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>>> THE GRAND AM ROLEX SERIES
IS BACK AT HOME HOLM SPEEDWAY
AFTER FIVE MAN AND THE LAST
TIME HERE WAS A FAIRY TALE
ENDING.
FIVE-TIME WINNER CALLED IN AT
THE 11th HOUR TO PARTNER PART
GAL'S.
>>> BARBOSA AND TOOK IT TO
VICTORY LANE.
>> THEY WIN THE SEASON FINALE!
>> BARBOSA, DOES THAT NAME RING
A BELL?
IT SHOULD.
HE AND HIS TEAMMATE POWERED
THEIR WAY HOME TO WIN THE 2010
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA.
>> YOU'RE THE MAN!
>> WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU.
>> KEEP GOING.
>> ACTION EXPRESS, IT'S A NEW
NAME WITH AN EXPERIENCED FRAME
AND TWO CHAMPION DRIVERS, IS
THIS THE NEW TEAM TO WATCH IN
2010?
>> THIS TEAM SLIPPED UNDER THE
RADAR.
THIS IS HUGE FOR THEM!
>> THERE'S A STORMING FIELD OF
GT CARS HERE AS WELL, ALL
CHASING DAYTONA WINNERS AND
CHASE THEY WILL.
AND THIS IS THE PINK HOME
TRACK.
IT'S ROUND TWO OF THE GRAND AM
ROLEX SPORTSCAR SERIES!
AND THINGS GET SERIOUS RIGHT
NOW ON SPEED!
>>> AFTER A MAN'S BREAK TO
RECOVER FROM THE ROLEX 24,
GRAND-AM HEATS UP IN THE HOME
OF THE HEAT, MIAMI HAS SUCH A
RICH HISTORY OF SPORTSCAR
RACING AND IT CONTINUES TODAY
WITH THE GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI,
ROUND TWO OF THE GRAND AM ROLEX
SPORTSCAR SERIES.
WE'RE LIVE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
SPEEDWAY, AND IT KIND OF
FAMILIES FOR LIKE WE WERE JUST
HERE BECAUSE AS YOU SAW IN
HOME, WE HAD OUR SEASON FINALE
HERE LAST YEAR BUT NOW RETURN
TO THIS.
>> TRADITIONAL VERY UNUSUAL
CONDITIONS HERE THIS WEEK, IT'S
BEEN VERY CHILLY.
AND VERY FAST.
A LOT OF GRIP.
ALSO THE RACE TIME TODAY, THEY
LATE IN THE DAY.
WE'LL RUN INTO THE EVENING
HOURS, WHEN WE MAKE THE FINAL
FIT STOP, TIES GO ON, THE
DRIVERS WILL BE ON THEIR TOES.
>> AND REMEMBER, THIS YEAR
WE'RE RACING ON A NEW SPECK
TIRE.
ALL THE TEAMS LIKED IT,
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI RACEWAY IS
KNOWN AS THE MOST ABRASIVE TIRE
TRACK THE CARS WILL RUN ON ALL
YEAR.
>> THINGS GOING IN ERNEST
YESTERDAY WITH QUALIFYING.
LET'S START APPROPRIATELY WITH
OUR ROLEX 24 WINNERS ACTION
EXPRESS, TERRY IN THE
UNFAMILIAR POSITION OF
QUALIFYING.
>> IF JON FOGARTY, PUSHED IT A
LITTLE TOO HARD, GOT OFF AND
SAID I GAVE IT MILL ALL.
FRONT ROW START FOR HIM.
>> ROLL BACK THE CAR IN THIS
CAR, THE 59 WON THE RACE HERE.
DARREN LAW PUTS THE 59 ON THE
POLE.
IT'S HIS SECOND POLE.
BOTH AT HOMESTEAD.
>> AND CHRIS NEVILLE.
>> THEY ARE LOOKING TO BOUNCE
BACK AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE AT
THE ROLEX 24 WITHIN 11th PLACE
FINISH.
DAVID, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE --
ALWAYS SO FAST AT THESE ROBLES.
WHY IS THAT?
>> THE ROBLES ARE DRIVERS
TRACK, AND WE JUST HAVE THE
BEST DRIVERS AND MOST TOUGH.
>> FOR HOMESTEAD, WE DO A LOT
OF.
>> IT'S A LOT OF WIDE OPEN
THROTTLE ON THE PORSCHE ENGINE
LOVES TO BREATHE HIGH ALL THE
TIME.
AND A HUNDRED PERCENT FULL
THROTTLE IS WHAT IT LIKES THE
MOST.
AND THESE PLACES HAVE IT.
>> LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN REPEAT
IN THE SAME CAR LAST FALL.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
LET'S LOOK AT GT QUALIFYING
HIGHLIGHTS FROM YESTERDAY.
AND PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT HERE
AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE A NEW ENTRY THIS
WEEK, NUMBER 68 TO THE SPEED
SOURCE.
WHAT IT MEANS IS JOHN EDWARDS,
ONE OF YOUNG HEARTS IN THE
RANKS, HE QUALIFIES THIRD,
TREMENDOUS RESULT.
THEY'LL TEAM UP WITH ADAM
CHRISTODOULOU THE STAR CHAMPION
THIS WEEKEND.
>> AND SECOND PLACE, IT'S THE
WINNERS FROM DAYTONA, HERE WE
SEE JONATHAN QUALIFYING WITH A
SECOND.
>> HIS CO-DRIVERS HAVE SPEED
COMMITMENTS, COVERING
COMMENTATING THE DAYTONA 200.
SCOTT IS HERE NOW FOR IN JOB
AND DID IT WELL.
WINNING POLE BY AND 3/10
SECOND.
LET'S GO TO THE BETTER RACING
CHAMP.
>> IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SHOW UP
AT A RACETRACK AND KNOW YOU GOT
A FAST RACE CAR.
CERTAINLY PAUL EDWARDS IS THE
JOB YESTERDAY BUT YOU WORKING
HARD YESTERDAY FOR US AT
DAYTONA.
HOW MUCH WAS STRANGE PLANES AND
AUTOMOBILES FOR YOU TO GET
HERE?
>> WELL, WASN'T TOO BAD.
I HAD MY GIRLFRIEND DOWNSTAIRS
IN THE CAR, RANG DOWN AND
JUMPED IN, WE SAT IN TRAFFIC 30
MINUTES TRYING TO GET TO I-95,
THEN WE WERE HAMMERED DOWN,
MAN.
>> AND HE'S HERE AND HE'S GET A
VERY FAST CORVETTE TO WORK
WITH.
>> HAMMERED DOWN IS WHAT SCOTT
MISSED THE DAYTONA HAS TO DO
HERE TODAY.
HE'S EMPLOYMENT PUMPED UP.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK WHERE TODAY
WILL PLAY.
IT'S HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
WITH THE SUBARU TRACK MAT.
>> OF COURSE, HOMESTEAD WE TALK
ABOUT IT BEING A ROBLE PARK,
INFIELD HAS NINE CORNERS, ALL
FLAT.
AND THE OVAL IS BANKED, 15
DEGREES, 18 IN THE CENTER, 20
AT THE TOP.
AND THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS, WE
HAVE THIS REALLY COOL GRAPHIC.
WATCH WHAT GOES ON HERE.
WATCH THE GEARING.
FIRST GEAR, ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THIS WINDY PART OF THE
RACETRACK.
BUT THERE'S TWO LONG
STRAIGHTAWAYS ON THE INFIELD
AND THAT'S RIGHT HERE.
THE FIRST ONE COMES, YOU'LL BE
UP TO FOURTH GEAR BY THE END.
ONE OF GOOD PASSING
OPPORTUNITIES UP ABOVE RIGHT
WHERE YOU BREAK TO THIS CORNER.
THEN IT'S TWO LONG RIGHT-HAND
CORNERS IN CONCESSION.
YOU GET THROUGH ONE AND RIGHT
INTO THE OTHER ONE, THEN YOUR
OTHER STRAIGHTAWAY.
THEN LEAD TO A HAIR PIN, UP IN
FOURTH GEAR, REALLY GOOD PLACE
TO OVERTAKE 3 BRAKING AGAIN,
THEN AS WE GO UP ON TO THE
BANKING, LEAVING THE HAIR PIN,
OF COURSE IT GOES THROUGH
NASCAR'S THREE AND FOUR.
THESE CARS WILL HIT 183 MILES
PER HOUR WHEN THEY GET DOWN TO
TURN ONE.
>> AND THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE
HEADING INTO NASCAR 3 AND 4.
THIS IS ROUND TWO OF THE YEAR,
THE GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI.
DARREN LAW ON THE LOW SIDE
SITTING ON POLE POSITION JON
FOGARTY THE DEFENDING CHAMPION
ON THE HIGH SIDE, THAT RED
DRAGON IS JET TO SEE A PODIUM
AT THIS TRACK.
CAN THAT TREND CHANGE TODAY?
CAN THE FAMOUS 59 GO BACK-TO-
BACK WINS AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
SPEEDWAY?
>>
THAT IS OKAY NOW.
THINGS SETTLED DOWN BUT THAT
WAS A PRETTY HAIRY SITUATION
THERE FOR BRIAN FRISSELLE FOR A
MOMENT.
>> I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE A
RIGHT-SIDE TIRE DOWN, BAD LUCK
IN THIS SPORT.
MICHAEL CANNOT BELIEVE THIS,
HAVE TO IMAGINE THEY FINALLY
GET TWO PRO GUYS IN THE 6
MACHINE AND LOOKING FOR GREAT
THINGS HERE TODAY.
LOOK AT THE SECOND TWO CARS.
BRIAN FRISSELLE TAKES HIM OUT
RIGHT THERE.
>> NOTHING YOU COULD DO.
I DON'T THINK HE REALIZED HE
WAS IN THERE.
ROJAS WHEN HE TURNED IN TO GET
UNDERNEATH.
>> GOOD EVASIVE ACTION FROM THE
REST OF THE FIELD.
LOOK AT THAT, EVERYONE BEHIND.
DANGER AVERTED THERE.
>> HERE'S YOUR ODD BOARD LOOK
AT IT.
WHEN DO YOU GO?
>> JUST ACROSS THE BOW THERE.
NOTHING HE COULD DO.
VERY AGGRESSIVE DRIVING.
>> ROJAS WEPT FROM ONE SIDE OF
THE TRACK TO THE OTHER AND BACK
AGAIN.
I'M SURPRISED HE HAD THE GRIP
TO DO THAT.
>> THE START OF THAT RACE, WHAT
HAPPENED WAS DARREN LAW DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH REAR TRACTION.
HE SPUN THE TIRES AND JAMMED
EVERYBODY UP.
>> THAT'S JON FOGARTY, DARREN
LAW.
HE IS BEHIND RYAN, THE TWO
INDYCAR STARS.
DARREN LAW IS NOT LETTING JON
FOGARTY GET AWAY EARLY ON.
>> HE WHEN THEY KEEP THE
PORSCHE ENGINE ABOVE 9,000 RPM,
IT'S MAKING ITS BEST POWER UP
THERE.
>> DARREN IS PRETTY PUFFED UP
TOO.
SPOKE WITH HIM AT QUALIFYING,
AND HE SUGGESTED VISUALIZE YOUR
LAP.
AND IT WORKS.
CHRIS?
>> BRIAN FRISSELLE HAS MADE HIS
WAY BACK TO PIT LANE TO GET THE
RIGHT FRONT CHANGE.
GOING DOWN IS TWO LAPS NOW, WE
HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM UP ON THE
LEFT FRONT CORNER.
LISTEN TO BRINE ON THE RADIO.
BRIAN WAS ABSOLUTELY THE IRATE
THERE WITH THE GANASSI CAR.
MIKE, YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE
THAT REPLAY ON -- WHAT DID YOU
SEE?
>> THE CAR HIT TWO PEOPLE,
INCLUDING US.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE SERIES
ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!
>> THESE GUYS OBVIOUSLY VERY
DISAPPOINTED.
THEY HAD THEIR HIGH OPENS ON
THE 6 CAR WITH BRIAN FRISSELLE
AND MICHAEL VALIANTE BEHIND THE
WHEEL.
>> THEY WENT BACK TO THE HIGH
SIDE AND COLLECTED RYAN
HUNDREDER-RAY.
>> MARK WILKINS LAID DOWN THE
QUICKEST TIMING OF THE RACE SO
FAR, THE YOUNG CANADIAN DID
DOING WELL.
>> IT'S JON FOGARTY WHO SETS
THE PACE IN GT LAND, PAUL
EDWARDS DICTATING THE TERMS
THERE.
WE'LL BE BACK.
MAN
HASN'T HAPPENED HERE IN
HOMESTEAD BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER
FINISHED ON PODIUM BEFORE.
ALWAYS HAD FAST CARS BUT NEVER
SEEMED TO GET THE RESULT
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
FINISHED FOUR TOGETHER CLINCH
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
IT WAS A GOOD SOLID RUN.
BUT THAT NEARLY WENT AWAY WITH
ENGINE PROBLEMS LATE.
GURNEY HOPING TON TO CLINCH THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> TALKING TO THE 99 TEAM THIS
WEEKEND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I ALSO NOTICED VISUALLY
ABOUT THAT CAR, RUNNING MUCH
DOWNFORCE THAN THEY ARE USED TO
RUNNING.
TYPICALLY THE 99 LOOKS LIKE
THEY'VE GOT FAIR AMOUNT MORE
DOWNFORCE, UNLESS THEY 01.
THIS WEEKEND IT'S NOT.
IT'S TRIMMED OUT.
WHILE THAT MAY WORK WELL IN
QUALIFYING, I WONDER AS THIS
TRACK BEGINS TO SLICK END UP
AND TIRES GO AWAY, IF DOWNFORCE
IS WHAT YOU WANT.
>> LOOK AT HIM ON THE HIGH
SIDE!
WE'VE GOT A PASS FOR THE LEAD!
THE PORSCHE IS PUTTING THE
PRESSURE ON THE GAME!
CHEVROLET AND THEN HE HAS TO
COME DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE OF
THE TRACK!
>> NOBODY HAD TO CHECK OUT
THERE AND I THINK THEY MAY
SHOULD TOUCHED IT.
THEY GOT COUNSEL IN THE BRAKE
ZONE.
BUFFING THINK TO GO TO THE
INSIDE OF THAT GT CAR.
DARREN MAKES IT STICK INTO TURN
ONE 92 HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE
HIM GET OFF THE BRICKS.
DARREN SAID I'LL CHECK IN IF
NEED BE.
AND I THINK THEY DID TOUCH.
>> LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
THAT, PRETTY SPECIAL STUFF.
FROM JOHN FOGARTY AND DARREN
LAW.
LAW IS AGGRESSIVE.
HE MEANS BUSINESS.
AND YOU SEE RIGHT THERE,
FOGARTY PUSHING, SHOVING THE
CAR UP, TRYING TO MAKE THE 59
GET IN THE WAY OF THAT LAP CAR.
>> THE THING WITH TWO
PROTOTYPES, THAT PART OF THAT
TRACK --
>> NOT ON THE FIRST LAPS,
THOUGH.
>> HOW ABOUT THE 94 TURNER
MOTORSPORTS M6, JUST FLYING
THROUGH THE FIELD.
>> IT REALLY IS.
CHANGE OF DRIVER, HAD MEDICAL
PROBLEMS TODAY SO THEY BROUGHT
JOEY HAND IN.
HE JUST FINISHED A CONTINENTAL
CHALLENGE A FEW MINUTES AGO.
HE NORMALLY FINISHES IN THIS
CAR.
I'M SURE THEY WANTED TO FRESHEN
UP IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS
EVENT.
>> BRIAN HAS MORE ON TURNER.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT -- THAT IS
INDEED THE CASE BUT THE 94 CAR
ITSELF UNDER THE WEATHER SO TO
SPEAK THIS WEEKEND.
>> WHAT THEY DISCOVERED WAS
POWER STEERING SYSTEM RUNNING
WOULD NOT HANDLE THE LOADS SO
THEY WENT TO A DAYTONA
PROTOTYPE, POWER STEERING
SYSTEM IN THAT BMW, THAT SEEMS
TO HAVE CURED THAT.
THEN AN ENGINE PROBLEM LATE
YESTERDAY, REALLY STRUGGLED TO
FIND THE PROBLEM.
SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL
AFFECTING ONLY ONE CYLINDER.
>> THESE CARS USE AN ELECTRIC
POWER STEERING, MANUFACTURED BY
AN OUTSIDE MANUFACTURER.
>> WHAT THEY FOUND OUT BECAUSE
OF THE ARTIFICIAL LOAD ON THE
BANKING WAS THAT POWER STEERING
WAS ADEQUATE TO HANDLE THE
LOADS THEY'RE GETTING SO THEY
DID THE SAME ONCE AS PROTOTYPE
BUT IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT
BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SPINNING
ISSUES TO MAKE THOSE THINGS
WORK.
SO THIS CAR IS NOT SEEN A LOT
OF LAPS.
>> IT'S ON THE MOVE NOW.
HE WON IN 2007 FOR THE RUMBA
TEAM WITH BMW.
SO RIGHT NOW THAT IS FLYING.
>> CHRIS?
>> WE KNOW A LOT OF DRIVERS
CONCERNED ABOUT TIRE WEAR,
RIGHT NOW WHAT I'M HEARING IS
DRIVERS TALKING ABOUT THE
SETTING SUN IN TURN ONE.
FOR ANOTHER 10 OR 15 MINUTES,
THAT SUN IS RIGHT IN THEIR
EYES.
DRIVERS ADD MORE DUCT TAPE TO
THEIR ADVISORS SO THEY CAN MOVE
THAT VISOR UP AND DOWN TO KEEP
THE SUN OUT OF THEIR EYES.
GOOD THING IS ONLY ANOTHER 10
OR 15 MINUTES, THEN THE SUN
WILL BE BEHIND THE GRANDSTANDS.
>> ANYBODY WHO WATCHED DAYTONA
QUALIFYING FROM ATLANTA SAW
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET THE
SUN GOING IN TURN ONE.
BUT THESE GUYS DON'T HAVE TO DO
IT ONE TIME.
THEY GOT TO DO IT UNTIL THE SUN
GOES DOWN.
>> THERE'S THE SUN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
DARREN LAW LEADS BY ABOUT HALF
A SECOND OVER JON FOGARTY.
MEMO HAS HIS THIRD.
ASSENTATO IS CURRENTLY IN THE
TOP FIVE POSITION.
THERE'S THE MARGIN FIRST AND
SECOND OVERALL.
AND DARREN LAW HAS GOT THE EYES
ON TODAY.
>> HE REALLY DOES.
AND DOWN IN THE PIT THIS
MORNING, THE CREW TURNED DAVID
DONOHO SAID NEVER HEARD HIM SAY
THAT BEFORE.
I SAID WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAID, THE CAR IS PERFECT!
DAVID IS HAPPY WITH IT.
THAT'S A REALLY STRONG SIGN FOR
THIS TEAM.
>> THAT'S THE MARGIN FIRST AND
SECOND, AFTER THAT SECOND.
HERE'S THE 01.
>> YOU KNOW, IT REALLY ALL GOT
GOING AT THE DROP OF THE GREEN
FLAG BECAUSE DARREN LAW'S
PORSCHE SPUN TO REAR TIRES HARD
AND STACKED THAT BLIND UP
BEHIND HIM.
AND EVERYBODY SCRAMBLED.
THINGS HAPPEN.
>> FOURTH PLACE CAR IN THE
BACKGROUND THERE, AND THAT IS
THE LEVEL 5BMW POWERED RILEY OF
BRIAN HUNTER-REAY.
THERE'S THE FOURTH PLAY CAR.
AND RYAN HUNTER RAY STARTING
THE 16 MACHINE.
HOWEVER SCOTT WILL TAKE OVER
SECOND.
AND THE THREE DRIVERS ACROSS
THE CARS.
>> SCOTT TUCKER DOING A
TREMENDOUS JOB.
HE'S GOT TO BE PRETTY FIT
JUMPING FROM ONE DAYTONA
PROTOTYPE INTO ANOTHER ONE.
THAT'S A LONG DAY FOR HIM.
BUT RYAN HUNTER-REAY CERTAINLY
KNOWS HOW TO GET THE JOB DONE
IN THE CARS.
THESE ARE IN ONE OF THE DAYTONA
PRETTY SNIPES TO GET BETTER
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY, IT'S
CALLED SEAT TIME AND THE MORE
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE
BETTER YOU ARE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO, IT
DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING IN THE
GYM COMPARED TO DRIVING THIS
CAR.
>> SO GREAT TO SEE A
MOTORSPORTS BECOME ON TRACK.
THEY MISSED THE 24 HOUR RACE.
WENT OVER AND JOINED FOR THAT
RUN.
RIGHT NOW MARK IS HAVING A VERY
GOOD RUN.
THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE CAR
AND IT WAS REALLY QUICK THIS
MORNING, IN THE MORNING WARM-
UP.
AND GREAT TO SEE THAT RUN FOR
PACIFIC MOBILE.
>> LITTLE LOCKUP THERE.
I THINK THAT WAS FROM RYAN
HUNTER RAY OR ROJAS, FURTHER UP
THE ROAD.
BEAUTIFUL LOOKING DAYTONA
PROTOTYPE, THE PACIFIC MOBILE
AND THE WILLIS AND HIS GROUP
HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET THAT
CAR READY, PERFECT FOR THE
SEASON.
THEY DECIDE NOT TO DO THE ROLEX
24 BUT WITH US THE ENTIRE WAY
THROUGH.
THERE'S THE 90, COYOTE POWERED
BY THE SECOND PORSCHE POWERED
PROTOTYPE IN THE FIELD, AND
RUNNING NICELY WITH BUDDY RICE
THE INDY 500 WINNER BEHIND THE
WHEEL PAIRING WITH HIS FULL-
TIME CO-DRIVER MATE NOW IN
ANTONIO, QUITE THE LINEUP.
AND THIS CAR CONTINUES TO GET
BETTER WITH EVERY OUTING.
THEY'VE DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB
IN THE OFF SEASON.
>> THEY NOW HAVE PRATT AND
MILLER.
THE CARS THERE FOR THE LAST
THREE WEEKS JUST WORKING ON
THAT FINE-TUNING IT, AND COMING
UP WITH NEW WAYS IT MAKE THAT
TOYOTA YOUR WINNER.
CERTAINLY SHOWING PROMISE AND
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY,
BUDDY RICE SAYS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS WE'RE REALLY
CONSISTENT, WE HAVE A GOOD RACE
CAR FOR A LONG RUN.
>> THE 8 OF MIKE BURRIS AND ONE
OF TWO STAR WORKS BMW POWERED
RILEY HOUNDED BY THE ROLEX 24
WITH TERRY BORCHELLER AND MIKE
FOREST WILL PARTNER WITH RYAN
AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
SEASON AHEAD.
>> I WAS JUST TALK TO PETER AND
RYAN, THEY WERE SAYING WE JUST
FEEL WE HAVE GIVEN HIM A GOOD
COMFORTABLE CAR TO DRIVE AND
HE'S REALLY JUMPED ON IT.
AND RYAN EXCITED ABOUT TEARING
THIS SEAT FOR THE REST OF THE
SEASON.
>> HI MOVES UP ONE POSITION
BETTER.
SO BETTER THAN WHERE HE
STARTED.
AND THE FINAL CAR IN THE TOP 10
IS CAR NUMBER 10.
RICKY TAYLOR IN THE SUNTRUST.
IT'S A FORD POWERED CAR AND THE
77 SNUCK BY, AND THERE'S A
REASON RICKY TAYLOR DRAWBACK.
I SPOKE TO WAYNE TAYLOR, HE
SAID WE'RE IN TROUBLE WITH THE
TIRE WEAR.
WE'LL START RICKY ON 30-LAP
TIRES AND MAKE HIM SAG FACES
FOR THE TEAM.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL GET A YELLOW
EARLY ON, WE'LL BRING HIM IN
AND HAVE TWO RACE SETS OF
RUBBER.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT
POTENTIALLY RUNNING A THREE
STOP STRATEGY.
>> ONE REASON FOR DOING THAT,
YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED FIVE SETS
OF TIRES TO GET THROUGH THE
ENTIRE RACE.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE THE
GOOD STUFF FOR WHEN YOU'LL WIN
AT THE END.
>>> LOOK FOR THAT SPECIAL CODE
WORD.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS
COMPETITION OVER A YEAR NOW.
AND ONCE YOU IDENTIFY THAT CODE
WORD, GO TO THE WEBSITE GRAND-
AM.COM/FOOSE.
WE WILL WELCOME THE WINNER AT
THE SEASON FINALE.
SO GOOD LUCK.
GET INVOLVED.
WELL SHOW YOU THAT THROUGHOUT
TODAY' SHOWS.
NOW IT'S YOU HEARD US SAY IF
YOU WERE WATCHING DAYTONA
QUALIFYING LAST NIGHT, I JUST
LIKE TO SAY WE'RE HERE AT
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY AND
THIS IS PAUL EDWARDS FLYING IN
THE BANNER RACING CORVETTE.
>> THIS CAR WILL BE STRONG.
LOT OF TEETHING, 24 HOUR RACE
BUT CERTAINLY WORKED THROUGH
SOME OF THOSE.
THIS IS A DYNAMIC CAR.
IT'S REALLY TAKEN LAST YEAR'S
PONTIAC SHORT OR THE CHASSIS,
LOSES 100 POUNDS.
I BELIEVE THIS BODY WORK IS
MORE EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF DRAG
AND CERTAINLY TOWN FORCE.
THIS WILL BE A DYNAMITE CAR
THIS YEAR.
>> JONATHAN BOMMARITO IN THE 70
IS NOT LETTING EDWARDS GET
AWAY.
>> HE'S GOT A SMILE ON HIS
FACE.
AND CHANGES FROM THE PONTIAC TO
THE CORVETTE.
YOU GUYS DIDN'T SEEM READY BUT
NOW YOU'RE BACK AT THE BANNER
PERFORMANCE.
>> WE HAD SOME TEETHING
PROBLEMS, BUT THAT'S TYPICAL.
DID A LOT OF MODIFICATIONS,
THEN THE CARS.
ALWAYS HAD -- AND PAUL EDWARDS
SHOWING IT RIGHT NOW.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THE RACE
WILL PLAY OFF, WE'RE STRONG AT
LEAST.
>> I'M LISTENING TO PAUL AND
HE'S SAYING THE CAR IS
LOOSENING UP.
>> YEAH, HE'S DOING SOME
ADJUSTMENTS AND WE'LL FOOL
AROUND WITH TIRE PRESSURE ON
THE NEXT SPIN, SO WE'RE OKAY.
>> AND THESE GUYS LIKE I SAID
EARLY WILL DO THAT TWO DRIVER
CHANGE SWAP TO PAUL EDWARDS
WILL FINISH AGAIN.
>> HE THEY CANNOT CONTROL THE
FRONT AND PROCEDURE SWAY WAR
TENSION FROM INSIDE THE CAR.
UNLIKE NASCAR CARS WE GOT TO
COME IN AND CHANGE THE FRONT
SWAY BAR.
THEY CAN DO THAT WITH A *** ON
THE DASH.
SO HE IS SOFTENING THAT CAR UP
TO MAKE IT GET MORE GRIP.
>> AND THAT'S GET TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT BECAUSE THE RACE
CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY
PRACTICE LATE NETTER DAY.
WE HAVEN'T RUN ANY QUALIFYING
SESSIONS THIS LATE IN THE DAY
SO THESE BOYS ARE REALLY
CREDITED IN HAVING TO MAKE
THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.
PAUL EDWARDS KNOWS THAT AGAIN,
THE JOB DONE HERE, HE WON THREE
OF THE LAST FOUR GT RACES
THERE, INCLUDING THE LAST TWO
IN A ROW.
>> FEELS STRANGE TO SAY THEY'RE
AT THE BEGINNING OF A RACE, WE
SAY HI TO NICK WATCHING IN
COLORADO.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK IN
ANOTHER LONGER RACE LATER IN
THE YEAR.
THAT'S FIRST AND SECOND IN GT.
THIRD IS NOW BILL, THE 94BMW
HAS WORKED ITS WAY UP INTO
THIRD AND IT'S FLYING.
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND, HE
DIDN'T DO ANY MORE THAN TWO
LAPS IN A ROW BECAUSE WHATEVER
PROBLEMS THEY HAD, WHETHER
ELECTRICAL ARE POWER STEERING,
AND THEN FINALLY THE THING HAS
COME GOOD, THE LEAD AS FAST AS
118.9.
SO IF HE CAN KEEP THE
CONSISTENCY, KEEP THE TIRE
UNDER HIM HERE, HE SHOULD CATCH
THE LEADERS.
>> I JUST SAW RIGHT THERE, WE
JUST RAN A 2 HOUR RACE BEFORE
THE START OF THIS RACE, AND
THOSE CARS GOT OFF THE
RACETRACK -- YOU JUST SAW
BOMMARITO DROP A WHEEL OFF, AND
THERE'S A GREAT BIG HOLE
DEVELOPED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE
RACETRACK.
THAT'S SAND YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
THAT BIG HOLE ONCE IT'S DARK
WILL BE INVISIBLE.
IF THEY START DROPPING TIRES IN
THERE, THEY'LL HAVE DAMAGE.
>> IT'S A COMBINATION OF SPEED
STOP AND HUMAN STOP AND THESE
ARE THE YOUNG GUYS WE WERE
TELLING YOU ABOUT AT THE TOP OF
THE SHOW.
THEY CLIMBED THE SYSTEM AND I
VERY TALENTED, DONE MINIMAL --
SPORTSCAR RACING BEFORE THEY
ADAPTED TO IT QUICKLY.
>> THEY REALLY HAD.
THEY DID A TWO-DAY TEST LAST
WEEK, BUT JOHN EDWARDS IS THE
2008 STAR CHAMPION, WENT ON TO
CLINCH THE ATLANTIC
CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR.
AND HIS TEAMMATE IS ADAM
CHRISTODOULOU.
HE WON THE STAR CHAMPIONSHIP
LAST YEAR AND PRIOR TO THAT WON
A CHAMPIONSHIP IN EUROPE SOME
THESE ARE TWO OF THE BEST IN
THE BUSINESS.
THIS IS IT A DIFFERENT FORM OF
RACING.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS THEY'VE
ADAPTED VERY QUICKLY.
>> USUALLY THEY GET CAUGHT OUT
IN BREAK STONES BECAUSE THEY'RE
IN A HEAVIER CAR.
THEY'VE BEEN USED TO CARS
LIKELY TO STOP ON A DIME.
THE 69 NOW MAZDA.
>> HE QUALIFIED THIRD
YESTERDAY, HE DID AN AMAZING
JOB IN QUALIFYING -- FOURTH I
SHOULD SAY.
HE WAS FANTASTIC.
>> THE WHOLE MAZDA GROUP HAVING
A GOOD WEEK.
TALKING ABOUT THOSE TWO YOUNG
BOYS IN THE 68 CAR.
THEY SAID WE'RE STARTING TO
FIGURE THIS CAR OUT.
AND THE NICE THING IS MAZDA
PERFORM IS SO STIFF THAT IT
DOESN'T REALLY ROLE AS MUCH AS
THE OTHER GT CARS.
THAT'S BEEN A HELP.
ROBERT DAVIS FROM MAZDA TOLD
THESE GUYS THE ONE THING YOU
HAVE TO DID THIS WEEKEND IS
LISTEN TO TREMBLAY.
IF HE TELLS YOU TO JUMP, YOU
SAY HOW HIGH?
BUS HE KNOWS HOW TO GET IT
DONE!
>> THERE'S 8 MANSLAUGHTER CASS
IN THE FIELD NOW AND THEY'RE
MAKING A BIG PUSH IT FOR THE
MANUFACTURERS CHAMPIONSHIP.
THEY COULD CLEAN EVERYTHING.
THEY HAVE GOT SOME VERY FAST
CARS, VERY FAST DRIVER LINEUPS
THIS YEAR.
>> INTERESTINGLY, THIS TRACK
HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF
FRUSTRATION FOR SPEED, EVEN
THOUGH IT'S THE HOME TRACK.
IT MAKES SUNSHINE IN FLORIDA
AND HERE'S THE 30 RACES EDGE
MASTER.
>> ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR LADSER
DRIVERS, HE WON THE PLAYBOY
MAZDA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP LAST
YEAR, ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED IT.
AND HAD A PRETTY GOOD RUN IN
THE 24 HOUR, THEN AN OIL LEAK,
HAD A COUPLE SPINS WE SAW ON TV
AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HIM.
BUT REALLY WAS FRAUGHT WITH
RACE CAR.
BUT BACK YESTERDAY, VERY STRONG
QUALIFYING RUN AND LOOKING GOOD
IN THE EARLY GOING HERE TODAY.
>> JAMES IN THE 41.
DEMPSEY RACING MASTER.
JG SPORTS MACHINE AND HE WILL
HAND OVER TO DEFENDING GT
SERIES CHAMPION LEE CANE.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
THESE TWO GUYS, WHAT KIND OF
PARTNERSHIP THEY WILL FORM IN
ONE OF NEWEST MAZDAS.
>> ALL THE TALENTS THEY HAVE
THIS YEAR, NO QUESTION IN GT
THIS IS THE STRONGEST PRESENCE
THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THEM.
EITHER ONE OF THESE MAZDAS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF WINNING BEFORE
THE YEAR IS OUT.
>> THERE IS THE 57 STEVENSON
CAMARO, ANDREW DAVIS, NOT IDEAL
SET-UP THIS WEEKEND, RECENTLY
STRUGGLING ON CORNER EXIT,
TRYING TO FINDS JUST THAT SWEET
SPOT, TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT.
HE SAID BUT I THINK WE KNOW
THAT WE'RE STRONG ENOUGH
OVERALL WITHOUT DRIVER LINEUP
THAT THERE MAY BE FAULTS IN THE
GUY AHEAD OF US AND IT'S A LONG
RUN.
HERE'S OUR OVERALL RACE LEADER.
DARREN LAW WITH 5EU PLUS SECOND
ADVANTAGE OVER -- JON FOGARTY
AND THERE'S THE MASTER SCOTT
PRUETT GETTING READY TO CLIMB
>> YOU SEE DAMAGE?
THAT REAR THING?
>> BACK AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
SPEEDWAY.
AND ROUND TWO OF THE ROLEX
SERIES CONTINUES.
WE MIND YOU THIS IS THE GRAND
PRIX OF MIAMI.
REMIND YOU TOO THIS MAN HERE
DARREN LAW IS FLYING, ALMOST 9
SECONDS IN FRONT OF JON FOGARTY
NOW.
MEMO HAS MAINTAINED THIRD.
BUT DURING THE BREAK WE HAD
IMAGES OF SCOTT PRUETT ADDING
EXTRA TAPE TO HIS VISOR.
GOT THE FEELING SCOTT WILL BE
IN AS SOON AS THE 01 STOPS.
>> WE SPOKED TO HIM THIS
MORNING AND EXPRESSED THE FACT
THAT YASSERS LAST YEAR THEY
SEEMED TO GET LOST.
WHEN THEY ANALYZEHEAD THEY WERE
DOING THEY WEREN'T COMING TO
THE RACETRACK WITH CONSISTENT
SET-UPS.
THIS YEAR THEY REALLY FEEL IT'S
GOT THE NUCLEUS OF THE TEAM IN
PLACE, STAY ON TOP OF THOSE
THINGS.
THEY EXPECT TO BE A CONSISTENT
PERFORMER AND THAT WILL MAKE
THEM FINALLY A CHALLENGE FOR
THE CHAMPIONSHIP, I FEEL.
>> CALVIN, ANOTHER THING THAT
GARY NELL STOP WAS TELLING ME
LAST YEAR WE HAD FIVE ENGINEERS
BETWEEN THE TWO CARS AND NEEDED
TO HIT THE RESET BUTTON ON
THAT.
HE USED A FOOTBALL ANALOGY.
WE HAD SO MANY SERIES AND IDEAS
ABOUT WHAT THE CARS WERE DOING,
WE WERE COMING UP WITH TRICK
PLAYS.
WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN
TO ONE ENGINEER, A BUDDY OF
HIS.
HE PULLED OUT OF RE TOMORROW
FROM STOCK CAR RACING AND SAID
WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO THE
BASICS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY
TO PUSH THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD
TO THE GOALLINE, AND OBVIOUSLY
IT'S WORKING.
>> AND THAT MAN PAUL AND -- HE
IS REALLY A ACE IN THE HOLE FOR
THOSE GUYS.
HE'S WON FIVE DAYTONA 500'S
JUST SITTING HOME.
COME ON AND TAKE A LOOK.
SEE WHAT YOU THINK!
AND BOY, WAS HE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY.
REMEMBER THE TEAM WE GOT THIS
NEW NUMBER 9 ACTION.
THEY'RE STILL RUNNING UNDER THE
SAME UMBRELLA SO TECHNOLOGY IS
SHARED THERE AND HE CAME
ONBOARD AND GOT THAT GROUP
LET'S CALL THAT THEIR FIRST WIN
OF THE SEASON.
>> TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE
BREW.
>> ROJAS MAINTAINS HIS THIRD
SPOT.
MARK WILKINS COME UP TO FOURTH
WHILE SHOWING YOU THE GT
ACTION, AND BRIAN HAS DROPPED
BACK TO FIFTH.
LOOKS LIKE ROJAS MAY HAVE EDGED
CLOSER TO JON FOGARTY AS WELL.
>> WHEN YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE
CLEARLY THE HELMET OF THE CAR
AND THE EYES OF THE DRIVER,
THAT'S WHEN KNOW THE SUN IS
COMPLETELY IN THAT CAR, IN
THEIR EYES SOME RIGHT NOW I
WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME IT'S
MISERABLE DRIVING TOWARDS THE
SUN.
>> BOB WILKINS IS PUMPED UP,
VERY FOCUSED.
THE TEAM DID A TEST LAST WEEK,
GET IN THE GROOVE.
THE TEAM DID NOT COMPETE IN THE
24 HOUR RACE THERE, PRACTICING
PIT STOPS, GOT IAN WILLIS
ENGINEERING THE CAR, JUST AS
THEY HAD IN 2008 WHEN MARK AND
BRIAN FRISSELLE BURT'S BROTHER
HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS WINNING A
COUPLE EVENTS.
SO I THINK THEY'LL BE VERY
STRONG THIS SEASON.
>> ONE OF BIG THINGS WITH THIS
TEAM ALMOST -- LAST YEAR WHEN
WE DIDN'T SEE THE RESULTS WE
EXPECTED, THEY SAID WHEN THINGS
WENT OFF TRACK, THEY JUST GOT
BOGGED DOWN, MORALE GOT A
LITTLE LOW AND THEY -- SIMPLY
GOT BOGGED DOWN.
NOW THEY SAID AROUND TRYING TO
ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM, LET'S GET
ON WITH IT AND FOCUS.
ALREADY SO FAR, EVEN THOUGH
THIS IS ONLY THEIR FIRST RUN OF
THE YEAR, IT'S PROMISING SIGNS.
>> THERE'S A GOOD LOOK, THE 91
YOUR FACE.
MUCH WORSE FOR THE DRIVER THAN
US LOOKING ON THE CAMERA.
BECAUSE THE CAMERA ADJUST SAN
FRANCISCO FUTURE THAT.
YOUR EYEBALL DOESN'T --
>> RYAN MAINTAIN 4th.
FIFTH I SHOULD SAY.
SO THE ACTION EXPRESS V-8
POWERED PORSCHE IS STARTING TO
MAKE ROUNDS SLOWLY.
>> DRAMA HERE FOR BUDDY RICE
AND THE CRONE CAR.
LOOKED LIKE THE:CAR THERE.
TRACY KROHN.
GOT TO BE CAREFUL, DON'T MAKE A
MISTAKE IN THE NEXT CORNER.
COMING THROUGH THERE IS THE A
MACHINE, HE'S DONE A SUPERB JOB
HERE TODAY UP IN THE 7th
POLLING.
BUDDY RICE ON THE INSIDE OF
TRACY KROHN.
>> HE HAD NO IDEA THAT CAR WAS
THERE.
TURNED HIM AROUND THERE.
LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR.
>> SEE UNDER BEHIND THE LEFT
REAR WHEEL.
>> BUT THIS CAR WORKING ON IT
HARD, THEY ARRIVED HERE, THEY
DIDN'T RUN HERE, THE FINAL RACE
IN 2009.
SO THEY SAID THAT HURT US WHEN
WE ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK THIS
WEEKEND.
TOO MUCH STEERING, THE CAR
REALLY TRIMMED OUT.
BUT THEY TAKE THE REAR WING OUT
TO HELP THE BALANCE, GIVE GOOD
STRAIGHTAWAY SPEED AND FEEL IT
MADE CHANGES.
ANOTHER BIG CHANGE LAST NIGHT,
THE MORNING WARM-UP WAS BETTER
AND APPARENTLY THIS CAR HAS A
LITTLE -- THE TEAM STILL
WORKING, WE KNOW THIS CAR IS A
RACE WIN ARE FOR SURE.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT TIRE WEAR
AND TIRES AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN
DURING THE COURSE OF THIS RACE.
THIS IS THE BEST SET OF TIRES
THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHEN THEY GO
OUT ON THE NEXT SET OF STORIES,
TWO THINGS -- IT WILL BE REALLY
SLIPPERY TIRES AND SECONDLY,
THE TRACK TEMPERATURES WILL GO
AWAY.
>> FIRST OF THE TOP 10 CARS TO
PIT, IT'S RICKY TAYLOR IN THE
SUN DRAFT CAR.
THERE'S THE ACT.
HE IS READY TO POUNCE.
>> YOU GUYS MENTIONED HOW THIS
CAR STARTED ON TIRES WITH 30
LAPS ON IT.
JUST SO THEY WOULD HAVE FRESHER
TIRES AT THE END OF THE RACE.
SO THIS HOPEFULLY WILL PUT THEM
BECOME IF A POSITION.
I WAS WATCHING THE TIME AND
RICKY TAYLOR WAS ABOUT THREE
SECONDS SLOWER FOR ABOUT THE
PAST 20 MINUTES OR SO, THEN THE
LEADER, SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
GET MORE SPEED OUT OF THIS 10
CAR.
MAX LEVEL IS BEHIND THE WHEEL
AND FRESH RUBBER.
THIS IS SLOWING THE TEAM DOWN,
20 SECONDS OR SHOW JUST BECAUSE
OF THAT WINDOW NET.
>> BOY, THAT'S COSTLY WHEN YOU
ALREADY GAVE UP TRACK TIME WITH
A STRATEGY CALL.
NOW YOU GET YOUR -- EVERYTHING
READY AND LOSE ANOTHER 20
SECONDS.
>> BIG FRUSTRATION IN THE 24
TOO.
HE CRASHED INTO THE WALL,
PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM.
ONE OF NEW CARS IN THE FIELD IN
GT.
THIS IS THE LG MOTORSPORTS
CORVETTE.
KELLY COLLINS IS BEHIND THE
WHEEL.
AND DRAMA THERE, THERE DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE TOO MUCH ACTION
GOING ON.
FOR NOW LET'S HEAR FROM RICKY
TAYLOR.
>> RICKY TAYLOR PUTTING HIS
SUNTRUST HAT ON.
WE KNOW YOU HAD TO START THE
RACE WITH TIRES WITH 30 LAPS ON
THEM SO DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP
WITH THE LEADERS BUT WITH THE
FRESH RUBBER IS THAT CAR GOING
TO HAVE THE SPEED?
>> YEAH, THE TIRES ARE 30 LAPS,
WE'RE NOT SO BAD CONSIDERING
HOW WE WERE IN PRACTICE.
THE MAIN PROBLEM IS I MADE A
HUGE MISTAKE, I LOCKED UP THE
LEFT FRONT IN THE BACK, AND
THAT REALLY SET ME BACK.
I JUST HAD TO LOOK AFTER THE
REST OF THE STINTS.
I THINK WITH FRESH RUBBER, MAX
IN THE CAR WILL BE REALLY
STRONG.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE
WINDOW NET?
>> I JUST -- SLIPPED ON IT.
>> THE TEAM HAD A DIFFICULT
TIME LOOKING LIKE THEY TRIED TO
GET IT HOOKED BACK UP THERE.
SECTION LIKE THAT A WINDOW NET
FOR SEAT BELT WE SAW IT WITH
THE LEVEL 55 TEAM AT LOW LEX
SLIPPING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH.
>> 66 THE AXA PORSCHE IS IN.
EVERYONE MAKING A PIT STOP NOW,
GOOD FOR DRIVER POINTS.
IF I DRIVER GETS OUT NOW THEY
WILL GET THE 30 MINUTE ROW.
WE'RE 38 MINUTES INTO THE RACE.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO PIT BEFORE
THE TWO HOUR MARK.
EVERYBODY HAS TO MAKE THE
IMAGINED TORY PIT STOP.
HERE WE SEE THE LIED LEADERS.
>> WHAT A STINT, STARTING ON
THE POLE.
ARM WRESTLING JON FOGARTY EARLY
ON.
NEVER LOOKED BACK.
>> WOKE HIM UP.
HE TOOK OFF AFTER THAT.
>> WE UNDERSTAND ROJAS IS HERE.
HERE'S HIS MACHINE.
>> WHAT I THINK HERE IS THESE
BOYS CAN GO LIKE AN HOUR, THREE
MINUTES, BECAUSE THEY DON'T
WANT TO BE MAKING TWO MORE
STOPS TO THE CHECKERED FLAG SO
MUST MEAN THEY'RE IN THEIR FUEL
WINDOW.
>> YES, THIS WILL BE
INTERESTING BECAUSE DARREN LAW
IS STAYING LINE THE WHEEL ON
THE 59, BUT SCOTT PRUETT WILL
GET BEHIND THE WHEEL ON THE 01
BEHIND HIM SOME HAD A BIT OF A
RUNDOWN PIT LANE, WINDED.
BUT THE BRUMOS GUYS LOOKING
GOOD.
ALL THE FUEL IN, AND PRUETT
GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE
01.
EVERYTHING GOOD WITH THIS STOP
HERE.
ALREADY TIRES DONE.
JUST WAITING ON FUEL.
AND A LITTLE BIT SLOW TRYING TO
GET PRUETT FINISHED UP.
SO FEW EXTRA SECONDS THERE
TRYING TO GET PRUETT IN THE
CAR.
>> SWITCHED FROM THE BRUMOS
BOYS SERVICING DARREN LAW AND
WE IMAGINE WE'LL SEE THE 99 CAR
ANY MOMENT NOW.
>> YOU KNOW WE WERE TALKING
THIS MORNING TO SCOTT PRUETT.
HE SAID -- BRAND-NEW TIRES, IT
TAKES TWO LAPS OR THREE TO GET
UP AND YOU'RE TWO SECONDS A LAP
OFF THE PACE, AND YOU'RE
VULNERABLE DURING THAT TIME.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
EARLIER ABOUT BEING SLOW WHEN
YOU GET THE NEW TIRES.
>> HERE THEY ARE.
THE DAYTONA PROTOTYPE
CHAMPIONS.
>> FOUR TIRES AND FUEL GOING ON
THE RED DRAGON HERE.
ALSO DRIVER CHANGE, FOGARTY
OUT, ALEX GURNEY TAKING OVER.
AND GURNEY NOW GOING TO BE A
LITTLE LUCKY BECAUSE THE SUN IS
GONE BEHIND THE GRANDSTANDS IF
THE VISIBILITY MUCH BETTER FOR
GURNEY.
I DID SPEAK WITH THE TEAM
EARLIER.
FOGARTY RUNNING A PACE.
THIS TRACK VERY *** TIRES
AND WE WANT A CAR TO RACE WITH.
>> REALLY EFFICIENT PIT STOP
THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT THE 01 PIT
STOP DIDN'T SEEM A LITTLE
LENGTHY.
SEEMED LIKE THE FUEL WAS TAKING
LONGER.
DIDN'T HAVE A CLOCK BUT JUST
VISUALLY SEEMED THEY WERE
STATIONED OUT FOR QUITE SOME
TIME.
SO WITH THOSE PIT STOPS CYCLING
THROUGH, OUR NEW RACE LEADER IS
THE 95.
HE HAS YET TO PIT, OF COURSE
AND HE'LL NEED DO IT WITHIN THE
NEXT 4 1/2 MINUTES.
>> SQUIRRELLINESS AS THE CARS
LEAVE ON NEW TIRES.
THEY WILL HAVE TO HOLD ON AND
JUST MIND THEIR MANNERS FOR TWO
LAPS OR SO.
>> WE RIDE WITH BRIAN, I CAN
TELL YOU THAT -- STOPWATCH THE
MARGIN BETWEEN THE 99 AND THE
01 NOW HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY.
SO VALUABLE TIME LOST IN THE
PITS.
EVEN THOUGH ALEX IS COMING UP
TO SPEED ON -- SO TOO IS
PRUETT.
ROJAS A LOT CLOSER TO JON
FOGARTY BEFORE THAT FIRST ROUND
OF STOPS.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU.
THAT WAS NEVER THE CASE.
NORMALLY THEY GET THE CARS IN
THEY'RE FINISHING UP ON THE
REST OF THE DUTIES BUT NOT THAT
CAR.
>> WATCHING SCOTT PRUETT IN THE
CAR.
HE WAS FULL BLING WITH
SOMETHING WITH HIS HELMET SO I
DON'T KNOW IF THE FLUX
EARPHONES GO INTO, MAYBE COME
OUT IN THE CAR.
OR MAYBE IT'S JUST THE TEAM,
DIDN'T TELL HIM TO GO BUS IT
WAS A GOOD THREE, FOUR, FIVE
SECONDS WITH THE FUEL CAME OUT
BEFORE HE LEFT SO DEFINITELY A
LITTLE BIT OF MISCOMMUNICATION
THERE.
>> REMEMBER THAT MANDATORY
STOP?
ALL CARS MUST STOP BEFORE THE
45-MINUTE MARK.
SO ANY IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES
WE'LL SEE MORE DRIVERS IN.
>>> TOMORROW NASCAR RACE DAY
SOARS INTO ATLANTA, TUNE IN AS
POINTS LEADER KEVIN HARVICK,
CLINT BOWYER AND CREW CHIEF
ALAN GUSTAFFSON JOIN THE TEAM
LIVE.
NASCAR RACE DAY, BUILT BY THE
HOME DEPOT, TOMORROW AT 10
EASTERN, ONLY HERE ON SPEED!
IF YOU'VE JUST TUNED IN,
WELCOME TO SPEED'S LIVE
COVERAGE OF GRAND AM, THE ROLEX
SPORTSCAR SERIES FROM HOMESTEAD-
MIAMIHOMESTEAD-MIAMI
>> THERE WAS EXCITEMENT FROM
THE GET-GO WITH JON FOGARTY.
TELL US ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.
>> YES, I GOT HUNG UP, STARTED
TO COME OUT OF THE HAIR PIN.
HI TO GET OUT OF THE WALL.
BUT GAVE DARREN A RUN, GOT HIM
ON THE CHART.
HE GOT ME BACK.
BUT 59 CAR IS QUICK, SO RUNNING
REALLY STRONG, PROBABLY THE
BEST WE HAVE HERE WITH THE
CHEVROLET IN THE BECOME SOME
WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY.
STILL IN SECOND PLACE.
>> ALSO HERE A LOT OF TALK ON
THE SCANNER ABOUT TIRE WEAR.
IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY LASTED FIVE
OR SIX LAPS BEFORE THE CHATTER.
>> YOU HEAR PEOPLE WHINING
PRETTY QUICK.
THINK ABOUT SOME JUDGMENT IN
THE COCKPIT HELPED A LITTLE
BIT.
TALK TO ALEX ON THE RADIO,
TRYING TO CONVEY THAT MESSAGE.
>> SEE IF HE CAN HAVE A TRICK
IN HIS POCKET?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.
>> TRYING TO KEEP THESE CARS
LIGHT AND IN THAT CASE YOU
COULD SEE THE DOOR FLEXING ALL
ABOUT, AND IT WOULDN'T LAST.
THEY PROBABLY NEED TO REINFORCE
IN THAT AREA, SO IT DOESN'T
BEND AROUND LIKE THAT.
>> BOMMARITO IN THE LEAD.
HERE IS THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
WINNING CAR, THE ACTION EXPRESS
GROUP.
OUR VOTES ARE BEHIND THE WHEEL,
HERE'S TERRY.
>> WE SAW THAT PIT STOP DURING
THAT LAST COMMERCIAL WE HAD BUT
ONE THING I NOTICED WITH YOU
GUYS, A LOT OF TEAMS PUTTING ON
STICKER TIRES, THIS TEAM HAS
ANOTHER SET OF SCUFFS HERE.
WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHY THERE.
>> I THINK AT DAYTONA YOU LOST
TIME AT THE OUTLAW SO WE'RE
TRYING TO -- GAP CLOSE, TRYING
TO GET AN ADVANTAGE.
>> YOU'RE PLAYING A LITTLE
DIFFERENT ROLE THIS YEAR,
TYPICALLY YOU'RE ALWAYS THE GUY
WHO BATTED CLEAN-UP NOW YOU'RE
PLAYING LEADOFF.
>> I LOVE IT.
GOT A GREAT DRIVER, JUST REALLY
DOING A GET JOB AND ON A ROLE.
AND I WAS JUST TELLING YOU IT'S
A LOT OF FUN HAND IT OFF TO A
GUY WHO IS REALLY FAST.
WATCH THE RACE NOW.
>> TYPICALLY HAPPEN TO A GUY
GETTING OLDER?
>> MAYBE.
I WOULDN'T KNOW.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STUPID
TIRES AND -- LET'S EXPLAIN
THAT.
A STICKER TIRE IS A TIRE THAT'S
OPINION MADE, NEVER SEEN THE
SURFACE OF THE RACETRACK.
IT'S IN FACT STILL GOT MOLD
RELEASE ON IT.
AND THEY'RE SLIPPERY.
TAKE TWO OR THREE LAPS TO COME
UP TO TEMPERATURE.
SUCH TIRE IS ONE YOU WENT OUT
AND RAN *** MAYBE TWO LAPS,
JUST GOT THAT SURFACE, WARN IN
A LITTLE BIT.
YOU TAKE IT OFF RIGHT THERE AND
HERE COMES.
THE TEMPERATURE UP TO PRESSURE
MUCH QUICKER BUT YOU CAN ONLY
DO THAT SEE MANY TIMES WITH
FIVE SECONDS.
>> THEY CALL THAT THE HEAT
SIDE.
THE TIRE HAS BEEN HEATED UP AND
CALMED DOWN AND SOME BELIEVE IF
YOU PUT ONE HEAT CYCLE THROUGH,
YOU LOSE -- DIFFERENT
PHILOSOPHIES.
SOME THINK I'D RATHER NOT USE
TIME, OTHER TEAMS THINKING
ULTIMATELY THIS WILL BE FASTER
IF YOU START ON A THICKER SET.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT NICE MOVE?
SO THE 57 CAMARO MOVES UP ONE
POSITION BETTER INTO THE TOP 4
IN CLASS.
SO THAT CAR IS GETTING STRONGER
AS THE RACE GOES ON.
SHADOWS STARTING TO COME INTO
EFFECT.
THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON A
LITTLE LATER.
RUN AT 20% OF CAPACITY.
BOMMARITO, RUSSELL, THAT'S YOUR
TOP TWO IN GT.
THEY'RE STILL RUNNING TWO
CAMAROES.
GREAT TO HAVE MAGNUSON BACK IN
THE SERIES.
UP FRONT, IT'S STILL DARREN
LAW, BY SOME 10 SECONDS OVER
ALEX GURNEY AND SCOTT PRUETT IN
THIRD.
THAT FIRST LAP SPIN BY BRIAN
FRISSELLE ARE HE'S WORK HIS WAY
BACK UP TO 12th.
SO RYAN IS ONE OF BEST IN
BUSINESS AND ONE OF THESE
DAYTONA PROTOTYPES.
HE'S FINALLY GOT A RIDE IN THE
SEASON, MISSING IN ACTION A
REALLY BIT OVER THE PAST COUPLE
SEASONS, STRUGGLING TO FINDS A
FULL-TIME RIDE BUT WHENEVER HE
DOGS, HE GETS THE HAMMER DOWN
AND GETS TOWARDS THE FRONT.
>> HOW ABOUT THIS TEAM?
>> DOING A GREAT JOB, THE TEAM
PUT TOGETHER BY PETER BARRON
AND A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES.
BUT ONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT
TEAM A VERY FAMILIAR IN PIT
LANE, THIS BILL RILEY ON THE
PIT BOX, CALLING THE SHOTS FOR
THE TEAM.
I TALKED TO PETER AND RYAN BOTH
ABOUT HAVING THE ADDITION OF
BILL RILEY AND THEY SAID HE
BRINGS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
OUTROOK ON NOT ONLY THE
PREPARATION OF THE RACE CAR BUT
THE STRATEGY AND THE RACE AS
WELL.
GREAT TO HAVE HIM THERE.
AND RYAN SAID I HAVE LEARNED SO
MUCH IN JUST THE SHORT TIME
HE'S BEEN THERE, COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT DYNAMIC, CERTAINLY
TEAMS TO BE WORKING RIGHT NOW.
>> PETER HAS A STELLAR GROUP
HE'S PUT TOGETHER THERE.
OTHER THAN THAT GUY, HE'S ALSO
GOT SIMON, TEAM MANAGER, RIGHT
NOW AND HE'S WORKING IN THE
SCHUMAKER, ALSO WORKED AT GRAND
PRIX ALONG WITH WINNING IN THE
INTEREYE ANDEE CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
OVER THE YEARS SOME OF A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE ON THE PIT WALL.
>> AND SCORING HOW YOU CAN GET
THE *** FOR YOUR BUCK IN GRAND-
AM RACING, THAT IS A REFRESH --
REMEMBER THE X CAR?
THAT'S THAT ONE WITH THE
UPDATES FROM RILEY
TECHNOLOGIES, GETTING THEIR
VALUE FOR MONEY THERE.
SO GOOD WORK.
LET'S TALK 57.
>> WE JUST TALKED ABOUT BILL
RILEY ON THE PIT BOX DOWN AT
STAR WORKS.
THE BRAIN TRUST HERE AT
STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS.
TWO CAMAROES IN THE TOP 10 NOW.
IS RUNNING GOOD LAP TIME.
WHAT KIND OF PACE WILL IT TAKE
TO BE THERE AND HAVE SOMETHING
LEFT AT THE END.
>> WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
SELECTION.
WE KNOW WE GOT TO FALL OFF
AFTER THAT.
HE WAS REALLY WORKING THE BAR,
FINDING A LOT OF TRACKS ON THE
INFIELD.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO
HOPE TO WATCH THE SUN SET,
MAYBE OUR TIRES WON'T GO UP SO
BAD.
BUT WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO,
AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
WE NEED SOME YELLOW OR
SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO SPIKE
THIS RACE UP.
>> DO YOU SOME OF OUR ADVANTAGE
BECAUSE IF IT'S AN OUTRIGHT
DRAG RACE, PROBABLY JUST CAN'T
COMPETE YET.
>> RIGHT NOW STRATEGY STILL
PLAY A BIG PART IN THE RACE.
>> YES, THE 9 CAR BACK IN THE
GARAGE AREA RIGHT NOW.
THE TEAM WORKING FEVERISHLY TO
REPLACE A HEAT EXCHANGE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE IN THE
CAR HAS CRACKED SO THEY'LL PUT
A NEW ONE OUT THERE.
YOU THINKING WHEN YOU GO DOWN A
FEW LAPS, TEAM WOULD PROBABLY
JUST PUT THE CAR IN THE TRAILER
AND GO HOME BUT THIS IS ONLY
ROUND TWO OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
SO THE TEAM WANTS TO TRY TO GET
BACK OUT THERE SO THEY CAN GET
AS MANY POINTS AS THEY CAN TO
GET CARS IN FRONT OF THEM, DROP
OUT LATER.
THEY CAN HOPEFULLY PICK UP THE
POINTS.
>> WHAT A HEAT EXCHANGE DOES IS
A SORTS OF COMBINATION RATE
AIDER AND OIL KYLEER, AND
MARRIES THE WATER AND THE OIL
TOGETHER TO KEEP BOTH OF THOSE
TEMPERATURES VERY CLOSE
TOGETHER, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE
VERY HOT ENGINE ON WATER
TEMPERATURE AND NOT SO HOT ON
-- VICE VERSA.
>> IT WOULDN'T BE A GRAND-AM
RACE AND WE DIDN'T SEE THE 99
AND THE 01 TOGETHER.
HERE THEY ARE!
DURING THE DRIVERS MEET
BACKGROUND WHAT GURNEY HAD DONE
IN THE PREVIOUS RACE.
AL, TOOK TO OPPORTUNITY TO
BRING OUT ABOUT SOME OF SCOTT
PRUETT HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE
YEARS SO THERE'S A LITTLE
NEEDLE BETWEEN THE TEAMS BUT
IT'S ALL ABOUT RIVALRY.
WE LOVE IT, AND THEY'RE TWO OF
THE MOST COMPETITIVE TEAMS.
>> SCOTT AND MIKE HAVE TO
RETURN THIRD HERE.
SNEAK THROUGH ON SECOND, STILL
A LONG TIME TO GO.
STILL MORE THAN AN HOUR AND
THREE-QUARTERS.
PLENTY OF TIME AS THE SUN SETS.
THE LIGHTS WILL COME INTO
EFFECT.
THIS WILL BE INTERESTING.
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK AT
HOMESTEAD AND IN TYPICAL GRAND-
AM FASHION WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE AN
EXCITING FINISH IN RACING INTO
THE NIGHT JUST ADDS TO THAT
SPECTACLE.
>> HE WENT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE
ROAD TO TRY TO DEFEND AND ON
THE INSIDE.
RIGHT NOW PRUETT SEEMS TO HAVE
A MUCH FASTER RACE CAR.
HE'S GETTING THE LAUNCH OFF THE
CORNERS.
NOW IT'S BMW UP AGAINST
CHEVROLET ON THE HIGH BANK.
>> HAS TO GET OUT OF THE
THROTTLE BECAUSE OF THE CAR
USED FOR AIR PICK.
BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET.
WATCH THIS.
>> EVEN THOUGH HE HAS TO GET
OUT OF IT GET BY, THE DEMPSEY
MANSLAUGHTER DARK NOW HE COMES
BACK IN.
>> THIS TURN ONE AREA HAS TO
RUNNING OUTS OF THE POWER MORE
THAN IN YEARS PASSED.
SPOKE TO THE ENGINEER THIS
MORNING, HE SAID HE CANNOT
BELIEVE THE SPEEDS WE'RE NOW
CARRYING THROUGH THE FIRST TURN
AS PRUETT CONTINUES TO HARRY
AND PUT THE PRESSURE ON GURNEY.
>> I AGREE.
PRUETT HAS GOTTEN MUCH MORE CAR
UNDER HIM THAN DOES GURNEY.
YOU CAN SEE IT IT RIGHT NOW.
GURNEY HAVING A VERY HARD TIME
MAINTAINING HIS PACE.
PRUETT TRYING TO DO INSIDE-
OUTSIDE MOST TO GET HIM UP A
LITTLE BIT.
>> RIGHT NOW ALL THE
INFORMATION, ALL THE FEEL THE
DRIVERS HAVE WILL BE RELAYING
THAT TO THE ENGINEERS ON PIT AS
THEY MAYBE MAKE THE RIGHT
ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FINAL PIT
STOP HERE TODAY.
THEY KNEELED A STRONG CAR FOR
THAT FINAL SPRINT TO THE
FINISH.
>> PRUETT MAKING AN INTERESTING
POINT.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BMW
POWER PLANT AND THE LEXUS, I'M
SURE A LOT OF FANS THINK WE
JUST TAKE ONE OUT AND PLOP THE
NEXT ONE IN.
BUT NUANCES, NOT JUST WITHIN
THE DRIVERRABILITY BUT AS FAR
AS CENTER OF GRAVITY, JUST HOW
THINGS HAVE BEEN AROUND AND HE
SAID WE'RE GETTING USED TO THAT
OURS.
>> THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
DIFFERENT ENGINES RUNNING IS
NOT THE HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE,
BUT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY.
THE ROLL CENTER, IS IT A V-8?
STANDS TALL FROM THE CRANKSHAFT
UP.
OR A PLANK LIKE THE PORSCHE.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAYS IN THE
CAR.
>> PRUETT FOR THE INSIDE AND
ALEX CLOSES THE DOOR.
THE MARGIN, HOWEVER, FIRST TO
SECOND OF THAT BATTLE IS A
MASSIVE 17 SECONDS.
IT'S DARREN LAW'S DAY AND DAVID
DONAHUE SAYING BRING IT IN
SOON, I WANT A GO
>>> CRAIG WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL
THIS MORNING SUFFERED A REALLY
HEAVY CRASH IN FINAL PRACTICE
OUT OF TURN 4 AND IT RAN DOWN
THE WALL ALONG THE FRONT
STRAIGHT.
THE TEAM REPAIRED THINGS, AND
EVERYONE THERE DID A GET JOB TO
GET THIS CAR BACK ON TRACK FOR
JOHN POTTER AND CRAIG.
WHILE AT BREAK, PRUETT GOT THE
UPPER HAND ON GURNEY.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> HERE WE SEE HIM, ALREADY IN
FRONT OF HIM HERE SO THIS IS
THE LIVE SHOT WITH JUST RUNNING
THIS PART OF THE RACETRACK.
JUST A COUPLE LAPS.
>> SIDE BY SIDE THEY GO, THE
LAUNCH IS GOOD.
THEY'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH
THIS UP INTO NASCAR TURN THREE
AND FOUR.
LOOK HOW CLOSE THE TWO CARS ARE
GETTING TO ONE ANOTHER.
AND RIGHT ABOUT HERE, GURNEY
SAYS NOW, I'VE HAD ENOUGH!
WHAT HAPPENS IS IF YOU'RE IN
YOUR CAR AND YOU DOING THE BEST
YOU CAN DO AND THE GUYS CAUGHT
YOU AND HE'S ALL OVER THE BACK
OF YOU, YOU CAN'T HOLD HIM OFF,
AT SOME POINT YOU JUST GOT TO
SAY, OKAY.
LET'S GET THAT ADJUSTED AND I'M
COMEBACKS AT I'M AND THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENED.
>> PROUD FANS, MOTORSPORTS IS
NOT ONLY BACK IN THE SERIES,
THEY'RE BACK!
THEY'RE RUNNING FOURTH AT THE
MOMENT.
BURT FRISSELLE IS BEHIND THE
WHEEL.
AND DOING A FINE JOB.
SO WELCOME BACK TO THE RACE,
BOYS.
GERARDO CHACON AND THEY'RE HERE
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE WISH THEM A STRONG RUN AT
THE MOMENT.
LET'S HEAR FROM THE MAN WHO
STARTED THIS CAR, THE PACIFIC
MOBILE PROTOTYPE.
>> AND MARK WILKINS VERY HAPPY
WITH HOW THE PACIFIC MOBILE CAR
IS RUNNING.
MOST OF THESE TEAMS HAVE A
HANCE DO UP AT DAYTONA, DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE YOU'RE MISSING A BEAT
THIS WEEKEND.
>> NO, WE'RE SO FORTUNATE, BURT
AND I HAVE AN AWESOME GROUP OF
GUYS THAT WORK SO HARD OVER THE
WINTER TO REBUILD THE 61
PACIFIC MOLE FORD RILEY FROM
THE FRAME UP, AND THE CAR IS
AWESOME.
DID AN EXCELLENT JOB
ENGINEERING THE CAR, THIS
WEEKEND AND WE JUST -- DRIVE
IT.
WE GOT THE EASY JOB NOW SO BURT
IS OUT THERE DOING A FANTASTIC
JOB.
JUST THE EFFORT, THE MOMENTUM,
IT'S JUST FANTASTIC WITH THIS
ORGANIZATION, AND IT'S JUST
AWESOME.
>> THE SUN IS FINALLY SET
BEHIND THE GRANDSTANDS.
THE TEMPERATURE REALLY DROPPED
HOW WILL THAT AFFECT THE
RACETRACK?
>> I MEAN, WHAT THE SUN GOING
DOWN, I THINK THE TRACK WILL
TIGHTEN UP.
I'M HOPING THE TRACK WILL
TIGHTEN UP.
I THINK THE CAR WILL WORK
REALLY WELL.
BURT PUTTING GREAT MILES DOWN.
CONFIDENT WE'LL BE IN THIS
THING TO THE END.
>> THAT CAR MIGHT BE REBUILT
BUT THAT'S THE FIRST RILEY
CHASSIS EVER BUILT.
>> AT DEMPSEY RACING TWO MAZDAS
IN THE FIELD.
IT'S GOT TO BE DIFFICULT FOR
YOU, SHOWING UP ON A WEEKEND.
LOT OF FANS HANGING AROUND HERE
TO SEE JOE FOSTER.
I'M SURE THAT GETS IN THE WAY.
>> IT IS.
GET A LOT MORE SECURITY TO
PROTECT YOU, CONCENTRATE ON HIS
DRIVING.
HE'S HANDLING THE PRESSURE
REALLY WELL.
WE'RE REAL PROUD OF HIM.
>> WE'LL TALK SERIOUSLY NOW.
THE PRESSURE ON YOU RUNNING TWO
CARS THIS YEAR, REALLY STEPPING
UP.
YOU'RE STEPPING UP YOUR GAME
BUT THIS TEAM HAS STEPPED UP.
HOW DIFFICULT, HOW MUCH WORK IS
IT?
>> IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY
SMOOTHLY, CONSIDERING A LOT OF
NEW PERSONNEL COMING IN AND
GETTING THE CHEMISTRY RIGHT
WITH EVERYBODY.
AND WE'VE HAD SOME -- EVERYBODY
HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGH REALLY
WELL.
LOT OF CONFIDENCE COMING ON THE
OF DAYTONA SO THAT MADE A BIG
DIFFERENCE AND JUST ONE LAP AT
A TIME AND WE'LL SEE WHERE WE
END UP BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY.
THE GUYS WORK, HARD.
AND IT'S PAYING OFF HERE.
SO ALL THEIR HARD WORK IS
MAKING --
>> THE PERSONAL SATISFACTION
FOR YOU I KNOW COMING BACK HERE
THIS YEAR, SEVERAL SECONDS
FASTER THAN YOU WERE IN YEARS
PAST, EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE
RACETRACK YOU SEEM TO BE DOING
BETTER JOB CONCENTRATING ON
YOUR DRIVING.
>> YEAH, LOT MORE.
I JUST -- EVERYBODY ELSE TOO.
SO IT'S GREAT QUALIFYING.
[AUDIO NOT UNDERSTANDABLE]
MAZDA DOING WELL UP FRONT.
AND IT'S REALLY HELPS BUILD
YOUR CONFIDENCE.
MORE EXPERIENCE, STAY OUT OF
TROUBLE A LOT MORE.
AND HAND THE CAR OVER TO JOE
AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A GOOD
FINISH.
BUT I JUST LOVE THIS SPORT AND
TO BE OUT THERE AND COMPETITIVE
MEANS SO MUCH.
I JUST GOT TO GET SO MUCH
FASTER.
BUT YOU GOT TO TAKE THE SMALL
GAINS AND ENJOY THAT.
>> BESTS OF LUCK AND GOOD LUCK
KEEPING JOE IN CHECK SIGNAL TO
COME CHECK IT OUT FOR THE
HOLIDAY.
>> WHAT HE WAS TALK, ABOUT IS
SHARE A LITTLE SUNSHINE IS A
STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS CAUSE THAT
ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO STRENGTH
END THE ECONOMY BY INVITING
FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO VOIGHT
THE SUNSHINE STATE.
THAT'S WHY THE CAR IS ON A
YELLOW.
>> I'M A FLORIDA GUY.
COME ON DOWN!
>> WE'LL SAY YOUR PLACE?
>> THE SARATOGA AVENUE BOYS'
CLUB IS HAVING A FUNCTION THIS
WEEKEND.
LOT OF GUYS LEADING THE
RACETRACK TONIGHT, TOMORROW,
HEADED THAT WAY.
>> MAX HAS BEEN LAYING DOWN
SOME REALLY GOOD LAP TIMES,
DEEP IN THE 12'S, SAME PACE AS
THE LEADERS NOW.
SO THAT FRESH RUBBER REALLY IS
TRYING TO USE THE NUMBER 10
MACHINE BUT JUST LIKE LAST YEAR
THEY STRUGGLED WITH THE SET-UP.
JUST SEE -- SOMEONE OFF OF THE
OUTSIDE THERE.
>> HIDDEN IN THE FOILS AT
LEAST.
>> ONE OF "STAR WARS" CARS.
THE 95.
>> BIG SPIN FROM THE AMOUNT OF
SMOKE WE SAW THERE.
>> STILL LINE THE WHEEL.
>> ENDED UP SPINNING THROUGH
THE GRASS OUT THERE TO THE
OUTER LOOP.
THE OVAL.
AND HE'LL GO ON AROUND THAT
NOW.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S DAMAGED
ANYTHING.
>> LITTLE DIRT ON THE CAR.
>> HE'S GOING TO LOSE A LAP I
THINK.
>> WHOA!
>> QUITE A RIDE.
NOSE ON THAT.
TYPICALLY THE NOSE UP WHEN DO
YOU THAT.
>> TALK ABOUT THE ENTRY SPEED
IN TURN ONE, JUST GOT A LITTLE
WIDE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
GRASS.
SUCH A FINE LINE THERE.
YOU GET JUST A LITTLE TOO DEEP
AND GET OUT IN THE GRAY, THEN
YOU JUST THE PASSENGERS JUST
TRYING TO CONTROL THE SLIDE.
>> YOU'RE COMING DOWN FROM 183-
MILE-AN-HOUR AND TRYING TO COME
THROUGH THAT FLAT AREA, AND
UNBALANCED AND UNFORTUNATELY
GETTING IN TROUBLE.
>> NOTHING HAS CHANGED UP
FRONT.
IT'S STILL THE PORSCHE.
DARREN LAW IN CONTROL OF ROUND
TWO OF THE GRAND AM ROLEX
SPORTSCAR SERIES.
WE'LL BE BACK
>> EXTREME RUBBER BUILD-UP.
>> DISADVANTAGE PERFORMANCE-
WISE BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE
BALANCE OF THE RACE CAR.
REMEMBER WHEN IT'S TRAPPED
UNDER THE WHEEL, TRYING TO LIFT
THE CAR OFF THE GROUND AND BY
HAVING THAT -- RELEASES THE AIR
WITH MORE DOWNFORCE TO THE CAR.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A DRAG
CONSIDERATION.
THEN A LITTLE MORE FRONT
DOWNFORCE AND NO EXTRA DRAG.
>> AND THE PROBLEM IS IT'S
TRAPPED UP AGAINST THE LEFT
SIDE REAR TRUE MIRROR.
YOU SEE RIGHT THERE.
AND IT'S WEDGED ITSELF ON TO
THE PART OF THE MIRROR.
PROBABLY KNOCKED THE ANY OTHER
MIRROR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.
>> AND 95 MADE HIS WAY TO PIT
ROAD.
>> THAT ONE TOO -- OFF IT'S
LOUVERS ON THE RIGHT FRONT
SIDE.
>> AND RYAN IS THE LEVEL 5
TEAMS GOING TO WORK.
OF DUE TO GET IN THAT 95, SO
THE DAMAGE ISN'T TOO GET AND
THE CAR IS STILL OKAY, WE'LL
SEE SCOTT TUCKER IN THE CAR A
LITTLE LATER ON.
>> CLEAN-UP MORE THAN ANYTHING
ELSE BECAUSE IT PACKED ITSELF
SO FULL OF DIRT AND DEBRIS.
>> MAKE SURE THE CAR IS SAFE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THROWING
THEM IN THE CAR UNTIL YOU'RE
SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO.
SO THEY'LL TAKE THEIR TIME
HERE.
AND SCOTT TUCKER TRYING TO GET
TIME AND NOT BE TOO WORRIED
ABOUT THE RESULT WITH THE GOOD
RESULT IN THE SECOND LEAD OVER
WITH BUT THEY'LL WANT TO GET
SCOTT BACK OUT, GET MORE LAPS.
AND DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB,
REALLY DEDICATED TO THE GAME,
BIG IN V. HERE WITH THE 2 CAR.
>> THOUGHT THE LEADING GT WITH
THE 70 CAR OF THIS IS ANOTHER
SPEED SOURCE RUN CAR, THE 68.
LET'S HEAR FROM ONE OF THE
DRIVERS.
>> JOHN EDWARDS HAS HIS FIRST
TASTE OF ROLEX COMPETITION.
BOTH YOU AND ADAM SO SUCCESSFUL
IN FORMULA CARS, NOW OVER TO GT
CARS.
HOW IS THAT TRANSITION BEEN?
>> COMING OVER TO THE RX FROM
OPEN WHEEL CARS WAS NOT AS BIG
A DIFFERENCE AS I THOUGHT.
I EXPECTED IT TO ROLL A LOT AND
THE CORNERS, BUT HAS A LOT OF
GRIP AND I'VE HAD A GOOD TIME.
>> WERE YOU SEEING A LOT OF
YOUNG DRIVERS, UNDER 20 YEARS
OLD, COME INTO ROLEX
COMPETITION AND ALSO
CONTINENTAL TIRE CHALLENGE
SERIES COMPETITION.
WHATTER WHY ARE WE SEEING THE
YOUNG DREYER'S.
>> GRAND-AM IS AN EXCITING
PLACE TO BE.
I'VE RACED IN BOTH NOW, AND
IT'S GREAT RACING AND I THINK
THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE.
>> GUYS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
THE LOUVERS ON THE 59.
THAT'S ONE THING I HEARD IS
DRIVERS COMPLAINING ABOUT BUILD-
UP ON THE TIRES.
GOOD THING IF WE HAVE BEEN HAD
ANY CAUTIONS.
IF WE DO HAVE A CAUTION, YOU'LL
SEE MORE BUILD-UP AND DRIVERS
HAVING TO DEAL WITH GETTING
THAT OFF.
>> SEE ALL THE BUILD-UP RIGHT
THERE.
IT'S PIECES OF DISCARDED RUBBER
THAT'S COME OFF AND THEY -- AND
REMEMBER, THIS IS THE SECOND
RACE ON THE RACETRACK TODAY.
THERE'S BEEN RACING GOING ON
SOME 4 1/2 HOURS.
THERE'S A LOT OF RUBBER.
THAT'S ALL THOSE MARBLES.
THEY GET THROWN UP INTO THE
BODY WORK UNDER THE CAR AND
THAT WAS CAUSED THAT DAMAGE.
WE BLOW THE -- AND REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 24 HOUR,
HEARD A HUGE *** AND MAYBE A
BIG BALL OF RUBBER HE RAN OVER.
HIT THE BODY WORK AND SUDDENLY
LOST GRIP AT THE SAME TIME.
THEY MADE THE CALL TO PIT LANE,
SENT HIM TO THE GARAGE, LOST
THE RACE AT THAT MOMENT SOME
CERTAINLY HAS AN EFFECT WITH
THESE TIRES.
>> THERE'S NO HIDING POLICES
FOR THE RUBBER TO GET IN FRONT
OF THE TIRE.
AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE GREW.
THEY STICK TO ONE ANOTHER.
THEY KEEP GETTING BIGGER.
FINALLY THE MASS OF THE BALL
GETS SO HEAVY IT HAS MOMENTUM
TO COME BACK OUT.
THE WHEEL CHUCKS IT UP INTO THE
BODY WORK.
I HAVE A CAR THAT BLEW THE
WHOLE BODY OFF THE BACK OF THE
CAR.
AND I THOUGHT I WAS TURNING
OVER FROM IT.
>> THE FIGHT BETWEEN BUDDY RICE
AND RYAN.
THIS IS TRYING TO BREAK INTO
THE TOP FIVE.
THE
MAX ANGELELLI AND IAN JAMES IS
NOW INTO THE TOP 10 IN THE
SECOND CAR.
>> THE 10 CAR MAKING HIS WAY
THROUGH NOW, UP INTO THE TOP
10.
MAX ANGELELLI IS NINTH SO THIS
IS A POINTS CHASE SITUATION FOR
MAX.
DIDN'T GET THE RESULT THEY WERE
LOOKING FOR IN THE 24 HOUR RUN.
THAT'S A BIG HOLE IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US?
>> GOT A COUPLE THINGS.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
RUBBER BUILD-UP.
THIS CAME OUT OF THE 95 OFF THE
NOSE WHEN THEY WERE WORKING ON
THE CAR.
THAT'S THAT BUILD-UP, TO UPDATE
THE 95.
SPOKE WITH RYAN HUNTER-REAY HE
SAYS BRICK ISSUES ON THE CAR,
THEY CANNOT GET ENOUGH BRAKING
CAPABILITY TO THE FRONT.
THE REAR TIRES WON A LOT FIRST,
OLD ADAGE IS THE SLIDING TIRE
ALWAYS WANTS TO LEAD THE CAR.
THAT MEANS THE BACK WANTS TO GO
TO THE FRONT.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.
TALK ABOUT TIRE WEAR.
CHECK IN WITH BILL RILEY ABOUT
THE TIRES.
AND IF THE COOL CONDITIONS
WOULD HELP.
HE SAID ACTUALLY IT MAKES --
[NOT UNDERSTANDABLE]
MORE ABRASIVE RUBBER OR THE
ABRASIVE RACETRACK, PEELS THE
RUBBER OFF THE TIRE SO EITHER
WAY IT'S WARM AND SUNNY OR COOL
AND CLOUDY AND STARTING TO GET
DARK THIS, RACETRACK IS GOING
TO EAT TIRES.
GUYS.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL
DO THIS OR NOT, BUT IN THE
EARLY DAYS IN FLORIDA, WHEN YOU
WOULD GO TO ASPHAULT CLAMPS,
ONE OF NATURAL THINGS THAT
SURROUND DOWN HERE IS
SEASHELLS.
AND A LOT OF THE ASPHAULT HAD
GROUND-UP SHELL IN IT.
THE SHELLS PROVIDE TRACTION,
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE ABRASIVE AND
I THINK THEY PROBABLY DON'T
USES THAT ANYMORE LIKE THEY
USED TOM BUT IT'S SOMETHING IN
FLORIDA THAT WAS COMMON.
>> 13 1/2 SECONDS IS THE LEAD
MARGIN, DARREN LAW OVER SCOTT
PRUETT.
I'M SURE MIKE WISHES THE NUMBER
6 CAR WAS UP THERE FLYING FOR
THE LEAD OF THIS RACE.
>> BRIAN THE EMOTIONS ARE STILL
HIGH.
WE'LL CUE UP VIDEO HERE FROM
THAT OPENING LAP AND YOU CAN
JUST WATCH IT AND JUST TAKE IT
THROUGH WHAT WAS HAPPENING
THERE AT THE DROP OF THE GREEN
AND YOU AND THE 01 GOT
TOGETHER.
>> HERE COMES THE REPLAY.
BLYN HAD TELL US WHAT WENT DOWN
BETWEEN HE AND ROJAS.
>> I THINK HE ALREADY KNOWS
WHAT WENT DOWN.
HE'S TRYING TO FORMULATE WHAT
WORDS HE'LL USE THAT HE CAN GET
AWAY WITH.
>> PUSHING ON HERE THE REPLAY
NOW.
>> RIGHT HERE, THE START OF THE
RACE.
I'M INSIDES ROJAS, AND HE JUST
TURNS INTO ME.
TURNS ME, EVERYONE HAS THEIR
OWN RACING ROOM.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE
EVERYONE ROOM AND HE DIDN'T
GIVE ME ROOM.
IT'S UNFOREIGN FOR THE TEAM.
GREAT TEAM.
THE CAR IS SO FAST.
WE HAD A CAR TO WIN HERE TODAY.
AND THE OLD ONE TOOK US.
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE
OFFICIALS FOR NOT PENALIZING
ROJAS FOR THAT.
I GUESS I CAN DO THAT TO HIM IN
THE NEXT RACE.
>> OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SAY HE'S
HAD QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO COOL
OFF BUT EMOTION ARE STILL HIGH.
>> I SIDE WITH HIM.
HE CERTAINLY DID NOTHING WRONG
THERE.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND I SAID
IT BEFORE, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE
START THAT RACE WHICH WE NEVER
COVERED AGAIN WAS ON THE GREEN
FLAG, POLE-SITTER SPUN THE
TIRES UP REAL HARD.
THE CAR DIDN'T GET TRACKS,
STACKED UP THE RIGHT HAND SIDE
SO WHEN THEY DID GET GOING,
THEY TURNED TO TURN ONE,
EVERYTHING WAS SKEWED.
>> I THINK MEMO JUST SAW THE
OPPORTUNITY, GOT RECOGNIZED AT
THE START OF THE RACE.
YOU GOT CARS ALL AROUND YOU
LEFT AND RIGHT.
JUST DOVE FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF
THE RACETRACK.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF
BRIAN FRISSELLE, HE MOBILE
RACING.
BUDGET IS NOT IN PLACE FOR THE
FULL SEASON.
THEY NEED RESULTS NOW.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THIS PROGRAM
IS ONLY IN PLACE FOR TWO OR
THREE RACES.
>> THAT'S A SHAME BECAUSE THIS
IS A GREAT CAR.
CAPABLE OF NOT WINNING THE RACE
OR CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL.
THIS TEAM OF DRIVERS REALLY
NEED SPONSORS BAD.
>> THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND
DOMINATE.
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD,
EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE, THE
ONLY THING THEY CAN'T CHANGE IS
BAND LUCK AND THAT'S ALL
THEY'VE HAD SO FAR.
>> AT THE MOMENT, 6 CAR
UNFORTUNATELY IS TWO LAPS DOWN.
RACE LEADER DARREN LAW.
>> HE'S NOT GOING TO BE DOING
ANY FAVORS FOR PRUETT BECAUSE
-- HE SAW ROJAS THERE.
AND I'M NOT SURE HE'LL BE
GIVING SCOTT PRUETT ANY FAVORS
RIGHT NOW.
>> PRUETT RUNS SECOND, GURNEY
STILL THIRD.
BURT FRISSELLE IS FOURTH.
BUDDY RICE FIFTH.
THE MICHAEL VALIANTE IN 11th.
>> JONATHAN BOMMARITO STILL
DICTATING TURNS, PUT THAT 70
CASTRO BECOME TO BACK VICTORIES
IN 2010.
WE'VE STILL GOT SO MUCH TIME TO
RUN HERE IN MIAMI!
WELCOME.
WE'VE HAD ACTION RIGHT FROM THE
GET GO.
MEMO ROJAS COLLIDED WITH BRIAN
FRISSELLE.
THEN IT WAS ON AT THE FRONT
BETWEEN FOGARTY AND DARREN LAW.
DARREN WITH THE SCINTILLATING
MOVE COMING THROUGH TO TAKE THE
LEAD AND HE HASN'T LOOKED BACK
SINCE THEN.
THEY COME TOGETHER AND THAT WAS
A LUCKY ESCAPE FOR TRACY.
>> YEAH, REALLY NIGHT NOW THE
TEAMS SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT
STATIONARY.
WATCH THIS.
WATER RECOVERY MOVE.
GET THAT THING LASHED.
OTHERWISE BACK TO PIT LANE.
>> THE ACCIDENT CAR HAS DRAMA.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WATER LEAK IN
THIS ENGINE, ENGINE THAT WENT
24 HOURS WITHOUT A GLITCH, NOT
TODAY
THAT ONE IS BEHIND THE WALL.
>> THEN THE FIGHT FOR SECOND
BETWEEN LONGTIME RIVALS SCOTT
PRUETT WITH THE INSIDE MOVE
FINALLY ON ALEX GURNEY, WENT
FOR SEVERAL LAPS, AND THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL ROAD RACER IN
AMERICAN HISTORY WINNING THAT
BATTLE, UNFORTUNATELY FOR RYAN,
RYAN WAS HAVING A VERY STRONG
RUN IN THE CROWN ROYAL BMW, BUT
IT ALL CAME UNDONE RIGHT THERE
AND WE HAVE -- LOOK AT THIS
TRAFFIC.
WE'VE GONE NO IN THIS RACE AND
JUST LAST OCTOBER, WE HAD SIX
CAUTIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 25 LAPS
SO DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT RACE
THIS YEAR.
>> PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID
THAT AS MANY
>> JOINED THE SERIES OF RACING
AND I THINK THESE CONDITIONS
THE GRIP LEVELS ARE UP THIS
YEAR.
THAT MEANS THERE AREN'T AS MANY
MISTAKES.
>> I THINK THIS NEW SPEC TIRES
HAS A LOT DO WITH HOW THINGS
ARE GOING.
THE TIRE IS SHOWN TO BE REALLY
GOOD, LASTS A LOT LONGER.
KUDOS TO THE TIRES.
>> RACE LEADER DARREN LAW,
DAVID DONAHUE STANDING BY AND
ONE OF THE COMEBACK STORIES WAS
THE -- IS THE -- [NOT
UNDERSTANDABLE]
OF RICKY TAYLOR AND MAX
ANGELELLI, TRYING TO PICK IT
OFF ONE POSITION AT A TIME.
>> THAT SUNTRUST CAR NOW DOWN A
LAP, SHAKING HIS HEAD HERE.
YOU GUYS WENT WITH A LITTLE
DIFFERENT STRATEGY ON TIRES
STARTING ON OLDER TIRES BUT
THAT IS NOT PAYING OFF RIGHT
NOW.
>> WELL, WE'RE IN THE SAME
POSITION NOW AS MAX.
ONCE WE GOT TO HAVE A 28 LAPS
WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TESTIMONY
IS WE HAD THE PROBLEM LAST
YEAR.
WE HAD A STRATEGY, TO RUN RICKY
WITH USED TIRES.
>> THE SUNTRUST TEAM IS
STEPPING UP.
WE'LL GO BACK OCCUPY TO PIT
LANE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN A CAR LIKE
THAT, THE ONLY CHANCE YOU HAVE
FOR STAYING AGGRESIVE IS
CAUTION FLAGS.
YOU CAN COME IN AND PUT ANOTHER
SET OF TIRES ON OR BREAK UP THE
MONOTONY.
THIS GOING 72 LAPS OF GREEN --
HAVE TO COME IN AND SEE IF
HEADED ON PIT LANE.
>> LET'S HEAR FROM WILL TURNER.
>> WHEN THERE'S NO FULL FORCE
CAUTION, IT'S UP TO SPEED ON
THE RACETRACK.
LOOKS LIKE THE 94 HAS IT TODAY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS STRUGGLED
THROUGHOUT FROM SESSIONS, BUT
RIGHT NOW BILL IS LYING AND
CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET IN.
>> YES, IT'S UNIQUE SITUATION
TO HAVE WHERE I HAVE ONE DRIVER
THAT DOESN'T WANT TO GET OUT OF
THE CAR, AND THE OTHER DRIVER
ON THE RADIO SAYING PLEASE COME
ON, WASN'T TO GET IN!
>> YOU KNOW, PHIL SAYING THE
CAR IS FANTASTIC, WE CALLED IT
RIGHT ON THE SET-UP.
BUT DIDN'T GET A LOT OF
PRACTICE TIME HERE BUT THE CAR
IS WORKING REALLY WELL.
SO BILL EXCITED, HAVING A GOOD
TIME.
JOEY WANTS TO JUMP IN AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT ON
THE POLED YUM TODAY.
>> HAS JOEY TURNED A WHEEL IN
THIS THIS WITHIN?
>> HE HAS NOT TURNED A WHEEL.
BILL TURNED OWNED A FEW LAPS
THIS WEEKEND.
>> HE JUST FINISHED THIRD IN
THE 47 RACE TODAY.
SO JOEY KNOWS THE TRACK.
BUT HE'S ADAPTABLE, HAS A LOT
OF TIME IN DAYTONA.
SO JOEY I'M SURE WILL GET RIGHT
IN AND SHOW US WHAT HE CAN DO.
>> HE CERTAINLY KNOWS A BMW AS
WELL.
THEY'RE READY TO GO.
>> AND AGAIN REASON THE CARS
ARE -- DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN IN
THE CARS, THE CARS -- POWER
STEERING PROBLEMS, TOOK MOST OF
THE DAY TO RECTIFY.
IT HASN'T BEEN ON THE RACETRACK
AT ALL.
>> AND WE SEE IT THE GUYS GOING
AROUND THE 10 CAR, ANGELELLI
JUST IN PIT LANE.
ONLY HAD 43 LAPS ON THE BOOKS.
AND THAT STINT.
AND THEY NORMALLY RUN OVER 50.
THAT WAS THE SITUATION OVER THE
SUNTRUST CAR BRINGING INTO PIT
LANE EARLY AND WE TALKED ABOUT
THE CAR, THERE YOU SAW THE
SPEED THERE.
EVEN THE GT CARS JUST SWAMPED
HIM AND HAVE TAKEN OFF FROM HIM
ON COLD TIRES, THE DRIVERS
LOSING 10 TO 15 SECONDS OF
LAPS.
WE ANTICIPATE SIMILAR TO
DAYTONA, IN THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS.
>> SCOTT PRUETT SAID IT'S LIKE
ACHE SKATING RINK.
HE SAYS YOU CAN IDLE INTO A
SPINOUT.
NO THROTTLE WHATSOEVER.
UNBELIEVEABLE FOR A COUPLE
LAPS.
>> WE SAW THE BEST IN THE
BUSINESS MAKING THE SAME.
LOOK AT HIM IN THE 10 CAR.
JUST INTO THE STRAIGHT WALL
THERE.
AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
SO HE IS ONE OF THE MOST
RENOWNED AND RECOGNIZED AND
FASTEST SPORTSCAR DRIVERS IN
THE WORLD.
JUST CAMPS YOU OUT.
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR
WILL NOT REALLY REACT WHEN YOU
NEED IT.
BUT COLD TIRES AND COLD
CONDITIONS, BAD COMBINATION.
>> LOOK AT THIS!
JEFF SEGAL AND SALES TO THAT
POSITION BACK.
NICE WORK!
GOING ON FOR MANY LAPS.
BEHIND JONATHAN BOMMARITO WE
JUST SAW HIM, THE SECOND SPEED
MATCH-UP BACK INTO THIRD PLACE.
>> AND THAT LOCKED LIKE IT WAS
EASY.
WHEN YOU GET OUT TIRES OFF THE
BANKING, IT'S NOT EASY TO GO
THROUGH THERE.
>> JEFF SEGAL FLYING IN ONE
THESE.
HE SAT ON THE POLE IN 24 HOUR
RACE, HAD A COUPLE WINS LATE IN
THE GOING IN 2009.
SO THEY'RE EXPECTING TO PUT IN
A STRONG CHAMPIONSHIP IN 70 CAR
LEAD COMING UP THE BACK OF THE
BIG, 24 HOUR RACE.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING GOOD.
BUT I KNOW SEGAL HAS
ASPIRATIONS TO BE IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP HUNT AS WELL.
>> THEIR LEADER DARREN LAW WHO
JUST WENT BY IN THE 59, LAPPING
HIS WAY THROUGH, SOMETHING YOU
HAVE TO DEAL WITH WE MULTIPLE
CRASHES, YOU'RE ALWAYS -- EVEN
THOUGH YOU'RE LEADING IN YOUR
CLASS, THE LEADER BECOMES
ENGAGE.
>> SPEAKING OF LEADER, HERE IS
JONATHAN BOMMARITO.
AND IT'S SO WELL.
HE WILL HAND OVER TO TEAM
PRINCIPAL, THEM PLAY WHEN ALL
IS DONE.
>> DONE A GREAT JOB HERE TODAY.
HE IS STILL RUNNING IN FIFTH,
LAST TIME DROPPED TO THE LOWER
19th.
THAT'S A GREAT JOB.
IF HE CAN HOLD THAT TOGETHER
THERE IN THE TOP FIVE, TURN IT
OVER TO PAUL ON THE FINAL SPIT
STOP THEY CAN STILL BE A FACTOR
HERE TONIGHT.
>> YOU SEE THAT 70 MAZDA
EXHAUST, LIGHTS UP THE
RACETRACK.
IF YOU'RE BEHIND THIS CAR, WHEN
THAT FLASH COMES OUT, IT'S
BRIGHT, IT BLINDS YOU.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
THESE CARS, BETWEEN EVERY SHIFT
ON THE DOWN RUN, WHEN YOU'RE
NOT ACCELERATING, THEY HAVE A
LOT OF FUEL TO COOL THE ENGINE
OFF.
THAT FLAME IS BRIGHT!
>> THE SECOND STEVENSON HAVE
MARROW AS THE BMW MOTORSPORTS
IS IN.
HISS JOB IS TUNNEL JOEY HAND
BEHIND THE WHEEL.
SECOND PLACE AT THE TIME IN GT.
>> PIT STOP NEARLY AN HOUR AND
10 ON THE BOARD.
THEY HAVE TO REALLY STRAIGHTEN
THEIR MILEAGE.
NOT SURE THEY CAN MAKE IT
WITHOUT PORTION HELP WHICH WE
HAVEN'T SEEN YET TODAY.
IT WILL BE TOUGH TO MAKE IT TO
THE FINISH WITHOUT A SPLASH OF
FUEL.
>> AND MAYBE SOME OF YOU
WATCHING A GRANT AM, THIS IS
RARE.
WE DON'T NORMALLY GO PORSCHE
FREE THIS LONG!
>> THIS IS THE 48 MILLER
BARRETT PORSCHE MILLER LINE THE
WHEEL AND THIS CAR HAS MADE
SEVERAL JOURNEYS DOWN PIT ROAD.
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON
HERE.
>> IT'S BEHIND THE WALL AND YOU
SEE THE 6 ON THE DASH MEANS
IT'S IN TOP GEAR, WHICH IT
WOULDN'T BE IN YOU'RE IN THE
PIT LANE THERE.
>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN HEAR
SOMETHING.
>> NO DRIVE.
>> SOUNDS LIKE EITHER A BROKE
CHAP OR SOMETHING A BROKE AXEL.
>> REMEMBER YESTERDAY LUKE HAD
AN STINT IN ONE OF PRACTICE
SESSIONS AND CLIPPED THE WALL
AT A TIRE.
HIT THE SIDEWALK OFF THE
BANKING, THAT MAY HAVE HAD A --
AND COME INTO PLAY TODAY IN THE
RACE.
>> BOYS HAD A TOUGH RUN.
LOOKING FOR THEIR LUCK TO TURN
AROUND.
HOW ABOUT THE 99 BOYS?
WILL THEY GET THEIR FIRST
PODIUM HERE AT HOMESTEAD?
THIS AN INTRIGUING COMPETITION
RUN AGAINST 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS,
YOU SEE THEM THERE.
AND WHOA, WE'VE GOT A FIRE ON
THE RACETRACK!
>> IN FOR ORR FIRE.
THAT'S NOT THE COCKPIT.
IN JORDAN TAYLOR IN THE CAR.
>> THAT'S QUITE UNUSUAL.
>> DRIVER LOOKS GOOD.
>> I'VE NEVER HAD FIRE IN A
RACE CAR, HAVE YOU?
>> YEAH!
I'VE BEEN THERE.
>> THAT'S WHERE YOU DON'T WANT
A FIRE.
>> NEW YORK, IT'S SCARY.
WE'VE SPOKEN TO DRIVERS MANY
TIMES ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE,.
>> THAT'S A STRANGE ONE BECAUSE
THAT DIDN'T LOOK ENGINE
RELATED.
THAT LOOKED LIKE AN INTERIOR
FIRE.
>> DELIBERATELY LEFT IT THERE.
DON'T WANT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO
THE PIT WALL WHERE THE FUEL
TANKS ARE SO MAYBE HE
DELIBERATELY LEFT IT THERE.
WENT TO PIT LANE.
>> IT'S ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
SOMETHING ON THE PASSENGER
BOARD IS FULLY ABLAZE.
YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THERE'S LIKE
AN OIL LINE THROUGH THERE OR
SOMETHING THAT IS -- RUPTURED.
>> THAT'S A VERY STRANGE --
HAVEN'T SEEN A FIRE LIKE THAT
FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
>> A MINUTE AND -- AN HOUR AND
FOUR MINUTES LEFT IN THIS RACE
SOME IF THIS DOES GO TO
CAUTION, I THIS WE COULD SEE IT
A LOT OF PEOPLE PIT FUTURE THE
FINAL TIME AND MAKE IT TO THE
FINISH WITHOUT STOPPING AGAIN.
>> HE DID THE SENSIBLE THING,
PUTTING THAT INTO THE MIDDLE OF
THE ROAD.
IF YOU BROUGHT IT TO PIT WALL
YOU'LL HAVE ALL THOSE FUELING
RIGS.
BUT HE DID A GOOD JOB.
>> RACE LEADER IS IN, LEAD DIM
ENDISHED SOME 7 SECONDS TO
SCOTT PRUETT SO THE PRESSURE
MOUNTING.
DARREN LAW, WELL DONE.
AWESOME RACE AND NOW HE HANDS
OVER TO DAVID DONAHUE.
>> GOOD STRATEGY.
BECAUSE IF IT DID GO YELLOW,
PIT ROAD WOULD CLOSE, THEIR
LEAD WOULD EVAPORATE
IMMEDIATELY.
I'M SURE THEY'RE IN THE FUEL
WINDOW AS WELL.
GOOD CLEAN PIT STOP.
>> AND NICE CLEAN STOP BY
DARREN LAW, JUST A FEW LAPS
EARLIER, 9 CAR CAME IN, DROPPED
A TON EVERY OIL THROUGH LAW'S
PIT BOX SO THE TEAM HAS SPENT
10 MINUTES MAKING SURE IT WAS
ABSOLUTELY CLEAN, GETTING ALL
THAT OIL OUT OF HERE WHICH IS
DUFF TO SEE WITH NO MORE
SUNLIGHT.
DAVID HOHN HUE GETTING BEHIND
THE WHEEL.
TIRES DONE, JUST WAITING ON
FUEL.
THIS CAR WILL BE VERY THIRSTY
BECAUSE IT WAS A LONG RUN OUT
THERE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE CAR IS
WORKING VERY WELL.
BRIAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
>> LINE THE WHEEL, TEAR OFF THE
WINDSHIELD.
THE LOUVERS ON THE BODY WORK,
THEY'RE BLOWING ON ON THE LEFT,
A COUPLE BLOWN OUT ON THE RIGHT
NOW.
THAT WILL CHANGE THE
AERODYNAMICS BALANCING OF THIS
CAR.
LOT OF RUBBER PICKUP.
MAYBE THIS --
PART OF THE PROBLEM IS FOR
GURNEY, THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT
ADJUSTING BARS TO CHANGE THE
BALANCE OF THE CAR.
SOME OF IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF
THOSE FRONT LOUVERS.
>> 01 IS IN.
SCOTT PRUETT TO PIT ROAD.
TWO GOOD CLEAN STOPS.
NOW IT'S THE GANASSI SQUAD'S
TURN.
>> NO DRIVER CHANGE ON THE 01
CAR.
YOU CAN SEE LOUVERS ON BOTH THE
FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT MISSING ON
THIS CAR.
NOW THIS CAR THE 59 AND THE 01
GOING WITH SCUFFED TIRES SO
SCOTT PRUETT SAYS HE IS OUT
IMPERATIVE AS THE TEMPERATURES
GOT COOLER, TALK TWO LAPS TO
GET THE CAR UP.
VERY CAREFUL BUS IF YOU DO FLAT
THE TIRES, WITH THE BANKING,
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY TOUGH.
IF YOU FLAT SPOT YOU'RE
DEFINITELY GOING TO CENTER DO
COME IN BECAUSE THE BANKING
PUTS SO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE
CARS, YOU CAN'T HAVE A FAILURE.
>> 70 IS ON PIT ROAD.
TO THIS IS THE GT LEADING CAR.
JONATHAN BOMB ROUTEO, SUPER
JOB.
THIS IS THE ROLL OBSERVATION
CAR.
>> THEY'RE PUTTING THE TIRES ON
RIGHT NOW.
SO -- IT WILL BE TOUGH.
>> I THINK THE SLIGHT CLAY, THE
GUY GOT THE GUN OUT OF THERE.
AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.
THEY'RE WAITING ON FUEL.
COUPLE MORE GALLONS THEY NEED
ONBOARD, MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS
WITH THE FUEL FLOW RATE SOME IT
SHOULD TAKE ANY LONGER, THEY
GET TWO MORE GALLONS.
>> NEGRI BRINGS THE CROWN ROYAL
CAR TO PIT ROAD.
>> STICKERS ON THIS CAR, IT
MIGHT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
GETTING FRESH TIRES.
TAKING A LITTLE LONGER TO GET
UP TO SPEED THAN THE GUYS WITH
--
>> THIS IS WHERE WE COULD SEE
MISTAKES HERE DURING THIS FINAL
PIT STOP.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE OPEN.
THEY WILL GO OUT ON REALLY,
REALLY COLD CONDITIONS, ON
STICKER TIRES.
LIKE BEING ON ICE, LIKE GETTING
YOUR FIRST WINTER DRIVING DAY
IN THE OFF SEASON AND YOU GO
OUT AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE CAUGHT
OUT.
THAT'S WHAT THESE GUYS ARE NOW
DEALING WITH, IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE RACE, HAVE TO SLOW IT DOWN.
THEY DID NOT AFFORD TO MAKE A
MISTAKE ON THIS LAP.
>> THAT'S WHY I MOVED TO
FLORIDA.
>> ONE HOUR REMAINS.
ONE HOUR REMAINS IN THIS RACE.
PRUETT COMES TO RYAN HAS
INHERITED THE LEAD.
BUT WE'LL SEE HOW CLOSE IT IS.
DONAHUE NOW COMES ACROSS THE
LINE SO PRUETT HAS LEAP-FROGGED
THE PORSCHE, WHERE IS THE 99 IN
THE MIX?
WELL HAVE MORE IN A MOMENT.
LET'S GETS TO CHIP GANASSI.
>> WHAT A GREAT PIT STOP THERE!
YOU GUYS MADE UP SO MUCH TIME,
IN FRONT OF THE 59 CAR NOW.
BUT OBVIOUSLY SCOTT TRYING TO
GET THE CAMPS UP IN THAT CAR.
HOW CRUCIAL ARE THE OUTLASTS?
>> WELL, WE GOT TWO PROBLEMS,
WANT THE TIRES ON AND THE
ENGINES COOL.
THEY'RE WARM NOW.
SO WE'RE ALL RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A
SHOOT-OUT TO THE END.
THOSE GUYS NO SLUMPS IN THE 59
AND WE WERE MAKING UP SOME GOOD
TIME ON THEM.
THEY WERE SAVING FUEL UP TO
THAT LAST STOP.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NOW.
IT WILL BE A RACE.
>> I KNOW YOU'RE SO
DISAPPOINTED AFTER THE ROLEX
24, BUT THEN THE TEAM COMES
BACK AND WINS THE DAYTONA 500.
HOW GREAT WAS THAT.
>> REALLY GET.
THANK YOU, CHRIS.
I MEAN, GET FOR JAMIE, GREAT
FOR BASS PRO SHOPS.
GREAT FOR FELIX AND TERESA.
GREAT FOR THE TEAM.
EVERYBODY THAT EVER BEEN PART
OF THIS TEAM HAS HAD A LITTLE
TECH IN THAT WIN.
>> EMOTION AFTER THAT GREAT
WIN.
>> HE TALKED ABOUT THE
OVERHEATING POSSIBILITY.
TOOK OFF A LITTLE BLANKING PLAY
ON THE GRILL AND THAT'S AN
ADJUSTMENT THEY CAN MAKE DURING
THESE PIT STOPS, SOMETIMES THEY
PUT TAPE ON, RUNNING TOO COLD.
THAT ONE THEY DID EXPECT TO
TAKE ON.
THEY TOOK OUT, SHOULDN'T ALLOW
A LITTLE MORE AIRFLOW INTO THAT
DUCT TO KEEP THE ENGINE COLM
THIS BMW.
>> IT'S BEEN -- SINCE WE GOT
DOWN TO FLORIDA FOR THIS RACE
WEEKEND.
IT'S BEEN SO COLD THAT THEY'VE
HAD TO PUT A LOT OF TAPE ON.
RADIATORS, ALSO -- BUT TODAY IS
THE WARMEST EVEN RIGHT NOW.
IT'S WARMER THAN YESTERDAY.
>> WE'LL ALSO CHANGE THE
BALANCE AS WELL.
WITH THOSE LOUVERS BLOWING OUT
BACK, BY TAKING THAT BLANKING
PLATE OFF THAT WILL TAKE SOME
AWAY.
SO EQUALIZE EACH OTHER.
>> WHAT A REMARKABLE START FROM
THE CHIP GANASSI TO FELIX,
NEGRI HAS UP TO SPEED, PRUETT
JUST GINGERLY WORKING HIS WAY
BACK UP.
LEADS THE WAY!
>>> YOU CAN WATCH THE REST OF
NASCAR ON SPEED SHOWS ONLINE ON
DEMAND.
GO TO THE VIDEO SECTION EACH
WEEKEND FOR INTERVIEWS,
HIGHLIGHTS, RACE RECAPS, AND
YOUR FAVORITE SPEED PROGRAM.
THAT'S NASCAR ON SPEED
BROADBAND.
WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE
SPORTS CUP SERIES, AND YOU ARE
LOOKING AT THE GT CLASS LEADER,
AND THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND RACE
FOR THIS RACER.
THE FIRST TIME THAT TURNER
MOTORSPORT, AND THEY HAVE NEVER
A FULL SERIES OF GRAND-AM GT
RACING.
WHAT A WAY IN JUST THEIR SECOND
RACE TO BE OUT FRONT LEADING
WITH THIS NEW CAR.
>> I THINK THEY HAVE GREAT
COMBINATION, AND THEY KNOW
STRATEGY VERY WELL.
THEY MAKE THE RIGHT CALLS.
HE HAS OBVIOUSLY RUN MANY YEARS
WITH THE TEAM, BUT HE IS A GREAT
STRATEGIST AND REALLY ON TOP OF
HIS GAME.
BRIAN, WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
BIT OF A QUESTION MARK OVER THAT
FUEL SITUATION.
>> CALVIN YOU WERE WONDERING CAN
THEY GO AN HOUR AND 10 MINUTES.
THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY LONG TIME
FOR A GT CAR.
AND THE DEAL IS THIS.
THEY WERE SET UP FOR A PIT STOP
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND THEY
SAID WE IRE NOT GETTING A GOOD
READ ON FUEL NOW.
WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS RUN
OUT ON THE TRACK.
SO I'M THINKING WE'LL SEE THE 94
ONE MORE TIME ON PIT ROW.
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, THE QUESTION
IS WILL THEY DO IT EARLIER OR
LATE.
YOU WANT TO BE THE FIRST PERSON
TO MAKE THAT LAST STOP.
SO WE'LL SEE IF THEY COME TO PIT
ROW.
>> MR. PUG AND PLAY AS HE IS
GOING TO GET THE JOB, YOU
OBVIOUSLY CAN GET THE JOB DONE
AT THE ENDURANCE RACES, BUT WHAT
ABOUT THESE RACES?
>> MAN, THAT WAS AMAZING.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH FUN
THAT WAS.
ALL OF THESE NAMES, IT'S JUST
REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL.
I WANT TO THANK THE FANS, SPEED,
MAZDA, CAST ROLEROLE.
>> I'M USED TO LIKE 45, 50
MINUTE RACE.
MAN, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
>> I THINK THE GUYS AT MAZDA ARE
GOING TO TELL YOU HAVE TO START
DOING SOME MORE PUSHUPS.
>> THOSE BOYS ARE IN SECOND AT
THE MOMENT.
AS WE RIDE WITH THE 95.
FRZ FRZ CLOOER
>> NOT FLAT ANYMORE IS HE BO.
.
>> INTERESTING WHAT HE SAID
THERE ABOUT WHERE WE CAME FROM.
YOU GET USED TO HALF-HOUR RACES,
45-MINUTE RACES, AND YOU USE ALL
OF YOUR ENERGY IN THAT 45
MINUTES, AND NOW YOU HAVE TO GO
AN HOUR AND A HALF.
>> IT'S THAT LAST PART OF
EFFORT, AND HERE WE SEE THE
PROBLEM.
PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT FRONT.
THIS WILL BE COSTLY UNDER
GREEN-FLAG RUNNING.
WHAT A DISASTER HERE.
THEY COULDN'T AFFORD ANY MISHAP
ON PIT LAIN.
THEY PROBABLY LOST 3 SECONDS
THERE.
>> THAT WAS FRUSTRATION FOR THE
TURNER MOTORSPORT BOYS.
>> IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE THAT
CALL, YOU WANT TO DO IT AND STAY
ON THE LAP.
IF YOU ARE ROLLING THE DICE,
STAY OUT THERE AND PLAY FOR
CAUTION.
>> JUST TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH
THINGS HAVE TURNED AROUND,
PRUETT CAME IN 8 SECONDS DOWN
FROM LAW, AND HE IS NOW 8
SECONDS IN FRONT.
LET'S GO TO DARREN MOORE.
>> DARREN YOU HAD A COMMANDING
LEAD, AS MUCH AS 14 SECONDS AT A
COUPLE OF POINTS IN TIME.
AND THEN YOU GAVE IT ALL OUT.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
>> THE BIGGEST PROBLEM, THE CAR
WAS GREAT, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
WAS WHEN I CAME IN PIT LANE,
THERE WAS A CAR ON FIRE, AND I
ALMOST HAD TO STOP, AND WE LOST
ALL OF THE GAP THAT I HAD MADE
UP, WHICH WAS UNFORTUNATE.
>> CAN DAVID NOW GET UP AND MAKE
IT ASH THE 01?
>> IT'S POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CAR.
>> HOW IS THE TRACK OUT THERE?
WE HAVE NEVER RACED HERE AT
NIGHT BEFORE.
HOW IS IT IN THE INFIELD?
>> THEY SAID WE'RE RUNNING 20%
LIGHT LIKE WE DO AT DAYTONA, BUT
IT'S VERY DARK.
IT'S TOUGH IF YOU HAVE GOT
NOBODY IN FRONT OF YOU, IT'S
PRETTY DARK.
>> OBVIOUSLY NOW HIS TEAMMATE
HAS GOT A LOT OF WORK.
>> IT WOULD BE NICE FOR HIM TO
CONVERT THAT IN TO A VICTORY,
BUT AS CHRIS MENTIONED, THERE'S
A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO BE DONE.
CAN PRUETT GO ALL THE WAY?
WHAT HAS
>>> 2008 GRAND-AM CHAMPION PALL
EDWARDS IS BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL
OF THE CORVETTE WHERE HE STARTED
FROM POLL POSITION.
HE STARTED, HANDED IT OVER TO
SCOTT RUSSELL, AND SCOTT WILL BE
HIS TEAMMATE OUT THERE 2010.
CALVIN MENTIONED HOW COMPETITIVE
HIS TIMES WERE.
HOLDS ABOUT A MINUTE DOWN ON THE
CLOCK, AND HE IS, HOWEVER, STILL
RUNNING IN 5TH POSITION.
THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, THE
JOURNEY OF SCOTT PRUETT TO MAKE
IT HERE FOR THIS RACE.
HERE IS A SNAPSHOT.
>> SO LONG FROM DAYTONA.
WHERE JOSH IS A DAYTONA 200
CHAMPION.
>> HEY, GUYS, GOT TO GO.
>> GO GET EM.
>> THANKS A LOT.
MAN, IT HAS BEEN A LONG NIGHT.
I MADE IT.
OH, MY GOD.
>> DAYTONA BEACH DOWN HERE TO
MIAMI.
SCOTT SAID HE GOT ABOUT THREE OR
FOUR HOURS SLEEP.
THIS WAS EARLIER IN THE WEEK IN
ATLANTA.
JUST GETTING HIMSELF A LITTLE
MORE FINELY TUNED FOR THE
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI LAYOUT, AND
LET'S HOPE THE EVENT DOESN'T END
LIKE THIS.
>> HE DIDN'T DO THAT, SO THAT IS
GOOD NEWS.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED THE CAR
IS IN THE FRONT LINE.
HERE IS MR. DAYTONA NOW.
>> OBVIOUSLY, SCOTT, THAT IS NOT
A VIEW WE WANT TO SEE OR YOU
WANT TO SEE OUT OF THE CORVETTE.
THE CAR SEEMS TO BE REALLY
WORKING WELL.
THE GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
LAP TIMES OUT THERE.
WHAT IS THE TIRE WEAR OUT THERE
TODAY?
>> THE TRACK IS A LITTLE
SLIPPERY, AND I THINK THE TIRES,
WITH THE SETUP THEY HAVE GOT,
IT'S A GOOD THING, AND TONY AND
PAUL, AND ALL OF THE CREW HAVE
DONE A GREAT JOB PREPARING THE
CAR AND GIVING ME SOMETHING
REALLY NICE TO DRIVE, AND I
COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THE CHEMISTRY
AS REALLY GROWN AND CHANGED
HERE.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS
GELLING VERY NICELY.
>> YEAH, AND I MEAN -- THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, A REAL
TEAM, YOU KNOW, FOR A FULL
SEASON, AND I COULDN'T PROBABLY
BE IN A BETTER PLACE RIGHT NOW.
THESE GUYS ARE GREAT.
THEY HAVE GREAT EQUIPMENT, AND
WE'RE GOING TO GET BETTER AS WE
GO.
>> IT'S ALWAYS THE DRIVER IN
FOCUS, BUT IT'S REALLY THE TEAM
THAT MAKES HIM GO.
>> IT WAS ABOUT 10 OR 12 LAPS
AGO WE SAW THE 30 CAR CATCH ON
FIRE.
I IMAGINE YOU HAVE PROBABLY
NEVER BEEN IN A CAR THAT HAS
CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE?
>> IT WASN'T A REALLY BIG FIRE.
IT STARTED SMOKING WHEN I WENT
THROUGH TURN 1.
IT STARTED TO BURN MY EYES A
LITTLE BIT, BUT I TURNED 6, AND
RIGHT AS I HIT PIT LANE, I
LOOKED AT THE RIGHT AND SAW A
LITTLE FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
SO IT WASN'T A HUGE FIRE, BUT IT
WAS THE END OF THE RACE.
>> TODD BACK OUT THERE NOW?
>> NO, WE'RE DONE.
>> IT MIGHT NOT BE A HUGE FIRE,
BUT IT IS BIG ENOUGH ONE FOR ME
TO GET OUT OF THERE.
>> PRETTY COOL YOUNG MAN, ISN'T
HE?
>> YEAH, HE IS.
>> THE ADVANTAGE IS AROUND ABOUT
10 SECONDS NOW.
SOME 28 SECONDS IN ARREARS.
IT'S PRETTY SPACIOUS ONE, TO
TWO, TO THREE.
>> IT'S PRETTY EARLY DAYS, AND
THEY HAVE THE 02 CAR CATCH ON
FIRE.
AND THIS WEEKEND THEY SAID WE
LOOKED INSIDE THE ENGINE AND
CERTAINLY THERE WAS SOME
FATIGUE, AND THEY HAVE BEEFED
THOSE UP NOW.
HE SAID WE HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE,
BUT YOU GIVE AND LEARN, AND THE
01 CAR HUNG ON.
>> OF ALL OF THE ENGINES, ONLY
ONE PISTON AND ONE ENGINE HAD
THIS FATIGUE CRACK, AND IT'S DUE
TO A RADIUS THAT THEY PUT IN,
AND IT HAD A SHARP EDGE, AND A
CRACK RIGHT ON THE SHARP EDGE
UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT STEVE, GREAT, GREAT
REPUTATION ON THESE BMWS, AND
WE'LL JUST CALL THAT ONE A
FLUKE.
>> STILL RUNNING FORTUNATE FREE.
CAN YOU BELIEVE TH>> WATCH THIS.
IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A BREAK
ON THE FRONT AND REAR.
AND TWO OF THEM ARE ALMOST
SIMULTANEOUSLY GLOWING.
WATCH HOW MUCH REAR BREAK HE HAS
GOT TO BALANCE THE CAR.
IT MEANS THEY HAVE WAY TOO MUCH
[ INAUDIBLE ], AND NOT HAVING
THE REAR DO ITS FAIR SHARE.
>> THAT'S AN ADJUSTMENT THE
DRIVER CAN ACTUALLY MAKE INSIDE
THE COCKPIT.
THERE IS AN ADJUSTMENT ***, AND
YOU CAN DIAL THAT IN, CERTAINLY
AS THE FUEL CHANGES.
THERE'S ONE OF THE FEW COCKPIT
ADJUSTMENTS THAT THE DRIVER CAN
MAKE.
BUT HE HAS ABOUT A 10-SECOND
LEAD RIGHT NOW.
AND THE OTHER TEAM HAS TO FEEL
VERY UNFORTUNATE, WE DIDN'T SEE
HOW MUCH ON CAMERA IT SLOWED
DOWN ON ENTRY, BUT IF THEY LOSE
THAT AMOUNT OF TIME, IT'S VERY
UNFORTUNATE.
THEY NEED TO GET THE HAMMER
DOWN, AND RIGHT NOW HE HAS ABOUT
10 SECONDS TO TRY TO GAIN.
>> AND THE LAST TIME HE LEFT
WITH 114, HE DID A 113.5, SO HE
IS REALLY STARTING TO GET INTO
IT NOW.
AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO WORK
YOUR WAY IN, SO HE HAS TIME ON
HIS SIDE, BUT WE'RE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME PRETTY RAPIDLY.
>> VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE TRACK TO
RUN IN THE RACE WEEKEND WHERE
YOU DON'T SEE DIFFERENT TRACK
CONDITIONS.
DARREN TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE
LIGHTS DOWN.
HE SAID I COULD BARELY SEE THE
ENTRY DOWN THERE.
THESE BOYS ARE REALLY HAVING TO
FEEL AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN
HE HAD A NIGHT RACE WHERE WE
DIDN'T HAVE A PRACTICE RUN TO
SEE WHAT IT WAS GOING TO LOOK
LIKE.
>> FORD HAS NEVER WON A RACE
HERE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
SPEEDWAY -- OH, GOES TO 68.
THE SPEED MASTER OF CHRIS, ABLE
TO GATHER IT BACK UP AGAIN.
A TOP-PLACED SPORTS POWERHOUSE
IS BACK IN FOURTH OVERALL.
THE TEAM WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY DAMAGE TO THAT CAR.
>> VERY CONFIDENT YOUNG DRIVER.
THIS IS A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR
HIM, BUT THE 61 CAR CONTINUES TO
HAVE A VERY STRONG RUN FOR HIM.
BUT RIGHT NOW HE IS FEELING THE
PRESSURE.
RIGHT BEHIND HIM IS RYAN.
IS BATTLE FOR POSITION.
AND ANGELLEI IS ALSO UP IN THE
TOP SIX.
>> HE WILL BE THE FIRST ONE OUT
OF THIS GROUP THAT WILL NEED TO
COME IN FOR FUEL.
HE IS BACK ON THE LEAD LAP, BUT
HE NEEDS A CAUTION BADLY AS
WELL.
>> YEAH, IT'S KIND OF A DEATH
SPIRAL WITH THAT CAR.
YOU NEED A CAUTION.
>> THE KEY IS, I THINK MAX NEEDS
A PIT STOP, AND I THINK THE
OTHER GUYS PROBABLY DO NOT.
THAT LAST FLASH IS GOING TO COST
HIM DEARLY IN TERMS OF TRACK
POSITION.
WE KEEP SAYING WE HAVEN'T SEEN
ONE HERE TODAY.
WE DON'T EXPECT ANY.
>> JUST 4 CARS OF THE 34 THAT
STARTED ARE OUT OF THE RACE.
IT WAS THAT BIG OIL-LEAK PROBLEM
ON THE NUMBER 9.
WE UNDERSTAND THE LG MOTORSPORT
CAR HAS RETIRED AS WELL.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY THIS
STAR WORKS TEAM.
FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAVE RUN
TWO CARS HERE THIS SEASON, AND
RYAN DALZIEL HAS JUST BEEN GIVEN
THE OPPORTUNITY.
HE IS GOING TO KEEP DRIVING THE
WHEELS OFF AND PUSHING IT
TOWARDS THE FRONT.
ABOUT 50 POUND GLIDER, THEY HAVE
REALLY WORKED THEIR TAILS OFF IN
THE OFF-SEASON, AND COME BACK
STRONG WITH THAT 61 MACHINE.
>> THEY WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK,
LITERALLY TO GET THESE CARS
HERE.
THEY WERE STILL WORKING OUT THE
REVISED-CAR BUG EARLIER THIS
WEEKEND.
TO SEE THIS CAR RUNNING IN THE
TOP 5 IS A REAL LOT OF SUGAR TO
THAT TEAM.
BUT THE 55 IS A LITTLE FURTHER
DOWN IN 11TH PLACE OVERALL.
WE NEED TO SNEAK AWAY TO A QUICK
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
WE'LL LEAVE YOU FROM MIAMI FOR
JUST A MOMENT.
ANOTHER BIG CELEBRATION BY THE
SPEED SOURCE GANG --
>>> NOW A FINAL REMINDER ABOUT
THE SPECIAL DEMPSEY RACING
DIVISION.
YOU COULD WIN.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENTER THE
CODE WORD, AND HAVE A CHANCE AT
WINNING.
ONE LUCKY FAN WILL BE SELECTED
AT EACH OF THE NEXT 10 ROUNDS.
WE WISH YOU WELL WITH THAT, AND
HERE WE ARE.
WE'RE COUNTING DOWN THE LAPS AND
TIME AT HOME.
DAVID DONOHUE AT BRIDGED THE GAP
AT 6.3 SECONDS.
PRETTY SPECIAL PERFORMANCE RIGHT
NOW.
AND SIMILAR PERFORMANCE AT THE
RECENT WINTER OLYMPICS.
HERE ARE SOME OF THEIR THOUGHTS.
>> I WATCHED A TON OF THE
OLYMPICS.
I REALLY LIKED IT.
I REALLY LIKED THE SHORT-TRACK
SPEED INDICATING.
THAT WAS PRETTY EXCITING, AND I
ENJOYED THAT.
I LIKED THE FREE STYLE SKIING,
WHERE THEY ARE DOING FLIPS.
>> I REALLY HAVE A LOT OF
RESPECT FOR THE ATHLETES, AND I
LIKE IT WHEN THE AMERICANS WIN,
BUT TO WATCH THOSE ATHLETES NO
MATTER WHAT COUNTRY, I REALLY
RESPECT THE WORK THEY DO.
>> MY FAVORITE EVENT IS THE
DOWNHILL.
I HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESPECT
FOR THOSE GUYS.
>> ACTUALLY I WAS A FAN OF BODIE
FILLER -- MILLER.
>> THE AMERICAN CANADIAN HOCKEY
GAME.
THAT WAS SOMETHING TO WATCH.
>> I WATCHED A LOT OF THE
OLYMPICS TOO.
BUT CAL, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR STYLE
ON THERE?
>> REVERSE SNOWPLOW?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THIS IS OUT OF SEQUENCE WITH
THE REST OF THE GROUP.
AND THE SUNTRUST BOYS NEED TO
EXECUTE THEIR BEST STOP
EVER-TO-TRY TO GET UP THERE AS
BEST AS THEY CAN.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.
THIS CAR RUNS REALLY QUICKLY.
AND HE HAS GOT TO DRIVE EVERY
LAST RACE AS A QUALIFIER.
>> IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TIMED
STOP.
BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, IT WOULDN'T
SURPRISE ME TO SEE ANGELELLI, TO
LAY IT ON THE LAST LAP OF THE
RACE.
>> THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD MORE FUEL
IN TO GET MORE GRIP, CALVIN.
IF IT'S A REAR TIRE ISSUE, THEY
MIGHT HAVE WEIGHTED THE CAR DOWN
WITH FUEL TO MAKE IT LAST
LONGER.
>> THERE YOU SEE HIM GINGERLY
GETTING UP TO SPEED.
HE HAS TO DRIVE SO CAREFUL.
ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS WERE LOST
IN ATLANTA.
>> HE IS NOT GOING TO WAIT.
>> WE'LL BE FIRED UP AND VERY
FRUSTRATED.
HE IS VERY PASSIONATE.
FASTEST LAP OF THE RACE BY
QUARTER MARGIN OVER THE REST OF
THE FIELD, AND COMING HERE, THEY
REALLY FELT THEY COULD A GOOD
RESULT.
>> WHILE WE WERE GONE, SCOTT
PRUETT HAD A REALLY BAD LAP,
THAT 11, 12-SECOND LEAD WENT
DOWN TO 5 SECONDS.
SO SOMETHING HAPPENED ALONG THE
WAY.
>> I WAS TALKING TO JIMMIE KING
ABOUT THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE
24 HOUR RACE, AND HE SAID CAN
YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE FINISHED
EVERY LAP OF THE 24-HOUR RACE,
AND ONLY WON TWO OF THEM.
BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED, AND THEY
JUST HAVE TO REBOUND.
THEY SAID THAT'S RACING, AND YOU
TAKE IT IN STRIDE.
YOU JUST NEED TO USE THOSE
POINTS AND BUILD ON THEM.
>> THE 68 CAR CAME BACK TO PIT
LANE.
JOHN EDWARDS BACK BEHIND THE
WHEEL.
WHY DID YOU GUYS GO WITH THAT
STRATEGY?
>> THE TEAM, AND THE TACTICS, WE
HAD TO PUNCH OFF.
IT WENT UP A NASCAR DRAIN, AND
IT WAS A BIT HAIRY GOING AROUND
THAT CORNER.
I DECIDED TO BRING IT IN.
WE CHANGED THE TIRES, AND THEY
WERE PRETTY SHOT, SO WE WERE
HEADING JOHN BACK OUT ON FRESH
TIRES.
>> FIRST RACE FOR YOU AND JOHN
IN THE ROLEX SERIES.
YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> DEFINITELY AN EXPERIENCE.
I'VE DEFINITELY GOING TO
REMEMBER THE GRAND AM RACE.
IT HAS BEEN AN EXPERIENCE.
AND THE ENDURANCE IS DEFINITELY
TOUGH.
MY ADRENALIN IS GOING UP, AND I
FEEL MYSELF STILL SHAKING.
>> THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE
SPEED, BUT I THINK THEY ARE
STILL CUTTING THEIR TEETH WITH
THIS WHOLE ENDURE ANSWER FORMAT.
>> YOU ARE USED TO USING ALL OF
YOUR ENERGY UP IN A HALF HOUR
RACE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU
HAVE USED ALL OF YOUR ENERGY UP,
AND YOU HAVE GOT ANOTHER HOUR.
>> THEY ARE GOING TO USE THIS,
AND HAVE A BRAND-NEW CAR, AND I
THINK ONCE THEY GET THAT, IT IS
GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY
STRONG.
RIGHT NOW, IT IS REALLY A
COMBINATION OF RACING, AND THEY
HAVE HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS IN THE
ATLANTIC SERIES IN RECENT YEARS.
>> LEE KING IS FOURTH IN THE GT
PLUS.
THIS MAN IS THE DEFENDING SERIES
CHAMPION IN THE GT.
SWITCHING FROM PORSCHE TO MAZDA.
THERE IS YOUR TOP FIVE IN GT.
BEST PORSCHE AT THE MOMENT IS
ANDY LALLY.
HE IS TRYING TO MAKE UP A LITTLE
GROUND TO GET THAT ACCESS AS
HIGH AS HE CAN.
WE WILL COME BACK.
WE'RE INSIDE -- WELL INS
>> THEY DEFINITELY GOT TOGETHER
THERE!
>>
>> WE HAVE A SIDE-BY-SIDE!
>> THESE GUYS ARE DRIVING EACH
OTHER OFF OF THE ROAD!
NOW MAGNUS AND PAPIS ARE GIVING
IT TO EACH OTHER!
>> OH!
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO
MUCH.
I WOULD THINK THEY NEED A
REMAND.
MAX COMES ON THE RADIO, AND
SAYS, HEY, THIS GUY IS
DESTROYING OUR CAR.
>> REMEMBER THOSE DAYS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> REMEMBER THOSE DAYS.
WE SPOKE WITH MAGNUSSON.
AND HE SAID, HEY, IT WAS ONE OF
THOSE THINGS, WHERE IF I'M GOING
OFF, YOU ARE GOING OFF TOO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> 22 MINUTES TO GO.
LET'S GO TO CHRIS.
>> EVERYBODY IS GOING TO SLOW
DOWN, LOOKING AROUND TRYING TO
SEE WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.
YOU HAD A GREAT RUN.
PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ON THAT
OPENING LAP.
YOU KIND OF DODGED A THE BULLET
WITH NO PENALTY.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT HAPPENED.
I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT AND SEE IT
BEFORE I GIVE A REAL COMMENT.
I THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY CLEAR
AFTER TURN ONE, AND OBVIOUSLY WE
GOT INTO CONTACT, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO WAIT AND SEE THE REPLAY,
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, I
APOLOGIZE.
I LIKE BRIAN, AND, YOU KNOW, WE
DON'T WANT TO GET INTO CONTACT
THEM.
YOU KNOW, WE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND,
YOU KNOW, WE WILL SEE.
I WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE
REPLAY.
>> HEY, THIS IS ROLEX RACING,
AND WE'RE ALWAYS BUMPING IN
HERE.
BRIAN WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
>> ANY TIME YOU WIN A
CHAMPIONSHIP, YOU HAVE HIGH
EXPECTATIONS.
I SEE A LOT OF DISAPPOINTED
LOOKS AROUND THIS CAR.
>> I'M NOT SURE WE CAN HANG ON
TO THIRD.
IN THE STRAIGHT AWAY, WE'RE IN
BIG TROUBLE, JUST DON'T HAVE THE
POWER.
THEY ARE KILLING US INSIDE.
WE STILL CAN'T RUN WITH THEM ON
THE OVAL, AND THIS YELLOW IS
GOING TO KILL US.
NOT VERY HAPPY.
>> I SAW THE FLAG COME OUT AND
YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD.
I KNOW THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN
TOUGH FOR EVERYBODY, AND EVEN
YOU GUYS SAID, HEY, WE MAY NEED
SOME HELP DOWN THE ROAD.
ANY SPONSORS IN LINE?
>> WE HAVE ABOUT THREE IRONS IN
THE FIRE.
OUR INTENTION IS TO RUN THE
WHOLE YEAR -- OUR INTENTION,
REALLY, IS TO TRY TO WIN ANOTHER
CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT WE HAVE GOT TO
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT ABOUT THIS
MOTOR.
>> THIS TEAM DOESN'T COME TO THE
RACETRACK, GUYS, AND NOT TRY TO
WIN, AND NOW THEY'LL TRYING TO
FIND ANOTHER BULLET TO PUT IN
THE GUN.
>> BRIAN, IS THAT YOUR BROTHER.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT MY
HAIR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE DECREE NEED -- DEBRIS
NEEDS TO BE GATHERED ON THE
TRACK.
DAVID DONOHUE SAYS, YES, THANK
YOU, THIS IS
>>> SCOTT PRUETT, WE CALL HIM
THE MAN, THE MASTER.
HE HAD HAS THREE OVERALL WINS AT
THE ROLEX 24.
TWO GRAND AM CHAMPIONSHIP, AND
22 GRAND AM VICTORIES.
THAT'S WHY HE HAS THAT NAME, AND
HE IS THE MAN OUT IN FRONT AT
THE MOMENT WITH TIME AND LAPSE
RUNNING OUT HERE AT
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST TUNING IN,
WELCOME TO SPEED CONTINUAL
COVERAGE OF THIS GRAND AM
CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THIS IS GOING
TO BE A RACE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A MAD
SCRAMBLE TO THE END.
THE DEBRIS HAS BEEN GATHERED.
THAT HAS BEEN RECLAIMED AND THE
TRACK IS CLEAR, BEING DECLARED
READY TO GO BACK TO THE RACING.
>> ONE THING THAT IS NOT CLEAR
IS DAVID DONOHUE'S PATH TO THE
LEADER RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE
HOW THAT ONE PLACE OUT HERE.
>> HERE IS DARREN.
>> DARREN IS DEFINITELY HAPPY
ABOUT THIS FRONT END.
WE TYPICALLY DON'T SEE THIS MUCH
PICKUP IN A SHORT RACE LIKE
THIS.
THOSE TIRES ARE GOING TO BE
REALLY DIRTY.
WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE TO
CLEAN IT OFF.
>> IT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE A LAP AND A
HALF BEFORE THEY HAVE, LITERALLY
ANY REAL GROUP FOR SURE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN
DO?
>> SCRUBBING THE TIRES, ON THE
GAS, ON THE BREAK, TRYING TO
WORK THE TIRE HARD, BUT YOU ARE
STILL GOING TO HAVE SOME, NO
MATTER WHAT.
>> BUT STILL A LAP AND A HALF OF
SKATING AROUND.
>> YEAH, I WOULD SAY THAT RIGHT.
>> NUMBER 9 IS ONE OF OUR FOUR
RETIREES FROM THIS RACE.
NO BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES.
YOU REMEMBER LAST FALL YEAR,
FAMOUS 59, THE DRIVE IN TO
VICTORY LANE.
HE HAS GOT TO GET PAST THE 01
FIRST.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE SPACE
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND
SPACE, THAT CAN BE PIVOTAL RIGHT
NOW.
>> IT SURE CAN.
REALLY, IT ISN'T LIKE DAVID.
HE IS GOING TO TRY TO TAKE A
GOOD RUN AND CLIMB TO THE START
HERE.
REMEMBER IN ROUND 2 LAST YEAR,
WE HAD THAT INCIDENT WHERE DAVID
RAN OVER THE TOP OF SCOTT
PRUETT, AND THEN THE ENSUING
DISCUSSION AFTERWARDS.
SCOTT HAS BEEN HERE MANY TIMES
BEFORE.
HE NEEDS A GOOD-CLEAN RUN HERE.
14.5 MINUTES TO GO FOR THE
CHAMPION FLAG.
THE SECOND PLACE CAR IN THE RACE
IS THE THIRD-PLACE CAR THAT YOU
SEE.
>> DAVID HAS GOT TO DO IT ON
THIS LAP.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THIS
RACE LEFT TO BE MONKEYING
AROUND.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO PULL OVER,
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO MOVE OUT
OF THE WAY.
>> WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR THE OTHER CARS ON THE LEAD
LAP.
>> THERE WE SEE A GREAT BATTLE
FOR THE 69 AND 70.
JEFF SEEINGEL TAKES OVER THE
LEAD.
NOW FAR BACK IS THE 57.
WHERE IS ROBIN, AND DON'T
DISCOUNT JOEY HAM IN THE TURNER
MC.
BUT BOTH CLASSES TURNING ON GOOD
RACING, BUT DOES PRUETT HAVE
ENOUGH ADVANTAGE TO SKIP AWAY
EARLY?
YES, IS THE ANSWER.
>> HE WAS OPENING UP A GAP
ANYWAY BEFORE THAT.
I THINK HE HAS A LOT OF RACE
GOING STILL.
>> REMEMBER, BMW HAS SEEN
VICTORY LANE BEFORE HERE.
>> WELL DONE.
>> THAT WAS COOL.
>> YEAH.
>> HE MOVED OVER FOR THAT.
>> THEY ARE ALL RACERS.
CERTAINLY HE WILL BE BITTERLY
DISAPPOINTED FROM THAT
OPENING-LAP INCIDENT, BUT YOU
HAVE JUST GOT TO WAIT.
>> ONLY HALF OF SECOND BEHIND
THE RED DRAGON.
AND NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE YELLOW
FLAG.
HE DIDN'T NEED IT.
PRESSURE REALLY ON.
>> NOW FOR DAVID HE HAS GOT TO
SEE WHAT THAT PORSCHE HAS LEFT
IN IT.
>> WE KNOW THIS PORSCHE REALLY
SEEMS TO EXCEL ON THIS NATURE OF
RACETRACK, GET UP TO THE 9600
RANGE.
>> BIG FINISHER IS RYAN DALZIEL.
HE KNOWS HOW TO GET THIS JOB
DONE.
LET'S NOT FORGET HE WON THE
ROLEX 24 WITH ACTION EXPRESS.
HE IS IN THE ZONE NOW.
WE CAN SEE THE CHEVROLET POWER
RALLY.
HE WANTS THAT POSITION.
>> WE'LL BE VERY AGGRESSIVE IN
THIS TRAFFIC AREA.
WHAT A JOB BY THIS TEAM, REALLY,
REBUILDING TWO CARS HERE IN THE
LAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS.
JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MAN
HOURS TO GET BOTH OF THESE CARS
ON THE GRID HERE FOR TODAY'S
RACE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> HE IS IN THE SAME LAP.
HE DOESN'T CARE.
HE IS RACING HIMSELF.
HE WANTS TO GET AS HIGH AS HE
CAN, AND GET THAT LEVEL 5 CAR
ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT.
>> HE NEEDS TO WATCH OUT,
BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO BE SUPER
AGGRESSIVE THERE, TRYING TO GET
TRACK POSITION AWAY FROM HIM
EVEN THOUGH IT IS FOR POSITION
IN THE RACE.
>> A POSITIVE BANKING.
JUST OVER 10 MINUTES REMAIN.
>> ALL OF THESE GUYS SHOULD BE
GOOD ON FUEL NOW.
EVERYONE IS A LITTLE BIT TIGHT,
AND NOW THEY ARE ABLE TO RUN
FULL RICH, POSSIBLY, AND JUST
GET THE HAMMER DOWN.
MAXIMUM FUEL, MAXIMUM POWER.
>> IN
>>> YOU WANT A RACE, WE HAVE GOT
ONE FOR YOU.
TWO RILEY CARS.
THE FIRST ONE BMW POWER, THE
SECOND ONE PORSCHE POWER.
>> THIS IS WHERE THIS 59 CAR
REALLY STARTS TO TAKE OFF.
>> 9600 RPF.
THEY NEED TO GET CLOSER TO GIVE
HIM MORE HELP WITH THE DRAFT.
>> THE LAST ONE DAVID, HAS TAKEN
NEARLY .5 SECONDS OUT OF THE
LEAD.
>> OH!
OFF OF THE ROAD!
>> THE BIG POWER SLIDE.
THAT'S THE HOLE I TALKED ABOUT
BEING OPENED UP.
>> DAVID TESTED THE GROUND
THERE, AND HAD MORE TRACTION
THERE.
SLID A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN TOOK
EVASIVE ACTION.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED
IN THIS MATCH RIGHT NOW.
LET THESE TWO GUYS DUKE IT OUT.
>> HE HAS NO INTEREST, BUT IT'S
AN INTERESTING RACE ANYWAY.
>> THERE'S NO PRESSURE FOR
DAVID'S SPOT.
GREAT RUN THERE UP ON THE
BANKING FROM SCOTT PRUETT.
>> WOW, THAT WAS A HUGE SHOT HE
JUST PULLED ON EVERYBODY WITHIN
HALF A MILE.
I'M NOT SURE IF DAVID MADE A BIT
OF A MISTAKE THERE.
>> DAVID MIGHT BE BETTER ON THE
INFIELD THAN PRUETT IS.
PRUETT GOT THE GREAT MONSTER
LAUNCH THOUGH.
>> YOU GET WITHIN TWO OR THREE
CAR LENGTHS, YOU ARE REALLY
GETTING EVERY GAME.
>> LOOK AT HIM MAKE UP THE
GROUND THERE.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE MAKES UP A LOT OF GROUND
HERE.
>> WHILE WE WERE IN THAT
COMMERCIAL BREAK IN GT, ROBIN
LADALE GOT FIVE [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> DAVID CANNOT LET SCOTT PRUETT
LAUNCH THAT MUCH BETTER.
IF HE CONTINUES TO LET THAT
HAPPEN, THERE'S NO WAY HE WILL
WIN THIS RACE.
HE HAS GOT TO BE THERE.
>> THIS TRAFFIC CAN'T BE AN
ISSUE ON THE BANKING.
GT CARS REALLY NEED TO USE ALL
OF THE ROAD.
WILL DAVID HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO
MAKE THE SAME MOVE?
YES, HE DOES.
>> LESS THAN 6 MINUTES BEFORE
THE CHECKER FLAG FLIES.
>> THESE CARS ARE PITTED WITHIN
ONE LAP OF EACH OTHER.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> HE HELD IT.
HE LOST IT NOW, AND HE WANTS IT
BACK.
HE SAYS NO.
FOURTH POWER RALLY, POWERS BACK
TO THAT POSITION.
WHAT A WAY TO COME BACK TO THE
SERIES FOR THE CANADIAN TEAM.
>> THEY ARE REALLY REENERGIZED,
REFOCUSED, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE
ON A PRETTY LEAN BUDGET THIS
YEAR, THEY REALLY FEEL THEY CAN
MAKE SOME THINGS HAPPEN.
>> BMW, PORSCHE, CHEVROLET,
FORD.
>> IF HE CAN HANG
ON, PRUETT
WILL DO IT.
HIS FIRST VICTORY WITH BMW
POWER.
>> THE GT PORSCHE HAS MADE THE
MOVE, AND DL IS ALL OVER HIM NOW
TO GET UP ON THE HIGH BANK.
>> COUPLE MORE TIMES AROUND
GUYS, IF THEY HAVE ANY MAGIC,
THEY BETTER PULL IT OUT OF THEIR
HAT.
>> JUST THE ONE PORSCHE, THE
DEBRIS IN TURN 4, AND I'M SURE
THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING THIS RACE TO GO
PORSCHE FR
>> HE IS ABOUT ONE CAR LENGTH
UP.
THIS IS GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE CHECKER'S FLAG.
>> THIS MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE
NOW.
HE IS ON THE ENTRY TO SOME OF
THESE CORNERS.
ON THE STRAIGHT AWAY, SO THE
GAME IS BACK ON.
THIS IS WHERE PRUETT NEEDS TO
LAUNCH OFF.
IF HE DOESN'T GET THAT ADVANTAGE
OFF OF THE 59 CAR, HE WILL GET
THE DRAFT ADVANTAGE, AND HAVE
MORE POWER GOING IN TO TURN 1.
>> IT IS REALLY HARD TO MAKE A
MOVE THERE.
SO I THINK IF YOU ARE GOING TO
MAKE A MOVE, IT IS GOING TO HAVE
TO COME ON THE INFIELD.
RIGHT NOW, PRUETT USING EVERY
OUNCE OF HIS EXPERIENCE HERE TO
TRY TO HANG ON TO THIS VICTORY.
>> GOLDBERG, AND LOOKING ON,
LESS THAN 3 MINUTES TO GO HERE
IN MIAMI.
>> WATCH THIS POSITION.
THE CAR, DAVID LOOKS TO THE
INSIDE, NOT CLOSE ENOUGH.
AND PUTTING THE MEAN MOVE ON ONE
YEAR AGO.
>> ONCE THEY GET THROUGH THESE
NEXT LAPS THAT'S WHERE IT WILL
BEGIN.
>> YOU REALIZE YOU ARE GOING TO
BE SLOWED DOWN AT THE APEX OF
THE CORNER, AND YOU NEED GOOD
CLEAN RUNS, GOT TO TIME IT HERE
IN THE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE
BANKING.
>> THEY WERE LUCKY TO FIND THOSE
GUYS WHERE THEY DID.
TWO MINUTES TO RUN.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WON THE RACE BACK
HERE IN 2003.
DAVID DONOHUE AND LONG GOING
FROM 58 TO 59.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] HAS A BIT OF AN
ADVANTAGE ON THE STRAIGHTAWAY,
BUT DAVID IS ALL OVER HIM.
DAVID LOOKS STRONG IN EVERY
BREAK.
>> I THINK FOR HIM TO WIN THIS,
HE HAS GOT TO MAKE A MOVE HERE.
HE CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT.
IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
>> OR THAT TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF
HIM COULD PLAY OUT.
>> A WHITE FLAG NEXT TIME BY, SO
TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR DONOHUE
TO MAKE HIS MOVE.
WILL THIS GT TRAFFIC HAVE AN
IMPACT?
A GOOD CLEAN RUN, HOPEFULLY.
YES, HE DOES.
WATCH THIS, PRUETT, AND THE
RACING MASTER.
DAVID IS CLOSE.
DAVID IS REALLY CLOSE.
HE FEELS CONFIDENT COMING IN TO
THIS SECTION.
MORE TRAFFIC AHEAD.
DAVID TO THE INSIDE.
HE IS THINKING ABOUT IT!
HE IS THINKING ABOUT IT!
AND PRUETT HAS HAD IT IN MANY
LAPS TO KNOW THAT'S WHERE
DONOHUE IS STRONG, AND THAT'S
WHERE HE WANTS TO MAKE HIS MOVE.
THE WHITE FLAG, AND THEY ARE ON
THEIR WAY HOME.
>> THAT MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE.
>> SOME NICE GRAB THERE, WHERE
WE WENT, AND HE DEFINITELY BROKE
THROUGH.
>> PRUETT DONOHUE, WHAT A JOB BY
SCOTT PRUETT CONTROLLING THESE
LAPSE HERE WITH A LOT OF
PRESSURE BEHIND HIM.
THE WAY THE RACE STARTED, IT
COULD HAVE ALL GONE HAYWIRE, BUT
IT HASN'T.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> RIGHT UP ON TO THE BANKING,
THE PORSCHE IS TUCKED IN, AND
THIS IS WHERE DAVID DONOHUE CAN
MAKE HIS MOVE.
>> A LITTLE EARLY THERE.
>> SCOTT PRUETT COMES OUT OF
NASCAR 4, AND TURNS DAYTONA
DISAPPOINTMENT IN TO MIAMI JOY!
AND THE VERY FIRST WIN OF THE
BMW POWER PLANT TEAM.
AND CHIP IS THERE HIMSELF TO
CONGRATULATE HIS MEN ON A JOB
WELL DONE.
IN GT, JEFF SEAGEL HAS ABOUT A
6-SECOND ADVANTAGE.
[ INAUDIBLE ] AND IT WILL BE
[ INAUDIBLE ] AS FAR AS WINNING
DAYTONA AND WINNING MIAMI.
HE IS NOT QUITE HOME JUST YET,
BUT WHAT A PERFORMANCE.
MAYBE ONE OF THE HARDEST TEAMS
AT THE END OF THE '09 SEASON
WITH A COUPLE OF VICTORIES, AND
THE LAST THREE RACES.
SO WHAT A GREAT START FOR THIS
TEAM AS WELL.
>> GETTING READY TO STEP UP.
YOU NEVER STEP UP ON THAT WALL
UNTIL IT COMES ACROSS.
>> IT WASN'T THE BEST QUALIFYING
PERFORMANCE AS FAR AS NUMBER
WISE, BUT THE PEOPLE HE WAS ASH,
AND THE PEOPLE HE BEAT, IT
CERTAINLY WAS HIS BEST
PERFORMANCE.
AND JEFF HAS WORKED HIS WAY
THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TO GET BY
THE TEAM MARK, AND TO SEE A
CLEAR TRACK AHEAD WITH THE
CHECKERED FLAG.
MAZDA WINS BOTH OF THE OPENING
ROUNDS OF THE 2010 SEASON.
AND NOW IT'S BACK TO VICTORY
LANE.
AND WHEN WE COME BACK TO
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI,
>>> COVERAGE OF THE ROLEX SPORTS
CAR SERIES PRESENTED ON SPEED BY
ROLEX.
A CROWN AT EVERY ACHIEVEMENT.
WHEN YOU HAVE SOME HEART ACHE
AND DISAPPOINTMENT, THERE'S
NOTHING LIKE A VICTORY TO HELP
YOU FORGET ABOUT IT, AND THAT'S
THE FEELING THESE BOYS HAVE GOT
ABOUT IT, RIGHT, BRIAN?
CHRIS?
>> SCOTT, IT LOOKED LIKE THE 59
CAR HAS THIS THING SEWN UP, BUT
THEN THE 01 CAME ALIVE.
>> IT DID.
HI TO MY FAMILY AT HOME.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
A LOT TO SAY FOR PER RELY, THEY
HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP THEIR
PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
IT WAS A NAIL BITER.
MAN, IT WAS CLOSE.
>> I MEAN DONOHUE WAS ALL OVER
YOU THOSE LAST 10 LAPS, HOW DID
YOU KEEP HIM BACK THERE.
>> IT'S DIFFICULT TO PASS
ANYWAY.
IT'S A DIFFICULT TRACK.
IT WAS A MATTER OF TRYING TO
KEEP HIM BACK THERE, IT WAS A
MATTER OF TRYING TO KEEP SMART.
>> LAST WIN FOR THOSE BOYS
MID-OHIO LAST YEAR.
THE 24TH VICTORY, 23RD FOR
SCOTT, AND THE 10TH FOR ROW HAAS
TH FOR ROJASS.
>> THAT'S THE 11TH GT WIN FOR
STEVE OVERALL, THE FOURTH CLASS
WIN FOR THOSE TWO BOYS.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE ROB BET AND
ANDREW WILL BE PLEASED TO GET
THE CAMARO UP THERE.
AND THE MAZDA GETTING ON THE
PODIUM.
LET'S HEAR FROM OUR GT WINNER.
>> LEE, THERE WAS A LOT OF
CELEBRATION AT DAYTONA.
SPEED SOURCE FACT IN VICTORY
LANE HERE.
YOU HAD THE FIRST STINT IN THE
69, AND WHAT A GREAT JOB.
HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT?
>> IT WAS VERY TOUGH FROM THE
BEGINNING.
THE TRACK WAS PRETTY SLIPPERY.
BUT WE KEPT IT SAFE AND GOT IT
IN TO JEFFS HANDS, AND HE DID
GREAT, DIDN'T HE?
>> TIRE WEAR ON THOSE LONG
STINTS HOW WAS THAT?
>> YEAH, OUR CAR WAS SET UP
REALLY WELL.
AND IT CAME GOOD, SO THE TIRE
WEAR WAS GOOD.
IT WAS JUST UP TO ME TO CLICK
OFF LAPS, AND MY MAN HASKELL WAS
JUST BEGGING FOR ATTENTION, SO
CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.
>> IT'S TIGHT BETWEEN MAZDA,
BETWEEN SPEED SOURCE, AND
STEVENSON, AND THEN YOU HAVE
BLUE IN THERE JUST 10 BACK.
SO THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS AFTER
JUST 10 ROUNDS, AND A 6-POINT
ADVANTAGE TO ROJAKS, AND SCOTT
PRUETT.
>> SOMETIMES YOU RACE TO THE
COMPETITION, AND SOMETIMES YOU
RACE TO THE RACETRACK, TO WIN
HERE, YOU HAVE TO RACE TO THE
RACETRACK.
>> HE KEPT HIS HEAD TOGETHER AS
YOU WOULD EXPECT.
ANOTHER GREAT WIN FOR HIM.
>> WELL DONE, AND WAY TO REBOUND
AFTER THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE
ROLEX 24.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN ALABAMA, BIG
DOUBLE-HEADER WEEKEND.
IF YOU LIVE NEARBY, NOTHING LIKE
COMING OUT AND SEEING GRAND AM
RACING IN THE FLESH.
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.