AIM Autosport's takes third Grand-Am Rolex Series Pole of 2008

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).

The Ganassi team are rushing back to get the replacement car after this one was written off in an 150mph accident

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.

Ganassi could win the title at New Jersey

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 has had a competitive season in the Kodak machine

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.

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The Valiante and Angelelli and the rest of the team got reward in a tough year

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.

The Suntrust car will start on pole after the AIM Autosport team were sent to the back of the grid for a technical infringement

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.

AIM Autosport Looks to Capture Third Straight Grand-Am Rolex Series Victory Saturday at Infineon

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).

Michael Shank Racing got both cars inside the top 10

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AIM Autosport were able to take the win from pole

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.

One week after winning first Rolex Series Daytona Prototype race, Frisselle takes first series pole

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 Childress-Howard Pontiac Crawford that will race in Grand Am

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 has become the norm in Grand Am this year

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.

That close - The first three can all be seen as the checkered flag is waved

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.

Cheever Racing returned to form to take second

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A track record for the Ganassi car leads to Pole position

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).