| 2006-12-04 Pontiac And Banner Racing To Run Next-Gen Pontiac Car In 2007 Grand-Am GT Championship Pontiac Motorsports and Banner Racing are introducing a new race car to the GT class of the Rolex Series. The car will test this week at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... |
| 2006-10-10 GM Racing Development Driver Evaluation Final Stage Set for Nashville Superspeedway The final stage of the three-stage GM Racing Development Driver Evaluation Program will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10-11, 2006 at Nashville Superspeedway (NSS) ... |
| 2006-09-25 Stages One and Two Completed of GM Racing Development Driver Evaluation Program GM Racing is in the process of hosting a three-stage Development Driver Evaluation Program. The purpose is to place a group of select young drivers in a controlled environment to give Chevy Nextel Cup, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series racing teams the opportunity to meet the drivers and observe their on-track skills.... ... |
| 2006-09-03 Pontiac Sweeps GT Championships With GTO.R Pontiac ended the season with a GT win and Daytona Prototype podium, sweeping the GT championships and finishing second in DP manufacturers points ... |
| 2006-09-01 Pontiacs Qualify High At Miller Motorsports Park Pontiac-powered race cars qualified well for the final race of the 2006 Rolex Series ... |
| 2006-09-01 Pontiac Daytona Prototype Fastest In First Practice Pontiac-powered cars posted the day's fastest lap in the Daytona Prototype class and were second-fastest in GT. Read more on what Pontiac drivers thought of the new track ... |
| 2006-08-29 Pontiac Closes In On Titles Going Into Season Finale The final race of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve takes place this weekend and Pontiac and its teams are hoping to take with them several championships ... |
| 2006-08-29 GT-Class Championships In Sight For Pontiac In its first full season of GT-class competition, Pontiac and its teams stand to sweep the GT titles ... |
| 2006-08-24 Pontiac Hopes To Widen Championship Points Leads Pontiac Motorsports will compete this weekend at Infineon Raceway in the second to last event of the 2006 Rolex Series schedule ... |
| 2006-08-15 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Recognized For Lifetime Achievements In Motorsports Elliott Forbes-Robinson, longtime race driver who has enjoyed success in many GM race cars, will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame on Thursday ... |
| 2006-08-11 All-Pontiac Front Row For Crown Royal 200 At The Glen Alex Gurney takes third Rolex-Series career pole and Ryan Briscoe in second completes all-Pontiac front row ... |
| 2006-08-08 Pontiac Moves To Top In Daytona Prototype Points Pontiac is now once again in the lead in Daytona Prototype manufacturers points and returns to a track where the brand has enjoyed much success ... |
| 2006-07-31 Pontiac's GTO.R Continues Podium Streak With Win Pontiac wins again with GTO.R and streghnthens lead in GT manufacturers championship moves up to tie Lexus for first in DP manufacturers points ... |
| 2006-07-25 Frisselles to Pilot Third Pontiac GTO.R At Barber Brothers Brian and Burt Frisselle will share the #98 Pacific Coast Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R in round 12 of the 2006 Rolex Series season at Barber Motorsports Park and join the series-leading TRG machines in an attempt to extend Pontiac's podium-finish streak ... |
| 2006-07-18 Pontiac-Powered Daytona Prototype Tours United States Most race car builders use serial numbers to identify their cars but at Crawford Race Cars, LLC they have a different approach to identifying the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series race cars they manufacture. Their show car that tours the U.S. has a name ... |
| 2006-06-30 Pontiac's Year Of Success With GTO.R Continues In Daytona Well-thought out fuel strategy or stroke of luck, a win here at Daytona International Speedway by Andy Lally and Marc Bunting of the #65 TRG/F1 Air Pontiac GTO.R was more poetic justice than anything else. Lally crossed the finish line with roughly three liters of fuel left but it was enough to finish the race ahead of the car of Wolf Henzler and Robin Liddell, which had to pit for fuel and therefore relinquish its lead ... |
| 2006-06-27 One Year Later: Pontiac GTO.Rs On Top In Rolex Series Exactly a year has passed since Pontiac's GTO.R ran its first Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series race, the Brumos Porsche 250, at Daytona International Speedway. Since then, the two cars have built up a resume impressive for even a multi-year program. ... |
| 2006-06-25 Pontiac Wins With Daytona Prototype At Mid-Ohio Starting from the back of the grid, the #12 Lowe's Fernandez Pontiac Riley of Adrian Fernandez and Mario Haberfeld took first place overall in a Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series race that finished under caution and called with still three laps to go ... |
| 2006-06-23 Pontiac On Front Row For EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Pontiac is on the front row of the Daytona Prototype (DP) starting grid and occupies the entire third row of the GT grid. The two TRG GTO.Rs qualified fifth and sixth in the GT class and the #99 GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing Pontiac Riley of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty qualified fifth but were bumped up to second ... |
| 2006-06-20 GM Racing Programs Hit Home With Events At Mid-Ohio GM employees and enthusiasts will flock to the 2.258-mile road course to see Pontiac Motorsports and GM Performance Division compete in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series? EMCO Gears Classic and Grand-Am Cup races this weekend. ... |
| 2006-06-05 Podium Finishes For Pontiac In Both Classes At The Glen After what was a difficult six-hour race on a slick track, Pontiacs once again were on the podium in both classes with the #99 GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing Pontiac Riley of Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Bob Stallings finishing second and the #10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley of Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor and Ryan Briscoe taking third (both in the Daytona Prototype class) as well as the #64 iRise/TRG Pontiac GTO.R of Paul Edwards, Kelly Collins and Andy Pilgrim finishing third in the GT class ... |
| 2006-06-04 Pontiac GTO.R On Pole For Sahlen's Six Hours Of The Glen The #65 TRG/F1 Air Pontiac GTO.R of Andy Lally, Marc Bunting and R.J. Valentine will start the race from the GT pole position and the #10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley of Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor and Ryan Briscoe (third in team points and the leading Pontiac DP) will start on the second row of the DP grid in the third position ... |
| 2006-05-31 Pontiac GTO.Rs Look To Continue Win Streak At The Glen Pontiac's two TRG GTO.Rs have undoubtedly enjoyed much success this season. With five wins between the two cars and an additional five second-place finishes it's no surprise that Pontiac leads the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series GT class manufacturers standings ... |
| 2006-05-23 Pontiac GTO.Rs Set To Do Battle At Lime Rock Pontiac's points-leading production-based GTO.R race cars are headed to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, where they will once again compete in the GT class of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. ... |
| 2006-05-23 Rolex Series Pontiac Team Visits Cheyenne Traditional School Several members of the Howard-Boss Motorsports and the BOSS Snowplow Racing Team visited the Cheyenne Traditional School in Scottsdale, Arizona... ... |
| 2006-05-15 GT Class Podium Sweep For Pontiac GTO.Rs At Phoenix Pontiac's three production-based GTO.R race cars swept the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series GT class podium on Saturday and one of its Daytona Prototypes took second overall. This is Pontiac's best GTO.R finish to date. ... |
| 2006-05-08 Daytona Prototype Pontiacs Take 1-2 At Laguna Seca Pontiac DP race cars took first and second place in the sixth round of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Max Angelelli and Jan Magnussen in the #10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley took top honors with Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty of the #99 GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing Pontiac Riley taking second. Pontiac also had success in the GT class... ... |
| 2006-05-07 Pontiac GTO.Rs On GT Front Row For Road & Track 250 Kelly Collins piloted the #64 TRG Pontiac GTO.R to a qualifying-race win today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series teams are readying for tomorrow's Road & Track 250. Teammate Andy Lally put the #65 TRG GTO.R on the front row as well, having finished right behind Collins. ... |
| 2006-05-07 Pontiac GTO.Rs Post Fastest GT Laps In Friday Practice Pontiac had the fastest GT class lap of the day in the first of the practice sessions for the sixth round of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Andy Lally, who shares the #65 TRG GTO.R with Marc Bunting, posted a time of 133.049 in the morning practice session which was not to be beaten. ... |
| 2006-05-02 New Pontiac-Powered Race Cars to Debut At Laguna Seca The upcoming round six of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series has much to offer sports car fans. The event takes place at legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and the twisting, 2.238-mile road course with many elevation changes has tested drivers for years and still offers great racing to this day. When the Rolex Series returns here, spectators will get to see besides intense racing competition two Pontiac-powered machines that have not yet raced. ... |
| 2006-04-24 Third-Consecutive GT Class Win For Pontiac With GTO.R Pontiac scored a third-consecutive GT class victory, this time with its #65 TRG GTO.R of Andy Lally and Marc Bunting, and its highest Daytona Prototype (DP) class finish of 2006 in what was one of the most intense Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series races to date this season. ... |
| 2006-04-18 Series-Leading TRG Pontiac GTO.Rs Return To V.I.R. Pontiac's Rolex Series GT class leaders, the #64 and #65 TRG Pontiac GTO.Rs, will again rejoin the series at Virginia International Raceway this weekend and hope to increase their points lead after the 400 km event. ... |
| 2006-04-09 Fourth-place Finish For #4 Pontiac At Long Beach The winner of the Grand American event at Long Beach was the #01 Lexus Riley of Scott Pruett and Luis Diaz and the #4 Howard Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford of Butch Leitzinger and Andy Wallace gave Pontiac its best result of the day fourth place. ... |
| 2006-04-08 Strong Qualifying for Pontiac Race Cars At Long Beach A strong qualifying by Jan Magnussen, filling in for Wayne Taylor in the #10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley, has put the car on the third spot of tomorrow's starting grid. Magnussen posted a fastest time of 120.255 seconds, not far behind polesitter Luis Diaz's high time of 119.891 seconds. ... |
| 2006-04-04 Long Beach Offers Many ?Firsts? For Pontiac Driver In the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series? first event at the famous Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, last year's Rolex Series driver co-champion Max Angelelli will drive the #10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley in his usual fashion but faces several new scenarios which will require the Italian to make some adjustments. ... |
| 2006-03-26 Pontiac's GTO.R Nets Second-Consecutive Rolex Series Win In a race with roughly one-quarter of its laps run under caution, the production-based Pontiac GTO.R managed another GT class win with a second-to-last lap pass by Paul Edwards of the #64 TRG Pontiac GTO.R. ... |
| 2006-03-25 Difficult Qualifying Session For Pontiac At Homestead Imbalances due to 2006 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype (DP) competition adjustments were again evident in the latest round of qualifying sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway today. Pontiac DPs had difficulty keeping up with their opponents during qualifying for Saturday's race, with the highest-placing DP securing only the seventh-highest spot on the grid. ... |
| 2006-03-21 Track At Miami Favored By Pontiac DP and GT Teams Alike Pontiac drivers in both GT and DP classes look forward to Saturday's Rolex Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway Howard-Boss Motorsports has a history of podium finishes here and Pontiac's TRG GTO.Rs went through much developmental testing at this track. ... |
| 2006-03-04 First And Third For Pontiac GTO.Rs in Mexico City Mirroring its win here last year, the #64 TRG Pontiac GTO.R took first place in the GT class of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series today, the first Pontiac road racing win of the season. This is the car's second win here at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez ? Paul Edwards co-drove it with Jan Magnussen to a win here last year. ... |
| 2006-02-28 First Rolex Series Sprint Race For Lowe's Fernández Team Adrián Fernández and Mario Haberfeld head to Mexico City with their new team, Lowe's Fernández Racing, to compete in the second round of the 2006 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. The team is one of nine entering Pontiac-powered Daytona Prototypes in the Mexico City race, which will run in conjunction with NASCAR's Busch Series. ... |
| 2006-02-07 Pontiac Drivers To Compete in IROC Series GM factory race drivers Wayne Taylor and Max Angelelli, 2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series team and driver co-champions, have been selected to compete in the elite Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC) series. ... |
| 2006-02-07 Pontiac GTO.R Purchased For Rolex GT Competition Pontiac Motorsports and GM Racing have made public that Pacific Coast Motorsports (PCM), 2004 Toyota Atlantic Series champion, has purchased a Pontiac GTO.R race car from Pratt & Miller Engineering. ... |
| 2006-01-29 Rolex 24 20-Hour Report: #65 GTO.R Still Second In GT As the sun rises on Daytona International Speedway over the Rolex 24 At Daytona, less than a quarter of the 24-hour endurance race remains. The GT class battle for first still continues, with the #65 TRG Pontiac GTO.R close behind the #36 TPC Racing Porsche. After a driver change before sunrise, co-driver Johnny O'Connell remained confident that there was a definite chance for a first-place GT finish. ... |
| 2006-01-29 Rolex 24 16-Hour Report: #65 GTO.R Still Leading GTs For the last four hours, the #65 TRG GTO.R of Andy Lally, Marc Bunting, R. J. Valentine and Johnny O?Connell has been in either first or second in the GT class, more often than not leading the field throughout the first half of the third quarter of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The production-based Pontiac race car is almost neck-and-neck with the #36 TPC Racing Porsche GT3 Cup and has occasionally broken into the top-ten cars overall. ... |
| 2006-01-29 Rolex 24 12-Hour Report: #65 GTO.R Takes the Lead At the half-way point of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, one Pontiac has taken the lead in its class while another has retired from the race.After suffering damages due to an earlier spin, the #65 Pontiac GTO.R of Andy Lally, Marc Bunting, R.J. Valentine and Johnny O'Connell has quickly rebounded and taken over the lead in the GT class. ... |
| 2006-01-28 Rolex 24 8-Hour Report: Pontiac Up Front In DP And GT The reliability factor is coming into play at Daytona International Speedway as a third of the Rolex 24 At Daytona has now passed. With it, several DP and GT cars have now retired due to crash damage or mechanical problems. Running ahead of the pack were Pontiac's two TRG GTO.Rs until suspension problems forced the #64 car into a spin and off the track ? and to the garage for repairs. The #65 GTO.R has since moved into second and is gunning for the lead. ... |
| 2006-01-28 Rolex 24 5-Hour Report: Pontiac Strong In Both Classes Pontiac race cars performed well in the first four hours of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series? Premier race, the Rolex 24 At Daytona, but a stroke of bad luck has taken last year's Rolex 24 winners and Series champions, SunTrust Racing, out of the world famous endurance race. ... |
| 2006-01-27 Pontiac GTO.Rs Improve Positions In Second Qualifying Pontiac's two GTO.Rs ran again today in the second qualifying session for the famous Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race and improved their grid positions after posting high times. The cars, which were tentatively assigned the 19th and 20th spots on the grid after yesterday's session, have now moved to fourth and fifth after Paul Edwards of the #64 TRG GTO.R posted the fastest GT time of the session with a time of 153.861. ... |
| 2006-01-24 Pontiac Aims For Third-straight Rolex 24 At Daytona Win |
| 2006-01-06 Pontiac Begins Rolex Series Tests With All-Star Cast Competitors are readying for the 2006 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Daytona International Speedway with Test Days at Daytona beginning this morning. A record 75 race cars were entered in the event with the majority of them seeing action at the famous Florida raceway as teams took measurements and made adjustments in preparation for the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the 14 other 2006 Rolex Series races. ... |