Spirit of Daytona Racing
Spirit of Daytona Racing is an auto racing team that currently competes in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Spirit of Daytona was founded in 1987 by owner Troy Flis. The team is based in Daytona Beach, Florida where they have an 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) shop. The team originally started racing in the number 16 Crown Royal Cask Volkswagen. They now race the number 90 Porsche-powered Coyote Daytona Prototype sponsored by Menards. The team currently employs eight people full-time and five people part-time. The team has competed in every season of the Rolex Sports Car Series since the series was created in early 2000. The team has enjoyed some success by winning 16 Grand Am series races. They have also won a pair of Grand Am Series Team Championships in 2000 and 2001. They won a Grand Am Drivers Championship in 2001. They also won their class in the 2002 24 Hours of Daytona. The teams two main drivers are 2005 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice, and Antonio García, who was part of the Brumos Porsche team that won the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona. Spirit of Daytona finished 8th in the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series points. In 2010 they had nine top-tens, and four top-five finishes.
Antonio García and Richard Westbrook race on the Spirit of Daytona team during the 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season. The team won overall at the 2012 Barber Motorsports Park race in a Corvette Daytona Prototype.[1] The team also won at Mid-Ohio with drivers Westbrook and Michael Valiante.[2]
References
- ↑ Cavin, Curt (April 16, 2012). "Corvette Claims First Overall Win In Rolex Series". Autoweek 62 (8): 80.
- ↑ "Spirit of Daytona wins in Ohio". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.