RSR Racing was an American

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team formed from the defunct

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. In the spring of 2009, Paul Gentilozzi and his sons, Tony and John, founded RSR in partnership with Jaguar Cars Ltd. to build and race the

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in the

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GT2 class and to develop aftermarket performance parts for Jaguar cars in North America. Following the completion of the Jaguar program, the team remained in the American Le Mans Series and later the

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focusing their efforts on the PC (Prototype Challenge) category for the 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 seasons.

Team history

In 2010, Jaguar announced the company would enter the 2010

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with the JaguarRSR XKR GT2 built by Rocketsports Racing. In 2011 JaguarRSR entered 2 cars featuring drivers Rocky Moran Jr. and P. J. Jones in the #98 Entry with Brazilian duo Bruno Junqueira and

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in the #99 car. In 2012 RSR Racing entered the IMSA LMPC category switching from the GT class. Season highlights included a victory at

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and a 2nd-place finish at

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. 2013 Saw Bruno Junqueira paired with Duncan Ende for the majority of the races. Top finishes include victories at

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and

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. The merger between ALMS and Grand-Am occurred in 2014 and RSR entered the new series with two cars. The 08 for Indycar driver

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and Canadian

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. The 09 car featured Duncan Ende and Bruno Junqueira. The team recorded five pole positions during the year, and one victory at the Indianapolis round with

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subbing for Alex Tagliani in the 08. For 2015 Chris Cumming is paired with Bruno Junqueira in the #11 Automax Auto Group entry.

Racing results

References

External links

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Team history

Racing results

See also

References

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