Posts Tagged ‘Banner Racing’

Michael Shank Racing a Winner at Miller, Edwards/Collins Take GT Title, DP Champs Pruett/Rojas Make History

By Bram • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: Grand American Rolex, News, Notes, Results

(l-r) Paul Edwards, Leighton Reese and Kelly Collins of Banner Racing\'s 07 Pontiac GXP.R won both the Sunrichgourmet.com 1000k race today and the 2008 Grand-Am GT championship ( courtesy GM Racing)

(l-r) Paul Edwards, Leighton Reese and Kelly Collins of Banner Racing's 07 Pontiac GXP.R won both the Sunrichgourmet.com 1000k race today and the 2008 Grand-Am GT championship ( courtesy GM Racing)

Season Finale Crowns 2008 Grand-Am Class Champions

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 20, 2008) - Raphael Matos bookended the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season. After winning the GT class in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona back in January, Matos made his return to the series by winning in his first Daytona Prototype start.

Matos joined regular drivers Ian James and John Pew to give the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley its first Rolex Series victory in the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels. The team became the third first-time Daytona Prototype winner in three races at Miller Motorsports Park.

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Collins, Edwards Win Grand-Am GT Classic at Lime Rock Park

By Bram • May 26th, 2008 • Category: Grand American Rolex, Notes, Results

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Lakeville, CT. — Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards capped off a Pontiac-strong Grand-Am GT Classic weekend at Lime Rock Park , delivering the win for the No. 07 Banner Racing GXP.R team. Runner-up honors went to the SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 team of Nick Ham / Sylvian Tremblay.
Completing the podium was the Wilmington, NC based Stevenson Motorsports/ Bryan Mark Financial sponsored Pontiac team of Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis
The 1.53-mile, seven turn, road course nestled in the Berkshire Mountain region of Connecticut saw the entire 164 Lap event run caution free and the winner’s average speed was 99.193 MPH

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Grand-Am News and Notes — RumBum.com 250 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

By Bram • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Grand American Rolex, Notes, Results

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(Ed. Note: This story is from yesterday but with the race being shown one day later on tape delay on SPEEDTV, backstretchmotorsports decided not to run results as a spoiler)

Dalziel and Zogaib Scored First for SAMAX at Laguna Seca

MONTEREY, Calif. - Henri Zogaib and Ryan Dalziel delivered the best birthday present possible for SAMAX Motorsport team owner Peter Baron as the two combined for a convincing race win with the No. 2 Dinan BMW-Riley in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16Rumbum.com 250 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday. After racing back to the front from a lap down from the leaders, Dalziel led the final 23 laps to take the win.

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