Gainsco to run da Matta and Vasser in 2nd car

In his latest column Gordon Kirby reports from the Rolex 24 Hour race – “I wanted to show people that I’m here and I’m ready to go, ready to drive," Cristiano da Matta told me. “I want to get back to work and work towards a goal, and I’m ready for that. I’ve been talking to some people and I’ve got some nice conversations going."

In fact, da Matta will test one of Bob Stalling’s Gainsco Grand-Am cars in March and Stallings is trying to put together the sponsorship to run da Matta and Jimmy Vasser in a second Gainsco entry in all the Grand-Am races starting at Laguna Seca in May. Stallings confirmed at Daytona last weekend that the test is scheduled and he’s looking for sponsorship for Vasser and da Matta to race regularly in the Grand-Am beside Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty.