# 1998 24 Hours of Daytona

The 1998 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1, 1998 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship. It was the first year that the race was sanctioned by the SCCA.
Victory overall and in the Can-Am class went to the No. 30 Doran/Moretti Racing Ferrari 333 SP driven by Giampiero Moretti, Arie Luyendyk, Mauro Baldi, and Didier Theys. Victory in the GT1 class went to the No. 01 Rohr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 driven by Allan McNish, Danny Sullivan, Jörg Müller, Uwe Alzen, and Dirk Müller. The GT2 class was won by the No. 97 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Toni Seiler, Wido Rössler, Peter Kitchak, Angelo Zadra, and Franz Konrad. Finally, the GT3 class was won by the No. 10 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. BMW M3 E36 driven by Bill Auberlen, Marc Duez, Boris Said, and Peter Cunningham.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | CA | 30 | Doran/Moretti Racing | Giampiero Moretti Arie Luyendyk Mauro Baldi Didier Theys | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 711 |
| 2 | GT1 | 01 | Rohr Motorsport | Allan McNish Danny Sullivan Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen Dirk Müller | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 703 |
| 3 | GT1 | 00 | Larbre Compétition | Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Carl Rosenblad André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 667 |
| 4 | GT2 | 97 | Konrad Motorsport | Toni Seiler Wido Rössler Peter Kitchak Angelo Zadra Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 660 |
| 5 | GT2 | 04 | C. J. Motorsports | John Morton John Graham Patrick Huisman Duncan Huisman | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 659 |
| 6 | GT3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | Bill Auberlen Marc Duez Boris Said Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 657 |
| 7 | GT3 | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Mike Conte Bruno Lambert Nick Holt Darryl Havens | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 639 |
| 8 | CA | 63 | Downing/Atlanta Racing | Yojiro Terada Howard Katz John O'Steen Jim Downing Franck Fréon | Kudzu DLM-4 | G | 636 |
| 9 | GT3 | 55 | AASCO Performance | Charles Slater Tim Ralston Tom Peterson Jorge Trejos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 629 |
| 10 | GT3 | 73 | Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. | Jack Lewis Tony Burgess Anthony Lazzaro Kurt Matthewson | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 626 |
| 11 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Tom Gloy Racing | Mike Borkowski Tony Kanaan Robbie Buhl | Ford Mustang Cobra | ? | 624 |
| 12 | GT3 | 25 | RWS-Brun Motorsport | Hans-Jörg Hofer Luca Riccitelli Raffaele Sanguiolo Günther Blieninger | Porsche 993 Cup | ? | 624 |
| 13 | GT3 | 77 | Grey Cliff Racing | John Drew David Friedman Beran Peter James Nelson Mark Greenburg | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 622 |
| 14 | GT2 | 81 | Chamberlain Engineering | Chris Gleason Ray Lintott Matt Turner Ashley Ward | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 619 |
| 15 DNF | CA | 16 | Dyson Racing | James Weaver Rob Dyson Dorsey Schroeder Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 616 |
| 16 | GT3 | 7 | Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | Ross Bentley Les Delano Andy Petery Derek Hill | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 616 |
| 17 DNF | CA | 20 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger John Paul Jr. Perry McCarthy Rob Dyson | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 615 |
| 18 | GT3 | 07 | G&W Motorsports | Price Cobb Danny Marshall Peter Chambers Ulrich Gallade Martyn Konig | Porsche 993 | ? | 615 |
| 19 DNF | GT1 | 38 | Champion Motors | Thierry Boutsen Andy Pilgrim Ralf Kelleners | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | P | 614 |
| 20 DNF | CA | 3 | Scandia Engineering | Yannick Dalmas Bob Wollek Max Papis Ron Fellows | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 610 |
| 21 | GT2 | 21 | Dener Motorsport Stuttgart Sportscar | André Lara-Resende Régis Schuch Flávio Trindale Maurizio Sandro Sala | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 604 |
| 22 | CA | 62 | Downing/Atlanta Racing | John Mirro Ralph Thomas Douglas Campbell Dennis Spencer Rich Grupp | Kudzu DLM | G | 591 |
| 23 | GT3 | 67 | The Racer's Group | Chris Ronson Brian Pelke Steve Pelke Bruce Busby | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | G | 567 |
| 24 | GT3 | 09 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Craig Conway Eric van Cleef Todd Flis | Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | T | 563 |
| 25 DNF | CA | 95 | TRV Motorsport | Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk Lyn St. James Pete Halsmer | Kudzu DL-4 | G | 557 |
| 26 DNF | CA | 39 | Colucci/Matthews Racing | David Murry Hurley Haywood Derek Bell Jim Matthews | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 550 |
| 27 | GT1 | 29 | Overbagh Motor Racing | Fabio Rosa Giovanni Vigano Gabrio Rosa Pierangelo Masselli C. J. Johnson | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 547 |
| 28 | GT2 | 71 | Pettit Racing | Cameron Worth Nick Vitucci Bill Lester Scott Sansone Brian Richards | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | H | 539 |
| 29 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Denis Lay Gerd Ruch Will Langhorne Gerold Ried | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 498 |
| 30 DNF | CA | 8 | Transatlantic Racing/Support Net Racing | Johnny O'Connell Henry Camferdam Scott Schubot | Riley & Scott Mk III | D | 497 |
| 31 | GT1 | 40 | Rankin Racing, Inc. | David Rankin Hank Scott Eric Jensen Toto Lassally Nort Northam | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 494 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 99 | Panoz-Visteon Racing | Éric Bernard David Brabham Jamie Davies | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 472 |
| 33 DNF | GT3 | 54 | Bell Motorsports | Stu Hayner Henry Taleb Scott Neuman Terry Borcheller | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 455 |
| 34 | GT3 | 24 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Don Kitch Jr. Byron Sanborn Angelo Cilli Kim Wolfkill | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 448 |
| 35 | GT1 | 56 | Team Argentina | Gaston Aguirre Francisco Castillo Horacio Paolucci Facundo Gilbicella | Oldsmobile Cutlass | ? | 445 |
| 36 | GT1 | 87 | John Annis Racing | John Annis Lee Hill Bill Ladoniczki Steve Ladoniczki Randy Pobst | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 438 |
| 37 | GT1 | 35 | McDill Racing | Stefano Bucci Mauro Casadei Francesco Ciani Andrea Garbagnati | Chevrolet Camaro | Y | 437 |
| 38 DNF | GT1 | 0 | Multimatic Motorsports | Scott Maxwell Jason Priestley David Empringham | Ford Mustang Cobra | D | 435 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 5 | Panoz-Visteon Racing | Andy Wallace Scott Pruett Raul Boesel Doc Bundy | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 433 |
| 40 DNF | CA | 28 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Rick Sutherland Butch Brickell Enrico Bertaggia Alex Padilla | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 432 |
| 41 | CA | 51 | Fantasy Junction-Coys Racing | Bruce Trenery Spencer Trenery Grahame Bryant Steve Pfeifer Kent Painter | Cannibal | ? | 414 |
| 42 | GT1 | 89 | Maugeri Motorsports | Richard Maugeri Anthony Puleo Sim Penton Daniel Urrutia | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 385 |
| 43 DNF | GT3 | 96 | Olive Garden Racing | Ronald Zitza Kevin Wheeler Mike Davies | Porsche 993 | P | 381 |
| 44 DNF | CA | 88 | Dollahite Racing | Anthony Lazzaro Bill Dollahite Paul Dallenbach | Spice BDG-02 | P | 371 |
| 45 DNF | CA | 59 | Intersport Racing | Simon Gregg Oliver Kuttner Joaquin DeSoto Tim Holt | Spice SC95 | G | 344 |
| 46 DNF | GT3 | 52 | Team Protosport GT | Dave Russell William Stitt Mark Hillstead Paul Arnold Neil Crilly | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 342 |
| 47 DNF | GT3 | 41 | Technodyne | Cort Wagner Chris Cervelli Marc Basseng Kelly Collins | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 335 |
| 48 DNF | CA | 36 | Colucci/Matthews Racing | Eliseo Salazar Jim Pace Barry Waddell | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 300 |
| 49 | GT3 | 33 | Phoenix American Motorsport | Mike Weinberg Jim Michaelian Bob Rockwood Steve McNeely | Pontiac Firebird Formula | H | 295 |
| 50 | CA | 19 | Davin Racing | A. J. Smith Mark Montgomery Edd Davin | Kudzu DLM | G | 287 |
| 51 | GT3 | 27 | Goldin Brother Racing | Steve Goldin John G. Thomas Todd Vallancourt Keith Goldin | Mazda RX-7 | H | 277 |
| 52 | GT3 | 86 | G&W Motorsports | Brian Redman Steve Marshall Arthur Urciuoli Robert Amren Price Cobb | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 272 |
| 53 DNF | GT2 | 50 | Johnson Autosport Racing | J. Robert Johnson Tom McGlynn James Oppenheimer George Balbach Erik Johnson | Porsche 911 Turbo | D | 248 |
| 54 DNF | GT2 | 98 | Konrad Motorsport | Larry Schumacher Robert Nearn Franz Konrad Nick Ham | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 245 |
| 55 DNF | CA | 17 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Fermín Vélez | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 225 |
| 56 | GT1 | 53 | Diablo Racing | Tom Scheuren Spencer Pumpelly Gerry Green Bobby Jones | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 195 |
| 57 DNF | GT3 | 57 | Kryderacing | Reed Kryder Steve Ahlgrim Dave Deen Frank Del Vecchio Ryan Hampton | Nissan 240SX | ? | 191 |
| 58 DNF | GT1 | 74 | Robinson Racing | George Robinson Jack Baldwin Irv Hoerr Jon Gooding | Oldsmobile Aurora | G | 183 |
| 59 DNF | GT3 | 45 | GLPK Racing Leaders | Stéphane Cohen Paul Kumpen Marc Schoonbroodt Michael Funke | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 182 |
| 60 DNF | GT2 | 90 | AD Sport | Kris Wauters Koen Wauters Franco La Rosa Bert Longin Albert Vanierschot | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 173 |
| 61 DNF | GT1 | 2 | Mosler Automotive | Shane Lewis Vic Rice Brian Hornkohl Chris Neville | Mosler Raptor | ? | 169 |
| 62 DNF | GT3 | 37 | GTR Motorsports | Dave White Jim Loftis Bob Strange Richard Howe | Porsche 968 GTR | D | 154 |
| 63 DNF | GT3 | 76 | Team A.R.E. | Mike Doolin Scott Peeler John Ruther Martin Snow | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Y | 154 |
| 64 DNF | GT3 | 68 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Philip Collin Eric Bretzel Duncan Dayton | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 142 |
| 65 DNF | GT3 | 75 | On the Edge Racing | Max Schmidt Chris Bingham Nigel Smith Scott Harrington | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 115 |
| 66 DNF | GT2 | 58 | Broadfoot Racing | Pascal Dro Martin Shuster Phillipe Lenain | Porsche 944 Turbo | G | 114 |
| 67 DNF | GT3 | 6 | Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | Mark Simo Dieter Quester Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 87 |
| 68 DNF | GT2 | 05 | Prova Motorsports | Cor Euser Masamitsu Ishihara Katsunori Iketani | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 79 |
| 69 DNF | CA | 60 | Kopf Precision Race Products | Shane Donley Kris Wilson Tim Moser | Keiler KII | D | 50 |
| 70 DNF | GT1 | 46 | Newcastle United Storm Racing | Julian Bailey Tiff Needell Craig Baird Richard Dean | Lister Storm GTL | M | 45 |
| 71 DNF | GT1 | 72 | Banks Motorsport | Tim Banks Todd Sprinkle Kerry Hitt | Chevrolet Corvette | ? | 38 |
| 72 DNF | GT3 | 32 | Phoenix American Motorsport | John Heinricy Stu Hayner Scott Harrington Don Knowles | Pontiac Firebird Formula | ? | 9 |
| 73 DNF | GT3 | 44 | GLPK Racing Leaders | Harald Grohs Hans Willems Vincent Dupont Alfons Taels | Porsche 911 | P | 8 |
| 74 DNF | CA | 11 | Genesis Racing National Paintball | Rick Fairbanks Michael DeFontes Chuck Goldsborough Dan Lewis Mark Newhaus | Hawk MD3R | ? | 5 |
| DNS | GT2 | 65 | Saleen/Allen RRR Speedlab | Steve Saleen Ron Johnson Will Hoy | Saleen S281 | ? | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 15 | Kevin Jeannette | Jay Cochran Michel Aouate | Porsche 993 | ? | - |
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