The one team that can truly boast of an all-American connection at the Rolex 24 At Daytona would be GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing. The team not only has an all-American driver lineup but also boasts of an all-American crew. Even the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevy Riley, that the team has been racing in for the past five consecutive years, is a U.S. made Riley XX powered by an engine straight out of Detroit, which is a Chevrolet version of GM’s celebrated small-block V8. Equipped with a starry lineup and an all-American crew, drivers, car and engine, all that is left to see is that whether GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing can create history by being the first 100% American team to claim victory in the event that can be traced back to 1962.

The enviable all-star lineup at GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing includes Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Jimmie Johnson and Jimmy Vasser. All the drivers have an excellent track record behind them and bring with them versatility as well as experience to the team. While the duo of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty has proved their mettle by twice becoming the reigning champions at the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Jimmie Johnson will be bringing to the team his experience of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship for a record four times. Even Jimmy Vasser will be joining the team for a third year in a row and will be bringing his expertise of being a former CART Champ Car World Series titlist. GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing can also very well claim to be the only returning all-American as well as all-champion lineup that has entered to compete in the top-tier Daytona Prototype division.

The all-star lineup that presently represents the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team on the Daytona International Speedway tracks made its debut in the year 2008 and claimed a second-place finish at the event. This year the team has plans to make the time off the tracks as entertaining as it is on the tracks. GAINSCO Auto Insurance announced its plans to entertain about 85 agent partners, VIPs and award-winning employees at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. One of the highlights of the event would be a Friday night dinner hosted by the team wherein Bob Stallings, the team owner, and the four drivers would meet and greet the guests. The second highlight of the evening would be when the GAINSCO drivers would demonstrate their skills and talent on the fast-gaining-popularity iRacing.com simulator that features the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Daytona Prototype. The team was introduced to the online racing simulation offered by iRacing through Alex Gurney. The online racing simulation is an exact replica of the No. 99 GAINSCO car as well as the Daytona tracks. For NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson the Daytona tracks offer the real deal as he stated that the challenge of the Rolex 24 At Daytona is what keeps getting him back. He also added that it was a challenge for him to come out of his comfort zone and learn the car, the braking zones and turning points amongst others.

Darren Law is all set to get back at Daytona International Speedway and replicate his biggest victory of 2009 Grand-am Rolex Sports Car Series season, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Like every year, this time too Rolex is back with a bang to keep up with the promise of supporting excellence in the sports field. The precision with which all Rolex watch models are crafted is an epitome in itself and Rolex makes sure the same precision reflects on the sports field and culture as well. Like all sports events organized by Rolex, the Rolex 24 At Daytona is yet another platform which encourages sports persons to display their talents and to better themselves with every game.

Darren Law together with Brumos Racing co-drivers made history last year at the Rolex 24 At Daytona when they had the closest-ever finish in the most popular endurance race. They ended up topping a strong line-up of 49 cars by just 0.167 seconds by the end of 24 hours and completed 735 laps spread on 3.56 mile infield road course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Darren Law and his co-driver David Donohue will partner with 5 times winner of Rolex 24 At Daytona ace driver Hurley Haywood and 3 times Daytona 24 winner Butch Leitzinger together with Rolex 24 Class winner Raphael Matos for this time’s driving duty. Their troupe will be racing in Porche powered Daytona Prototype which has been christened as No. 59, which shot to fame in the 1970s by Haywood.

All the five legendary drivers were honored with timeless pieces from Rolex for their victories in the season-opening endurance classic which Darren Law says is no cake-walk to repeat. Darren Law who is geared up to compete in more than 20-sports car races this year including the American Le Mans Series GT2 class, spoke about the Rolex’s endeavors- Daytona, Le Mans and Sebring, and considered Le Mans very tough for it is an eight-mile track while he found Sebring very bumpy and technical therefore making it for a rough circuit to drive. The versatile Phoenix racer called Daytona a task because it is very long and has the longest night-time running, which he thought was pretty grueling for drivers as well as the crew since through the night the car needs to be driven carefully so that it stays in good condition. The sunrise is the signal when he said the real intense pressure starts to mount. Darren Law considered continuity and team chemistry to be the key factors for their victory. They will be competing together for the seventh time in the Rolex 24 At Daytona history. The whole team looked abuzz with confidence and Darren Law zealously was found looking forward to their win. The Rolex 24 At Daytona is the first of the 12 races in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. This year too Rolex will once again withstand its immortal virtue of perfection and will exemplify its quest of attaining brilliance on field through the Rolex 24 At Daytona. It is going to be one of the most awaited weekends of not only the Rolex series but the entire world of motorsports.

Experience teaches you to be careful in life and that experience has made PR1 Motorsports prepare well for the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series season opener, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The PR1 Motorsports is all set to race for the upcoming event which is going to take place on the 30-31^st January 2010. The experienced that the team had gained last year will be helpful for this event and the team has prepared a new plan and strategy for the event. The PR1 Motorsports is going to race in the new No.32 Corsa Ream PR1 BMW M6. The new car has been designed by Pratt & Miller and is powered by a V8 engine which has been tested and tuned by Dinan Performance. The team is coming up with a strong driver lineup which includes veteran drivers such as Max Hyatt who was with the team last year also. Max Hyatt will be accompanied by Thomas Merrill, Jeff Westphal and the experienced driver Rob Finlay. The Rolex 24 At Daytona is all about bringing the best out of each champion driver and PR1 Motorsports is also driving with a team of champions. The Rolex 24 At Daytona is being sponsored by Rolex which wants to bring together the best talent from the world. Rolex wants to bring brilliance together and test the caliber of each driver to the highest level.

The PR1 Motorsports is going to drive a new car which has been reworked by the best professionals in the industry. The engine has been revamped so that it can perform well on the tracks of Daytona International Speedway which is in Florida where the race is going to take place on the last weekend of the month January 2010. The team is working on a new strategy which has been formed by an intensive review report formed by the drivers, crew members as well as engineers. The engineers have worked with the team drivers to see that the engine performs flawlessly in the upcoming event, the Rolex 24 Daytona. The team had tested the new BMW on the tracks at the end of the 2009 season to ensure that the car did not have any functionality issues. The car has been performing well both on and off-tracks and team management is hopeful that this year there will be no issues with the car.

The team knows that the competition at the Rolex 24 At Daytona is very tough and they need a car which can perform perfectly on the tracks and the new BMW M6 is all set to race in the upcoming event. The crew has worked on all the twilight and nighttime nuances which were pointed out by the team drivers and is confident that the car can give a non stop performance for 24 hours. This year the team has an experienced driver Max Hyatt who has been an expert with BMW cars. The excitement of the drivers is very high and all the drivers are going to use their experience on the new car to make it run faster than ever thought of. The fans of PR1 Motorsports are looking forward to race and are waiting to see a flawless performance from PR1 Motorsports team and are hopeful that they will have a good result in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Vic Elford has been appointed the Grand Marshal for the 48^th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The winner of the 1968 Rolex 24 At Daytona will kick off the event that marks the beginning of the international motrosports calendar. Vic Elford has been one of Britain’s most versatile drivers in racing history. As the Grand Marshal, Vic Elford would have the pleasure to command the drivers, “Drivers, start your engines�. The acting Grand Marshal for the 2010 season would definitely go down memory lane as he commands the beginning of the event. Vic Elford won the overall title at the endurance race in 1968 in the Porsche 907, which also marked the first of Porsche’s 21 overall victories at the twice-round-the-clock event. Vic Elford was accompanied behind the wheel by the Germans Jochen Neerpasch and Rolf Stommelen as well as Switzerland’s Jo Siffert.

The legendary Porsche 907 will also be featured in the Rolex 24 Heritage Exhibition. The Porsche 907 that marked Porsche’s first major international overall victory will be on display for fans throughout the weekend at the Goodyear Legends of Racing display which would be part of the Sprint FANZONE. The current owner of the Porsche 907, Henry Payne, would drive the legendary vehicle on Saturday morning, i.e. on the 30^th of January, in the Rolex 24 Heritage Exhibition. The 1968 Rolex 24 At Daytona race was as action packed as any event over the years. Vic Elford in his No. 54 Porsche was the first to claim the checkered flag as they avoided the disaster that struck four other cars. Quick Vic, as Vic Elford was fondly called, began the race with Jochen Neerpasch who fell ill early into the race.

In the 1968 endurance race two factory Porsches were damaged early into the race as a violent accident spilled over the tracks. After the accident Rolf Stommelen was moved to co-drive with Vic Elford. Once Quick Vic got control of the tracks, he took the lead three hours ahead of the finish. Though Vic Elford was the man behind the win, as a favor to Porsche’s racing director, he let factory drivers Jo Siffert and Hans Herrmann race a few laps to share in the glory. The five drivers completed 673 laps, while covering 2,565 miles at an average speed of 106.697 mph. Vic Elford won by a total of five laps and hence swept the podium. Quick Vic has also showed his mettle in rally driving as he won the prestigious Monte Carlo Rally and the European Rally Championship. Vic Elford has also established himself in Formula One and NASCAR races. The announcement of Vic Elford being selected as Grand Marshal had come along a month ago. By playing Grand Marshal to the event, Vic Elford will be joining the league of racing legends such as Brian Redman, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart, Richard Petty, Derek Bell, Bobby Rahal and Sir Stirling Moss. Vic Elford’s duties will not just end by giving the opening command but will also be carried forward as he becomes part of the other festivities at the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Roger Yasukawa last made an appearance on the Daytona tracks while competing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona race in 2007. For the 2010 season Roger Yasukawa aspires to enjoy his stint on the Daytona International Speedway tracks. Though the Los Angeles native finished sixth overall at the 2007 season of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, he did have regrets of not being able to fully enjoy the event. This year he aspires to make the most of his past experience on the tracks along with his teammates. Roger Yasukawa will get to share driving duties with Gene Sigal who is a former Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series regular and won the Grand Prix of Miami in 2008. Accompanying them would be Californians Fred Poordad and Rusty West.

Roger Yasukawa stated that this would be a different experience altogether for him as he has been used to racing in a different class of cars. The biggest challenge according to Roger Yasukawa would be to keep the car in its best shape until they make it to the checkered flag. The Rolex 24 At Daytona is one of the finest sports car competitions in the world as it not only tests drivers on their racing abilities and speed but also tests their power of endurance to the hilt. The Daytona tracks have witnessed the finest of race car drivers competing for the best and consistent lap times in the 24 hours of racing. The drivers not only need to learn a lesson in speed but also need to learn how to survive for a period of 24 hours and be consistent with their performance.

Roger Yasukawa also stated that he was not used to heavy cars like the No. 08 Sigalsport Ferrari 430 that he would be racing in this year. He went on to mention that he would have to adjust his driving style according to the car and also stated that the practice session should be enough to get him well accustomed to the chassis. He is hoping that his teaching and coaching experience would come in handy for the 24 hours endurance race. Roger Yasukawa is no stranger when it comes to racing’s heavyweight events; the Los Angeles native has competed five times already in the Indianapolis 500 and has successfully scored a pair of top-10 finishes. Roger Yasukawa also has extensive experience of racing in the IndyCar Series since 2003, wherein he competed in a total of 39 races for five teams and successfully scored nine top-10 finishes.

Roger Yasukawa mentioned that the Rolex 24 At Daytona was a great way to begin the racing season as he would get the opportunity to go up against racing talents like Scott Dixon, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti. The IndyCar racer is also looking forward to reunite with some of his friends in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series paddock which include Buddy Rice, Michael Valiante and Jon Fogarty amongst others. Roger Yasukawa has come a long way as he has worked up the ladder from open wheels to Indy cars. He has also competed in the Formula Vauxhall, Barber Dodge, Formula Palmer Audi, Barber Pro and the Formula Atlantics. He is now looking forward to adjust his racing skills according to the Sigalsport Ferrari.

Fisk Electric Company has formed a brand new relationship with Godstone Ranch Motorsports team by taking up the Title Sponsorship for the 48^th Rolex 24 At Daytona. By joining hands with 20 other reliable partners, Frisk Electric Company will be standing in support of the mission raised by the Texas Heart Institute to reduce the ever rising toll of cardiovascular problems through innovative ways such as Research, Awareness and patient care through improved technologies.

Rolex, which has since long been associated with brilliance and perfection in Sports and Culture through innovative ways, keeps coming up with such platforms which help sportspersons to portray their talents and pursue excellence. For long people have been seeing Rolex make extra efforts to withstand the spirit of adventure and exploration. It is only for these efforts that have earned Rolex an immortal image in the eyes of the world. For the sports enthusiasts, the much anticipated 48^th Rolex 24 At Daytona is like the Mecca of the Racing World. For years this event is religiously frequented by racing fans. That’s what makes this event one to look forward to.

With racers like John McCutchen II, Davy Jones and Paul Edwards in the team, it appears to be one success story rearing to being written. The racers successfully completed their three day test drive in their new Corvette last week at the Roar. The team is in the final phase, doing last minute preparations before the Rolex 24 At Daytona which is going to flag off on January 30. Directing the team will be Tony Dowe, one of the most renowned and successful race engineers in the Car Racing History.

Fisk Electrical Company, one of the leading brands assisting the nation with their designs, maintenance works and Installation of electric systems like cable appliances, electronic security systems and other technological solutions is mighty pleased with the sponsorship. Its logo will adorn #07 Corvette at the historic event of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. A long time admirer and a friend of Dr. Denton Cooley, Chairman of the Fisk Electric Company, Larry Brookshire looked honored on becoming a companion of the Texas Heart Institute in their most praise worthy endeavor.

Harmonizing its way with the ultimate innovator Rolex, Fisk Electric Company also stands dignified with its innovations in the field of electricity. It bags the credit of lighting up whole of Houston, after the arrival of electricity in 1899 and also San Jacinto Monument in 1938 and many more such monuments. Fisk has time and again proved it mettle in its domain.

Racer John McCutchen II admired this role of Fisk and acknowledged the fact that Fisk Electric Company has not only helped the team but has also been a great support for the Texas Heart Institute in its mission with this. He looked forward to yield best results out of this grand event-The Rolex 24 At Daytona.

With so many Innovators and pioneers in their own fields coming together for a common event, the Rolex 24 At Daytona is going to be a supremely brilliant affair.

Pepped-up driver lineup has been announced by most of the teams for the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Car Sports Series’ season opener, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Every team has experienced drivers but the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW is racing with champion drivers who have the maximum experience in racing. Max Papis is also joining Chip Ganassi Racing along with Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Justin Wilson who are considered to be the first in class racers. Chip Ganassi Racing has the strongest driver lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. This driver lineup has the power to win any championship and they are hopeful of winning this race also as the best drivers are racing on the tracks of Daytona International Speedway which is taking place on the last weekend of the month of January. Rolex has taken an initiative to bring together the finest drivers from the world to come and participate in this series and racers always look forward to participate at the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

American fans are really excited for the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season. Since the Formula One and Champ Car Series Driver Maxi Papis is joining the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in Car No. 01 and the excitement of the fans is uncontrollable. Even Max Papis is also looking forward to race in the Rolex 24 At Daytona as it means a lot for his career also. In the year 1996 he made his debut in the Rolex 24 At Daytona where he finished 65 second behind Wayne Taylor and it was considered to be the closest finish of the event. He will be racing in the best car that is No. 01 car which can beat any other car in this event. He has the required experience which will be the chip on the shoulder of the team. The driver lineup for team is very good as each driver is very well experience and has the capacity to win any race. This race will be a reunion of Maxi Papis and Scott Pruett who have won championship together. The winning spirit is very high among all the players of the team and they are going to put their best foot forward to win this event also.

Maxi Papis has a long record of winning series as in the year 2000 he has won the SRP class and has finished fourth overall in a Riley & Scott Ford. In Ferrari 333SP he was positioned at number three and he has won many other races also. In the 2004 Daytona Prototype he had finished 10^th overall in Ganassi Racing’s Lexus Riley. In that race he was accompanied by Scott Pruett, Scott Dixon and Jimmy Morales. For the last two years he has been a part of GT class and has been positioned well. This year he will be the part of Daytona Prototype and is looking forward to win the race. Crowd of fans is waiting to see Maxi Papis race in the car No.01 and show then how a metallic beauty looks when it races at the unimaginable speed. The Rolex 24 At Daytona is must watch event as Chip Ganassi Racing has lineuped with a dream team which has the power to win this race.

The toughest endurance race in North America, Rolex 24 At Daytona, has been extremely popular with sports car racing fans the world over. The race has reached its pinnacle of popularity, as it has now been turned into a virtual gaming gala. Members of iRacing will now get to enjoy simulations of the popular twice around-the-clock race without visiting the tracks. Though the real racing skills of a driver can only be on displayed in all its glory on a race track, the virtual rendition of the same is a great attempt to give fans a taste of the action. The simulation is not only intended for fans, but also for professionals who would like to test their abilities, while preparing for the actual edge of the seat action.

iRacing Motorsport Simulations has created an online, subscription-based racing simulation service that works with Microsoft Windows. The company was established in September 2004, by David Kaemmer and John W. Henry. iRacing was established in Boston, Massachusetts. The online simulation was opened to public on August 26, 2008. Since the subscription is open to fans and racers alike, many popular names like Alex Gurney, AJ Allmendinger, Scott Speed, Jacques Villeneuve, Justin Wilson, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Marcos Ambrose, have appreciated the service for its accurate track modeling. The professional racers have used the simulation service as a learning tool as well as to get familiar with the race tracks.

With the inclusion of Rolex 2.4 to iRacing, the virtual racing version of Rolex 24 At Daytona, will also mark the beginning of the 2010 iRacing World Tour. Rolex 2.4 encompasses an exact visual and functional duplicate of the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype which has been the most popular chassis on the tracks of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The Rolex 2.4 simulation race will be a 144 minute tribute to the endurance race, which involves drivers from various disciplines from across the globe. iRacing’s executive producer, Steve Myers, stated that since everyone would get a chance to race others with similar abilities, each individual would have a reasonable chance to win the virtual rendition of the endurance race.

Steve Myers also stated that though the simulation race has been introduced as a more straightforward variant, future innovations would include increasing the hours of the race. He also shared that iRacing would have longer races which would include entire teams of drivers. The members would get a chance to connect further, as those introduced through iRacing, would be able to form their own teams and compete. iRacing is making every effort to make the simulation game as close to reality as possible. However, for hardcore racing fans, nothing can come close to the experience that the Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race displays each year. iRacing also announced that the results of the race would be declared wherein the top three winners in each split would be finalized. They also added that 24 participants would be chosen at random and be honored with $24 iRacing credit awards.

World famous Monterey Historic Automobile Races have just acquired a brand new name. With Rolex Watch USA sponsoring the whole event, this time around it will be called the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Rolex has since long been associated with this sports event for which automobile enthusiasts from all across the world descend on the Monterey, California peninsula each August. Rolex has always withstood brilliance and once again has come forward to promote the same in the racing world but this time with a new role. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the confluence of historic race cars, legendary drivers and motorsports enthusiasts. Taking the tradition forward with a new look and name, a new chapter in the history of this race is going to be written from August 12 to 15, 2010.

Rolex has always garnered the quest for excellence in the field of sports. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a unique opportunity to get a feel of the era that has gone by and gives a glimpse of how grand the race course used to appear with the legendary drivers lending their hand to the classic automobiles of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. This week long event is one in a million as it serves as a platform to the vehicles from every corner of the world to assemble and to the veteran drivers of the by gone era to replicate the same magic that they once used to create on the race courses. For the young fans, it’s a rare chance to get the good old flavor of golden years of racing arena while for the older fans, its like getting a déjà vu feeling watching winners of their times casting the same spell once again.

The Vice President of Rolex Watch USA, Peter Nicholson looked pleased at giving a new shape to the relationship that Rolex shares with Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by taking up a new role in the event as the inaugural sponsor of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and said that the very core essence of this motorsports event will remain intact.

The event will accept 400 legendary cars out of which 14 teams will be formed. This year’s automobile giants which are to be featured in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion include Formula 1, which will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year; Trans-Am; and stock cars with drum brakes that competed between 1966 and 1975. Also, the Bugatti Club of America which will turn 50 will celebrate with an exclusive Bugatti Grand Prix. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will continue the annual tradition of honoring one marque each year that is chosen for its historical significance and achievements.

Renowned for its association with the world of sports, Rolex has had a long-time and deep involvement with both contemporary and historic motorsport including the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the LeMans 24 Hour Race, the Goodwood Revival and historic races in Monterey and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. With a newly acquired name, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is going to be one super grand affair. The new name for the event will bring a new dawn to this lifelong tradition.

With AXA and The Racer’s Group (TRG) reuniting for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in pursuit of victory, this is one gala event that has the signature of Rolex supremacy and has everything to look forward to. With No. 66 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car being the final car in the TRG line-up, TRG has all the intentions of making it to the top slot this year. To keep the enthusiasm of the car racing world and its fans alive Rolex has once again continued with its given way to this championship. The main onus of this event is basically to bring out the best in the motorsports racers of the world and give them a platform to portray their talents and better themselves.

The AXA- TRG team has all the veteran racers of the world to be a formidable team. The team is bejeweled with the champions like Ted Ballou, Pat Flanagan, Andy Lally, Kelly Collins and Wolf Henzler; all of whom have been associated with the championship for many years and have out done themselves year after year. While Ted Ballou will complete his four years with this championship, Pat Flanagan has been involved with TRG since 2003 and has lent his hand to everything including Daytona Prototypes to Rolex GT series. Andy Lally has won the Championship twice, holds a strong history in No. 66 and looks forward to getting his way this time as well. Kelly Collins who raced for TRG in 2006 has had a back up of stupendous career in GT cars and Daytona Prototypes, will be competing like a true warrior. Racer Wolf Henzler is previous year’s winner in the championship and holds a smooth record. The successful Porche Factory driver will be joining TRG family for the first time.

TRG specializes in engine and chassis tuning and is also engaged in preparation of service professional race cars. It is a manufacturer as well as the distributor of high-performance racing parts. Also, it assists with the mechanical and electrical engineering services, development of driver and other such opportunities. The team owner Kevin Buckler sees this team as the one full of potential and brilliance and appreciates the platform that Rolex provides with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, for AXA to spread their message. He also considered it a unique opportunity to build strong business to business relationships. He looked super enthusiastic and confident about his team and was pretty excited about the fact that Wolf Henzler who had been racing against him for so many years would now be in his troupe.

While AXA, a wealth management giant who has always withstood its motto of supporting individuals and business clients, has long been a supporter of the team, TRG has been competing in the top level championships for many years and has mostly ended up being crowned as the winner including in the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT championship and Rolex 24 at Daytona and also the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Together they both are once again set to repeat last year’s success and race their way to success.