Posts Tagged ‘Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series’

Jeff Nowicki Teams With Michael Baughman Racing for Daytona 24H

Driver Jeff Nowicki announced today he’ll be joining Michael Baughman Racing to race this year’s GRAND AM Rolex Series‘ 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team will field the #46 Katech powered Corvette C6 in the highly competitive GT division. Action gets underway with a 10:00 AM ET practices session Thursday, January 26 with [...]

Grand-Am Series announces 2012 broadcast package

Increasingly, the world is coming to GRAND-AM Road Racing. On Tuesday, the sports car sanctioning body announced a groundbreaking television deal that will take GRAND-AM to a large portion of the world. As the result of a multi-year deal with Motors TV, fans in 38 European countries will have the opportunity to watch the entire [...]

50 Years Of Rolex 24, Ferrari

Ferrari recently began writing a new chapter in its long history of competition at Daytona International Speedway when it tested a F458 Italia specifically built for GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. Ferrari’s presence in the event now known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona dates back to the inaugural Daytona Continental in 1962, which had [...]

TRG names Pumpelly and Bertheau for 2012

The Racer’s Group announced on Thursday that two stalwarts from its 2011 Daytona 24 champion GT team, Spencer Pumpelly and Steve Bertheau, will not only return to defend their title but will embark on a full-season effort in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series in 2012. Pumpelly and Bertheau will form the nucleus of the [...]

Chip Ganassi Racing announces 2012 plans

Five-time and reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Cars Series Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today its season-long program for 2012, including their engine manufacturer partnership and driver line-up for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Long-time partner TELMEX returns as the primary sponsor of the No. 01 Dinan-Prepared [...]

Over $1 Million On Tap In 2012 GRAND-AM Bonus Program

The top Rolex Sports Car Series teams will be competing for more than one million dollars in additional bonus money in 2012 through a new season-long initiative announced today by GRAND-AM Road Racing. The new program will be open to the top 10 teams that compete in every event in both the Daytona Prototype and [...]

GRAND-AM Ferrari F458 Tests At Daytona

The new Ferrari F458 Italia designed for competition in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series was turning heads before it even turned a wheel at Daytona International Speedway. “The car looks like it’s winning, standing still,” GRAND-AM President Tom Bledsoe said. “It’s a sharp-looking car.” Ferrari factory engineers spent part of the morning getting the [...]

United Autosports Returns To GRAND-AM For Final Races

Zak Brown (USA) and Mark Blundell (GB) will contest two of the final three GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 races. Brown and Blundell will pilot the United Autosports with Michael Shank Racing #23 Ford-Riley in the Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen (August 12-13) and the EMCO Gears [...]