Hello everybody and thanks so much for your support! I wish I could respond and say thank you individually to everyone who has written and posted well wishes on various websites and forums… but recovery and healing have been absolutely non-stop for me. I have gone through a lot of difficult and painful things in my life and on the journey to the top of racing. But these last two months, since my Daytona crash, have easily taken the cake …Continue reading
Memo Gidley, driver of the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette Prototype, begins the next chapter in his recovery effort, having been discharged from Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, Fla. tonight. After undergoing three separate surgeries as a result of an accident in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Gidley is being medically transported this evening via airplane to northern California where he will continue his recovery and begin his rehabilitation. Gidley underwent his first surgery on Saturday, Jan. 25 to …Continue reading
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