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2010 Rolex 24 at Daytona Mazda entries

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Seven Mazda RX-8 teams are entered in the Rolex 24 for the GT class.  Each RX-8 is powered by a 500hp three-rotor Mazda rotary engine. 

#30             The Racers Edge RX-8 featuring 2009 MX-5 Cup Champion Todd Lamb and 2009 Atlantic Champion John Edwards

#40             The Dempsey Racing RX-8 featuring America's fastest actor, Patrick Dempsey.

#41             The second Dempsey Racing RX-8 will be run in conjunction with Team Seattle as a charity fundraiser for a children's hospital.

#42/43        A pair of Team Sahlen RX-8s.  No strangers to Mazda, the Nonnamaker Brothers will be a factor all season long.  This is their race debut in an RX-8 in Grand-Am GT competition.

#69             The SpeedSource FXDD RX-8.  This team won two races in 2009.

#70             The SpeedSource Castrol Syntec RX-8.  The Sylvain Tremblay-led team is looking to repeat their 2008 Rolex win.  Joining the team fulltime for 2010 is Jonathan Bomarito.  Jonathan is a former Mazda Atlantic Championship Star.