The 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series season is the tenth season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. It is a 12-race schedule beginning at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and ending at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Miami has been moved from early in the schedule to the end, as it will continue in the joint weekend with the IndyCar Series race, which has also been moved to a season closing race. All races will feature both classes. The race at Miller Motorsports Park has been changed from a 1000 kilometers race to a 250-mile race. New Jersey Motorsports Park will be moved from Labor Day weekend to May 3. Infineon Raceway, Hermanos Rodriguez, and Lime Rock have been dropped from the schedule, leaving Montreal as the only race outside the US.
The main Daytona Prototype class was won by the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing pairing of Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney after a three-way title battle with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates duo Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, and SunTrust Racing's Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle. Leh Keen and Dirk Werner were comfortable champions in the secondary GT class. Riley Technologies, Ford and Porsche won other titles for highest scoring chassis makers and highest scoring engine manufacturers.
Entry List
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Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 | Rolex 24 At Daytona | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | January 24–25 |
| 2 | Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR | 250 Miles | Virginia International Raceway | April 25 |
| 3 | Verizon Wireless 250 | 250 Miles | New Jersey Motorsports Park | May 3 |
| 4 | Verizon Festival of Speed | 250 Miles | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | May 17 |
| 5 | Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International Long | June 6 |
| 6 | EMCO Gears Classic | 250 Miles | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 20 |
| 7 | Brumos Porsche 250 | 250 Miles | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 8 | Porsche 250 Presented by Bradley Arant | 250 Miles | Barber Motorsports Park | July 19 |
| 9 | Crown Royal 200 at the Glen | 200 Miles | Watkins Glen International Short | August 7 |
| 10 | Montreal 200 | 200 Miles | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | August 29 |
| 11 | SunRichGourmet.com 250 | 250 Miles | Miller Motorsports Park | September 19 |
| 12 | Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami | 250 Miles | Homestead-Miami Speedway | October 10 |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Results |
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| 1 | Daytona | #58 Brumos Racing | #16 Penske Racing | #58 Brumos Racing | Results |
 David Donohue Antonio García Darren Law Buddy Rice |
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David Donohue Antonio García Darren Law Buddy Rice | |||
| #70 SpeedSource | #86 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #67 The Racer's Group | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sylvain Tremblay Nick Ham Jonathan Bomarito David Haskell |
Dominik Farnbacher Eric Lux Matthew Marsh Kevin Roush |
Jörg Bergmeister Andy Lally Patrick Long Justin Marks R. J. Valentine | |||
| 2 | Virginia | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | #10 SunTrust Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Results |
 Memo Rojas Scott Pruett |
 Max Angelelli Brian Frisselle |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney | |||
| #70 SpeedSource | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | |||
| Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
Robin Liddell Andrew Davis |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell | |||
| 3 | New Jersey | #12 Penske Racing | #6 Michael Shank Racing | #76 Krohn Racing | Results |
| Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard |
Michael Valiante John Pew |
 Niclas Jönsson Ricardo Zonta | |||
| #07 Banner Racing | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | |||
| Kelly Collins Paul Edwards |
Dirk Werner Leh Keen |
Leh Keen Dirk Werner | |||
| 4 | Laguna Seca | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Results |
| Memo Rojas Scott Pruett |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney | |||
| #70 SpeedSource | #70 SpeedSource | #70 SpeedSource | |||
| Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
Sylvain Tremblay Nick Ham |
Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay | |||
| 5 | Watkins Glen | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | Results |
| Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | |||
| #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #86 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | |||
| Dirk Werner Leh Keen |
Wolf Henzler Eric Lux |
Leh Keen Dirk Werner | |||
| 6 | Mid-Ohio | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #6 Michael Shank Racing | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | Results |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Michael Valiante John Pew |
Scott Pruett Memo Rojas | |||
| #86 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | |||
| Eric Lux Dominik Farnbacher |
Dirk Werner Leh Keen |
Leh Keen Dirk Werner | |||
| 7 | Daytona | #01 Chip Ganassi Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #10 SunTrust Racing | Results |
| Memo Rojas Scott Pruett |
Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty |
Max Angelelli Brian Frisselle | |||
| #70 SpeedSource | #67 The Racer's Group | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | |||
| Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
Andy Lally Justin Marks |
Leh Keen Dirk Werner | |||
| 8 | Barber | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #76 Krohn Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Results |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Ricardo Zonta Niclas Jönsson |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney | |||
| #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | |||
| Leh Keen Dirk Werner |
Robin Liddell Andrew Davis |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell | |||
| 9 | Watkins Glen | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #76 Krohn Racing | #76 Krohn Racing | Results |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Ricardo Zonta Niclas Jönsson |
Niclas Jönsson Ricardo Zonta | |||
| #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #69 SpeedSource | |||
| Leh Keen Dirk Werner |
Dirk Werner Leh Keen |
Emil Assentato Jeff Segal | |||
| 10 | Montreal | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #10 SunTrust Racing | Results |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Max Angelelli Brian Frisselle | |||
| #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing | #30 Racers Edge Motorsports | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | |||
| Leh Keen Dirk Werner |
Tom Sutherland Dane Cameron |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell | |||
| 11 | Miller | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Results |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty |
Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney | |||
| #70 SpeedSource | #57 Stevenson Motorsports | #69 SpeedSource | |||
| Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
Andrew Davis Robin Liddell |
Emil Assentato Jeff Segal | |||
| 12 | Homestead | #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | #90 Spirit of Daytona Racing | #59 Brumos Racing | Results |
| Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Buddy Rice Antonio García |
 João Barbosa Hurley Haywood | |||
| #70 SpeedSource | #07 Team Drinkin' Mate | #07 Team Drinkin' Mate | |||
| Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay |
Kelly Collins Paul Edwards |
Kelly Collins Paul Edwards |
Championship Standings
Daytona Prototypes
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Notes
- Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to be classified.
Chassis
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Grand Touring
Driver's
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Notes
- All drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps to be awarded points.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Championship leaders penalized for refueling equipment violations". grand-am.com. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rolex winner fails post-race checks". crash.net. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ↑ "Grand-Am Rolex Series: Manufacturer Point Standings" (PDF). grand-am.com. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- 1 2 3 "Mid-Ohio: Stevenson Motorsports race report". motorsport.com. 2009-06-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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