2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

February 2026 February 2025 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge 2009 2011 The 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge was the tenth running of the Grand-Am Cup series and the first season under Continental Tire sponsorship. Continental Tire To Sponsor GRAND-AM Sports Car Challenge Grand American Road Racing Association grand-am.com http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=k&cid=24418 2009-12-01 2009-12-02 It began on January 29 at Daytona International Speedway and ended on September 12 at Miller Motorsports Park. Despite winning only one race all season, top ten finishes in each of the ten races enabled Charles Espenlaub and Charles Putman of Fall-Line Motorsports to win the Grand Sport class title. Espenlaub and Putman finished six points clear of double race-winners Michael Marsal and Joey Hand of Turner Motorsport, and eight clear of another pair of double race-winners, Roush Performance's Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson. Rum Bum Racing's Matt Plumb won the most races, taking three victories – one victory with Gian Bacardi and two with Nick Longhi – but finished 80 points behind Espenlaub and Putman. Single race victories were taken by Rehagen Racing's Dean Martin and Bob Michaelian at Barber Motorsports Park, as well as The Racer's Group's Steve Bertheau and Spencer Pumpelly at Mid-Ohio. The Street Tuner class was just as hotly contested as the Grand Sport class, and after ten races, the top two teams – Lawson Aschenbach and David Thilenius of Compass360 Racing, and Bill Heumann and Seth Thomas of BimmerWorld/GearWrench – finished tied on 274 points. Both teams took two victories and two second places, but the third place for Aschenbach and Thilenius at the final race of the season at Miller Motorsports Park allowed them to clinch the championship. Freedom Autosport pair Tom Long and Derek Whitis, and RSR Motorsports duo Randy Smalley and Owen Trinkler also took two victories over the season, with single victories claimed by APR Motorsport's Ian Baas and Aaron Povoledo, as well as the team-mates of Aschenbach and Thilenius, Ryan Eversley and Zach Lutz. Debuting in 2010 was a new Mustang for Multimatic Motorsports painted to look like the Trans Am Series Boss 302s of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer. Also debuting was a new Sunoco sponsored Camaro resembling the original Penske Camaros of Trans-Am. Schedule The schedule was announced on October 15, 2009. Nine of the ten rounds supported the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series, with a stand-alone round at Circuit Trois-Rivières. Grand-Am Announces 2010 KONI Challenge Schedule Grand American Road Racing Association grand-am.com http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?cid=24093 2009-10-15 2009-11-28 Rnd Circuit Date 1 Daytona International Speedway January 29 2 Homestead-Miami Speedway March 6–7 3 Barber Motorsports Park April 9–10 4 Virginia International Raceway April 24–25 5Lime Rock Park May 28–29 6Watkins Glen International June 5–6 7Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 19–20 8 New Jersey Motorsports Park July 17–18 9 Circuit Trois-Rivières August 13 10 Miller Motorsports Park September 11–12 Calendar Rnd Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 Daytona International Speedway #46 Fall-Line Motorsports #19 Rum Bum Racing #19 Rum Bum Racing USA Mark BodenUSA Andy Pilgrim USA Gian BacardiUSA Matt Plumb USA Gian BacardiUSA Matt Plumb #25 Freedom Autosport #197 RSR Motorsports #74 Compass360 Racing USA Tom LongUSA Derek Whitis USA Sarah CattaneoUSA V. J. Mirzayan USA Lawson AschenbachUSA David Thilenius 2 Homestead-Miami Speedway #61 Roush Performance #15 Multimatic Motorsports #61 Roush Performance USA Billy JohnsonUSA Jack Roush Jr. USA Joe FosterCAN Scott Maxwell USA Billy JohnsonUSA Jack Roush Jr. #197 RSR Motorsports #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench #25 Freedom Autosport USA Sarah CattaneoUSA V. J. Mirzayan USA Bill HeumannUSA Seth Thomas USA Tom LongUSA Derek Whitis 3 Barber Motorsports Park #15 Multimatic Motorsports #16 Multimatic Motorsports #52 Rehagen Racing USA Joe FosterCAN Scott Maxwell USA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Frankie Montecalvo USA Dean MartinUSA Bob Michaelian #80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench #198 RSR Motorsports #25 Freedom Autosport USA David WhiteUSA James Clay GBR Craig ConwayUSA B. J. Zacharias USA Tom LongUSA Derek Whitis 4 Virginia International Raceway #61 Roush Performance #13 Rum Bum Racing #97 Turner Motorsport USA Billy JohnsonUSA Jack Roush Jr. USA Matt PlumbUSA Gian Bacardi USA Joey HandUSA Michael Marsal #196 RSR Motorsports #74 Compass360 Racing #75 Compass360 Racing USA B. J. ZachariasUSA Owen Trinkler USA Lawson AschenbachUSA David Thilenius USA Ryan EversleyUSA Zach Lutz 5 Lime Rock Park #61 Roush Performance #96 Turner Motorsport #97 Turner Motorsport USA Billy JohnsonUSA Jack Roush Jr. USA Bill AuberlenUSA Paul Dalla Lana USA Joey HandUSA Michael Marsal #95 Turner Motorsport #98 89 Racing Team #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench USA Don SalamaUSA Will Turner CAN Cyril HamelinCAN Jocelyn Hebert USA Bill HeumannUSA Seth Thomas 6 Watkins Glen International #46 Fall-Line Motorsports #41 The Racer's Group #48 Fall-Line Motorsports USA Mark BodenUSA Bryan Sellers USA Steve BertheauUSA Spencer Pumpelly USA Charles EspenlaubUSA Charles Putman #03 Team MER #21 GS Motorsports #74 Compass360 Racing USA Justin PiscitellUSA Jason Saini CAN Andrew DanyliwCAN Jamie Holtom USA Lawson AschenbachUSA David Thilenius 7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course #6 Stevenson Motorsports #07 Euro Motorworks Racing #41 The Racer's Group USA Matt BellUSA Jeff Bucknum USA Terry HeathUSA Bryan Sellers USA Steve BertheauUSA Spencer Pumpelly #80 BimmerWorld/GearWrench #75 Compass360 Racing #81 BimmerWorld/GearWrench USA David WhiteUSA James Clay USA Ryan EversleyUSA Zach Lutz USA Bill HeumannUSA Seth Thomas 8 New Jersey Motorsports Park #61 Roush Performance #97 Turner Motorsport #61 Roush Performance USA Billy JohnsonUSA Jack Roush Jr. USA Joey HandUSA Michael Marsal USA Billy JohnsonUSA Jack Roush Jr. #18 RRT Racing #64 Next Generation Motorsports #198 RSR Motorsports USA Paul GerrardDEN Martin Jensen USA Shawn DeweyUSA Ted Giovanis USA Randy SmalleyUSA Owen Trinkler 9 Circuit Trois-Rivières #15 Multimatic Motorsports #13 Rum Bum Racing #13 Rum Bum Racing USA Joe FosterCAN Scott Maxwell USA Matt PlumbUSA Nick Longhi USA Matt PlumbUSA Nick Longhi #98 89 Racing Team #198 RSR Motorsports #198 RSR Motorsports CAN Cyril HamelinCAN Jocelyn Hebert USA Randy SmalleyUSA Owen Trinkler USA Randy SmalleyUSA Owen Trinkler 10 Miller Motorsports Park #6 Stevenson Motorsports #46 Fall-Line Motorsports #13 Rum Bum Racing USA Matt BellUSA Jeff Bucknum USA Mark BodenUSA Bryan Sellers USA Matt PlumbUSA Nick Longhi #91 APR Motorsport #91 APR Motorsport #91 APR Motorsport USA Ian BaasCAN Aaron Povoledo USA Ian BaasCAN Aaron Povoledo USA Ian BaasCAN Aaron Povoledo References External links Official Website 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge