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Sausalito's Hildebrand Scores Second Win of Weekend at Infineon Raceway


SONOMA, Calif. July 18, 2005; Sausalito's J.R. Hildebrand
completed a successful weekend at Infineon Raceway on Sunday with his
second consecutive feature-race victory in the Pacific F2000 series. 

Hildebrand, a 17-year-old student at Redwood High School in Larkspur,
posted the first professional victory of his career in a 30-minute main
event on Friday. He started on the pole on Sunday and, once again, took
the checkered flag. The race was part of the Infineon Technologies Grand
Prix of Sonoma weekend, presented by Ravenswood Winery. 

"We had a great weekend.  When we got here on Thursday we knew two
things: we were quick and we were good on cold tires.  We could go out
the first half lap and not have to push it.  Then I could be consistent
and run my own race," said Hildebrand, who piloted the Jim Russell
Racing Schools/Spy Optic/PR1 Motorsports Mygale SJO4. 

Hildebrand has posted eight consecutive podium finishes to start the
season in the Pacific F2000 Championship, presented by Mickey Thompson
Tires/Cooper Tire.  

Hildebrand began his career as a student at the Jim Russell Racing
School at Infineon Raceway and was the 2003 Jim Russell Graduate Runoffs
champion. 

Sonoma's Dane Cameron, the youngest driver in the field at 16, placed
third in Sunday's feature race. He was fourth in Friday's first main
event in his Motorsports Mygale, backed by Rick Waddell's Drive4USA
program. Cameron is the current points leader at Infineon Raceway in the
SCCA Formula Russell Championship, presented by Yokohama.