27 January 2008
2008 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
01/29/08 Filed in:Racing
TRG PORSCHES FINISH SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH IN GT CLASS AT
ROLEX 24; BRUMOS, ALEX JOB DP PORSCHES LEAD INTO LAST HOURS
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – January 27 – Both the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars and the
various Porsche-powered Daytona Prototype racers led their class during long
periods of of time at the 2008 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, giving the teams
encouragement for the upcoming Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car points chase.
In the Daytona Prototype class, both the #58 Brumos Porsche – Darren Law, David
Donohue, and Buddy Rice – and the #59 team car - Hurley Haywood, J.C. France,
Terry Borcheller and Joao Barbosa – lead the race overall during the first
three-quarters of the race, with the #58 car rupturing a fuel cell and the #59
car – while leading the race in the 19th hour – broke a tie rod and crashed.
Both cars finished the race, but well down in the standings. Read More...
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