Rolex 24 at Daytona, TV, Drivers, Sites: The Rolex 24 At Daytona is a 24-hour race beginning at 1:00pm/et on Saturday, Feb 2nd at Daytona International Speedway. Speedvision will televise the race from 12:30 to 7:00pm on Saturday and from 9:00am to 1:30pm on Sunday. Motor Racing Network [MRN] will have an hour-long report for the start and end of the race at 12:30pm Saturday and Sunday, and half-hour reports at 4:30pm and 8:30pm Saturday and at 12:30am and 8:30am Sunday. The cars in the race: SRP(SportsRacing Prototype): The premier class in the series such as Lola, Ferrari, Riley & Scott, Kudzu, Norma and Ascari. Ford, Judd, Mazda and Porsche supply engines. SRPII(SportsRacing Prototype II): Smaller versions of the SRP cars, sch as Nissan Lola, the Nissan Pilbeam, the BMW Picchio and the Mazda Kudzu. GTS(Grand Touring Super): These closed-cockpit cars use high-performance engines — V8-powered Corvettes and Saleens and a Jaguar, V10-powered Vipers and turbocharged Porsches, Ferraris and Marcos Manteras. GT(Grand Touring): Resemble street cars such as the Porsche GT3, BMW M3, Ferrari GT, Marcos Mantis and Mosler. AGT(American Grand Touring): Tube-frame constructed with American iron or aluminum block V8 engines with a 375-cubic inch maximum. Class includes Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros and Auroras. Some drivers with NASCAR ties who are scehduled to run the race: #2 SRP – Tony Stewart #3 GTS – Paul Gentilozzi, Brian Simo and Scott Pruett #7 GTS – Boris Said #8 SRP – Anthony Lazzaro #16 SRP – Butch Leitzinger #20 SRP – Dorsey Schroeder #29 AGT – Irv Hoerr #33 GT – Derrike Cope #36 SRP – Robby Gordon #43 GT – Kyle Petty, Mike Borkowski, [John Andretti is supposed to drive in this car but not listed] #46 AGT – Charles Morgan, Rob Morgan #72 GT – David Murry #74 SPR – Jack Baldwin, Wally Dallenbach Jr, Mark Simov #90 AGT – Rick Carelli, Kevin Harvick, John Metcalf #95 SRP – Jeret Schroeder (not NASCAR just a local Jersey guy) For more see story at the Daytona Beach News Journal: A primer on the Rolex 24 at Daytona or see the sites: www.grand-am.com, will have hourly updates, and www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com, will have periodic updates. Also the RE/MAX team will be driving one of the Flis Corvettes in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona this weekend with Kevin Harvick, Dave Liniger, Rick Carelli,. and John Metcalf as drivers. During the race, their site is scheduled to provide streaming video, race stats and hourly updates of teams in all classes at www.remax.com.(1-31-2002)
