This weekend holds one of the greatest races in the world. The 2009 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona to kick off the Grand Am season.

I figured we could have Teamspeed's longest Banter thread.

I'm going to update this thread through the race reporting from what txt messages I receive from two drivers. Farnbacher Loles!!! This should be a great race weekend for Porsche. Tons of Cup Cars and Brumos and Penske are running in the front for DP.

Any one up for it?

All coverage will be on SPEED

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They are in Q right now! January 22 4:20 PM EST

Grand-Am Racing Series - Live Scoring

For more information, Grand-Am - Rolex Home

Some pictures from January 22 from Motorsport.com: News channel

 

1st Practice. Notice who is P1 in GT


1 58 DP 1 Law/ Donohue/ Rice/ Garcia 1:41.107 126.756 11 19 1:45.369 121.630 Brumos RacingPorsche / Riley
2 6 DP 2 Pew/ Valiante/ James/ Allmendinger 0.134 1:41.241 126.589 13 23 1:45.628 121.331 Michael Shank RacingFord / Riley
3 16 DP 3 Briscoe/ Bernhard/ Dumas 0.163 1:41.270 126.552 15 17 1:43.139 124.259 Penske RacingPorsche / Riley
4 22 DP 4 de Quesada/ Dalziel/ Dumoulin/ Enge/ Ducote 0.295 1:41.402 126.388 7 22 1:44.701 122.406 Alegra MotorsportsBMW / Riley
5 55 DP 5 Tucker/ Bouchut/ Zabinski/ Matos 0.491 1:41.598 126.144 13 23 1:45.354 121.647 Level 5 MotorsportsBMW / Riley
6 60 DP 6 Patterson/ Negri Jr/ Hunter-Reay/ Braun 0.551 1:41.658 126.069 16 26 1:42.401 125.155 Michael Shank RacingFord / Riley
7 76 DP 7 Jonsson/ Zonta/ Turner 0.660 1:41.767 125.934 14 23 1:44.450 122.700 Krohn RacingFord / Lola
8 59 DP 8 France/ Barbosa/ Borcheller/ Haywood 0.832 1:41.939 125.722 8 25 1:43.103 124.303 Brumos RacingPorsche / Riley
9 75 DP 9 Krohn/ van de Poele/ Gavin 1.065 1:42.172 125.435 25 25 1:42.172 125.436 Krohn RacingFord / Lola
10 02 DP 10 Dixon/ Franchitti/ Lloyd/ Pruett 1.186 1:42.293 125.287 23 24 1:42.366 125.198 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesLexus / Riley
11 10 DP 11 Taylor/ Angelelli/ Frisselle/ Lamy 1.400 1:42.507 125.025 20 22 1:42.914 124.531 SunTrust RacingFord / Dallara
12 09 DP 12 Cosmo/ Russell/ Pridmore/ Ward 1.403 1:42.510 125.021 8 20 1:46.078 120.817 Spirit of Daytona RacingPorsche / Coyote
13 01 DP 13 Pruett/ Rojas/ Montoya/ Dixon 1.425 1:42.532 124.995 11 25 1:43.098 124.309 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesLexus / Riley
14 61 DP 14 Frisselle/ Wilkins/ Farano/ Figge/ Empringham 1.610 1:42.717 124.769 6 21 1:43.489 123.839 AIM AutosportFord / Riley
15 99 DP 15 Johnson/ Gurney/ Fogarty/ Vasser 1.653 1:42.760 124.717 11 23 1:43.244 124.133 GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings RacingPontiac / Riley
16 13 DP 16 Taylor/ Beyer / Taylor/ Marti 2.318 1:43.425 123.915 8 23 1:46.984 119.794 Beyer RacingPontiac / Riley
17 77 DP 17 Gidley/ Jaeger/ Bobbi/ Gollin 2.596 1:43.703 123.583 18 19 1:44.687 122.422 Doran RacingFord / Dallara
18 45 DP 18 Hindery Jr/Manning/Lester/Pett 2.880 1:43.987 123.246 16 16 1:43.987 123.246 Victory Junction-Orbit RacingBMW / Riley
19 2 DP 19 Wallace/ Finlay/ Patrick/ Mears 3.332 1:44.439 122.712 14 14 1:44.439 122.713 Childress-Howard MotorsportsPontiac / Crawford
20 87 GT 1 Keen/ Werner/ Henzler/ Westbrook/ Farnbacher 8.745 1:49.852 116.666 16 23 1:51.228 115.223 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
21 67 GT 2 Marks/ Lally/ Valentine/ Bergmeister/ Long 9.186 1:50.293 116.199 12 20 2:01.605 105.390 TRGPorsche GT3
22 70 GT 3 Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham/ Bomarito 9.215 1:50.322 116.169 27 27 1:50.322 116.169 SpeedSourceMazda RX-8
23 86 GT 4 Farnbacher/ Lux/ Marsh/ Roush 9.253 1:50.360 116.129 24 24 1:50.360 116.129 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
24 33 GT 5 Martien/ Zacharias/ Maassen/ Pilet 9.416 1:50.523 115.957 18 18 1:50.523 115.958 Wright MotorsportsPorsche GT3
25 69 GT 6 Assentato/ Segal/ Longhi/ Plumb 9.767 1:50.874 115.590 9 21 1:51.400 115.045 SpeedSourceMazda RX-8
26 65 GT 7 Potter/ Stanton/ Miller/ Holzer 9.865 1:50.972 115.488 13 22 1:52.099 114.328 Riegel/ Stanton/ TRGPorsche GT3
27 66 GT 8 Ballou/ Pumpelly/ George Jr/ Collard/ Lietz 10.136 1:51.243 115.207 7 7 1:51.243 115.207 TRGPorsche GT3
28 30 GT 9 / von Moltke/ Sellers/ Peterson/ Cameron 10.141 1:51.248 115.202 20 20 1:51.248 115.202 Racers Edge MotorsportsMazda RX-8
29 64 GT 10 Lowe/ Pace/ van Overbeek/ Sugden 10.237 1:51.344 115.102 5 14 1:56.226 110.268 JLowe RacingPorsche GT3
30 57 GT 11 Liddell/ Davis/ Bucknum 10.383 1:51.490 114.952 14 16 1:55.926 110.553 Stevenson MotorsportsPontiac GXP.R
31 07 GT 12 Edwards/ Collins/ Magnussen 10.478 1:51.585 114.854 19 19 1:51.585 114.854 Banner RacingPontiac GXP.R
32 88 GT 13 Johnson/ Lacey/ Nearn/ Westbrook/ Sofronas 10.531 1:51.638 114.799 16 20 1:51.640 114.798 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
33 15 GT 14 Nastasi/ Said/ Morris 10.553 1:51.660 114.777 4 15 1:53.229 113.187 Blackforest MotorsportsFord Mustang
34 26 GT 15 Jacalone/ Jacalone/ Pobst/ Bonilla/ Lewis 10.615 1:51.722 114.713 12 13 3:48.039 56.201 Gotham CompetitionPorsche GT3
35 52 GT 16 Bertuzzi/ Castellano/ Wagner 11.073 1:52.180 114.244 4 4 1:52.180 114.245 Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa RacingFerrari 430 Challenge
36 44 GT 17 Paquette/ Bentley/ Carter/ Nixon 11.092 1:52.199 114.225 17 17 1:52.199 114.226 Bullet RacingPorsche GT3
37 40 GT 18 Foster/ Dempsey/ Espenlaub/ Lewis Jr/ Thornton 11.557 1:52.664 113.754 5 17 1:56.850 109.679 Dempsey RacingMazda RX-8
38 56 GT 19 Drudi/ Campanico/ Papis 11.558 1:52.665 113.753 6 7 1:52.840 113.577 Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa RacingFerrari 430 Challenge
39 85 GT 20 Gomez/ Graeff/ Henzler/ Yarab Jr/ Campollo 11.721 1:52.828 113.588 14 15 1:54.255 112.170 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
40 14 GT 21 Burtin/ Baldwin/ McGehee/ Friedman/ Ragginger 11.741 1:52.848 113.568 11 21 1:53.461 112.955 Autometrics MotorsportsPorsche GT3
41 97 GT 22 Gue/ Long/ Eversley/ Beiker 11.898 1:53.005 113.410 11 18 1:58.758 107.917 Stevenson MotorsportsCorvette
42 32 GT 23 Forest/ Merrill/ Barrett/ Westphal/ Salvo 11.978 1:53.085 113.330 18 18 1:53.085 113.331 PR1 MotorsportsPontiac GXP.R
43 89 GT 24 Rosa/ Kaffer/ Petrobelli/ Simonsen 12.007 1:53.114 113.301 10 14 2:06.176 101.572 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
44 42 GT 25 Sahlen/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker 12.433 1:53.540 112.876 11 18 1:55.479 110.981 Team SahlenCorvette
45 21 GT 26 Daskalos/ Stout/ Montano/ Alessi/ Vinkemulder 12.476 1:53.583 112.833 4 9 3:40.424 58.142 Battery Tender/ MCM RacingPontiac GTO.R
46 68 GT 27 Gutierrez/ Pallis/ Miller/Schr 13.206 1:54.313 112.113 3 20 1:59.683 107.083 TRGPorsche GT3
47 43 GT 28 Sahlen/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker 13.497 1:54.604 111.828 8 8 1:54.604 111.829 Team SahlenCorvette
48 35 GT 29 Aschenbach/ illsey/ Cruz/ Rodr 13.800 1:54.907 111.533 12 20 1:57.992 108.618 Porsche GT3 Cup
49 34 GT 30 Aschenbach/ Willsey/ Cruz/ Rodriguez/ Valverde 14.552 1:55.659 110.808 12 21 1:56.440 110.065 Orbit RacingPorsche GT3
50 63 GT 31 Quinlan/ Ledoux III/ Watkins/ Zadig/ Kossmann 17.752 1:58.859 107.825 3 5 4:28.505 47.731 TRGPorsche GT3
51 31 GT 32 Michaelian/ Michaelian/ Kapudija/ McMullen Jr 35.597 2:16.704 93.750 2 3 23:11.175 09.212 Battery Tender/ MCM RacingPorsche GT3
52 7 DP 20 Bernhard/ Briscoe 58:18.892 59:59.999 00.000 0 9 1:42.711 124.777 Penske RacingPorsche / Riley

 

2nd Practice. Just got a txt that Q is final.

1 59 DP 1 Joao Barbosa 1:40.968 126.931 17 18 1:41.867 125.811 Brumos RacingPorsche / Riley
2 6 DP 2 Michael Valiante 0.286 1:41.254 126.572 13 18 1:41.993 125.656 Michael Shank RacingFord / Riley
3 16 DP 3 Timo Bernhard 0.342 1:41.310 126.502 13 17 1:41.796 125.899 Penske RacingPorsche / Riley
4 58 DP 4 David Donohue 0.440 1:41.408 126.380 15 17 1:43.412 123.931 Brumos RacingPorsche / Riley
5 76 DP 5 Ricardo Zonta 0.534 1:41.502 126.263 14 14 1:41.502 126.264 Krohn RacingFord / Lola
6 22 DP 6 Ryan Dalziel 0.604 1:41.572 126.176 12 12 1:41.572 126.177 Alegra MotorsportsBMW / Riley
7 60 DP 7 Oswaldo Negri Jr 0.852 1:41.820 125.869 13 19 1:42.476 125.063 Michael Shank RacingFord / Riley
8 01 DP 8 Scott Pruett 0.925 1:41.893 125.779 11 16 1:42.009 125.636 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesLexus / Riley
9 02 DP 9 Scott Dixon 0.939 1:41.907 125.761 17 20 1:42.010 125.635 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesLexus / Riley
10 10 DP 10 Max Angelelli 0.944 1:41.912 125.755 13 16 1:44.520 122.618 SunTrust RacingFord / Dallara
11 13 DP 11 Ricky Taylor 1.079 1:42.047 125.589 13 21 1:42.594 124.920 Beyer RacingPontiac / Riley
12 55 DP 12 Christophe Bouchut 1.192 1:42.160 125.450 19 19 1:42.160 125.450 Level 5 MotorsportsBMW / Riley
13 61 DP 13 Burt Frisselle 1.197 1:42.165 125.444 20 20 1:42.165 125.444 AIM AutosportFord / Riley
14 99 DP 14 Alex Gurney 1.338 1:42.306 125.271 12 17 1:43.685 123.605 GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings RacingPontiac / Riley
15 09 DP 15 Jason Pridmore 1.480 1:42.448 125.097 13 19 1:46.112 120.778 Spirit of Daytona RacingPorsche / Coyote
16 77 DP 16 Memo Gidley 1.664 1:42.632 124.873 12 12 1:42.632 124.873 Doran RacingFord / Dallara
17 75 DP 17 Tracy Krohn 3.844 1:44.812 122.276 21 21 1:44.812 122.276 Krohn RacingFord / Lola
18 45 DP 18 Leo Hindery Jr 5.699 1:46.667 120.149 2 19 1:51.212 115.239 Victory Junction-Orbit RacingBMW / Riley
19 2 DP 19 Andy Wallace 5.751 1:46.719 120.091 2 3 9:55.011 21.539 Childress-Howard MotorsportsPontiac / Crawford
20 70 GT 1 Sylvain Tremblay 8.873 1:49.841 116.677 11 15 1:50.251 116.244 SpeedSourceMazda RX-8
21 52 GT 2 Christian Montanari 9.486 1:50.454 116.030 10 13 1:52.288 114.135 Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa RacingFerrari 430 Challenge
22 67 GT 3 Andy Lally 9.619 1:50.587 115.890 16 18 1:50.708 115.764 TRGPorsche GT3
23 86 GT 4 Kevin Roush 9.712 1:50.680 115.793 5 17 1:52.068 114.359 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
24 14 GT 5 Martin Ragginger 9.732 1:50.700 115.772 18 18 1:50.700 115.772 Autometrics MotorsportsPorsche GT3
25 69 GT 6 Nick Longhi 9.974 1:50.942 115.519 8 19 1:52.255 114.169 SpeedSourceMazda RX-8
26 40 GT 7 Patrick Dempsey 9.999 1:50.967 115.493 11 19 1:53.370 113.046 Dempsey RacingMazda RX-8
27 87 GT 8 Leh Keen 10.041 1:51.009 115.450 15 17 1:51.311 115.137 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
28 30 GT 9 Doug Peterson 10.167 1:51.135 115.319 3 16 1:54.204 112.220 Racers Edge MotorsportsMazda RX-8
29 64 GT 10 Jim Pace 10.200 1:51.168 115.284 13 19 1:52.956 113.460 JLowe RacingPorsche GT3
30 57 GT 11 Robin Liddell 10.425 1:51.393 115.052 9 12 1:51.999 114.430 Stevenson MotorsportsPontiac GXP.R
31 85 GT 12 Richard Campollo 10.454 1:51.422 115.022 6 12 1:57.279 109.278 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
32 07 GT 13 Paul Edwards 10.576 1:51.544 114.896 12 13 1:56.105 110.383 Banner RacingPontiac GXP.R
33 88 GT 14 Richard Westbrook 10.684 1:51.652 114.785 17 17 1:51.652 114.785 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
34 33 GT 15 Sascha Maassen 10.785 1:51.753 114.681 18 19 1:52.120 114.306 Wright MotorsportsPorsche GT3
35 32 GT 16 Jeff Westphal 10.792 1:51.760 114.674 17 18 1:52.751 113.666 PR1 MotorsportsPontiac GXP.R
36 66 GT 17 Richard Lietz 10.821 1:51.789 114.644 3 18 1:52.490 113.930 TRGPorsche GT3
37 56 GT 18 Drudi/ Campanico/ Papis 10.831 1:51.799 114.634 10 15 1:52.988 113.428 Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa RacingFerrari 430 Challenge
38 65 GT 19 Marco Holzer 10.909 1:51.877 114.554 8 14 1:52.622 113.797 Riegel/ Stanton/ TRGPorsche GT3
39 35 GT 20 Lawson Aschenbach 11.021 1:51.989 114.439 10 18 1:53.864 112.555 Orbit RacingPorsche GT3
40 15 GT 21 Boris Said 11.243 1:52.211 114.213 16 16 1:52.211 114.213 Blackforest MotorsportsFord Mustang
41 21 GT 22 Diego Alessi 11.378 1:52.346 114.076 14 14 1:52.346 114.076 Battery Tender/ MCM RacingPontiac GTO.R
42 97 GT 23 James Gue 11.816 1:52.784 113.633 11 11 1:52.784 113.633 Stevenson MotorsportsCorvette
43 26 GT 24 Gerardo Bonilla 12.380 1:53.348 113.067 14 14 1:53.348 113.068 Gotham CompetitionPorsche GT3
44 43 GT 25 Wayne Nonnamaker 12.715 1:53.683 112.734 7 17 1:54.580 111.852 Team SahlenCorvette
45 68 GT 26 Chris Pallis 12.966 1:53.934 112.486 10 16 1:54.802 111.636 TRGPorsche GT3
46 42 GT 27 Joe Sahlen 13.358 1:54.326 112.100 15 15 1:54.326 112.100 Team SahlenCorvette
47 63 GT 28 David Quinlan 13.376 1:54.344 112.082 9 14 4:32.653 47.005 TRGPorsche GT3
48 44 GT 29 Daniel Harrington 14.914 1:55.882 110.595 17 17 1:55.882 110.595 Bullet RacingPorsche GT3
49 34 GT 30 Omar Rodriguez 18.715 1:59.683 107.082 8 14 2:30.089 85.389 Orbit RacingPorsche GT3
50 31 GT 31 Michaelian/ Michaelian/ Kapudija/ McMullen Jr 21.057 2:02.025 105.027 3 3 2:02.025 105.028 Battery Tender/ MCM RacingPorsche GT3
0 89 GT 32 Kaffer / Petrobelli / Rosa / Rosa / Simonsen 0.000 00.000 0 0 0.000 00.000 Farnbacher Loles RacingPorsche GT3
0 7 DP 20 Bernhard / Briscoe 0.000 00.000 0 0 0.000 00.000 Penske RacingPorsche / Riley

 

Grid is set! I know 3 people in the top 10.

Grand-Am Racing Series - Live Scoring

 

1 and 2 in DP were separated by .1 seconds.

 

it's saturday/sunday right?

I'll probably come home from the bar and help out in the 3am-6am section

 

Yep. I'm kinda bummed I'm missing the start, but Dhinkle and I are obviously going to the Memphis/Tennessee game (3:30 CBS game), and from there to a BMW meet. Not bad I guess.

 

Great thread, Connor! I'll have to check in later this weekend once the racing actually starts.

 

Hey, where the heck is everyone?

 

Is anybody watching? Or am I the only one?