Marshall Pruett at RACER Magazine just released this detailed update on Memo’s condition and recovery process. Also, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing has set up a web guestbook for people to share their get-well messages here. We will share any updates as we get them. Thank you for your continued support and thoughts!
1/26/14: 10:25AM ET: Memo Gidley, driver of the No. 99 GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP, underwent surgical procedures on both his left arm and left leg last night at Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, Florida. Gidley also has an unstable fracture in his back which will require additional surgery before he can be released from the hospital. He continues to be evaluated. GAINSCO/Stallings Racing’s Facebook page will have the latest updates from the hospital as they happen.
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing driver Alex Gurney claimed the pole driving the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Prototype during the 15-minute qualifying session for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Marking the inaugural event since the merger of GRAND-AM and ALMS, this is the first pole in the new era in sports car racing for the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Series. Gurney drove seven laps during the timed qualifying session, posting his fastest time of 1:38.270 (130.416 mph) in the sixth lap. …Continue reading
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Darren Law and Memo Gidley join together for a second consecutive year in hopes of driving the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Daytona Prototype into victory lane during this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 25-26. The green flag drops at 2:10 p.m. EST with coverage beginning on FOX Sports at 2 p.m., and continuing on sister stations FOX Sports 2 and FOX Sports 1 throughout Saturday and Sunday respectively. Marking the inaugural event since the merger of GRAND-AM …Continue reading
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Darren Law and Memo Gidley wrapped up a full and productive three-day test at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 this weekend in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Daytona Prototype in preparation for the 52nd Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 23 – 26. The BobStallingsCars.com No. 99 GAINSCO “Red Dragon” was the fourth fastest overall Prototype entry around the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course. The No. 99’s …Continue reading