RACES: Rolex 24 at Daytona & Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

YEARS: 34 -- 1973-2007

WINS: 33 (and counting)

In the 1973 12 Hours of Sebring, Ray Walle, a New Jersey Mazda dealer, and Richard Schuck drove a Mazda RX-2 to 2nd place in the IMSA Touring 2500 class, and 26th overall, having started 61st on the grid. Walle, teaming with Tom Reddy scored the first class win at Daytona for Mazda in 1975 and further demonstrated the endurance of the engine as he drove the race car from New Jersey to the track, and home again after the race!

Over the next three decades many things have changed in American motorsports, but just as it comes back to Zoom-Zoom for every Mazda, it also comes back to Florida at the beginning of each year for road racing fans. Mazda is pleased to be competing in both the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 56th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

21 Mazda Rotary Powered class wins at the Rolex 24 at Daytona

1975         Ray Walle, Tom Reddy                                                           RX-2 1^st in GTU Touring (14^th overall)

1979         Yoshimi Katayama, Yojiro Terada, Takashi Yorino          RX-7 1^st in GTU (5^th overall)

1982         Yoshimi Katayama, Yojiro Terada, Takashi Yorino          RX-7 1^st in GTO (4^th overall)

1982         Kathy Rude*, Lee Mueller, Allan Moffett                              RX-7 1^st in GTU (6^th overall)

        * First ever class win for a woman in IMSA history.

1983         Pete Halsmer, Bob Reed, Rick Knoop, Tom Gloy            RX-7 1^st in GTO (3^rd overall)

1983         Lee Mueller, Hugh McDonough, Terry Visger                    RX-7 1^st in GTU (12^th overall)

1984         Ira Young, Bob Reed, Jack Baldwin, Jim Cook                 RX-7 1^st in GTU (12^th overall)

1985         Kelly Marsh, Ron Pawley, Don Marsh                                 Argo-Mazda     1^st in Lights (10^th overall)

1985         Amos Johnson, Jack Dunham, Yojiro Terada                   RX-7 1^st in GTU (12^th overall)

1986         Frank Rubino, Ray Mummery, John Schneider                 Argo-Mazda     1^st in Lights (7^th overall)

1986         Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, Jack Dunham                  RX-7 1^st in GTU (8^th overall)

1987         Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, Bob Lazier                        RX-7 1^st in GTU (10^th overall)

1988         Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, Bob Lazier                        RX-7 1^st in GTU (15^th overall)

1989         Al Bacon, Bob Reed, Rod Millen                                          RX-7 1^st in GTU (12^th overall)

1990         John Grooms, Michael Greenfield, Frank Jellinek Jr.      Argo-Mazda     1^st in Lights (9^th overall)

                  Peter Greenfield

1990         Peter Uria, Bob Dotson, Jim Pace                                       RX-7 1^st in GTU (12^th overall)

1991         Dick Greer, Al Bacon, Mike Mees, Peter Uria                     RX-7 1^st in GTU (13^th overall)

1992         Al Bacon, Dick Greer, Mike Mees, Peter Uria                     RX-7 1^st in GTU (7^th overall)

1993         John Grooms, Frank Jellinek Jr., Jim Downing                Kudzu-Mazda  1^st in Lights (7^th overall)

                  Tim McAdam

1993         Dick Greer, Al Bacon, Peter Uria, Mike Mees                     RX-7 1^st in GTU (9^th overall)

2001         Howard Katz, Jim Downing, AJ Smith, Chris Ronson     Kudzu-Mazda  1^st in SRP (11^th overall)

12 Mazda Rotary Powered class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring

1980         Roger Mandeville, Jim Downing, Brad Friselle                 RX-7 1^st in GTU (9^th overall)

1981         Lee Mueller, Walt Bohren                                                      RX-7 1^st in GTU (9^th overall)

1982         Roger Mandeville, Jeff Kline, Amos Johnson                    RX-7 1^st in GTU (6^th overall)

1983         Jack Dunham, Jeff Kline, Jon Compton                             RX-7 1^st in GTU (6^th overall)

1984         Jack Baldwin, Ira Young, Bob Reed                                    RX-7 1^st in GTU (9^th overall)

1985         Jim Downing, John Maffucci                                                 Argo-Mazda     1^st in Lights (5^th overall)

1986         Jim Rothbarth, Mike Meyer, Jeff Kline                                  Royale-Mazda                1^st in Lights (6^th overall)

1986         Roger Mandeville, Danny Smith                                           RX-7 1^st in GTU (8^th overall)

1987         Al Bacon, Bob Reed                                                                RX-7 1^st in GTU (17^th overall)

1988         Dennis Shaw, Amos Johnson, Al Bacon                            RX-7 1^st in GTU (15^th overall)

1992         Howard Katz, Tim McAdam, Jim Downing                         Kudzu-Mazda  1^st in Lights (5^th overall)

1993         Al Bacon, Dick Greer, Peter Uria, Mike Mees                     RX-7 1^st in GTU (16^th overall)