Grand American Road RacingAssociation has fined Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers MaxPapis and Jan Magnussen $5,100 each for "unacceptable driving tactics"following a review of the final stages of last Saturday's Grand Prix ofMiami at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

In addition to the fines, each driver will also be required this year tospend a day of community service at one of the U.S.-based Hole in the WallCamps, the world's only network of camps for children with life-threateningillnesses founded by actor and racer Paul Newman in 1988. The $10,200 intotal driver fines will be paid directly to Camp Boggy Creek, Newman'sFlorida camp, to fund six campers for the 2004 summer sessions.

Battling for the lead with less than 10 laps to go in Miami, Papis, drivingthe CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing No. 01 Lexus Riley XI, and Magnussen, behindthe wheel of the Doran-Lista Racing No. 27 Lexus Doran JE4, made repeatedcontact for nearly an entire lap around the 2.3-mile road course. Thedoor-to-door banging ended with both drivers spinning off course in turn onejust after completing lap 101 of the 109 lap race. Magnussen was eliminatedon the spot while Papis nursed his damaged Daytona Prototype to aseventh-place finish. The race was won by Andy Wallace and Milka Duno, whoco-drove the No. 2 CITGO Pontiac Crawford to the first Rolex Sports CarSeries win for Howard-Boss Motorsports.

Papis and Magnussen met with Grand American officials immediately followingthe race and were advised then of the pending review and penalties.

Last weekend's Grand Prix of Miami will be broadcast on SPEED Channel thisSunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. ET.

The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series returns to action next month inPhoenix 250 at Phoenix International Raceway, April 8-10. Tickets arecurrently on sale for the event and can be purchased online atphoenixinternationalraceway.com.

For additional information on the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, aswell as complete point standings, visit grandamerican.com.