2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

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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.

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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]

RndCircuitDate
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

RndCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinner
1 Daytona International Speedway #46 Fall-Line Motorsports#19 Rum Bum Racing#19 Rum Bum Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Boden
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim 		Flag of the United States.svg Gian Bacardi
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb		 Flag of the United States.svg Gian Bacardi
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb
#25 Freedom Autosport#197 RSR Motorsports#74 Compass360 Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Long
Flag of the United States.svg Derek Whitis		 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Cattaneo
Flag of the United States.svg V. J. Mirzayan		 Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg David Thilenius
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway #61 Roush Performance#15 Multimatic Motorsports#61 Roush Performance
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Roush Jr.		 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Foster
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Maxwell 		Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Roush Jr.
#197 RSR Motorsports#81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench#25 Freedom Autosport
Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Cattaneo
Flag of the United States.svg V. J. Mirzayan		 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Heumann
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Thomas		 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Long
Flag of the United States.svg Derek Whitis
3 Barber Motorsports Park #15 Multimatic Motorsports#16 Multimatic Motorsports#52 Rehagen Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Foster
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Maxwell 		Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo 		Flag of the United States.svg Dean Martin
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Michaelian
#80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench#198 RSR Motorsports#25 Freedom Autosport
Flag of the United States.svg David White
Flag of the United States.svg James Clay		 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Conway
Flag of the United States.svg B. J. Zacharias		 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Long
Flag of the United States.svg Derek Whitis
4 Virginia International Raceway #61 Roush Performance#13 Rum Bum Racing#97 Turner Motorsport
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Roush Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson		 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb
Flag of the United States.svg Gian Bacardi		 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Marsal
#196 RSR Motorsports#74 Compass360 Racing#75 Compass360 Racing
Flag of the United States.svg B. J. Zacharias
Flag of the United States.svg Owen Trinkler		 Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg David Thilenius		 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Eversley
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Lutz
5 Lime Rock Park #61 Roush Performance#96 Turner Motorsport#97 Turner Motorsport
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Roush Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson		 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Dalla Lana		 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Marsal
#95 Turner Motorsport#98 89 Racing Team#81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench
Flag of the United States.svg Don Salama
Flag of the United States.svg Will Turner		 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cyril Hamelin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Hebert		 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Heumann
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Thomas
6 Watkins Glen International #46 Fall-Line Motorsports#41 The Racer's Group #48 Fall-Line Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Boden
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers 		Flag of the United States.svg Steve Bertheau
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly 		Flag of the United States.svg Charles Espenlaub
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Putman
#03 Team MER#21 GS Motorsports#74 Compass360 Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Piscitell
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Saini		 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Danyliw
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie Holtom		 Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg David Thilenius
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course #6 Stevenson Motorsports#07 Euro Motorworks Racing#41 The Racer's Group
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum 		Flag of the United States.svg Terry Heath
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers 		Flag of the United States.svg Steve Bertheau
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
#80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench#75 Compass360 Racing#81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench
Flag of the United States.svg David White
Flag of the United States.svg James Clay		 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Eversley
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Lutz		 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Heumann
Flag of the United States.svg Seth Thomas
8 New Jersey Motorsports Park #61 Roush Performance#97 Turner Motorsport#61 Roush Performance
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Roush Jr.		 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Marsal		 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Roush Jr.
#18 RRT Racing#64 Next Generation Motorsports#198 RSR Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Gerrard
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Jensen		 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Dewey
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Giovanis		 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Smalley
Flag of the United States.svg Owen Trinkler
9 Circuit Trois-Rivières #15 Multimatic Motorsports#13 Rum Bum Racing#13 Rum Bum Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Foster
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Maxwell 		Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Longhi		 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Longhi
#98 89 Racing Team#198 RSR Motorsports#198 RSR Motorsports
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cyril Hamelin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Hebert		 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Smalley
Flag of the United States.svg Owen Trinkler		 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Smalley
Flag of the United States.svg Owen Trinkler
10 Miller Motorsports Park #6 Stevenson Motorsports#46 Fall-Line Motorsports#13 Rum Bum Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Bucknum 		Flag of the United States.svg Mark Boden
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers 		Flag of the United States.svg Matt Plumb
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Longhi
#91 APR Motorsport#91 APR Motorsport#91 APR Motorsport
Flag of the United States.svg Ian Baas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo		 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Baas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo		 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Baas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Povoledo

References

  1. ↑ "Continental Tire To Sponsor GRAND-AM Sports Car Challenge". grand-am.com. Grand American Road Racing Association. December 1, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Grand-Am Announces 2010 KONI Challenge Schedule". grand-am.com. Grand American Road Racing Association. October 15, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
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