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Chip Ganassi Makes More History With Victory in Rolex 24 at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sure, Chip Ganassi's driver lineup looked unbeatable: three Indy 500 champions, a Daytona 500 winner and the reigning sports car season champs. But in the always grueling, unpredictable and increasingly wild and woolly Rolex 24 at Daytona, it takes more than talent. It takes luck, preparation and...

Chip Ganassi Racing Leading the Way in Wild Rolex 24 at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Nineteen hours into the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Juan Pablo Montoya held a meager five-second lead over his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Memo Rojas and the Michael Shank Racing Ford driven by Max Papis. As the sun came up over the famous Daytona International Speedway high banks Sunday morning, six of...

Star-Studded Lineup For Rolex 24 at Daytona; Porsche Leads the Way

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The reigning NASCAR and IZOD IndyCar Series champions highlight a star-studded field for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Grand-Am Series' season-opener at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. But it's one of sports car's more traditional names, Porsche, that both five-time NASCAR champ Jimmie...

Indy 500, Daytona 500 Champs Headline Ganassi's Rolex 24 Lineup

For the first time in the history of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the reigning Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 winners will team up to campaign in the twice-around-the-clock sports car endurance race that kicks off 2011 Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. Indy winner Dario Franchitti and Daytona winner Jamie...

First-Year Porsche Team Bests Ganassi BMWs in Rolex 24

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It wasn't the team with the biggest budget, most famous driver lineup or highest pre-race expectations. But after 24 hours of steady, careful, pedal-to-the-metal effort, the first-year, first-race Action Express Racing team led the mighty TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing team across the finish line by...

Background on Rolex 24 at Daytona

The 24 Hours of Daytona, currently known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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