The the season-ending Lexus and Rolex Cup Grand American series races were held at California Speedway in Fontana, CA. The course is a 2.8 mile track with 21 turns. Top speeds in the Lexus Series reached 144mph while top speeds in the Rolex Series eclipsed 190mph. The Lexus 250 hosted 41 cars in four classes: ST I, ST II, GS I, and GS II. The Rolex 400 hosted 22 cars in three classes: DP, GT, and GTS. Special thanks goes to Ethan Kay of ClubLexus and Lexus corporate for the special accomodations.
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| Front gate entering the speedway grounds |
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| Cruisin down the west parkway to meet up with the Lexus crew |
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| Organizing to head up into the infield parking section |
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| Ethan's '04 Carrera S |
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| Lining up with the Ganz family JZA80s |
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| Getting in formation for the parade laps |
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| Glen's DIY drift cam |
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| Waiting around, shootin the shit... |
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| The only rule on the track was: No passing! :( |
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| And we're off!! |
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| That was fun, time to park and watch the real race car drivers... |
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| Blingin' goldfoil heat conductors on the Lexus fabcar |
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| The BMW/ Porsche/ Ferrari guys get done with their race |
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| Got an opportunity to be one of 25 grid markers at the Lexus 250 |
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| Team Ganassi poses with their Lexus Daytona prototype fabcars |
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| Inside the pits |
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| And they're off! The Rolex 400 is underway |
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| Pruett speeds down the infield straightaway in his 01 champion car |
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| Ferrari 360GT making a pit stop for fuel and tires |
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| This car is sex |
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| One day I will own one! |
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| On the road again... |
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| More pit crew action |
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| 01 car takes off with a fresh set of slicks |
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| Race car driver wifies look bored |
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| Real-time monitoring of the cars ensures complete control on the track |
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| Number 2 and number 1 |
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| There you have it folks: the 2004 Rolex Cup Daytona Prototype champion |
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| Looks cozy |
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| Victory |
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| The 500-hp Lexus V-8 that could |
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| Kodak moment |
