1995 Rolex 24 Overall Champion No. 10 Kremer Porsche K8 Spyder Joins the 50th Anniversary Display
The No. 10 Kremer Porsche K8 Spyder, driven to the overall victory in the 1995 Rolex 24 At Daytona by Jurgen Lassig, Christophe Bouchut and Giovanni Lavaggi, will join the display of overall Rolex 24 championship cars in celebration of the 50thanniversary of the twice-around-the-clock challenge on January 28-29.
In the 1995 Rolex 24,with the turbocharged Le Mans World Sports Cars eligible to compete in the twice-around-the-clock challenge, the factory Kremer team made its return to Daytona for the first time since 1978 with a pair of Porsche K8s.
Despite a late rule change by IMSA that restricted the air intakes for the new Porsches, the No. 10 Kremer Porsche K8 Spyder covered 680 laps, 2,456.4 miles and averaged 102.289 mph on its way to a five-lap victory.
With the victory, Bouchut, who had won the 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans, earned the distinction of being the first driver ever to win both 24 hour races on the first attempt.
The No. 10 Kremer Porsche K8 Spyder joins the field of historic championship cars in the display:
- 1968 Rolex 24-winning Porsche 907
- 1970 Rolex 24-winning No. 2 Gulf Porsche 917
- 1977 Rolex 24-winning No. 43 Porsche 911 RSR
- 1981 Rolex 24-winning No. 9 Bob Garretson’s Style Auto Porsche 935
- 1982 Rolex 24-winning No. 18 JLP Porsche 935
- The Preston Henn Porsches from the 1983 and 1985 Rolex 24s
- 1984 Rolex 24-winning No. 00 Kreepy Krauly Porsche-March
To view the complete list online, visit http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Vanity-Pages/50th-Rolex-24/50-Years-of-Champions-Display.aspx. Additional cars will be announced as they are secured to be part of this one-of-a-kind display.
In addition to the 50th anniversary display during the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the championship cars will also be on display at the Rolex 50 Years of Champions, a charity gala on Thursday night, January 26th at the Ocean Center. Daytona International Speedway has partnered with the Halifax Health Foundation to host the event with the admissions proceeds benefiting the Halifax Health Foundation, which includes the area’s only Level II Trauma Center. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Halifax Health Foundation office at (386) 254-4111.
Source: DIS
