The 2010 Daytona 24-hour race concluded with a victory for Porsche. Victory went to a Riley prototype fitted with an independently developed V8 engine based on the Porsche Cayenne.

Sharing the cockpit of the winning car were Joao Barbosa (Portugal), Terry Borcheller (USA), Ryan Dalziel (USA) and Mike Rockenfeller (Switzerland). For Porsche, this marked the 22nd success at the long distance classic in Florida. Brumos Racing won the event last year with a Porsche 911-powered prototype.  

“That was a thrilling and tough race from start to finish,” said Hartmut Kristen, Head of Porsche Motorsport, in a statement. “After last year’s great result, the Porsche teams were again very successful.”

In the GT class, two Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers, fielded by TRG/Flying Lizard Motorsports as well as the TRG squad, brought home second and third.

Race legend Hurley Haywood (61) contested the last race of his active career at the wheel of a Brumos-Porsche. Haywood says good bye with five overall victories to his credit, the record winner in Daytona. The American achieved all five successes in Porsche race cars.

Photo - Porsche Riley, Action Express Racing: Mike Rockenfeller, Ryan Dalziel, Joao Barbosa, Terry Borcheller