2005 DAYTONA 24HR

SunTrust Racing Wins Daytona 24 Hour
Mustang wins Cup Race

• 2005 WINNER: SunTrust Racing , Pontiac Riley (Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor, Emmanuel Collard)
• 2ND: (4) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss (Butch Leitzinger, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Jimmie Johnson)
• 3RD: (20) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss (Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers, Tony Stewart)
• WAYNE TAYLOR (WINNER): "... This is just so incredible ... It's great to win again, for sure. But to be honest, I'm happier for Max and Manu. This is their first Daytona 24 victory and they really deserve it. They are great drivers and the best teammates. There were so many big name drivers that were here from NASCAR, IRL, Formula One, everywhere. And they're superstars in their own right ... Sports car drivers are not really that well know at all. So, to beat them all made it that much better. Not that I don't think they're any quicker than us, because they are all good in their own right. But, I think we had a better combination than they did. They have big purses and we really don't do it for money. We do it for the love of sports car racing"
• GT CLASS WINNER: (71) Porsche GT3 Cup , Fambacher Racing USA

DAYTONA 24 HOURS

43rd DAYTONA 24, FEB 6, 2005

FINAL RESULT AFTER 24 HOURS / 24 HOURS

• 1 (10) Pontiac Riley, SunTrust Racing 710 lap
  (Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor, Emmanuel Collard)
  most laps led : 151 by Angelelli
• 2 (4) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss +11 laps (699 laps)
  (Butch Leitzinger, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Jimmie Johnson)
• 3 (20) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss +11 laps (699 laps)
  (Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers, Tony Stewart, )
• 4 (02) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi +12 laps (Stefan Johansson, Jamie McMurray, Cort Wagner)
• 5 (77) Lexus Doran, Doran Racing +13 laps (Fabrizio Gollin, Matteo Bobbi, Didier Theys)
• 6 (03) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi (Scott Dixon, Darren Manning, Casey Mears)
• 7 (01) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi
• 8 (58) Porsche Fabcar , Brumos Porsche
• 9 (44) Pontiac Doran , Doran Racing
• 10 GT CLASS WINNER: (71) Porsche GT3 Cup , Fambacher Racing USA
• 11 GT (37) TPC Racing , Porsche GT3 Cup
• 12 GT (61) he Racer's Group East , Porsche GT3 Cup
• 13 GT (73) Baldwin-Tafel Racing , Porsche GT3 Cup
• 14 GT (65) The Racer's Group , Porsche GT3 Cup
• 15 GT (14) Autometrics Motorsports , Porsche GT3 Cup

AFTER 20 HOURS / 24 HOURS

• 1 (10) Pontiac Riley, SunTrust Racing +590 lap
  Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor, Emmanuel Collard
• 2 (20) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss
  Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers, Tony Stewart, 590 laps
• 3 (77) Lexus Doran, Doran Racing +7 laps
  Fabrizio Gollin, Matteo Bobbi, Didier Theys
• 4 (03) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi
• 5 (4) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss
• 6 (02) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi

AFTER 19 HOURS / 24 HOURS

• 1 (20) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss
  Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers, Tony Stewart, 532 laps
• 2 (10) Pontiac Riley, SunTrust Racing +1 lap
  Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor, Emmanuel Collard
• 3 (77) Lexus Doran, Doran Racing +4 laps
  Fabrizio Gollin, Matteo Bobbi, Didier Theys
• 4 (2) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss +4 laps
• 5 (44) Pontiac Doran , Doran Racing
• 6 (03) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi
• 7 Howard-Boss 8 Chip Ganassi (02) 9 Chip Ganassi (01) 10 Brumos 11 Krohn Racing/TRG 12 Robinson 13 GT: Fambacher 14 GT: TPC Racing 15 Cegwa 16 GT: TPC 17 GT: The Racer's Group East 18 Krohn Racing/TRG 19 GT: Baldwin-Tafel 20 GT: Autometrics

AFTER 8 HOURS / 24 HOURS

• 1 (2) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss , 224 laps
  Dario and Marino Franchitti, Milka Duno, Dan Wheldon
• 2 (66) Pontiac Riley, Krohn Racing/TRG
• 3 (03) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi
• 4 (02) Lexus Riley, Chip Ganassi
• 5 (20) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss
• 6 (04) Pontiac Crawford, Howard-Boss
• 7 SunTrust 8 Orbit 9 Brumos 10 Doran
• GT CLASS: 16 Aussie Assault 17 Fambacher Racing 19 Orison-Planet Earth 21 TPC

2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona:

• CIRCUIT: Daytona International Speedway; 3.56 mile road course
• CARS: 62 cars total ; 30 Daytona prototypes
• TESTING: January 7-9, Daytona Test Days
• Grand Marshal: Derek Bell
• Grand American (Roger Edmondson, President): "It's the largest field of cars that we've had. Obviously people are very interested in the progress of the Daytona Prototype, but I think more importantly, the driver lineup is unparalleled in decades here at Daytona."

RACE SCHEDULE:

• Thursday, February 3:
  practice 10am; afternoon qualifying ; night practice
• Friday, February 4:
  Final qualifying - Daytona 24H
  Race - Grand-Am Cup
• Saturday, February 5:
  RACE START: Noon - Daytona 24H
• Sunday, February 6:
  RACE ENDS: Noon - Daytona 24H

ALL STAR LINE-UP IN 2005 DAYTONA 24 INCLUDES:

• 3 NASCAR champions: Kurt Busch (2004 champion), Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle
• Paul Newman - actor; team owner ;Scott Pruett / Max Papis - 2004 Grand Am champions
• Paul Tracy - Champcar champion ; Scott Dixon - Indycar champion; Cristiano da Matta - Champcar champion
• Jan Magnussen - ALM champion ; Hurley Haywood - 5 times winner; brothers Dario and Marino Franchitti

RACE RESULT, Daytona Grand-Am Cup 200

• FEB 4, 2005
• 1 Ian James and Tom Nastasi, Ford Mustang GT, Blackforest Motorsports
  NASTASI: " It was awesome. For a car to be able to drive with tires that were three hours old is just unbelievable. It's a race car. This is not something somebody built in their garage. This is a thoroughbred race car. Ford did a phenomenal job. Dan Davis and Primo Goffi really put their minds to this project and it's everything they said it would be. This car was out of the box two days ago. We have done almost nothing to it."
• 2 Scott Maxwell and David Emprigham, Multimatic Motorsports , Ford Mustang GT, +4.4s
• 3 Finlay Motorsports , BMW M3 +5.2
• 4 Automatic Racing, BMW M3 +20.9
• 5 BGB Motorsports , Porsche 996 +52
• 6 Race Prep Motorsports , Porsche 996 +57

QUALIFYING - DAYTONA 24

2005 DRIVERS - DAYTONA 24H

• include Terry Borcheller, Christian Fittipaldi, Ralf Kelleners, Paul Tracy, Scott Pruett, Max Papis, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Butch Leitzinger, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Scott Dixon, Rob and Chris Dyson, Didier Theys, Jan Magnussen, Paul Newman, Dario Franchitti, Marino Franchitti, Dan Wheldon
  
  NASCAR CHAMPIONS IN 2005 DAYTONA 24
  24 hour Rolex Daytona in 2005 will feature an all star team from Nascar Ford and Roush Racing. The reigning NASCAR champion Kurt Busch will co-drive with 2003 NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth, 2002 NASCAR Busch champion Greg Biffle. The 3 NASCAR champions will be teamed up with the 2003 Daytona 24 winner Scott Maxwell.
  BUSCH: "... One of the first things I knew about Jack Roush was his heritage in the 24-hour race at Daytona ... Now to be a member of Roush Racing with Greg (Biffle) and Matt (Kenseth), and to team up with Multimatic and Scott for this event gives me a chance to be a part of history. It's going to be an All-Star effort for this Crown Royal Special Reserve team, but there are some fantastic drivers in the Grand Am Series that we'll be competing against ... We're going to look to Scott to lead us goofy oval guys around those right turns in Daytona, but we're definitely going to have fun with it."
  BIFFLE: "... I'm privileged to have the opportunity to compete in the 2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona ... When Dan Davis approached me this summer about the opportunity, I jumped at the chance. I love road racing and while I'm excited, I'm also a little nervous about what to expect. I've never driven this type of car, so I'm anxious to get down to Daytona and do some testing, especially at night"
  MAXWELL: "... I'm excited about having a chance to run with Kurt, Matt and Greg ... I've had a lot of great teammates during my career, but having a chance to work with these three guys will be a treat. We'll have some fun, but we're going to Daytona to win."

PAUL NEWMAN: "We all like to push the envelope. I just hope the old bones can motor along Fed Ex and not Delayed Delivery. Fortunately, I'll be with a champion bunch of shoes and good race car ..."

PAPIS (Pontiac Riley): "... I went over there in '96 and nobody knew who I was, and Daytona was a business card for my American racing career. I'm really, really proud to be back there as Daytona Prototype champion and face an opposition of 30-plus cars and it's just going to be great."

PRUETT (Ganassi): "... Daytona is one of those races that Chip Ganassi wants to win. There's so many great races that he as a team owner has won, and this is one that so far has eluded him, but he just started focusing on that last season."

BORCHELLER (Bell Motorsports/FTN Doran Pontiac): "... I'm preparing personally and I've started back up with my training and just excited to be there ... I can't wait. I've also heard that there's a lot of improvements to the Speedway and I'm looking forward to seeing that.

FRANCHITTI BROTHERS
Indycar driver Dario Franchitti and his younger brother Marino will drive together for Howard Motorsports Citgo Racing team. The other team members are Tony Stewart, Jan Lammers and Dan Wheldon.

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