Theys On Top In Latest Rolex Series Points
Theys On Top In Latest Rolex Series Points DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 28, 2002) -- After picking up his third-straight win of the season, Didier Theys stands alone atop driver point standings in the Rolex Sports Car Series premier SportsRacing Prototype class. Theys had previously shared the top spot with co-driver Mauro Baldi, but after teaming up with rookie Fredy Lienhard Jr., in his latest victory, the Belgian solely secured the top ranking. Doran Lista Racing also maintained its number-one ranking in the team standings after its Grand American 400 victory with Theys and Lienhard Jr., at the wheel of its #27 Judd-powered Dallara. Perhaps the biggest surprise in latest SportsRacing Prototype point standings lies in second and third place, with rookie driver Chris Dyson, son of team owner and driver Rob Dyson holding onto the second-place ranking, two points ahead of two-time champion James Weaver, currently in third place. Although Dyson and Weaver shared Dyson Racing Team's #16 Judd Crawford entry at the last two events, Dyson was in the team's #20 Ford Riley & Scott at the Rolex 24 At Daytona that outlasted Weaver's #16 car. After sharing the lead in the SportsRacing Prototype II class, Terry Borcheller emerged as the lone leader in the class in the latest driver standings. Borcheller had previously shared the top spot with his co-driver Anthony Lazzaro but moved to the front when Lazzaro was forced to sit out the Grand American 400 with an injury. With three-straight SRPII wins this season, Borcheller and Lazzaro's #8 Nissan Lola of Rand Racing continues to hold a strong lead in the class team standings. Darren Law moved up to second in the class driver standings, 16 points behind Borcheller, while his #07 BMW Picchio of Momentum Motorcars/G&W Motorsports is also in second place in the team standings, 15 points back. The Rolex Series' tightest points race is in the GTS class where three drivers are tied atop the standings. Co-drivers Tommy Byrne and Richard Millman previously led the class, but last weekend's victory by defending champion Chris Bingham moved him into a three-way tie with the pair. However, Bingham's Park Place Racing #5 Saleen S7R increased its lead in the GTS team standings from one point to four over Millman and Byrne's Team Greeneman. After holding a five-point lead in the earlier GT driver standings, Kevin Buckler opened up his advantage to 12 points after picking up his second win in the class at the Grand American 400. Co-drivers Joao Barbosa and Thierry Perrier, currently tied for second, had an early exit from the race when their Perspective Racing #24 Mosler MT900 R suffered mechanical problems. That not only dropped the pair further behind Buckler, but also cost Perspective Racing the lead in the team standings. Buckler's The Racer's Group is now on top in the GT team standings with a six-point lead over Perspective Racing and a 12-point lead over Ferrari of Washington. The battle for supremacy in the American GT class continues to be a fight between Flis Motorsports teammates. Michael Ciasulli and Paul Menard won the class at the Grand American 400 in the team's #90 Corvette after Flis' #09 Corvette was forced to retire with mechanical trouble. It marked the third-straight victory for Ciasulli, who is on top the AGT driver standings with a 10-point lead over his teammates in the #09 Corvette, defending champions Craig Conway and Doug Goad. Although he won at the wheel of the #90 Corvette at the last two events, Ciasulli's first victory came when he was a part of Flis' winning #09 Corvette team at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team's #09 entry jumped out to a strong lead over its #90 sister car in the AGT team standings after the first race -- a lead that has now been narrowed to only one point by the #90 Corvette's back-to-back wins. Despite Flis Motorsports' pair of Corvettes holding the top-two spots in the AGT team standings, ACP Motorsports and Morgan Dollar Motorsports have managed to keep themselves within striking distance. Second-place ACP is only five points behind the leader, while Mogran Dollar sits seven points back in fourth place. In the manufacturer rankings, Judd and Dallara continue to dominate the SRP engine and chassis standings, while Nissan and Lola hold the top spots in the SRPII class. Saleen has an eight-point advantage over Porsche in the GTS class, but Porsche remains on top in the GT class, 14 points ahead of Mosler. Chevrolet continues its strong hold in AGT with a 33-point lead over Ford. The next round of the Rolex Sports Car Series will be the United Auto 200 presented by azcentral.com and cars.com at Phoenix International Raceway, April 20. More information on the Rolex Sports Car Series is available online at www.grand-am.com. - 30 - EDITORS NOTE: Points and photos are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. Additional information may be requested from: Grand American Road Racing Association Communications Christie Hyde (386) 681-4182 email: CHyde@grand-am.com Rolex Sports Car Series Driver Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 28, 2002) -- The Rolex Sports Car Series awards points to drivers based upon their finish in their respective class. Although drivers may race in more than one class during a race, they are only awarded points in the first car they drive. Only drivers holding valid Grand American Road Racing Association memberships are awarded points. The driver points reflect the top-20 drivers in each class after the third race of the 10-race season. Next Race: United Auto 200, Phoenix International Raceway (April 20) Last Race: Grand American 400,California Speedway (March 23) SportsRacing Prototype Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Didier Theys (3) 105 2 Chris Dyson 79 3 James Weaver 77 4 Mauro Baldi (2) 70 5 Jon Field 58 6 Joel Field 56 7 Clint Field 54 8 John Macaluso 46 9 Ian James 44 10 Fredy Lienhard Sr (1) 70 Fredy Lienhard Jr (1) 70 Max Papis (1) 35 12 Robby Gordon 32 Jim Matthews 32 Scott Sharp 32 Guy Smith 32 16 Hurley Haywood 30 Lucas Luhr 30 Sascha Maassen 30 Andy Wallace 30 Allan Ziegelman 30 SportsRacing Prototype II Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Terry Borcheller (3) 105 2 Darren Law 89 3 Anthony Lazzaro (2) 70 Bill Rand (2) 70 5 Andy Lally 64 6 Ralf Kelleners (2) 35 7 Chad Block 32 Brian DeVries 32 Mel Hawkins 32 Steve Knight 32 11 Rich Grupp 30 Ryan Hampton 30 Dennis Spencer 30 Barry Waddell 30 15 Jeff Clinton 28 Larry Connor 28 Curtis Francois 28 Jeff Tillman 28 19 Robert Julien 26 Adam Merzon 26 Mayo Smith 26 Lynn Wilson 26 GTS Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Tommy Byrne 92 Richard Millman 92 Chris Bingham (2) 92 4 Rodney Mall 49 R.K. Smith 49 6 Paul Gentilozzi (1) 35 Michael Lauer (1) 35 Scott Pruett (1) 35 Brian Simo (1) 35 Lew Bakes (1) 35 Derek Hill (1) 35 12 Gunnar Jeannette 30 Franz Konrad 30 14 Stephen Earle 28 Pete Peterson 28 16 Klaus Bytzek 26 David Empringham 26 James Holtom 26 Richard Spenard 26 20 David Gooding 25 GT Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Kevin Buckler (2) 98 2 Joao Barbosa (1) 86 Thierry Perrier (1) 86 4 Bill Auberlen 79 Cort Wagner 79 6 Michael Schrom (2) 70 7 Cougar Jacobsen 68 8 Sylvain Tremblay 58 Selby Wellman 58 10 Larry Schumacher 56 Bob Nagel 56 12 Spencer Pumpelly 53 13 Steve Ivankovich 52 14 Jay Policastro 48 Paco Orti 48 16 Dino Steiner 45 Cor Euser 45 18 Carlos deQuesada 44 19 David Murry 42 20 Mike Fitzgerald 38 American GT Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Michael Ciasulli (3) 105 2 Craig Conway (1) 95 Doug Goad (1) 95 4 Jim Briody 90 Kerry Hitt 90 6 Andrew Richards 88 7 Rob Morgan 62 8 Stephen Richards 58 Dick Greer 58 Jack Willes 58 11 Bill Beilharz 52 Steve Lisa 52 13 Andy Pilgrim (1) 35 David Haskell (1) 35 Paul Menard (1) 35 16 Charles Morgan 32 Brad Stout 32 18 John Finger 30 Terry Lingner 30 20 Shane Lewis 28 Owen Trinkler 28 Rolex Sports Car Series Team Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 28, 2002) -- The Rolex Sports Car Series awards points to teams based upon each individual car's finish in its respective class. Only members of the Rolex Sports Car Series Team Owners Program are eligible to earn points in the Team Point Standings. The team points reflect the standings after the third race of the 10-race season. Next Race: United Auto 200, Phoenix International Raceway (April 20) Last Race: Grand American 400, California Speedway (March 23) SportsRacing Prototype Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 27 Doran Lista Racing (3) 105 2 16 Dyson Racing Team 85 3 37 Intersport Racing 64 4 87 Sezio Florida Racing 30 6 Miracle Motorsports 30 6 20 Dyson Racing Team 28 7 2 Crawford Racing 26 8 95 TRV Motorsports 24 9 74 Robinson Racing 23 10 78 Sezio Florida Racing 22 11 06 Jacobs Motorsports 21 12 88 Gunnar Racing 0 SportsRacing Prototype II Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 8 Rand Racing (3) 105 2 07 G&W Motorsports 90 3 22 Archangel Motorsport 32 4 62 Team Spencer Motorsports 30 5 21 Archangel Motorsport 28 6 52 Powerslide Motorsports 0 GTS Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 5 Park Place Racing (2) 100 2 42 Team Greeneman 96 3 12 K&N Filters Racing 58 4 3 Rocketsports Racing (1) 35 GT Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 66 The Racer's Group (2) 98 2 24 Perspective Racing (1) 92 3 33 Ferrari of Washington 85 4 04 Marcos Racing USA 75 5 34 ZIP Racing 72 6 54 Bell Motorsports 70 7 03 Marcos Racing USA 66 8 35 ZIP Racing 56 9 75 Classic Motorsports 49 10 57 Seikel Motorsport 30 11 67 The Racer's Group 28 12 9 Marcus Motorsports 25 13 72 Jack Lewis Enterprises 24 14 39 Autosport Race Team 22 15 18 Boston Motorsports 20 16 26 ACEMCO Motorsports 0 17 15 Fordahl Motorsports 0 American GT Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 09 Flis Motorsports (1) 95 2 90 Flis Motorsports (2) 94 3 19 ACP Motorsports 90 4 46 Morgan Dollar Motorsports 88 5 82 Dick Greer Racing 58 6 91 Paladin 52 7 29 Sky Blue Racing 25 55 Dewey Motorsports 25 48 Heritage Motorsports 25