Grand-Am Cup Championships Still Up For Grabs With Two Races Left

Grand-Am Cup Championships Still Up For Grabs With Two Races Left
Three-Way Tie At Top Of Grand Sport I Driver Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 19, 2002) -- Grand American Road Racing Association has announced the latest point standings for the Grand-Am Cup Series, and with only two races remaining in the 2002 season, all four class championships are still up for grabs. The fiercest battle is in the Grand Sport I class, where the latest standings reveal a three-way tie for the lead in the driver standings between Scott Maxwell, Devon Powell and Doug Goad. 

Doncaster Racing's Maxwell previously held a five-point lead over Powell and Goad in the standings, but the victory by the pair at the Mont-Tremblant 250 propelled them into a three-way tie for the top spot. In the GS I team standings, Doncaster was able to maintain its lead, but had it cut to only two points by the Powell Motorsports victory. 

The Grand Sport II leaders were the only ones to gain ground in their quest for the championship among Grand-Am Cup's four classes. The second-place finish in the class by Max Q Motorsports-TF Racing in Mont-Tremblant increased their advantage over second-place Shreiner Racing from nine points to 11 in the team standings. Max Q drivers Nick Longhi and Emil Assentato improved their lead in the GS II driver standings to 14 points over Shreiner's Jeff Lapcevich and John Shreiner. 

Several teams and drivers remain in contention for the Sport Touring I championships. In the class team standings, King Motorsports took over the lead from Villaconn International. King had previously trailed Villaconn by six points, but the team's fourth-place finish at Mont-Tremblant, coupled with Villaconn's early exit from the race, advanced the defending team champions into the lead. 

Villaconn slipped to second place in the ST I team standings, four points behind the leader, while the Team Lexus #2 entry passed Team Lexus' #0 car to take over third place, 10 points out of the lead. 

Team Lexus driver Jean-Francois Dumoulin maintained his lead in the class driver standings, despite his 10th place finish at Mont-Tremblant. However, he now faces a serious threat for the lead from King Motorsports' Bob Endicott, who took over the number two spot in the standings after jumping to within six points of the leader. 

Villaconn driver Beau Buisson slid from second place into a three-way tie for third with teammates Bransen Patch and Don Salama, eight points behind the leader. 

HRPworld.com and its drivers, Wayne and Will Nonnamaker, reclaimed the lead in the Sport Touring II class following their class victory in Mont-Tremblant. The team's #41 entry retook the top spot after the former leader, Bill Fenton Motorsports, retired from the race early with mechanical problems. After trailing by eight points, HRPworld.com is now two points ahead of Bill Fenton Motorsports. 

The Nonnamaker brothers picked up a three-point advantage over Bill Fenton driver Bob Beede in the ST II driver standings, after trailing Beede by seven points previously. 

In the manufacturer point standings, Porsche maintained its lead in the GS I class, however Chevy cut the German manufacturer's advantage from 10 points to seven. Ford continues its stronghold on the GS II class, as does Acura in the ST II class. However, Acura's lead in ST I class was reduced from 10 points to three by BMW's victory at Mont-Tremblant. 

The ninth round of the Grand-Am Cup season will be held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario. More information on the Grand-Am Cup Series can be found online at www.grandamcup.com.


Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series 
Driver Point Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 19, 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 eighth race of the season. 

Next Race: Mosport International Raceway (Sept. 21)
Last Race: Le Circuit Mont Tremblant (Sept. 14)

Grand Sport I
Pos, Points, Driver, DIS, CAL, PIR, WTG, VIR, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1T, 255, Doug Goad, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 7th, 1st, 3rd, 1st
1T, 255, Devon Powell, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 7th, 1st, 3rd, 1st
1T, 255, Scott Maxwell, 1st, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd
4, 223, David Empringham, 1st, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, , 3rd
5, 211, David Lacey, 5th, 7th, 4th, 5th, 2nd, 12th, 4th, 4th
6, 198, Paul Mears Jr, 4th, 2nd, 7th, 15th, 5th, 7th, 7th, 7th
7, 192, Greg Wilkins, 5th, 7th, 4th, 5th, 2nd, , 4th, 4th
8, 186, Michael Weinburg, 7th, 4th, 9th, 9th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 10th
9, 174, Joe Nonnamaker, 8th, 9th, 1st, 13th, 8th, 10th, , 2nd
10, 172, Selby Wellman, 6th, 3rd, 13th, 8th, 4th, 5th, 9th, 
11T, 161, Brent Martini, 3rd, 14th, 6th, 4th, , , 1st, 5th
11T, 161, Gary Smith, 11th, 11th, 10th, 14th, 3rd, 3rd, 8th, 
13, 153, Michael Levitas, 10th, 10th, 8th, 10th, , 6th, 11th, 9th
14, 146, David Haskell, , 2nd, 7th, 15th, 5th, 7th, 7th, 
15, 144, Cort Wagner, 3rd, , 6th, 4th, , , 1st, 5th
16, 140, Darren Law, 9th, 12th, 5th, 7th, , , 5th, 8th
17, 133, Freddy Baker, 10th, 10th, 8th, 10th, , 6th, , 9th
18, 131, John Kohler, 11th, 11th, 10th, 14th, 3rd, , 8th, 
19, 121, Shane Lewis, 8th, 9th, 1st, 13th, 8th, , , 
20, 119, Stuart Hayner, 7th, 4th, 9th, 9th, , 8th, , 


Grand Sport II
Pos, Points, Driver, DIS, CAL, PIR, WTG, VIR, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1T, 240, Emil Assentato, 2nd, 6th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 2nd
1T, 240, Nick Longhi, 2nd, 6th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 2nd
3T, 226, Jeff Lapcevich, 1st, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 1st, 1st, 13th, 3rd
3T, 226, John Shreiner, 1st, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 1st, 1st, 13th, 3rd
5, 208, Don Istook, 10th, 2nd, 2nd, 18th, 5th, 4th, 1st, 10th
6, 193, Michael Baughman, 7th, 9th, 7th, 4th, 7th, 10th, 5th, 7th
7T, 190, Forest Barber, , 1st, 3rd, 8th, 13th, 2nd, 14th, 1st
7T, 190, Terry Borcheller, , 1st, 3rd, 8th, 13th, 2nd, 14th, 1st
9, 189, David Shep, 8th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 8th, 6th, 8th
10, 187, Alejandro Lince, 10th, 2nd, 2nd, 18th, 5th, 4th, 1st, 
11, 180, John Sturm, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 4th, 6th, 16th, 
12, 167, Benoit Theetge, 5th, , , 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 2nd, 6th
13, 165, Sylvain Tremblay, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 4th, 6th, , 
14T, 128, Howie Liebengood, 9th, 10th, 9th, 16th, 9th, 5th, , 
15T, 128, John Lloyd, 9th, 10th, 9th, 16th, 9th, 5th, , 
16, 119, Joe Danaher, , 9th, , 4th, 10th, , 7th, 7th
17, 108, Peter Sachs, , 7th, 10th, 10th, 12th, , 8th, 
18, 87, Chuck Snipes, , 7th, , 10th, 12th, , 8th, 
19T, 82, Andrew Kopperl, , , , , , 7th, 3rd, 4th
19T, 82, Espenlaub, Charles, , , , , , 7th, 3rd, 4th

Sport Touring I 
Pos, Points, Driver, DIS, CAL, PIR, WTG, VIR, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1, 217, Jean-Francois Dumoulin, 2nd, 6th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th
2, 211, Bob Endicott, 24th, 1st, 13th, 2nd, 1st, 4th, 4th, 4th
3T, 209, Beau Buisson, 4th, 7th, 1st, 1st, 4th, 16th, 3rd, 17th
3T, 209, Bransen Patch, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, , 3rd, 7th, 2nd, 1st
3T, 209, Don Salama, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, , 3rd, 7th, 2nd, 1st
6, 203, Tim Gaffney, 2nd, 6th, 4th, 8th, 11th, 5th, 14th, 2nd
7, 199, Chuck Goldsborough, 17th, 2nd, 10th, 3rd, 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th
8T, 191, Ian James, 5th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 5th, 15th, 17th, 3rd
8T, 191, Daniel Dror, 5th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 5th, 15th, 17th, 3rd
10, 183, Mike Van Sicklen, 24th, 1st, 13th, 2nd, 1st, 4th, 4th, 
11, 171, Andy Lally, , 2nd, 10th, 8th, 11th, 5th, 14th, 2nd
12, 167, Ken Dobson, 4th, 7th, 1st, 1st, , 16th, 3rd, 
13, 147, Mike Keravich III, 6th, 3rd, 16th, 24th, 18th, 19th, 10th, 7th
14, 144, Mark Craig, 11th, 11th, , 4th, 6th, , 5th, 6th
15, 142, John Schmitt, 18th, 19th, 12th, 15th, 19th, 1st, 1st, 
16, 138, Wade Gaughran, 11th, 16th, 6th, 25th, 20th, 3rd, 15th, 16th
17T, 132, David Haskell, 9th, 12th, 17th, 12th, 10th, , 13th, 12th
17T, 132, Stan Winokur, 9th, 12th, 17th, 12th, 10th, , 13th, 12th
19, 131, Scott Schlesinger, 27th, 14th, 9th, 19th, 13th, 13th, 9th, 13th
20, 130, Jason Piscelli, 15th, 8th, 11th, 21st, 17th, 18th, 20th, 8th


Sport Touring II
Pos, Points, Driver, DIS, CAL, PIR, WTG, VIR, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1, 254, Wayne Nonnamaker, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 1st
1T, 254, Will Nonnamaker, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 1st
3, 251, Bob Beede, 1st, 1st, 8th, 1st, 4th, 1st, 1st, 6th
4, 217, Tony Nuzzo, 6th, 5th, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th
5, 205, Scooter Gabel, 7th, 4th, 1st, 4th, 5th, , 2nd, 2nd
6, 188, Bill Fenton, 1st, 1st, 8th, 1st, , 1st, , 6th
7, 172, Jonathan Lowman, 7th, 4th, 2nd, 4th, , , 2nd, 4th
8, 152, Dennis Baglier, 4th, 7th, 6th, 8th, , 5th, , 5th
9, 143, Jim Harrell, 8th, 6th, 7th, 9th, , 6th, 7th, 
10, 137, Don Velcio, 6th, , 3rd, 5th, , 3rd, 5th, 
11, 128, Marty Luffy, 4th, , 6th, 8th, , 5th, , 5th
12T, 99, Dean Martin, , , , 9th, 3rd, 8th, 7th, 
12T, 99, Steven Lisa, , , 5th, 7th, 6th, 7th, , 
14, 91, Charles Espenlaub, 5th, 3rd, 1st, , , , , 
15, 86, John Wymore, , 5th, , , 2nd, 4th, , 
16, 84, Rod Riley, 5th, , 2nd, , 5th, , , 
17, 72, Mark Underwood, 8th, 6th, 7th, , , , , 
18, 60, Miciel Schuitemaker, , , , , , 3rd, , 3rd
19, 58, Frank DelVecchio, 3rd, , , , 4th, , , 
20, 55, Scott Turner, , , , 6th, 3rd, , , 


Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series 
Team Point Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 19, 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 eighth race of the season. 

Next Race: Mosport International Raceway (Sept. 21)
Last Race: Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant (Sept. 14)

Grand Sport I Class
Pos., No., Team (Wins), Points
1, 76, Doncaster Racing (3), 257
2, 11, Powell Motorsport (3), 255
3, 7, Doncaster Racing, 216
4, 66, Speedsource, 205
5, 02, Powell Motorsport, 191
6, 70, Speedsource, 178
7T, 47, TF Racing, 166
7T, 01, G&W Motorsports, 166
9, 81, G&W Motorsports(1), 165
10, 18, Team Turbo Performance, 159
11, 43, Planet Earth Motorsport (1), 148
12, 16, Zoom Motorsports, 74

Grand Sport II Class
Pos., No., Team (Wins), Points
1, 53, Max Q M/S - TF Racing (2), 245
2, 30, Shreiner Racing (3), 234
3, 04, Istook/Aines Motorsport (1), 218
4, 45, Mike Baughman Racing, 205
5, 65, Speedsource, 199
6, 54, Bell Motorsports (2), 197
7, 63, Speedsource, 188
8, 73, Theetge Motorsports, 171
9, 49, Competition Preparation, 137
10, 26, Snipes Ford Motorsport, 115
11, 37, JBS Motorsports, 77
12, 09, Automatic Racing, 68
13, 81, G&W Motorsports, 25


Sport Touring I Class
Pos., No., Team (Wins), Points
1, 64, King Motorsports (2), 221
2, 34, Villaconn International (1), 217
3, 2, Team Lexus, 211
4T, 36, Villaconn International (1), 209
4T, 0, Team Lexus, 209
6, 3, Team Lexus, 201
7, 6, Hyundai Motorsport, 180
8, 77, Power Racing Team , 171
9, 00, Honda of America Racing Team (2), 160
10, 68, Speedsource, 159
11, 85, RC Imports, 155
12, 67, Speedsource, 148
13T, 72, Team Spartanburg (1), 146
13T, 24, Power Racing Team , 146
15, 14, Hyundai Motorsport, 140
16, 10, Braco Racing, 108
17, 69, Honda of America Racing Team, 105
18, 07, Team Spartanburg, 66
19, 8, Hyundai Motorsport, 48

Sport Touring II Class
Pos., No., Team (Wins), Points
1, 41, HRPworld.com (2), 254
2, 27, Bill Fenton Motorsports (5), 252
3, 42, HRPworld.com, 230
4, 5, DTM Engineering (1), 213
5, 88, Team Ford Focus Racing, 181
6, 57, Baglieracing, 158
7, 05, Caduceus Motorsports, 141

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Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series 
Manufacturer Point Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 19, 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 eighth race of the season. 

Next Race: Mosport International Speedway (Sept. 21)
Last Race: Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant (Sept. 14)

Grand Sport I Class
Pos., Points, Manufacturer (Wins), DIS, CAL, PIR, WGI, VIR1, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1, 266, Porsche (4), 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd
2, 259, Chevrolet (4), 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 1st, 3rd, 1st
3, 161, Saleen, 11th, 11th, 10th, 14th, 3rd, 3rd, 8th, 
4, 42, BMW, , 8th, 12th, , , , , 

Grand Sport II Class
Pos., Points, Manufacturer (Wins), DIS, CAL, PIR, WGI, VIR1, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1, 260, Ford (5), 1st, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 8th, 2nd
2, 224, BMW (2), 6th, 1st, 3rd, 8th, 9th, 2nd, 9th, 1st
3, 216, Porsche, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 4th, 6th, 4th, 8th
4, 208, Audi (1), 10th, 2nd, 2nd, 18th, 5th, 4th, 1st, 10th
5, 204, Pontiac, 7th, 9th, 7th, 4th, 7th, 7th, 3rd, 4th
6, 167, Acura, 5th, , , 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 2nd, 6th
7, 55, Chevrolet, , , , 17th, , , 10th, 11th

Sport Touring I Class
Pos., Points, Manufacturer (Wins), DIS, CAL, PIR, WGI, VIR1, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1, 255, Acura (4), 6th, 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 4th
2, 252, BMW (4), 1st, 5th, 1st, 1st, 3rd, 7th, 2nd, 1st
3, 236, Lexus, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 2nd
4, 199, Hyundai, 11th, 11th, 6th, 4th, 6th, 3rd, 5th, 6th
5, 162, Porsche, 9th, 12th, 9th, 12th, 10th, 13th, 9th, 12th
6, 128, Mercedes, 10th, 9th, 14th, 17th, 14th, 21st, 21st, 14th
7, 56, Toyota, 19th, , , 22nd, , 11th, 16th, 
8, 52, Audi, 12th, , , 20th, 9th, , , 
9, 25, Honda, 16th, 21st, , , , , , 

Sport Touring II Class
Pos., Points, Manufacturer (Wins), DIS, CAL, PIR, WGI, VIR1, MOH, VIR2, MTT
1, 275, Acura (7), 1st, 1st, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st
2, 239, Mazda (1), 4th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd
3, 177, Ford, 8th, 6th, 7th, 6th, 3rd, 6th, 6th, 
4, 30, Olds, 3rd, , , , , , ,