A great race at Circuit of the Americas, and charting the year so far By: Scott Pruett on March 12, 2013 Tweet Pin It LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC - Autoweek editor at speed Scott Pruett checks in with a report following the Grand-Am at Circuit of the Americas. If you attended the Grand-Am Rolex ...
Rolex 24, racing iron man Geroge Waltman dies By: Steven Cole Smith on February 3, 2013 Tweet Pin It George Waltman, seated, in car, completed the 1968 24 Hours at Daytona without a co-driver or even a crew. His passing barely caused a murmur at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, but the ...
Shank Racing hit with record Grand-Am penalties following Rolex 24 By: Steven Cole Smith on January 31, 2013 Tweet Pin It LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC - Michael Shank Racing was hit with the biggest fine in Grand-Am history after its Daytona Prototype was found to have an illegal engine. Grand-Am...
Autoweek Editor at Speed Scott Pruett, 52, is one of North America's most successful race-car drivers, with multiple wins and championships in karting, Trans-Am and Grand-Am racing, as well as victories in IMSA and CART, plus starts in NASCAR. He drives the No. 01 Telmex Chip Ganassi ...
Watch out for spoilers as we review the results of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona . Also in this episode: Ford, Nissan and Daimler will collaborate on fuel-cell tech, and Mini reveals two Brit-themed special editions. TRANSCRIPT -- Chip Ganassi takes his fifth at Daytona. -- Ford, Niss...
Rolex 24 at Daytona: Has infield party overshadowed the Rolex 24? By: Mike Larson on January 28, 2013 Tweet Pin It MIKE LARSON - With the Daytona grandstand almost completely empty, but a party raging on the infield, have extra-curricular activities taken over at the Rolex 24? Perched...
Chip Ganassi Racing in good shape for Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: The price of the 2014 Nissan GT-R cracks the six-figure barrier, and we take a look at the McLaren P1 on the track.
Your guide to this weekend's sports-car action By: Rory Carroll on January 24, 2013 Tweet Pin It Grand Am - Keep an eye on your favorite teams at this weekend's Rolex 24 hours of Daytona. If you're watching this weekend's Rolex 24 Hours on TV or live in Daytona, a spotter's guide will...
Rolex 24 at Daytona: Max Papis talks about the magic of Daytona in video Published on January 22, 2013 Tweet Pin It It's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona week and we start to get fired up for the start of the Grand-Am racing season with a series of videos. The first video features Max Papis,...
Marcos Ambrose latest NASCAR Cup driver to commit to Rolex 24 By: Al Pearce on January 10, 2013 Tweet Pin It L:AT PHOTOGRAPHIC - Marcos Ambrose will drive for Michael Shank Racing at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Six NASCAR drivers are expected to share rides for three teams in the upcomin...
Roar Before the Rolex: Are the Covettes sandbagging? By: Steven Cole Smith on January 6, 2013 Tweet Pin It LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC - Grand-Am Series officials pulled the engine of the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Corvette immediately after the Roar Before the 24 test at Daytona on Jan. 6. With F...
The Rolex 24 will mark the debut of the Rolex Series GX class, led at the test by Shane Lewis with a lap of 1:56.167 or 110.324 mph in the Napleton Racing No. 16 Porsche Cayman. The team was put together quickly, Lewis said, but with a driver lineup that includes him, David Donahue, J...
Team Sahlen leads Grand-Am DP class at 'Roar Before the Rolex 24' test at Daytona Published on January 5, 2013 Tweet Pin It Grand-Am Road Racing - Team Sahlen driver Dane Cameron posted the fastest lap in testing on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Team Sahlen is proving to...
NASCAR stars, a staple of the Rolex 24, are at present represented by McMurray, Montoya, Nelson Piquet Jr. (with the Action Express DP car), Michael Waltrip and Clint Bowyer (in Waltrip's Ferrari 458 GT entry) and Marcus Ambrose, who will be testing with defending champion Michael Sha...
Grand-Am Series, ALMS could be close to merger Published on September 1, 2012 Tweet Pin It LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC - The American Le Mans Series is racing at Baltimore on Saturday. The American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series may be close to a merger that could mix ex...
Autoweek staffers were there, geeking out, shooting video, and taking hundreds of photos. There’s a selection of photos in the gallery above and we’ll post the video as soon as it’s edited. Race results have recently been posted on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s website and you can get t...
Thirty-four cars -- 11 of them Daytona Prototypes and the rest GT entries -- took the green flag on a damp track Friday afternoon for the three-hour event, which was the last of a three-race series-within-a-series for the North American Endurance Champship, which also included the Rol...
Lotus Evora GX fires up for Grand-Am Rolex Series debut Published on July 23, 2012 Tweet Pin It Grand-Am - Lotus Racing is getting ready to debut its Evora GX for 2013. Hot off the back of unleashing its Evora GTC racer , Lotus Racing engineers have been honing the Evora to meet the r...
