DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2008) - Andy Lally and Spencer Pumpelly recorded strong results in last season’s Rolex 24 At Daytona; Lally second and Pumpelly third. And both were fast in the first two days of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 testing for the October Test Days at Daytona International Speedway.

Lally is expected to run a comparable schedule in 2009 to that of 2008, running select Rolex Series races while mostly focusing on ARCA and in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Pumpelly will run fulltime in 2009 with TRG in the Rolex GT and KONI Challenge GS Series.

“I’m really happy to be here this week, and thankful to run with Kevin and the rest of the team,” Lally said. “It’s good to be back in the car. We’ve tried some different things. We’ll be back again next month, and hopefully, when the race gets here, we’ll be in position to move up one spot from last year.”

Added Pumpelly: “So far, the test has been great. There have been a lot of guys who have taken their first laps at Daytona this week with TRG. Kevin, Andy and I have done our best to teach them what we can and pass along what we’ve learned over the years. It’s giving us a chance to harp back to our first experiences here at Daytona and relive those memories again. The team’s been great. It’s been a fun group to work with. So far, we’ve had a good two days.”

Several other drivers were on hand for TRG, including Steve Miller and Chris Pallis, whose Team Seattle team has earned the assistance of TRG in prepping the car. Steve Zadig, Dan Watkins, Dave Quinlan and Bruce Ledoux will run a together in the Rolex 24. The quartet’s car will be prepared by TRG but run under the charitable foundation Guardian Angel Motorsports.

TRG had four cars at Daytona for this test session, which is just a portion of what is expected to compete in the 2009 Rolex 24. Other drivers expected to run the Rolex 24 for TRG include RJ Valentine, Josemanuel Gutierrez, Tim George Jr., Duncan Ende, Scott Schroeder, John Potter, Craig Stanton and select Porsche factory drivers.

TRG team owner Kevin Buckler didn’t spend the entire time sitting on the sidelines during the first two days of testing. The two-time Rolex 24 at Daytona race-winning Buckler was among the fastest drivers, setting a time close to last year’s pole.

“I had a lot of fun the last two days,” Buckler said. “The guys have let me drive the car a little bit. It was a little bit rough the first day, getting back in the pattern. Andy and Spencer made me do what I preach, look at some data by the big boys. I felt really strong today. The car was so easy to drive fast; the TRG guys did a great job.”