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. Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 60 Castrol Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-9 driven by Martin Brundle, Raul Boesel, and John Nielsen. Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 11

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. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex Racing Service Tiga GT286 driven by David Simpson, Tom Hessert Jr., and David Loring. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Bob Lazier.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

References

{{24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona 1988 in sports in Florida 1988 in American motorsport