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 Team No Drivers ChassisEngine Class Rounds Chip Ganassi Racingwith Felix Sabates 01 Scott Pruett Riley Mk. XXLexus 5.0L V8 DP All Memo Rojas Juan Pablo Montoya 1 02 Dario Franchitti Riley Mk. XILexus 5.0L V8 DP 1 Alex Lloyd Scott Dixon Kyle Busch 7 Scott Speed Team Drinkin' Mate 07 Kelly Collins Pontiac GXP.RPontiac 6.0L V8 GT All Paul Edwards 1–8, 10–12 Jan Magnussen 1 Leighton Reese 9 Spirit of Daytona Racing 09 Guy Cosmo Coyote CC/08Porsche 5.0L V8 DP 1–3, 5–7 Scott Russell Jeff Ward 1 Jason Pridmore Antonio García 8 Buddy Rice 90 Antonio García Coyote CC/09Porsche 5.0L V8 DP 7, 9–10, 12 Buddy Rice Childress-Howard Motorsports 2 Andy Wallace Crawford DP08Pontiac/Chevrolet 5.0L V8 DP All Rob Finlay Casey Mears 1 Danica Patrick Beyer Racing 5 Jared Beyer Riley Mk. XI/Crawford DP08Honda 3.9L V6/Chevrolet 5.0L V8 DP 4, 6–9, 12 Jordan Taylor 4, 6–9 Mike Forest 12 13 Jared Beyer Riley Mk. XIPontiac/Chevrolet 5.0L V8 DP 1–3 Ricky Taylor All Jordan Taylor 1, 5, 12 David Martínez 1 Mike Forest 4–11 Michael Shank Racing 6 John Pew Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 DP All Michael Valiante Ian James 1 A. J. Allmendinger 60 Mark Patterson Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 DP All Oswaldo Negri Jr. Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 Colin Braun SunTrust Racing 10 Max Angelelli Dallara DP08Ford 5.0L V8 DP All Brian Frisselle Wayne Taylor 1 Pedro Lamy Penske Racing 12 Timo Bernhard Riley Mk. XXPorsche 3.99L Flat-6 DP 2–12 Romain Dumas 16 Ryan Briscoe 1 Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Autometric Motorsports 14 Jack Baldwin Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Claudio Burtin Cory Friedman Martin Ragginger Mac McGehee Blackforest Motorsports 15 Paul Morris Ford MustangFord 5.0L V8 GT 1 Owen Kelly Boris Said Tom Nastasi Battery Tender/MCM Racing 21 Pepe Montaño Pontiac GTO.RPontiac 6.0L V8 GT 1 Jason Daskalos Diego Alessi 1, 9–10 Jason Vinkemulder 1, 5 Shane Lewis 5–8 Matt Connolly 5, 8 Ryan Phinny 2–3 Shawn Price 6 Peter London 7 Mike Halpin 8 John Weisberg 9 Karl Reindler 10 Jim Briody 11 Hal Prewitt Mike Sweeney 12 Bryan Ortiz Romeo Kapudija 2–3 31 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1, 4 John Lewis 1 John McMullen Jr. Bob Michaelian Jim Michaelian Hennie Groenewald 2–3 Dion von Moltke 2, 4 Alegra Motorsports 22 Carlos de Quesada Riley Mk. XIBMW 5.0L V8 DP 1, 5 Ryan Dalziel Jean-Francois Dumoulin 1 Chapman Ducote Tomáš Enge 1, 12 Ian James 5 Terry Borcheller 12 Gotham Competition 26 Gerardo Bonilla Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Randy Pobst Shane Lewis Jerome Jacalone Joe Jacalone Racers Edge Motorsports 30 Dane Cameron Mazda RX-8 GTMazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Bryce Miller 2–5 Bryan Sellers 1 Dion von Moltke Douglas Peterson 1, 10 Peter Ludwig 5 Tom Sutherland 6–7, 9–10 Wayne Nonnamaker 8 Jade Buford 11 Jordan Taylor Daniel DiLeo 12 PR1 Motorsports 32 Mike Forest Pontiac GXP.RPontiac 6.0L V8 GT 1–3 Lawson Aschenbach 2–4 Thomas Merrill 1, 4 Patrick Barrett 1 Al Salvo Jeff Westphal BMW M6Pontiac 6.0L V8 9–12 Max Hyatt Cristiano Piquet 12 Wright Motorsports 33 Patrick Pilet Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Sascha Maassen B. J. Zacharias Phillip Martien Orbit Racing 34 Lance Willsey Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1, 7 Lawson Aschenbach 1 Milo Valverde Hiram Cruz Omar Rodriguez John McMullen Jr. 7 45 Bill Lester Riley Mk. XIBMW 5.0L V8 DP 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9 Darren Manning 1–2, 4–5 Kyle Petty 1 Leo Hindery Bill Auberlen 5 Ryan Dalziel 7, 9, 12 Dion von Moltke 12 Dempsey Racing 40 Joe Foster Mazda RX-8 GTMazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Charles Espenlaub 1–2, 5, 8–9, 11 Patrick Dempsey 1, 3–7, 10, 12 Jep Thornton 1 Tim Lewis Jr. Team Sahlen 42 Will Nonnamaker Chevrolet Corvette C6Chevrolet 5.7L V8 GT 1–6, 8–9 Joe Sahlen Wayne Nonnamaker 1 Joe Nonnamaker 43 Wayne Nonnamaker Chevrolet Corvette C6Chevrolet 5.7L V8 GT 2–6, 8 Joe Nonnamaker Bullet Racing 44 Ross Bentley Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Keith Carter Daniel Herrington Glenn Nixon Steve Paquette Miller Barrett Racing 48 Bryce Miller Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 9–12 Kevin Roush 9, 11–12 Dave Lacey 10 AIM Autosport 51 John Farano Riley Mk. XIFord 5.0L V8 DP 10 Jean-Francois Dumoulin 61 John Farano Riley Mk. XXFord 5.0L V8 DP 1 Mark Wilkins All Burt Frisselle David Empringham 1 Alex Figge Bruno Junqueira 5 Mastercar-Coast 2 Costa Racing 52 Cort Wagner Ferrari F430 ChallengeFerrari 4.3L V8 GT 1 Luca Pirri Joe Castellano Costantino Bertuzzi Christian Montanari 56 Max Papis Ferrari F430 ChallengeFerrari 4.3L V8 GT 1 Nathan Swartzbaugh Luca Drudi César Campaniço LevelFive Motorsports 55 Scott Tucker Riley Mk. XXBMW 5.0L V8 DP 1–2, 4–6, 9, 12 Christophe Bouchut Raphael Matos 1 Ed Zabinski Stevenson Motorsports 57 Robin Liddell Pontiac GXP.RPontiac 6.0L V8 GT All Andrew Davis Jeff Bucknum 1 97 Ryan Eversley Chevrolet Corvette C6Chevrolet 5.7L V8 GT 1 Tom Long Galen Bieker James Gue Brumos Racing 58 Darren Law Riley Mk. XIPorsche 3.99L Flat-6 DP All David Donohue Buddy Rice 1 Antonio García 59 João Barbosa Riley Mk. XIPorsche 3.99L Flat-6 DP All J. C. France 1–11 Hurley Haywood 1, 5, 12 Terry Borcheller 1 The Racer's Group 63 Kurt Kossmann Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Bruce Ledoux III David Quinlan Dan Watkins Steve Zadig Henri Richard 4, 12 René Villeneuve 66 Ted Ballou Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1–4 Spencer Pumpelly 1–8, 12 Emmanuel Collard 1 Richard Lietz Tim George Jr. Craig Stanton 5 John Potter 5, 8 Duncan Ende 6 Kevin Buckler 7 Justin Marks 9 Brendan Gaughan 10 Scott Schroeder 11 Andy Lally 9–12 67 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1–8 Justin Marks 1–8 Jörg Bergmeister 1 Patrick Long R. J. Valentine 1, 5 68 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 3 Josémanuel Gutierrez 1–2, 4–9 Scott Schroeder Chris Pallis 1 Steve Miller Duncan Ende 1, 5 Tim George Jr. 3 JLowe Racing 64 Jim Lowe Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1, 7 Jim Pace Johannes van Overbeek Tim Sugden 1 Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group 65 Craig Stanton Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1–4, 6–12 John Potter Bryce Miller 1 Marco Holzer SpeedSource 69 Emil Assentato Mazda RX-8 GTMazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Jeff Segal Nick Longhi 1, 5 Matt Plumb 1 70 Sylvain Tremblay Mazda RX-8 GTMazda 2.0L 3-Rotor GT All Nick Ham Jonathan Bomarito 1 David Haskell 1, 5 Synergy Racing 71 Carey Grant Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 2, 5–6, 12 Kevin Grant Milton Grant Krohn Racing 75 Tracy Krohn Proto-Auto Lola B08/70Ford 5.0L V8 DP 1, 7 Eric van de Poele Oliver Gavin 1 76 Ricardo Zonta Proto-Auto Lola B08/70Ford 5.0L V8 DP 1–6, 8–9 Niclas Jönsson 1–9 Darren Turner 1, 7 Doran Racing 77 Memo Gidley Dallara DP01Ford 5.0L V8 DP 1–6, 8–9 Brad Jaeger Fabrizio Gollin 1 Matteo Bobbi Hennie Groenewald 7 Dion von Moltke Marcos Ambrose 10 Carl Edwards Farnbacher-Loles Racing 84 Jim Pace Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 9 John Tancredi 85 Richard Campollo Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Michael Gomez Daniel Graeff 1, 7 Ron Yarab Jr. Wolf Henzler 1 86 Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 2, 5, 7–8, 11 Eric Lux All Bryan Sellers 3, 10 Kevin Roush 1, 4 Matthew Marsh 1 Dominik Farnbacher 1, 6 Marco Holzer 9 Dave Lacey 12 87 Leh Keen Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT All Dirk Werner Dominik Farnbacher 1 Wolf Henzler Richard Westbrook 88 James Sofronas Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Robert Nearn Richard Westbrook Steve Johnson 1, 5 Dave Lacey Jack Baldwin 5 89 Pierre Kaffer Porsche 997 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6L Flat-6 GT 1 Giacomo Petrobelli Gabrio Rosa Giorgio Rosa Allan Simonsen RVO Motorsports 91 Paul Dallenbach Riley Mk. XIPontiac 5.0L V8 DP 5 Roger Schramm GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing 99 Alex Gurney Riley Mk. XXPontiac 5.0L V8 DP All Jon Fogarty Jimmy Vasser 1 Jimmie Johnson Icon Class DP Daytona Prototype GT Grand Touring
Schedule Rnd Race Length Circuit Date 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 8Porsche 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