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Grand-Am: Penske and Forsythe Racing take on Daytona

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Khatir Soltani
Tests for the Daytona prototypes of the Grand-Am series will be held this week (Oct.27-29) at the Daytona International Speedway and two of the biggest names in North American motorsports will be there.

For one, Penske Racing has entered a Porsche Riley for Romain Dumas while Forsythe Racing will run the Crown Royal Cask #16 Pontiac Coyote for Alberto Costa and Christian Fittipaldi.

Orbit Racing will step up to the Daytona Prototypes with the #45 InterMedia BMW Riley. NASCAR veteran Kyle Petty and IndyCar Series regular Darren Manning lead the driver line-up.

A total of 22 cars - eleven from each of the Daytona Prototype and GT classes - have registered for the session.
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Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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