2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
The 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge was the tenth running of the Grand-Am Cup series and the first season under Continental Tire sponsorship.[1] It began on January 29 at Daytona International Speedway and ended on September 12 at Miller Motorsports Park. Despite winning only one race all season, top ten finishes in each of the ten races enabled Charles Espenlaub and Charles Putman of Fall-Line Motorsports to win the Grand Sport class title. Espenlaub and Putman finished six points clear of double race-winners Michael Marsal and Joey Hand of Turner Motorsport, and eight clear of another pair of double race-winners, Roush Performance's Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson. Rum Bum Racing's Matt Plumb won the most races, taking three victories – one victory with Gian Bacardi and two with Nick Longhi – but finished 80 points behind Espenlaub and Putman. Single race victories were taken by Rehagen Racing's Dean Martin and Bob Michaelian at Barber Motorsports Park, as well as The Racer's Group's Steve Bertheau and Spencer Pumpelly at Mid-Ohio. The Street Tuner class was just as hotly contested as the Grand Sport class, and after ten races, the top two teams – Lawson Aschenbach and David Thilenius of Compass360 Racing, and Bill Heumann and Seth Thomas of BimmerWorld/GearWrench – finished tied on 274 points. Both teams took two victories and two second places, but the third place for Aschenbach and Thilenius at the final race of the season at Miller Motorsports Park allowed them to clinch the championship. Freedom Autosport pair Tom Long and Derek Whitis, and RSR Motorsports duo Randy Smalley and Owen Trinkler also took two victories over the season, with single victories claimed by APR Motorsport's Ian Baas and Aaron Povoledo, as well as the team-mates of Aschenbach and Thilenius, Ryan Eversley and Zach Lutz. Debuting in 2010 was a new Mustang for Multimatic Motorsports painted to look like the Trans Am Series Boss 302s of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer. Also debuting was a new Sunoco sponsored Camaro resembling the original Penske Camaros of Trans Am.
Schedule
The schedule was announced on October 15, 2009. Nine of the ten rounds supported the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series, with a stand-alone round at Circuit Trois-Rivières.[2]
| Rnd | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona International Speedway | January 29 |
| 2 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | March 6–7 |
| 3 | Barber Motorsports Park | April 9–10 |
| 4 | Virginia International Raceway | April 24–25 |
| 5 | Lime Rock Park | May 28–29 |
| 6 | Watkins Glen International | June 5–6 |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 19–20 |
| 8 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | July 17–18 |
| 9 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | August 13 |
| 10 | Miller Motorsports Park | September 11–12 |
Calendar
| Rnd | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona International Speedway | #46 Fall-Line Motorsports | #19 Rum Bum Racing | #19 Rum Bum Racing |
| United States Mark Boden United States Andy Pilgrim |
United States Gian Bacardi United States Matt Plumb |
United States Gian Bacardi United States Matt Plumb | ||
| #25 Freedom Autosport | #197 RSR Motorsports | #74 Compass360 Racing | ||
| United States Tom Long United States Derek Whitis |
United States Sarah Cattaneo United States V. J. Mirzayan |
United States Lawson Aschenbach United States David Thilenius | ||
| 2 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | #61 Roush Performance | #15 Multimatic Motorsports | #61 Roush Performance |
| United States Billy Johnson United States Jack Roush Jr. |
United States Joe Foster Canada Scott Maxwell |
United States Billy Johnson United States Jack Roush Jr. | ||
| #197 RSR Motorsports | #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench | #25 Freedom Autosport | ||
| United States Sarah Cattaneo United States V. J. Mirzayan |
United States Bill Heumann United States Seth Thomas |
United States Tom Long United States Derek Whitis | ||
| 3 | Barber Motorsports Park | #15 Multimatic Motorsports | #16 Multimatic Motorsports | #52 Rehagen Racing |
| United States Joe Foster Canada Scott Maxwell |
United States Gunnar Jeannette United States Frankie Montecalvo |
United States Dean Martin United States Bob Michaelian | ||
| #80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench | #198 RSR Motorsports | #25 Freedom Autosport | ||
| United States David White United States James Clay |
United Kingdom Craig Conway United States B. J. Zacharias |
United States Tom Long United States Derek Whitis | ||
| 4 | Virginia International Raceway | #61 Roush Performance | #13 Rum Bum Racing | #97 Turner Motorsport |
| United States Jack Roush Jr. United States Billy Johnson |
United States Matt Plumb United States Gian Bacardi |
United States Joey Hand United States Michael Marsal | ||
| #196 RSR Motorsports | #74 Compass360 Racing | #75 Compass360 Racing | ||
| United States B. J. Zacharias United States Owen Trinkler |
United States Lawson Aschenbach United States David Thilenius |
United States Ryan Eversley United States Zach Lutz | ||
| 5 | Lime Rock Park | #61 Roush Performance | #96 Turner Motorsport | #97 Turner Motorsport |
| United States Jack Roush Jr. United States Billy Johnson |
United States Bill Auberlen United States Paul Dalla Lana |
United States Joey Hand United States Michael Marsal | ||
| #95 Turner Motorsport | #98 89 Racing Team | #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench | ||
| United States Don Salama United States Will Turner |
Canada Cyril Hamelin Canada Jocelyn Hebert |
United States Bill Heumann United States Seth Thomas | ||
| 6 | Watkins Glen International | #46 Fall-Line Motorsports | #41 The Racer's Group | #48 Fall-Line Motorsports |
| United States Mark Boden United States Bryan Sellers |
United States Steve Bertheau United States Spencer Pumpelly |
United States Charles Espenlaub United States Charles Putman | ||
| #03 Team MER | #21 GS Motorsports | #74 Compass360 Racing | ||
| United States Justin Piscitell United States Jason Saini |
Canada Andrew Danyliw Canada Jamie Holtom |
United States Lawson Aschenbach United States David Thilenius | ||
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | #6 Stevenson Motorsports | #07 Euro Motorworks Racing | #41 The Racer's Group |
| United States Matt Bell United States Jeff Bucknum |
United States Terry Heath United States Bryan Sellers |
United States Steve Bertheau United States Spencer Pumpelly | ||
| #80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench | #75 Compass360 Racing | #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench | ||
| United States David White United States James Clay |
United States Ryan Eversley United States Zach Lutz |
United States Bill Heumann United States Seth Thomas | ||
| 8 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | #61 Roush Performance | #97 Turner Motorsport | #61 Roush Performance |
| United States Billy Johnson United States Jack Roush Jr. |
United States Joey Hand United States Michael Marsal |
United States Billy Johnson United States Jack Roush Jr. | ||
| #18 RRT Racing | #64 Next Generation Motorsports | #198 RSR Motorsports | ||
| United States Paul Gerrard Denmark Martin Jensen |
United States Shawn Dewey United States Ted Giovanis |
United States Randy Smalley United States Owen Trinkler | ||
| 9 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | #15 Multimatic Motorsports | #13 Rum Bum Racing | #13 Rum Bum Racing |
| United States Joe Foster Canada Scott Maxwell |
United States Matt Plumb United States Nick Longhi |
United States Matt Plumb United States Nick Longhi | ||
| #98 89 Racing Team | #198 RSR Motorsports | #198 RSR Motorsports | ||
| Canada Cyril Hamelin Canada Jocelyn Hebert |
United States Randy Smalley United States Owen Trinkler |
United States Randy Smalley United States Owen Trinkler | ||
| 10 | Miller Motorsports Park | #6 Stevenson Motorsports | #46 Fall-Line Motorsports | #13 Rum Bum Racing |
| United States Matt Bell United States Jeff Bucknum |
United States Mark Boden United States Bryan Sellers |
United States Matt Plumb United States Nick Longhi | ||
| #91 APR Motorsport | #91 APR Motorsport | #91 APR Motorsport | ||
| United States Ian Baas Canada Aaron Povoledo |
United States Ian Baas Canada Aaron Povoledo |
United States Ian Baas Canada Aaron Povoledo |
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References
- ↑ "Continental Tire To Sponsor GRAND-AM Sports Car Challenge". grand-am.com. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Grand-Am Announces 2010 KONI Challenge Schedule". grand-am.com. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-11-28.