2012 24 Hours of Daytona

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Track map of Daytona International Speedway #60 Michael Shank Racing winner of DP category #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

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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

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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

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Class winners in bold.[8]

Pos  | Class  | No  | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Laps

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1  | DP  | 60  |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian |  A. J. Allmendinger
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
John Pew
Justin Wilson | Riley Mk. XXVI  | 761
Ford 5.0L V8
2  | DP  | 8  |  Starworks Motorsport |  Ryan Dalziel
Lucas Luhr
Allan McNish
Alex Popow
Enzo Potolicchio | Riley Mk. XXVI  | 761
Ford 5.0L V8
3  | DP  | 6  |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian |  Jorge Goncalvez
Michael McDowell
Felipe Nasr
Gustavo Yacamán | Riley Mk. XX  | 761
Ford 5.0L V8
4  | DP  | 02  |  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |  Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti
Jamie McMurray
Juan Pablo Montoya | Riley Mk. XXVI  | 760
BMW 5.0L V8
5  | DP  | 5  |  Action Express Racing  |  David Donohue
Christian Fittipaldi
Darren Law | Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)  | 758
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
6  | DP  | 01  |  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |  Joey Hand
Scott Pruett
Graham Rahal
Memo Rojas | Riley Mk. XXVI  | 757
BMW 5.0L V8
7  | DP  | 77  |  Doran Racing  |  Brian Frisselle
Burt Frisselle
Billy Johnson
Jim Lowe
Paul Tracy | Dallara DP-01  | 748
Ford 5.0L V8
8  | DP  | 90  |  Spirit of Daytona Racing |  Antonio García
Oliver Gavin
Jan Magnussen
Richard Westbrook | Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)  | 746
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
9  | DP  | 9  |  Action Express Racing  |  João Barbosa
Terry Borcheller
J. C. France
Max Papis | Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)  | 739
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
10  | DP  | 2  |  Starworks Motorsport |  Marco Andretti
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Scott Mayer
Michael Valiante | Riley Mk. XX  | 736
Ford 5.0L V8
11  | GT  | 44  |  Magnus Racing |  Andy Lally
Richard Lietz
John Potter
René Rast | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 727
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
12  | GT  | 67  |  The Racer's Group |  Steven Bertheau
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Marc Goossens
Wolf Henzler
Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 727
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
13  | GT  | 59  |  Brumos Racing |  Andrew Davis
Hurley Haywood
Leh Keen
Marc Lieb | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 726
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
14  | GT  | 57  |  Stevenson Motorsports  |  Ronnie Bremer
John Edwards
Robin Liddell | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R  | 726
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
15  | GT  | 63  |  Risi Competizione |  Olivier Beretta
Andrea Bertolini
Toni Vilander | Ferrari 458 Italia | 726
Ferrari 4.5L V8
16  | GT  | 70  |  SpeedSource  |  Jonathan Bomarito
Marino Franchitti
James Hinchcliffe
Sylvain Tremblay  | Mazda RX-8 | 722
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
17  | GT  | 66  |  The Racer's Group |  Dominik Farnbacher
Ben Keating
Patrick Pilet
Allan Simonsen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 721
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
18  | GT  | 69  |  AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari |  Emil Assentato
Anthony Lazzaro
Nick Longhi
Jeff Segal | Ferrari 458 Italia | 716
Ferrari 4.5L V8
19  | DP  | 76  |  Krohn Racing |  Colin Braun
Niclas Jönsson
Tracy Krohn
Ricardo Zonta | Lola B08/70 | 713
Ford 5.0L V8
20  | GT  | 88  |  Autohaus Motorsports  |  Paul Edwards
Matthew Marsh
Tommy Milner
Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R  | 713
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
21  | GT  | 40  |  Dempsey Racing |  Patrick Dempsey
Charles Espenlaub
Joe Foster
Tom Long
Charles Putman  | Mazda RX-8 | 713
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
22  | GT  | 32  |  Orbit Racing/GMG  |  Nicolas Armindo
Bret Curtis
Shane Lewis
James Sofronas
Lance Willsey  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 713
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
23  | GT  | 42  |  Team Sahlen |  Dane Cameron
Joe Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker  | Mazda RX-8 | 711
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
24  | GT  | 03  |  Extreme Speed Motorsports |  Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo
Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek | Ferrari 458 Italia | 707
Ferrari 4.5L V8
25  | GT  | 24  |  Alex Job Racing |  Michael Avenatti
Bob Faieta
Fred Poordad
Bill Sweedler
Cort Wagner  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 707
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
26  | GT  | 45  |  Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports  |  Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Seth Neiman
Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 706
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
27  | GT  | 93  |  Turner Motorsport |  Bill Auberlen
Paul Dalla Lana
Michael Marsal
Dirk Müller
Dirk Werner | BMW M3 | 691
BMW 5.0L V8
28  | GT  | 23  |  Alex Job Racing |  Emmanuel Collard
Marco Holzer
Butch Leitzinger
Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 689
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
29  | GT  | 26  |  NGT Motorsport  |  Henrique Cisneros
Sean Edwards
Carlos Kauffmann
Nick Tandy | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 688
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
30  | GT  | 64  |  The Racer's Group |  Gaetano Ardagna
Eduardo Costabal
Emilio Di Guida
Santiago Orjuela
Eliseo Salazar | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 688
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
31  | GT  | 22  |  Bullet Racing  |  Randy Blaylock
Darryl O'Young
Kevin Roush
Brett Van Blankers
Joe White  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 681
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
32  | DP  | 50  |  Predator/Alegra  |  Byron DeFoor
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Brian Johnson
Jim Pace
Carlos de Quesada  | Riley Mk. XI  | 672
BMW 5.0L V8
33  | DP  | 99  |  GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  Jon Fogarty
Memo Gidley
Alex Gurney | Corvette DP (Riley XXVI)  | 672
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
34  | GT  | 82  |  Dick Greer Racing  |  John Fergus
John Finger
Dick Greer
Mark Hotchkis
Owen Trinkler  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 665
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
35  | GT  | 56  |  AF \- Waltrip |  Rui Águas
Robert Kauffman
Travis Pastrana
Michael Waltrip | Ferrari 458 Italia | 645
Ferrari 4.5L V8
36  | GT  | 65  |  The Racer's Group |  Joe Castellano
Spencer Cox
Mike Hedlund
Jack McCarthy
Jim Michaelian  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 643
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
37  | GT  | 68  |  The Racer's Group |  Chris Cumming
Kévin Estre
Damien Faulkner
Carlos Gómez
Ben Keating | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 640
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 55  |  Acumen Motorsport  |  Frank Del Vecchio
Doug Grunnet
Tony Kester
Scott McKee
Randy Pobst | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 626
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
39  | GT  | 18  |  Mühlner Motorsports America |  Davy Jones
Bill Lester
John McCutchen
Mark Thomas  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 609
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
40  | GT  | 41  |  Dempsey Racing |  Ian James
Rick Johnson
Don Kitch Jr.
Scott Maxwell
Dan Rogers  | Mazda RX-8 | 608
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
41  | GT  | 12  |  Alliance Autosport  |  Jon Miller
Hal Prewitt
Scott Rettich
Matt Schneider
Darryl Shoff  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 604
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
42  | GT  | 19  |  Mühlner Motorsports America |  Scott Dollahite
Ian Nater
Rhett O'Doski
Marco Seefried
Derek Whitis  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 599
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 75  |  Stevenson Motorsports  |  Matt Bell
Al Carter
Eric Curran
Hugh Plumb  | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R  | 577
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
44  | GT  | 51  |  APR Motorsport  |  Ian Baas
Nelson Canache Jr.
Jim Norman
Emanuele Pirro
Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 | 447
Audi 5.2L V10
45  | GT  | 74  |  Oryx Racing  |  Humaid Al Masaood
Saeed Al Mehairi
Steven Kane | Audi R8 | 202
Audi 5.2L V10
46  | GT  | 17  |  Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports  |  Sebastian Asch
Jack Baldwin
Claudio Burtin
Martin Ragginger
Bryan Sellers | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 424
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 20  |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports  |  Jade Buford
Franz Engstler
David Murry
Gunter Schaldach  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 416
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 34  |  Orbit Racing/GMG  |  Michael DeFontes
Phil Fogg
Miroslav Konopka
Jan Vonka
Ronald van de Laar  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 383
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
49  | GT  | 4  |  Magnus Racing |  Justin Bell
Ryan Eversley
Daniel Graeff
Ron Yarab Jr.  | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 310
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 36  |  Yellow Dragon Motorsports  |  Jarett Andretti
John Andretti
Taylor Hacquard
Anders Krohn | Mazda RX-8 | 270
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor

DNF  | GT  | 15  |  Rick Ware Racing |  Chris Cook
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Doug Harrington
Timmy Hill
John Ware Jr.  | Ford Mustang | 256
Ford 5.0L V8

DNF  | GT  | 48  |  Paul Miller Racing  |  Rob Bell
Sascha Maassen
Bryce Miller
Mark Wilkins | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup  | 224
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 46  |  Michael Baughman Racing  |  Michael Baughman
Ivo Breukers
Armand Fumal
Ray Mason
Jeff Nowicki  | Chevrolet Corvette | 172
Chevrolet 6.2L V8

DNF  | GT  | 62  |  Risi Competizione |  Gianmaria Bruni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Raphael Matos | Ferrari 458 Italia | 154
Ferrari 4.5L V8

DNF  | GT  | 87  |  Racer's Edge Motorsports  |  Tony Ave
Jan Heylen
Doug Peterson
Maxime Soulet
Emilio Valverde  | Dodge Viper | 101
Dodge 8.0L V10

DNF  | GT  | 94  |  Turner Motorsport |  Bill Auberlen
Paul Dalla Lana
Billy Johnson
Dirk Müller
Boris Said | BMW M3 | 86
BMW 5.0L V8

DNF  | GT  | 43  |  Team Sahlen |  Joe Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker  | Mazda RX-8 | 21
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor

DNF  | DP  | 10  |  SunTrust Racing |  Max Angelelli
Ryan Briscoe
Ricky Taylor | Corvette DP (Dallara DP01)  | 14
Chevrolet 5.0L V8

## References

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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 January 31, 2012.
7. ^ "Andy Lally Grand-Am Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
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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