DAVE GRAYSONS RACING NOTEBOOK. Heres some news from the United Sports Cars Rolex 24 at Daytona beginning first with medical updates on drivers Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli who were injured in a horrific crash approximately three hours into the event. Additional updates from the GAINSCO Racing Twitter account said Memo Gidley underwent surgical procedures on both his left arm and left leg Saturday 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. Matteo Malucelli was released from an area hospital Sunday, a racing spokesman said. Malucelli plans to fly home to Italy on Monday, said David Hart, spokesman for the International Motor Sports Association which sanctioned the weekend race.(Daytona Beach News-Journal) RACE RESULTS (From the Associated Press) After more than 2,400 miles and 23 1/2 hours of racing, the most prestigious North American sports car race came down to eight minutes and a final five-lap sprint. The first race of the unified United SportsCar Championship - the NASCAR-owned and IMSA-sanctioned series born from the merger between American Le Mans and Grand-AM - ended with a NASCAR flair. A late, full-course caution swallowed Joao Barbosas 13-seccond lead and gave Max Angelelli a last-ditch chance to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Barbosa never gave him a chance, pulling away on the restart with 8:23 to race Sunday to give Action Express Racing its second victory in four years. Co-driver Sebastien Bourdais won the Rolex for the first time, while Christian Fittipaldi won for the second time. Ford was shut out in its debut of its new EcoBoost engine. The #01 car of Chip Ganassi Racing team [including Jamie McMurray] wasnt able to defend its race win because of a series of problems that plagued the car starting very early in the race. Ganassis #02 entry [including Kyle Larson] was taken out of contention when it developed a flat rear tire while Scott Dixon was running second with roughly five hours remaining. Michael Shank Racings entry [including A.J. Allmendinger], the 2012 race winning team, was halted by a broken gearbox.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:42:22 +0000
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