- Brumos Porsche 250
NASCAR race infobox
Name=Brumos Porsche 250
Logo=
Venue=Daytona International Speedway
Sponsor=Porsche
First race=1967
Distance=249.2 Miles
Laps=70
Previous names=Paul Revere 250 (?-?) Daytona 250 (?-?)
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The Paul Revere 250, also known as the Brumos Porsche 250, is a 250-mile sports car race support race held on the road course atDaytona International Speedway the weekend of theCoke Zero 400 . It has been held off-and-on over the history of that event, either the same night, or a couple days before. The race is unique in that is has always been held late at night, and finishes in the early morning hours of the next day. The theme of the race is based on the famous "Midnight Ride" of Revolutionary War patriotPaul Revere .From 1967-1968, the race was sanctioned by the
SCCA . From 1969-1972, it was held as part of theNASCAR Grand American tour. Starting in 1973, it became part of the IMSA circuit, and continued through 1983. In 1984, it switched to an SCCA Trans Am event for one season. For 1985-1986, it was a motorcycle race, the it was discontinued.In 2000, the event was revived by the Grand Am series.
Past winners
*1986 motorcycle event was scheduled for
July 3 , but it was rained out and rescheduled for October.References
External links
* [http://www.grandamerican.com/ Grand American Road Racing Association website]
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