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Ganassi Racing Wins 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates completed the "Chip Slam," winning the 49th Rolex 24 At Daytona to give the team consecutive victories in the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and America's premier endurance race, cheered by the biggest GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 crowd at Daytona International Speedway.
Aiding by a lightning-fast final pit stop, Scott Pruett went from third to first on the final round of pit stops with 48 minutes remaining and held on to give the team its fourth Rolex 24 victory. 
Pruett and fellow Daytona Prototype champion Memo Rojas joined team newcomers Joey Hand and Graham Rahal in the No. 01 TELMEX/Target BMW/Riley. Pruett beat Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon to the checkered flag by 2.46 seconds to score his fourth overall and record-extending ninth class victory in the Rolex 24.
The victory gave the team consecutive triumphs in the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and America's greatest endurance race from February 2010 to January 2011.
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