2006 24 Hours of Daytona


The 2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 28-29, 2006 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2006 Rolex Sports Car Series. The overall winner of the race was the No. 02 Chip Ganassi/Felix Sabates owned Lexus-Riley Mk XI driven by Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, and Casey Mears. The GT class was won by No. 36 Porsche 996 GT3 Cup from TPC Racing, driven by Randy Pobst, Spencer Pumpelly, Michael Levitas, and Ian Baas.

Race results

Class Winners in bold.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineLaps
1DP02 Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Dixon
Dan Wheldon
Casey Mears
Riley Mk XI734
1DP02 Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Dixon
Dan Wheldon
Casey Mears
Lexus 5.0 L V8734
2DP60 Michael Shank Racing Oswaldo Negri, Jr.
Mark Patterson
A. J. Allmendinger
Justin Wilson
Riley Mk XI733
2DP60 Michael Shank Racing Oswaldo Negri, Jr.
Mark Patterson
A. J. Allmendinger
Justin Wilson
Lexus 5.0 L V8733
3DP23 Alex Job Racing/Emory Motorsports Patrick Long
Mike Rockenfeller
Lucas Luhr
Crawford DP03731
3DP23 Alex Job Racing/Emory Motorsports Patrick Long
Mike Rockenfeller
Lucas Luhr
Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6731
4DP58 Red Bull/Brumos Porsche David Donohue
Darren Law
Sascha Maassen
Fabcar FDSC/03730
4DP58 Red Bull/Brumos Porsche David Donohue
Darren Law
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6730
5DP75 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jönsson
Jörg Bergmeister
Colin Braun
Riley Mk XI717
5DP75 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jönsson
Jörg Bergmeister
Colin Braun
Pontiac 5.0 L V8717
6DP19 Playboy/Uniden Racing Memo Gidley
Michael McDowell
Alex Barron
Crawford DP03716
6DP19 Playboy/Uniden Racing Memo Gidley
Michael McDowell
Alex Barron
Ford 5.0 L V8716
7DP77 Feeds The Need/Doran Racing Forest Barber
Terry Borcheller
Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Harrison Brix
Doran JE4703
7DP77 Feeds The Need/Doran Racing Forest Barber
Terry Borcheller
Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Harrison Brix
Ford 5.0 L V8703
8DP7 CITGO Racing by SAMAX Dario Franchitti
Milka Duno
Marino Franchitti
Kevin McGarrity
Riley Mk XI695
8DP7 CITGO Racing by SAMAX Dario Franchitti
Milka Duno
Marino Franchitti
Kevin McGarrity
Pontiac 5.0 L V8695
9GT36 TPC Racing Randy Pobst
Spencer Pumpelly
Michael Levitas
Ian Baas
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup691
9GT36 TPC Racing Randy Pobst
Spencer Pumpelly
Michael Levitas
Ian Baas
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6691
10GT65 TRG Andy Lally
Marc Bunting
Richard Valentine
Johnny O'Connell
Pontiac GTO.R688
10GT65 TRG Andy Lally
Marc Bunting
Richard Valentine
Johnny O'Connell
Pontiac LS2 6.0 L V8688
11DP28 Finlay Motorsports Michael Valiante
Rob Finlay
Bryan Herta
Buddy Rice
Crawford DP03684
11DP28 Finlay Motorsports Michael Valiante
Rob Finlay
Bryan Herta
Buddy Rice
Ford 5.0 L V8684
12GT82 Farnbacher Racing/Farnbacher Loles Dirk Werner
Dieter Quester
Philipp Peter
Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup683
12GT82 Farnbacher Racing/Farnbacher Loles Dirk Werner
Dieter Quester
Philipp Peter
Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6683
13GT66 TRG Stéphane Ortelli
Robert Nearn
Cyrille Sauvage
Steve Johnson
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup678
13GT66 TRG Stéphane Ortelli
Robert Nearn
Cyrille Sauvage
Steve Johnson
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6678
14DP16 Howard-Boss Motorsports Chris Dyson
Rob Dyson
Oliver Gavin
Guy Smith
Crawford DP03675
14DP16 Howard-Boss Motorsports Chris Dyson
Rob Dyson
Oliver Gavin
Guy Smith
Pontiac 5.0 L V8675
15GT83 Farnbacher Loles/Orbit Racing Dominik Farnbacher
Mike Fitzgerald
Pierre Ehret
Marc Basseng
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup671
15GT83 Farnbacher Loles/Orbit Racing Dominik Farnbacher
Mike Fitzgerald
Pierre Ehret
Marc Basseng
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6671
16GT72 Tafel Racing Wolf Henzler
Robin Liddell
Johannes van Overbeek
Graham Rahal
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup670
16GT72 Tafel Racing Wolf Henzler
Robin Liddell
Johannes van Overbeek
Graham Rahal
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6670
17
DNF
DP39 Cheever Racing Christian Fittipaldi
Eddie Cheever
Patrick Carpentier
Crawford DP03669
17
DNF
DP39 Cheever Racing Christian Fittipaldi
Eddie Cheever
Patrick Carpentier
Lexus 5.0 L V8669
18GT17 SAMAX Johnny Mowlem
Lance Arnold
Bryan Sellers
David Shep
Jan Seyffarth
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup663
18GT17 SAMAX Johnny Mowlem
Lance Arnold
Bryan Sellers
David Shep
Jan Seyffarth
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6663
19GT00 TZ Motorsports Ron Zitza
James Thomason Jr.
Tim Lewis Jr.
Kevin Wheeler
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup655
19GT00 TZ Motorsports Ron Zitza
James Thomason Jr.
Tim Lewis Jr.
Kevin Wheeler
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6655
20GT41 Team Sahlen Wayne Nonnamaker
Joe Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker
Victor Gonzalez Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup653
20GT41 Team Sahlen Wayne Nonnamaker
Joe Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker
Victor Gonzalez Jr.
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6653
21GT22 Fiorano Racing Jean-Francois Dumoulin
Nick Longhi
Emil Assentato
Lonnie Pechnik
Jep Thornton
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup651
21GT22 Fiorano Racing Jean-Francois Dumoulin
Nick Longhi
Emil Assentato
Lonnie Pechnik
Jep Thornton
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6651
22DP51 Cheever Racing Stefan Johansson
Warren Hughes
Thomas Erdos
Crawford DP03645
22DP51 Cheever Racing Stefan Johansson
Warren Hughes
Thomas Erdos
Lexus 5.0 L V8645
23GT93 TPC Racing Tony Ave
Rob Stewart
Dave Stewart
Bob Gilbert
Gary Stewart
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup636
23GT93 TPC Racing Tony Ave
Rob Stewart
Dave Stewart
Bob Gilbert
Gary Stewart
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6636
24DP99 GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing Alex Gurney
Bob Stallings
Jimmy Vasser
Rocky Moran, Jr.
Riley Mk XI635
24DP99 GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing Alex Gurney
Bob Stallings
Jimmy Vasser
Rocky Moran, Jr.
Pontiac 5.0 L V8635
25GT74 Tafel Racing Andrew Davis
Charles Espenlaub
Eric Lux
Jim Tafel
Michael Cawley
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup634
25GT74 Tafel Racing Andrew Davis
Charles Espenlaub
Eric Lux
Jim Tafel
Michael Cawley
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6634
26GT64 TRG Paul Edwards
Kelly Collins
Andy Pilgrim
Jan Magnussen
Pontiac GTO.R633
26GT64 TRG Paul Edwards
Kelly Collins
Andy Pilgrim
Jan Magnussen
Pontiac LS2 6.0 L V8633
27GT67 TRG Patrick Flanagan
Bohdan Kroczek
Bill Keith
Marc Bullock
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup625
27GT67 TRG Patrick Flanagan
Bohdan Kroczek
Bill Keith
Marc Bullock
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6625
28GT46 Michael Baughman Racing Ray Mason
Michael Baughman
John Connolly
Frank Del Vecchio
Bryan Collyer
Chevrolet Corvette C5623
28GT46 Michael Baughman Racing Ray Mason
Michael Baughman
John Connolly
Frank Del Vecchio
Bryan Collyer
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8623
29DP40 Derhaag Motorsports Ron Fellows
Randy Ruhlman
Chris Bingham
Justin Bell
Riley Mk XI620
29DP40 Derhaag Motorsports Ron Fellows
Randy Ruhlman
Chris Bingham
Justin Bell
Pontiac 5.0 L V8620
30DP4 Howard-Boss Motorsports Andy Wallace
Butch Leitzinger
Tony Stewart
Crawford DP03593
30DP4 Howard-Boss Motorsports Andy Wallace
Butch Leitzinger
Tony Stewart
Pontiac 5.0 L V8593
31GT05 Sigalsport BMW Bill Auberlen
Matthew Alhadeff
Tommy Milner
Justin Marks
Gene Sigal
BMW M3 E46592
31GT05 Sigalsport BMW Bill Auberlen
Matthew Alhadeff
Tommy Milner
Justin Marks
Gene Sigal
BMW 3.2 L I6592
32GT81 Synergy Racing John Pew
Steve Marshall
Hal Prewitt
Danny Marshall
Ben McCrackin
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup589
32GT81 Synergy Racing John Pew
Steve Marshall
Hal Prewitt
Danny Marshall
Ben McCrackin
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6589
33GT06 Banner Racing Tommy Archer
Leighton Reese
Russ Oasis
Dino Crescentini
Chevrolet Corvette C6589
33GT06 Banner Racing Tommy Archer
Leighton Reese
Russ Oasis
Dino Crescentini
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8589
34
DNF
DP5 Essex Racing Duncan Dayton
Rick Knoop
Brian DeVries
Jim Matthews
James Gue
Crawford DP03585
34
DNF
DP5 Essex Racing Duncan Dayton
Rick Knoop
Brian DeVries
Jim Matthews
James Gue
Ford 5.0 L V8585
35
DNF
DP09 Spirit of Daytona Racing Bobby Labonte
Doug Goad
Harold Primat
Larry Oberto
Crawford DP03572
35
DNF
DP09 Spirit of Daytona Racing Bobby Labonte
Doug Goad
Harold Primat
Larry Oberto
Pontiac 5.0 L V8572
36
DNF
DP59 Brumos Porsche J. C. France
João Barbosa
Ted Christopher
Hurley Haywood
Fabcar FDSC/03559
36
DNF
DP59 Brumos Porsche J. C. France
João Barbosa
Ted Christopher
Hurley Haywood
Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6559
37GT68 TRG Jim Pace
Revere Greist
Jim Lowe
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup555
37GT68 TRG Jim Pace
Revere Greist
Jim Lowe
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6555
38DP3 Southard Motorsports Shane Lewis
Kris Szekeres
Randy LaJoie
Tony Burgess
Riely Mk XI548
38DP3 Southard Motorsports Shane Lewis
Kris Szekeres
Randy LaJoie
Tony Burgess
BMW 5.0 L V8548
39
DNF
DP01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates Scott Pruett
Luis Díaz
Max Papis
Riley Mk XI510
39
DNF
DP01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates Scott Pruett
Luis Díaz
Max Papis
Lexus 5.0 L V8510
40GT87 Synergy Racing Dave Gaylord
Wes Hill
Ken Hill
Will Diefenbach
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup503
40GT87 Synergy Racing Dave Gaylord
Wes Hill
Ken Hill
Will Diefenbach
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6503
41GT43 Team Sahlen Wes Allen
Eddie Hennessy
Jim Michaelian
Manuel Matos
Wayne Nonnamaker
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup435
41GT43 Team Sahlen Wes Allen
Eddie Hennessy
Jim Michaelian
Manuel Matos
Wayne Nonnamaker
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6435
42
DNF
DP11 Tuttle Team Racing Brian Tuttle
Kyle Petty
Boris Said
Riley Mk XI415
42
DNF
DP11 Tuttle Team Racing Brian Tuttle
Kyle Petty
Boris Said
BMW 5.0 L V8415
43
DNF
DP84 Robinson Racing Wally Dallenbach Jr.
George Robinson
Paul Dallenbach
Darin Brassfield
Riley Mk XI413
43
DNF
DP84 Robinson Racing Wally Dallenbach Jr.
George Robinson
Paul Dallenbach
Darin Brassfield
Pontiac 5.0 L V8413
44
DNF
DP89 Pacific Coast Motorsports Ryan Dalziel
Jon Fogarty
Alex Figge
David Empringham
Riley Mk XI301
44
DNF
DP89 Pacific Coast Motorsports Ryan Dalziel
Jon Fogarty
Alex Figge
David Empringham
Pontiac 5.0 L V8301
45GT80 Synergy Racing David Murry
Leh Keen
Craig Stanton
Xavier Pompidou
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup299
45GT80 Synergy Racing David Murry
Leh Keen
Craig Stanton
Xavier Pompidou
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6299
46
DNF
GT69 TRG Josh Vargo
Jake Vargo
Mark Herrington
Brady Refenning
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup287
46
DNF
GT69 TRG Josh Vargo
Jake Vargo
Mark Herrington
Brady Refenning
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6287
47
DNF
GT70 Speedsource Sylvain Tremblay
David Haskell
Jeff Altenburg
Nick Ham
Mazda RX-8284
47
DNF
GT70 Speedsource Sylvain Tremblay
David Haskell
Jeff Altenburg
Nick Ham
Mazda 1.3 L RENESIS284
48
DNF
GT71 SAMAX/Doncaster Racing David Lacey
Brent Martini
Greg Wilkins
Mark Wilkins
Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup278
48
DNF
GT71 SAMAX/Doncaster Racing David Lacey
Brent Martini
Greg Wilkins
Mark Wilkins
Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6278
49
DNF
GT57 Stevenson Motorsports Vic Rice
Tommy Riggins
John Stevenson
Spencer Trenery
Dominic Cicero II
Chevrolet Corvette C6278
49
DNF
GT57 Stevenson Motorsports Vic Rice
Tommy Riggins
John Stevenson
Spencer Trenery
Dominic Cicero II
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8278
50
DNF
DP2 Howard-Boss Motorsports Jan Lammers
Danica Patrick
Allan McNish
Rusty Wallace
Crawford DP03273
50
DNF
DP2 Howard-Boss Motorsports Jan Lammers
Danica Patrick
Allan McNish
Rusty Wallace
Pontiac 5.0 L V8273
51
DNF
DP8 Synergy Racing Brian Frisselle
Burt Frisselle
Clint Field
Patrick Huisman
Doran JE4206
51
DNF
DP8 Synergy Racing Brian Frisselle
Burt Frisselle
Clint Field
Patrick Huisman
Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6206
52
DNF
DP12 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández
Mário Haberfeld
Scott Sharp
Riley Mk XI187
52
DNF
DP12 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández
Mário Haberfeld
Scott Sharp
Pontiac 5.0 L V8187
53
DNF
GT48 WTF Engineering Toni Seiler
Robert Dubler
Hans Hauser
Michael DeFontes
Kurt Thiel
Chevrolet Corvette C5174
53
DNF
GT48 WTF Engineering Toni Seiler
Robert Dubler
Hans Hauser
Michael DeFontes
Kurt Thiel
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8174
54
DNF
DP6 Graydon Elliott Fusion Racing with MSR Paul Tracy
Paul Mears, Jr.
Mike Borkowski
Ken Wilden
Riley Mk XI168
54
DNF
DP6 Graydon Elliott Fusion Racing with MSR Paul Tracy
Paul Mears, Jr.
Mike Borkowski
Ken Wilden
Lexus 5.0 L V8168
55
DNF
GT21 Matt Connolly Motorsports Gerald Van Uitert
Matt Connolly
Carlos de Quesada
Rick Sutherland
Tom Sutherland
BMW M3 E46159
55
DNF
GT21 Matt Connolly Motorsports Gerald Van Uitert
Matt Connolly
Carlos de Quesada
Rick Sutherland
Tom Sutherland
BMW 3.2 L I6159
56
DNF
DP78 Doran Racing B. J. Zacharias
Sébastien Bourdais
Raul Boesel
Doran JE4156
56
DNF
DP78Ford 5.0 L V8 B. J. Zacharias
Sébastien Bourdais
Raul Boesel
-156
57
DNF
DP10 SunTrust Racing Wayne Taylor
Emmanuel Collard
Max Angelelli
Ryan Briscoe
Riley Mk XI123
57
DNF
DP10 SunTrust Racing Wayne Taylor
Emmanuel Collard
Max Angelelli
Ryan Briscoe
Pontiac 5.0 L V8123
58
DNF
GT52 Mastercar Constantino Bertuzzi
Luis Monzón
Bo McCormick
Philipp Baron
Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge118
58
DNF
GT52 Mastercar Constantino Bertuzzi
Luis Monzón
Bo McCormick
Philipp Baron
Ferrari 3.6 L V8118
59
DNF
GT15 Autometrics Motorsports Cory Friedman
Patrick Small
Mac McGehee
Bill Martin
Tony Herring
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup104
59
DNF
GTPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Autometrics Motorsports Cory Friedman
Patrick Small
Mac McGehee
Bill Martin
Tony Herring
-104
60
DNF
GT55 ASC Motorsports Zach Arnold
John Miller
Eric Koselke
Jay Poscente
Mark Montgomery
Chevrolet Corvette C6103
60
DNF
GT55 ASC Motorsports Zach Arnold
John Miller
Eric Koselke
Jay Poscente
Mark Montgomery
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8103
61
DNF
GT24 Matt Connolly Motorsports Brian O'Shaughnessy
Bill Cotter
Tom Malloy
Jacob Shalit
Billy Johnson
BMW M3 E46101
61
DNF
GT24 Matt Connolly Motorsports Brian O'Shaughnessy
Bill Cotter
Tom Malloy
Jacob Shalit
Billy Johnson
BMW 3.2 L I6101
62
DNF
GT63 Team Spencer Motorsports Dennis Spencer
Scott Spencer
Roger Mandeville
Rich Grupp
Gary Drummond
Mazda RX-8101
62
DNF
GT63 Team Spencer Motorsports Dennis Spencer
Scott Spencer
Roger Mandeville
Rich Grupp
Gary Drummond
Mazda 1.3 L RENESIS101
63
DNF
GT08 Goldin Brothers Racing Steve Goldin
Keith Goldin
Scott Finlay
Scott Richards
Kurt Thiel
Mazda RX-848
63
DNF
GT08 Goldin Brothers Racing Steve Goldin
Keith Goldin
Scott Finlay
Scott Richards
Kurt Thiel
Mazda 1.3 L RENESIS48
64
DNF
GT04 Sigalsport BMW Gene Sigal
Peter MacLeod
Miroslav Konôpka
Blake Rosser
BMW M3 E4634
64
DNF
GT04 Sigalsport BMW Gene Sigal
Peter MacLeod
Miroslav Konôpka
Blake Rosser
BMW 3.2 L I634
65
DNF
GT86 Synergy Racing Don Kitch
Chris Pennington
Don Gagne
Chris Pallis
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup17
65
DNF
GT86 Synergy Racing Don Kitch
Chris Pennington
Don Gagne
Chris Pallis
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-617
66
DNF
DP50 Blackforest Motorsports Henry Zogaib
Ian James
Tom Nastasi
Chris Gleason
Crawford DP035
66
DNF
DP50 Blackforest Motorsports Henry Zogaib
Ian James
Tom Nastasi
Chris Gleason
Ford 5.0 L V85

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