2010 Rolex Sports Car Series
The 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the 11th season of the
Miller Motorsports Park.[2]
This was
FIA Formula 1 World Championship, GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series in 2011, and its discontinuation of its Grand-Am program. Continental
would take over as official Rolex Sports Car Series tire partner beginning from 2011 season.
Schedule
Late in the
2009 season, the series tested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a proposed addition to the schedule,[3]
however this failed to materialize for 2010.
The final schedule featured many changes and realignments from 2009.IndyCar Series' Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.
Rnd | Race | Length/Duration | Circuit | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rolex 24 At Daytona | 24 hours | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 30–31 |
2 | Grand Prix of Miami
|
2 hours 45 minutes | Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
Homestead, Florida | March 6 |
3 | Porsche 250 | 250 miles | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 10 |
4 | Bosch Engineering 250
|
250 miles | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | April 24 |
5 | Memorial Day Classic | 2 hours 45 minutes | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock, Connecticut | May 31 |
6 | Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen
|
6 hours | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 5 |
7 | EMCO Gears Classic Presented by KeyBank | 2 hours 45 minutes | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 19 |
8 | Brumos Porsche 250
|
250 miles | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | July 3 |
9 | NJMP 250 presented by Crown Royal | 2 hours 45 minutes | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | July 18 |
10 | Crown Royal 200 at The Glen | 200 miles | Watkins Glen short | Watkins Glen, New York | August 7 |
11 | Montreal 200 | 2 hours or 200 miles | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, Quebec | August 28 |
12 | Utah 250 | 2 hours 45 minutes or 250 miles | Miller Motorsports Park
|
Tooele, Utah | September 11 |
Entry list
Team and driver changes
- Supercar Life Racing Team are developing a new BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype that will debut in the 2010 season.[6]
- Pratt & Miller are developing some Chevrolet Camaros to replace the Pontiac GXP.Rs.[7]
- Team Sahlen announced in September 2009, that they will be using Mazda RX-8s in the 2010 season.[8]
- Bryce Miller and Eric Barrett have created the Miller Barrett Racing team for the 2010 season.[9] They will be entering a Porsche 911 GT3.
- J. C. France of Brumos Racing has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for driving under the influence of cocaine.[10]
- Jimmie Johnson has announced he will again join the #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.[12] Johnson also ran in the other endurance race, the Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen. The team began using Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies Chevrolet engines midway during the year.
- Stevenson Motorsports have entered two Camaros for the 2010 season.[13]
Calendar
Rd | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daytona International Speedway | #10 SunTrust Racing
|
#10 SunTrust Racing
|
#9 Action Express Racing |
Max Angelelli Pedro Lamy Ricky Taylor Wayne Taylor |
Max Angelelli Pedro Lamy Ricky Taylor Wayne Taylor |
João Barbosa Terry Borcheller Ryan Dalziel Mike Rockenfeller | ||
#69 SpeedSource | #67 The Racer's Group/Flying Lizard Motorsports | #70 SpeedSource | ||
Nick Longhi | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long Seth Neiman Johannes van Overbeek |
Jonathan Bomarito Nick Ham David Haskell Sylvain Tremblay | ||
2 | Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
#59 Brumos Racing | #9 Action Express Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Darren Law David Donohue |
João Barbosa Terry Borcheller |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#07 Banner Racing | #94 Turner Motorsport | #69 SpeedSource | ||
Paul Edwards Leighton Reese Scott Russell |
Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Joey Hand |
Emil Assentato Jeff Segal | ||
3 | Barber Motorsports Park | #10 SunTrust Racing
|
#10 SunTrust Racing
|
#01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli |
Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#70 SpeedSource | #70 SpeedSource | #69 SpeedSource | ||
Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay |
Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay |
Emil Assentato Jeff Segal | ||
4 | Virginia International Raceway | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Memo Rojas Scott Pruett |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#30 Racers Edge Motorsports | #94 Turner Motorsport | #66 The Racer's Group | ||
Jordan Taylor Todd Lamb |
Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Joey Hand |
Andy Lally Ted Ballou | ||
5 | Lime Rock Park | #75 Krohn Racing | #10 SunTrust Racing
|
#10 SunTrust Racing
|
Nic Jonsson
|
Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor |
Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor | ||
#30 Racers Edge Motorsports | #30 Racers Edge Motorsports | #68 SpeedSource | ||
Jordan Taylor Todd Lamb |
Jordan Taylor Todd Lamb |
Adam Christodoulou John Edwards | ||
6 | Watkins Glen Long | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#44 Magnus Racing | #41 Dempsey Racing | #66 The Racer's Group | ||
Jeroen Bleekemolen John Potter Craig Stanton |
James Gue Leh Keen |
Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly | ||
7 | Mid-Ohio | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #8 Starworks Motorsport | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Ryan Dalziel Mike Forest |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#30 Racers Edge Motorsports | #07 Banner Racing | #94 Turner Motorsport | ||
Jordan Taylor Jade Buford |
Paul Edwards Scott Russell |
Joey Hand Bill Auberlen | ||
8 | Daytona International Speedway | #10 SunTrust Racing
|
#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli |
Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#70 SpeedSource | #66 The Racer's Group | #66 The Racer's Group | ||
Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay |
Andy Lally R. J. Valentine |
Andy Lally R. J. Valentine | ||
9 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |
Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty | ||
#07 Banner Racing | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | #70 SpeedSource | ||
Paul Edwards Scott Russell |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell |
Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay | ||
10 | Watkins Glen Short | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Memo Rojas Scott Pruett |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#70 SpeedSource | #07 Banner Racing | #41 Dempsey Racing | ||
Sylvain Tremblay Jonathan Bomarito |
Paul Edwards Scott Russell |
James Gue Leh Keen | ||
11 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#31 Marsh Racing | #07 Banner Racing | #07 Banner Racing | ||
Boris Said Eric Curran |
Paul Edwards Scott Russell |
Paul Edwards Scott Russell | ||
12 | Miller Motorsports Park
|
#01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
Memo Rojas Scott Pruett |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | ||
#31 Marsh Racing | #07 Banner Racing | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | ||
Eric Curran Boris Said |
Paul Edwards Scott Russell |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell |
Championship standings
Daytona Prototypes
Drivers (Top 16)
|
Bold - Pole position |
Notes
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Chassis
|
Engine
|
|
Grand Touring
Drivers (Top 16)
|
Bold - Pole position |
Notes
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.
Engine
|
References
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