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2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge


The 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge was the tenth running of the Grand-Am Cup series and the first season under Continental Tire sponsorship. It began on January 29 at Daytona International Speedway and ended on September 12 at Miller Motorsports Park.

Despite winning only one race all season, top ten finishes in each of the ten races enabled Charles Espenlaub and Charles Putman of Fall-Line Motorsports to win the Grand Sport class title. Espenlaub and Putman finished six points clear of double race-winners Michael Marsal and Joey Hand of Turner Motorsport, and eight clear of another pair of double race-winners, Roush Performance's Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson. Rum Bum Racing's Matt Plumb won the most races, taking three victories – one victory with Gian Bacardi and two with Nick Longhi – but finished 80 points behind Espenlaub and Putman. Single race victories were taken by Rehagen Racing's Dean Martin and Bob Michaelian at Barber Motorsports Park, as well as The Racer's Group's Steve Bertheau and Spencer Pumpelly at Mid-Ohio.

The Street Tuner class was just as hotly contested as the Grand Sport class, and after ten races, the top two teams – Lawson Aschenbach and David Thilenius of Compass360 Racing, and Bill Heumann and Seth Thomas of BimmerWorld/GearWrench – finished tied on 274 points. Both teams took two victories and two second places, but the third place for Aschenbach and Thilenius at the final race of the season at Miller Motorsports Park allowed them to clinch the championship. Freedom Autosport pair Tom Long and Derek Whitis, and RSR Motorsports duo Randy Smalley and Owen Trinkler also took two victories over the season, with single victories claimed by APR Motorsport's Ian Baas and Aaron Povoledo, as well as the team-mates of Aschenbach and Thilenius, Ryan Eversley and Zach Lutz.

Debuting in 2010 was a new Mustang for Multimatic Motorsports painted to look like the Trans Am Series Boss 302s of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer. Also debuting was a new Sunoco sponsored Camaro resembling the original Penske Camaros of Trans Am.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on October 15, 2009. Nine of the ten rounds supported the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series, with a stand-alone round at Circuit Trois-Rivières.

RndCircuitDate12345678910
Daytona International SpeedwayJanuary 29
Homestead-Miami SpeedwayMarch 6–7
Barber Motorsports ParkApril 9–10
Virginia International RacewayApril 24–25
Lime Rock ParkMay 28–29
Watkins Glen InternationalJune 5–6
Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseJune 19–20
New Jersey Motorsports ParkJuly 17–18
Circuit Trois-RivièresAugust 13
Miller Motorsports ParkSeptember 11–12

Calendar

RndCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinner12345678910
Daytona International Speedway#46 Fall-Line Motorsports#19 Rum Bum Racing#19 Rum Bum Racing
USA Mark Boden
USA Andy PilgrimUSA Gian Bacardi
USA Matt PlumbUSA Gian Bacardi
USA Matt Plumb
#25 Freedom Autosport#197 RSR Motorsports#74 Compass360 Racing
USA Tom Long
USA Derek WhitisUSA Sarah Cattaneo
USA V. J. MirzayanUSA Lawson Aschenbach
USA David Thilenius
Homestead-Miami Speedway#61 Roush Performance#15 Multimatic Motorsports#61 Roush Performance
USA Billy Johnson
USA Jack Roush Jr.USA Joe Foster
CAN Scott MaxwellUSA Billy Johnson
USA Jack Roush Jr.
#197 RSR Motorsports#81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench#25 Freedom Autosport
USA Sarah Cattaneo
USA V. J. MirzayanUSA Bill Heumann
USA Seth ThomasUSA Tom Long
USA Derek Whitis
Barber Motorsports Park#15 Multimatic Motorsports#16 Multimatic Motorsports#52 Rehagen Racing
USA Joe Foster
CAN Scott MaxwellUSA Gunnar Jeannette
USA Frankie MontecalvoUSA Dean Martin
USA Bob Michaelian
#80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench#198 RSR Motorsports#25 Freedom Autosport
USA David White
USA James ClayGBR Craig Conway
USA B. J. ZachariasUSA Tom Long
USA Derek Whitis
Virginia International Raceway#61 Roush Performance#13 Rum Bum Racing#97 Turner Motorsport
USA Billy Johnson
USA Jack Roush Jr.USA Matt Plumb
USA Gian BacardiUSA Joey Hand
USA Michael Marsal
#196 RSR Motorsports#74 Compass360 Racing#75 Compass360 Racing
USA B. J. Zacharias
USA Owen TrinklerUSA Lawson Aschenbach
USA David ThileniusUSA Ryan Eversley
USA Zach Lutz
Lime Rock Park#61 Roush Performance#96 Turner Motorsport#97 Turner Motorsport
USA Billy Johnson
USA Jack Roush Jr.USA Bill Auberlen
USA Paul Dalla LanaUSA Joey Hand
USA Michael Marsal
#95 Turner Motorsport#98 89 Racing Team#81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench
USA Don Salama
USA Will TurnerCAN Cyril Hamelin
CAN Jocelyn HebertUSA Bill Heumann
USA Seth Thomas
Watkins Glen International#46 Fall-Line Motorsports#41 The Racer's Group#48 Fall-Line Motorsports
USA Mark Boden
USA Bryan SellersUSA Steve Bertheau
USA Spencer PumpellyUSA Charles Espenlaub
USA Charles Putman
#03 Team MER#21 GS Motorsports#74 Compass360 Racing
USA Justin Piscitell
USA Jason SainiCAN Andrew Danyliw
CAN Jamie HoltomUSA Lawson Aschenbach
USA David Thilenius
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course#6 Stevenson Motorsports#07 Euro Motorworks Racing#41 The Racer's Group
USA Matt Bell
USA Jeff BucknumUSA Terry Heath
USA Bryan SellersUSA Steve Bertheau
USA Spencer Pumpelly
#80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench#75 Compass360 Racing#81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench
USA David White
USA James ClayUSA Ryan Eversley
USA Zach LutzUSA Bill Heumann
USA Seth Thomas
New Jersey Motorsports Park#61 Roush Performance#97 Turner Motorsport#61 Roush Performance
USA Billy Johnson
USA Jack Roush Jr.USA Joey Hand
USA Michael MarsalUSA Billy Johnson
USA Jack Roush Jr.
#18 RRT Racing#64 Next Generation Motorsports#198 RSR Motorsports
USA Paul Gerrard
DEN Martin JensenUSA Shawn Dewey
USA Ted GiovanisUSA Randy Smalley
USA Owen Trinkler
Circuit Trois-Rivières#15 Multimatic Motorsports#13 Rum Bum Racing#13 Rum Bum Racing
USA Joe Foster
CAN Scott MaxwellUSA Matt Plumb
USA Nick LonghiUSA Matt Plumb
USA Nick Longhi
#98 89 Racing Team#198 RSR Motorsports#198 RSR Motorsports
CAN Cyril Hamelin
CAN Jocelyn HebertUSA Randy Smalley
USA Owen TrinklerUSA Randy Smalley
USA Owen Trinkler
Miller Motorsports Park#6 Stevenson Motorsports#46 Fall-Line Motorsports#13 Rum Bum Racing
USA Matt Bell
USA Jeff BucknumUSA Mark Boden
USA Bryan SellersUSA Matt Plumb
USA Nick Longhi
#91 APR Motorsport#91 APR Motorsport#91 APR Motorsport
USA Ian Baas
CAN Aaron PovoledoUSA Ian Baas
CAN Aaron PovoledoUSA Ian Baas
CAN Aaron Povoledo

References

References

  1. (2009-12-01). "Continental Tire To Sponsor GRAND-AM Sports Car Challenge". [[Grand American Road Racing Association]].
  2. (2009-10-15). "Grand-Am Announces 2010 KONI Challenge Schedule". [[Grand American Road Racing Association]].
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