De 24 uur van Daytona 1988 was de 26e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 30 en 31 januari 1988 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Castrol Jaguar Racing #60 van Martin Brundle, Raul Boesel, John Nielsen en Jan Lammers, die allemaal hun eerste Daytona-zege behaalden. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Roush Racing #11 van Scott Pruett, Paul Miller, Bob Akin en Pete Halsmer. De Lights-klasse werd gewonnen door de Essex Racing Service #9 van David Simpson, Tom Hessert jr. en David Loring. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de Team Highball #71 van Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw en Buddy Lazier.
Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Ronden Motor 1 GTP 60 Castrol Jaguar Racing Martin Brundle Raul Boesel John Nielsen Jan Lammers Jaguar XJR-9 728 Jaguar 6.0L V12 2 GTP 67 Uniroyal Goodrich Bob Wollek Mauro Baldi Brian Redman Porsche 962 727 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 3 GTP 66 Castrol Jaguar Racing Eddie Cheever John Marshall Watson Johnny Dumfries Jaguar XJR-9 713 Jaguar 6.0L V12 4 GTP 86 Bayside Motorsport Klaus Ludwig Hans-Joachim Stuck Sarel van der Merwe Porsche 962 694 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 5 GTP 15 Kalagian Racing Jim Rothbarth Bernard Jourdain Michel Jourdain sr. Rob Stevens Porsche 962 680 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 6 GTP 1 Copenhagen-A. J. Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Al Unser jr. Elliott Forbes-Robinson Porsche 962 675 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo DNF GTP 14 Holbert Racing Al Holbert Chip Robinson Derek Bell Porsche 962 660 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo DNF GTP 09 Jiffy Lube Firebird Steve Durst Mike Brockman Bob Earl Gary Belcher Spice SE86CL 651 Pontiac 4.5L V6 9 GTP 16 Dyson Racing Price Cobb James Weaver Rob Dyson Vern Schuppan Porsche 962 638 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 10 GTO 11 Roush Racing Scott Pruett Paul Miller Bob Akin Pete Halsmer Merkur XR4Ti 634 Ford 5.9L V8 11 GTO 03 Skoal Bandit Racing Buz McCall Paul Dallenbach Max Jones Jack Baldwin Chevrolet Camaro 634 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 12 Lights 9 Essex Racing Service David Simpson Tom Hessert jr. David Loring Tiga GT286 617 Buick 3.0L V6 13 Lights 63 Downing/Atlanta Howard Katz Hiro Matsushita Jim Downing Argo JM19 615 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 14 Lights 55 Huffaker Racing Terry Visger Paul Lewis Jon Woodner Spice SE86CL 599 Pontiac Super Duty 3.0L I4 15 GTU 71 Team Highball Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Buddy Lazier Mazda RX-7 598 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 16 GTO 38 Mandeville Auto/Tech Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Don Marsh Mazda RX-7 597 Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor 17 GTU 04 SP Racing Gary Auberlen Adrian Gang Cary Eisenlohr Bill Auberlen Porsche 911 Carrera 586 Porsche Flat 6 18 GTU 89 901 Racing Peter Uria Jack Refenning Larry Figaro Rusty Scott Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 577 Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 19 GTU 47 Cumberland Valley Racing Richard Oakley Matt Mnich Doug Mills Mazda RX-7 573 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 20 GTO 33 Roush Racing Andy Petery Les Delano Craig Carter Mercury Capri 568 Ford 5.9L V8 DNF Lights 01 AT&T Spice Engineering Don Bell Charles Morgan Costas Los Spice SE87L 566 Pontiac Super Duty 3.0L I4 22 Lights 19 Essex Racing Service Ron McKay Bill Jacobson Jim Brown Tiga GT286 557 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 23 Lights 42 Lamas Motor Racing Jack Newsum Howard Cherry Tim McAdam John Higgins Fabcar CL 554 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 24 GTU 95 Leitzinger Racing Bob Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz Butch Leitzinger Nissan 300ZX Z32 541 Nissan VG30DE 3.0L V6 25 GTO 68 Greg Walker Racing Greg Walker King Smith Scott Lagasse Chevrolet Corvette C4 527 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 DNF GTP 61 Castrol Jaguar Racing Davy Jones Danny Sullivan Jan Lammers Jaguar XJR-9 512 Jaguar 6.0L V12 27 Lights 80 Gaston Andrey Racing Martino Finotto Pietro Silva Guido Daccò Alba AR6 506 Ferrari 2.9L V8 DNF GTO 99 All American Racers Willy T. Ribbs Rocky Moran Juan Manuel Fangio II Toyota Celica Turbo ST165 502 Toyota 4T-GTE 2.1L I4 Turbo DNF Lights 36 Erie Scientific John Grooms Tom Bagley John Fergus Frank Jellinek Argo JM16 496 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor DNF GTO 18 Jack Lewis Enterprises Bob Beasley Steve Volk Jack Lewis Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 490 Porsche Flat 6 DNF GTO 84 Car Enterprises Bill Wesel Craig Rubright Garrett Jenkins Chevrolet Camaro 479 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 DNF GTO 5 Polyvoltac/Protofab Tommy Archer Chip Mead Bill Adam Chevrolet Corvette 467 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 33 GTU 56 Escort Porsche Karl Durkheimer Monte Shelton Jim Torres Nort Northam Porsche 911 Carrera 455 Porsche Flat 6 DNF GTU 75 CCR Bart Kendall Johnny Unser Tom Frank Mazda RX-7 446 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 35 GTU 17 Al Bacon Performance Al Bacon Bob Reed John Hogdal Mazda RX-7 445 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor DNF GTP 7 Tom Milner Racing Bruce Jenner Scott Goodyear Arie Luyendyk Tom Gloy Calvin Fish Thomas Schwietz Ford Probe GTP 418 Cosworth BDA 2.1L I4 Turbo DNF GTO 98 All American Racers Chris Cord Dennis Aase Steve Millen Toyota Celica Turbo ST165 416 Toyota 4T-GTE 2.1L I4 Turbo 38 GTO 92 Puleo Racing Steve Zwiren Mark Montgomery Anthony Puleo Pontiac Firebird 402 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 DNF GTO 2 Polyvoltac/Protofab Greg Pickett John Jones Tommy Riggins Chevrolet Corvette C4 398 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 DNF GTO 76 CCR John Morton Parnelli Jones P.J. Jones Mazda RX-7 389 Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor DNF GTO 6 Roush Racing Kenper Miller Bob Akin Paul Gentilozzi Merkur XR4Ti 388 Ford 2.5L I4 Turbo DNF Lights 23 Motion Promotion George Petrilak Rex McDaniel Bruce MacInnes Argo JM16 379 Buick 3.0L V6 DNF Lights 4 S&L Racing Jim Miller Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot Spice SE88P 369 Buick 3.0L V6 DNF GTO 22 Roush Racing Mark Martin Lyn St. James Deborah Gregg Pete Halsmer Mercury Capri 349 Ford 5.9L V8 DNF GTO 81 Sentry Bank Equipment Ken Bupp Jack Boxstrom Kent Painter Guy Church Chevrolet Camaro 345 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 DNF GTP 72 Roy Baker Mike Allison Stephen Hynes Chris Ashmore Tiga GC286 329 Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF Lights 35 Diman Racing Mandy Gonzalez Skip Winfree Manuel Villa John Schneider Royale RP40 302 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 DNF Lights 79 Winters/Whitehall Skeeter McKitterick Bill Koll Tom Winters Claude Ballot-Léna Mario Hytten Spice SE87L 297 Pontiac Super Duty 3.0L I4 49 GTU 51 Mardi Gras Racing Colin Richard Rene Azcona Bob Copeman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 278 Porsche Flat 6 DNF GTP 3 Brun Motorsport-Torno Gianfranco Brancatelli Oscar Larrauri Massimo Sigala Porsche 962 277 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 51 GTO 39 HRG Associates Bob Hebert Paul Reisman Andy Strasser Pontiac Firebird 269 DNF GTU 82 Apenn Inn Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger Mazda RX-7 243 DNF GTP 31 Buick Momo March Steve Phillips Jeff Andretti Michael Roe March 86G 213 DNF Lights 06 Brown Racing Ron Nelson Bobby Brown Billy Hagen Sterling Marlin Tiga GT286 165 DNF GTO 29 Overbagh Motor Racing Oma Kimbrough Hoyt Overbagh Chris Gennone David Kicak Chevrolet Camaro 165 DNF Lights 58 Gary Wonzer Jonathan Green Joseph Hamilton Bill Bean Gary Wonzer Lola T616 151 DNF GTU 28 Florida Fixtures Russ Church Daniel Urrutia E. J. Generotti Dennis Vitolo Mazda RX-7 150 DNF Lights 27 MSB Racing Dave Cowart Jim Fowells Ray Mummery Mike Meyer Argo JM19 146 DNF Lights 88 Transact, Inc. Steve Johnson Bob Strait Geoff Nicol Argo JM19B 132 DNF Lights 40 Gaston Andrey Racing Angelo Pallavicini Paolo Guatamacchia Uli Bieri Tommy Johnson Alba AR2 126 DNF GTP 44 Group 44 Bob Tullius Whitney Ganz Hurley Haywood Jaguar XJR-7 122 DNF GTO 12 Bobby Allison Racing Bobby Allison Clifford Allison Dick Danielson Buick Somerset 104 DNF GTP 10 Hotchkis Racing, Inc. Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis jr. Porsche 962 98 DNF GTP 05 A.D.A. Engineering Wayne Taylor Ian Harrower Ian Flux Stanley Dickens ADA 03 88 DNF GTU 08 Simms-Romano Enterprises Steve Burgner Paul Romano Bill Colom Jeff Green Mazda RX-7 87 DNF Lights 48 Lamas Motor Racing Charles Monk Perry King Lorenzo Lamas Fabcar CL 80 67 GTP 24 Briody Racing John McComb Jim Briody Bob Nagel March 84G 80 DNF Lights 97 Winters/Whitehall Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci Olindo Iacobelli Spice SE88P 77 DNF GTP 21 John Wood Racing Brent O'Neill John Wood David Rocha Alba AR5 68 DNF GTU 53 Team Shelby Tim Evans Jack Broomall Garth Ullom Neil Hanneman Dodge Daytona 66 DNF GTU 00 Full-Time Racing Kal Showket Dorsey Schroeder Phil Currin Dodge Daytona 62 DNF GTP 96 URD Junior Team Phil Mahre Hellmut Mundas Steve Mahre URD C82 60 DNF GTP 20 Data-Gas Richard McDill Tom Juckette Bill McDill March 84G 54 DNF GTP 30 Buick Momo March Michael Roe Gianpiero Moretti Paolo Barilla March 86G 39 DNF GTO 94 Ash Tisdelle Rusty Bond Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every Chevrolet Camaro 18 DNS GTP 8 Fabcar American Racing Chip Mead Tim McAdam Larry McDonough Fabcar GTP 0 DNS GTO 45 K&P Racing Karl Keck Mark Kennedy Gary Wonzer Brian Cameron Chevrolet Corvette 0 DNS Lights 65 Gary English Gary English Jerry Thompson Gene Felton Mike Laws Royale RP40 0 DNS GTP 77 Tom Milner Racing Arie Luyendyk Tom Gloy Tom Pumpelly Ford Mustang Probe 0
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