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sports car race held on February 1–2, 1992 at the

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road course. The race served as the opening round of the

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. Victory overall and in the LM class went to the No. 23 Nissan Motorsport International Nissan R91CP driven by

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, Toshio Suzuki. Victory in the GTP class went to the No. 2 Jaguar Racing

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driven by Davy Jones, Scott Pruett,

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, and

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. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 49 Comptech Racing Spice SE91P driven by

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, Steve Cameron,

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, and Dan Marvin. The GTS class was won by the No. 15 Roush Racing Ford Mustang driven by

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, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and

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. Finally, the GTU class was won by the No. 82 Dick Greer Racing

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driven by Al Bacon, Dick Greer, Mike Mees, and Peter Uria. Notably, the GTU class winner finished 7th overall, ahead of GTS class winner, one of the best finishes for a GTU entry during that era.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

References

{{24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona 1992 in sports in Florida 1992 in American motorsport