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TOOLE, Utah (September, 11 2010) – TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won the Utah 250 at Miller Motorsports Park in the season finale of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 to score their ninth victory of the season. The win not only set the GRAND-AM single season record for victories, but also clinched the fourth Daytona Prototype championship for the team, who finished 40 markers ahead of the No.10 car (372 to 332).

The victory also clinched the manufacturer championships for the team’s Dinan-prepared BMW powerplant (386 to 371 over Ford), and chassis supplier Riley Technologies (392 to 351 over Dallara).

The win in Utah gives Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Inc. a team-record 17th win in 2010 across all three of the series in which the team competes (GRAND-AM, NASCAR Sprint Cup and IZOD IndyCar Series).

Rojas started from the pole, led the first lap and then settled the No. 01 TELMEX Dinan-Prepared BMW Riley into second position for the first half of the race. Pruett took over driving duties on lap 26, and quickly cut into the 20-second advantage that Max Angelelli had on the field.

After closing the margin to six seconds, a lap 46 caution proved to be the turning point of the race. As Pruett brought the No.01 down pit-road, the TELMEX team got him out of the pits ahead of the field. The team went on to lead a race-high 42 laps on the way to claiming the victory.

WIN NOTES

- This is the 32nd Daytona Prototype victory for TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.

- The win gives Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. its 132nd victory.

- The team made history by winning their ninth race of the season at Utah, breaking their previous record of eight set on August 28th in Montreal.

- Pruett leads all drivers with 31 victories in the 102 Daytona Prototype races to date, while the team leads GRAND-AM’s premier division with 32 triumphs.

- Pruett and Rojas continue to be the most successful driving team in series history by winning their 18th GRAND-AM Rolex Series race.

- The duo led a race-high 35 laps, totaling 722 laps led in 2010.

- Pruett extends his GRAND-AM record of podium finishes to 60.

Pruett and Rojas give TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates its fourth GRAND-AM title in the seven years of operation (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), marking Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Inc.’s 11th championship as an organization. The duo has now claimed two championships in a three-year period (2008, 2010), scoring 18 victories along the way.

CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES

- Nine wins in a single season (Homestead, Barber, VIR, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Daytona, Watkins Glen, Montreal, Miller) breaks the series record held by Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in 2007.

- Broke four track records (Rojas: VIR, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and Watkins Glen Short Course; Pruett: Watkins Glen Long Course).

- Pruett broke Max Angelelli’s 2005 record of 359 laps led in a single season, with 560 laps led.

- Broke the record of 10 podium finishes by Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor in 2005, with 11 in 2010.

- Pruett and Rojas scored nine wins in 12 races, a 75% winning percentage.

- Pruett and Rojas claimed the championship by 40 points – the largest margin of victory in GRAND-AM Rolex Series History.

- Pruett scored a record fourth GRAND-AM Daytona Prototype championship (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), while Rojas claimed his second (2008, 2010).

- Pruett and Rojas’ wins have come in a succession of three’s, claiming three in a row on three different occasions (Homestead-Barber- VIR; Watkins Glen-Mid Ohio-Daytona; Watkins Glen-Montreal-Miller).

- The duo won the first of Chip Ganassi’s weekend Hat Trick earlier this season, winning at the Glen on August 7th (followed by Juan Pablo Montoya’s victory at Watkins Glen in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Dario Franchitti’s IZOD IndyCar Series victory at Mid-Ohio).

- The TELMEX team led in 11 of 12 races, leading 729 of 1,994 laps along the way.

Team TELMEX Quoteboard:

Chip Ganassi: “The fact of the matter is we didn’t have to do a lot today to win the championship, to go out with a win -especially when you didn’t need it -is a nice thing for the team. This was a total team effort.”

Scott Pruett: “It’s been unbelievable, what a season for Chip Ganassi Racing – the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400, our championship and they’re still in the championship hunt with the IndyCar Series. I’m proud to be part of that organization. It’s been a great season for us. Even when we haven’t had the fastest car we’ve been able to come up with a great result. It’s just been one of those dream seasons.”

Memo Rojas: “It went well, and I took it easy. The 10 car had a great pace at the beginning and they made a move on us. I just tried to stay out of trouble. I had a clean run. Now we’ve got a yellow that packed us together again, and the team did an awesome job putting us first again like Montreal. It’s been amazing. We’ve been overwhelmed by the results. We never thought we could win so many races in one year, especially with how competitive GRAND-AM is now. We’re just overwhelmed and happy things came out like this.”

- TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Press Release