25th January 2009

NASCAR drivers get back on track again in Rolex 24

Even though driving a Daytona Prototype won’t help him much in the Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson was happy to be in a race car — any race car.

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25th January 2009

Johnson slices finger during Rolex 24 race (AP)

Three-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson sliced his left middle finger with a knife, but said the injury will not affect his driving.

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25th January 2009

Donohue, Porsche stop Ganassi streak in Rolex 24

David Donohue won the Rolex 24 on Sunday to end Chip Ganassi Racing’s Daytona winning streak at three races and match his late father’s victory here 40 years ago.

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25th January 2009

Donohue and Porsche stop Ganassi streak (AP)

David Donohue has won the Rolex 24 to end Chip Ganassi Racing’s Daytona winning streak at three races and match his late father’s victory here 40 years ago. Donohue held on for the victory Sunday after passing Juan Pablo Montoya for the lead just 41 minutes from the finish. Donohue, who started from the pole in the Brumos Porsche Riley on Saturday afternoon, combined with former Indianapolis 500…

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25th January 2009

Top 20 countdown: No. 14 Jamie McMurray (Yahoo! Sports)

A turbulent 2008 and an intra-team competition will light the fire for Jamie McMurray in ‘09.

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25th January 2009

Four-way battle at Daytona with 5 hours to go (AP)

Darren Law and the pole-winning Porsche Riley Daytona Prototype were out front Sunday as the clock wound down in one of the closest races in the 47-year history of the Rolex 24. With five hours remaining in the twice-around-the-clock sports car endurance race, four cars remained on the lead lap, including one of the Lexus Riley’s hoping to give Chip Ganassi Racing its unprecedented fourth straight…

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25th January 2009

Ganassi team eyes fourth consecutive Rolex 24 win

A Lexus Riley Daytona Prototype driven by IndyCar stars Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Indy Lights driver Alex Lloyd was out front after nine hours in the Rolex 24 sports-car endurance race.

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25th January 2009

Notes: EGR to name fourth Daytona driver on Monday

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will field a fourth entry — the No. 41 Chevrolet — in the Feb. 15 Daytona 500 and expects to decide on a driver Monday, team president Steve Lauletta said Saturday before the start of the Rolex 24 Grand-Am race at Daytona International Speedway.

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25th January 2009

Kobyluck wins All-Star Showdown (AP)

Matt Kobyluck emerged from a wild three-way battle with Joey Logano and Peyton Sellers on Saturday night to become the first two-time in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown.

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25th January 2009

Ganassi team eyes fourth consecutive Rolex 24 win

A Lexus Riley Daytona Prototype driven by IndyCar stars Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Indy Lights driver Alex Lloyd was out front after nine hours in the Rolex 24 sports-car endurance race.

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