 DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2008) – Heading into this
weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, Round 1 of the 14-round 2008
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16
(SPEED, Live, 1 p.m. Saturday, FOX Sports; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, SPEED; 6
a.m. Sunday, SPEED), here are some interesting trends to follow:
STREAKS:
SCOTT PRUETT has top-10 finishes in 19 consecutive Daytona Prototype
races, dating back to the final five races of 2006, and has won two
Daytona Prototype races in each season since 2004…
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing has led at least one lap in 11 straight
Daytona Prototype races… In the GT class, there has been at
least one PORSCHE on the GT podium in the last 18 Rolex Series events.
MILESTONES: HURLEY
HAYWOOD will be making his 35th start in the historic race this year
with Brumos Porsche. He is a record five-time winner of the event.
DEREK BELL and ANDY WALLACE are gunning for their fourth victories each
this weekend… PORSCHE owns a Rolex 24 At Daytona record 20
overall wins. FORD and FERRARI are tied for second with
five… RILEY CHASSIS has won 43 of 54 (79.6 percent) of
DAYTONA PROTOTYPE races since joining the series in 2004. CRAWFORD is
second with nine wins… DARREN LAW is quickly approaching the
century mark in overall Rolex Series starts. He owns 13 starts so far
this season heading into Miller, bringing his record Rolex Series total
to 97…With its constant tally of pole positions last year,
PONTIAC now holds the overall pole position mark with 26. PONTIAC also
moved into second ahead of CHEVROLET in class engine manufacturer
victories with 43, now four behind PORSCHE… SCOTT PRUETT
last season scored his record 14th overall Rolex Series driver win,
while CHIP GANASSI RACING WITH FELIX SABATES posted its record 15th
overall Rolex Series team victory.
FORMER
ROLEX 24 RACE WINNERS: The following is the list of the 19 former Rolex
24 overall winners entered for this year’s Rolex 24: SCOTT
PRUETT, JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, SALVADOR DURAN, SCOTT DIXON, DAN WHELDON,
MAX ANGELELLI, EMMANUEL COLLARD, WAYNE TAYLOR, TERRY BORCHELLER, ANDY
PILGRIM, JÖRG BERGMEISTER, TIMO BERNHARD, MAX PAPIS, JOHNNY
O’CONNELL, ANDY WALLACE, JIM PACE, HURLEY HAYWOOD, DEREK BELL
and JOHN ANDRETTI.
ETC.: AT
LEAST 24 countries and 29 states are represented in this
year’s Rolex 24… Eight different makes of cars
represent the 42 GT entries… SIX drivers whose fathers have
won the Rolex 24 At Daytona are entered this weekend. They include
JUSTIN BELL (DEREK), GRAHAM RAHAL (BOBBY), DAVID DONOHUE (MARK), ALEX
GURNEY (DAN) and RICKY and JORDAN TAYLOR (WAYNE).
Rolex
24 At Daytona Fast Facts
Who: Grand
American Road Racing Association
What: Grand-Am
Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16
Where: Daytona
International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Fla.
When: Saturday,
Jan. 26, 2008 to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008
TV: SPEED, Live,
1 p.m. Saturday on FOX; 2:30 p.m. Saturday on SPEED; 6 a.m. Sunday on
SPEED
Schedule
of Events:
(All
times local, Eastern Time)
Thursday,
Jan. 24
7:00
AM
Rolex Series, KONI Challenge Garages Open
10:00
- 11:30 AM
Practice – Rolex Series
11:45
AM - 12:30 AM Practice
– KONI Challenge Series
1:30
- 2:30 PM
Practice – Rolex Series
2:45
- 3:30 PM
Practice – KONI Challenge Series
3:45
- 4:00 PM
Qualifying* – Rolex Series GT
4:15
- 4:30 PM
Qualifying* – Rolex Series Daytona Prototypes
* sets top 30 cars overall
5:00
- 5:15 PM
Qualifying – KONI Challenge Series ST
5:30
- 5:45 PM
Qualifying – KONI Challenge Series GS
6:30
- 8:00 PM
Practice – Rolex Series
9:30
PM
Garages Close
Friday,
Jan. 25
7:00
AM
Garages Open
9:00
- 9:45 AM
Practice – Rolex Series
10:00
- 10:45 AM
Practice – KONI Challenge Series
11:00
- 11:30 AM
Autoweek Milestone Laps
11:40
AM - 12:00 PM Final Qualifying
– Rolex Series
12:00
PM - 1:00 PM
Sponsor Activities
1:00
- 1:45 PM
Final Practice – Rolex Series
2:15
PM
START – KONI Challenge Series Fresh From Florida 200
(3-hour time limit)
8:00
PM
Garages Close
Saturday,
Jan. 26
7:00
AM
Garages Open
10:30
AM
Rolex Series Driver Autograph Session
11:30
AM
Rolex 24 Heritage Exhibition
12:15
PM
Rolex Driver Introduction/Grid Opens
1:00
PM
Pre-race Ceremonies/Grid Closes
1:30
PM
Start – 46th Rolex 24 At Daytona
Sunday,
Jan. 27
1:30
PM
Finish – 46th Rolex 24 At Daytona
7:00
PM
Garages Close
TIME
CERTAIN SCHEDULE – All sessions to start and finish as shown
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