On Friday the 13th, Mark Martin took his first competitive drive in a Daytona Prototype. Martin also took his first competitive lap around Iowa Speedway, a track Rusty Wallace helped build in Newton, Iowa.
Fans arrived early, and without difficulty, to see Martin and the other drivers in the Grand-Am Rolex Sport Car Series Daytona Prototype event. Martin was teamed with Shane Lewis and Randy Kulhman.
Martin's car started the race in last spot, as Martin did not get from Chicago Nextel Cup qualifying in time to qualify at Iowa. Despite that, he quickly worked his way into the top ten. Eventually the car would finish eighth.
Meanwhile, the winners of the last three Daytona Prototype races, Alex Gurney (Dan Gurney's son) and Jon Fogerty, put their #99 Gainsco car on the pole. They contended for the win until mechanical problems led to a third place finish.
Scott Pruett took over on the #01 TelMex owned by Chip Ganassi/Felix Sabates from Memo Rojas. Gambling on fuel milage, Pruett guided the car to the win.
It was Pruett's 14th career Daytona Prototype win, and the 15th for Ganassi. The win made Pruett #1 on the all-time win list in the Grand Am series.
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