Grand-Am Cup Race Quotes

Grand-Am Finale
Grand-Am Cup Race Quotes

David Haskell, Overall & SGS Winner
Speedsource #65 Porsche 911 Supercup
"This is unbelievable. I never dreamed I would be in Victory Circle in Daytona. I have raced here a whole bunch of times. This is an unbelievable feeling."

"We were down to that 11 car, which is unbelievable competition. I told him to just keep going, keep going, keep going. You never know what can happen. Luck was on our side, and we came out victorious today."

Shelby Wellman, Overall & SGS Winner
Speedsource #65 Porsche 911 Supercup
"I hit some rain on the apexes early and spun it, and we lost a lap there. So we just got fortunate that the 11 guys broke at the end."

Doug Goad, Provisional SGS Driver Co-Champion
Powell Motorsports #11 Corvette
"It's too bad. Unfortunately the car lost third gear early on. We could barely use third. We're not quite sure what was wrong. The result of that was that we had to straight up to second from fourth."

Amil Assentato, GS Winner & Second-Place Overall
D.M.A. Racing Mustang Cobra R
"I just don't know how to explain it. It's just fantastic to come in second overall. The car ran flawlessly the whole race. The Zippo guys did a fantastic job prepping the car. Nick, my co-driver, did a fantastic first stint."

Wayne Nonnamaker, C2K Winner
Planet Earth Motorsports #41 Acura Integra GSR
"It's going to be about three weeks before I wipe this smile off my face. It's been great. To finish one-two at the end of the season is fantastic."

Tony Kester, ST Winner
Competition Preparation #149 BMW 325
"I never drove the car before the race. All I have to say is six words - Leo Hindery, Leo Hindery, Leo Hindery. He's the guy that put us in this car. Without him there wouldn't be a lot of things going on. He's the best."

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