A look back at the Rolex 24: 1980 - 1989

  Building anticipation for 2012 50th Running
Eagerly anticipated by drivers, auto manufacturers and race fans everywhere, the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona is the first major race of the world’s motor sport season. Every January, the Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida, USA) comes to life in celebration of this incredible endurance race, recognized by leading drivers as one of the most difficult in the world to win.  2012 will mark the 50th running of sports car racing at the famous Speedway, home of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Leading up to this unique anniversary, we present a once-a-month look back through the history, people and events that have made this famous race what it is today.

Pruett, Rojas Win Montreal For Record Eighth Victory

  Pair Claim DP Title For Ganassi
The Montreal 200 on Saturday marked another milestone in what has been a dream season for Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.  Pruett more than half of the two-hour, 62-lap race, while holding off Alex Gurney to give the team its first victory at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, its record-setting eighth triumph of the season, and in the process, clinching the team Daytona Prototype championship.

Fogarty, Said Break Montreal Grand-Am Records

  Grand-Am
Jon Fogarty and Boris Said used Chevrolet power to lead a record-breaking pair of qualifying sessions Friday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and capture  respective poles for Saturday's Montreal 200, in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.  Fogarty ran a lap of 1:31.524 (106.556 mph) to capture his second Daytona Prototype pole of the season in the No. 99 GAINSCO Chevrolet/Riley.

Scenes from Saturday's Grand-Am race at The Glen.

  by Adriano Manocchia
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas gave team owner Chip Ganassi his first of three wins this past weekend in three major categories by winning the Grand-Am race on Saturday at Watkins Glen.  Our Adriano Manocchia was there to capture all the action in these photos.

Pruett and Rojas win Glen Grand-Am race

  Record-Tying Seventh Victory
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas scored a dominating victory in Saturday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International, tying the single-season GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series victory record with their seventh triumph of 2010.  Pruett beat Max Angelelli to the checkered flag by 2.722 seconds.

Scenes from Grand-Am/NASCAR The Glen Friday 2

  by Adriano Manocchia
In the 80-minute Happy Hour, Greg Biffle backed up his earlier performance when ran 15 laps and his best, in 71.09 seconds at an average speed of 124.065 mph, was the best lap of the day. Juan Montoya had the second-best single lap and the best average lap time, 71.75 seconds. Our Adriano Manocchia was there to capture all the action in over 100 photos. Part 2

Scenes from Grand-Am/NASCAR The Glen Friday 1

  by Adriano Manocchia
In the 80-minute Happy Hour, Greg Biffle backed up his earlier performance when ran 15 laps and his best, in 71.09 seconds at an average speed of 124.065 mph, was the best lap of the day. Juan Montoya had the second-best single lap and the best average lap time, 71.75 seconds. Our Adriano Manocchia was there to capture all the action in over 100 photos. Part 1

Ganassi team wins Grand-Am pole at The Glen

  For Crown Royal 200 in Abbreviated Qualifying Session
Series championship standings co-leader Memo Rojas ran a lap of 1:05.470 (134.718 mph) Friday on the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International short circuit to capture the pole for Saturday's Crown Royal 200.  Rojas will join Scott Pruett in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW/Riley at the front of the grid for Round 10 of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

Grand-Am Watkins Glen preview

  Rolex Series
Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty returned to GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype championship-winning form in the recent Rolex Series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, when Gurney passed Scott Pruett for the lead with less than two laps remaining.  They hope to continue that momentum on Saturday at Watkins Glen International.

Gurney defeats Pruett in New Jersey

  Makes pass with 2 laps remaining
With three minutes remaining Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas were looking to make GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 history. Then, Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty made some history of their own.  One day after Fogarty gave the team its first pole position of the season, Gurney caught and passed Pruett with less than two laps remaining and went on to win by 3.674 seconds, giving the defending Daytona Prototype champions their first GRAND-AM Rolex Series victory of the season in the NJMP 250. They drove the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevrolet/Riley.

Gainsco's Fogarty wins pole in NJ

  Grand-Am
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing won its first pole position of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season Saturday in qualifying for tomorrow’s New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) 250 presented by Crown Royal on NJMP’s Thunderbolt Raceway where team driver Jon Fogarty’s 15th career top qualifying effort extended his record as the all-time Daytona Prototype pole winner.

Scenes from Daytona GRAND-AM and NASCAR

  by Rhonda McCole
GRAND-Am, NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Sprint Cup was in action at Daytona International Speedway this weekend and our Rhonda McCole captured all the action in these 85 photographs.  Don't miss all the crashes.