Stevenson Motorsports’ Dual Finish At The Grueling Rolex 24
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Feb 02, 2007
At this year’s running of the Grand American Road Racing Association’s Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, Stevenson Motorsports was one of 24 teams and 44 cars competing for a win in the GT class. At race end on Sunday, they were one of the few teams to survive this arduous event and see the checkered flag waved as they passed the finish line for the final time.
The grueling demands of running to the finish in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona will sap the steam and the spirit out of many of the men and women who try to finish the job they started the day before. Keeping pace, avoiding accidents, preventing mistakes, and managing wear and tear on the car as it completes lap after lap after lap is an incredibly difficult amount of activity to sustain for 24 hours straight. But for those who do see both the green flag at the start and the checkered flag at the end, the joy of completion can not be understated.
Nothing beats winning overall, but making it all the way through this incredible race is a victory all its own.
Running a pair of Chevrolet Corvettes, one built last season by Tommy Riggins Engineering (#97) and the other built this year by Crawford Race Cars (#57), the Stevenson team persevered like champions through several mechanical issues, periods of rain, heavy traffic, and even being hit by a Daytona Prototype. They didn’t win this time out, but this team is filled with winners who worked as hard as or harder than any other team in the race.
