AC/DC Front Man and Sarasota Café Racer Brian Johnson to Rock BMW Performance 200 as Grand Marshal.
The 2013 GRAND-AM Road Racing season will begin with the 51st annual Rolex 24 at Daytona on Saturday, January 26th.The second-annual BMW Performance 200 will precede it on Friday, January 25th, as the sports car racing world once again descends on Daytona International Speedway. Fifty Plus Racing’s Riley-BMW “Highway to Help” Daytona Prototype, above, (photo by Chris Jasurek/The Epoch Times) is entered in the Rolex 24.
With more than 67 cars expected to take the green flag, the BMW Performance 200 officially starts the year’s professional sports car racing season and serves as the opening act of the 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series and the 51st Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend.
This year’s BMW Performance 200 will be even more exciting, as Brian Johnson, right, with wife, Brenda (photo by Stuart Schorr) will serve as Grand Marshal and give the command to start engines. Johnson will also be at the track supporting the Alzheimer’s Association with the “Highway to Help” campaign.
“BMW of North America, LLC is proud to give the North American road racing season an excellent start with the BMW Performance 200,” said Gordon McDonnell, BMWNA Motorsport Manager. “We are delighted to see Brian Johnson serving as Grand Marshal to increase awareness of the ‘Highway To Help’ campaign. We look forward to another great year of GRAND-AM competition.”
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