24 Hours of Daytona: The #27 Doran Lista Judd Dallara took the lead in the 20th hour from the #37 Intersport Racing Judd Lola and stayed in front the rest of the way to capture the 40th anniversary of thee Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team of Didier Theys, Fredy Lienhard, Max Papis and Mauro Baldi claimed the victory in the twice-around-the-clock event by a margin of six laps over the runner-up #36 Jim Matthews Racing Elan Riley & Scott driven by Guy Smith, Jim Matthews, Scott Sharp and Robby Gordon. The winner’s average speed was 106.142 mph. #8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione Nissan Lola with drivers Anthony Lazzaro, Bill Rand, Terry Borcheller and Ralf Kelleners, finished third overall and captured the SportsRacing Prototype II class. Led by Paul Gentilozzi, the #3 Rocketsports Racing Jaguar captured the GTS class while the #66 The Racer’s Group won the GT class. In the AGT class, the #09 Corvette fielded by Flis Motorsports dominated the competition to capture its first class win in the Rolex 24. Besides Gordon’s runner-up finish, some other Winston Cup veterans had some success in the Rolex 24. Kyle Petty, who shared the driving duties on the #43 Orbit Racing Porsche with Peter Baron, Mike Borkowski, and Leo Hindery, finished sixth in the GT class and 14th overall. Derrike Cope, who was part of the driver team on the #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington, finished 14th in the GT class and 25th overall.(DIS PR) more info at the Daytona Beach News Journal/24 Hours site(2-3-2002)
