2007 Rolex Sports Car Series

8th season of the racing series organized by Grand-Am

2007 Rolex Sports Car Series

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The 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the eighth season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. The 15-race championship for Daytona Prototypes and GT cars began January 27, 2007 and concluded on September 15, 2007. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty shared the Daytona Prototype title, while Dirk Werner won the GT title.

## Schedule

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2007 marked the first time the Sonoma race did not feature the GT class. Phoenix was dropped in favor of Iowa Speedway, and Long Beach was dropped for Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Rnd  | Race  | Circuit  | Class  | Distance/Duration  | Date

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1  |  Rolex 24 At Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Both  | 24 hours  | January 27
January 28
2  |  Mexico City 400k  | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Both  | 400 km (250 mi)  | March 3
3  |  Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Both  | 2 hours, 30 minutes  | March 24
4  |  VIR 400  | Virginia International Raceway | Both (split races)  | 250 mi (400 km)  | April 29
5  |  U.S. Sports Car Invitational  | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Both (split races)  | 2 hours, 30 minutes  | May 20
6  |  Rolex GT Series Challenge | Lime Rock Park | GT  | 2 hours, 30 minutes  | May 28
7  |  Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen | Watkins Glen International | Both  | 6 hours  | June 9
8  |  EMCO Gears Classic  | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Both (split races)  | 250 mi (400 km)  | June 24
9  |  Brumos Porsche 250 | Daytona International Speedway | Both  | 250 mi (400 km)  | July 5
10  |  Iowa 400k  | Iowa Speedway | Both (split races)  | 250 mi (400 km)  | July 14
11  |  Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant  | Barber Motorsports Park | Both (split races)  | 2 hours, 30 minutes  | July 22
12  |  Montreal 400k  | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Both  | 2 hours, 30 minutes  | August 3
13  |  Crown Royal 200 at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | DP  | 200 mi (320 km)  | August 10
14  |  Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 | Infineon Raceway | DP  | 2 hours, 30 minutes  | August 25
15  |  Sunchaser 1000k  | Miller Motorsports Park | Both  | 1,000 km (620 mi)  | September 15

## Confirmed entrants

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This article needs to be updated. Please help update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2010)

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No  | Team  | Drivers  | Engine

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Chassis
Daytona Prototype
00  |  Vision Racing[1] |  Ed Carpenter
Tomas Scheckter
Tony George
A. J. Foyt IV | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
01  |  TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |  Scott Pruett
Salvador Durán
Juan Pablo Montoya | Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
02  |  Target Chip Ganassi Racing[1] |  Scott Dixon
Dan Wheldon
Memo Rojas | Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
3  |  Southard Motorsports  |  Shane Lewis
Randy Ruhlman
Graham Rahal | Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
05  |  Sigalsport BMW  |  Bill Auberlen
Matthew Alhadeff
Karl Wendlinger
Gene Sigal  | BMW S62-B50 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
6  |  Michael Shank Racing |  Henri Zogaib
Ian James
Paul Tracy
A. J. Allmendinger | Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
7  |  SAMAX  |  Tom Kimber-Smith
Tomáš Enge
Jeff Bucknum | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
10  |  SunTrust Racing |  Wayne Taylor
Max Angelelli
Jeff Gordon
Jan Magnussen | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
11  |  Citgo SAMAX  |  Darren Manning
Milka Duno
Ryan Dalziel
Patrick Carpentier | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
16  |  Howard Motorsports[1] |  Chris Dyson
Rob Dyson
Guy Smith
Oliver Gavin | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Crawford DP03
18  |  VICI Racing[1] |  Uwe Alzen
Robert Renauer
Terry Borcheller
Gastón Mazzacane | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Fabcar FDSC03
19  |  Finlay Motorsports  |  Rob Finlay
Michael Valiante
Bobby Labonte
Michael McDowell | Ford 5.0L V8
Crawford DP03
20  |  Howard Motorsports |  Andy Wallace
Butch Leitzinger
Tony Stewart | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Crawford DP03
23  |  Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing |  Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Romain Dumas | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Crawford DP03
39  |  Cheever Racing |  Christian Fittipaldi
Eddie Cheever
Emmanuel Collard
Sascha Maassen | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Crawford DP03
47  |  TruSpeed Motorsports[1] |  Charles Morgan
Rob Morgan
Timo Bernhard
B. J. Zacharias  | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
51  |  Cheever Racing[1] |  Mike Newton
Tommy Erdos
Harrison Brix  | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Fabcar FDSC03
58  |  Brumos Racing |  David Donohue
Darren Law
Buddy Rice
Scott Sharp | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
59  |  Brumos Porsche |  Hurley Haywood
J. C. France
Roberto Moreno
João Barbosa | Porsche 3.99L GT3R F6
Riley Technologies MkXI
60  |  Michael Shank Racing |  Mark Patterson
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Hélio Castroneves
Sam Hornish Jr. | Lexus 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
75  |  Krohn Racing |  Colin Braun
Max Papis
JJ Lehto | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
76  |  Krohn Racing |  Tracy Krohn
Nic Jönsson
Boris Said | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
91  |  Riley-Matthews Motorsports  |  Jim Matthews
Marc Goossens
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Hunter-Reay | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
99  |  GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty
Jimmy Vasser
Bob Stallings  | Pontiac 5.0L V8
Riley Technologies MkXI
Grand Touring
66  |  The Racer's Group |  Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine  | Porsche 3.6L F6
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
72  |  Tafel Racing  |  Andrew Davis
Robin Liddell
Jim Tafel  | Porsche 3.6L F6
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

## Season Results

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Rnd  | Circuit  | DP Winning Team  | GT Winning Team  | Results

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DP Winning Drivers  | GT Winning Drivers
1  | Daytona |  #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |  #22 Alegra Motorsports  | Results
Scott Pruett
Salvador Durán
Juan Pablo Montoya |  Jean-François Dumoulin
Carlos de Quesada
Scooter Gabel
Marc Basseng
2  | Hermanos Rodriguez |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  #70 SpeedSource  | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty |  Sylvain Tremblay
Nick Ham
3  | Homestead |  #05 Sigalsport BMW  |  #70 SpeedSource  | Results
Bill Auberlen
Matthew Alhadeff  |  Sylvain Tremblay
Nick Ham
4  | Virginia |  #10 SunTrust Racing |  #87 Farnbacher-Loles Racing  | Results
Max Angelelli
Jan Magnussen |  Dirk Werner
Bryce Miller
5  | Laguna Seca |  #23 Alex Job Racing |  #66 The Racer's Group | Results
Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister |  Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine
6  | Lime Rock | Did not compete |  #06 Banner Racing  | Results
Leighton Reese
Tim Lewis Jr.
7  | Watkins Glen |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  #66 The Racer's Group | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty |  Andy Lally
Spencer Pumpelly
R. J. Valentine
8  | Mid-Ohio |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  #66 The Racer's Group | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty |  Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine
9  | Daytona |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  #70 SpeedSource  | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty |  Sylvain Tremblay
Nick Ham
10  | Iowa |  #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |  #66 The Racer's Group | Results
Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas |  Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine
11  | Barber |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  #07 Banner Racing  | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty |  Paul Edwards
Kelly Collins
12  | Gilles Villeneuve |  #10 SunTrust Racing |  #66 The Racer's Group | Results
Max Angelelli
Jan Magnussen |  Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine
13  | Watkins Glen |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Did not compete | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty
14  | Infineon |  #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Did not compete | Results
Alex Gurney
Jon Fogarty
15  | Miller |  #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports  |  #07 Banner Racing  | Results
Marc Goossens
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Jim Matthews  |  Paul Edwards
Kelly Collins
Andy Pilgrim

## Standings

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### DP

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| Pos  | Driver  | R24
| MEX
| HOM
| VIR
| LGA
| S6H
| MOH
| DAY
| IOW
| BAR
| MON
| WGL
| SON
| SLK
| Pts

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1  |  Alex Gurney | 22 | 1  | 11  | 5  | 6  | 1 | 1  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 408
Jon Fogarty | 22  | 1  | 11  | 5  | 6 | 1  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8
2  |  Scott Pruett | 1  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 9 | 406
3  |  Max Angelelli | 3  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 15  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 7  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 18  | 395
4  |  Memo Rojas | 21  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 381
5  |  Colin Braun | 11  | 2 | 8  | 2 | 8  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 12  | 11  | EX  | 3  | 338
6  |  Darren Law | 20  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 9  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 2  | 20  | 338
David Donohue | 20  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 9  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 2  | 20
7  |  Patrick Long | 12  | 5  | 9  | 9  | 1  | 8  | 6  | 14  | 10  | 8  | 17  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 319
8  |  Mark Patterson | 9  | 9  | 15  | 11  | 3  | 11  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 8  | 10  | 319
Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 9  | 9  | 15  | 11  | 3  | 11  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 8  | 10
9  |  Max Papis | 11  | 2  | 8  | 2  | 8  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 9  | 14  | 19  | DNS  | 12  | 307
10  |  Ian James | 16  | 10  | 12  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 10  | 4  | 9  | 7  | 11  | 16  | 10  | 7  | 307
Pos  | Driver  | R24
| MEX
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| LGA
| S6H
| MOH
| DAY
| IOW
| BAR
| MON
| WGL
| SON
| SLK
| Pts
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Finished
Red | Did not finish
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Blank  | Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

† Colin Braun was suspended for the race in Sonoma by the GARRA for an incident during the race at Watkins Glen while on probation.[2]

### GT

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| Pos  | Driver  | Pts  | DAY | MEX | HOM | VIR | MTY | LRP | WGL | MOH | DAY | IOW | BAR | MON | MIL

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1  |  Dirk Werner | 375 | 14  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 3
2  |  Kelly Collins
Paul Edwards  | 365 | 2  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 14  | 1  | 8  | 1
3  |  Bryce Miller | 363 | 26  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 3
4  |  Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine  | 348 | 17  | 8  | 2  | 10  | 1  | 10  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 23
5  |  Leighton Reese
Tim Lewis, Jr.  | 316 | 4  | 14  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 16
6  |  Sylvain Tremblay  | 314 | 5  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 11  | 22  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 5  | 9  | †
7  |  Nick Ham  | 305 | 5  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 11  | DNS  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 5  | 9  | †
8  |  Carlos de Quesada  | 289 | 1  | 12  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 12  | 5  | 11  | 7  | DNS  | 11  | 4  | 6
9  |  Jean-François Dumoulin | 281 | 1  | 12  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 12  | 5  | 11  | 7  | DNS  | 11  | 4  | 14
10  |  Emil Assentato | 275 | 7  | 3  | 16  | 11  | 9  | 19  | 8  | 19  | 8  | 5  | 10  | 12  | 4
Pos  | Driver  | Pts  | DAY | MEX | HOM | VIR | MTY | LRP | WGL | MOH | DAY | IOW | BAR | MON | MIL
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Gold | Winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Finished
Red | Did not finish
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Blank  | Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

† Not classified due to failure to complete a green-flag lap.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f These teams are confirmed to only run select races of the Grand-Am season.
2. ^ SPEEDtv.com: Colin Braun gets 1-Race Suspension

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