The Earnhardt family has accomplished nearly every goal set in racing. Jeffrey Earnhardt will now set his goal on a family firstâ¦â¦winning the championship in the NASCAR owned Grand Am Series. Jeffrey Earnhardt has signed a deal to place him in a full season of Grand Am Racing in 2012 in the Rolex GT Class with Rick Ware Racing. Earnhardt made his series debut at the 2011 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona with RWR in a GT3 Porsche and finished 11th in class and 25th overall. âI have never experienced any type of racing like that before. It was definitely a rush and look forward to competing in the 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in 2012 with RWR again,â stated Jeffrey Earnhardt. Earnhardt will be displaying the #15 for the 2012 season, a number his late grandfather, Dale Earnhardt, competed with 30 years ago in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Earnhardt will also make his Indianapolis Motor Speedway debut as the Grand Am Series heads to the âBrickyardâ for the inaugural event during the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend. Earnhardt and Rick Ware Racing will be making announcements for the car manufacturer, sponsors and co-drivers in the upcoming weeks.(Rick Ware Racing)(9-1-2011)
