DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 9, 2008) - A featured endurance race in Mexico City and a new home in South Florida for the season finale join the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona as highlights on the 2009 schedule for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

Two championships, a Rolex 24 at Daytona victory and a host of records were among the many highlights for Lexus during the 2008 Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype season.

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.

Miller: Selected Recaps After the Race
GM Racing
Lexus
Porsche
Ganassi Racing
Michael Shank Racing

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 20, 2008) - Raphael Matos bookended the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season. After winning the GT class in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona back in January, Matos made his return to the series by winning in his first Daytona Prototype start.

Miller: Race Results

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Sept. 19, 2008) - It's been a learning season for Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 rookie Ricardo Zonta, racing on unfamiliar circuits while his team developed a new Daytona Prototype chassis. Friday, it all came together on the final lap of qualifying, as the Brazilian Formula One veteran captured the pole for the 2008 season finale in the No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Lola.

Utah: Qualifying Times

Overland Park, Kan. (September 16, 2008): It's that time of year again as the days count down to the season finale for the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, at the third annual SunRichGourmet.com 1000 held at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on September 20th.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2008) - The Daytona Prototype and GT championships will be on the line as the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 visits Miller Motorsports Park for Saturday's season-ending SunRichGourmet.com 1000 presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels.

12 September 08- (Cincinnati, OH) -- It will be in a different car and with different co-drivers, but for Burt Frisselle things will have a familiar feel as he moves from one Ford-powered Dallara to another to drive the No. 77 Kodak with Memo Gidley and Brad Jaeger in the Rolex Sports Car Series season-finale SunRichGourmet.com 1000 next weekend.

Patrick Long will join Andy Lally and Tim George Jr. for the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Cask No. 16 season finale Sunrichgourmet.com 1000k to be run at Miller Motorsports Park on September 20. The trio will be behind the wheel of the No. 67 Cabana Cachaça/ Tantra South Beach/ Johnnie-O Clothing Porsche GT3 for the seven hour Rolex season ender.

Pontiac Grand-Am GT teams will be involved in a three way battle for the Rolex Series GT championship in the final round of the Grand-Am Rolex Series Sunrichgourmet.com 1000-kilometer race to be held at Miller Motorsport Park on September 20. Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards have their Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R in the lead with Stevenson Motorsports drivers Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis a close second in the points.

(Columbus, OH) 5 September 08 - Fresh from a Rolex Sports Car Series race victory in the Supercar Life 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Labor Day weekend, Michael Shank Racing will look to return to victory lane once again in the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park on September 21 after signing Raffa Matos and Ryan Dalziel to the Columbus, Ohio-based teams two-car Daytona Prototype effort.

Orlando, Florida (September 05, 2008) -- Scotland's Ryan Dalziel will make a welcome return to the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 driving for Michael Shank Racing in the season-ending 'SunRichGourmet.com 1000' at Miller Motorsports Park just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday 19th -- Sunday 21st September.

NASCAR Holdings today announced an agreement to acquire the Grand-American Road Racing Association (Grand-Am). The future move will allow for resource sharing between Grand-Am and NASCAR while both organizations continue to operate independently. NASCAR Holdings is the legal operating entity that includes the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and many of its subsidiaries.

AIM Autosport today announced their driver lineup for the SunRichGourmet.com1000 presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels at Miller Motorsport Park in Tooele, Utah. Joining Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins in the Exchange Traded Gold No. 61 Ford Riley will be 2002 CART champion Cristiano da Matta. Making his return to racing in May 2008, da Matta drove a Riley Daytona Prototype at Laguna Seca Raceway.

New Jersey: Selected Post Race Grand Am Recaps
General Motors
Ganassi
Michael Shank Racing
Alex Job Racing
Farnbacher Loles

MILLVILLE, N.J. (Aug. 31, 2008) - Oswaldo Negri held off Max Angelelli by .459 seconds Sunday to win the first professional feature race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, the Supercar Life 250, while Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas clinched the Daytona Prototype team championship with a ninth-place finish in a backup car.

MILLVILLE, N.J. (Aug. 30, 2008) -Mark Wilkins saved his best for last Saturday at Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park, winning the pole for Sunday's Supercar Life 250, the penultimate of 14 rounds for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. The race takes the green flag at 1:07 p.m. ET (SPEED, Live, 1 p.m. ET Sunday).

Scott Pruett was involved in a practice crash Thursday at New Jersey Motorsports Park while testing for Sunday's Supercar Life 250. The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 championship leader was taken to South Jersey HealthCare Regional Medical Center, where he was evaluated and released.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2008) - America's newest road circuit is set to hold its first professional racing weekend, as the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 visits New Jersey Motorsports Park for Sunday's Supercar Life 250. The Daytona Prototype and GT classes will tackle the 14-turn, 2.25-mile Thunderbolt Raceway in the event - which will cover 250 miles (112 laps) with a two-hour and 45-minute time limit - at 1:07 p.m. Sunday. The race will be televised live on SPEED (1 p.m. ET Sunday).

Memo Gidley and Brad Jaeger, co-drivers of the No. 77 Ford-Dallara Daytona Prototype, have five top-10 finishes for the season entering this weekend's Grand-Am Rolex series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, N.J. Gidley talks about the new track and what it will take to finish on the podium.

Infineon: Selected Post Race Grand Am Recaps
Pontiac
Lexus
Bob Stallings/Gainsco
Krohn

SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 23, 2008) - In a season where just about everything has gone wrong for the SunTrust Racing team in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, everything went right for Michael Valiante and Max Angelelli Saturday at Infineon Raceway. Valiante led the opening 24 laps before handing over the No. 10 Pontiac Dallara to Angelelli, who led the final 58 laps to win the Armed Forces 250. The Daytona Prototype race will be televised Sunday at noon ET.

SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2008) - Michael Valiante was awarded his third Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 pole position of the season in Friday's qualifying for the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2008) - Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins look to capture their third consecutive Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory Saturday in the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway while Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas seek to regain championship form (SPEED, noon ET Sunday).

Watkins Glen: Selected Post Race Recaps
Pontiac
Lexus
Ganassi Racing
Michael Shank Racing

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 8, 2008) -- One week after scoring an improbable first victory in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, AIM Autosport made victory number two look easy Friday night at Watkins Glen International.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Aug. 7, 2008) -- One week after scoring his first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory, Brian Frisselle captured his first career pole position Thursday in qualifying for the Crown Royal 200 at The Glen, shattering the Watkins Glen International 2.45-mile short course record in the process.

The No. 4 AT&T Daytona Prototype Pontiac Crawford fielded by Childress-Howard Motorsports will make its 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series debut Aug. 8 in the Crown Royal 200 at the Glen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

Close racing and close finishes have been more than evident in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 racing. Just ask Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Mark Wilkins or Brian Frisselle how they've felt after winning three of the closest five races in Rolex Series history over the last month-and-a-half.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (Aug. 1, 2008) - Close finishes continue to be a common occurrence in the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season, and Friday's Montreal 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve became the closest in series history.

Montreal: Post Race Grand Am Recaps
Lexus
GM Racing
Cheever Racing
Farnbacher Loles

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada - Scott Pruett broke the Grand-Am Rolex Series track record early this afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a lap of 1:33.199 (104.641 mph) and will lead the field to the green flag of the Montreal 200, a 74-lap race with a two-hour time limit, which is set to fall at 4:21 this afternoon (SPEED, 8 p.m. ET).

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 29, 2008) - A trio of Canadian drivers will be looking to win in their home country Friday when the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 visits Montreal and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the Montreal 200 (SPEED, 8 p.m. ET Friday).

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 22, 2008) - Motorcycle star Ben Bostrom doubled his two wheels to four Monday at Barber Motorsports Park, testing the No. 91 Riley Matthews Motorsports Pontiac Riley.

LEEDS, Ala. (July 20, 2008) - Scott Pruett loves winning close races. One race after scoring the closest finish in the history of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, Pruett beat Darren Law to the start/finish line by .341 seconds to win the Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant, the fourth-closest finish in series history.

Barber: Selected Post Race Grand Am Recaps
Lexus
GM Racing
Bob Stallings Racing
Farnbacher Loles

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 19, 2008) - The SunTrust Racing Pontiac Dallara will start from the pole for tomorrow's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant. The Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R of Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards will start from the second position in GT.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 15, 2008) -- Coming off a podium finish in the recent Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway, Krohn Racing's Pontiac Lolas continue to improve in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Cask No. 16 competition. The Atlanta-based team will be looking to score its first Daytona Prototype victory Sunday, July 20, in the Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant, which starts at 2:07 p.m. CT at Barber Motorsports Park (SPEED, Live at 3 p.m. ET).

The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team today announced that it will campaign a Riley chassis for the remainder of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season beginning with the round nine race at Barber Motorsports Park on July 18-20.

ATLANTA (July 3, 2008) - SunTrust Banks, Inc., midway through its fifth season as "Official Bank of Grand-Am" and sponsor of the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac team of Wayne Taylor Racing that competes in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, announced Thursday a multi-year extension of both commitments while preparing its brand new Dallara chassis for competition in Thursday night's Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Scott Pruett beat Alex Gurney in a sprint to the checkered flag to win Thursday's Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway in the closest finish in the history of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

Daytona: Selected Post Race Recaps
Lexus
GM Racing
Porsche
Ganassi
Suntrust Racing

Two years ago, AIM Autosports debuted in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 competition at Daytona International Speedway for the Brumos Porsche 250. Thursday, Mark Wilkins gave the team its first pole position, winning the pole for the Brumos Porsche 250.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 1, 2008) - Jared Beyer kept it in the Taylor family when choosing a teammate for the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway. After co-driving with Ricky Taylor in the No. 19 Beyer Racing Ford Crawford at Virginia International Raceway in April, 18-year-old Beyer will co-drive with Jordan Taylor Thursday evening.

Mid Ohio: Selected Post Race Team and Manufacturer Reports
GM Racing
Lexus
Bob Stallings/GAINSCO
Wayne Taylor/Suntrust

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 21, 2008) -- While it rained -- and sometimes poured -- during Saturday's EMCO Gears Classic for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, defending series champions and race winners Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty found a ray of sunshine at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in their first victory of the 2008 season.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 20, 2008) -- Running with a new Porsche engine and limited practice time, David Donohue waited until the final minutes of qualifying to shatter the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course track record in qualifying for the EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank, Round 8 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season.

Mid Ohio: Selected Recaps After Qualifying
Lexus
GM Racing
Banner
Farnbacher Loles

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 17, 2008) - The three Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Daytona Prototype teams based in Ohio - Michael Shank Racing, Southard Motorsports and Doran Racing - have all shown strong at least some time during the 2008 season. But there is another thing all three teams have in common - they are all still searching for that elusive first victory of the season.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 7, 2008) -- Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas scored their fourth Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype victory of the season Saturday at Watkins Glen International, capturing the 27th running of the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.

Watkins Glen: Selected Post Race Recaps
GM Racing
Porsche
Ganassi
Suntrust

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 6, 2008) -- Max Angelelli ran a record lap in qualifying Friday at Watkins Glen International to capture the pole position for Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, only 18 days after a transporter fire destroyed its primary race car and equipment.

Sahlen Packaging Company, the title sponsor of The Glen’s June Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race since 2003, has renewed its partnership with the historic road course for another three years. Sahlen’s will continue as the title sponsor of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen and is currently the longest running, ongoing title sponsorship at WGI. The 27th Running of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen will be part of an action packed race weekend at The Soul of American Road Racing featuring five races and four different racing series, June 6-8.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 3, 2008) -- While both Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty hail from California, they found a home on the East Coast last season in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The two drivers combined to win both races in 2007 at Watkins Glen International, powering their way to the Daytona Prototype title by a slim two points.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 3, 2008) -- Before the race cars even take to the track for Friday morning's first practice session, SunTrust and the entire Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) organization already know that Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen will be a race they will never forget.

Watkins Glen: Selected Grand Am Previews
Lexus
Pontiac
Bob Stallings
SAMAX

Richard Antinucci, the current championship points leader in the Firestone Indy Lights series, will join the Doran Racing driver lineup for this weekend's Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen.

In an attempt to maintain a competitive balance in the ACXIOM GT category of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, the sanctioning body announced Wednesday that Pontiac GXP.R and GTO.R entries will race with an additional 100 pounds of vehicle weight. In addition, the maximum rear weight percentage for these Pontiac entries will be 49 percent, meaning that 51 percent or more of the weight must be on the front tires.

The Results of Lime Rock GT Classic 250

Tim Lewis Jr. led a Pontiac GXP.R assault on the front two rows in qualifying for Monday's Grand-Am GT Classic at Lime Rock Park, winning the pole for Round 6 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel added his name to a prestigious list of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series winners last Saturday, 17th May, having steered the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype to victory alongside team-mate Henri Zogaib in the ‘Rum Bum.com 250’ in California.

Last weekend at Laguna Seca, the pace got a little hot for Matt Plumb in the Rum Bum Racing Riley BMW.

INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2008) -- The transporter used by Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series team Wayne Taylor Racing was severely damaged Monday afternoon as it traveled east on Interstate 40 in Texas. The transporter caught fire while it was returning to its headquarters in Indianapolis from the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, Calif.

Laguna: Selected Post Race Recaps pt3
Pontiac
Lexus
Michael Shank Racing
Stevenson Motorsports

Laguna: Selected Post Race Recaps pt2
Chip Ganassi
Suntrust Racing
AIM Autosport
Farnbacher Loles

Laguna: Selected Post Race Recaps pt1
SAMAX
Krohn Racing
Alex Job Racing
Bob Stallings/GAINSCO

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 17, 2008) -- Ryan Dalziel took the lead from Scott Pruett on a three-wide pass on Lap 76 of the 98-lap RumBum.com 250 on Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and held off Marc Goossens by 1.504 seconds to give himself, co-driver Henri Zogaib and SAMAX their first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory. The race will be televised on SPEED at noon ET Sunday.

While Dalziel led the final 23 laps, he had one close call late in the race. Following a restart with 15 minutes remaining, Goossens managed to pull alongside the Scotsman as the pair approached the famed Corkscrew turn. Both cars, as did the car driven by point co-leader and third-place runner Scott Pruett, went through the gravel before reentering the track -- all three managing to maintain control -- with Dalziel holding the lead at the exit of the fast downhill corner.

Dalziel gave the No. 2 SAMAX BMW Riley its first Rolex Series Daytona Prototype victory after three runner-up finishes. Zogaib started the car 17th before turning to over to Dalziel 14 laps into the race, and once in front, Dalziel never fell from the top position. Goossens and Jim Matthews were seeking their second victory of the season in the No. 91 Bob Stallings Racing/Riley-Matthews Motorsports Pontiac Riley, as the pair won the Mexico City 250.

Pruett, seeking his fourth victory of the season in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley started by Memo Rojas, had taken the lead from Cristiano da Matta on a restart following a caution for a fire that damaged Matt Plumb's No. 7 Rum Bum Racing BMW Riley. Moments later, Goossens made his move on Pruett. Dalziel, seeing his opportunity, went by on to take the lead, although was pressured by Goossens for the remainder of the race.

Pruett and Rojas finished third and left the race with a 19-point advantage (167-148) over Goossens and Matthews. Following in fourth was the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley of Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney, and fifth was the No. 58 Brumos Porsche Riley of polesitter David Donohue and Darren Law. Donohue led a race-high 27 circuits.

Michael Valiante also led early in the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley, which he turned over to Angelelli on a pit stop. The No. 23 Ruby Tuesday Porsche Crawford of Bill Auberlen and the No. 7 Rum Bum Racing BMW Riley of Plumb were side-by-side exiting the pits, and Angelelli pulled from his pit stall into the side of Auberlen, causing minor bodywork damage on both cars. The SunTrust and Ruby Tuesday cars served drive-through penalties following the incident.

Da Matta made his return to professional racing in the No. 98 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley, and led 10 laps after taking control of the car from co-driver Jimmy Vasser. However, the duo retired after completing 83 laps.

Eight cautions -- all for cars off the track -- slowed the race's overall average speed to 79.559 mph.

Edwards, Collins Take Rolex Series GT Win in Final Laps

In GT, Paul Edwards took advantage of a miscue by Sylvain Tremblay on the next-to-last lap and gave himself, co-driver Kelly Collins and the No. 07 Banner Racing Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R their second Rolex Series GT triumph of the 2008 season.

Tremblay took the lead into Lap 96 before getting off the track in the Corkscrew. He returned to the track, but couldn't hold off a charging Edwards, who completed the pass in Turn 9 and held onto a 1.131-second advantage over Spencer Pumpelly. Edwards and Collins -- who collected Pontiac's fourth consecutive GT triumph -- also extended their Rolex Series GT point lead by nine over Pumpelly and No. 67 TRG Porsche GT3 co-driver Tim George Jr. (154-145).

Tremblay and co-driver Nick Ham -- who started on the GT pole -- combined to lead 48 laps (Ham 32 of them) in the No. 70 SpeedSource Mazdaspeed/Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8 in their third-place effort.

Finishing fourth were the No. 21 Matt Connolly Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R co-drivers Diego Alessi and local driver Ryan Phinny, while No. 86 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche GT3 co-drivers Eric Lux and Leh Keen finished fifth after combining to lead three laps.

Seventeen drivers were responsible for a 23 car lead changes, and 15 different cars led at least one lap.

Rolex Series GT competitors continue action with their sixth race of the season, the GT Classic at Lime Rock Park, May 26 in Lakeville, Conn.

NEWS & NOTES

- The victory was the first career for Ryan Dalziel and Henri Zogaib in Rolex Series competition and the first ever for their SAMAX team.

- Dalziel and Zogaib's victory was the team's second straight podium finish, as the duo finished second in the Bosch Engineering 250 at Virginia International Raceway. Dalziel led 25 of the 98 laps in the race at Laguna Seca.

- This is BMW's third career Rolex Series Daytona Prototype victory and first since the Grand Prix of Miami in 2007. This season, Lexus has three victories, followed by Pontiac and BMW with one each.

- Riley has won all five Daytona Prototype races and 15 straight dating back to Watkins Glen International in June 2007.

- Marc Goossens and Jim Matthews recorded their third straight podium finish with their second-place finish. It also marked the duo's ninth straight top-10 finish, and the pair moved to within 19 points of the lead.

- Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas' third-place finish was their fifth podium finish of the season. Together, the pair has won three races and have one second- and one third-place finish in 2008.

- Thirteen Daytona Prototypes finished on the lead lap.

- Max Angelelli and Michael Valiante posted their first top-10 finish since the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, as the pair earned eighth. Angelelli was issued a stop-and-go penalty after contact with Bill Auberlen on pit road.

- Nine cars and 10 drivers led at least one lap in Daytona Prototype competition. Seventeen Daytona Prototypes have led races this season, three more than last season overall. David Donohue, co-driving with Darren Law, led a race-high 27 laps after starting on the pole.

- Though the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Lola started 18th due to a post-qualifying engine change, both Eric van de Poele and Tracy Krohn led at least one lap.

- All five engine manufacturers were in the top six; Pontiac finished second and fourth.

- Riley Chassis swept the top seven finishing positions.

- The GT win by Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards was the pair's second victory of the season and fourth in the series' last eight races.

- Collins and Edwards' win was the fourth straight victory by Pontiac. Mazda was the only other power plant to win in Rolex Series GT competition this season (Rolex 24 At Daytona).

- Collins and Edwards are now tied with Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis for most Rolex Series GT wins this season; all four have two wins in 2008.

- Collins and Edwards have eight straight top-10 finishes, dating back to last season.

-Three of the five GT races this season have been won from the front row (RumBum.com 250 from third and Mexico City 250 from fourth).

- After its fifth class victory this season, Pontiac now has 49 career Rolex Series class victories, tying it with Porsche. Porsche, on the other hand, has yet to win a Rolex Series race in 2008.

- Spencer Pumpelly and Tim George Jr.'s second-place run was their fourth podium finish in five races this season.

- Sylvain Tremblay and Nick Ham's third-place finish was their second podium finish this season and first since their triumph in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

- The top four cars in GT were all different -- Pontiac GXP.R (first), Porsche GT3 (second), Mazda RX-8 (third) and Pontiac GTO.R (fourth). The Porsche GT3 of Eric Lux and Leh Keen was fifth.

POST-RACE QUOTES

Ryan Dalziel (No. 2 SAMAX BMW Riley): "It was pretty emotional the last few laps, when I got a good jump on the restart and saw I had the legs on them. I'm a little bit angry at myself. I made a mistake on a restart and got a tire off. But there was absolutely no way I was going to give up a victory for myself, for Henri and for the team. It was going to end up in the tires or end up in victory lane.

"I've always have mixed emotions coming back to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. I lost the Atlantic championship here in 2004, and since then I've had an up-and-down battle here. It's doubly special for me to come here and win for SAMAX. Everything went well today in practice and in the race. The car was phenomenal, and I don't think we've lost a position in the pits all year."

Henri Zogaib (No. 2 SAMAX BMW Riley): "I never set foot on this track until yesterday. We missed the whole first session due to a fuel cell replacement. So I was under a lot of pressure to learn this track and find some speed. Ryan was pure magic. I'm very proud of him. There's a lot more to come from SAMAX. I'm a happy man."

Jim Matthews (No. 91 Riley Matthews Pontiac Riley): "It's always great to be on the podium. You always want to win, so it's a little bit of a disappointment when you finish second. My biggest moment came early in the race, when a hole opened up going into Turn 1 and I picked up a few positions. We more or less maintained position and Mark (Goossens) did an awesome job when he took over."

Marc Goossens (No. 91 Riley Matthews Pontiac Riley): "That's what we're here for, the close racing, and it worked out pretty well. We were both running real hard, trying to get the win, and that's what this series is all about. We just have to try and be on the podium every single race."

Scott Pruett (No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley): "We just ran our race. We knew what we wanted, strategy-wise. You never know how it's going to turn out. There were actually less cautions at the start of the race than we had expected, and probably more cautions at the end of the race than we had expected. It had to be great for the fans because we kept jamming it up and we would be in line -- all the top Daytona Prototypes cars -- and all hell broke loose for a couple of laps until we stretched it out."

"Our goal is to finish on the podium every race. That's what our goal is for the whole season. So far we have been doing what we needed to do. We didn't have the fastest car today, but we made the most of it and everybody did a great job."

Kelly Collins (No. 07 Banner Racing Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.): "The Banner Racing Car was fantastic. The car was working good. I gave it to Paul after an hour and 20 minutes. Paul did a fantastic job of bringing it home. We were stuck in third place, and I'm sorry to Sylvain (Tremblay), and a couple of other cars, but we'll take what we can get."

Paul Edwards (No. 07 Banner Racing Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.): "The last lap was probably the easiest lap. Once Sylvain hit the marbles up there, I mean, we were both pushing really hard. We both thought, we'll give it everything we've got, and we did pretty good even though our tires were pretty much shot by then and our fuel was getting down as well. It was a great job by Sylvain and it was a great race. Today we were patient. I thought Sylvain had it in the bag, but our patience paid off and we got lucky. Still it was pretty equal. I don't know that I could have gotten by Sylvain because he did really well. But we'll take it. Lime Rock coming up -- which we know is pretty bumpy -- is a great track for us. It suits our car as it handles the bumps pretty good. We're happy to have the points today and we're looking forward to Lime Rock."

Nick Ham (No. 70 SpeedSource Mazdaspeed/Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8): "We're driving a good consistent race, finishing up third after being in a bit of a slump for the past few races. It was a good team effort. I feel bad for the guys in the No. 40 car, because basically I threw away a top-10 finish for them. I was trying to be a nice guy and let Scott Pruett by at Turn 9. I got a little bit in the marbles -- which I shouldn't have done since that was the same car that hit me in Turn 3 earlier in the race for no reason at all -- but anyway, it was a good finish for Mazda and Castrol. I'm very happy."

Sylvain Tremblay (No. 70 SpeedSource Mazdaspeed/Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8): "The last lap was interesting. We got into the Corkscrew and it was so much gravel and so much dirt. The car is fast. It's still not the fastest, but we've got some work to do. And now we're getting ready for Lime Rock which is a really big challenge. Today was disappointing, but I'm still happy."

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 16, 2008) -- David Donohue saved his best qualifying lap for his last Friday afternoon at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, running his fastest lap near the end of the session to win the pole for Saturday's RumBum.com 250 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn track, the fifth race on the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 schedule.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 13, 2008) -- It's been nearly two years since he's raced competitively, but popular open-wheel champion Cristiano da Matta is set to make his return to racing Saturday in the RumBum.com 250, Round 5 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, highlighting this weekend's Monterey Festival of Speed at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (SPEED, 1 p.m. ET Sunday).

Laguna Seca: Seleted Previews For Round 5 pt2
Lexus
Bob Stallings/GAINSCO
Michael Shank Racing
Farnbacher Loles

Laguna Seca: Seleted Previews For Round 5
Suntrust
TRG
AIM Autosport
Southard

The entry list for the upcoming Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen has a name that both non-race and race fans alike should know – Patrick Dempsey. The popular actor is scheduled to compete in the GT class of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Race on Saturday, June 7 at 11:15 AM. Dempsey was entered to compete at The Glen in 2007 as part of the KONI Challenge Series but withdrew at the last second due to a conflict associated with a movie he was shooting for SONY.

Krohn Racing announces a new team partner for the No. 75 and No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Lolas with BryanMark Financial Group. BryanMark logos will run on both Krohn cars beginning at the Monterey Festival of Speed at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, on May 17, 2008.

ALTON, Va. (April 27, 2008) - After a weekend which included limited practice time for one driver and probation placed on another, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas extended their Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Daytona Prototype point lead in Sunday's Bosch Engineering 250 at Virginia International Raceway.

VIR: Grand Am Team/Manufacturer Race Recaps pt2
Lexus
GM Racing
SAMAX
Alex Job Racing/Ruby Tuesday

VIR: Grand Am Team/Manufacturer Race Recaps pt1
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Bob Stallings/GAINSCO
Suntrust Racing
Southard Motorsports

VIR: Selected Recaps after Qualifying
GM Racing
Suntrust
Bob Stallings/GAINSCO
Farnbacher Loles

ALTON, Va. (April 26, 2008) - Michael Valiante was awarded his first career pole position when fast timer Memo Rojas' car failed post-qualifying inspection Saturday at Virginia International Raceway.

Mexico City was an exciting race for the Rolex Grand Am Championship with Ganassi and Lexus' winning streak being broken.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 22, 2008) -- Max Angelelli and Michael Valiante haven't had the start they've wanted to in the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season. In three races this season, Angelelli and Valiante have only one top 10 and failed to finish last Saturday's Mexico City 250 after an accident midway through the race.

Mexico City: Selected Reviews after the Race pt2
Riley/Matthews
Lexus
Pontiac
Bob Stallings/GAINSCO

Mexico City: Selected Reports after the Race pt1
Krohn
Farnbacher/Loles
Stevenson
Frisselle

Mexico City: The Recaps After Qualifying Pt 2
Lexus
Pontiac
Bob Stallings/GAINSCO
Suntrust

MEXICO CITY (April 19, 2008) - There was plenty of bumping and banging up front in Saturday's Mexico City 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Riley Matthews Motorsports teammates Jim Matthews and Marc Goossens bided their time before making their move, leading the final 28 laps to score their second career victory in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

Mexico City: Selected Team Recaps after Qualifying Pt1
Alex Job/Ruby Tuesday
Michael Shank
Farnbacher/Loles
TRG

MEXICO CITY (April 17, 2008) -- Memo Rojas will start on the pole for his home race Saturday (SPEED, Live, 4 p.m. ET), the Mexico City 250 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 after setting a track record in his No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 15, 2008) -- Memo Rojas knows exactly what a victory would mean in this weekend's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Mexico City 250 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City (SPEED, Live, 4 p.m. ET Saturday).

Mexico City: Selected Grand Am Race Previews
GM Racing
Lexus
GAINSCO
Krohn Racing

Ron Fellows will partner Leighton Reese in the No. 06 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R in round three of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Mexico City 250.

David Donohue captured the Daytona Prototype pole in the #58 Brumos Porsche Riley for the Saturday’s Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami, and led the first eleven laps of the race, but it was the #23 Ruby Tuesday Alex Job Porsche Crawford of Joey Hand and Bill Auberlen that led 14 laps mid-way through the event and finished a close second in the end.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (March 29, 2008) -- Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas extended their Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 point lead Saturday with their second consecutive Rolex Series win in the young 2008 season. The pilots of the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley captured Saturday's GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Homestead: Selected Reviews After the Race
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Pontiac
GAINSCO
Michael Shank

Homestead: Additional Post-Race Reviews
Krohn
Ruby Tuedsay
TRG
Farnbacher Loles

David Donohue of Malvern, Pa., turned the fastest lap in the No. 58 Brumos Porsche Riley on the pole during Friday’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series qualifying for Saturday’s GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

GANASSI, LEXUS LOOK TO MAKE IT TWO-IN-A-ROW AT HOMESTEAD – After a record third-straight Rolex 24 at Daytona victory, the #01 Ganassi Lexus team and drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas will try for two consecutive wins at Saturday’s Grand Prix of Miami. In four previous appearances at Homestead, the #01 has finished seventh or higher and has registered third-place finishes in each of the last two seasons.

Krohn Racing will arrive at Homestead-Miami Speedway with its two new Proto-Auto Lola DP cars for the inaugural sprint race of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season, March 27-29. After an extensive testing schedule with the new cars, the Krohn team and drivers are ready to debut them against the challenging Grand-Am Prototype field of 19 cars and 26 GT cars at the Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami.

If history is any indicator of future results, then Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team drivers Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand should find themselves a top the podium following this weekend's round two of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Scotland’s Ryan Dalziel is delighted to announce his full-time participation in the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 having been signed by Florida-based SAMAX Motorsport to co-pilot the #2 BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype alongside Orlando’s Henri Zogaib.

After being out of a race car for more than 19 months while recovering from a critical 2006 accident, championship-winning race car driver Cristiano da Matta didn't mind waiting another two days before his highly anticipated return to competitive driving in a test with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing last week in Texas.

Pontiac powered Grand-Am teams are ready to take on the Homestead-Miami Speedway and round two of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami to be run on March 29.

Ready to return to Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series action after a strong second-place finish in January's season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and champion drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty will bring the team's best start of a season to Saturday's GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami, where nothing short of taking the championship lead is the goal.

So it comes as no surprise that the Orlando-based racer will see the No. 2 Samax Motorsport BMW-Riley adorned with two ultra-fast team partners for the Homestead Rolex Sports Car Series race weekend as famed off-shore boat maker Cigarette Racing Team and high-end automobile retailer The Miami Garage have joined the Samax Motorsport race effort.

Level Ten Communications (Level Ten) and AIM Autosport (AIM) are pleased to announce the two companies have reached an agreement for the provision of services. The deal effective immediately, will see Level Ten provide media, marketing and public relations support for AIM’s Grand AM Daytona Prototype and Star Mazda programs. The deal also includes the development of new web site for the team and expanded web-based initiatives.

Henri Zogaib and Ryan Dalziel will team up for Samax Motorsport for round two of the Rolex Sports Car Series season and the GAINSCO Grand Prix at Homestead Miami Speedway March 27-29.

The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 will play a prominent role in the New York International Auto Show over the next ten days, including opening the auto show with a drag race down 11th Avenue in Manhattan.

Pontiac announced today that starting with the GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami on March 29 the brand will offer contingency support to teams campaigning the Pontiac GXP.R in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Rolex GT class.

The top teams in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 will be eligible for $300,000 in cash bonuses during the 2008 season under the Rolex Series’ Pirelli PaceSetters program that goes into effect today. At the end of the season, the Italian tire manufacturer will award a $100,000 bonus to the top Daytona Prototype team.

A full schedule of business at and away from the race track kept reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing busy in Miami last week where two-days of testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway was combined with a corporate visit to the Miami-based headquarters of GAINSCO Auto Insurance. The Homestead test was in preparation for next month's GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami, which is the kick-off event of a Saturday, March 29, double-header that also includes the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300.

The second day of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday ended the same as it did Monday, at least at the top of the charts.

The hottest team in the Rolex Series this winter may just be the two-car effort of Michael Shank Racing. To this point in 2008, the orange No. 60 Ford Riley and the blue No. 6 Ford Riley have posted the fastest times in January Test Days and swept the front row with both cars at the Rolex 24. Negri, the Rolex 24 at Daytona polesitter, was fastest again Tuesday.

With a disappointing finish at the Rolex 24 in the rearview mirror, SAMAX racing has shown up at Homestead-Miami Speedway with BMW power in the No. 2 BMW Riley. Defending GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami winner Team Sigalsport is the only other team to be powered by BMW.

Gene Sigal and Matt Plumb were on hand at Homestead-Miami Speedway, taking the first steps in defending their team’s GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami race win from a year ago.

DALLAS (February 22, 2008) - Returning to the race track for the first time in nearly a month after a strong second-place finish in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty will debut the team's new Pontiac Riley Mk XX bodywork in a special two-day Grand-Am test session this Monday and Tuesday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2008) - After spending the morning making some final minor adjustments to the new Riley Mk XX bodywork, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing took to the track right at the beginning of the afternoon session with Jon Fogarty driving and his co-champion teammate Alex Gurney on the headset in the pits. Although the team's Pontiac Riley wore the familiar No. 99, the car being used for the test is actually an ex-George Robinson race car that was last driven in the 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona. The GAINSCO team acquired the race car - that they call "No. 98" - last year and is using it for testing and possibly as second entry in a race or two later in the season.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2008) - Krohn Racing returned to the track Monday for the first time with the Lola Chassis since the January Test Days, piloting two Pontiac Lolas at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2008) - As the Daytona Prototype class of the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 moves into the second stage of its history and welcomes a new group of chassis manufacturers to the ranks, Burt Frisselle will have a front row seat for all the developments.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2008) - The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 returned to the race track today at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for the upcoming GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami. The two-day test is open to all Rolex Series teams.

The Daytona Prototypes and the GT machines of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 return to the track next week for a two-day test at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for next month’s GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami. Included on the entry list for the Feb. 25-26 test are 19 Daytona Prototypes and 15 GT cars.

When Scott Pruett took the checkered flag at the Rolex 24 at Daytona this past weekend, it marked the third consecutive victory for Lexus in America’s most prestigious sports car race. With the win, Lexus joins Porsche as the only manufacturer to earn three consecutive overall wins at Daytona.

Providing even more P-Zero racing tires to competitors in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 than preliminary plans called for, Pirelli Tire capably answered the call of America’s toughest endurance race with a record-setting performance at this past weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates continued its dominance of North America’s most prestigious sports car race winning their third straight overall victory on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) became the first team in history to win three straight Rolex 24 at Daytona’s after Scott Pruett crossed the finish line in the No.01 TELMEX/Target Riley. Pruett, along with CGRFS NASCAR Sprint Cup teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti, and his Rolex Series full time co-driver Memo Rojas, combined to lead 252 of the race’s 695 laps in an event that featured Rolex Series and Rolex 24 records for car leaders (15), driver leaders (25) and lead changes (60). The two-time defending race champions stayed out of trouble, and more importantly the garage, to march to a two-lap victory.

Reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions Lowe's/GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing recovered from an early Sunday morning gearbox change to finish second in this weekend's 46th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, avenging last year's early defeat in this race with the team's best start to a racing season in its young history.

There is a long-standing motto associated with Penske Racing and that is "Effort Equals Results." Perhaps there is no better example of that slogan being demonstrated than in the team effort that produced an impressive podium finish for Penske Racing drivers Kurt Busch, Helio Castroneves & Ryan Briscoe in this weekend’s Rolex 24 Grand-Am race at Daytona International Speedway.

After 24 hours of close competition among 41 cars, the SpeedSource Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8 team won the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona to kick off the 2008 GrandAm season. The SpeedSource driving team of Sylvain Tremblay, David Haskell, Nick Ham, and Raphael Matos started from the pole, and led 323 of 664 laps, on their way to ninth overall and the class win.

Eleventh and twelfth place finishes were ultimately the places in which ICY/Phoenix Racing's Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Spec.B Sedans finished in Friday's Grand-Am KONI Challenge series three-hour road race at Daytona International Speedway. The simple reason: bad luck-of-the-draw on when full-course caution flags came out.

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Michael Shank Racing used Ford power to sweep the front row Thursday during qualifying for the 46th running of Rolex 24 At Daytona, which starts at 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 at Daytona International Speedway.

Stuttgart. The drivers of 67 race cars fought for the top 30 grid positions for this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona in Thursday's first qualifying session on the 5.6 kilometre circuit located on the Florida coast. Race cars start in two classes: The purpose built, full bred Daytona Prototypes, and the near standard Grand Touring sportscars (GT).

Daytona 24: DP Qualifying Recaps
Pontiac
Lexus
Gainsco
Ruby Tuesday

Daytona 24: Selected Qualifying Recaps
Farnbacher Loles
TRG
Memo Gidley
Fall-Line Motorsports

Geneva-based racing driver Harold Primat has been confirmed as part of Samax Motorsport’s driving strength for this weekend’s Rolex Daytona 24 Hours. The 32-year-old is targeting a first finish in his second visit to the famous event, with a team and driver package he believes has ‘podium potential’.

Racing stars from around the world will converge on the "World Center of Racing" this weekend with the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, the top endurance race in North America and the official start to the 2008 international motorsports calendar.

All the Facts You Need To Know about the Rolex 24 at Daytona
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Former Winners
Manufacturers Milestones
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Daytona 24: DP Team Previews of the Event
Ganisco
Krohn
SAMAX

Daytona 24: Team Previews Coming into Daytona
Pirelli
Automatic
TRG

Fans of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 will have something extra to look forward to this season with the announcement that GreenLight Collectibles (GL) and Grand-Am have teamed up to produce die-cast replicas of select Rolex Series Riley Daytona Prototype machines. The die-cast replicas will go on sale in mid-2008.

Lexus driver Scott Pruett is the defending champion at the Rolex 24 – and the event’s all-time leader in wins with seven. He recently had a chance to sit down and talk about this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona where he’ll co-drive the #01 TELMEX/Lexus with Juan Montoya, Dario Franchitti and Memo Rojas for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Since the beginning of time, sons have followed fathers into the family trade, passing the family’s "business" from one generation to the next. Past and present fathers competing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 are no different, having passed along their enthusiasm and love of competition to offspring who on Jan. 26-27 will also compete in the 46th Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Pontiac powered Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT sports cars are ready for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 46th running of the Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona to be run this weekend, January 26-27. With 19 cars running Pontiac power, 14 DP and five GT of the 66-car field, Pontiac has an excellent chance to double at Daytona by winning both the overall DP and GT races.

The Lexus-powered Chip Ganassi Racing team will attempt to make history as the first team ever to win the overall Rolex 24 at Daytona crown three consecutive years, when the cars take to the track in this year’s twice-around-the-clock extravaganza on Jan. 26-27.

Chris Gleason will not only compete in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, the Johnstown, Pa.-based driver has a great ride.

Two-times Le Mans-winners Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos begin their sixth season together as co-drivers by facing the challenge of another twenty-four hour marathon - next weekend's Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The RML AD Group racing duo will be sharing the all-new #51 Cheever Racing Coyote-Pontiac with another Le Mans winner, Briton Tom Kimber-Smith, and two American drivers; Brent Sherman and Scott Mayer.

While the trio of Penske-Taylor Racing Team drivers may be entering this weekend’s Rolex 24 endurance racing classic armed with various degrees of experience, their desire to excel is a definite common bond between them.

Jimmie Johnson remembers exactly when and where he was when he decided to get serious about winning the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the yearly kick-off race of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season which has become an annual and all-day All-Star showcase of the world's top auto racing talent the last few years.

Roush Fenway Racing driver Colin Braun is going to start Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway a bit earlier than most of his fellow competitors in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Braun will be racing this weekend in the Rolex 24 event which starts Saturday afternoon, and concludes Sunday.

"I’m incredibly happy to be starting off 2008 with such a strong team and car for the Rolex 24 hour race!" noted Eric Curran. "Farnbacher-Loles showed their speed and abilities last year by winning the Rolex GT division, and I’m positive I can help the team earn two-in-a-row."

Motorsports fans will be able to see some of the hottest production-based racing on television this season as a total of six events on the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series schedule will be televised on SPEED in 2008.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2008) -- Renewing a tradition while reinvigorating a classic event, NASCAR drivers are returning again to the sports car spectacle that annually kicks off Speedweeks -- the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 26-27.

In spite of finding themselves behind the ideal timeline for preparation, Vision Racing will make its second appearance in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. Signed drivers John Andretti, Ed Carpenter, A.J. Foyt IV and Vitor Meira will join team owner, Tony George, behind the wheel of the No. 03 Vision Racing Porsche Crawford Daytona Prototype in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Three time Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona winner Derek Bell returns to the World Center of Racing to drive the No. 12 RVO Motorsports Pontiac Riley in next week’s twice around the clock Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season opener.

The Rolex 24 At Daytona, much like the Sprint Cup’s Daytona 500 in NASCAR, if not most important is unarguably the highest profile race for the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.

The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 will continue its relationship with SPEED for 2008, with the motorsports channel broadcasting 62.5 hours of Rolex Series competition in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and the Rolex Series broadcast around the world on a variety of major networks – complete with the Rolex Series debut in high-definition television.

Defending Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 champions Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty and series runner-up Scott Pruett were honored by the nation’s top motorsports press members Saturday night at the American Automobile Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association’s 38th annual banquet at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis.

The Proto-Auto test program with the new Lolas continued at Daytona International Speedway January 4-6, 2008, when Krohn Racing brought the two new Lola chassis for testing in preparation for the 2008 season.

SPEED and FOX Sports will offer 17 hours of team coverage from the 46th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona on Jan. 26-27, with the first 90 minutes of the event simulcast on the 1,400-square foot News Astrovision by Panasonic Screen prominently located at One Times Square in New York.

In 2008 Lola will have plenty to celebrate both on and off the track, when they reach a memorable 50 years in motorsport. During this period the Huntingdon based marque have manufactured almost 4000 competitive cars, recording more race and championship wins than any other racing car manufacturer in the world.

The three days of testing last weekend at Daytona International Speedway in advance of the Jan. 26-27 Rolex 24 proved to be much more beneficial for the Penske-Taylor Racing Team than one might expect.

Pirelli’s official debut as the new series-standard tire of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 during Daytona Test Days, January 4 – 6, was nothing short of the biggest weekend of North American competition for Pirelli Tire in the company’s illustrious history as nearly 70 racing teams put new Pirelli P-Zero racing tires through three days and one night of hard testing.

Automatic Racing completed their first official test of the 2008 season during last weekend’s Grand-Am Test Days at Daytona International Speedway, where the new No. 90 BMW M6 had a successful run with consistent times and performance.

Further to this article, more news has surfaced that Cristiano da Matta is seeking a return to racing.

Three-time Rolex 24 At Daytona race winner and motorsports legend Derek Bell turned a handful of laps Saturday and Sunday in the No. 12 RVO Motorsports Rock Valley Oil Pontiac Riley, the Daytona Prototype debut for the former World Sportscar champion.

Defending race champion Scott Pruett registered the fastest overall time in the three-day Rolex 24 test at the Daytona International Speedway as his Lexus-powered Chip Ganassi Racing team continued to prepare for a run at a record third consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona team victory.

Two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson isn’t just competing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 26-27 to unwind and relax before the start of the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

When a race team goes testing, the results may find the team asking more questions than the test sessions answered. It was no different for the Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team this past weekend following three days of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Cars Series testing at the Daytona International Speedway.

Famed Porsche campaigner Synergy Racing announced on Saturday a two-car assault for the 46th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona as the team looks to start the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season with a new chapter of success. One of Grand-Am’s winningest teams will utilize the Grand-Am specification Porsche GT3. The two GT Class entries will carry on the Synergy tradition, once again carrying the traditional team Nos. 80 and 81.

Steve Southard, Southard Motorsports team owner, announced Sunday veteran racer Bill Lester will join Shane Lewis in the No. 3 Southard Motorsports Lexus Riley for the full 2008 Rolex Series season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 6, 2008) -- The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 completed a successful January Test Days on Sunday, setting the stage for the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona Jan. 25-27 with three days of on-track testing at Daytona International Speedway.

Wayne Taylor made certain everyone knows exactly the name of the No. 9 Pontiac Riley team.

“It’s Penske-Taylor Racing,” he said. “Not Taylor-Penske Racing.”

Two-time reigning NASCAR Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson joined his GAINSCO/Bob Stallings teammates for the third and final day of Daytona Test Days Sunday and handled the majority of the driving as the team went through its final preparations for the 46 th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 26 – 27.

Pontiac powered Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams exercised their racers this weekend at the “Roar Before the Rolex 24” in preparation for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 46th running of the Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona January 26-27. The top Pontiac DP team, Penske-Taylor Racing, turned a time of 1:42.261 which resulted in second place on the time sheet at the end of the weekend. In GT, the Connolly Motorsports GTO.R was the fast Pontiac with a time of 1:51.774, eighteenth on the time sheet.

Jörg Bergmeister and Max Papis - former Rolex 24 champions as well as Rolex Series Daytona Prototype titlists - will compete in this year’s twice-around-the-clock classic in the GT class.

AJ Allmendinger turned the fastest lap on the second day of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 January Test Days, besting a field of 21 Daytona Prototypes at Daytona International Speedway preparing for the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

After two days of testing under the sun, drivers got their first test on Saturday night of what the early-morning hours may feel like during the Rolex 24. Rolex Series teams used a 90-minute session in darkness to test under the lights.

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing will take their familiar No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley back to the race track for the first time in 2008 as the reigning Champions of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 at this weekend's Daytona Test Days at Daytona International Speedway, January 4 – 6.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 3, 2008) -- XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV:DAP.U) announced today an official partnership with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and designation as official category partner of Grand-Am. This three year contract commences in 2008 through the completion of the 2010 season. XPEL is also proud to be the sponsor of the XPEL Daytona Prototype Pole Award. The official press conference announcing the partnership will take place during the Rolex 24 At Daytona starting on Jan. 26, 2008.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 2, 2008) -- Henri Zogaib accomplished a long-held dream as he crossed the finish line in his Daytona Prototype to complete the 45th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona after a grueling twice-around-the-clock test of man and machine last January. While merely finishing the brutal race is considered a tremendous accomplishment to those who understand the mammoth effort that a race like the 24 requires, Zogaib knows he's already checked that box off his list, and has his sights set considerably higher for the 2008 running of the esteemed event.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 2, 2008) -- Superstars from around the world of motorsports will ring in the new year with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 this weekend, as 64 Daytona Prototype and GT machines are scheduled to visit the "World Center of Racing" January 4-6 for the January Test Days in preparation for the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona later this month.

Championship drivers Ralf Kelleners and Anthony Lazzaro will head to Daytona for this year’s Rolex 24 hour race to compete with what will be the strongest team assembled by Autometrics Motorsports. Current team drivers Cory Friedman and Mac McGehee will also drive the grueling 3.56 mile course beginning Saturday, January 26 at 1:30 pm and finishing 24 hours later. The team of four will drive the No.14 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car sponsored by Jacksonville, Fla. based Mac Papers Company. Autometrics will also enter the No. 74 Porsche GT3 Cup driven by drivers Derek Skea, Bransen Patch and Jim Hamblin.

Charlie Putnam and Charles Espenlaub are bringing their proven success as teammates to Automatic Racing for the 2008 season, where they will co-drive a BMW M3 in the KONI Challenge Series.

Petaluma, CA -- Setting out for next week's Daytona Test Days, TRG has one goal for the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona, continue the winning streak. Having sat on the podium for five of the last six years, including winning once in class and once overall, the team is one of the favorites to win in the GT class at the Rolex 24 next month.

The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team announced today that Englishman Andy Wallace is the fourth and final driver added to the team’s roster for next year’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 at Daytona Jan. 26-27.

After piloting the No. 23 Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team Porsche-powered Crawford Daytona Prototype for two seasons, driver Patrick Long, of Belleair, Fla., returns to the Alex Job Racing stable as its third driver for the upcoming Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 at Daytona Jan. 26-27.

Following tremendous expansion since the inception of the Daytona Prototype formula to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 only five years ago, Grand-Am President Roger Edmondson announced today the addition of a pair of motorsports industry veterans which will help the series maintain continued growth

For the second consecutive year, motorsports fans across the nation will be able to catch Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 stars battle with and against racing superstars from around the world on network television as SPEED and FOX Sports will combine to offer 17 hours of television coverage from the 46th Rolex 24 At Daytona January 26-27.

Bill Auberlen will chase at least two championships in 2008, aiming for the top in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and KONI Challenge Series. The Redondo Beach, Calif., driver has won two of his six professional auto-racing championships in Grand-Am competition, with 30 victories, 46 podiums, 11 pole positions and 26 records in the two series to date.

With the new Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season almost ready to form up its first racing grid in 2008, the Stevenson Motorsports Team couldn’t be happier about the head start they will be taking into the opening race. When the Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend arrives at the end of January, the #57 Stevenson Pontiac GXP-R will be in the hands of four of racings finest drivers. And the team will enter the new season with a brand new sponsor in the BryanMark Financial Group, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. December 17, 2007 -- Autohaus Motorsports officially announced their intent to compete for the 2008 GT championship in the Grand Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, with driver duo Lawson Aschenbach and Tim Lewis, Jr. Completing the driver lineup for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona will be two veteran drivers, Craig Stanton and Max Papis. "We are absolutely thrilled to have a driver lineup with such depth and experience for the 24 hours," said Team Owner Bob Kirland. "We are so excited to be making the change to Grand Am, and I really look forward to what we can accomplish this year with such a strong team."

The Rolex 24 At Daytona is attracting racing stars from across the world to compete in the twice-round-the-clock sports car challenge. But the kickoff event to the international motorsports calendar is also attracting actor Patrick Dempsey, the star of the hit ABC show "Grey’s Anatomy."

While TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has been among the handful of teams participating in a two-day Riley test at Daytona International Speedway, the team – which has won the past two Rolex 24s – also finalized its driver lineups for the 46th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Mark Wilkins made it apparent AIM Autosport is shooting for loftier goals in 2008.

"We want to win races," Wilkins said. "We want to be up and running with these guys, and we really think we have a shot to do that. Last year, we had some strong results – our fifth at the Rolex was really good, and we had some strong runs at the end of the year. We’re confident that we had a good enough package to be right up at the front and challenge for wins."

Racers Edge Motorsports showed promising in 2007 in a Pontiac GXP, and the team hopes to continue that with the acquisition of a Mazda RX-8 for the 2008 season.

Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Scott Pruett and Max Angelelli battled to the season’s final laps for the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Daytona Prototype championship. Each of the four Daytona Prototype drivers has been recognized for their accomplishments with selections to the 2007 All-America Auto Racing Team as selected by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA).

Grand-Am officials confirmed today a Labor Day weekend feature event at Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park in the greater New York Metropolitan area. The Aug. 30-31 event is the crown jewel on the NJMP inaugural schedule and will feature both the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 and the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series.

ATLANTA (Dec. 3, 2007) -- Max Angelelli and the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac team of Wayne Taylor Racing received an early holiday gift as they prepare for their pursuit of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series championship. Canadian Michael Valiante, the 28-year-old veteran of open-wheel and sports prototype racing, has been named Angelelli's full-time co-driver for the entire 14-race campaign, which kicks off Jan. 26-27 with the traditional, season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona.

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 3, 2007) -- Wayne Taylor Racing, which in 2008 will campaign the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac and championship-winning driver Max Angelelli for its fifth Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season, has entered into a partnership with Penske Racing to field a second entry at the 2008 season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona featuring an all-star lineup of Penske drivers from the NASCAR Sprint Cup (formerly Nextel Cup) Series, the IRL IndyCar Series, and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

Krohn Racing returns to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008 for its third season as an independent race team of owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn.

The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team announced today that Joey Hand, of Sacramento, Calif., will co-drive with Bill Auberlen during the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season.

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 champions Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty are among 10 finalists for the 2007 Economacki Champion of Champions Award, presented by Rockett Brand Racing Fuel and National Speed Sport News.

Fans of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 can help on-track rivals Max Angelelli and Max Papis battle one last time in 2007, and push Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty to another championship by voting for the annual SPEED Performance Awards. SPEED, which televises all events on the Rolex Sports Car Series schedule, will announce the winners of all nine popular vote categories as well as the SPEED Performer of the Year during a one-hour show in February.

After his dreadful crash in 2006, Brazilian, Cristiano da Matta could be on the way back to the track.

Pirelli’s inaugural pre-season test session with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 took place in sunny weather and track temperatures of 90°F. The two day session was marked by highly favorable comments from the drivers and record lap times from the cars. Pirelli debuted its new motorsport support team and fleet which brought 2400 tires to support the 44 teams that attended.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 18, 2007) -- Colin Braun can be regarded as one of the best young talents in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 over the past two seasons.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 17, 2007) -- Andy Lally has made a name for himself in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 competition over the past several years, completing a number of improbable runs to the front of the field to win races and help solidify the TRG team as an annual contender for a Grand-Am Rolex Series GT Championship.

Michael Shank Racing has been among the frontrunners in Grand-Am Rolex Series action for a number of seasons. In case the team had been overlooked, Negri unofficially posted the fastest time in yesterday’s opening day and added the third fastest time in Thursday’s session in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley.

So how does Jimmie Johnson unwind before racing for a second NEXTEL Cup title in the upcoming Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway?

For the past two seasons, Joao Barbosa has been the "third man" for Brumos Racing, joining Hurley Haywood and JC France in No. 59 Porsche Riley in the endurance races on the Rolex Series schedule.

The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team announced today that it signed two-time Grand-Am Rolex Series champion Bill Auberlen, of Redondo Beach, Calif., to co-pilot its No. 23 Porsche Crawford Daytona Prototype during the 2008 Grand-Am season.

In 2008, Pirelli will become the specified tire for the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. This will mark the re-emergence of Pirelli Tire into American Motorsports after a one-year hiatus from large sanctioned competition on the continent.

INDIANAPOLIS (October 25, 2007) -- Italian racecar engineering and manufacturing firm Picchio will serve as a primary technical partner to Cheever Group in launching a new Grand-Am Daytona Prototype sports car competing in The Rolex Sports Car Series, it was announced today. The Ancarano, Italy-based company will apply its technical staff to the development of the new car, which will be built at Cheever Racing headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 3, 2007) -- Reinforcing its position as the only sports car series to race in major markets throughout North America, Grand-Am officials announced today a 2008 race schedule for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve that will once again see the series visit premier road courses in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

First there was the competitive half. Different winners each round with it being near on impossible to pick the winner.

The second half was all about GAINSCO Bob Stallings Racing. Win after win after win. They became unstoppable and it was that ability that won them the title.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (September 18, 2007) -- The top performers of 2007 were honored Monday night at the Venetian before a record crowd in the annual Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Champions Banquet.

TOOELE, Utah (September 15, 2007) -- Automatic Racing will enter a BMW M6 in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT class in 2008, the team announced in a press conference this morning at Miller Motorsports Park.

Stuttgart. Dirk Werner (Germany), teaming with rookie Bryce Miller (USA) and Wolf Henzler (Germany), clinched the 2007 Rolex Grand-Am GT Series drivers championship in the #87 Farnbacher Loles Motorsports IPC/Marquis Jet Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car with a third-place finish at Saturday’s Sunchaser 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park. The final race of the season also saw Porsche clinch the GT Manufacturers Championship and Farnbacher Loles wrap up the GT Team Championship. Porsche has won the GT manufacturers title seven times of the eight years the series has been in existence.

Miller: Selected Team Reviews after the Race
GAINSCO
Krohn
Suntrust
Spirit of Daytona

It has been rumoured that Chip Ganassi could bring his team from the Grand Am Championship to the American Le Mans Series.

TOOELE, Utah (September 15, 2007) -- From championship to heartbreak, Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season finale at Miller Motorsports Park was a true representation of the season as a whole - including one team's championship hopes literally going up in smoke.

Miller: Team Reports after Qualifying
GAINSCO
Lexus
Ruby Tuesday
Aim & Doncaster

ATLANTA, Ga. (September 14, 2007) -- Wayne Taylor Racing, which campaigns the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, announced today that it will be the first team to field a Daytona Prototype chassis produced by Dallara Automobili Spa of Parma, Italy, beginning with Round 2 of the 2008 Rolex Series season.

TOOELE, Utah (September 14, 2007) -- Scott Pruett fired the first shot among the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype championship contenders Friday at Miller Motorsports Park, grabbing the pole position for Saturday's Sunchaser 1000.

With only Saturday’s Sunchaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park remaining in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competition, both the Daytona Prototype and GT driver and team championships remain up for grabs. The 1000k, seven-and-a-half hour race is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. MT (SPEED, Live from 1-2:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m.-finish).

An interview with Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype contenders Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Scott Pruett and team owner Wayne Taylor, substituting for contending driver Max Angelelli.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 10, 2007) -- The 2007 season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve may be coming to an end, but this weekend's SunChaser 1000k finale will mark the beginning of the newest entry and era in Daytona Prototype competition.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (September 11, 2007) -- Team owner Mike Shank announced today that Champ Car championship contender Justin Wilson has signed on to race the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Lexus-Riley in Saturdays SunChaser 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

Miller: The Teams Preview the Title Fight Before the Final Round
GAINSCO
Ganassi
Suntrust
Krohn
AIM & Doncaster

Bill Auberlen will start his 350th auto race this weekend, competing in the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series race at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Friday. The Redondo Beach, Calif., driver will set another mark during the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at the same track on Saturday – his 210th start in a BMW-powered car.

The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team announced today that Mike Rockenfeller will co-drive with teammates Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season finale at Miller Motorsports Park.

While much of the focus of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season has fallen on the Daytona Prototype class, the GT Championship also remains on the line with only one race remaining.

Bringing his veteran perspective back to a young team on the rise, 1996 Champ Car champion Jimmy Vasser will return to the cockpit of GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing’s championship-leading No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac-powered Riley Daytona Prototype next week in the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season finale, the Sunchaser 1000k at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Sept. 15.

It’s been a sensational season for the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Team and the International press is taking notice. With seven victories and 11 pole positions, American duo Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty are currently rated the best sports car drivers in the world.

Sonoma: Selected Team Reports after the Race
GAINSCO
Suntrust
Lexus
Krohn

SONOMA, Calif. (August 25, 2007) -- A hard-fought weekend by the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley team has given Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve single-season win record and placed the duo in the Daytona Prototype championship lead with a win Saturday during the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway.

SONOMA, Calif. (August 24, 2007) -- With the top three cars in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve separated by just four points with only two races remaining, the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley put a leg up on the competition by qualifying on the pole for Friday's Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway.

Sonoma: DP Team Reports after Qualifying
GAINSCO
Suntrust
AIM Autosport
Ruby Tuesday

Sonoma: Selected Team Preview Ahead of Race Weekend
AIM Autosport
GAINSCO
Southard Motorsports
Michael Shank Racing

Krohn Racing team driver Colin Braun appealed the suspension levied by Grand-Am Road Racing officials on Thursday, August 16th on the advice of his team.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 14, 2007) -- Colin Braun, the 18-year-old driver of the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, has been suspended by Grand-Am Managing Director of Competition Mark Raffauf following the latest in a series of on-track incidents during last Friday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing is mourning the loss of Travis Bickel, a member of the Chip Ganassi Racing Grand Am team, who also worked with IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series teams.

Watkins Glen: The Reports after the Race
GAINSCO
Krohn
Suntrust
Ruby Tuesday
Lexus

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 10, 2007) -- After setting a track record in qualifying and posting a record-breaking pole position in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype competition, the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley of Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney continued their record-setting theme Friday in the Crown Royal 200 at The Glen. The duo led virtually flag-to-flag at Wakins Glen International Raceway for their sixth win of the 2007 season.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 9, 2007) -- With a record-breaking performance, Jon Fogarty and co-driver Alex Gurney will lead the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototypes to the green flag in Friday's Crown Royal 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.

Montreal: Team Reports After the Race
Suntrust
Krohn
SAMAX
Ruby Tuesday
Michael Shank

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (August 3, 2007) -- Max Angelelli closed the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype championship series points lead to a scant two markers behind leader Scott Pruett on Friday evening at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to give himself, co-driver Jan Magnussen and the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley team its second victory of 2007 in the 68-lap, two-and-a-half hour Montreal 400k.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (August 3, 2007) -- Jon Fogarty grew closer to the single-season record for overall pole positions Friday morning at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototypes, as he earned his fifth straight pole and sixth overall in 2007 and the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stalling Racing GAINSCO Pontiac Riley team's 12th consecutive front row start.

Montreal: Daytona Prototype Race Weekend Previews
GAINSCO
Samax
Ruby Tuesday
Suntrust

Barber: Team Reports after the Race
GAINSCO
Krohn
Suntrust
Lexus

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 22, 2007) -- The No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty pulled within one victory of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve single-season Daytona Prototype record with a 6.033-second win in Sunday's Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant at Barber Motorsports Park.

Barber: DP Qualifying Reports
GAINSCO
Suntrust
Michal Shank
AIM & Doncaster

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 21, 2007) -- For the sixth consecutive race, the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley will lead the Daytona Prototypes of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to the green flag in Sunday's 109-lap Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant at Barber Motorsports Park.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 21, 2007) -- No. 07 Banner Racing/Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R drivers Paul Edwards and Kelly Collins dominated the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT competition Saturday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, racing to the checkered flag 30.591 seconds ahead of the field in the two-and-a-half hour Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 20, 2007) -- If qualifying is any indication, things are shaping up for a banner weekend for Banner Racing in Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT class race at Barber Motorsports Park.

Barber: Grand Am Previews Coming into the Barber Race
Krohn
Michael Shank
Ruby Tuesday
Brumos

Iowa: More Recaps from the Race
Suntrust
GAINSCO
Ganassi

Iowa: Team Reports from the Race
Banner
Krohn
Ruby Tuesday
SAMAX

NEWTON, Iowa (July 14, 2007) -- Daytona Prototype championship points leader Scott Pruett and his points-leading No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team rewrote the record books Friday in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competition, as both became leaders in overall Rolex Series victories at Iowa Speedway with a narrow triumph at the 1.3-mile, nine-turn stadium road course. Pruett shared the victory in the Daytona Prototype feature race with Mexican rookie Memo Rojas before a crowd of 13,464.

NEWTON, Iowa (July 14, 2007) -- Despite falling a lap behind early in Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT race at Iowa Speedway, Andy Lally put the No. 66 TRG CRG/Maxter Porsche GT3 into the lead with 20 laps remaining in the two-and-a-half hour race and came away with the team's series-leading fourth victory of 2007.

NEWTON, Iowa (July 13, 2007) -- Long, intermediate and now, short courses, too. Jon Fogarty scored the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley team's fourth straight pole position Friday in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype competition for Friday evening's two-and-a-half hour race at Iowa Speedway.

NEWTON, Iowa (July 14, 2007) -- Kelly Collins and the No. 07 Banner Racing/Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R mustered their third pole in the last four Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT races Saturday morning and will lead the field to the green flag in Saturday afternoon's two-and-a-half hour race at the 1.3-mile, nine-turn stadium road course at Iowa Speedway.

Iowa: The Teams Preview the Race Weekend
Krohn
Ruby Tuesday
Gainsco
Lexus

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 6, 2007) -- Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney piloted the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley to their third consecutive win during tonight's 70 lap Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway under the lights on the 3.56-mile road course at the "World Center of Racing." The win was a series-leading fourth of the season for the GAINSCO team and Gurney crossed the finish line 7.48 seconds ahead of the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley of Max Angelelli and Jonathan Cochet.

With tonight’s Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona marking the beginning of the second half of the 2007 racing season, event attendance to date at Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve races is up an average of 10%, Grand-Am officials announced today.

Daytona: Grand Am Team Reports from Qualifying
Suntrust
Gainsco
Pontiac
Michael Shank

For the fifth time this season, the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley driven by Jon Fogarty and Dan Gurney will lead the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve field to the green flag for tonight’s Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway (SPEED, Live at 8 p.m. ET).

Daytona: Team News Heading to Race Weekend
TRG
Krohn Racing
Gainsco
Michael Shank
Ruby Tuesday

Mid Ohio - The Teams Recap the Race
Gainsco
Krohn Racing
Michael Shank
Ruby Tuesday

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 24, 2007) -- Andy Lally put the No. 66 TRG CRG/Maxter Porsche GT3 in victory lane for the third time in the last four Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT races Sunday in the EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, as he held off Sylvain Tremblay in the two-and-a-half hour, 94-lap race.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 23, 2007) -- As they did two weeks ago in the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International, No. 99 Bob Stallings Racing GAINSCO Pontiac Riley drivers Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney put the pounding on fellow Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competitors in Saturday's EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading all but six of the 111 laps in the caution-free race.

Ruby Tuesday announced today that it will extend its sponsorship of Alex Job Racing and the No. 23 Porsche Crawford Daytona Prototype for the 2008 Gra