Joao Barbosa was first to the checkered flag today in his #9 Porsche Riley, bringing himself and his Action Express Racing teammates, Terry Borcheller, Ryan Dalziel, and Mike Rockenfeller, the overall victory for the Grand-Am’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Just 50.494 seconds behind him and still on the lead lap was the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing entry piloted by Max Papis, Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Justin Wilson.

Taking the GT Class win and finishing 8th overall were Jonathan Bomarito, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Sylvain Tremblay, in their #70 SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8. This marked the team’s second Rolex 24 class victory in the past three years.

Top Finishers of the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona:

Pos   No  Class  Car             Drivers
  1   #9     DP  Porsche Riley   Joao Barbosa
                                 Terry Borcheller
                                 Ryan Dalziel
                                 Mike Rockenfeller

  2  #01     DP  BMW Riley       Max Papis
                                 Scott Pruett
                                 Memo Rojas
                                 Justin Wilson

  3  #95     DP  BMW Riley       Christophe Bouchut
                                 Ryan Hunter-Reay
                                 Lucas Luhr
                                 Scott Tucker
                                 Richard Westbrook

  4  #75     DP  Ford Lola       Colin Braun
                                 Nic Jonsson
                                 Tracy Krohn
                                 Ricardo Zonta

  5  #60     DP  Ford Riley      Burt Frisselle
                                 Ozz Negri
                                 John Pew
                                 Mark Wilkins

  6  #10     DP  Ford Dallara    Max Angelelli
                                 Pedro Lamy
                                 Ricky Taylor
                                 Wayne Taylor

  7   #6     DP  Ford Riley      AJ Allmendinger
                                 Brian Frisselle
                                 Mark Patterson
                                 Michael Valiante

  8  #70     GT  Mazda RX-8      Jonathan Bomarito
                                 Nick Ham
                                 David Haskell
                                 Sylvain Tremblay

  9  #67     GT  Porsche GT3     Jorg Bergmeister
                                 Patrick Long
                                 Seth Neiman
                                 Johannes van Overbeek

 10  #66     GT  Porsche GT3     Ted Ballou
                                 Kelly Collins
                                 Patrick Flanagan
                                 Wolf Henzler
                                 Andy Lally

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Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series: Series Facts, Schedule, Standings, News, Series News, Videos

The final 2009 season race of the KONI Challenge Series was won by Bret Seafuse and James Gue at Virginia International Raceway. The JBS Motorsports team raced their #37 Trumansburg ShurSave Mustang GT to the checkered flag beating out the second place finishers (Andrew Hendricks and Terry Borcheller / #28 BMW M3) by just 1.305 seconds.

Seafuse and Gue, who celebrated their second win of the season, finished second in the final points standings – each with 309 points. Ahead of them was Ken Wilden, of Rehagen Racing, who was crowned the KONI Challenge Series champion for 2009. Wilden, who also celebrated two victories in 2009 lead the field with 317 points.

In the ST class, the race victory went to Derek Whitis and Tom Long in the #145 Mazda MX-5 of Freedom Autosport. Christian Miller, despite finishing 21st in today’s race, retained the championship lead with 15 points ahead of Andrew Aquilante, who finished second in the ST final points standings.

Top GS Finishers of the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Race in Virginia:

Pos   No  Class  Car             Drivers
  1  #37     GS  Mustang GT      Bret Seafuse
                                 James Gue

  2  #28     GS  BMW M3          Andrew Hendricks
                                 Terry Borcheller

  3   #8     GS  Porsche 997     Daniel DiLeo
                                 Eric Foss 

  4  #96     GS  BMW M3          Bill Auberlen
                                 Matt Bell

  5  #91     GS  BMW M3          Charles Putman
                                 Charles Espenlaub

Top ST Finishers of the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Race in Virginia:

Pos   No  Class  Car             Drivers
 19 #145     ST  Mazda MX-5      Derek Whitis
                                 Tom Long

 20  #95     ST  BMW 328i        Paul Dalla Lana
                                 Will Turner

 21 #146     ST  Mazda MX-5      Mark Pombo
                                 Andrew Carbonell

 22  #75     ST  Honda Civic Si  Randy Pobst
                                 Jamie Holtom

 23 #111     ST  Subaru Legacy   Kristian Skavnes
                                 Andrew Aquilante

Top GS Drivers in the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Final Points:

Pos  Name          Points
  1  Ken Wilden       317
  2  James Gue        309
     Bret Seafuse     309
  3  Matt Bell        288
  4  Dean Martin      287
  5  Jack Roush Jr    272

Top ST Drivers in the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Final Points:

Pos  Name             Points 
  1  Christian Miller    296
  2  Kristian Skavnes    281
     Andrew Aquilante    281
  3  Randy Pobst         263
  4  Andrew Carbonell    259
  5  Ian Baas            236

Related Links:
Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series: Series Facts, Schedule, Standings, News, Videos

After 24 long hours of circling the road course at Daytona International Speedway, Brumos Racing finally took the checkered flag to win the 24 Hours of Daytona. Driving the winning Porsche/Riley was David Donohue, Antonio Garcia, Darren Law, and Buddy Rice. It was a close battle to the end, with the top four cars staying on the lead lap.

Finishing 9th overall and first in the GT class was the TRG Porsche GT3 machine driven by Jorg Bergmeister, Andy Lally, Patrick Long, Justin Marks, and RJ Valentine. The sister car for TRG, driven by Ted Ballou, Emmanuel Collard, Tim George Jr, Richard Lietz, and Spencer Pumpelly, finished just one lap behind for a second in class placing.

For the full results from this race, please use the following link:

2009 Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona Results

The standings are available at the following link:

2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Standings

Bill Auberlen and Matt Bell worked together this weekend at Daytona International Speedway to grab this season’s first Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series victory. Auberlen was in the car for the final stint andended up leading 22 of the final 25 laps.

In the ST Class, Lawson Aschenbach and Pete Iannucci came out on top with their Georgian Bay Motorsports Cobalt SS.

The full results from race can be found here:

2009 KONI Challenge Fresh From Florida 200 Results

The standings have been updated and are available at the following link:

2009 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Standings

The Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series spent the weekend at VIRginia International Raceway, which wrapped up with two split class races.

Saturday’s race saw the ST class take to the track for their final race of the season. Lawson Aschenbach, Ken Dobson, and Jamie Holtom of Georgian Bay Motorsports took the win in their Chevrolet Cobalt SS. Close behind was the Compass360 Racing entry driven by Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood. Finishing in third place was the sister car to the winning entry – the Georgian Bay Motorsports machine driven by Lawson Aschenbach, Eric Curran, and Jamie Holtom.

On Sunday it was time for the GS class to hit the track for their final race of 2008. Finishing in the top two positions were the Ford Mustangs of Rehagen Racing. The first one driven by Mike Canney, Hugh Plumb, and Matt Plumb, and the second one piloted by Dean Martin, Ryan Phinny, and Jack Roush Jr.

The full results from both races can be found here:

2008 Virginia International Raceway Split Classes Results

The final points standings for both classes have been updated and are available at the following location:

Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series: 2008 Standings

The overall winners of this week’s KONI Challenge Series race at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah were Matt Alhadeff and Bill Auberlen of Turner Motorsport. Just behind them in second was the TRG Porsche driven by Duncan Ende and Spencer Pumpelly.

Eric Curran and Jamie Holtom, the leaders in the Street Tuner (ST) class, finished 17th overall in the final results.

The Top-5 Finishers Included:

1. Turner Motorsport – BMW M3 Coupe – Matt Alhadeff, Bill Auberlen
2. TRG – Porsche 997 – Duncan Ende, Spencer Pumpelly
3. Rehagen Racing – Ford Mustang GT – Billy Johnson, Ray Mason
4. Hyper Sport – Ford Mustang GT – Joe Foster, Scott Maxwell
5. Rehagen Racing – Ford Mustang GT – Mike Canney, Hugh Plumb

To view the full results from this race, please use this link:

2008 Miller Motorsports Park Results

Updated standings are now available at:

2008 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Standings

The Daytona Prototype of Michael Shank Racing that was driven by Ian James, Raphael Matos and John Pew won the race at Miller Motorsports Park earlier today. This race marked the end of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season.

Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett went away with a championship, despite their second 9th place finish in row.

The Leading Prototype Teams Were:

1. Michael Shank Racing – Ford Riley – Ian James, Raphael Matos, John Pew
2. SunTrust Racing – Pontiac Dallara – Max Angelelli, Michael Valiante
3. GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing – Pontiac Riley – Jon Fogarty, Alex Gurney, Jimmy Vasser
4. Brumos Racing – Porsche Riley – Joao Barbosa, JC France
5. Krohn Racing – Pontiac Lola – Nic Jonsson, Ricardo Zonta

Full results are now available at:

2008 Miller Motorsports Park Results

The final points standings can be found here:

2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Standings

Oswaldo Negri Jr. and Mark Patterson of Michael Shank Racing grabbed the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series win at New Jersey Motorsports Park. It was the pair’s first win of the season.

Leading the pack in GT was the TRG Porsche driven by Tim George Jr. and Andy Lally. They came in 14th position overall.

The top teams ranked by class included:

Daytona Prototype:
1. Michael Shank Racing – Ford Riley – Oswaldo Negri Jr., Mark Patterson
2. SunTrust Racing – Pontiac Dallara – Max Angelelli, Michael Valiante
3. Alex Job Racing – Porsche Riley – Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand

Grand Touring:
1. TRG – Porsche GT3 – Tim George Jr, Andy Lally
2. Stevenson Motorsports – Pontiac GXP.R – Andrew Davis, Robin Liddell
3. Matt Connolly Motorsports – Pontiac GTO.R – Diego Alessi, Ryan Phinny

Full results from the race are available at:

2008 New Jersey Motorsports Park Results

The updated standings can be found at:

2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Standings

The BGB Motorsports Porsche 997 driven by Jon Miller and Craig Stanton won the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series race held on August 30, 2008 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

The top ranking ST team was the Bill Fenton Motorsports Honda Civic driven by Bob Beede and Matt Plumb.

The class leaders were:

Grand Sport:
1. BGB Motorsports – Porsche 997 – Jon Miller, Craig Stanton
2. Motorsport Technology Group – BMW Z4 M – L.-P. Dumoulin, Billy Johnson
3. Turner Motorsport – BMW M3 Coupe – Matt Alhadeff, Bill Auberlen
4. Rehagen Racing – Ford Mustang GT – Dean Martin, Jack Roush Jr.
5. CMA Motorsports – Ford Mustang GT – Mark Ackley, Todd Snyder

Street Tuner:
1. Bill Fenton Motorsports – Honda Civic SI – Bob Beede, Matt Plumb
2. Georgian Bay Mtspts – Chevy Cobalt – Lawson Aschenbach, Jamie Holtom
3. ICY/ Phoenix Racing – Subaru Legacy – Andrew Aquilante, Kristian Skavnes
4. Classic BMW/ Plano – BMW Z4 – Al Lamb, Leo Maia
5. RSR Motorsports – Mini Cooper S – Owen Trinkler, BJ Zacharias

The full results from this race can be found at:

2008 New Jersey Motorsports Park Results

The updated standings are available from:

2008 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Standings

SunTrust Racing’s Max Angelelli and Michael Valiante took their Pontiac Dallara to the front of the field Saturday and made it stick to win the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Infineon Raceway. Today’s race was a “DP Only” race.

The leading drivers to the checkered flag were:

1. Max Angelelli/ Michael Valiante – SunTrust Racing
2. Jon Fogarty/ Alex Gurney – GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing
3. Brian Frisselle/ Mark Wilkins – AIM Autosport
4. Joao Barbosa/ JC France – Brumos Racing
5. Nic Jonsson/ Ricardo Zonta – Krohn Racing

For the full results from the race, visit this link:

2008 Grand-Am Rolex Series at Infineon Raceway Results

The updated standings can be found here:

2008 Standings for Grand Am Rolex