Emil Assentato

Season Results


Event Name
Entry No. 		Finish Pos.
Class (Overall)
Rolex 24 At Daytona 69 16 (28)
Grand Prix of Miami 69 1 (14)
Porsche 250 69 1 (12)
Bosch Engineering 250 69 2 (13)
Memorial Day Classic 69 3 (12)
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 69 4 (16)
EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank 69 4 (15)
Brumos Porsche 250 69 4 (14)
NJMP 250 presented by Crown Royal 69 3 (12)
Crown Royal 200 at The Glen 69 4 (14)
Montreal 200 69 4 (12)
Utah 250 69 - (-)

Biography

Assentato, the 2007 Bob Akin Award winner, returns to GRAND-AM Rolex Series GT competition in 2010 in the No. 69 SpeedSource FXDD Mazda RX-8 with co-driver and 2007 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS co-champion Jeff Segal. The pair will be joined by Nick Longhi in the endurance races as well as Anthony Lazzaro in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Personal

Assentato is the CEO of Tradition North America, Tradition Asiel Securities and Chairman of Foreign Exchange Direct Dealer (FXDD).

Racing Career

Year-by-Year Rolex Sports Car Series Recap

2009
Participated in all 12 Rolex Sports Car Series GT races with SpeedSource and co-driver Jeff Segal, notching victories at Watkins Glen International and Miller Motorsports Park en route to career-best seventh in points standings.

2008
Ran 12 out of 13 Rolex Series races, landing one victory at Watkins Glen International and seven top-10 results.

2007
Finished 10th in Rolex Series GT driver point standings, claiming season-best third at Mexico City and seven other top 10s.

2006
Made three Rolex Series GT class starts, finishing season-best fifth at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

2005
Earned season-best second place in GT class in Rolex 24 At Daytona. Recorded five top-10 results in 11 starts.

2004
Finished seventh in final GT class standings, with best finishes of third at Mont-Tremblant and Virginia International Raceway.

2003
Earned sixth-place GT finish in lone Rolex Series start.

Year-by-Year Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Recap

2006
Drove in nine of 10 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races, with a best finish of ninth overall at Lime Rock.

2004
Made five Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS races, spread out over three different teams.

2003
Participated in all 10 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS II races, finishing season-best second at Daytona and earning seven top 10s.

2002
Along with co-driver Nick Longhi, entered Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GSII season finale with championship lead but fell to third after mechanical failure at Daytona International Speedway. Overall, garnered two victories and six podium finishes with Max Q Motorsports.

2001
Competed in nine Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS races, winning season finale at Daytona and taking three podiums.