The Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are gearing up for the second distance race of the season – Sahlen’s six hours at Glen and round six of the Grand-Am Rolex sports car series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. , which will run on Saturday, June 9, 2007.

The Watkins Glen International race track is considered historic at 3.4 miles and 11 laps, it is the third longest race on the Rolex Series calendar. The six-hour race will feature GT and DP cars racing together for the first time in Mexico City.

With the DP, Pontiac, the maker of the high-quality Pontiac oxygen sensor, has been able to maintain a perfect pole qualifying streak for 2007. The top starting position has been dominated by Pontiac power, three teams and four drivers. Colin Braun driving the No. 75 Pontiac Riley from Krohn Racing has achieved pole position in Mexico City and also at Virginia International Raceway.

Jan Magnussen’s driver from the No. 10 Sun Trust has taken first place at Homestead. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in the Pontiac GAINSCO have had two starts under their belt, one in the Rolex 24 and the second in Laguna Seca.

Gurney and Fogarty hope to get their second win of the season and their first in Mexico City. The California duo have been leading the field all season and consistently qualifying first or second in every race thus far.

The No.10 SunTrust Wayne Taylor Racing team will have a new driver joining the group at Glen. Jonathan Cochet is French and will share roles with veteran Max Angelelli. Cochet will contribute a wealth of open vehicle experience as well as a few miles of DP driving to Camp SunTrust for this weekend’s race.

Currently, the Khron Racing team is last year’s defending six-hour champion. Colin Braun was unable to participate last year as the track includes cigarette marketing contracts and banned minor drivers from joining the race. But Braun is now 18 and with the power of Pontiac and his teammate Max Papis, the youngster believes they have a better chance of winning this season.

The No. 91 Riley-Mathews Motorsports Pontiac Riley that was driven by Jim Mathews and Marc Goosens is looking to be a factor in this weekend’s race. The duo have improved tremendously with each race they have joined and are now looking for a superior result.

For the No. 06 Pontiac GXP.R, Andy Pilgrim will join Tim Lewis Jr. and Leighton Reese at Glen. All three drivers just won last week with Reese and Lewis Jr. victorious at Lime Rock, while Pilgrim won at Charlotte in the Cadillac CTSV World Challenge car.

Paul Edwards and Kelly Collins currently rank third in the GT drivers points standings. The duo have been fast all year and have led significant laps in the last two events at Lime Rock and Laguna Seca. They will bring the No. 07 Banner Pontiac GXP.R to Glen and hope to get their first win of the season.

The Six Hours of Glen will begin on Saturday, June 9 at 11:00 am and will be televised on SPEED Channel in two segments. The first segment will begin at 11:00 AM EDT, while the second part will rejoin the action at 2:30 PM until the end of the race.