Leeds, AL (July 20, 2007) The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Round 10
will be held this weekend with the Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant at
Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama on July 19-22. And the
points led is coming down to the wire.
Scott Pruett, who teamed with Memo Rojas in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi
with Felix Sabates Racing Lexus Riley, captured his first win last weekend at
Iowa Speedway since the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona. Pruett's
record-setting win stretched his championship points lead to 15 over 2005
co-champion Max Angelelli.
Max Angelelli remains in contention for his second Daytona Prototype title
despite teaming with different co-drivers throughout the season. Max Angelelli
holds on second place in the championship.
No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley co-drivers Alex Gurney
and Jon Fogarty weren't able to capture a fourth consecutive Daytona Prototype
win, but the podium finish at Iowa leaves the duo just seven points behind Max
Angelelli in third place in the season championship. Gurney and Fogarty have
four wins this season, the most overall in the Rolex Series.
The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of Colin Braun and Max Papis has yet
to win in 2007, but Braun and then-teammate Jorg Bergmeister piloted the car
to a win at Barber Motorsports Park one year ago. With top-five finishes in
the past three races, Braun and Papis trail the No. 99 GAINSCO teammates by 13
points in the championship race.
While the Daytona Prototype Championship race has begun taking shape, the
Rolex Series GT championship remains up for grabs with just three races
remaining. With the Championship’s top seven drivers separated by only 17
points, this week’s Porsche 250 will go a long way in determining who will
wear the season-ending crown.
On the point this week is German Dirk Werner, co-driving the No. 87 Farnbacher
Loles Motorsports Marquis Jet/IPC/Recaro Porsche GT3 with Bryce Miller. The
young Werner returned championship lead with a third-place finish at Iowa,
where he led more laps than any other driver before.
Andy Lally and co-driver RJ Valentine in the No. 66 TRG CRG/Maxter/Rotax
Porsche GT3 have won four of the past six races Lally and Valentine are now
only 10 points behind Werner, but just one point ahead of Kelly Collins and
Paul Edwards in the No. 07 Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R.
Despite the extreme heat in Alabama, Hoosier Racing Tires service crew, teams
and drivers are ready for an action packed weekend.
