Grand-Am’s top-tier Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 - in its ninth season of competition in 2008 - has established itself as the most competitive professional road racing championship in North America. The Rolex Series Daytona Prototype category has attracted the attention of superstar drivers and universally-recognized teams through its extremely raceable and relatively affordable format, and has revolutionized sports car racing with plentiful battles at the front of the field and close finishes in virtually every race.

Grand-Am races at some of the world’s most prestigious venues--Daytona, Montreal, Mexico City and Watkins Glen--and has taken the role of a top annual attraction at some of the newest venues in the industry such as Miller Motorsports Park, Barber Motorsports Park and Virginia International Raceway. Grand-Am is also making a standard out of the newest form of circuit racing--"Stadium Road Racing"--on the road course layouts at tracks like Homestead-Miami Speedway and the new Iowa Speedway.

The Rolex Series is also home to some of the best and most recognized names in motorsports--Hurley Haywood, Max Papis, Scott Pruett, Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor, Christian Fittipaldi, Andy Wallace, Patrick Carpentier Eddie Cheever and more--and is a road racing showcase for NASCAR champions like Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Open-wheel stars like Dan Wheldon, Paul Tracy, Sebastien Bourdais, Buddy Rice, Scott Dixon and many others will also make spotlight appearances in the Rolex Series this season.