Overview
The Grand American Road Racing Association was established in 1999 and is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, near the homes of NASCAR, International Speedway Corporation (ISC), and Daytona International Speedway. Although originated by some members of the NASCAR community, Grand-Am centers on different styles of racing including sports car racing and touring car racing on road racing circuits throughout North America.
On September 4, 2008, NASCAR Holdings announced their buyout of the Grand American Road Racing Association in an attempt to merge communications, research, and marketing resources into a single entity, while allowing each organization to continue to control their own racing series.
On September 5, 2012 the series announced that they will be merging with American Le Mans Series. Both series will stay current in 2013 and will have a combined series in 2014.
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