2010 Rolex 24 At Daytona
Held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 30 through 31st. First race in the 2010 Grand-Am series and the 48th running of the endurance event. Twenty-four hours of non-stop action ended with Action Express Racing’s Dayton Prototype earning the overall victory with SpeedSource Inc. triumphant in GT with their Mazda RX-8. The weekend was also supported by the 2.5-hour Continental Tire Challenge Fresh From Florida 200.
28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
The #90 Porsche Coyote of Paul Menard, Antonio Garcia, Darren manning, and Buddy Rice races inside the #9 Porsche Riley of Joao Barbosa, Terry Borcheller, Ryan Dalziel, and Mike Rockenfeller.
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28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Rolex Watch presdidenr Allen Brill gives the field a thumbs up as he waves the green flag.
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28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
The #77 Ford Dallara of Memo Gidley, Fabrizio Gollin, Brad Jaeger , and Derek Johnston races down the frontstretch during practice.
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28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
The #60 Ford Riley of Oswaldo Negri, Burt Friselle, John Pew, and Mark Wilins leads a pack of cars through a turn.
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28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
The #02 BMW Riley of Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya leads a pack of cars through a turn.
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28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Cars on the grid in the rain.
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28-31 January, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
A pack of GT cars race in the rain early in the race.
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Car Number: 94
Team: Turner Motorsport
Car: BMW M6
Drivers: Bill Auberlen (Redondo Beach, CA)
Paul Dalla Lana (Toronto, ON Canada)
Boris Said (Carlsbad, CA)
Joey Hand (Sacramento, CA)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
Car Number: 66
Team: TRG
Car: Porsche GT3
Drivers: Ted Ballou (Corona del Mar, CA)
Andy Lally (Dacula, GA)
Patrick Flanagan (Aligo Viejo, CA)
Kelly Collins (Newport Beach, CA)
Wolf Henzler (Nuertingen, Germany)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
Car Number: 23
Team: Alex Job Racing
Car: Porsche GT3
Drivers: Claudio Burtin (Marietta, GA)
Jack Baldwin (Marietta, GA)
Mitch Pagerey (Deerfield, FL)
Martin Ragginger (Austria)
Dominik Farnbacher (Stuttgart, Germany)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
Car Number: 21
Team: Matt Connolly Motorsports
Car: Pontiac GTO.R
Drivers: Jim Briody (Chino Valley, AZ)
Gabrio Rosa (Bergamo, Italy)
Toto Lassally (Port Orange, FL)
Thomas Steuer
Spencer Trenery (Berkeley, CA)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
Car Number: 22
Team: Bullet Racing
Car: Porsche GT3
Drivers: Ross Bentley (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Kees Nierop (Kelowna, BC Canada)
Sean McIntosh (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Steve Paquette (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Darryl O’Young (Hong Kong, China/Vancouver, BC Canada)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
Car Number: 01
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
Car: BMW / Riley
Drivers: Scott Pruett (Auburn, CA)
Memo Rojas (Mexico City, Mexico)
Justin Wilson (Dacono, CO)
Max Papis (Mooresville, NC)
Class: Daytona Prototype (DP)
Car Number: 32
Team: Corsa Team PR1
Car: BMW M6
Drivers: Rob Finlay (Peterborough, NH)
Jeff Westphal (San Carlos, CA)
Max Hyatt (San Jose, CA)
Thomas Merrill (Salinas, CA)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
Car Number: 22
Team: Bullet Racing
Car: Porsche GT3
Drivers: Ross Bentley (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Kees Nierop (Kelowna, BC Canada)
Sean McIntosh (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Steve Paquette (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Darryl O’Young (Hong Kong, China/Vancouver, BC Canada)
Class: Grand Touring (GT)
The Rolex 24 At Daytona coveted prize: an engraved Rolex Cosmograph Daytona steel watch
