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2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

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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.[1] 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

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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.[2]

Rnd Circuit Date
1 Daytona International Speedway January 29
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway March 6–7
3 Barber Motorsports Park April 9–10
4 Virginia International Raceway April 24–25
5 Lime Rock Park May 28–29
6 Watkins Glen International June 5–6
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 19–20
8 New Jersey Motorsports Park July 17–18
9 Circuit Trois-Rivières August 13
10 Miller Motorsports Park September 11–12

Calendar

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Rnd Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 Daytona International Speedway #46 Fall-Line Motorsports #19 Rum Bum Racing #19 Rum Bum Racing
United States Mark Boden
United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Gian Bacardi
United States Matt Plumb
United States Gian Bacardi
United States Matt Plumb
#25 Freedom Autosport #197 RSR Motorsports #74 Compass360 Racing
United States Tom Long
United States Derek Whitis
United States Sarah Cattaneo
United States V. J. Mirzayan
United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States David Thilenius
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway #61 Roush Performance #15 Multimatic Motorsports #61 Roush Performance
United States Billy Johnson
United States Jack Roush Jr.
United States Joe Foster
Canada Scott Maxwell
United States Billy Johnson
United States Jack Roush Jr.
#197 RSR Motorsports #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench #25 Freedom Autosport
United States Sarah Cattaneo
United States V. J. Mirzayan
United States Bill Heumann
United States Seth Thomas
United States Tom Long
United States Derek Whitis
3 Barber Motorsports Park #15 Multimatic Motorsports #16 Multimatic Motorsports #52 Rehagen Racing
United States Joe Foster
Canada Scott Maxwell
United States Gunnar Jeannette
United States Frankie Montecalvo
United States Dean Martin
United States Bob Michaelian
#80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench #198 RSR Motorsports #25 Freedom Autosport
United States David White
United States James Clay
United Kingdom Craig Conway
United States B. J. Zacharias
United States Tom Long
United States Derek Whitis
4 Virginia International Raceway #61 Roush Performance #13 Rum Bum Racing #97 Turner Motorsport
United States Jack Roush Jr.
United States Billy Johnson
United States Matt Plumb
United States Gian Bacardi
United States Joey Hand
United States Michael Marsal
#196 RSR Motorsports #74 Compass360 Racing #75 Compass360 Racing
United States B. J. Zacharias
United States Owen Trinkler
United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States David Thilenius
United States Ryan Eversley
United States Zach Lutz
5 Lime Rock Park #61 Roush Performance #96 Turner Motorsport #97 Turner Motorsport
United States Jack Roush Jr.
United States Billy Johnson
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Paul Dalla Lana
United States Joey Hand
United States Michael Marsal
#95 Turner Motorsport #98 89 Racing Team #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench
United States Don Salama
United States Will Turner
Canada Cyril Hamelin
Canada Jocelyn Hebert
United States Bill Heumann
United States Seth Thomas
6 Watkins Glen International #46 Fall-Line Motorsports #41 The Racer's Group #48 Fall-Line Motorsports
United States Mark Boden
United States Bryan Sellers
United States Steve Bertheau
United States Spencer Pumpelly
United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Charles Putman
#03 Team MER #21 GS Motorsports #74 Compass360 Racing
United States Justin Piscitell
United States Jason Saini
Canada Andrew Danyliw
Canada Jamie Holtom
United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States David Thilenius
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course #6 Stevenson Motorsports #07 Euro Motorworks Racing #41 The Racer's Group
United States Matt Bell
United States Jeff Bucknum
United States Terry Heath
United States Bryan Sellers
United States Steve Bertheau
United States Spencer Pumpelly
#80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench #75 Compass360 Racing #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench
United States David White
United States James Clay
United States Ryan Eversley
United States Zach Lutz
United States Bill Heumann
United States Seth Thomas
8 New Jersey Motorsports Park #61 Roush Performance #97 Turner Motorsport #61 Roush Performance
United States Billy Johnson
United States Jack Roush Jr.
United States Joey Hand
United States Michael Marsal
United States Billy Johnson
United States Jack Roush Jr.
#18 RRT Racing #64 Next Generation Motorsports #198 RSR Motorsports
United States Paul Gerrard
Denmark Martin Jensen
United States Shawn Dewey
United States Ted Giovanis
United States Randy Smalley
United States Owen Trinkler
9 Circuit Trois-Rivières #15 Multimatic Motorsports #13 Rum Bum Racing #13 Rum Bum Racing
United States Joe Foster
Canada Scott Maxwell
United States Matt Plumb
United States Nick Longhi
United States Matt Plumb
United States Nick Longhi
#98 89 Racing Team #198 RSR Motorsports #198 RSR Motorsports
Canada Cyril Hamelin
Canada Jocelyn Hebert
United States Randy Smalley
United States Owen Trinkler
United States Randy Smalley
United States Owen Trinkler
10 Miller Motorsports Park #6 Stevenson Motorsports #46 Fall-Line Motorsports #13 Rum Bum Racing
United States Matt Bell
United States Jeff Bucknum
United States Mark Boden
United States Bryan Sellers
United States Matt Plumb
United States Nick Longhi
#91 APR Motorsport #91 APR Motorsport #91 APR Motorsport
United States Ian Baas
Canada Aaron Povoledo
United States Ian Baas
Canada Aaron Povoledo
United States Ian Baas
Canada Aaron Povoledo

References

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  1. ^ "Continental Tire To Sponsor GRAND-AM Sports Car Challenge". grand-am.com. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  2. ^ "Grand-Am Announces 2010 KONI Challenge Schedule". grand-am.com. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
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