2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season
All you want to know about 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season
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The 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season is the ninth season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. The 14-race championship for Daytona Prototypes (DP) and 13-race championship for Grand Touring (GT) cars began January 26, 2008 and will conclude on September 20, 2008. The defending champions are Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney in DP and Dirk Werner in GT. New Jersey Motorsports Park replaces Iowa Speedway. With 15 races, it is currently the longest Rolex Sports Car Series season.
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Schedule
All 200 or 250 mile events have a maximum time limit of 2 hours and 45 minutes.
| Rnd | Race | Class(es) | Length | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 |  Rolex 24 At Daytona |
DP/GT | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | January 26 January 27 |
| 2 | Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Homestead-Miami Speedway | March 29 |
| 3 |  Mexico City 250 |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | April 19 |
| 4 |  Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Virginia International Raceway | April 27 |
| 5 |  RumBum.com 250 |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | May 17 |
| 6 |  Lime Rock GT Classic 250 |
GT | 250 Miles | Lime Rock Park | May 26 |
| 7 |  Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen |
DP/GT | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International (Long) | June 7 |
| 8 |  EMCO Gears Classic |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 21 |
| 9 | Brumos Porsche 250 |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Daytona International Speedway | July 3 |
| 10 |  Porsche 250 Presented by Bradley Arant |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | Barber Motorsports Park | July 20 |
| 11 |  Montreal, Quebec |
DP/GT | 200 Miles | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | August 1 |
| 12 | Crown Royal 200 |
DP | 200 Miles | Watkins Glen International (Short) | August 8 |
| 13 | Armed Forces 250 |
DP | 250 Miles | Infineon Raceway | August 23 |
| 14 |  Supercar Life 250 |
DP/GT | 250 Miles | New Jersey Motorsports Park | August 31 |
| 15 |  SunRichGourmet.com 1000 |
DP/GT | 1000 Kilometers | Miller Motorsports Park | September 20 |
Television
- All races will be shown in the United States and Canada on SPEED Channel with the exception of the first 90 minutes of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, which will be shown on FOX.
- The Rolex 24 at Daytona will be broadcast in high-definition for the first time ever.
- The series will also be broadcast to Europe, Latin America, and South America by SportKlub and SPEED Latin America.
- The ESPN Family of Networks will broadcast one-hour highlight shows to other countries not receiving full broadcasts. [1]
Changes
Rules
- For 2008 all participants will use Pirelli P-Zero racing tires.
- A driver must now drive at least 30 minutes in a race to receive championship points.
- Safety car pit lane procedure has changed:
- DP cars pit on first lap after pit lane opens
- GT cars pit on second lap after pit lane opens
Competition Adjustments
- May 27, 2008:
- Corvette prep 2 w/ solid axle minimum weight reduced to 2,575 lbs.
- Pontiac GTO and GXP.R minimum weight increased to 2,800 lbs. w/ solid axle or 2,912 lbs. w/ DP transaxle
- Pontiac GTO and GXP.R maximum rear weight percentage reduced from 51% to 49%
- June 17, 2008:
- Porsche 911 minimum ride height decreased from 3.5 inches to 2.5 inches
Season Results
| Rnd | Circuit | DP Winning Team | GT Winning Team |
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| DP Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Daytona |  #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#70 SpeedSource |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Juan Pablo Montoya Dario Franchitti |
Nick Ham David Haskell Raphael Matos Sylvain Tremblay |
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| 2 | Homestead Miami | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#07 Banner Racing |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Kelly Collins Paul Edwards |
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| 3 | Hermanos Rodriguez | #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
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Andrew Davis Robin Liddell |
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| 4 | Virginia | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell |
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| 5 | Laguna Seca | #2 SAMAX Motorsport |
#07 Banner Racing |
| Ryan Dalziel Henri Zogaib |
Paul Edwards Kelly Collins |
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| 6 | Lime Rock | no race | #07 Banner Racing |
| Paul Edwards Kelly Collins |
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| 7 | Watkins Glen | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#69 SpeedSource |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Jeff Segal Emil Assentato Nic Longhi |
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| 8 | Mid-Ohio | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |
#86 Farnbacher-Loles Racing |
| Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty |
Leh Keen Eric Lux |
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| 9 | Daytona | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#70 SpeedSource |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
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| 10 | Barber | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing |
#70 SpeedSource |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
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| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | #61 AIM Autosport |
#57 Stevenson Motorsports |
| Mark Wilkins Brian Frisselle |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell |
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| 12 | Watkins Glen | #61 AIM Autosport |
no race |
| Mark Wilkins Brian Frisselle |
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| 13 | Infineon | #10 SunTrust Racing |
no race |
 Max Angelelli Michael Valiante |
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| 14 | New Jersey | #60 Michael Shank Racing |
#67 The Racer's Group |
Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Mark Patterson |
Tim George, Jr. Andy Lally |
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| 15 | Miller | #6 Michael Shank Racing |
#07 Banner Racing |
| John Pew Ian James Raphael Matos |
Kelly Collins Paul Edwards Kris Wilson |
Driver Standings
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†: Did not complete 30 minutes of driving, and was not awarded points
- Tiebreakers: Driver with the highest number of superior finishes is ranked higher
Manufacturer Standings
DP Engine
DP Chassis
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