After back-to-back 9th place finishes at the EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank and Brumos Porsche 250, SunTrust Racing is back on the podium for round 9 of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, the NJMP 250 presented by Crown Royal. 20-year old Ricky Taylor qualified their No. 10 Ford Dallara on the second position Friday. The first part of his 45-minute stint the following day was spent battling it out with the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Chevrolet Riley driven by Jon Fogarty, which Ricky enjoyed. He said it was very hot and humid, and driving with the GT traffic made it difficult, but racing against Jon Fogarty was very enjoyable. Ricky Taylor turned the car over to Max Angelelli with a top 3 position after the 45-minute mandatory pit.

Rolex Series champion Max Angelelli ran in a steady 5th place position for most of his stint, until the restart during the last 23 minutes of the race. Max Angelelli was able to muscle his way through Michael Shank Racing’s No. 6 The Pit Stop on Norris Lake Ford Dallara driven by Michael Valiante and AIM Autosport’s No. 61 Pacific Mobile/BioSign Ford Riley driven by Burt Frisselle to finish for P3. Max Angelelli was very happy being back on the podium, and with SunTrust Racing’s overall performance during this race. He quipped that the experience was just like old times, with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and SunTrust Racing at the top 3.

Team Owner Wayne Taylor couldn’t be happier. SunTrust is back on the podium, and he has nothing but praise for his drivers, his crew, and even the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teams.

Round 10 of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 will be the Crown Royal 200 at the Glen, to be held at Watkins Glen International Short Course on August 6th to 7th. SPEEDTV will be covering the event live August 7th, starting 6:00pm ET.

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