In Rolex Sports Car Series competition the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Powered Riley took its third consecutive Daytona Prototype win of the season. The defending class champion drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas have won 12 of 14 races dating to the beginning of the 2010 season. The second BMW Powered car in the class, the No. 61 AIM Autosport car driven by Mark Wilkens and Burt Frisselle, finished fourth.
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BMW Takes 3 Class Podium Finishes In Rolex Sports Car Series And Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - Web Exclusive
In the GT class the only BMW in the field, the No. 94 Turner Motorsport BMW M3 of Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana took a second consecutive class win. The win moved Turner Motorsport to a share of the lead driver and team point standings.
In the Grand Sports class five BMW M3s finished in the top 10. Turner Motorsport was the top-finishing BMW team with the No. 96 car of Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana in second place. The result was the team’s third consecutive podium finish of the season. The No. 97 Turner Motorsport M3 of Joey Hand and Michael Marsal finished sixth. Fall-Line Motorsport also placed two M3s in the top 10, finishing fourth with the No. 46 car and ninth with the No. 45 car. Rum Bum Racing finished seventh with the No. 13 M3.
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BMW Takes 3 Class Podium Finishes In Rolex Sports Car Series And Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - Web Exclusive
In the Street Tuner class Doran Racing had a season’s-best second place finish in the No. 14 BMW 128i of Tim Bell and BJ Zacharias. The RACE EPIC/Murillo Racing No. 56 BMW 328i of Jesse Combs and Jeff Mosing finished third. The Insight Racing BMW 328i of Jeff Westphal and Nico Rondet finished ninth to make it three BMWs in the top 10.
