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The2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona was aGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hourendurancesports car race held on January 27–28, 2007 at theDaytona International Speedway road course. The overall winner of the race was theChip Ganassi/Felix Sabates-owned #01 car, a Lexus-powered Riley MkXI, driven byJuan Pablo Montoya,Salvador Durán, andScott Pruett. The GT class was won by the #22 Alegra Motorsports/Fiorano Racing Porsche GT3 Cup car driven by driver/owner Carlos de Quesada,Jean-François Dumoulin, Scooter Gabel, and Porsche factory driverMarc Basseng.[1]
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing driverAlex Gurney took the pole, his fourth in Rolex Series competition, with a lap of 1:43.475 at an average speed of 123.856 mph (199.327 km/h).
At the green flag, which fell just past 1:30 p.m.Eastern time, Gurney jumped into the lead and the field made its way around the first lap cleanly. But after only seven laps of the 24-hour race, Gurney crashed into the back of a slowerGT car which had lost its hood and unexpectedly slowed dramatically. The team would make repairs, but Gurney'sGAINSCO Auto Insurance-sponsored Pontiac-powered Riley, which was co-driven byJon Fogarty andJimmy Vasser, would never again be in contention for the win.
On January 28, an early morning wreck of the #82 Porsche GT3 Cup, driven by Chris Pallis, damaged part of the outer retaining wall, causing the race stewards to display thered flag for only the third time in the history of the 24 Hours of Daytona, temporarily suspending the race while repairs took place.[2]An exciting battle took place between three different teams with a diverse group of drivers. The DP class fight was between eventual winnerTelmex Chip Ganassi Racing'sJuan Pablo Montoya andScott Pruett,SunTrust Racing'sMax Angelelli andSAMAX Motorsport'sPatrick Carpentier. PolesitterAlex Gurney's hopes for victory were dashed when hisGAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley was damaged in a first-hour accident.
At 11:11 a.m. on the morning of January 28, British-born female Champ Car driverKatherine Legge made history by completing the one millionth lap of the Rolex Daytona 24 hour race, since its inception. Legge, driving the #84 Robinson RacingPontiac-powered Riley DP car, passed the finish line with less than 2 and a half hours left in the race, completing the 30,419th lap of the 2007 running of the race. Legge was lying in the 31st position at the time.[3][4]
3 women competed at this years race. Valerie Limoges of Canada,Katherine Legge of Great Britain &Milka Duno of Venezuela.
Juan Pablo Montoya became the first racer in history to have won aFormula One race, theIndianapolis 500, aChamp Car title, and the 24 Hours of Daytona.Mario Andretti also won aFormula One race, aChamp Car title and an endurance sports car race at Daytona, but Andretti's victory came in the 1972 event alongside co-driverJacky Ickx in a six-hour event.
Class winners inbold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | DP | 01 | Riley Mk XI | 668 | ||
| Lexus 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 2 | DP | 11 | Riley Mk XI | 668 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 3 | DP | 10 | Riley Mk XI | 666 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 4 | DP | 59 | Riley Mk XI | 662 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 5 | DP | 61 | Riley Mk XI | 657 | ||
| Lexus 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 6 | DP | 7 | Riley Mk XI | 655 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 7 | DP | 77 | Doran JE4 | 655 | ||
| Ford 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 8 | DP | 47 | Riley Mk XI | 636 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 9 | DP | 60 | Riley Mk XI | 628 | ||
| Lexus 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 10 DNF | DP | 19 | Crawford DP03 | 627 | ||
| Ford 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 11 | GT | 22 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 626 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | GT | 07 | Pontiac GXP.R | 626 | ||
| PontiacLS2 6.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 64 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 625 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 14 | GT | 06 | Pontiac GXP.R | 624 | ||
| PontiacLS2 6.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 15 | GT | 70 | Mazda RX-8 | 624 | ||
| Mazda 1.3 L3-Rotor | ||||||
| 16 | GT | 73 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 617 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | DP | 75 | Riley Mk XI | 615 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 18 | DP | 23 | Crawford DP03 | 615 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 19 | GT | 69 | Mazda RX-8 | 612 | ||
| Mazda 1.3 L3-Rotor | ||||||
| 20 | GT | 17 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 611 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 21 | DP | 76 | Riley Mk XI | 607 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 22 | GT | 35 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 606 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 23 | GT | 27 | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 605 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 24 | DP | 39 | Crawford DP03 | 601 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 25 | DP | 84 | Riley Mk XI | 596 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 26 | DP | 6 | Riley Mk XI | 595 | ||
| Lexus 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 27 | GT | 81 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 590 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 28 | GT | 67 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 588 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 29 DNF | DP | 00 | Crawford DP03 | 587 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 30 | GT | 65 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 583 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 31 DNF | GT | 85 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 579 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 32 | DP | 51 | Fabcar FDSC/03 | 579 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 33 | GT | 68 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 578 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 34 | GT | 14 | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 572 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 35 | GT | 66 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 563 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 36 DNF | DP | 91 | Riley Mk XI | 560 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 37 | GT | 72 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 555 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 38 | GT | 87 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 545 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 39 DNF | GT | 74 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 544 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 40 | DP | 58 | Riley Mk XI | 542 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 41 DNF | DP | 02 | Riley Mk XI | 538 | ||
| Lexus 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 42 | GT | 43 | Chevrolet Corvette | 530 | ||
| ChevroletLS2 6.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 43 | GT | 42 | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 514 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 44 | GT | 89 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 512 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 45 | GT | 83 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 508 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 46 DNF | DP | 99 | Riley Mk XI | 493 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 47 DNF | DP | 12 | Riley Mk XI | 458 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 48 DNF | DP | 20 | Crawford DP03 | 450 | ||
| Pontiac 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 49 | GT | 57 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 444 | ||
| ChevroletLS7 7.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 50 DNF | GT | 88 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 434 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 51 | GT | 97 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 414 | ||
| ChevroletLS7 7.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 52 DNF | DP | 05 | Riley Mk XI | 367 | ||
| BMW 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 53 DNF | GT | 30 | Pontiac GXP.R | 359 | ||
| PontiacLS2 6.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 54 DNF | GT | 41 | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 316 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 55 DNF | DP | 16 | Crawford DP03 | 295 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 56 DNF | GT | 24 | BMW M3 E46 | 276 | ||
| BMW 3.2 LI6 | ||||||
| 57 DNF | GT | 82 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 250 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 58 DNF | DP | 18 | Fabcar FDSC/03 | 240 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 59 DNF | GT | 15 | Ford Mustang Cobra GT | 235 | ||
| Ford 4.6 LV8 | ||||||
| 60 | GT | 86 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 232 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 61 DNF | GT | 45 | Infiniti G35 | 230 | ||
| Infiniti 3.7 LV6 | ||||||
| 62 DNF | DP | 3 | Riley Mk XI | 214 | ||
| Lexus 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| 63 DNF | GT | 28 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 196 | ||
| Porsche 3.6 LFlat-6 | ||||||
| 64 DNF | GT | 46 | Chevrolet Corvette | 186 | ||
| Chevrolet 5.7 LV8 | ||||||
| 65 DNF | GT | 08 | Mazda RX-8 | 163 | ||
| Mazda 1.3 L3-Rotor | ||||||
| 66 DNF | GT | 21 | BMW M3 E46 | 153 | ||
| BMW 3.2 LI6 | ||||||
| 67 DNF | GT | 48 | Chevrolet Corvette | 89 | ||
| Chevrolet 5.7 LV8 | ||||||
| 68 DNF | GT | 52 | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | 83 | ||
| Ferrari 3.6 LV8 | ||||||
| 69 DNF | GT | 63 | Mazda RX-8 | 74 | ||
| Mazda 1.3 L3-Rotor | ||||||
| DNS | GT | 49 | Chevrolet Corvette | - | ||
| ChevroletLS2 6.0 LV8 |