"It was an interesting spot to be in," said Hoerr, "because I had only run a couple of laps in the car before I got in to raceŠI did a couple of practice lapsŠand blew the motor. The crew did a great job of putting a new one in before the race. The things we've gone through this weekend shows the confidence the team has in me, to put me in the car without too much practice."
"During the race we ran hard tires, that was our strategy. We were going for only one pit stop. I know Dyson (#16) got a flat, I don't know if it was because he ran softer tires, remarked Baldwin. " We've all got flats before. Sometimes they work for you and sometimes they work against you. This was a real tough week for us. We went out in practiceŠ(and) we pulled the motorŠthen we had transmission problemsŠThen George got sick, but that's okay. We got IrvŠYea, we got a break, but we deserved it."
The Sportscar category dominated the 200 mile race, taking the first seven places over all, in contrast to GTU cars Dodge Viper and Chevrolet Corvette, who placed first and second overall in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.
One of the brightest spots for the new series with a new car in the newly created AGT class was the win by Craig Conway and Doug Goad in #09 "The Spirit of Daytona" as they breezed through their very first out of Florida race. They are looking forward now to Homestead with renewed confidence in the team and the car.
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