Rick Taylor, Max Angelelli win

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    Rick Taylor and Max Angelelli won the fastest race in Grand-Am Rolex Series history, averaging 122.308 mph in the Canadian Tire 200 on Saturday at Watkins Glen International.

    The previous speed record was set by Rob Dyson and Butch Leitzinger in the August 2002 race at Watkins Glen at an average of 121.170 mph.

    Taylor and Angelelli, co-drivers of the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Chevrolet/Dallara in the Daytona Prototype class, completed a sweep of the season's two Rolex Series races at Watkins Glen with the victory in the 2-hour event. They also won the 6-hour race in June.

    "It was just a perfect race for us," Taylor said. "We struggled quite a bit in the first practice yesterday. Max and the guys did a good job with changes in the first session and put in a lot of work to get the car to where it was today, and for qualifying."

    Taylor put the No. 10 on the pole for the sixth consecutive race, one short of the series' record for consecutive DP poles. He started the race and Angelelli finished it, holding off Scott Pruett by 2.517 seconds for their third victory in the last six races.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/id/6860147/rick-taylor-max-angelelli-win-fastest-grand-race
     

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