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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Lebanon team leads Daytona 24-Hour race
Twelve laps into the Rolex 24 at Daytona auto race, the Lebanon-based Doran Racing team found itself leading the entire 44-car field.
The team’s No. 77 Ford Dallara began the race at 3 p.m. this afternoon under cloudy skies in Daytona Beach, Fla. and started 11th overall. Drivers for the event are: Memo Gidley, who started the race; Brad Jaeger; Fabrizio Gollin; and Derek Johnston.
Gidley led laps 12 through 19 before giving up the lead to the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley entry, driven at the time by former Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon.
UPDATE: As of 5:45 p.m. Saturday, the Doran Team was running ninth just 11 seconds off Scott Dixon’s lead pace.



