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[TDC]

Anyone know who is the youngest driver ever to enter the 24 Hours of Daytona or Rolex 24? Anyone younger than Tom Sutherland (16 and 298 days) and Graham Hill (17 and 22 days), both drivers in the '06 race?

Thanks, TDC

[Twin Window]

There was a team of lads - three or four, I think - about that age in the '05 race, paired with a bloke in his forties.

[TDC]

Lord, I just noticed I said Graham Hill rather than Graham Rahal in my first query! Ah, age... TDC

[FLB]

Originally posted by Twin Window
There was a team of lads - three or four, I think - about that age in the '05 race, paired with a bloke in his forties.

Future Daytona Prototype winner and current Grand-Am driver Colin Braun was among them.

[Vicuna]

Would Chris Amon be the youngest winner?

[scheivlak]

Originally posted by Vicuna
Would Chris Amon be the youngest winner?

John Paul jr. was certainly younger when he won in 1982.

[TDC]

Yes, FLB, good call. Apparently, all three guys who drove with Ross Bentley in '05, Colin Braun, Brad Coleman and Adrian Carrio, were younger than Sutherland and Rahal. Wonder if there were any more?

TDC

[ray b]

Ricardo Rodríguez as youngest in a major international sports car race??
I think he was 15 or are there younger entrys??

[FLB]

Originally posted by ray b
Ricardo Rodríguez as youngest in a major international sports car race??
I think he was 15 or are there younger entrys??

Possibly he was the youngest at an international level, but not at Daytona. What became the 24 Hours started off as a couple of 3-hour races in 1962. Rodríguez did run them, but he was 19 at the time.

[Twin Window]

Originally posted by FLB

Future Daytona Prototype winner and current Grand-Am driver Colin Braun was among them.

Indeed he was. I've finally found the pics I took at the event, which included these;



The press blurb said that this was the youngest driver lineup in the history of the event; l-r Colin Braun, Adrian Carrio and Brad Coleman were all aged 16 at the time (Ross Bentley is squatting).

[T54]

At least they are wearing the Right Stuff!