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Kevin Doran's Rolex 24 Success Expands to Winning Car Manufacturer for W4

Kevin Doran's Rolex 24 Success Expands to Winning Car Manufacturer for W4

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2004 Most Popular Driver Voting Web Site Launches Friday

2004 Most Popular Driver Voting Web Site Launches Friday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--Feb. 13, 2004-- Earnhardt Jr. 'defends' his title after winning in 2003 Friday the 13th will be the start of a "lucky" season for one NASCAR Nextel Cup driver - not on the track, but online as the 2004 Grands!(R) Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award officially opens at www.mostpopulardriv ... Continue reading

Lexus Enters 2004 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series

Lexus Enters 2004 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series

Lexus Enters 2004 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series With Daytona Debut February 6, 2004 -- Torrance, CA -- Lexus, the nation's No. 1 selling luxury brand, will make its debut in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at North America's most prestigious sports car race - the Rolex 24 at Daytona - Jan. 29 throug ... Continue reading

Lexus Takes Runner-Up Finish In Rolex 24 At Daytona

Lexus Takes Runner-Up Finish In Rolex 24 At Daytona

February 6, 2004 -- Daytona beach, FL -- The Doran-Lista Lexus charged through the field from the 31st starting position to capture second in the Daytona Prototype class and give Lexus a podium finish in its first prototype start in the Rolex 24 - the most grueling test in racing. Doran-Lista Lexus drivers Didier Theys ... Continue reading

Jaguar North America and Rocketsports Racing Unveil the Ultimate XKR At the 2004 Chicago Auto Show

Jaguar North America and Rocketsports Racing Unveil the Ultimate XKR At the 2004 Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO, Feb. 5 -- The most powerful road-going Jaguar convertible ever -- the 550 horsepower XK-RS concept car -- was unleashed at the 2004 Chicago Auto Show today. Developed by Michigan-based Rocketsports Racing in cooperation with Jaguar North America, the XK-RS concept demonstrates how Jaguar's luxury GT road car c ... Continue reading

MINI Cooper S MC40 Celebrates Monte Carlo Rally Victory

MINI Cooper S MC40 Celebrates Monte Carlo Rally Victory

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Rolex 24 results from Daytona

Rolex 24 results from Daytona

The Associated Press published the results fom the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.: 1. Terry Borcheller, Gainesville, Ga.; Forest Barber, Fort Worth, Texas; Andy Pilgrim, Delray Beach, Fla.; Christian Fittipaldi, Key Biscayne, Fla., DP, Bell Motorsports Pontiac Doran, 526. 2. Mike Fitzge ... Continue reading

Car No. 54 finds victory lane in Rolex 24

Car No. 54 finds victory lane in Rolex 24

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Feb. 1, 2004) -- The twists and turns in the 42nd anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona never stopped. With 17 minutes remaining, the No. 2 Howard-Boss Motorsports Chevrolet Crawford, which at one point owned a three-lap lead, fell victim to a suspension problem on the Superstretch opening the do ... Continue reading

Document from Doran Racing

Document from Doran Racing

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Specter Werkes Daytona 2004 Update

Specter Werkes Daytona 2004 Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley – 248.356.5699 Sonia Soroka – 248.583.9559 Specter Werkes #24 Cauley Corvette GTR presented by Highlander On Pace at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Team overcomes loose front wheel bearing in tenth hour Daytona Beach, Fla – January 31, 2004 After ten and one ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG-Daytona

BMW Team PTG-Daytona

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Orbit Racing - Daytona victory

Orbit Racing - Daytona victory

victory! Orbit Racing wrapped the Rolex 24 at Daytona with first place in the GT class and second overall, despite losing the rear windshield in the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Mike Fitzgerald started the final quarter of the 24-hour race, taking the wheel at 18h10. Increasing rain forced a caution pe ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Daytona 6h

Orbit Racing - Daytona 6h

smooth start Orbit Racing led the GT class for most of the first six hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Mike Fitzgerald started the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS from 12th on the GT grid, but moved to the lead 70 minutes after the race start. Robin Liddell took the second shift at 1h30, followed by Johnny ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Running Planned Pace in Rolex 24

Shane Lewis Running Planned Pace in Rolex 24

Shane Lewis Running Planned Pace In Rolex 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 31, 2004 - Shane Lewis, of Jupiter, Fla., was running tenth at the first quarter-mark (the sixth hour) of the 42nd Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona (International Speedway). Lewis, the lead driver of the No. 7 PAP PARTS BMW-FABCAR of Southard M ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Daytona 2004 final qualifying

Orbit Racing - Daytona 2004 final qualifying

quick again Orbit Racing posted the fastest GT time during the final qualifying session for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Mike Fitzgerald turned a lap time of one minute 53.543 seconds on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway in the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Although the time was second-fastest in ... Continue reading

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