Powell Back On Top In Latest Point Standings
Powell Back On Top In Latest Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 1, 2002) -- The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series released point standings following its second event of the 2002 season. After scoring their first win of the season at Fontana, defending champions Doug Goad and Devon Powell claimed the top spot in the Grand Sport I driver standings, as did their #11 Powell Motorsports Corvette in the team standings. Both hold a narrow six-point lead over Doncaster Racing's Scott Maxwell and David Empringham, who won the season opener in Daytona. Paul Mears Jr. and the #66 SpeedSource Porsche GT3 Cup are also in the hunt for the GS I championship in third place, only seven points behind the leaders. Jeff Lapcevich and John Shreiner remain tied atop the Grand Sport II driver standings, extending their lead in the class from three to seven points after finishing third at the California race. Their #30 Shreiner Racing Mustang also maintained its lead in the class team standings, while the battle for second place in the class tightened. SpeedSource's #63 Porsche 911 took over the second-place spot, with Max Q Motorsports only one point behind in third. The closest Grand-Am Cup points race continues to be the Sport Touring I class, with the top-eight teams separated by only eight points. Team Lexus drivers Jean-Francois Dumoulin and Tim Gaffney moved themselves and their #2 Lexus IS300 into a one-point lead in the class after finishing sixth in California. Villaconn International's #36 BMW Z3 Coupe and its drivers Bransen Patch and Don Salama advanced to second place, followed by Power Racing Team's #77 entry in third, two points behind the leader. Rounding out the top-eight ST I teams, each separated by only one point, are: Team Lexus #3 IS300 (fourth), Team Spartanburg #72 BMW (fifth), Villaconn International #34 BMW (sixth), Team Lexus #0 IS300 (seventh) and King Motorsports #64 Acura (eighth). After picking up its second-straight win of the season, Bill Fenton Motorsports, along with drivers Bill Beede and Bill Fenton, maintained their top ranking in the Sport Touring II team and driver standings. The HRPworld.com team continues to hold on to second place in the class, but dropped from three to six points back, as did its drivers Will and Wayne Nonnamaker. DTM Engineering remained in the third position in the ST II team standings with a 12-point deficit to the leader. In the manufacturer standings, Corvette moved into a tie with Porsche in the GS I class, while Ford kept its GS II lead. After scoring a GS II victory in California, BMW moved to within five points of the leader, followed closely by Porsche. Lexus took over the top spot in the Sport Touring I class, with BMW dropping to second place, three points back. Acura maintained its third-place position in the ST I standings, but cut its points deficit from 10 points to four. However, Acura continues to the lead the Sport Touring II class, increasing its lead to 12 points over Mazda. The next stop for the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series is Phoenix International Raceway, April 18-20. The series will race twin 250-mile races, separating the Grand Sport and Sport Touring fields for the first time. Tickets are currently on sale for the event and may be purchased online at www.phoenixinternationalraceway.com or by calling 602-252-2227. Additional information about the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series is available online at www.grandamcup.com -30- EDITORS NOTE: Points and results 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 Christie Hyde (386) 681-4182; email: CHyde@grand-am.com *************************************************************************** Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series Driver Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 1, 2002) -- The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock 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 second race of the season. Next Race: Phoenix International Raceway (April 19) Last Race: California Speedway (March 24) Grand Sport I Class Pos Driver (Wins) Points 1 Doug Goad (1) 67 Devon Powell (1) 67 3 Scott Maxwell (1) 61 David Empringham (1) 61 5 Paul MearsJr 60 6 Selby Wellman 55 7 Stuart Hayner 52 Michael Weinburg 52 9 David Lacey 50 Greg Wilkins 50 11 Brent Martini 47 12 Joe Nonnamaker 45 Shane Lewis 45 14 Al Wortzman 44 Mike Fitzgerald 44 16 Freddy Baker 42 Michael Levitas 42 18 Darren Law 41 19 John Kohler 40 Gary Smith 40 Grand Sport II Class Pos Driver (Wins) Points 1 Jeff Lapcevich (1) 65 2 John Shreiner (1) 65 3 Sylvain Tremblay 58 4 John Sturm 58 5 Emil Assentato 57 6 Nick Longhi 57 7 Don Istook 53 8 Alejandro Lince 53 9 David Shep 49 10 Michael Baughman 46 11 Reza Pourkhomami 45 12 Howie Liebengood 43 13 John Lloyd 43 14 Forest Barber (1) 35 15 Terry Borcheller (1) 35 16 Bret Seafuse 28 17 Jim Seafuse 28 18 Benoit Theetge 26 19 Kenny Wilden 26 20 Buzz Marcus 26 Sport Touring I Class Pos Driver (Wins) Points 1 Jean-Francois Dumoulin 57 Tim Gaffney 57 3 Bransen Patch 56 Don Salama 56 5 Mike Keravich III 55 6 Ian James 54 Daniel Dror 54 8 Jim Hamblin (1) 53 Steve Pfeffer (1) 53 10 Beau Buisson 52 Ken Dobson 52 12 Chuck Goldsborough 46 13 Rick Ellinger 43 14 Bob Endicott (1) 42 Mike VanSicklen (1) 42 16 David Haskell 41 Stan Winokur 41 18 Mark Craig 40 19 Jason Piscelli 39 David Tuaty 39 Sport Touring II Class Pos Driver (Wins) Points 1 Bob Beede (2) 70 Bill Fenton (2) 70 3 Wayne Nonnamaker 64 Will Nonnamaker 64 5 Charles Espenlaub 56 6 Dennis Baglier 52 Scooter Gabel 52 Jonathan Lowman 52 9 Tony Nuzzo 51 10 Mark Underwood 48 Jim Harrell 48 12 Frank DelVecchio 30 Ed Magner 30 Jim Mihal 30 15 Marty Luffy 28 16 Rob Riley 26 John Wymore 26 18 Don Velcio 25 *************************************************************************** Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series Team Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 1, 2002) -- The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series awards points to teams based upon each individual car's finish in its respective class. Only members of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series Team Owners Program are eligible to earn points in the Team Point Standings. The team points reflect the standings after the second race of the season. Next Race: Phoenix International Raceway (April 19) Last Race: California Speedway (March 24) Grand Sport I Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 11 Powell Motorsport (1) 67 2 76 Doncaster Racing (1) 61 3 66 Speedsource 60 4 70 Speedsource 55 5 02 Powell Motorsport 52 6 7 Doncaster Racing 50 7 81 G&W Motorsports 49 8 43 Planet Earth Motorsport 46 9 16 Zoom Motorsports 44 10 18 Team Turbo Performance 43 11 01 G&W Motorsports 42 12 47 TF Racing 41 Grand Sport II Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 30 Shreiner Racing (1) 65 2 63 Speedsource 58 3 53 Max Q Motorsports 57 4 04 Istook/Aines Motorsport 54 5 65 Speedsource 50 6 45 Mike Baughman Racing 48 7 49 Competition Preparation 45 8 54 Bell Motorsports (1) 35 9 37 JBS Motorsports 28 10 73 Theetge Motorsports 26 11 26 Snipes Ford Motorsport 24 Sport Touring I Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 2 Team Lexus 57 2 36 Villaconn International 56 3 77 Power Racing Team 55 4 3 Team Lexus 54 5 72 Team Spartanburg (1) 53 6 34 Villaconn International 52 7 0 Team Lexus 50 8 64 King Motorsports (1) 49 9 85 RC Imports 45 10 67 Speedsource 43 10 Braco Racing 43 12 6 Hyundai Motorsport 42 13 24 Power Racing Team 36 14 8 Hyundai Motorsport 34 15 69 Honda of America Racing Team 33 16 00 Honda of America Racing Team 32 17 68 Speedsource 30 18 9 Braco Racing 16 14 Hyundai Motorsport 16 20 07 Team Spartanburg 0 Sport Touring II Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 27 Bill Fenton Motorsports (2) 70 2 41 HRPworld.com 64 3 5 DTM Engineering 58 4 57 Baglieracing 54 5 05 Caduceus Motorsports 53 6 42 HRPworld.com 52 7 88 Prisma Racing 49 *************************************************************************** Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series Manufacturer Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 1, 2002) -- The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series awards points to manufacturers based upon their best finish in their respective classes. The manufacturer points reflect standings after the second race of the season. Next Race: Phoenix International Raceway (April 19) Last Race: California Speedway (March 24) Grand Sport I Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Porsche (1) 67 Chevrolet (1) 67 3 Ford 40 4 BMW 23 Grand Sport II Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Ford (1) 65 2 BMW (1) 60 3 Porsche 58 4 Audi 53 5 Pontiac 46 6 Acura 26 Sport Touring I Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Lexus 64 2 BMW (1) 61 3 Acura (1) 60 4 Mercedes 43 5 Porsche 41 6 Hyundai 40 7 Honda 25 8 Audi 19 9 Toyota 12 Sport Touring II Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Acura (2) 70 2 Mazda 58 3 Ford 48 4 Olds 30