Sports car racing in North America is getting a makeover. Grand-Am and American Le Mans announced a merger Wednesday that will join them as one series beginning in 2014. Grand-Am founder Jim France and ALMS founder Don Panoz said in a joint statement at Daytona International Speedway that the new series will start with the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2014 and likely include 12 races. France, son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., said the merger made him recall the day nearly 65 years ago when his father led the meeting that created stock-car racing. The elder France that day referenced the "distinct possibilities" for stock car racing -- a phrase his son borrowed from Wednesday. Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/id/8339996/grand-american-le-mans-series-merge-14
