrick Dempsey  Charles Espenlaub  Tim Lewis Jr.  Jep Thornton | Mazda RX8 GT | 343 | 
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 36 DNF | GT | 56 |  Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa Racing |  Luca Drudi .svg.png) César Campaniço  Max Papis  Nathan Swartzbaugh | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 324 | 
| Ferrari 4.3L V8 | ||||||
| 37 DNF | GT | 21 |  Battery Tender/MCM Racing |  Jason Daskalos  Pepe Montaño  Diego Alessi  Jason Vinkemulder | Pontiac GTO.R | 321 | 
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 38 DNF | DP | 61 |  AIM Autosport |  Burt Frisselle .svg.png) Mark Wilkins .svg.png) John Farano  Alex Figge | Riley Mk. XX | 301 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 39 DNF | DP | 22 |  Alegra Motorsports |  Carlos de Quesada  Ryan Dalziel  Tomáš Enge  Chapman Ducote | Riley Mk. XI | 292 | 
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 40 DNF | GT | 52 |  Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa Racing |  Joe Castellano  Constantino Bertuzzi  Luca Pirri Ardizzone .svg.png) Christian Montanari  Cort Wagner | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 292 | 
| Ferrari 4.3L V8 | ||||||
| 41 DNF | DP | 60 |  Michael Shank Racing |  Mark Patterson  Oswaldo Negri Jr.  Ryan Hunter-Reay  Colin Braun | Riley Mk. XX | 262 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 42 DNF | GT | 14 |  Autometric Motorsports |  Claudio Burtin  Jack Baldwin  Mac McGehee  Cory Friedman  Martin Ragginger | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 259 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 43 DNF | GT | 31 |  Battery Tender/MCM Racing |  Jim Michaelian  Bob Michaelian  Romeo Kapudija  John McMullen Jr.  John Lewis | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 245 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 44 DNF | DP | 45 |  Orbit Racing |  Darren Manning  Bill Lester  Leo Hindery  Kyle Petty | Riley Mk. XI | 216 | 
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 45 DNF | GT | 64 |  JLowe Racing |  Jim Lowe  Jim Pace  Johannes van Overbeek  Tim Sugden | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 201 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 46 DNF | DP | 76 |  Krohn Racing |  Niclas Jönsson  Ricardo Zonta  Darren Turner | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 159 | 
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 47 DNF | DP | 6 |  Michael Shank Racing | .svg.png) Michael Valiante  Ian James  A. J. Allmendinger  John Pew | Riley Mk. XX | 153 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 48 DNF | GT | 15 |  Blackforest Motorsports |  Boris Said .svg.png) Owen Kelly .svg.png) Paul Morris  Tom Nastasi | Ford Mustang FR500 | 52 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 49 DNF | GT | 42 |  Team Sahlen |  Wayne Nonnamaker  Joe Nonnamaker  Will Nonnamaker  Joe Sahlen | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 24 | 
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| DNS | GT | 34 |  Orbit Racing |  Lawson Aschenbach  Hiram Cruz  Omar Rodriguez  Emilio Valverde  Lance Willsey | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | - | 
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| DNS | GT | 43 |  Team Sahlen |  Wayne Nonnamaker  Joe Nonnamaker  Will Nonnamaker  Joe Sahlen | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | - | 
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| DNS | DP | 7 |  Penske Racing |  Timo Bernhard .svg.png) Ryan Briscoe | Riley Mk. XX | - | 
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | 
References
- ^ "Donohue ends Ganassi's streak at 3". ESPN. Associated Press. January 25, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Kirby, Gordon (January 26, 2009). "Donohue beats Montoya at Daytona". Motor Sport. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Donohue wins Rolex 24 endurance race". United Press International. January 25, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Donohue wins Daytona 24". Eurosport. January 25, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Rolex 24 At Daytona Results". Grand Am. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2024.