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DID YOU KNOW?

Nineteen-year-old Arie Luyendyk Jr. of Scottsdale, Ariz., is the son of
two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk.  Luyendyk Jr. will drive the #5 2001
Van Diemen RF01 in the Formula Continental class at this year's SCCA
National Championship Valvoline Runoffs® ... The Grant family of Tennessee
is the "first-family" of road racing, with Carey (American Sedan), David
(Spec Racer Ford), Keith (Spec Racer Ford and GT-4), Richard (GT-1) and
Milton (GT-3) all competing ... 150 Valvoline Runoffs® rookies are entered
into this year's competition, up from 111 in 2000.  

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The Valvoline Runoffs®, Sept. 17-23 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in
Lexington, Ohio, is the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Club Racing
National Championship event.  Now in its 38th year and eighth at Mid-Ohio,
the event is often called the "Olympics of Motorsports" because of the
number of competitors, variety of race classes, and prestige of winning an
SCCA National Championship.  Over 700 of the nation's best amateur drivers
will square off in 20-lap battles in each of the 24 classes to decide the
national titles.  

The Valvoline Runoffs® is the largest amateur road racing event in North
America, and features some of the most competitive action on Mid-Ohio's 40th
Year of Racing season schedule.  For information on the Valvoline Runoffs®
or Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, please call Donnie Clark at (614) 793-4620.
For information regarding tickets, call 1-800-MID-OHIO or visit the track's
web site at www.midohio.com <http://www.midohio.com>.