Daytona Continental Tire PHOTOS
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Daytona Continental Tire PHOTOS
Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr. scored a repeat Grand Sport (GS) class victory in the BMW Performance 200 at Daytona Friday.
Johnson led the final 70 minutes in the No. 61 Roush Performance Mustang. He finished 1.812 seconds ahead of 2012 GS driver champion David Empringham in the No. 15 Multimatic Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage.
Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi finished third in class in Rum Bum Racing’s Porsche 997. Plumb moved from seventh to third inside the final 30 minutes.
In Street Tuner (ST), Vesko Kozarov and Lara Tallman each scored their first career victories in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Driving the No. 33 Skullcandy Team Nissan Altima, Kozarov took the lead for the first time in the race near the one-hour mark and seized it for good with 40 minutes left during the race’s final full-course caution.
The victory also made Tallman the first female winner in the series since Sarah Cattaneo claimed an ST class victory in 2011 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Gregory Liefooghe and Tyler Cooke finished second in the No. 81 BimmerWorld Racing BMW 328i after leading in the race’s opening half. Compass360 Racing’s Kyle Gimple and Ryan Eversley were third in the No. 75 Honda Civic Si.
The race will air at 4 p.m. ET, Feb. 2 on SPEED.
Johnson led the final 70 minutes in the No. 61 Roush Performance Mustang. He finished 1.812 seconds ahead of 2012 GS driver champion David Empringham in the No. 15 Multimatic Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage.
Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi finished third in class in Rum Bum Racing’s Porsche 997. Plumb moved from seventh to third inside the final 30 minutes.
In Street Tuner (ST), Vesko Kozarov and Lara Tallman each scored their first career victories in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Driving the No. 33 Skullcandy Team Nissan Altima, Kozarov took the lead for the first time in the race near the one-hour mark and seized it for good with 40 minutes left during the race’s final full-course caution.
The victory also made Tallman the first female winner in the series since Sarah Cattaneo claimed an ST class victory in 2011 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Gregory Liefooghe and Tyler Cooke finished second in the No. 81 BimmerWorld Racing BMW 328i after leading in the race’s opening half. Compass360 Racing’s Kyle Gimple and Ryan Eversley were third in the No. 75 Honda Civic Si.
The race will air at 4 p.m. ET, Feb. 2 on SPEED.
Last edited by MikeJim; 01-25-2013 at 09:54 PM.
