Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and his new Penske Racing IndyCar Series teammate, Ryan Briscoe, will join Penske NASCAR standout Kurt Busch in a car at the Rolex 24 At Daytona sports-car endurance classic.
The trio will share driving duties in the No. 9 Toshiba Pontiac Riley fielded by Penske-Taylor Racing. Penske Racing has joined forces with Wayne Taylor Racing for this entry in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race Jan. 26-27 on the road course at Daytona International Speedway.
Castroneves made his Rolex 24 debut in 2007 in a Michael Shank Racing entry alongside fellow Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. Castroneves recently earned worldwide headlines for winning ABC’s hit reality series, “Dancing with the Stars. ”
Briscoe drove a Penske Porsche to two overall victories and three class victories in American Le Mans Series competition in 2007. He earned the pole for the 2005 Rolex 24 in his only other previous start in the event.
Open-wheel and sports-car veteran Briscoe also finished fifth in the 2007 Indianapolis 500, a performance that helped him land a full-time drive with Penske in the IndyCar Series in 2008.
Castroneves, Briscoe and Busch are scheduled to participate in the annual Rolex 24 test session Jan. 4-6 at Daytona.
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