GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - Grand-Am Rolex Series Champions Banquet Registration Open...

The 2007 Champions Banquet for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve is headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas for the second straight year, with the season-ending event scheduled for Monday, September 17 at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in the heart of the Vegas Strip. Last year’s Rolex Champions Banquet drew nearly 500 guests to Las Vegas to celebrate the top drivers, teams and manufacturers in the Daytona Prototype and GT classes.

This year's celebration takes place two days after the Rolex Series season-ending SunChaser 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Saturday, September 15. The Monday evening event begins with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by a sit-down dinner at 7 p.m. SPEED television personalities Leigh Diffey and Brian Till, who have individually hosted the Rolex Championships Banquet in past seasons, share the podium this year as co-hosts.

The 2007 Rolex Series Champions Banquet is open to teams, sponsors, manufacturers and fans of the Rolex Sports Car Series. Tickets for the Rolex Champions Banquet are available for $150 per individual and tables of 10 may be ordered for groups wishing to sit together. The banquet reservation form and additional information is available at www.grand-am.com, and must be completed by Friday, September 10. No refunds or cancellations will be given after this date. For more information, contact Delena Johnson at djohnson@grand-am.com.

Reservations for rooms at The Venetian can be made online or via phone through The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino. A web site built specifically for Rolex Series Champions Banquet hotel reservations is available at https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=98833, or by telephone at (888) 283-6423 (mention group code RROLE when calling). All reservations must be made by August 25.

The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, a repeated recipient of the AAA’s Four Diamond Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one of the world’s most luxurious resort and convention destinations. Recreating Venice’s legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and corporate guests. Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features The Grand Canal Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, the Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum, and a wide variety of entertainment venues on its premises, as well as extensive convention and corporate services.

The Grand American Road Racing Association, which operates and sanctions the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve and the KONI Challenge Series, is the premier road racing organization in North America. The 15-race 2007 Rolex Series schedule and the 12-race KONI Challenge Series calendar deliver professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America in addition to being televised in the United States and Canada on SPEED and distributed globally through ESPN International. With title sponsorship support from Rolex Watch USA and presenting sponsorship from Crown Royal Special Reserve, the Rolex Series showcases emerging and legendary drivers from around the globe and thoroughbred racing machines from the industry's leading constructors and the world's top automobile manufacturers.