LAS VEGAS (Sept. 23, 2008) - The top performers of 2008 were honored Monday night at the Bellagio Resort before a record crowd in the annual Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Champions Banquet.

Champions Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Kelly Collins, Paul Edwards, Pontiac and Riley won major accolades at the gala fete.

Following a period of three years of fruitful cooperation together, and by common accord, Paolo CATONE and Peugeot Sport have decided not to extend the contract between them which extended until the end of 2008. Indeed, Paolo Catone wishes to give a new direction to his career.

The "Flame painted Corvette" will be on the loose again at Petit Le Mans

Lou Gigliotti of LG Motorsports will team with Tomy Drissi for the 10 hour Petit Lemans race in the Riley Technologies Corvette.

The car will carry Sponsorship from the Fox Movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still" that will be in theaters December 12th.

Frenchman Olivier Pla joins Danny Watts in Team LNT Ginetta-Zytek

Team LNT is pleased to announce that the rapid Frenchman Olivier Pla is to drive the new Ginetta-Zytek LMP1 at next week's Petit Le Mans race. He will join Danny Watts at the wheel of the latest Ginetta-Zytek for the American Le Mans Series flagship event, which takes place over 10 hours or 1,000 miles on Saturday October 4.

Rumour is rife regarding who will run Porsche RS Sypders in the Le Mans Series in 2009.