Kia Motors America and racing partner Kinetic Motorsports will begin defense of the 2011 Street Tuner (ST) Team and Driver titles with new driver pairings for both the No. 10 and No. 12 Infinity Audio Forte Koups when the green flags drops on the 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Championship (CTSCC) season at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, January 27. Fresh off his 2011 Sonoco Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year performance, familiar face Andy Lally returns to the Kia Racing program, reuniting with ST Driver champion Nic Jönsson and the No. 10 car. Lally and Jönsson were last seen capturing Kia's first-ever GRAND-AM podium at Daytona in January 2011 before Lally left to pursue his dream of competing in NASCAR Sprint Cup. "I'm thrilled to be included with Kinetic Motorsports and Kia Racing again for the 2012 season and am excited to be teamed with Nic for a run at the championship," said Lally. "The Kia Forte Koups are some of the best prepared race cars I have ever driven, and I am looking forward to getting the season started." "Having Andy back as my teammate again full time is very exciting for the whole Kia Racing and Kinetic Motorsports team," said Jönsson. "We are looking forward to kicking off 2012 and defending the Driver and Team championships."
Courtesy of Kia Media Center
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