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Chevrolet Takes Points Lead to the Challenging Course on the Streets of São Paulo

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Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle Set for Sunday, May 5

DETROIT (May 1, 2013) – With three races on the 19-event 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule in the record books, Chevrolet holds the lead in the Series’ Manufacturers’ Standings, and Team Chevy driver Helio Castroneves holds the lead in the overall driver point standings heading into this weekend’s 75-lap, 190.2-mile race on the Streets of São Paulo (Brazil).

After a perfectly choreographed journey of over 5,000 miles, the Chevrolet teams and drivers will face the 11-turn, 2.536-mile temporary street circuit that presents a set of circumstances virtually unlike any other. The engineers from Chevrolet and its technical partners have been working tirelessly with team engineers in preparation for a successful trip to South America. Read Full Article →

John Edwards and Robin Liddell Take Chevrolet Camaro GT.R to Top Podium Spot in GT for Second Consecutive Race

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John Edwards and Robin Liddell Take Chevrolet Camaro GT.R to Top Podium Spot in GT for Second Consecutive Race

With GS Win Earlier in the Day, Edwards Becomes Only Fourth GRAND-AM Driver to Win Two Races in One Day

BRASELTON, Ga. (April 20, 2013) – Continuing their winning ways, the Stevenson Motorsports duo of John Edwards and Robin Liddell led the field at Road Atlanta to the checkered flag, and brought their No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R to Victory Lane for a second-consecutive week. The pair started sixth when qualifying was rained out, and the starting grid was set on team point standings for the Video Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta, Round 4 on the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series 2013 schedule.

 

With strong driving skills and good pit strategy, they were able to keep their Camaro in the front of the field at the conclusion of the 2.75-hour race.  The victory marks Liddell’s 20th career win in the GT division and Edward’s sixth.

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Wayne Taylor Racing: 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona Race Report – Angelelli/J. Taylor/Hunter-Reay

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Runner-Up at Rolex 24 Something To Celebrate
Newly Christened Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP Performs Flawlessly
At the Hands of Angelelli, Jordan Taylor and IndyCar Champ Hunter-Reay

Date: Jan. 26-27, 2013
Event: 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona (Round 1 of 12)
Series: Daytona Prototype division of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (3.56-mile, 12-turn road course)
Start/Finish: 12th / 2nd (Running, completed 709 of 709 laps)
Winner: Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya and Charlie Kimball of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (BMW)

It wasn’t that frustratingly elusive win to end its eight-year victory drought at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, but second place in this weekend’s 51st renewal of the traditional GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season opener was most certainly the next-best thing. And the drivers and crew of the newly christened No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Dallara DP team of Wayne Taylor Racing will gladly take this runner-up result and do just a little bit of celebrating. Read Full Article →

Wayne Taylor Racing: Rolex 24 At Daytona Qualifying Report – Angelelli/J. Taylor/Hunter-Reay

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Date: Jan. 24, 2013
Event: 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona (Round 1 of 12)
Series: Daytona Prototype division of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (3.56-mile, 12-turn road course)
Pole Winner: Scott Pruett of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (1:40.553 at 127.455 mph)
Wayne Taylor Racing: 12th by Max Angelelli (1:42.547 at 124.977 mph)

The No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Dallara DP of Wayne Taylor Racing will start the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona Saturday from the outside of the sixth row after GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series qualifying Thursday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

Max Angelelli, the Italian veteran co-driving this season for the first time with 21-year-old Jordan Taylor and also this weekend with reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, turned a fast lap of 1 minute, 42.547 second at 124.977 mph on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn superspeedway road circuit. It was the 12th-best lap among 57 car-and-driver combinations that will take the green flag for this weekend’s traditional, season-opening endurance marathon. Read Full Article →

CHEVY GRAND-AM AT ROLEX 24: Chevrolet Roars into Daytona for Kickoff to 2013 GRAND-AM Road Racing Season

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Chevrolet Roars into Daytona for Kickoff to 2013 GRAND-AM Road Racing Season; New Team Chevy Racing Display to Highlight Fan Activities for the Weekend

DETROIT – Chevrolet is ready to get back to racing and kick off the 2013 GRAND-AM Road Racing season. The year will begin with the 51st running of the Rolex 24-Hour at Daytona, a legendary endurance race that tests both man and machine.

Following a successful campaign in 2012 which saw the Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype make its competition debut, Team Chevy looks to build on the strength of last season’s eight Daytona Prototype victories that netted the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Series Engine Manufacturers’ Championship.

This season Team Chevy’s Rolex Sports Car Series roster is comprised of six Corvette DP teams, including the newly established 8Star Motorsports, which will field the No. 3 Corvette DP. 8Star will join Action Express Racing, which fields two entries: the No. 5 and No. 9 Corvette DPs. Long-time Team Chevy partner Wayne Taylor Racing will field the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP. Filling out the Team Chevy Rolex DP roster are the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Corvette DP and the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP.

Also competing in the Rolex 24-Hour under the Team Chevy banner will be No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R and the No. 31 Marsh Racing Corvette GT.R. Read Full Article →

Park Place Motorsports: Rolex 24 At Daytona Preview – Long/Pumpelly/Lindsey/Hart/Graeff

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PATRICK LONG, SPENCER PUMPELLY
PATRICK LINDSEY, JASON HART, DANIEL GRAEFF
No. 73 Racing4Research Porsche for Park Place Motorsports Set for 51st Rolex 24
After Setting the Pace at the Recent Roar Before the 24 Test Days

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2013) – A new racing season unveils a brand new contender for the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona GT-class victory when the No. 73 Racing4Research Porsche GT3 Cup entry for newly christened Park Place Motorsports hits the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway road circuit for this weekend’s traditional twice-around-the-clock endurance marathon.

While the racing team may be in just its third month of existence, key members of its all-star driver lineup, engineering staff and crew are certainly no strangers to Daytona’s hallowed victory lane and, buoyed by their strong showing at the Roar Before the 24 test days earlier this month, as well as that of the sister No. 72 Vess Energy Services Porsche GT3 entry, Park Place Motorsports has served notice it will be a force to be reckoned with this weekend.

Led by veteran road racer Patrick Long, the world’s only American Porsche factory driver, a three-time American Le Mans Series champion and a 2009 Rolex 24 winner, the No. 73 Racing4Research team left the Jan. 4-6 test weekend fastest among all 41 GT-class entries that took part. Moreover, the lineup that also includes two-time Rolex 24 winner Spencer Pumpelly (2006 and 2011) alongside co-drivers Patrick Lindsey, Jason Hart and Daniel Graeff also enjoyed a nearly flawless test weekend on and off the track from an executional standpoint – a rarity for a brand new organization. Under the direction of team principals Lindsey and John Horton, who also serves as head of engineering, the Park Place Motorsports unit that opened its doors to the public Nov. 10 has performed like the collection of successful and seasoned veterans that it is, and it has not missed a beat since. Read Full Article →

Park Place Motorsports Off to ‘Roaring’ Start, Fastest at Rolex 24 Test

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Park Place Motorsports Off to ‘Roaring’ Start

No. 73 PPM/Racing4Research Porsche Lays Down Fastest GT-Class Lap
To Cap Highly Successful Three-Day Test for Upcoming Rolex 24 At Daytona

Date: Jan. 4-6, 2013
Event: Roar Before the 24 Test Days
Series: Grand Touring division of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (3.56-mile, 12-turn road course)
PPM Fastest Laps: 1:48.569 at 118.045 mph by Patrick Long in the No. 73 PPM/Racing4Research Porsche GT3
1:51.989 at 114.440 mph by Jean Francois Dumoulin in the No. 72 Vess Energy Porsche GT3
Overall Fastest GT-Class Lap: 1:48.569 at 118.045 mph by Patrick Long of Park Place Motorsports (Porsche GT3)

In its first public showing since the newly formed organization was announced in mid-December, Park Place Motorsports (PPM) left its mark in the biggest way possible at this weekend’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Roar Before the 24 test days on the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway road circuit. Read Full Article →

Wayne Taylor Racing: Roar Before the 24 Test Days Report – Angelelli, Taylor, Hunter-Reay

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Roar Before the 24 Test Days Report

No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP of Wayne Taylor Racing

Date: Jan. 4-6, 2013
Event: Roar Before the 24 Test Days
Series: Daytona Prototype division of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (3.56-mile, 12-turn road course)
WTR Fastest Lap: 1:43.171 at 124.219 mph by Max Angelelli
Overall Fastest Lap: 1:42.058 at 125.576 mph by Michael Valiante of Michael Shank Racing (Ford Riley)

Three days of rigorous testing came to a conclusion Sunday afternoon for the newly christened No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Dallara DP of Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) as full-time co-drivers Max Angelelli and Jordan Taylor, joined by reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, took turns logging laps in the stunning, black prototype during this weekend’s Roar Before the 24 in preparation for the 51st running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona less than three weeks hence. Read Full Article →

Global Rallycross Championship Final Event

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Tanner Foust takes second consecutive event win and 2012 Global Rallycross Championship at the final round at SEMA in Las Vegas. Brian Deegan took second at the event as well as in the championship, just 10 points behind Foust. Ken Block had a spectacular run, qualifying first and defeated the field in every lap he entered. Unfortunately, Block had an electrical issue which caused a fire in his Fiesta HFHV that then forced him out of the competition.

Chevrolet Wins 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Series Engine Manufacturers’ Championship

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Chevrolet has won the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Series Engine Manufacturers’ Championship. Today’s win by SunTrust Racing in the season finale at Lime Rock Park capped the championship-winning effort by the five Corvette Daytona Prototype teams.

“Chevrolet is honored to have won the 2012 Engine Manufacturers’ Championship in the GRAND-AM Rolex Series,” said Jim Campbell, US Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “This accomplishment, in the debut season of the Corvette Daytona Prototype, is the result of the dedication and hard work of our team owners, crews and drivers, along with that of our technical partners.”
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