Dyson Racing Returns To Rolex Series With Godstone Ranch, Roush-Yates Ford/Lola
Daytona Beach, Fla. — Dyson Racing, one of the dominant teams in the early years of Grand-Am Road Racing, will make its return to the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, fielding a new Daytona Prototype in the season-ending Utah 250 at Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City.
Dyson Racing will partner with Godstone Ranch Motorsports to field the No. 16 Lola powered by a Roush-Yates Ford V-8. The car will be driven by sports car driver Davy Jones—an overall winner of both the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans—and John McCutchen II.
Dyson Racing was one of the founding teams of Grand-Am, winning 16 races, two drivers’ and three consecutive team championships from 2000 through ‘02. The program will be run from the team’s Poughkeepsie, N.Y. headquarters.
“We were fortunate to hook up with some really great people at Godstone Ranch Motorsports with John McCutchen, Karen Garrett and their partners, who helped bring the effort to fruition,” said Chris Dyson, vice president and sporting director of Dyson Racing.
“I believe we have the fastest car in the series in the Lola and the best engine—the Roush Yates Ford,” Dyson added. “There are some great people who have come to the table to make this happen. We are looking forward to racing at Utah with the goal of doing more races in 2011. We have won the Rolex 24 At Daytona twice and it would be great to go back there again with a proper, in-house effort.”
The team joins Krohn Racing, AIM Autosport, Michael Shank Racing and SunTrust Racing using Roush Yates Engines in DP competition.
“Roush Yates Engines is excited to add another prominent partner to our solid list of Daytona Prototype teams in the Grand-Am Rolex Series,” said John Maddox, Sports Car Program Manager for Roush Yates Engines. “Dyson Racing won the Rolex 24 At Daytona twice with Ford power back in the 1990s, and we are happy to have them running with Roush Yates Engines in their return to America’s most competitive sports car series.”
Source: http://www.fordracing.com/news/detail/index.asp?article=38290