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Crawford enters Tony Stewart in Daytona 24

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:45:42 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Dec. 18, 2001) - Crawford Race Cars, a division of Crawford Composites, today announced that NASCAR Winston Cup Series standout Tony Stewart will join road racing veterans Jan Lammers and Johnny Mowlem as drivers of the 2002 Crawford SSC2K Grand American Road Racing Series Prototype during the 40th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway Feb. 1-3. The ... Keep reading

SCC: 2002 Grand-Am Cup TV deal reached

Mon, 24 Dec 2001 05:26:05 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2001) - Grand American Road Racing announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Speed Channel to broadcast 2002 Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series races. Eleven Grand-Am Cup races will be aired on Speed Channel as one-hour highlight shows. Grand-Am Cup races will be broadcast on Saturdays at 5 p.m. ET, with the season-opener at Daytona ... Keep reading

SCC: News and notes 2001-12-19

Mon, 24 Dec 2001 05:26:05 +0000

Doncaster Announces 2002 Plans Doncaster Racing, in partnership with Multimatic Motorsports, announced details of their 2002 Grand-Am Cup campaign. Doncaster will move up to contest two Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars in the Grand Sport I class. The all-Canadian driver lineup for the pair of Porsches will include LeMans class winners Scott Maxwell and Greg Wilkins, Indy Lights champion ... Keep reading

SCC: Driver Spotlight on Terry Borcheller

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:26:05 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2001) -Rolex Sports Car Series driver Terry Borcheller is one of the busiest drivers in racing. In 2001, he was concentrating on making a run for the GT championship, balancing a family life and appearing at several speaking engagements at churches across the country on behalf of Motorsports Ministries. Along the way, he took home three GT-class ... Keep reading

SCC: Daytona Sports Car project moving forward

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:26:05 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 14, 2001) -- Details are beginning to emerge about the Daytona Sports Car announced by Grand American Road Racing President Roger Edmondson in November. Grand American officials have been in contact with a number of fabricators and component suppliers with everyone seemingly eager to be involved in the project scheduled to begin with the 2003 season. "We've ... Keep reading

SCC: Driver Spotlight on Will Nonnamker

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:26:05 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec., 12, 2001) - Will Nonnamaker's 2001 season was one that he will never forget. Nonnamaker was the only driver in Grand-Am Cup to score a podium finish at every race as he scored six wins, two seconds, and two thirds. His average finishing position of 1.6 was enough to score him the 2001 Grand-Am Cup C2K championship, his second professional championship in ... Keep reading

SCC: 2001 Grand Am Cup Special Awards announced

Thu, 13 Dec 2001 05:26:05 +0000

Before the final race of the season at Daytona, TheRaceSite.com asked members of the media, Grand Am Cup officials, and Grand Am Cup participants (who had competed in the first nine races) to vote on several different awards. With the Grand Am Cup being an endurance based series, the crew for each team is as important as the driver. The leader of those crew members, the Crew Chief ... Keep reading

Several new SRPII cars lined up for 2002

Wed, 05 Dec 2001 23:45:42 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2001) - With the Rolex 24 At Daytona January Test Days only a month away, several teams have unveiled plans to move into the SportsRacing Prototype II class in 2002. Both G&W Motorsports and Rand Racing have announced plans to campaign the 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season in the SRPII class. G&W Motorsports announced this week that a deal has been ... Keep reading

Porsche Motorsports take eight titles in 2001

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 23:45:42 +0000

ATLANTA -- November 29 -- Led by Virginia's G&W Motorsports, which earned no less than five 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series championships with two different Porsche 911 race cars, Porsche private racing teams helped the sports car marque take home eight season titles in the two Grand American Road Racing Association's series. In the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class, Phoenix, AZ ... Keep reading

Team spotlight on Flis Motorsports

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 23:45:42 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2001) -- The 2000 season was a prosperous one for Flis Motorsports, but it paled in comparison to 2001. Flis Motorsports opened up the season plagued with trouble at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. By the end of the gruesome 24-hour race the #09 Camaro had little to no bodywork left on it, and yet them team pushed on and persevered for a second-place AGT finish ... Keep reading

Rolex Sports Car Series Grand-Am 2002 schedule

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
2002 Schedule of Events
                                                                                        M.com Name
Jan. 3-5          Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.   open testing    Daytona Test
Jan. 31-Feb. 3    Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.   24-hour         Daytona 24
Feb. 28 - ... Keep reading

SCC: Grand-Am Cup 2002 schedule

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 05:26:05 +0000

Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series
2002 Schedule of Events                                                                         M.com Name


Jan. 3-5        Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.     open testing            Daytona test
Jan. 31-Feb. 3  Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.     200-mile/2-hour         Daytona 24
March 21-23 ... Keep reading

IRL: Homestead 20th Anniversary March 1-2, 2002 announcement

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 05:47:50 +0000

Indy Racing, Grand Am Sports Cars Converge Upon Homestead-Miami Speedway, March 1-2, 2002 MIAMI, FL (11/19/01) - The excitement of Grand American sports car racing will be coupled with the speed of Indy racing at the 20th Anniversary Grand Prix of Miami, March 1-2, 2002 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, featuring Porsche, BMW and Corvette ... Keep reading

SCC: GrandAm and GrandAm Cup combined 2002 schedule

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 05:26:05 +0000

Grand American Road Racing Association
2002 Event Schedule


Dates           Track                           Rolex Series    Grand-Am Cup     Location                       M.com Names
Jan. 3-5        Daytona International Speedway  open testing    open testing     Daytona Beach, Fla.
Jan. 31-Feb. 3  Daytona International Speedway  24-hour         200-mile/2-hour  Daytona ... Keep reading

SCC: Grand-Am adds VIR to 2002 race schedule

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 05:26:05 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 10, 2001) - A remarkable history of sports car racing will have a new chapter written when the Grand American Road Racing Association brings national championship racing back to Virginia International Raceway on Labor Day weekend (August 30 - Sept. 2) next season. Reopened in March 2000 after a 25 year hiatus, VIR was host to a who's who of racing ... Keep reading

NA-F2000: Rojas tests for Archangel Motorsport

Sat, 17 Nov 2001 16:21:10 +0000

Rojas Tests Archangel Sports Racer II Car FAIRFIELD, N.J. (November 14, 2001) -- U.S. F2000 National Championship driver Memo Rojas recently tested with Grand-Am SportsRacer II champion, Archangel Motorsport Services Inc. Rojas earned the test with Archangel Motorsport, after he completed the most laps in the 2001 U.S. F2000 season. The native of Mexico City, Mexico, completed 324 ... Keep reading

Andy Lally, Lola takes SRPII title

Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Andy Lally won the SRPII drivers' championship at the final round of the Grand American Road Racing Association at Daytona at the weekend, driving his Archangel Nissan-powered Lola to second position in class behind the class-winning Rand Racing Lola Nissan of Anthony Lazzaro and Terry Borcheller. It was the New Yorker's first ever drivers' title, one that he described as "a ... Keep reading

Goodyear Racing Daytona II recap

Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:45:42 +0000

Weaver, Dyson Racing Win Championships On Goodyear Tires Rolex Grand American Sports Car Series: James Weaver, driving on Goodyear Eagles, clinched the SR1 driving championship and Dyson Racing won the team owner title as the season ended at Daytona International Speedway. Weaver and co-driver Butch Leitzinger won the race in their Dyson-owned, Ford-powered Riley&Scott. Hurley ... Keep reading

SCC: 2001 final Team and Manufacture points

Fri, 09 Nov 2001 05:26:05 +0000

Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series
2001 Final Point Standings


Super Grand Sport Team Owners
Pos No.         Team                    Total Diff
1   11          Powell Motorsport       128
2   15,06       Motorsport Technologies 100 - 28
3   65          Speedsource              80 - 48
4   44,47       TF Racing                72 - 56
5   7           Doncaster/Multimatic ... Keep reading

SCC: 2001 Drivers final standings

Fri, 09 Nov 2001 05:26:05 +0000

Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series
2001 Final Point Standings


Super Grand Sport Drivers
Pos Name                Total Diff
1   Doug Goad           350
1   Devon Powell        350
3   Dino Steiner        325 - 25
4   Ian James           323 - 27
5   Selby Wellman       260 - 90
6   Mike DeFontes       259 - 91
7   Dave Brown          241 - 109
8   Gary Smith          239 - ... Keep reading