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| · 2013 Charlotte (Coca-Cola 600): NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Results - Hamlin, Toyota On Pole! (May 23, 2013)
· 2013 Charlotte: NASCAR Nationwide Final Practice Results - Townley, Toyota Fastest! (May 23, 2013)
· 2013 Charlotte (Coca-Cola 600): NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice One Results - Busch, Chevrolet Fastest! (May 23, 2013)
· 2013 Charlotte: NASCAR Nationwide Practice Two Results - Bowman, Toyota Fastest! (May 23, 2013)
· 2013 Charlotte: NASCAR Nationwide Practice One Results - Logano, Ford Fastest! (May 23, 2013)
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This is Topic: Grand Am News
Following are the News Items published under this Topic.
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Kansas Speedway Readying For Grand-Am Road Racing Debut
With less than 90 days before GRAND-AM Road Racing debuts at Kansas Speedway, here’s some background on the Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
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8Star Conducts Successful Test Day at Sebring
8Star Motorsports conducted a successful first test of its No. 3 Corvette Daytona Prototype yesterday at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway in preparation for the June 1 Chevrolet GRAND-AM 200 presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers at Belle Isle Park in Detroit.
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GRAND-AM: Level 5 Proposes P2 Trial Integration For Kansas
While the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona will mark the kick-off of the United SportsCar Racing series, fans may be able to get a sneak peak of the new combined Daytona Prototype/P2 category in action later this summer, if one American Le Mans Series team’s request is fulfilled.
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No Races, But Busy Times For Michael Shank Racing
Michael Shank Racing is looking forward to the remainder of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season after having completed a successful two-day test at NOLA Motorsports Park with both the No. 60 and No. 6 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototypes.
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Two Teams In Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Fined
GRAND-AM Road Racing has issued fines to the No. 6 Ford/Riley and No. 10 Corvette DP teams that compete in the Rolex Sports Car Series, as a result of a post-race incident at the end of the April 20 event at Road Atlanta.
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GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Autograph Session Set for The Glen
The family friendly atmosphere of Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen just got even better as now the whole family has the opportunity to score autographs from their favorite GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series drivers. A free autograph session featuring every driver competing in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is set for 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. behind the Sir Jackie Stewart grandstand on Saturday, June 29.
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Dates Set For GRAND-AM, ALMS, IMSA Awards
GRAND-AM Road Racing, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patrón and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today announced plans for postseason awards celebrations that will wrap up 2013 while setting the stage for their 2014 merger and the inaugural United SportsCar Racing season.
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RSR Motorsports Fifth At Road Atlanta After A Day Of Setbacks
RSR Motorsports made its debut at Road Atlanta with a fifth-place finish in Saturday’s GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race. The solid finish for Owen Trinkler and Corey Fergus in the No. 197 Cruise America/Thor Motor Coach Honda Civic Si was a welcome change from the setbacks the team encountered during the race.
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O’Doski And Carbonell Give Freedom Autosport Exciting 6th At Road Atlanta
Freedom Autosport went from the back of the ST field to the front twice during Saturday’s GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Road Atlanta. The result was a sixth-place finish for Rhett O’Doski and Andrew Carbonell in the No. 26 Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5.
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BMW Power Victorious At Road Atlanta; Wins In Rolex Dp And Continental St Classes
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas were back on the top step of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series podium with a win in Saturday’s Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta, held at Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Ga. The experienced pair combined to lead 94 of the 120 laps on the 2.54-mile circuit in the No. 01 TELMEX BMW Riley for their second win of the season and increase their lead in driver points as they race for a fourth consecutive Daytona Prototype Driver title.
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Mazda Scores First Race Win With Skyactiv-D Clean Diesel
In only its fourth race, the all-new Mazda6, powered by a production-based SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel engine, scored a win in the Rolex Grand-Am GX race at Road Atlanta. Joel Miller and Andrew Carbonell drove the #00 Visit Florida Racing Mazda6 to the win, with team-mates Sylvain Tremblay and Tom Long finishing third in the similar #70 SpeedSource Mazda6 SKYACTIV-D. It was a three-way battle for most of the race with a Porsche Cayman splitting the two Mazdas.
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Double Win Weekend For Edwards At Stevenson At Road Atlanta
Two weeks ago after finishing first and second at Barber Motorsports Park with Stevenson Motorsports, John Edwards made a remark regarding "the elusive double win." It appears the double win was not as elusive as the young racer thought. Saturday at Road Atlanta, Edwards celebrated wins in both of his GRANDAM races with Stevenson Motorsports.
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Dalziel Takes Hard-Fought Second Place At Road Atlanta
On-form endurance star Ryan Dalziel mixed a stunning pit strategy with awesome speed to fire Starworks Motorsport right back into the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series title mix.
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R.Ferri/AIM Motorsport And AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing With Ferrari 458 Italias Finish Sixth And Eighth In Competitive Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Race At Road Atlanta
The No. 61 R.Ferri/AIM Motorsport and No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari 458 Italias finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in Saturday’s rough but competitive debut GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series race at Road Atlanta.
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8Star Motorsports Records Top-10 at Road Atlanta
With a new driver pairing and encouraging progress made throughout the weekend, 8Star Motorsports headed into Saturday’s Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta with high expectations that were unfortunately not fully realized. The newly formed South Florida-based organization, however, overcame challenges on the race track and in pit lane to keep its top-10 finishing streak alive in the Rolex Sports Car Series.
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Podium And Points For Starworks Motorsport At Road Atlanta
Starworks Motorsport took the chequered flag in P2 (#2 Alex Popow, Ryan Dalziel) and P10 (#8 Scott Mayer, Brendon Hartley) in the ‘Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta’ at Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia today.
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Stevenson Motorsports Has Record Setting Day--Wins Two Grand-Am Races On Same Day
Stevenson Motorsports rewrote the record books on Saturday at Road Atlanta, winning the PWC 250 in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge competition with drivers John Edwards and Matt Bell, and then following that up with a big victory in the Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix in Rolex Sports Car Series competition with Edwards and Robin Liddell driving the No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro GT.R.
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Chevy Grand-Am At Road Atlanta: Stevenson Motorsports Scores Two Wins In Grand-Am Competition
Continuing their winning ways, the Stevenson Motorsports duo of John Edwards and Robin Liddell led the field at Road Atlanta to the checkered flag, and brought their No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R to Victory Lane for a second-consecutive week. The pair started sixth when qualifying was rained out, and the starting grid was set on team point standings for the Video Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta, Round 4 on the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series 2013 schedule.
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Michael Shank Racing Fights to Top Five in Road Atlanta Debut
The GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series made its debut at historic Road Atlanta on Saturday and Michael Shank Racing delivered two strong performances with the No. 6 and No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford-Rileys in the 2.75-hour event, Round 4 of the 2013 championship - finishing fourth and seventh, respectively.
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Spirit Of Daytona Takes Another Top-Five For VISITFLORIDA.com At Road Atlanta
Looking to carry the team’s podium momentum from Barber Motorsports Park into Round 4 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series championship at Road Atlanta this weekend, Spirit of Daytona Racing finished fifth in the Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta in the No. 90 VISITFLORIDA.com Chevrolet Corvette DP driven by Ricky Taylor and Richard Westbrook.
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Porsche Customer Teams Finish Second, Fourth And Fifth At Road Atlanta
Park Place Motorsports led a five-car Porsche customer team attack on Road Atlanta in today’s Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta. The No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry of Porsche factory driver Patrick Long (Belleair, Fla.) and Patrick Lindsey (Santa Barbara, Calif.) finished second in the GT class, the new team’s first GRAND-AM Rolex Series podium, followed by the No. 59 Brumos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup in fourth. Closing the top-five was Magnus Racing’s No. 44 911 GT3 Cup car in the Rolex Series first appearance at the Braselton, Ga. racetrack.
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GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, Gurney And Fogarty SCORE Third Consecutive 2013 Podium Finish At Road Atlanta
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, used some late-race tire strategy to score their third consecutive podium finish of the 2013 season Saturday in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Daytona Prototype with a third-place showing in the debut sports car race at Road Atlanta.
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Wayne Taylor Racing: Grand Prix of Atlanta Race Report - Max Angelelli & Jordan Taylor
It’s just a few hours east on the Interstate from Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., to Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., but it felt like the two world-class road courses are light years apart for Max Angelelli, Jordan Taylor and the rest of the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Dallara DP team of Wayne Taylor Racing after Saturday’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta.
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GRAND-AM Cooldown Lap: Road Atlanta
The Recap
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas combined to score a dominant victory in Saturday’s Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta, the first Rolex Series race at Road Atlanta. Meanwhile, John Edwards not only scored his second consecutive victory in the GT class – he scored a milestone second victory of the day in his Stevenson Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro.
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Pruett, Rojas Win Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix Of Atlanta
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas put their experience to work Saturday, scoring a dominant victory in the Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta, the first GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series race at Road Atlanta.
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