GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and its trio of drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Memo Gidley, saw an opening hour of race-leading success give way to a slew of endurance race related issues that ultimately resulted in a 13th place finish for the two-time championship winning team in the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 28 and 29.
A relatively light day of final practice Friday will give way to the more than day-long grind of the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona tomorrow for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and team drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Memo Gidley. The green flag for the historic Golden Anniversary running of America’s premier 24-hour race drops this Saturday, January 28, at 3:30 p.m. ET with live television coverage on SPEED beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT.
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and driver Alex Gurney posted their best Rolex 24 At Daytona qualifying effort since winning the pole for the 2007 race in Thursday’s qualifying session for the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona with the new No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Corvette Daytona Prototype. The green flag drops this Saturday, January 28, at 3:30 p.m. ET with live television coverage on SPEED beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET/11 p.m. PT.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 25, 2012) — GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Memo Gidley, will be shooting for nothing short of the team’s first Rolex 24 At Daytona victory this weekend in the 50th Anniversary running of the legendary day-long race at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) that marks the competition debut of the new No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Corvette Daytona Prototype. The green flag drops this Saturday, January 28 at 3:30 p.m. ET with …Continue reading
Muscle Milk MEGA athlete Memo Gidley has had quite a week to remember. Gidley’s first vehicle of sampling was at Daytona for the “Roar Before the 24” where Gidley drove with fellow Californians Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, as the trio and the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team did final preparations for the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona set for January 28-29. The team ranked somewhere in the top six in all on track sessions …Continue reading
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing is as ready for the Rolex 24 At Daytona as it can be after a safe and successful Roar Before the Rolex 24 At Daytona test session this weekend at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Memo Gidley all drove the team’s brand new No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Corvette Daytona Prototype in the three-day DIS test, January 6 – 8. Since the latest version of the No. 99 GAINSCO “Red Dragon” is less than …Continue reading