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Sunday, January 6, 2008

GRAND AM (DAYTONA, FLA.) - O'Connell Leads Final Day of Testing For Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

GRAND AM (DAYTONA, FLA.) - O'Connell Leads Final Day of Testing For Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 completed a successful January Test Days on Sunday, setting the stage for the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona Jan. 25-27 with three days of on-track testing at Daytona International Speedway. Johnny O’Connell topped the Sunday aftern ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - JIMMIE JOHNSON JOINS GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS FOR FINAL DAY OF DAYTONA TESTS

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - JIMMIE JOHNSON JOINS GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS FOR FINAL DAY OF DAYTONA TESTS

Two-time reigning NASCAR Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson joined his GAINSCO/Bob Stallings teammates for the third and final day of Daytona Test Days Sunday and handled the majority of the driving as the team went through its final preparations for the 46 th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 26 – 27. Johnson, who als ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - REHAGEN RACING MUSTANGS SET BLISTERING PACE AT DAYTONA TEST

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - REHAGEN RACING MUSTANGS SET BLISTERING PACE AT DAYTONA TEST

For Immediate Release ROUSH/Valvoline Race Report - KONI Challenge Daytona International Speedway Testing REHAGEN RACING MUSTANGS SET BLISTERING PACE AT DAYTONA TEST DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 6, 2008) - Rehagen Racing came to the Grand-American KONI Challenge test at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway with a plan ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - Coughlin brothers crowned champions at Div. 3 Awards Banquet

TEAM REPORTS (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - Coughlin brothers crowned champions at Div. 3 Awards Banquet

Drag racing brothers John and Mike Coughlin accepted their NHRA Division 3 championship trophies at a gala awards banquet Saturday night in Indianapolis. Accompanied by their wives and children with support from racing brothers Jeg and Troy Coughlin and their families, John took possession of the Top Dragster crown and ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - VASSER TAKES FIRST LAPS OF 2008 WITH GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS RACING

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - VASSER TAKES FIRST LAPS OF 2008 WITH GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS RACING

Former Champ Car World Series Champion and Rolex 24 At Daytona class winner Jimmy Vasser took his first laps in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley since last September Saturday as GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing continued to work on its 2008 setup at Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Test Days. After t ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (LAKE PLACID, NY.) - FINALIST MORGAN LUCAS AGAIN RUNNER-UPS TO BORIS SAID

SPECIAL EVENT (LAKE PLACID, NY.) - FINALIST MORGAN LUCAS AGAIN RUNNER-UPS TO BORIS SAID

Defending Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge titlist, Boris Said reigned supreme again as the ‘King of the Mountain’ as he won the NASCAR vs. NHRA battle against drag racing’s powerhouse driver, Morgan Lucas. So far, Said, the son of former Olympic bobsledder, Bob Said has won all three of the Bodine Bobsled ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (LAKE PLACID, NY.) - DAY 3 - BODINE BOBSLED CHALLENGE

SPECIAL EVENT (LAKE PLACID, NY.) - DAY 3 - BODINE BOBSLED CHALLENGE

Boris Said has been bobsledding longer than any of the other drivers at the 3rd Annual Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering, but he’s still learning new tricks. He utilized some of what he picked up Saturday morning to successfully defend his title. In his second championship run, Said sh ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (DAYTONA, FLA.) - Allmendinger Leads Second Day of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Testing at Daytona International Speedway

GRAND AM (DAYTONA, FLA.) - Allmendinger Leads Second Day of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Testing at Daytona International Speedway

AJ Allmendinger turned the fastest lap on the second day of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 January Test Days, besting a field of 21 Daytona Prototypes at Daytona International Speedway preparing for the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Allmendinger’s time of 1:41.555 ... Continue reading

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