Emil Assentato

Season Results

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Biography

Assentato, the 2007 Bob Akin Award winner for sportsmanship, returns to Grand-Am Rolex Series GT competition in 2009 in the No. 69 SpeedSource FXDD Mazda RX-8 with co-driver and 2007 KONI Sports Car Challenge GS co-champion Jeff Segal. The pair will be joined by Nick Longhi in the endurance races.

Personal

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

Racing Career

Rolex Series Career Stats

Year

Class

Starts

Overall Poles

Overall Wins

Class Poles

Class Wins

Best Class Finish

Best Overall Finish

Points

2007

GT

13

 

 

 

 

3

5

275

2006

GT

3

 

 

 

 

5

21

71

2005

GT

11

 

 

 

 

2

11

206

2004

GT

12

 

 

 

 

3

12

297

2003

GT

1

 

 

 

 

6

14

25

2002

GT

2

 

 

 

 

3

10

44

2001

GT

4

 

 

 

 

7

19

76

2000

GTU

5

 

 

 

 

4

7

114

Total

 

51

0

0

0

0

2

5

 

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.