When the checkered flag fell in the 48th Rolex 24 At Daytona, it was the No. 9 Action Express Racing Porsche that took victory. Team drivers, Mike Rockenfeller, Ryan Dalziel, Joao Barbosa and Terry Borcheller completed the prestigious, grueling 24 hour endurance race without any major incidents.
The newly formed team- which was a composit of the 2009 second Brumos Porsche team car along with some new personnel drove a Riley chassis-Porsche Cayenne V8 powered prototype to victory lane in its season début. Although instead of utilizing the new flat six Porsche power plant, the team opted to use a privately built 2009 Porsche V8 engine. No doubt guaranteed to be the chagrin of the Porsche factory!
This marks Porsche’s 21st overall win at the Daytona endurance classic event. Additional Porsche stats at Daytona show an impressive 62 class wins and 36 victories for the famed 911. Porsche also have the most consecutive wins- at 20 from 1966 to 1987 and the most 1-2 finishes at Daytona with 11.
First Daytona win | 1966
First overall Daytona win | 1968
Total overall Daytona wins | 21
Total class Daytona wins | 62
Porsche 911 Daytona wins | 36
1-2 overall’s at the Daytona 24-Hours | 11
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