Theys Keeps Points Lead in SRP
Theys Keeps Points Lead in SRP New Leaders in GTS and American GT Classes DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 23, 2002) -- The Rolex Sports Car Series released its latest point standings following last weekend's UnitedAuto 200 presented by azcentral.com at Phoenix International Raceway. Belgian Didier Theys maintained his lead in the premier SportsRacing Prototype class adding a second place finish to the three wins he had earlier. Race winners Chris Dyson and James Weaver are in second- and third-place, respectively. The team standings mirror the driver standings with Theys' Doran Lista Racing in first place followed by Dyson Racing Team's #16. Terry Borcheller continues to lead the SportsRacing Prototype II driver standings with a 14-point lead over Darren Law. German Ralf Kelleners, Borcheller's co-driver, dropped in the points. He did not earn any points in Phoenix because the #8 Rand Racing Nissan Lola retired early, and he never got behind the wheel of the car. That allowed 2001 champion Andy Lally to jump from sixth place to third, while Kelleners sits in a three-way tie in fourth place with other Rand Racing drivers Anthony Lazzaro and Bill Rand. Rand Racing's #8 entry continues to lead the SRPII team standings, followed by G&W Motorsports/Momentum Motorcars 13 points back in second place. Chris Bingham, the 2001 GTS driver champion, claimed the sole lead in the GTS driver standings after winning the class at the UnitedAuto 200. Bingham previously shared the top spot with Team Greeneman's Tommy Byrne and Richard Millman who now share second place in the standings. Bingham's Park Place Racing increased its lead in the team standings to seven points over Team Greenman. The American GT class had the most lead changes following the UnitedAuto 200, but all were within the two-car Flis Motorsports team. 2001 champions Craig Conway and Doug Goad took the lead in the driver standings away from their teammate Michael Ciasulli who sat out the Phoenix race. Jim Briody, who joined the Flis team in Phoenix after running with ACP Motorsports at the start of the season, advanced to third place in the latest standings, only two points behind his new teammates. After capturing its third-straight AGT win, Flis' #90 entry moved past the team's #09 car to take a three-point lead in the team points race. Morgan Dollar Motorsports advanced to third place in the standings, taking a one-point advantage over the fourth-place ACP team. Perspective Racing and its drivers Joao Barbosa and Thierry Perrier gained ground on Kevin Buckler and The Racer's Group in the GT points race. Buckler held onto the driver points lead, but Barbosa and Perrier cut his advantage from 12 points to eight with their second-place finish in Phoenix. The Racer's Group also stayed in front in the team point standings but saw its lead reduced to only two points by the Perspective team. The Rolex Series manufacturer standings had no lead changes following the UnitedAuto 200. Judd and Dallara continue atop the SRP engine and chassis points, while Nissan and Lola extended their advantage in the SRPII standings. Saleen increased its lead over Porsche to 11 points in the GTS class. The GT points tightened up slightly following the BMW victory, but Porsche still holds a 12-point lead over Mosler and an 18-point lead over BMW. Chevy continues its dominance in the American GT class, increasing its lead to 38 points over Ford. The UnitedAuto 200 presented by azcentral.com will be broadcast on SPEED Channel this Saturday at 5 p.m. ET, with an encore airing on Monday, April 29 at 2 p.m. ET. The next round of the Rolex Sports Car Series will be the 6 Hours of The Glen, part of the Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International, June 21-23. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased online at www.theglen.com or by calling 607-535-2481. 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. (April 23, 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 fourth race of the 10-race season. Next Race: 6 Hours of The Glen, Watkins Glen International (June 23) Last Race: UnitedAuto 200, Phoenix International Raceway (April 20) SportsRacing Prototype Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Didier Theys (3) 137 2 Chris Dyson (1) 114 3 James Weaver (1) 112 4 Jon Field 88 5 John Macaluso 74 6 Mauro Baldi (2) 70 7 Fredy Lienhard Jr. (1) 67 8 Joel Field 56 9 Buddy Rice 56 10 Rick Sutherland 56 11 Clint Field 54 12 Ian James 44 13 Fredy Lienhard Sr. (1) 35 14 Max Papis (1) 35 15 Robby Gordon 32 16 Jim Matthews 32 17 Scott Sharp 32 18 Guy Smith 32 19 Hurley Haywood 30 20 Lucas Luhr 30 21 Sascha Maassen 30 22 Andy Wallace 30 23 Allan Ziegelman 30 SportsRacing Prototype II Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Terry Borcheller (3) 135 2 Darren Law 121 3 Andy Lally 96 4 Ralf Kelleners (2) 70 Anthony Lazzaro (2) 70 Bill Rand (2) 70 7 Marino Franchitti (1) 35 Nic Jonsson (1) 35 9 Chad Block 32 Brian DeVries 32 Mel Hawkins 32 Steve Knight 32 13 Rich Grupp 30 Ryan Hampton 30 Dennis Spencer 30 Barry Waddell 30 17 Jeff Clinton 28 Larry Connor 28 Curtis Francois 28 Jeff Tillman 28 GTS Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Chris Bingham (3) 127 2 Tommy Byrne 124 Richard Millman 124 4 Rodney Mall (1) 84 5 Bob 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) 126 2 Joao Barbosa (1) 118 Thierry Perrier (1) 118 4 Bill Auberlen 103 Cort Wagner 103 6 Michael Schrom (2) 98 7 Cougar Jacobsen 91 8 Spencer Pumpelly 75 9 Paco Orti 71 10 Cor Euser 70 11 Boris Said (1) 63 12 Randy Pobst 60 Kim Hiskey 60 14 Sylvain Tremblay 58 Selby Wellman 58 16 Larry Schumacher 56 Bob Nagel 56 18 Steve Ivankovich 52 19 Jay Policastro 48 20 Dino Steiner 45 American GT Class Pos Name (Wins) Points 1 Craig Conway (1) 127 Doug Goad (1) 127 3 Jim Briody (1) 125 4 Andrew Richards 116 5 Kerry Hitt 115 6 Michael Ciasulli (3) 105 7 Stephen Richards 86 8 Dick Greer 82 Jack Willes 82 10 Bill Beilharz 78 11 Paul Menard (2) 70 12 Rob Morgan 62 13 Tommy Riggins 55 14 Steve Lisa 52 15 Andy Pilgrim (1) 35 David Haskell (1) 35 17 Charles Morgan 32 Brad Stout 32 19 John Finger 30 Terry Lingner 30 David Machavern 30 Rolex Sports Car Series Team Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 23, 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 fourth race of the 10-race season. Next Race: 6 Hours of The Glen, Watkins Glen International (June 23) Last Race: United Auto 200, Phoenix International Raceway (April 20) SportsRacing Prototype Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 27 Doran Lista Racing (3) 137 2 16 Dyson Racing Team (1) 120 3 37 Intersport Racing 94 4 6 Miracle Motorsports 58 5 87 Sezio Florida Racing 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) 135 2 07 G&W Motorsports 122 3 7 Rand Racing (1) 35 4 22 Archangel Motorsport 32 5 62 Team Spencer Motorsports 30 6 21 Archangel Motorsport 28 7 52 Powerslide Motorsports 0 GTS Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 5 Park Place Racing (3) 135 2 42 Team Greeneman 128 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) 126 2 24 Perspective Racing (1) 124 3 33 Ferrari of Washington 109 4 54 Bell Motorsports (1) 105 5 04 Marcos Racing USA 98 6 34 ZIP Racing 94 7 03 Marcos Racing USA 91 8 35 ZIP Racing 56 9 9 Marcus Motorsports 51 10 75 Classic Motorsports 49 11 57 Seikel Motorsport 30 12 15 Fordahl Motorsports 30 13 67 The Racer's Group 28 14 72 Jack Lewis Enterprises 24 15 39 Autosport Race Team 22 16 18 Boston Motorsports 20 17 26 ACEMCO Motorsports 0 American GT Class Pos No. Team (Wins) Points 1 90 Flis Motorsports (3) 129 2 09 Flis Motorsports (1) 127 3 46 Morgan Dollar Motorsports 116 4 19Eus ACP Motorsports 115 5 82 Dick Greer Racing 82 6 91 Paladin Racing 78 7 48 Heritage Motorsports 55 8 29 Sky Blue Racing 25 9 55 Dewey Motorsports Rolex Sports Car Series Manufacturer Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 23, 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 fourth race of the 10-race season. Next Race: 6 Hours of The Glen, Watkins Glen International (June 23) Last Race: United Auto 200, Phoenix International Raceway (April 20) SportsRacing Prototype Class Pos Engines (Wins) Points 1 Judd (3) 137 2 Ford (1) 90 3 Elan 32 4 Porsche 30 5 Mazda 28 6 Ferrari 23 7 Chevrolet 18 8 BMW 16 Pos Chassis (Wins) Points 1 Dallara (3) 137 2 Riley & Scott (1) 97 3 Lola 92 4 Crawford 78 5 Kudzu 28 6 Norma 25 7 Ferrari 23 8 Ascari 22 SportsRacing Prototype II Class Pos Engines (Wins) Points 1 Nissan (4) 140 2 BMW 121 3 Mazda 30 Pos Chassis (Wins) Points 1 Lola (4) 140 2 Picchio 121 3 Kudzu 30 GTS Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Saleen (3) 135 2 Porsche 124 3 Ultima 49 4 Jaguar (1) 35 5 Dodge 32 6 Marcos 21 GT Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Porsche (2) 130 2 Mosler (1) 118 3 BMW (1) 112 4 Ferrari 103 5 Marcos 93 American GT Class Pos Manufacturer (Wins) Points 1 Chevrolet (4) 140 2 Ford 102 3 Olds 78 4 Pontiac 22