For anybody who wants to watch production cars thrashed about the race track, there is only one racing series to watch; the
Grand Am series. This road race pits cars from across the world against each other. And unlike NASCAR, these cars are all production based. That means the Stevenson Motorsports Camaro that took 2nd place in the past weekend’s Rolex Series race has a lot in common with the car sitting in your driveway.
It was the first podium finish for a Camaro,
according to Camaro5, and the No. 57 car even lead the race for a few laps before being bested by a Mazda RX-8.
Picture: Grand Am Racing
2010 is the first season that all three Detroit manufacturers have cars in the Grand Am series. The new Mustang Boss 302R and older FR500 share the field with two Dodge Challengers and a flurry of Camaros, led by Stevenson Motorsports. The No. 57 is driven by Andrew Davis and Robin Liddel, and they managed to take the Camaro to 4th place in the first race of the season, the 24 Hours of Daytona. The 2nd race, the Grand Prix of Miami,
The 2nd place finish is the first podium finish for a Camaro, but it isn’t likely to be the last. The GT.R Camaro differs in plenty of ways from road going cars, but it is about as close to a production model as you will see on a professional race track. The No. 97 car, run by Jan Magnussen and Gunter Shcaldach finished in 15th place, having finished in 10th place at the 24 Hours of Daytona. There are plenty of races left in the season though, and we look forward to some hopped up competition.
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