This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. We heard a fan Saturday in Daytona Beach speak of the Rolex 24 as a warm-up act for the Daytona 500. You know… Shut UP!! Just Shut UP!! There was more action in the final hour of the Rolex 24 than most…
When Sebastien Bourdais was the hottest, he ripped off four consecutive ChampCar championships in American open-wheel. After a stint in F1 he’s fighting to get back to that championship form, racing full time in IndyCar and Grand-Am this weekend at the Rolex 24. But what we enjoy most about Bourdais is his candor. He’ll answer…
Velocity Worldwide/Wayne Taylor Racing driver Jordan Taylor and his friend Mark Jensen were the buzz of the paddock at the Rolex 24. A YouTube video launch by the pair and fellow drivers Spencer Pigot and Ricky Taylor is developing some energy on the Web service. It’s called Good Vibrations and it’s been vibrating through the…
Defending Rolex 24 winner Ozz Negri took over a Michael Shank Racing Daytona Prototype way back in the field because of problems with the car’s setup. But after a long pitstop Negri got in the car and brought it back past more than 25 competitors while making up more than two laps on the field.…
IndyCar veteran Tony Kanaan put together a special Brazilian team to run the Rolex 24 this weekend. The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Brazil team has veteran drivers including Kanaan and former F1 star Rubens Barrichello, but it also has some new crew people who are just learning the rigors of international sports car racing. But…
Scott Pruett is The Man in Grand-Am Rolex DP racing. He’s won five championships including the last three in a row. He has three wins and two seconds in the last five Rolex 24s. So it’s not a real surprise that he won the pole in the current race and led through the first three…
Two-time Grand-Am Rolex Daytona Prototype champion (2007 & 2009) Alex Gurney got to start the Rolex 24 at Daytona Saturday afternoon and had to battle back from a pit road penalty for speeding. He fought back though, and after a restart his GAINSCO Racing Red Dragon team was fourth about two hours into the Classic.…
2013 Rolex 24 Grand Marshall Hurley Haywood won this American classic race five times overall and a sixth time in class. He even helped create the Daytona Prototype class that tops the racing in Grand-Am today. But wait’ll you hear who HE looked up to and drove with at one time in his career. It’s…
A.J. Foyt is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (which he won four times), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona (which he won twice), and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That’s why The Freaks find a few minutes for him every chance we get. One of those chances came Saturday…
Major League pitcher C.J. Wilson has always had a passion for racing. When he made a success in the Major Leagues he was able to satisfy that passion by racing and becoming an owner of his own team. He’s building great relationships with Mazda including a dealership in Illinois. But at the Rolex 24 Wilson…
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