Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am gives better protection for crash-o-riffic American racing

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The Rolex Grand Am series shares an owner with NASCAR, but does it follow the same raucous playbook? Perhaps, considering Ferrari's new Grand Am-prepped 458 GT3's got "greater lateral protection" for more safety in "a series in which collisions are rather more frequent." Oh, mi scusi, signore, but — how you say — rubbin' is racin'.