Rolex 24 At Daytona – Overall/Class Winners (Drivers)

Hurley Haywood and Scott Pruett have each won the Rolex 24 At Daytona five times overall, an astonishing feat considering all that goes into winning - and what could go wrong during - a day-long endurance sports car race.

But that’s just overall victories. Pruett has amassed twice that many when you look at class wins, victories awarded to those in each individual category. In addition to his five overall wins – all in Daytona Prototypes – Pruett has 10 class wins. His first Rolex 24 win came in the 1987, when he topped the GTO category with Bill Elliott, Lyn St. James and Tom Gloy in a Ford Mustang. In fact, he didn’t win the race overall until 1994, which accounted for his fifth-class victory.

In addition to his five overall wins, Haywood achieved victory in the GT2500 category in 1972, driving with Peter Gregg, the first of three wins together for the Brumos Racing pair. Gregg also has six class wins – four overall and two others.

A total of 131 drivers have topped the overall leaderboard in 55 previous runnings of the Rolex 24, and 512 have been atop their classes when the checkered flag flew.

Attached is a list of victories for every driver who has won their class in the Rolex 24 since the race’s inception in 1962, then known as the Daytona Continental.

Rolex 24 At Daytona Race Winners (By Class):

- Rolex 24 Overall/Class Winners (PDF file)

Notes of Interest:

- Andy Lally has won five times in class, the most of any driver without an overall victory. His five class wins ranks fourth all-time behind Scott Pruett, Hurley Haywood and Peter Gregg.

Sources:

- GRAND-AM Event Media Guide – Rolex 24 At Daytona

- Rolex 24 At Daytona Results – 2012-2017