The five car TRG Porsche armada is six-hours into the\u00a0 Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona.\u00a0 The No. 67 TRG\/Sargent & Lundy\/South Point Hotel & Casino\/Porsche leads the TRG contingent in fourth; the No. 54 TRG\/Black Swan\/GMG\/Porsche is fifth; the No. 66 TRG\/Cabana Rum\/Porsche is in 12th; the No. 4 TRG\/Children’s Tumor Foundation\/Porsche is 18th, and the No. 53 TRG\/Nadeau Motorsports\/North American Baseball League\/Porsche is in 29th.<\/p>\n
The green flag dropped on the 49th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona at 3:30 p.m.\u00a0 this afternoon.\u00a0 The TRG Porsche teams began applying their proven race winning strategy immediately.<\/p>\n
After being sent to the back of the grid following qualifying, Andy Lally started the No. 67 TRG\/Sargent & Lundy\/South Point Hotel & Casino\/Porsche.\u00a0 At the first yellow, just four laps into the race, Lally turned the 67 car over to Steve Bertheau.\u00a0 The 67 is currently running in fourth.<\/p>\n
“It was wild!” Bertheau said.\u00a0 “Andy took the first few green laps and then I jumped in the car.\u00a0 There is a lot of traffic out there.\u00a0 The track has a lot of grip and the car is really strong.\u00a0 The car was sticking everywhere.\u00a0 The whole team did an awesome job of setting the car up.\u00a0 It was really easy to drive.\u00a0 We are looking forward to having a good race.”<\/p>\n
James Sofronas took the first full night stint in the No. 54 TRG\/Black Swan\/GMG\/Porsche and the car is currently running in fifth place.<\/p>\n
“It is really hectic out there,” Sofronas said.\u00a0 “The way these guys are driving you would think it is a regular two-hour-and-forty-five minute race.\u00a0 Guys are banging into each other, dropping wheels and sliding off of the track.\u00a0 I just let them all go, that is not our strategy.\u00a0 It paid off.\u00a0 Once I got clear of traffic I was running 51s and 52s.\u00a0 We are in the top five and doing well.\u00a0 We have been double stinting tires and I was able to run the same times at the end of stint.\u00a0 The car is really good.\u00a0 It is balanced and predictable.”<\/p>\n
Ben Keating had the wheel of the No. 66 TRG\/Cabana Rum\/Porsche heading into the darkness.\u00a0 Keating’s stint was full of drama resulting in a flat-tire.\u00a0 Despite the early drama the 66 guys are running in 12th place.<\/p>\n
“There was a lot of drama during my stint,” Keating said.\u00a0 “I got on the radio and said to the crew you didn’t tell me this was going to be so much work.\u00a0 There was a lot more traffic than I anticipated.\u00a0 I went into Turn One about half-way through and I think there were about eight cars going in there.\u00a0 I hugged the inside and had two tires off the track.\u00a0 Two DPs were trying to get past and they pinched me off, ran into me.\u00a0 It hurt one of my tires causing a slow leak.\u00a0 When I got to Turn One on the next leap I hit the brake and the car rotated around on me.\u00a0 I got to Turn Six and I realized I had a full on flat.\u00a0 I had to nurse it back to pit lane with a little ride through the paddock.\u00a0 It was pretty crazy!”<\/p>\n
Kenny Wallace took the second stint behind the wheel of the No. 4 TRG\/Children’s Tumor Foundation\/Porsche.\u00a0 The NASCAR Nationwide Series driver likes the challenge of the Rolex 24 Hour.\u00a0 The No. 4 team is in 16th at the six-hour mark.<\/p>\n
“I am humbled and happy to be racing here,” Wallace said. \u00a0“I was told by Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. that they all wrecked doing this race.\u00a0 I am trying to represent NASCAR and run a good conservative pace and finish the race.\u00a0 I also want to ride back home with Jimmie on his airplane, so I want to be here to the end.\u00a0 My brother came down here thinking he was the badest man around and they just whipped his butt bad.\u00a0 I hope running here will in some small way helps me to be a little better in my Nationwide car at the end of the month.\u00a0 This Porsche is a different animal.\u00a0 You have to heel-and-toe the car under braking.\u00a0 In NASCAR we just jam through the gears.\u00a0 Kevin Buckler, the team owner just told me not to wreck.\u00a0 You have the DPs out there just blowing by you.\u00a0 There is also a lot of debris out there to avoid, another aspect I am not used to on the track.\u00a0 I have been coming here as a driver since 1989 and the new surface is great.\u00a0 I think we can be three and four wide all the way around.<\/p>\n
Coulter Mulligan turned his first laps in a Rolex Series professional race at the controls of the No. 53 TRG\/Nadeau Motorsports\/North American Baseball League\/Porsche.\u00a0 The No. 53 Porsche is currently running in 29th.<\/p>\n
“I couldn’t have picked a better place to make my first Rolex Series start,” Mulligan said.\u00a0 “I had the sun set stint.\u00a0 I was coming around NASCAR Turn Four and I was envisioning Coal Trickle in the movie Days of Thunder as the sun was coming into his face.\u00a0 The DP cars really sneak up on you.\u00a0 They are so low to the ground and fast that you really have to be paying attention.\u00a0 With the sun set that made it more interesting with the diminishing light.\u00a0 After I got the first lap under my belt I was able to settle and in and it was smooth sailing.\u00a0 This has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid.\u00a0 I am so happy to be with TRG they are one of the top GT teams out here.\u00a0 Kevin has a first class operation and the entire team is really helpful.”<\/p>\n
The Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona will be televised live on the SPEED Channel in two segments.\u00a0 The first segment will air from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 29th, rejoining the action from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 30. MRN will broadcast four live segments, including two hours of coverage at the start and finish of the event, for SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Channel 128 plus more than 60 MRN affiliates throughout North America: 3-5 p.m. and 8-8:30 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Jan. 29; 7-7:30 and 2-4 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, Jan. 30.\u00a0 Six short updates are scheduled for the affiliates: 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. (ET) on Jan. 29; Midnight, 6 a.m., 10 a.m. and Noon (ET) on Jan. 30.<\/p>\n
TRG Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona entries:<\/p>\n
No. 4 TRG\/Children’s Tumor Foundation\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Ron Yarab<\/p>\n
Daniel Graeff<\/p>\n
Richard Zahn<\/p>\n
Kenny Wallace<\/p>\n
Ryan Eversley<\/p>\n
No. 54 TRG\/Black Swan\/GMG\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Tim Pappas<\/p>\n
Jeroen Bleekemolen<\/p>\n
James Sofronas<\/p>\n
Bret Curtis<\/p>\n
Patrick Pilet<\/p>\n
No. 67 TRG\/Sargent & Lundy\/South Point Hotel & Casino\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Steve Bertheau<\/p>\n
Brendan Gaughan<\/p>\n
Spencer Pumpelly<\/p>\n
Andy Lally<\/p>\n
Wolf Henzler<\/p>\n
No. 66 TRG\/Cabana Rum\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Ben Keating<\/p>\n
Tim George Jr.<\/p>\n
Dominik Farnbacher<\/p>\n
Lucas Luhr<\/p>\n
No. 53 TRG\/Nadeau Motorsports\/North American League\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Coulter Mulligan<\/p>\n
Jim Michaelian<\/p>\n
Bob Doyle<\/p>\n
Dr. Joe Castellano<\/p>\n
Ken Dobson<\/p>\n
The Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona will be televised live on the SPEED Channel in two segments.\u00a0 The first segment will air from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 29th, rejoining the action from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 30. MRN will broadcast four live segments, including two hours of coverage at the start and finish of the event, for SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Channel 128 plus more than 60 MRN affiliates throughout North America: 3-5 p.m. and 8-8:30 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Jan. 29; 7-7:30 and 2-4 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, Jan. 30.\u00a0 Six short updates are scheduled for the affiliates: 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. (ET) on Jan. 29; Midnight, 6 a.m., 10 a.m. and Noon (ET) on Jan. 30.<\/p>\n
TRG Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona entries:<\/p>\n
No. 4 TRG\/Children’s Tumor Foundation\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Ron Yarab<\/p>\n
Daniel Graeff<\/p>\n
Richard Zahn<\/p>\n
Kenny Wallace<\/p>\n
Ryan Eversley<\/p>\n
No. 54 TRG\/Black Swan\/GMG\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Tim Pappas<\/p>\n
Jeroen Bleekemolen<\/p>\n
James Sofronas<\/p>\n
Bret Curtis<\/p>\n
Patrick Pilet<\/p>\n
No. 67 TRG\/Sargent & Lundy\/South Point Hotel & Casino\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Steve Bertheau<\/p>\n
Brendan Gaughan<\/p>\n
Spencer Pumpelly<\/p>\n
Andy Lally<\/p>\n
Wolf Henzler<\/p>\n
No. 66 TRG\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Ben Keating<\/p>\n
Tim George Jr.<\/p>\n
Dominik Farnbacher<\/p>\n
Lucas Luhr<\/p>\n
No. 53 TRG\/Nadeau Motorsports\/North American League\/Porsche<\/p>\n
Coulter Mulligan<\/p>\n
Jim Michaelian<\/p>\n
Bob Doyle<\/p>\n
Dr. Joe Castellano<\/p>\n
Ken Dobson<\/p>\n
TRG is a full-service motorsports company offering a total driver ladder approach.\u00a0 This approach starts with track days, goes to club events, up into street stock series and culminates in the ultimate goal of professional motorsports.\u00a0 With sports car focused facilities in Petaluma, California (Infineon Raceway) and Millville, New Jersey (New Jersey Motorsports Park) the team can offer turn-key support as well as arrive-and-drive programs.<\/p>\n
The company’s NASCAR operations are headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina.\u00a0 The team fields a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry and has the capacity to run ARCA, Nationwide and the Camping World Truck Series.<\/p>\n
The Racer’s Group was founded in 1993 and has been competing at the top level of motor racing.\u00a0 The team boasts Rolex Series GT championships in 2005 and 2006 and holds the record for the most wins in Grand-Am with 31.\u00a0 The team’s resume is highlighted by five championships, three Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona victories and a Le Mans 24 Hour win.<\/p>\n
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