No. 2 Team In GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Fined, Penalized
March 11, 2013 Leave a comment
No. 2 Team In GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Fined, Penalized
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 11, 2013) – GRAND-AM Road Racing has issued monetary and point penalties to the No. 2 Ford/Riley Daytona Prototype entry that competes in the Rolex Sports Car Series, as a result of a rule infraction discovered following the GRAND-AM of The Americas at Circuit of The Americas on March 2.
Unauthorized modifications were found to the team’s fueling probe, a violation of Section 7.1.4 (“Dry-Break. The dry-break must be … unmodified”) of the GRAND-AM Rule Book.
As a result:
· The team, Starworks Motorsport, has been penalized with the loss of three team championship points;
· Drivers Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel have each been penalized three driver championship points;
· Ford has been penalized three manufacturer championship points;
· The team has been fined $5,000, payable to Camp Boggy Creek, the official charity of GRAND-AM.
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Contact:
GRAND-AM Communications
Herb Branham
(386) 310-6050
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Matt Cleary
Sunday Group Management
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@sundaygroup
317.908.2975 (m)
www.sundaymanagement.com
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