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Since inception, the mission of Spirit of Daytona
has been to create a high profile and professional
race car team and an automotive facility to assist
the ultimate car enthusiast with their hot rod,
street tuner or racecar. The team has recently
announced a joint partnership between 2000 NASCAR
Nextel Cup Champion, Bobby Labonte for their
Daytona Prototype Program in the Rolex Grand
American Series.
Spirit of Daytona was founded in 1987 when Troy
Flis and his brother began competing in club-racing
events with their Volkswagen. Troy's love for
turning cars into speeding, streamlined racing
machines soon became a small business and after
numerous wins on the club-racing circuit he turned
professional in 1999 with the beginning of the
Grand American Rolex Series. Spirit of Daytona has
grown tremendously since Troy's club-racing days
and now encompasses a Daytona Prototype effort, a
fleet of three Pontiac GTOs which compete in the
Grand-Am Cup Series, an 8,000 square foot
preparation and race shop facility, a staff of
eight full-time employees and five part-time
employees.
The Daytona
Prototype
The top category in Grand American Road Racing
and the undisputed star of the Rolex Sports Car
Series, Daytona Prototypes are exotic, mid-engine
machines that are purpose-built strictly for
competition on the track. Low to the ground and
capable of speeds in excess of 185 mph, Daytona
Prototypes also feature the latest in safety
technology, including carbon fiber side impact
panels and a multi-point roll cage with a unique
center post at mid-windshield.
Grand American
The Grand American Road Racing Association,
which operates and sanctions the Rolex Sports Car
Series and the Grand-Am Cup Series, is the premier
road racing organization in North America. The
14-race 2006 Rolex Series schedule and the 10-race
Grand-Am Cup calendar deliver professional sports
car racing to key markets throughout North America.
In addition it is televised in the United States
and Canada on SPEED Channel and distributed
globally through ESPN International.
Daytona Prototypes in Rolex
Series
The Rolex Sports Car Series schedule features a
challenging mix of endurance and sprint races. The
Schedule highlights include three new venues, new
dates for two established events, a return to a
familiar venue and a season in total that will
start earlier - late January with the Rolex 24 At
Daytona - and end sooner - Labor Day Weekend with
the Sun Chaser 9-Hour at the debuting Miller
Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City.
Holding to sports car tradition, the Daytona
Prototype and GT classes race together while
competing for both class honors and the overall
victory. 
Contact:
Source: www.spiritofdaytona.com
Spirit of Daytona Racing, LLC,
264 Carswell Ave, Holly Hill Florida 32117 or
386.253.4147, fax. 386.253.4148 or www.spiritofdaytona.com
or
Troy
Flis - owner/manager
Doug
Goad - owner/driver
Michelle
Flis - media
Lauren
Liebowitz - marketing,
public relations
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