 Lakeville,
IN (July 24, 2007) - The No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley of
Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty pulled within one victory of the Grand-Am Rolex
Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve single-season
Daytona Prototype record with a 6.033-second win in Sunday's Porsche 250
presented by Bradley Arant at Barber Motorsports Park.
Alex Gurney earned the team's fifth win of the season on the track, but the
final margin of victory was not indicative of the battle on the 2.3-mile,
16-turn permanent road course. "We did everything right
today," Gurney said. "Jon got the pole and led for his stint, had a
quick pit stop."
The victory left the Gainsco duo tied for third in the Rolex Series
Championship, closing the gap to 13 points on championship leader Scott Pruett
after Pruett and teammate Memo Rojas, in the No. 01 Telmex Chip Ganassi, Lexus
Riley fifth-place finish. Max Angelelli, driving the No. 10 SunTrust Racing
Pontiac Riley, finished in third position and remains 11 points behind Pruett.
The Rolex Series Daytona Prototype and GT classes resume action Aug. 3 at the
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It marks the maiden
race for the series on the 2.708-mile, 15-turn temporary road course.
For more information about the Grand American Road Racing Series please visit www.grand-am.com.
Hoosier Racing Tire is proud to be the sole racing tire provider for both the
Rolex and Koni Challenge racing series.
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