2007-12-07 General Motors Scores 21 Racing Championships in 2007
General Motors concluded an impressive 2007 race season after its Cadillac, Chevrolet, HUMMER and Pontiac brands earned a total of 21 racing championships while breaking records and scoring significant victories along the way. The four GM brands combined to collect 15 drivers championships and six manufacturers' titles in 2007. ...
2007-10-01 Pontiac Wins Grand-Am DP Manufacturers, Team and Drivers Titles, Season Wrap-up
The 2007 Grand-Am season concluded with the Pontiac powered GAINSCO team taking the team and drivers championship in the Daytona Prototype (DP) category. On the strength of a record setting season by GAINSCO and top performances by SunTrust and the remaining Pontiac powered teams, Pontiac was awarded the manufacturers trophy. ...
2007-09-16 GAINSCO Pontiac Wins Grand-Am Championship
The GAINSCO Pontiac team with drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty won the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype (DP) championship today at Miller Motorsport Park in Salt Lake City. The duo finished the race in eighth place which was enough to take the championship trophy. ...
2007-09-10 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Going For Championship in Last Race
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) teams are ready for the final round of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve race to be held at Miller Motorsport Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday. The seven hour Sunchaser 1000 will decide the DP championship being contested by three teams. ...
2007-08-25 GAINSCO Pontiac Wins Seventh At Infineon
The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) driven by Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney won the penultimate Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Armed Forces 250 race run at Infineon Raceway today. The win gives the No. 99 team the overall points lead going into the last race in three weeks. ...
2007-08-24 GAINSCO Pontiac Grabs Tenth Pole Of Season In Wine Country
The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) driven by Jon Fogarty raced to their 10th pole position of the season today at the 2.52-mile, 12-turn Infineon Raceway. The Texas based team will start from pole position for tomorrow's round 13 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Armed Forces 250. ...
2007-08-20 Pontiac Grand-Am DP Teams Head To Infineon For Pentultimate Race
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) teams are headed to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California for round 13 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. This is the penultimate round for the series and will be pivotal in the point standings for the season ending championship. Seven Pontiac powered teams will take to the 2.52-mile, 12-turn Infineon Raceway road course located at the gateway to wine country. ...
2007-08-13 Pontiac Grand-Am DP Teams In Battle For Championship With Two To Go
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) teams SunTrust Racing and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing are the top two Pontiac contenders for the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve championship. ...
2007-08-10 GAINSCO Pontiac Wins At The Glen
The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac powered Daytona Prototype (DP) driven by Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney won the Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen and round 12 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve this evening. For the GAINSCO duo it is their sixth win on the season. In second place was the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac placing driver Max Angelelli in a tie for the championship lead. ...
2007-08-09 GAINSCO Pontiac Grabs Eighth Pole Of The Season At The Glen
The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) driven by Jon Fogarty, will start from pole position for tomorrow's round 12 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run at Watkins Glen International Raceway. For Fogarty it is his seventh pole of the season and for the team it is their eighth in a row making it a new Grand-Am record. ...
2007-08-06 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Head To Watkins Glen
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) teams are heading directly to Watkins Glen International Raceway from Montreal for round 12 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on Friday, August 10. ...
2007-08-03 SunTrust Pontiac Wins Montreal
SunTrust racing, with drivers Jan Magnussen and Max Angelelli, won today's round 11 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve race at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. ...
2007-08-03 Pontiac Grand-Am DP And GT Cars On Pole At Montreal
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams will start from the front row in their respective classes for this afternoon's round 11 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. ...
2007-07-30 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Ready For First Trip To Montreal
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are ready to take on Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal Canada for round 11 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on August 3. ...
2007-07-22 GAINSCO Wins Barber - Pontiac Perfect
Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney in the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) continued their juggernaut in the Rolex Series by winning the Porsche 250 At Barber Motorsport Park today. GAINSCO was followed by the No. 75 Krohn Pontiac and third place went to the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac in round 10 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-07-22 Banner Pontiac GXP.R Wins GT At Barber
Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards posted their first Rolex Series GT victory today in the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R in the Bradley Arant 250 Presented by Porsche at Barber Motorsport Park. Teammates Leighton Reese and Tim Lewis Jr. came home in fourth in the No. 06 Pontiac GXP.R in round ten of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-07-22 Pontiac Solstice GXP and Rhys Millen Take Time Attack At Pikes Peak
The Red Bull Pontiac Solstice GXP and Rhys Millen claimed the first ever Time Attack title at the 85th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb today. It was Millen's seventh overall title in 15 trips to the Hill Climb, and his third record'in three different divisions. ...
2007-07-21 Banner Pontiac GXP.R On Pole At Barber
Kelly Collins drove his No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R to pole position for tomorrow's running of the Bradley Arant 250 Presented by Porsche at Barber Motorsport Park. Collins shares the 07 with teammate Paul Edwards and together they have four pole positions on the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT season. ...
2007-07-21 GAINSCO Pontiac On DP Pole At Barber
Jon Fogarty in the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) drove to the pole for tomorrow's running of the Porsche 250 At Barber Motorsport Park. For Pontiac it is the tenth pole in as many races in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-07-16 Pontiac Solstice GXP And Millen Ready For Assault On Pikes Peak
Rhys Millen and his Red Bull Pontiac Solstice GXP are in the final preparation stages for his assault on the 85th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The hill climb will take the green flag this Saturday, July 21. ...
2007-07-16 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Move South To Barber Motorsports Park
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams make their mid-summer appearance at Barber Motorsport Park for round ten of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-07-14 Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R Second At Iowa
Leighton Reese and Tim Lewis Jr. driving the No. 06 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R finished second this afternoon at the new Iowa Speedway. The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT race was not as kind to their team car No. 07, which did not finish. ...
2007-07-14 GAINSCO Pontiac Third At Iowa
Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney led the Pontiac charge in their No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) this evening at the new Iowa Speedway to finish third. Round nine of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve proved to be the end of the GAINSCO teams win streak. ...
2007-07-09 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Ready For New Iowa Speedway
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams will run the all new Iowa Speedway for the first time this weekend in round nine of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-07-06 Pontiac One-Two-Three At Daytona
Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney made it three wins in a row for the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) this evening in the Brumos Porsche 250 and round eight of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. In GT, Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards drove the No. 07 Banner GXP.R to a second place finish and took over the GT points lead. The race was run under threatening skies, 90-degree heat and near 100% humidity. ...
2007-07-05 All Pontiac Front Row At Daytona
Jon Fogarty put the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) car on the pole for this evening's running of the Brumos Porsche 250 and round eight of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. In GT, Kelly Collins drove the No. 07 Banner GXP.R to a front row starting spot, qualifying second for tonight's two-hour-and-thirty-minute race. ...
2007-07-02 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Head To Daytona For 15-Hours
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams will make their one-day appearance at Daytona International Speedway for round eight of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on Thursday, July 5. ...
2007-06-24 Banner Pontiac GXP.R Third At Mid-Ohio
The Banner Pontiac GXP.R of Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards finished third today in the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GT race. The duo fought through several issues to come home on third step of the podium in round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-06-23 GAINSCO Pontiac Rules At Mid-Ohio
The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) won the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve this evening. ...
2007-06-23 All Banner Pontiac GXP.R Front Row At Mid-Ohio
The Banner Pontiac GXP.R racers will start one and two for tomorrow's EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GT race and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-06-22 GAINSCO Pontiac On Pole At Mid-Ohio
The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) qualified on pole for tomorrow's running of the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. ...
2007-06-18 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Move Momentum To Mid-Ohio
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are headed to the Midwest for the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on Saturday and Sunday June 23 ' 24. ...
2007-06-09 GAINSCO Pontiac Wins The Glen
The Pontiac powered GAINSCO Daytona Prototype (DP) of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty won the Sahlen's Six Hours at The Glen Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve race today at Watkins Glen International. The Banner GXP.R of Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards came home third in GT. ...
2007-06-08 Pontiac Racers Rule Front Spot At The Glen
Pontiac power will pace the field in both the Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT races for the Sahlen's Six Hours at The Glen Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve race to be run tomorrow at Watkins Glen International. ...
2007-06-04 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Ready For Six Hours At The Glen
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are gearing up for the second distance race of the season, the Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen and round six of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on Saturday, June 9. ...
2007-05-28 Banner Pontiac GXP.R Wins Lime Rock
Leighton Reese and Paul Lewis Jr. driving the No. 06 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R won the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT Classic at Lime Rock Park today. Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards finished fourth and the Racers Edge GXP.R, driven by Drew Staveley and Mark Pavan, finished fifth. ...
2007-05-26 Banner Pontiac GXP.R To Start Third At Lime Rock
Kelly Collins qualified the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R in third position for Monday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT Classic at Lime Rock Park. Leighton Reese in his No. 06 team GXP.R will start along side Collins in fourth with the Racers Edge GXP.R, qualified by Drew Staveley, starting one row behind in fifth. ...
2007-05-22 Pontiac GXP.R Racers Head To Lime Rock Park
The Pontiac GXP.R contingent is headed from the west coast to the east coast for round six of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT Challenge race at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut this weekend. The GT only race will be run on Monday, May 28. ...
2007-05-20 CITGO Top Pontiac At Laguna Seca
The CITGO Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) was the top finisher of the Pontiac competitors today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. The Florida based team with Patrick Carpentier and Ryan Dalziel behind the wheel finished fifth. ...
2007-05-19 Banner Pontiac GXP.R Fourth At Laguna Seca
Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards drove the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R to a fourth place finish today in round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve U.S. Sports Car Invitational GT race run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. James Gue and Drew Staveley finished fifth in the No. 30 GXP.R and the No. 06 of Tim Lewis Jr. and Leighton Reese came in 10th. ...
2007-05-19 Fogarty Qualifies GAINSCO Pontiac On Pole At Laguna
Jon Fogarty piloting the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) qualified on the pole for tomorrow's round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve race to be run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. ...
2007-05-19 Edwards Qualifies Pontiac GXP.R Fourth at Laguna
Paul Edwards qualified the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R in fourth position for tomorrow's running of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve U.S. Sports Car Invitational GT race to be run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Leighton Reese in the No. 06 team GXP.R will start sixth and No. 30 Racers Edge GXP.R, qualified by James Gue, will go away from the start in seventh. The GT race will start at 3:20 p.m. (PDT). ...
2007-05-14 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Take Momentum West To Laguna Seca
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are headed west to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on May 19 and 20. Once again GT and DP cars will race in separate events. ...
2007-04-29 SunTrust Pontiac Wins VIR
Max Angelelli and Jan Magnussen raced their No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) to the team's first win of the season in round four of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve VIR 400 at Virginia International Raceway today. The 10 car was followed closely to the finish line by the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac. ...
2007-04-28 Pontiac GXP.R Third At VIR
Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards drove the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R to a third place finish in today's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve VIR 400 at Virginia International Raceway. In the team car, Leighton Reese and Tim Lewis finished 12th with the Racers Edge No. 30 GXP.R coming home in 17th. ...
2007-04-28 Krohn Racing On Pole - Pontiac Pole Streak At Four
Colin Braun drove the No. 75 Krohn Racing Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) to the team's second pole position of the year for tomorrow's running of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve VIR 400 at Virginia International Raceway. Kelly Collins piloted the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R to a fifth place qualifying effort in GT. The GT race will run at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. ...
2007-04-24 Grand-Am Stars Reese and Collins Play Roles on SPEED'S SETUP
Intense. It's a word that isn't taken lightly in the new SPEED reality TV series, SETUP, where 10 drivers slip behind the wheel of identically prepared Pontiac Solstice GXP race cars for a chance at $100,000 ' but maybe more importantly, the chance at a real-life opportunity to compete for a factory ride in the 2008 Grand-Am Series Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. ...
2007-04-23 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Ready For VIR Natural Road Course
Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are ready for their first natural road course race of the season to be run at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) on April 28 and 29. Round four of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve will witness separate GT and DP races. ...
2007-03-24 SunTrust Pontiac Second At Homestead
Jan Magnussen started the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac from pole position, the third pole for Pontiac in as many races. The Dane turned the car over to teammate Max Angelleli early in the race so the Italian could maximize track time for the finish. Angelleli was able to lead much of the race, but seven caution periods and differing tire strategies kept him from the top step of the podium. ...
2007-03-23 SunTrust Pontiac On Pole At Homestead
SunTrust maintained the perfect pole streak on the 2007 Grand-Am season for Pontiac with Jan Magnussen delivering a time of 1:14.321 and a speed of 93 mph today at Homestead. The Dane will be joined on the front row by the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley of Jon Fogarty, the team's third straight front row staring position. ...
2007-03-20 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams On A Roll Going Into Homestead
Pontiac has successfully sat on the pole for each of the two rounds of the Grand-Am series run to date. The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley started on the pole at Daytona and qualified second at Mexico City. The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley took the pole in Mexico City to give Pontiac powered DP cars a perfect front row starting record so far in 2007. ...
2007-03-03 Pontiac Sweeps Grand-Am Podium In Mexico City
The GAINSCO Pontiac Riley team posted their first Daytona Prototype (DP) victory today in round two of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve held at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City making it an all Pontiac podium. ...
2007-03-02 All Pontiac Front Row In Mexico City
Pontiac driver Colin Braun qualified his Krohn Roacing Daytona Prototype (DP) car on the pole for tomorrow's running of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Mexico City 400k. ...
2007-02-27 Pontiac Driver Going For Three In A Row In Mexico City
Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R driver Paul Edwards will be looking for the Hat-Trick in Mexico City this weekend. The young Californian has been able to amass a perfect two win record in as many Grand-Am races at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez located in the heart of Mexico City. ...
2007-02-26 Pontiac Grand-Am Teams Head For The Border
The Pontiac contingent, pursuing the season ending championships, will travel to Mexico City for round two of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on Saturday, March 3rd. Seven Pontiac powered race teams, comprising six Daytona Prototypes (DP) and three GT cars, have chosen to make the trip to the 2.5-mile, 14-turn Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit featuring a near one-mile long straight-away. ...
2007-01-29 Pontiac DPs and GTs ' Mid-Night at Daytona
Under a red flag condition at the half-way point of the race, the CITGO Pontiac powered Daytona Prototype (DP) is the front runner for the brand at the 12-hour mark of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. ...
2007-01-29 Pontiac Racers Look Strong Going Into Night Fall at Daytona
The top running Pontiac powered DP car is currently the No. 91 Lowe's Pontiac Riley currently shown in second position. Reigning NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson just relinquished the wheel to teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay. ...
2007-01-29 Pontiac Power on Pole for Rolex 24
Alex Gurney drove his #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Riley Pontiac to the pole position for this weekend's Rolex 24-hour race. Gurney posted a time of 1:43.475 that will see him lead the 58-car field to the green flag for the 1:30 p.m. start on Saturday. ...
2007-01-28 Pontiac GXP.Rs Finish Second and Fourth in GT at Rolex 24
The No. 07 Pontiac GXP.R of Paul Edwards, Kelly Collins and Andy Pilgrim finished second in GT in today's running of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. ...
2007-01-28 Pontiac GXP.R Fights for Lead 'Sunrise at World Center of Racing
Pontiac GXP.R No. 07 led the GT race in the early morning hours as the remaining 50 cars reach the 18-hour mark at the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. ...
2007-01-22 Pontiac Teams Headed To Daytona For Rolex 24
Pontiac DP and GT teams are readying for the famous Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race with a roster of drivers ranging from Rolex Series stalwarts, open-wheel standouts and NASCAR stars ...
2007-01-22 Pontiac Teams Make First Tracks In Preparation For Rolex 24 At Daytona
Pre-season testing at Daytona International Speedway reveals that Pontiac teams are on top of their game going into the Rolex 24 At Daytona ...
2007-01-17 Racers Edge Motorsports To Run Pontiac GXP.R In Grand-Am For 2007
New team to run third production-based Pontiac in Grand-Am Rolex Series ...