Crawford Fights Back to 7^th . . .

Jan Lammers, Tony Stewart and Johnny Mowlem driving the No2 Crawford SSC2K-Judd are back into seventh place in the Rolex 24 at Daytona as the race entered the fifth hour.

A strong double stint by Tony Stewart, punctuated by a spin, and then a high speed stint by diminutive Dutchman Jan Lammers has brought the car racing back through the field and back into contention.

The car is still five laps behind the leaders but has been lapping as fast as the lead two cars – the Risi Ferrari and the JMR Riley& Scott which continued to fight for the lead. The battle made for some spectacular television on Speedvision.

After his double stint former IRL Champion and last year’s Winston Cup runner-up said “This racing is so challenging, I made the odd mistake. I hope I am not letting the team down. This is so different to the racing I am used to – but I am enjoying.”

Team boss Max Crawford commented, “After our early hiccup, the car is running well and I am pleased we are back in contention. But there’s a long long way to go.

But we are not watching the people in  front, there are quick cars behind like the No16 Dyson of James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger and Oliver Gavin to watch for.

News just coming through that Jan Lammers in the Crawford has just recorded the fastest lap of then race.

The JMR R & S leads from the Risi Ferrari, the Jon Field led Lola with the Doran Dallara fourth and the Ascari-Judd in fifth place.