The 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season begins this week with the BMW Performance 200 at Daytona. The first of ten races in the series begins on Friday at 1:30pm ET. No live television coverage is available; most races will be shown on a delayed basis on SPEED. However, you can follow the races on your mobile phone at m.grand-am.com and season-long on the GRAND-AM Road Racing Facebook page.
Again this year, MINI is represented by RSR Motorsports who will compete with three MINIs and a Honda. Visit the RSR Motorsports website and North American Motoring forum.
Here is the RSR Motorsports lineup for Daytona:
| 195 | RSR Motorsports | Chris Puskar, Charlotte, N.C. Randy Smalley, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Owen Trinkler, Nashville, Tenn. |
MINI Cooper S | Cruise America, Thor Motorcoach |
| 196 | RSR Motorsports | Ron Farmer, Houston, Texas Jason Hart, Flower Mound, Texas |
MINI Cooper S | USLED, Cruise America, Thor Motorcoach |
| 197 | RSR Motorsports | Chris Puskar, Charlotte, N.C. Randy Smalley, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Owen Trinkler, Nashville, Tenn. |
Honda Civic Si | Cruise America, Thor Motorcoach, USLED Carbotech |
| 198 | RSR Motorsports | Corey Fergus, Powell, Ohio Kyle Gimple, Minden, Nev. |
MINI Cooper S | Cruise America, Thor Motorcoach, Flying J |
GRAND-AM Continental Sports Car Challenge 2012
| Date | Race | Racetrack | Location |
| 1/27 | BMW Performance 200 at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 3/30 | Barber Motorsports Park | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
| 4/27 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL |
| 5/11 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, NJ |
| 6/8 | Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 6/22 | Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 6/29 | Continental Tire 150 | Watkins Glen International – Long Course | Watkins Glen, NY |
| 7/27 | Super Weekend at The Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Indianapolis, IN |
| 9/7 | Continental Tire Sports Car Festival | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, CA |
| 9/28 | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, CT |
The Library of Motoring will be at the race and will bring you inside information and photos. In the meantime, see our photos from Daytona from 2011.