The 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the 11th season of the

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presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. It began on January 30 with the

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and concluded on September 12 at

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. This was

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's final season as the sole tire partner in

as the company announced that it would not renew its contract at the end of the season and thus coinciding with its entry into

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and

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in 2011, and its discontinuation of its

program.

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would take over as official Rolex Sports Car Series tire partner beginning from 2011 season.

Schedule

Late in the 2009 season, the series tested at

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as a proposed addition to the schedule, however this failed to materialize for 2010. The final schedule featured many changes and realignments from 2009.

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has been removed, leaving Miller as the only race in the

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. The race at Lime Rock on Memorial Day returned after being absent in 2009, this time with the DP class in addition to the GT class. Meanwhile, the race at

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was held jointly with the

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Entry list

Team and driver changes

* Supercar Life Racing Team are developing a new BMW- Riley

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that will debut in the 2010 season. *

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are developing some

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s to replace the Pontiac GXP.Rs. * Team Sahlen announced in September 2009, that they will be using

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s in the 2010 season. *

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and Eric Barrett have created the Miller Barrett Racing team for the 2010 season. They will be entering a

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. *

J. C. France Jamie C. "J. C." France (born November 1, 1965) is a former American auto racing driver. He last competed in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with the No. 59 Brumos Porsche- Riley Daytona Prototype with João Barbosa. He is the son of Jim F ...

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has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for driving under the influence of

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. *

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is scaling back their involvement in the prototype class. Brumos Racing have confirmed they will be running only one Riley-

this season, down from two last year. In addition,

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have announced they will not be returning at all in 2010, as Porsche has discontinued their support of the team, and they are expanding their

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operation from two cars to three. *

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has announced he will again join the #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Johnson also ran in the other endurance race, the Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen. The team began using Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies Chevrolet engines midway during the year. * Stevenson Motorsports have entered two Camaros for the 2010 season.

Calendar

Championship standings

GRAND-AM Rolex Series Driver Point Standings
''Grand-Am Road Racing'', Retrieved 2012-07-24

Daytona Prototypes

Drivers (Top 16)

=Notes

= * Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Chassis

Engine

Grand Touring

Drivers (Top 16)

Notes

* Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Engine

References

External links

The official website of Grand-Am
{{IMSA GT Championships Rolex Sports Car Series