In fact, Jim (J) and Bret (B) Seafuse were racing a Mustang in Motorola Cup competition before succession of the Grand Am series. Bret's mother, Sandy (S) has been a strong supporter along the way. Last year, Bret finished fifth in KONI Challenge Series GS point standings with co-driver James Gue, collecting eight top-10 finishes in 12 starts.

Jim now manages the two-car effort and looks forward to every single race. "We have met so many really great people in the years that we have raced. You couldn't find a sport with so many people who are willing to help if you have problems and at the same time racing against you to win."

About the team's view for this season, Gue commented, "Well, I haven't been in the car since VIR, where we finished off the season, but we ended the year on a good note and were in the top five. I've been with the Seafuses now for a year-and-a-half in the car. We're both really familiar with the car, so we didn't end up testing the car. We're going to try and pick up where we left off last year and obviously improve on our finish from last year. We led this race last year and made a silly mistake on a call on pit stops which cost us a little bit. We are looking forward to make up for our mistakes from last year."

Gue was asked about any particular changes for the high speed, banked oval track in Daytona. "I think anytime with the KONI Challenge Series, the secret is strategy, and a lot of it is guess work, really. The two Grand-Am classes will be running together, so there will be something like 97 cars on the track, so regardless of how quick you are, if you go with the wrong strategy, you can be stuck sitting 50th in line. It's going to be pretty difficult to make up all those spots if you make the wrong call."

"Strategy is always going to be key and that's what helps to win and lose a race. In the KONI Challenge more than in any other series, obviously luck is always going to play into it with that many cars running out there. The key is just to have a solid qualifying run and keep the car up front with smooth pit stops. It is a little bit longer of a race, so we've got a little bit of time to play with, but hopefully it doesn't play out like it did last year when half of the race was run under yellow."

Gue also noted that the team has continued learning from past experience and has set high end goals for this year. "I think running the whole season the goal without a doubt - I'd be disappointed if we didn't win the championship this year. We made three big mistakes last year and ultimately if you look back, it cost us a championship. There is no reason why we shouldn't win the championship this year and at least to get race wins. Anything less than race wins and an honest shot at the championship would be disappointing."

About other points in the past season, Gue explained, "I think probably the one race that was most disappointing was Watkins Glen, especially because it's the home track for the Seafuses and JBS Motorsports. That was really probably one of our worst results of the year. Mosport was another one that we let slip away, we ended up running out of fuel on the last lap while running third. Watkins Glen is always nice to get a good result in the team's hometown."

With experience under their belt and driving partnership that continues to develop with each race, watch out for the JBS cars to be on the podium more often this year.