Grand-Am teams got their pre-season on-track activities going at Daytona, completing November 13-14 two days of testing at the legendary track that will stage the 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2013.
Tuesday, it was Joao Barbosa aboard the Action Express Racing Corvette who set the fastest lap, a 1min41.334s. Right below him on the timing sheet were Ozz Negri, for Michael Shank Racing, and Alex Gurney, driving the GAINSCO Auto Insurance entry.
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The GT class was dominated by five-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Frank Biela, who will race for the first time at Daytona this year. Aboard Audi of America’s Audi R8, he posted a 1min48.953s lap.
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The day also marked the return to Grand-Am racing of former Formula One driver Christian Fittipaldi, who will race the full season with Action Express in 2013. Also on hand for the occasion was Martin Plowman, gathering data for all ALMS teams ahead of the 2014 merger, aboard his No. 37 Conquest Endurance Morgan/Nissan.
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Wednesday, Max Angelelli (Wayne Taylor Racing) took over from Barbosa in DP, posting the best lap time, a 1min41.118s. In GT, Andrew Davis did the same in his No. 59 Brumos Porsche GT3 with a lap in 1min49.943s.
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