DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The following are news and notes for the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

V-Pack Motorsport’s BMW 330i Still Going Strong

John Vincent’s V-Pack Motorsport team always produces a strong BMW 330i for Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner competition.

The No. 24 has also been around the longest. The car is in its 10th year of competition in the series, and at Homestead-Miami Speedway earlier this month, completed its 30,000th mile. The car also acquires speed the longer it runs. For example, in 2001 at Daytona International Speedway, the car roared around the 3.56-mile track in a time of 2:21.619. This year at Daytona, the car went 2:10.430.

Vincent has the No. 24 entered for next month’s race at Barber Motorsports Park with co-drivers Sam Schultz and Ari Straus. The two finished ninth at Daytona, and are seeking their second top 10 of the season at Barber.

Capaldi Racing Enters For Barber

Capaldi Racing will make its second ever Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport start in at Barber Motorsports Park. The duo of Brad Adams and Steve Phillips, currently sixth and seventh respectively in Ford Racing Mustang Challenge points, will drive.

Adams is a native of New Orleans, La., and is the Vice President and General Counsel of OGRS, LLC. He began racing in 2004 and has competed in SCCA Pro Racing MX-5 Cup and SCCA endurance races across the country. He is making his series debut at Barber.

Phillips made his first and to date only series race at Miller Motorsports Park last season, finishing 21st. The native of Isle of Palms, S.C., first attended the Ford High Performance Driving School at Miller in 2007, and has competed in the Mustang Challenge since 2008. He won twice in Skip Barber MX-5 competition.

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