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Previewing the Rolex 24 at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sure, NASCAR has the high-wattage personalities. Drag racing has the raw speed and IndyCar racing can't be beat for pure, wheel-to-wheel excitement.But this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway represents the truest form of racing in America and is arguably the toughest 24-hour race...

Look Out Goodyear, Here Comes Trouble

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It may not qualify as a tire war yet, but Goodyear should be looking over its shoulder. The flares are flying. The week before Christmas sports car champion Scott Pruett conducted a double-dog dare-you, top-secret test of Firestone tires on an ARCA car at Homestead-Miami Speedway. And more tests are...

Kyle Busch Scores Mexico Nationwide Win

Boris Said was ticked, Scott Pruett didn't win again, and Kyle Busch won his third Nationwide Series race in a row Sunday in Mexico City.In the third race at the Mexico City road course, Busch scored a win after passing Pruett and keeping second-place Marcos Ambrose at bay in the closing laps. The Corona Mexico 200 win was...

Just How Much Does the TV Broadcast Miss?

On yet another night of endless Youtube'ing, I came across this video taken from an on-board camera on Michael Waltrip's car from last year's Dodge/Save-Mart 350 from Infineon Raceway in California. The clip is a little long, but it's always fun to watch these drivers turn laps -- especially on a Road Course where you can...

Rubbin' is Racin': Montoya / Pruett in Mexico

Here's video of the contact made in Sunday's race between the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teammates, Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Pruett. Judge for yourselves ... Did JPM race him clean or was he too aggressive getting past Pruett?Update: Were there were plenty of laps left for him to complete the pass? Maybe...

ScottPruett News From the Web

05/30/12 GRAND-AM: Detroit Preview Source: FOX Sports After a four-year hiatus, the streets of Belle Isle roar back to life for this weekend's Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, which includes the debut of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series in the Motor City.
05/14/12 Pedal to the medal Source: The Daily Journal - Vineland NJ Five years of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series racing at New Jersey Motorsports Park and one thing continues to prove true its anybodys game.
05/12/12 Millville gearing up for Rolex Grand-Am Source: Courier-Post - Cherry Hill NJ The Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series is rolling back into Millville with a new look, but the groups winningest duo is hoping for a similiar result to last years race.
05/11/12 Pruett/Rojas Looking For First GRAND-AM Win Of Season Source: Racin' Today The Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing GRAND-AM team arrived in New Jersey for this weekend's Global Barter 250 event in an unfamiliar situation â winless.
05/10/12 Scott Pruett showing no signs of slowing down in... Source: AutoWeek After a sixth-place finish at the Rolex 24 at Daytona to start the season, Scott Pruett and co-driver Memo Rojas have put together back-to-back-podium finishes to lead the Grand-Am Series DP points chase for Chip Ganassi Racing heading into Sunday's race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Pruett is a four-time Grand-Am Rolex Series DP champion, and he and Rojas are defending winners at this week's event.