1984 24 Hours of Daytona

1984 24 Hours of Daytona

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The 22nd Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona Camel GT was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 4–5, 1984 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1984 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 00 Kreepy Krauly Racing March 83G driven by Sarel van der Merwe, Graham Duxbury, and Tony Martin. Victory in the GTO class went to the No. 4 Statagraph/Piedmont Chevrolet Camaro driven by Billy Hagan, Terry Labonte, and Gene Felton. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 76 Malibu Grand Prix Mazda RX-7 driven by Ira Young, Bob Reed, Jack Baldwin, and Jim Cook.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	GTP	00	Kreepy Krauly Racing	Sarel van der Merwe Graham Duxbury Tony Martin	March 83G	640
2	GTP	6	Henn's Swap Shop Racing	A. J. Foyt Bob Wollek Derek Bell	Porsche 935	631
3	GTP	44	Group 44	Doc Bundy David Hobbs Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJR-5	612
4	GTP	86	Bayside Disposal Racing	Al Holbert Claude Ballot-Léna Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven	Porsche 935	604
5	GTP	9	La Jolla Trading Group	Wayne Baker Jim Mullen Tom Blackaller	Porsche 935	602
6	GTO	4	Statagraph/Piedmont	Billy Hagan Terry Labonte Gene Felton	Chevrolet Camaro	588
7	GTP	29	CAM Motorsports	John Cooper Bob Evans Paul Smith	Nimrod NRA/C2	587
8	GTP	2	Leon Bros. Racing	Al Leon Art Leon Terry Wolters	March 84G	580
9	GTP	63	RGP 500 Racing	Jim Downing John Maffucci Whitney Ganz	Argo JM16	579
10	GTO	09	Van Every Racing	Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	579
11	GTP	45	Conte Racing	John Morton Bob Lobenberg Tony Garcia	Lola T600	578
12	GTU	76	Malibu Grand Prix	Ira Young Bob Reed Jack Baldwin Jim Cook	Mazda RX-7	574
13	GTU	7	E. J. Pruitt & Sons	Blake Pridgen Rusty Bond Ren Tilton	Porsche 911	571
14	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto/Tech	Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Danny Smith	Mazda RX-7	569
15	GTO	92	Brumos Racing	Richard Attwood Vic Elford Howard Meister Bob Hagestad	Porsche 928	569
16	GTP	28	Ray Mallock Racing	Ray Mallock Drake Olson John Sheldon	Nimrod NRA/C2	562
17	GTP	68	BFGoodrich	Pete Halsmer Dieter Quester Ron Grable Rick Knoop	Lola T616	562
18	GTU	66	Mike Meyer Racing	Jack Dunham Paul Lewis Jeff Kline	Mazda RX-7	553
19	GTP	24	Pegasus Racing	Bobby Hefner Jack Griffin Hugo Gralia	Porsche 935	547
20	GTU	82	Firestone	Lee Mueller John Casey Terry Visger	Mazda RX-7	542
21	GTU	87	Performance Motorsports	Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Schneider Ken Williams	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	529
22	GTP	18	Fomfor Racing	"Fomfor" Albert Naon Diego Montoya	Sauber C7	509
23	GTU	55	Preston & Son Enterprises	Richard Stevens Mark Brainard Don Herman	Mazda RX-7	494
24	GTP	04	Group 44	Bill Adam Pat Bedard Brian Redman	Jaguar XJR-5	481
25	GTO	43	Walker-Brown Racing	Paul Davey Diego Montoya Brian Goellnicht	BMW M1	477
26	GTP	05	Hi-Tech Racing	Miguel Morejon Fernando Garcia Tico Almeida	Porsche 935	470
27	GTO	35	Team Dallas	Margie Smith-Haas Paul Gilgan John Zouzelka	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	463
28	GTU	37	Vero Racing Ent.	Tom Burdsall Nort Northam Peter Welter	Mazda RX-7	433
29	GTP	03	Mason Racing	Herb Adams Kim Mason Jerry Thompson	Chevrolet Monza	432
30	GTU	32	Lee Industries/Alderman Datsun	Lew Price George Alderman Carson Baird	Datsun 280ZX	409
31 DNF	GTP	67	BFGoodrich	Jim Busby Rick Knoop Boy Hayje	Lola T616	391
32	GTO	40	Bieri Racing	Uli Bieri Angelo Pallavicini Matt Gysler	BMW M1	384
33	GTO	01	THR Foreign Car	George Hulse Pat Lott Jerry Kennedy Michael DeFontes	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	356
34 DNF	GTO	61	Deco Sales Associates	Brent O'Neill Don Courtney Luis Sereix	Chevrolet Monza	336
35 DNF	GTO	02	OMR Engines	William Gelles Mike Brummer Steve Cohen	Chevrolet Camaro	330
36 DNF	GTU	17	Al Bacon Racing	Al Bacon Dennis Krueger Charles Guest	Mazda RX-7	326
37 DNF	GTU	27	Scuderia Rosso	Jim Fowells Steve Potter Ray Mummery	Mazda RX-7	324
38	GTO	77	Southern Racing Promins	Gary Baker Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet Corvette	316
39 DNF	GTU	99	All American Racers	Chris Cord Jim Adams	Toyota Celica	292
40 DNF	GTO	22	Oftedahl Racing	George Schwarz Craig Allen Richard Spenard	Pontiac Firebird	290
41 DNF	GTO	46	Tycos Racing	Paul Fassler Frank Jellinek Jerry Molnar	Pontiac Firebird	271
42 DNF	GTO	26	Zabatt	Tom Nehl Jerry Hansen Nelson Silcox	Chevrolet Corvette	270
43 DNF	GTU	90	901 Shop	Mike Schaefer Jeff Andretti Nick Nicholson Jack Refenning	Porsche 911 SC	258
44 DNF	GTO	53	Daytona Racing	Robert Overby Don Bell Charles Pelz	Pontiac Firebird	245
45 DNF	GTO	75	Bob Gregg Racing	Bob Young Joe Varde Bob Gregg	Chevrolet Camaro	245
46 DNF	GTO	41	Starved Rock Ledge	Rusty Schmidt Scott Schmidt Max Schmidt	Chevrolet Corvette	245
47 DNF	GTP	97	Tide & Mosler Racing	Steve Shelton Tom Shelton	Ferrari 512 BB	242
48 DNF	GTU	79	Whitehall/Promotions	Bob Bergstrom Innes Ireland Tom Winters	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	236
49 DNF	GTP	19	Performance Motorcar	Jack Miller Carlos Ramirez Vicki Smith	Nimrod NRA/C2	235
50 DNF	GTP	11	Dillon Enterprises	Joe Ruttman Mike Laws Don Schoenfeld Tich Richmond	Chevrolet Camaro	227
51 DNF	GTO	8	Rennsport Enterprise	Jack Lewis Bob Beasley John Ashford	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	220
52 DNF	GTU	51	Chris Wilder	Chris Wilder Dennis DeFranceschi Buz McCall	Porsche 911	212
53 DNF	GTO	54	Bob Copeman	Bruce Redding H. J. Long Bob Copeman Jerry Jolly	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	197
54 DNF	GTP	70	Z&W Motorsports	David Weitzenhof David Loring Pierre Honegger	Mazda GTP	187
55 DNF	GTP	3	Pegasus Racing	Ken Madren Wayne Pickering M. L. Speer	March 84G	186
56 DNF	GTP	5	Bob Akin Motor Racing	Bob Akin John O'Steen Bobby Rahal	Porsche 935	181
57 DNF	GTO	85	Latino Racing	Kikos Fonseca Carlos Fallas "Jamsal"	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	179
58 DNF	GTU	10	Dave White Racing	Jerry Kendall Bill Johnson Dave White	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	162
59 DNF	GTU	60	Team Morrison	Jim Cook Tommy Morrison Tony Swan	Mazda RX-7	162
60 DNF	GTO	39	Luger Reality	Roy Newsome Bobby Diehl Dale Kreider Luis Sereix	Chevrolet Corvette	157
61 DNF	GTO	73	Howey Farms	Clark Howey David Crabtree Tracy Wolf	Chevrolet Camaro	150
62 DNF	GTO	47	Dingman Bros. Racing	Walt Bohren Billy Dingman Roger Bighouse	Chevrolet Corvette	135
63 DNF	GTP	16	Marty Hinze Racing	Randy Lanier Marty Hinze Bill Whittington	March 83G	131
64 DNF	GTU	93	Mid-O Racing	Kelly Marsh Don Marsh Ron Pawley	Mazda RX-7	129
65 DNF	GTO	57	Diego Febles Racing	Diego Febles Tato Ferrer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	127
66 DNF	GTP	1	Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti	Porsche 962	127
67 DNF	GTO	72	Centurian Auto Transport	Tommy Riggins Les Delano Andy Petery	Chevrolet Camaro	126
68 DNF	GTO	21	Oftedahl Racing	Mike Field Jack Newsum Rob McFarlin	Pontiac Firebird	118
69 DNF	GTU	58	El Salvador Racing	Jim Trueman Deborah Gregg Alfredo Mena	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	110
70 DNF	GTP	07	Heimrath Racing	Ludwig Heimrath Ludwig Heimrath Jr.	Porsche 930	90
71 DNF	GTO	49	Comp. Fiberglass	Mitchell Bender Bard Boand Brian Utt Phil Currin	Chevrolet Corvette	66
72 DNF	GTO	20	Paul Canary Racing	Paul Canary Jim Sanborn Victor Gonzalez	Chevrolet Corvette	64
73 DNF	GTP	25T	Red Lobster Racing	Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Mauricio de Narváez	March 83G	60
74 DNF	GTO	94	Tangent Racing	Bill Gardner Ronnie Sanders James Durovy	Pontiac Firebird	52
75 DNF	GTO	88	Motorsport Marketing	Ken Murray R. J. Valentine Bob Barnett	Chevrolet Camaro	51
76 DNF	GTU	98	All American Racers	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Mike Chandler Dennis Aase	Toyota Celica	49
77 DNF	GTO	91	Walter Johnston	Del Russo Taylor Larry Figaro Enrique Novella	Pontiac Firebird	38
78 DNF	GTO	33	K&P Racing	Karl Keck William Wessel Allan Chastain	Chevrolet Corvette	38
79 DNF	GTP	15	Kalagian Ardisana	John Kalagian John Lloyd John Mills	Lola T600	27
80 DNF	GTU	23	New Raytown Datsun	Frank Carney Dick Davenport Bob Hindson	Datsun 200SX	25
81 DNF	GTU	84	Auto-Line Motorsport	Clay Young Doug Grunnet Jim Burt	Pontiac Fiero	19
82 DNF	GTU	13	Rubino Racing	Frank Rubino Jose Rodriguez Dennis Vitolo	Mazda RX-7	17
DNQ	GTU	69	John Hofstra	John Hofstra George Shafer Peter Uria	Porsche 911	-
DNQ	GTU	81	Diamond Racing	John Saucier Ronnie Franklin Chuck Gravel	Datsun Z	-
DNQ	GTU	42	Ken Moore	Robin Boone H. J. Long Rich Bontempi	Porsche 911	-
DNQ	GTO	83	Diamond Racing	Mike Gassaway Steve Pfeifer Bob Tayar	Chevrolet Camaro	-
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