many NASCAR drivers will be running the Rolex 24 At Daytona [International Speedway]. Scott Pruett won the pole on Thursday in a Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley. NASCAR drivers scheduled to race include Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Jamie McMurray, Boris Said and NBC Broadcaster Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Speed Channel begins its coverage at 12:00noon/et on February 5 and will carry all of the action through the first seven hours of the race. After a one-hour break, the telecast resumes at 8:00pm/et, with coverage continuing until 11:00pm/et. The third and final segment of the telecast hits the airwaves at 8:00am/et on February 6, running through the races conclusion and including the post-race victory celebrations. More news and info on the Rolex 24 At Daytona at the Daytona Intl Speedway site, Daytona Beach News Journal or the grand-am.com site.(2-4/6-2005)
RESULTS The #10 Pontiac Riley, driven by Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor and Emmanuel Collard, captured the Rolex 24 at Daytona this afternoon. Despite a competitive field of 29 Daytona Prototypes, the #10, which started second in the 62-car field, beat the #4 Pontiac Crawford entry by a whopping 11 laps. The #20 Pontiac Crawford, of Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers and Tony Stewart was third. The #20 was on the lead lap through the 23rd hour before a gearbox failure sent them to the garage for late repairs. The winning car covered 710 laps over the 3.56-mile road course. The #71 Porsche GT3, wheeled by Wolf Henzler, Dominik Farnbacher, Shawn Price and Pierre Ehret, captured GT class. They finished 10th overall.(Daytona Beach News Journal)
where the Cup drivers [and one broadcaster] finished – overall:
#4-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd
#20-Tony Stewart, 3rd
#02-Jamie McMurray, 4th
#03-Casey Mears, 6th
#01-Scott Pruett, 7th – pole sitter
#44-Bobby and Terry Labonte, 9th
#67-Boris Said, 18th
#74-Wally Dallenbach, 19th
#49-Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, 27th
from the grand-am.com site.(2-6-2005)
