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The 25th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 31-February 1, 1987 [1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1987 IMSA GT Championship.
Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 14 Holbert Racing Porsche 962 driven by Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, Al Unser Jr., and Al Holbert. [2] [3] Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 11 Roush Racing Ford Mustang driven by Tom Gloy, Bill Elliott, Lyn St. James, and Scott Pruett. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 01 Spice Engineering/AT&T Spice SE86CL driven by Bob Earl, Don Bell, and Jeff Kline. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Bob Lazier.
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | ||
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1 | GTP | 14 | Holbert Racing | Chip Robinson Derek Bell Al Unser Jr. Al Holbert | Porsche 962 | 753 | ||
2 | GTP | 3 | Brun Motorsport | Gianfranco Brancatelli Oscar Larrauri Massimo Sigala | Porsche 962 | 745 | ||
3 | GTP | 16 | Dyson Racing | Price Cobb Rob Dyson Vern Schuppan | Porsche 962 | 742 | ||
4 DNF | GTP | 1 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | A. J. Foyt Al Unser Danny Sullivan | Porsche 962 | 723 | ||
5 | GTP | 10 | Hotchkis Racing, Inc. | Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr. | Porsche 962 | 719 | ||
6 | GTP | 5 | Bob Akin Racing | Hans-Joachim Stuck James Weaver Bob Akin | Porsche 962 | 700 | ||
7 | GTO | 11 | Roush Racing | Tom Gloy Bill Elliott Lyn St. James Scott Pruett | Ford Mustang | 685 | ||
8 | GTO | 98 | All American Racers | Chris Cord Steve Millen | Toyota Celica Turbo | 681 | ||
9 | GTO | 22 | Roush Racing | Deborah Gregg Bobby Akin Scott Pruett Scott Goodyear | Ford Mustang | 649 | ||
10 | GTU | 71 | Team Highball | Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Bob Lazier | Mazda RX-7 | 642 | ||
11 | Lights | 01 | Spice Engineering/AT&T | Bob Earl Don Bell Jeff Kline | Spice SE86CL | 630 | ||
12 | Lights | 42 | White Allen Porsche | Howard Cherry John Higgins James King Chip Mead | Fabcar CL | 626 | ||
13 | GTU | 82 | Aspen Inn | Mike Mees Dick Greer John Finger | Mazda RX-7 | 622 | ||
14 | Lights | 36 | Erie Scientific Racing | John Grooms Tom Bagley Frank Jellinek Augie Pabst | Badger BB | 621 | ||
15 | GTO | 30 | Skoal Bandit | Buz McCall Walt Bohren Paul Dallenbach | Chevrolet Camaro | 616 | ||
16 | Lights | 19 | Scott Schubot | Jim Brown Scott Schubot Linda Ludemann | Tiga GT285 | 597 | ||
17 DNF | GTO | 99 | All American Racers | Ricky Rudd Jerrill Rice Juan Manuel Fangio II | Toyota Celica Turbo | 591 | ||
18 | GTU | 09 | 901 Racing | Peter Uria Larry Figaro John Hayes-Harlow Kyle Rathbun | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 580 | ||
19 | GTO | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Danny Smith | Mazda RX-7 | 572 | ||
20 | GTO | 33 | Roush Racing | Bruce Jenner Todd Morici Gary Baker | Ford Mustang | 571 | ||
21 | Lights | 27 | MSB Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Jim Fowells | Argo JM19 | 566 | ||
22 | Lights | 66 | RM Racing | Charles Morgan Chris Gennone Jim Rothbarth | Royale RP40 | 554 | ||
23 DNF | GTU | 75 | CCR | Max Jones Bart Kendall Tommy Kendall | Mazda RX-7 | 522 | ||
24 DNF | GTO | 21 | Western Chemical | Robert Peters Tom Nehl Kent Painter | Chevrolet Camaro | 520 | ||
25 | GTO | 20 | Hi-Tech Coating | Tom Juckette Bill McDill Mike Laws | Chevrolet Camaro | 520 | ||
26 | GTO | 26 | Bob's Speed Products | Ken Bupp Guy Church Del Russo Taylor | Pontiac Firebird | 510 | ||
27 | GTU | 68 | Schaderacing | Steve DePoyster Mike Jocelyn Jim Kurz Bob Schader | Mazda RX-7 | 503 | ||
28 | GTU | 78 | Chambers Racing | Dennis Chambers Mike Meyer Tom Burdsall | Mazda RX-7 | 498 | ||
29 | GTO | 29 | OMR Engines | Gene Felton Oma Kimbrough Hoyt Overbagh Lee Perkinson | Chevrolet Camaro | 470 | ||
30 | GTU | 00 | S Squared Engineering | Charles Slater Ernie Senator Dave Duttinger | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 414 | ||
31 DNF | GTO | 28 | Protofab Racing | Greg Pickett Darrell Waltrip Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro | 410 | ||
32 DNF | Lights | 96 | Hessert Racing | Tom Hessert Jr. Keith Rinzler Eduardo Dibós Chappuis | Tiga GT286 | 409 | ||
33 | GTO | 24 | Car Enterprises | Craig Rubright Garrett Jenkins Roy Newsome | Chevrolet Corvette | 404 | ||
34 DNF | GTO | 6 | Protofab Racing | Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones Tommy Riggins | Chevrolet Camaro | 402 | ||
35 DNF | GTU | 47 | Chaunce Wallace Racing | Richard Oakley Chaunce Wallace Doug Mills | Mazda RX-7 | 386 | ||
36 DNF | GTP | 51 | Cosmik-Roy Baker Racing | Costas Los John Schneider David Andrews | Tiga GC286 | 354 | ||
37 DNF | Lights | 63 | Certified Brakes Racing | Jim Downing John O'Steen John Maffucci | Argo JM19 | 352 | ||
38 | GTO | 32 | K&P Racing | Mark Kennedy Karl Keck Mark Montgomery David Fuller | Chevrolet Corvette | 346 | ||
39 DNF | GTO | 87 | Morrison-Cook Motorsport | Tommy Morrison Richard Ceppos Don Knowles Stu Hayner | Chevrolet Corvette | 337 | ||
40 DNF | GTP | 7 | Zakspeed | Whitney Ganz David Hobbs Giampiero Moretti | Ford Mustang Probe | 328 | ||
41 | GTO | 83 | Sasco Motorsports | Tom Gaffney Paul Reisman Richard Stone Bob Hebert | Pontiac Firebird | 316 | ||
42 | GTU | 08 | Simms Romano | Vance Swifts John Drew Dean Hall Paul Romano | Mazda RX-7 | 298 | ||
43 DNF | GTP | 8 | Primus Motorsport | Brian Redman Chris Kneifel Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Porsche 962 | 283 | ||
44 DNF | GTO | 90 | Road Circuit Tech | Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter | Buick Somerset | 281 | ||
45 DNF | GTU | 17 | Al Bacon Racing | Al Bacon Rod Millen Bob Reed | Mazda RX-7 | 277 | ||
46 DNF | Lights | 89 | Ball Brothers Racing | Steve Durst Mike Brockman Tony Belcher Mark Abel | Spice SE86CL | 273 | ||
47 DNF | GTO | 76 | Peerless/Hendrick | Jack Baldwin Eppie Wietzes | Chevrolet Camaro | 261 | ||
48 DNF | GTP | 52 | Hendrick Motorsports | Sarel van der Merwe Doc Bundy | Chevrolet Corvette GTP | 255 | ||
49 DNF | Lights | 80 | Gaston Andrey Racing | Roger Andrey Angelo Pallavicini Uli Bieri | Alba AR2 | 246 | ||
50 DNF | GTP | 25 | DeAtley Motorsports | Jerry Brassfield Michael Roe John Bauer Norton Gaston | March 85G | 245 | ||
51 DNF | Lights | 31 | Gebhardt Racing USA | Stanley Dickens Frank Jelinski Gary Robinson Greg Hobbs | Gebhardt JC853 | 236 | ||
52 DNF | GTO | 64 | Raintree Corporation | Ken Johnson Maurice Hassey Lanny Hester | Ford Mustang | 225 | ||
53 DNF | GTO | 55 | Greg Walker Racing | Nort Northam Scott Lagasse Dennis Krueger | Chevrolet Corvette | 223 | ||
54 DNF | GTP | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Hurley Haywood John Morton | Jaguar XJR-7 | 216 | ||
55 DNF | GTO | 92 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Rusty Bond Ash Tisdelle | Chevrolet Camaro | 202 | ||
56 DNF | GTP | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Klaus Ludwig Jochen Mass | Porsche 962 | 144 | ||
57 DNF | GTO | 77 | Brooks Racing | Bobby Archer Tommy Archer Robert Lappalainen Leo Franchi | Chevrolet Camaro | 121 | ||
58 DNF | GTP | 4 | Roush Racing | Scott Pruett Pete Halsmer Tom Gloy | Ford Mustang Maxum GTP | 120 | ||
59 DNF | Lights | 23 | Motion Promotions | George Petrilak Graham Duxbury Bill Jacobson Helmut Silberberger | Argo JM16 | 119 | ||
60 DNF | Lights | 9 | Essex Racing | Steve Phillips Howard Katz Ron Nelson | Tiga GT285 | 111 | ||
61 DNF | GTO | 13 | Go Racing | Keith Lawhorn Vince Gimondo Ken Grostic | Oldsmobile Calais | 104 | ||
62 DNF | GTP | 67 | Uniroyal Goodrich | Bob Wollek Jim Busby Darin Brassfield | Porsche 962 | 89 | ||
63 DNF | GTO | 50 | Paul Canary Racing | Paul Canary Jerry Winston Phil Currin | Chevrolet Corvette | 88 | ||
64 DNF | GTU | 54 | SP Racing | Bill Auberlen Karl Durkheimer Dieter Oest Gary Auberlen | Porsche 911 Carrera | 87 | ||
65 DNF | GTO | 88 | Morrison-Cook Motorsport | John Heinricy Bob McConnell Bill Adam Bobby Carradine | Chevrolet Corvette | 77 | ||
66 DNF | GTO | 74 | Whitehall Rocketsports | Paul Gentilozzi Irv Hoerr Ted Boody | Oldsmobile Toronado | 52 | ||
67 DNF | Lights | 43 | White Allen Porsche | Tom Pumpelly Scott Overbey Tim McAdam Thomas Schwietz | Fabcar CL | 42 | ||
68 DNF | GTU | 41 | Hugo Gralia | Hugo Gralia Dennis Dobkin Carlos Padrera Secondo Tagliero | Mazda RX-7 | 30 | ||
69 DNF | Lights | 79 | Whitehall Rocketsports | Paul Lewis Skeeter McKitterick Tom Winters | Alba AR5 | 28 | ||
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