Grand-Am

What is grand american?

Grand-Am is the most competitive professional road racing championship in North America. It was created from the masterminds behind NASCAR.

Bill France, Jr. and Jim France inherited control of NASCAR in 1992 upon their father’s death. The France brothers pushed NASCAR beyond its small-time Southern roots into a nationwide billion-dollar conglomerate. The France brothers then felt that they could bring this successful formula to sports car road racing.

In 1999, they founded the Grand-Am Road Racing series. Grand-Am operates several racing divisions headlined by the premier Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. The 15-event schedule, which is anchored by the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, includes two divisions – the Daytona Prototypes and GT class.

They designed the rules to promote cost-effective race cars in which technology is carefully controlled to ensure close racing and approximate parity between different chassis and engines. The France NASCAR formula worked. There has been a dramatic growth of TV viewership and attendance. In the past three years, the media value has increased 209%, making Grand-Am the fastest growing racing series in North America. 

The series is centered around the 24 Hours of Daytona, but also includes a wide variety of American, Canadian, and Mexican tracks. The Grand-Am series also supports NASCAR on several race weekends. Many high profile drivers from NASCAR and Indy car compete in Grand-Am races. Drivers such as: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Helio Castroneves, Sam Hornish, Jr. Famous actors including Patrick Dempsey, Paul Newman, and Tim Allen have also competed in the Grand-Am series.

Bob Stallings Racing Champs

Bob Stallings Racing kicked everyone’s butt and won the Grand Am DP Championship.  I’m so happy for Bob.  He is just a winner.