Entry List for 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona

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Prototype Class

Car #

Drivers

Race Organization

Sponsor

Car Type

Engine

Memo Rojas / Mexico City, Mexico

Claro / TracFone DeltaWing Racing

Claro / TracFone

DeltaWing DWC13

Elan

Katherine Legge / Guildford, United Kingdom

Gabby Chaves / Bogota, Colombia

Andy Meyrick / Cheshire, England

Scott Sharp / West Palm Beach, FL

Tequila Patron ESM

Tequila Patron

Honda HPD ARX

Honda

Ryan Dalziel / Orlando, FL

David Heinemeier Hansson / Copenhagen, Denmark

Ed Brown / Boca Raton, FL

Tequila Patron ESM

Tequila Patron

Honda HPD ARX

Honda

Johannes van Overbeek / Oakland, CA

Jon Fogarty / Bend, OR

Joao Barbosa / Porto, Portugal

Action Express Racing

Mustang Sampling

Corvette DP

Chevrolet

Christian Fittipaldi / Sao Paolo, Brazil

Sébastien Bourdais / Le Mans, France

Brendon Hartley / Palmerston North, New Zealand

Starworks Motorsport

Martini

Riley DP

BMW Power

Rubens Barrichello / São Paulo , Brazil

Ryan Hunter-Reay / Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tor Graves / Thailand

Scott Mayer / Franklin, WI

Jordan Taylor / Apopka, FL

No. 10 Konica Minolta Corvette DP for

Konica Minolta

Corvette DP

Chevrolet

Ricky Taylor / Apopka, FL

Wayne Taylor Racing

Max Angelelli / Monte Carlo, Monaco

Eric Curran / Holyoke, MA

Action Express Racing

Whelen Engineering / Team Fox

Corvette DP

Chevrolet

Dane Cameron / Charlotte, NC

Max Papis / Como, Italy

Phil Keen / England

Jim Pace / Ridgeland, MS

Fifty Plus Racing Endures for a Cure

Fifty Plus Racing Endures for a Cure, Inc.

Riley DP

BMW Power

Byron DeFoor / Ooltweah, TN

/ Highway to Help Race Team

David Hinton / Clearwater, FL

Dorsey Schroeder / Little Torch Key, FL

Tracy Krohn / Houston, TX

Krohn Racing

Ligier JS PS2

Judd

Olivier Pla / Toulouse, France

Nic Jonsson / Buford, GA

Alex Brundle / King's Lynn, United Kingdom

John Pew / Palm Beach, FL

Micheal Shank Racing

Curb Record / Aero

Ligier JS PS2

Honda HPD

Oswaldo Negri, Jr. / Aventura, FL

With Curb/Agajanian

AJ Allmendinger / Denver, NC

Matt McMurry / Phoenix, AZ

Robert Gewirtz / Columbus, OH

RG Racing

Riley DP

BMW Power

Shane Lewis / Jupiter, FL

Mark Kvamme / Columbus, OH

TBA / TBA

Jonathan Bomarito / Monterey, CA

SpeedSource

Mazda / Castrol / ModSpace

Mazda

Tristan Nunez / Boca Raton, FL

James Hinchcliffe / Toronto, Canada

Sylvain Tremblay / Parkland, FL

Richard Westbrook / London, England

VisitFlorida.com Racing

VisitFlorida.com

Corvette DP

Chevrolet

Michael Valiante / Burnaby, Canada

Mike Rockenfeller / Neuwied, Germany

Scott Pruett / Auburn, CA

Ford EcoBoost /Target Riley

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Riley DP

Ford EcoBoost

Joey Hand / Sacramento, CA

Charlie Kimball / Chertsey, United Kingdom

Sage Karam / Nazareth, PA

Scott Dixon / New Zealand

Target/Ford EcoBoost Riley

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Riley DP

Ford EcoBoost

Tony Kanaan / Salvador, Brazil

Kyle Larson / Sacramento, CA

Jamie McMurray / Joplin, MO

Joel Miller / Hesperia, CA

Tom Long / Raleigh, NC

Ben Devlin / England

Sylvain Tremblay / Parkland, FL

SpeedSource

Mazda / Castrol / ModSpace

Mazda

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Prototype Challenge

Car #

Drivers

Race Organization

Sponsor

Car Type

Engine

Mirco Schultis / Westbaden, Germany

Starworks Motorsport

Martini

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Renger van der Zande / Dodewaard, Netherlands

Alex Popow / Caracas, Venezuela

Mike Hedlund / Woodside, CA

Chris Cumming / Vancouver, Canada

RSR Racing

AutoMaxUSA

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Bruno Junqueira / Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Jack Hawksworth / Bradford, England

Gustavo Menezes / Los Angeles, CA

Johnny Mowlem / London, United Kingdom

BAR1 Motorsports

Autosport Designs Inc. / Top 1 Oil

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Tom Papadopoulos / East Hills, NY

Tomy Drissi / Hollywood, CA

Brian Alder / Dublin, OH

Martin Plowman / United Kingdom

James French / Sheboygan, WI

Performance Tech Motorsports

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Jerome Mee / Houston, TX

James Vance / Stouffville, Canada

Mike Guasch / Pleasant Hill, CA

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports

Cuttwood / Spyder Orafol

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Andrew Novich / Novato, CA

Andrew Palmer / Claremont, CA

Tom Kimber-Smith / Henley on Thames, England

Jon Bennett / Charlotte, NC

CORE autosport

Composite Resources / Flex Box

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Colin Braun / Charlotte, NC

Mark Wilkins / Toronto, Canada

James Gue / Alpharetta, GA

Martin Plowman / United Kingdom

BAR1 Motorsports

Southwest Realty Advisors

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Marc Drumwright / Houston, TX

TBA / TBA

Mikhail Goikhberg / Vancouver, Canada

JDC/Miller Motorsports

La Moderna

ORECA FLM09

Chevrolet

Chris Miller / Edina, MN

Stephen Simpson / United Kingdom

Rusty Mitchell / Midland, TX

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GT Le Mans

Car #

Drivers

Race Organization

Sponsor

Car Type

Engine

Jan Magnussen / Roskilde, Denmark

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

Chevrolet

Antonio Garcia / Barcelona, Spain

Ryan Briscoe / Mooresville, NC

Oliver Gavin / Yardley Hastings, England

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

Chevrolet

Tommy Milner / Lake Mary, FL

Simon Pagenaud / Poitiers, France

Wolf Henzler / Nürtingen, Germany

Team Falken Tire

Falken Tire

Porsche 991 RSR

Porsche

Bryan Sellers / Atlanta, GA

Patrick Long / Thousand Oaks, CA

John Edwards / Cincinnati, OH

BMW Team RLL

IHG Rewards Club

BMW Z4 GTE

BMW

Lucas Luhr / Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Jens Klingmann / Heidelberg, Germany

Graham Rahal / Columbus, OH

Bill Auberlen / Redondo Beach, CA

BMW Team RLL

IHG Rewards Club

BMW Z4 GTE

BMW

Dirk Werner / Hanover, Germany

Augusto Farfus / Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Bruno Spengler / Schiltigheim, France

François Perrodo / France

AF Corse

Ferrari 458 Italia

Ferrari

Michelin

Emmanuel Collard / Arpajon, France

Gianmaria Bruni / Rome, Italy

Toni Vilander / Kankaanpää, Finland

Pierre Kaffer / Germany

Risi Competizione

Ferrari F458 Italia

Ferrari

Michelin

Davide Rigon / Thiene, Italy

Giancarlo Fisichella / Rome, Italy

Olivier Beretta / Monte Carlo, Monaco

Pedro Lamy / Lisbon, Portugal

Aston Martin Racing

Gulf

Aston Martin Vantage V8

Aston Martin

Paul Dalla Lana / Toronto, Canada

Darren Turner / Banbury, United Kingdom

Stefan Mücke / Berlin, Germany

Matthias Lauda / Salzburg, Austria

911

Nick Tandy / Bedford, United Kingdom

Porsche North America

Porsche 911 RSR

Porsche

Patrick Pilet / Auch, France

Marc Lieb / Ludwigsburg, Germany

912

Jörg Bergmeister / Leverkusen, Germany

Porsche North America

Porsche 911 RSR

Porsche

Earl Bamber / Whanganui, New Zealand

Frédéric Makowiecki / Arras, France

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GT Daytona

Car #

Drivers

Race Organization

Sponsor

Darryl O'Young / Tin Hau, Hong Kong

Muehlner Motorsports America

Porsche 911 GT America

Matteo Beretta / Lecco, Italy

Marc Basseng / Rosenbach, Germany

Connor De Phillippi / San Clemente, CA

TBA / TBA

Jim Michaelian / Seal Beach, CA

Muehlner Motorsports America

Porsche 911 GT America

Matteo Beretta / Lecco, Italy

Connor De Phillippi / San Clemente, CA

TBA / TBA

Cooper MacNeil / Hinsdale, IL

Alex Job Racing

WeatherTech

Leh Keen / Atlanta, GA

Andrew Davis / Athens, GA

Shane van Gisbergen / Auckland, New Zealand

Ian James / Phoenix, AZ

Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing

Heart of Racing

Mario Farnbacher / Ansbach, Germany

Alex Riberas / Barcelona, Spain

Klaus Bachler / Unzmarkt, Austria

Konrad Motorsport

Porsche 911 GT America

Christopher Zoechling / Bristol, United Kingdom

Christian Engelhart / Kösching, Germany

Lance Willsey / Chestnut Hill, MA

Rolf Ineichen / Sursee, Switzerland

Ben Keating / Port Lavaca, TX

Riley Motorsports

TI Automotive

Jeroen Bleekemolen / Monte Carlo, Monaco

Al Carter / Greenville, DE

Marc Goossens / Geel, Blegium

Sebastiaan Bleekemolen / Monte Carlo, Monaco

John Potter / Salt Lake City, UT

Magnus Racing

Porsche 911 GT America

Andy Lally / Dacula, GA

Marco Seefried / Germany

Martin Ragginger / Salzburg, Austria

Markus Winkelhock / Germany

Flying Lizard Motorsports

D Station / OSMO / eSilicon

Robert Thorne / Littleton, CO

Satoshi Hoshino / Japan

Tomonobu Fujii / Japan

Christopher Haase / Waging am See, Germany

Paul Miller Racing

Castrol EDGE

Bryce Miller / Summit, NJ

Dion von Moltke / Coral Gables, FL

René Rast / Frankfurt, Germany

Pasin Lathouras / Thailand

AF Corse

NaRaYa

Michele Rugolo / Italy

Rui Aguas / Portugal

Matt Griffin / Ireland

Madison Snow / Lehi, UT

Wright Motorsports

Brumos Porsche / Beautyrest Black

Jan Heylen / Tampa, FL

Patrick Dempsey / Malibu, CA

Philipp Eng / Salzburg, Austria

Bill Sweedler / Wesport, CT

Scuderia Corsa

Robert Graham / Royal Purple

Townsend Bell / San Luis Obispo, CA

Anthony Lazzaro / Atlanta, GA

Jeff Segal / Philadelphia, PA

Francisco Longo / São Paulo , Brazil

Scuderia Corsa

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Ferrari 458 Italia

Ferrari

Daniel Serra / São Paulo , Brazil

Marcos Gomes / São Paulo , Brazil

Andrea Bertolini / Sassuolo , Italy

Patrick Lindsey / Santa Barbara, CA

Park Place Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT America

Porsche

Spencer Pumpelly / Atlanta, GA

Jim Norman / Tampa, FL

David Ducote / Houston, TX

Kevin Estre / Lothau, Austria

Damien Faulkner / Ireland

GB Autosport

Tully's Coffee

Porsche 911 GT America

Porsche

Kuba Giermaziak / Poland

Mike Skeen / Charlotte, NC

Rory Butcher / Scotland

Michael Avenatti / Los Angeles, CA

Ben Keating / Port Lavaca, TX

Riley Motorsports

TI Automotive

Dodge Viper SRT

Viper V10

Dominik Farnbacher / Ansbach, Germany

Al Carter / Greenville, DE

Kuno Wittmer / Montreal, Canada

Cameron Lawrence / Windermere, FL

Michael Marsal / New York, NY

Turner Motorsport

Alvarez & Marsal

BMW Z4

BMW

Markus Palttala / Belgium

Andy Priaulx / Guernsey, Channel Islands

Boris Said / Escondido, CA

007

Christina Nielsen / Horshholm, Denmark

TRG-AMR

Orion Energy / Royal Purple

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Aston Martin

James Davison / Melbourne, Australia

Christoffer Nygaard / Denmark

Brandon Davis / Huntington Beach, CA

009

Derek DeBoer / Central Point, OR

TRG-AMR

Orion Energy / Royal Purple

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Aston Martin

Max Riddle / Vancouver, Canada

TBA / TBA

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