Dale Jr's sponsor for the rolex 24 is...

[grandam]

It's wrangler/bass pro.I haven't seen the paint scheme yet. The car # will be 20 and the drivers are Andy Wallace,Tony Stewart and Dale Jr. We might have a fourth driver. If we do it will be a road course specialist.

[harvick#1]

wow congrats, Dale Jr., Tony Stewart, and Andy Wallace all get a tad richer.

[TexasRaceLady]

Forgive me if I sound doubtful, but I can't find anywhere that says Dale Jr. is going to drive.

I hope it is fact, because I love watching the race.

[Sparky1329]

I always watch that one too, TRL. That will be an excellent team.

[grandam]

press confer. Jan.3 at Denver NC. I don't know the time.

[TexasRaceLady]

Wow, they are keeping secrets! How dare they. LOL

Thanks, grandam. I'll be on the lookout.

[Subaru WRX]

Remeber 2004 when they were about some 20 minutes from winning the Rolex 24, when a mechanical failure, prevented them from the overall win ! it was a great Grand Am race that year.

about "Sports Car Racing" why Nascar drivers do for sometimes, like Tony Stewart an Dale Jr. only in the Rolex Series and there is no one that competes in a single ALMS event, too strange ??!!

[BobbyC]

Remember Dale Jr attempted an ALMS race, but the fire broke out in the practice crash race morning.

When ALMS was racing in Portland on the NASCAR off-week, Greg Biffle thought about racing in it but was prevented by Roush officials. Ford didn't want their driver in the Aston Martin (their own brand!) for the weekend, even though it would have been a perfect match for the firm!

[harvick#1]

Remeber 2004 when they were about some 20 minutes from winning the Rolex 24, when a mechanical failure, prevented them from the overall win ! it was a great Grand Am race that year.

about "Sports Car Racing" why Nascar drivers do for sometimes, like Tony Stewart an Dale Jr. only in the Rolex Series and there is no one that competes in a single ALMS event, too strange ??!!

cause isn't Grand-am owned by the same people from nascar.

[Subaru WRX]

I see, Nascar own the Grand-Am, the rival of the ALMS

[grandam]

That's why they run on a lot of isc tracks.

[Subaru WRX]

That's why they run on a lot of isc tracks.
that why ALMS is better than Grand Am :D
about the DPs why are they so ugly and terribly slow ?

[lugnut_usa]

You have to keep in mind sponsor contracts as well.

Dale Jr., for example, has been limited in his non-nextel cup driving because Budweiser only allows so many per year.

Their primary interest is keeping the image of Dale Jr. associated with the #8 Bud car, not with anything else.

[grandam]

we tried to get Jr to drive in the July race at Daytona but bud said no thanks.

[Subaru WRX]

you mean the Daytona 250 race !! is that correct ?

[grandam]

yes.

[grandam]

Here's the entry test for the rolex 24. We will have a second car there.
http://www.grand-am.com/Events/EntryList.asp?EventID=176
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/news/rolex_24_at_daytona/

[Fangio]

The Rolex 24 is Grand Am`s yearly day in the sun. You`d be hard pressed to find household names the rest of the year. That` s why that race getting so popular.
The ALMS has the tech, faster mashines.... Sebring and LeMans.
Either way, cars or stars. I watch for different reasons.
The Rolex24 ......................and the ALMS the rest of the year.http://forums.motorsport.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[bertje]

Here's the entry test for the rolex 24. We will have a second car there.
http://www.grand-am.com/Events/EntryList.asp?EventID=176
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/news/rolex_24_at_daytona/

Drivers list No 20
Andy Wallace, England; Butch Leitzinger, Rebersburg, PA; Tony Stewart, Rushville, IN

And where is Dale Jr ??

[grandam]

press confer. Jan.3 at Denver NC. I don't know the time. We will announce that Jr will be driving.

[Gunman]

In Denver, NC, ...someone must be a Crawford employee ;)

The infield and garage have been crowded as heck the last few years, if JR. is driving, along with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, etc., it will be even worse.

[Subaru WRX]

lol 2 Mazda RX-8 in GT class, thats great to see, is it factory supported like the BK-Courage in the American Le Mans Series (LMP2) ?

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[Subaru WRX]

lol 2 Mazda RX-8 in GT class, thats great to see, is it factory supported like the BK-Courage in the American Le Mans Series (LMP2) ?

and why Nascar drivers seems to be very attracted to DPs and not GTs in Grand Am ?

[grandam]

The DP's are the premier class. It's more prestige to win overall than class. That's why they want to race in the DP's. Did anyome hear the rumor about Mark Martin driving the 23 DP?

[grandam]

Bobby Labonte and Bill Lester have been added to drive in the rolex.

[harvick#1]

geez why don't they just make the race mandatory for Nascar drivers to race :rolleyes: oh yeah, its already Nascar's Road Racing Division

[grandam]

The paint scheme on the 20 is TIGHT. Look for it on Wed.

[grandam]

someone beat me in the PR department.

http://www.racingone.com/article.aspx?artnum=32699

[Gunman]

someone beat me in the PR department.

http://www.racingone.com/article.aspx?artnum=32699

eh, he still has Danica Patrick as an entrant, and we all know that didn't happen, so there is still no "official" word on Dale Jr. :)

...although, I did notice wikipedia has him in the race already:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_Daytona


The 2007 Rolex field is expected to be full of such stars. Jeff Gordon will drive the Wayne Taylor Racing #10 SunTrust Pontiac, with Michael Shank Racing having Indianapolis 500 champions Hélio Castroneves and reigning IRL and Indianapolis 500 champion Sam Hornish, Jr.. Bobby Labonte will pilot the #19 Daytona Prototype. 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson will drive the #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports Pontiac, with sponsorship from Johnson's NASCAR sponsor Lowe's. 1996 CART Champ Car champion Jimmy Vasser will drive for the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing squad.Dale Earnhardt Jr will team up with Tony Stewart and Andy Wallace to drive the #20 Bass Pro Pontiac.

[Gunman]

The paint scheme on the 20 is TIGHT. Look for it on Wed.


Still looking...

[harvick#1]

can someone please move this thread to the GT Racing / Lemans board and merge it with his other Grandam thread, as both are basically the same

[bertje]

press confer. Jan.3 at Denver NC. I don't know the time. We will announce that Jr will be driving.

Blablablabla

[Gunman]

press confer. Jan.3 at Denver NC. I don't know the time. We will announce that Jr will be driving.

It's Jan 12th, and still no press conference, or anouncement of a second car from Crawford...actually, word from the Crawford camp is they may only run the 24 hours race, due to lack of sponsorship money.

[grandam]

The 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona entry list includes 21 former overall winners and 47 previous class winners of America's most prestigious endurance race in addition to a host of champions and superstar drivers from various forms of motorsport.
Of the 70 cars entered, 31 will include at least one driver with a class or overall victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. There are 28 Daytona Prototypes entered and 42 GT machines. The race will be televised live beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX on Saturday, January 27, followed by three parts on SPEED which begin at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 28.

Other notable entries include the No. 00 Vision Racing Porsche Crawford for IndyCar Series regulars Ed Carpenter, Tomas Scheckter and A.J. Foyt IV and Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League CEO Tony George, the No. 3 Southard Motorsports Lexus Riley of Shane Lewis, Randy Ruhlman and rising open-wheel star Graham Rahal, the GT class No. 15 Blackforest Motorsports Ford Mustang Cobra GT for Tom Nastasi, Guy Cosmo, Lou Gigliotti and Champ Car standout Alex Tagliani, and the No. 77 Kodak/Doran Racing Ford Doran of Memo Gidley, Fabrizio Gollin and Champ Car race winners Michel Jourdain Jr. and Oriol Servia.

Tickets for the 45th anniversary of the Rolex 24 on Jan. 27-28 are available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP or by logging onto http://www.racetickets.com.
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/news/rolex_24_at_daytona/531074.html