{"id":497141,"date":"2017-11-22T11:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T11:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=53160"},"modified":"2023-12-10T20:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T20:48:51","slug":"classic-24-daytona-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/classic-24-daytona-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hours (2017) &#8211; Recap &#038; Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third edition of Historic Sportscar Racing\u2019s (HSR) Classic 24 at Daytona presented by IMSA concluded Sunday November 12 at Daytona International Speedway, where six different Run Group champions were crowned after a full 24 hours of racing.<\/p>\n<p>Each Run Group-winning entry was presented with a custom HSR Classic 24 Hour-specific B.R.M. Chronographes watch for their day-long achievements on the 3.56-mile DIS road course. Additionally, each of the top-finishing GT entries in Run Groups A through E also earned a B.R.M. Chronographes watch.<\/p>\n<p>Gerard Lopez and Frantz Wallenborn, driving Iconic Racing\u2019s 1969 Lola T70, took victory in Group A on cumulative scoring. It was the second-straight &#8220;HSR Classics&#8221; victory for the duo. Two other Group winners accomplished that same feat, as David Porter backed up his Classic 12 Hour win with a Classic 24 Hour victory at the wheel of his 2007 Pescarolo 01-Judd \u2014 shared with Rolex 24 winner and multiple IMSA Champion Joao Barbosa \u2014 and John Harrold, his son Ryan and KMW team owner Kevin Wheeler took his Team Mean 1979 Chevron B23\/36 to the Group B victory.<\/p>\n<p>Victory in Group C fell to Tommy Dreelan and Aaron Scott, who shared the ex-Leyton House Porsche 962 (above, photo courtesy of IMSA), while Group D produced another popular winner in Florent Moulin, who drove his 2001 Oreca-Dallara SP1-Chrysler solo to the Group D victory, topping all four of his Group\u2019s on-track segments in a convincing display.<\/p>\n<p>The final Group winner was the 1974 Porsche 911 \u2014 with 1988 Porsche 993 updates \u2014 that Mike Gaulke and Thomas Merrill co-drove to victory in the tight Group F battle.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for HSR is the Classic 12 Hour at Sebring, Pistons and Props, presented by the Alan Jay Automotive Network, November 29-December 3, 2017. The Group winners are listed below, and for further information please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsrrace.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hsrrace.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>HSR Classic 24 at Daytona Race Winners<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Cumulative Results from four races per group, in finishing order)<\/p>\n<p><u>Group A<\/u><\/p>\n<p>A-1 \u2013 Gerard Lpez\/Frantz Wallenborn \u2013 1969 Lola T70 MkIIIB<\/p>\n<p>A-2 \u2013 Gray Gregory\/Randy Buck\/Alex MacAllister \u2013 1971 Chevron B16<\/p>\n<p>A-3 \u2013 Matt Parent\/Tony Garmey \u2013 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88<\/p>\n<p>A-4 \u2013 Alan Benjamin\/Patrick Long \u2013 1968 Porsche 911 T\/R<\/p>\n<p>A-5 \u2013 Alejo Perez-Monsaluo\/Tomas Lopez-Roche \u2013 1971 Datsun 510<\/p>\n<p>A-6 \u2013 Bradley Hoyt\/Greg Thornton\/Martin Lauber \u2013 1962 Lotus 23B<\/p>\n<p><u>Group B<\/u><\/p>\n<p>B-4 \u2013 Ryan &amp; John Harrold\/Kevin Wheeler \u2013 1979 Chevron B23\/36<\/p>\n<p>B-2 \u2013 Dieter Quester\/Luca Riccitelli \u2013 1979 BMW M1 Procar<\/p>\n<p>B-3 \u2013 Alan Terpins \u2013 1975 Porsche 911 RSR<\/p>\n<p>B-1 \u2013 Mike &amp; Dave Smith \u2013 1980 Porsche 935 K3<\/p>\n<p><u>Group C<\/u><\/p>\n<p>C-1 \u2013 Tommy Dreelan\/Aaron Scott \u2013 1987 Porsche 962<\/p>\n<p>C-2 \u2013 John Higgins\/Charles Monk \u2013 1985 Porsche Fabcar<\/p>\n<p>C-5 \u2013 Robert Ames \u2013 1993 Porsche 964 RS America<\/p>\n<p>C-3 \u2013 Bill Heifner \u2013 1992 Porsche 964 Cup<\/p>\n<p><u>Group D<\/u><\/p>\n<p>D-1 \u2013 Florent Moulin \u2013 2001 Oreca-Dallara SP1<\/p>\n<p>D-2 \u2013 Mark Brannon\/Nigel Greensall \u2013 2006 Riley &amp; Scott MkIII<\/p>\n<p>D-3 \u2013 Steve Cohen\/Ray Snowden \u2013 1995 Oldsmobile Aurora GTS<\/p>\n<p>D-4 &#8211; Kent Hussey\/Reese Cox\/Neville Agass \u2013 1994 Saleen Mustang<\/p>\n<p>D-5 \u2013 Paul Phillips\/Andy Mollison \u2013 2001 Porsche 996 GT3 RS<\/p>\n<p>D-7 \u2013 Michael Geldart \u2013 2011 Ford Mustang GT<\/p>\n<p>D-6 \u2013 Kees Nieerop\/Steven Allaire \u2013 2003 Porsche 996 Cup<\/p>\n<p><u>Group E<\/u><\/p>\n<p>E-1 &#8211; David Porter\/Joao Barbosa \u2013 2007 Pescarolo 01-Judd<\/p>\n<p>E-2 \u2013 John Reisman\/Eric Curran \u2013 2010 Coyote Corvette DP<\/p>\n<p>E-7 \u2013 Niki Leutweiler\/Michel Frey \u2013 2015 Oreca 03<\/p>\n<p>E-5 \u2013 Marc Montour\/Louis-Philipe Montour \u2013 2016 Aston Martin Vantage GT3<\/p>\n<p>E-4 \u2013 Brad Jaeger\/Lyn St. James\/Memo Gidley \u2013 2008 Ford GT Mk7<\/p>\n<p>E-6 \u2013 Brad Blum\/Ron Zitza \u2013 2006 Porsche 996.2 Cup<\/p>\n<p>E-3 \u2013 A.J. Henricksen\/Adam Andretti \u2013 2008 Chevrolet Corvette C6<\/p>\n<p><u>Group F<\/u><\/p>\n<p>F-2 \u2013 Mike Gaulke\/Thomas Merrill \u2013 1974\/88 Porsche 911\/993<\/p>\n<p>F-4 \u2013 Richard Stuart Milne\/Pablo Peon \u2013 1973 Porsche 911 RSR<\/p>\n<p>F-5 \u2013 Daniel Caggiano\/Luis Ortiz Basualdo \u2013 1974 Porsche 914\/6<\/p>\n<p>F-3 \u2013 Pete Stolz\/Jim Victor \u2013 1973 Porsche 911 RSR<\/p>\n<p>F-6 \u2013 Philip Needs\/Dale LaGasse \u2013 1966 Lotus Elan<\/p>\n<p>F-1 \u2013 Ti Gaffney\/Neil Primrose \u2013 1978 Lola T492<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third edition of Historic Sportscar Racing\u2019s (HSR) Classic 24 at Daytona presented by IMSA concluded Sunday November 12 at Daytona International Speedway, where six different Run Group champions were crowned after a full 24 hours of racing. Each Run Group-winning entry was presented with a custom HSR Classic 24 Hour-specific B.R.M. 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