It took until the sixth and final session of the Grand-Am Rolex Series’ two day test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Daytona Prototype teams to set their best laps in preparation for the final leg of the inaugural North American Endurance Championship (NAEC) later this month.
GRAND-AM track action resumed today as the Alex Gurney driven #99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Corvette DP topped the timesheets at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Brumos Racing left Watkins Glen in the top five in the teams’ standings for the GT class of the Rolex Series after a strong run to sixth place at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
SunTrust Racing’s miserable run in the Rolex Series continued with a fourth retirement in as many races coming in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Legends Veteran Leads Sunoco Grand-Am 200 Points
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After a strong start to the season Legends racer Lawrence Davey leads the Grand-Am 200 Challenge in pursuit of a drive at next year’s Continental Tires Series race on the Rolex 24 weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
After two spins during the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen Michael Shank Racing finished in sixth position.
Action Express Racing pairing Joao Barbosa and Darren Law scored their second win of the Rolex Series season at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, lifting the team to the top of North American Endurance Championship (NAEC) and Law into contention for the drivers’ title in the process.
Though John Pew posted his best time of the weekend he could only qualifying Michael Shank Racing’s Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype eighth fastest as the team try to defend the North American Endurance Championship (NAEC) lead in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Max Angelelli tamed an ill-handling SunTrust Racing Chevrolet Corvette DP to record the fourth fastest time in qualifying for the Rolex Series Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Just a week after scoring their first race win of the season from a pole position gifted them by the weather at Road America Scott Pruett gave Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates pole position once again for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Since joining the Rolex Series grid in 2004 Watkins Glen has been good to Wayne Taylor’s SunTrust Racing team.
Five months on from the dramatic victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona Michael Shank Racing will pick up their pursuit of the North American Endurance Championship (NEAC) at this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Sunoco Daytona Challenge Update No.3
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Despite renewed opposition Ivan Bellarosa picked up two more wins as the SPEED EuroSeries visited Imola for the fifth and sixth rounds of their season and maintained his commanding lead in the chase for the Sunoco Rolex 24 at Daytona Challenge.
Michael Shank Racing drivers John Pew and Ozz Negri have moved into a tie for second in the Daytona Prototype drivers’ points after a hand fought top five finish in the Rolex Series’ first race on Detroit’s Belle Isle track.
The Rolex Series Porsche teams endured a tough time in the two hour on Detroit’s Belle Isle, several finding troubles around the tight street circuit.
Both Action Express Racing Chevrolet Corvette DP overcame problems and penalties to score a 1-2 finish in the Grand-Am Rolex Series’ first race on the Detroit Belle Isle street track.
After a podium finish in the previous round Michael Shank Racing drivers John Pew and Ozz Negri hope they can take the momentum forward into this weekend’s race in Detroit.
