Powell Wins Takes Second-Straight Win At Mosport
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (September 28, 2002) -- Powell Motorsports captured their second-straight Grand-Am Cup Series victory at Mosport International Raceway today in the Sunoco Ultra 94 presents the Mosport Three Hour. The much anticipated battle between the local Grand Sport I teams lived up to expectations as Toronto's Doncaster Racing and Port Perry's Powell Motorsports battled for the lead to the very end. Port Perry's Devon Powell started the Sunoco Ultra 94-sponsored #11 Corvette in the second position, but slipped as low as fourth place before turning over the reigns to American Doug Goad, who charged back to the front and took the lead in the final hour of the race. Toronto's Scott Maxwell maintained the lead throughout his opening stint in the Doncaster #76 Porsche, as did his co-driver David Empringham, also of Toronto, until the final 20 minutes of the race when he could hold off Goad no longer. A full course caution with only eight minutes remaining in the race diminished any hopes of the Doncaster team coming back into the lead as the race finished under yellow. Another Toronto-based team, Fiorano Racing's #119 Porsche, finished third overall. The win gives Powell Motorsports a one-point lead over Doncaster Racing in the team championship standings, and driver Powell and Goad a three-point advantage over Maxwell in the driver standings. The Grand Sport II class held some of the most exciting racing of the day, with the leaders running nose-to-tail and exchanging the lead numerous times throughout the race. In the end, it was the Shriener Racing #30 Mustang Cobra R that took the class victory. The points-leading #53 Mustang had been one of the top contenders early in the race until an off-track excursion dropped the car back several laps. Canadian-based Theetge Motorsports finished second in the class with its #73 Acura NSX, while the #04 Audi S4 of Istook/Aines Motorsports took third. Ken Dobson and Beau Buisson dominated the Sport Touring I class in the Villaconn International #34 BMW Z3. Dobson put the BMW at the front of the class early and built a considerable lead before handing the reigns over during a caution to Buisson, who cruised to the victory. The Team Lexus #0 IS300 finished second in the class, while its team cars - the #3 IS300 and #2 IS300 - battled it out for third place in the closing laps of the race. With only eight minutes remaining in the race, the sister cars go into each other causing the #2 Lexus to spin into the wall in four. The substantial damage to the tire wall resulted in the race ending under yellow. Wayne Nonnamaker in the HRPworld.com #41 Acura Integra LS built a tremendous lead in the Sport Touring II class early on, and his brother Will Noannamaker had not trouble maintaining it for the class win. The Bill Fenton Motorsports #27 Acura Integra LS took second in the class, despite being spun out in the final hour the third-place #5 Mazda Miata of DTM Engineering. The final round of the Grand-Am Cup Series will be at Daytona during the Grand American Finale, November 8-10. Tickets are currently on sale for the event and may be purchased online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com -30- For more information: Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde (386) 681-4182; email: CHyde@grand-am.com Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series Results for the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series at Mosport International Raceway BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (September 28, 2002) - Race results for the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series at Mosport International Raceway with finish position, (car number), drivers and hometowns, class, car and laps completed. Race Stats - time of race: 3:00:15.420, average speed: 86.761 mph, victory margin: 5.816 seconds. 1. (11) Devon Powell, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada; Doug Goad, Farmington Hills, Mich., GS I, Powell Motorsport Corvette, 106. 2. (76) Scott Maxwell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; David Empringham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, GS I, Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup, 106. 3. (119) Robert Julien, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Richard Spenard, St. Aldele, Quebec, Canada; Jean-Francois Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, GS I, Fiorano Racing Porsche 993 TT, 106. 4. (7) Greg Wilkins, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dave Lacey, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, GS I, Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup, 106. 5. (02) Michael Weinberg, New City, N.Y.; Stuart Hayner, Yorba Linda, Calif., GS I, Powell Motorsport Corvette, 105. 6. (30) John Shreiner, Coolidge, Ariz.; Jeff Lapcevich, Caister Centre, Ontario, Canada, GS II, Shreiner Racing Mustang Cobra R, 102. 7. (73) Benoit Theetge, Beauport, Quebec, Canada; Kenny Wilden, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, GS II, Theetge Motorsports Acura NSX, 102. 8. (34) Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, Calif.; Beau Buisson, Snellville, Ga., ST I, Villaconn International BMW Z3, 101. 9. (04) Ted Martin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Don Istook, Fort Worth, Texas, GS II, Istook/Aines Motorsport Group Audi S4, 101. 10. (26) Peter Sachs, Stamford, Conn.; Charles Snipes, Goldsboro, N.C., GS II, Snipes Ford Motorsports Mustang Cobra R, 101. 11. (0) Charles Goldsborough, Baltimore, Md.; Jean-Francois Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, ST I, Team Lexus Lexus IS300, 101. 12. (53) Emil Assentato, Locust Valley, N.Y.; Nick Longhi, Nyack, N.Y., GS II, Max Q M/S - TF Racing Mustang Cobra R, 100. 13. (45) Frank DelVecchio, Trumbull, Conn.; Michael Baughman, Clear Spring, Md., GS II, Michael Baughman Racing Firebird, 100. 14. (3) Ian James, Kissimmee, Fla.; Daniel Dror Jr, Houston, Texas, ST I, Team Lexus Lexus IS300, 99. 15. (14) Wade Gaughran, Auburn, Wash.; Peter Macleod, Bellevue, Wash., ST I, Hyundai Motorsports Hyundai Tiburon, 99. 16. (6) Steven Gorriaran, Providence, R.I.; Jacques Guenette Jr., Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, ST I, Hyundai Motorsports Hyundai Tiburon, 99. 17. (65) David Shep, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; John Sturm, Hanover, Ill., GS II, SpeedSource Porsche 911, 99. 18. (94) Alan Himes, Falls Church, Va.; Paul Moorcones, Highland, Md., ST I, Craftsman Motorsports Acura Integra R, 98. 19. (22) Matthew Connolly, Bethlehem, Pa.; Donald Salama, Brookline, Mass.; David Chenoweth, Charleston, W.V., ST I, CSL Racing BMW, 98. 20. (66) Selby Wellman, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Paul Mears Jr., Orlando, Fla., GS I, SpeedSource Porsche GT3 Cup, 98. 21. (09) Jep Thornton, Winter Park, Fla.; David Russell, Orlando, Fla., GS II, Automatic Racing BMW M3, 98. 22. (68) Scott Schlesinger, Golden Beach, Fla.; Sylvain Tremblay, Sunrise, Fla., ST I, SpeedSource Porsche Boxster, 98. 23. (41) Wayne Nonnamaker, Massillon, Ohio; Will Nonnamaker, North Canton, Ohio, ST II, HRPworld.com Acura Integra LS, 96. 24. (2) Andy Lally, Northport, N.Y.; Tim Gaffney, Freehold, N.J., ST I, Team Lexus Lexus IS300, 95. 25. (27) Eric Curran, South Deerfield, Mass.; Bob Beede, West Falmouth, Mass.; William Fenton, Keene, N.H., ST II, Bill Fenton Motorsports Acura Integra LS, 94. 26. (5) Jim Daniels, Memphis, Tenn.; Scooter Gabel, Tampa, Fla., ST II, DTM Engineering Mazda Miata, 94. 27. (88) Dean Martin, Westland, Mich.; James Harrell, Rock Hill, S.C., ST II, Team Ford Focus Racing Ford Focus, 93. 28. (05) Jonathan Lowman, Douglasville, Ga.; Carl Thomson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ST II, Caduceus Motorsports Mazda Miata, 92. 29. (42) Donald Velcio, Middleburg Heights, Ohio; Tony Nuzzo, Glen Head, N.Y., ST II, HRPworld.com Acura Integra LS, 92. 30. (69) Kevin Adams, Mechanicsburg, Ohio; Shawn Allen, Ostrander, Ohio, ST I, Honda of America Racing Team Acura RSX, 91. 31. (57) Dennis Baglier, Butler, Pa.; Marty Luffy, Butler, Pa., ST II, Baglieracing Mazda Protégé, 91. 32. (4) Kim Wolfkill, Laguna Beach, Calif.; Jason Piscelli, Front Royal, Va., ST I, Team Lexus Lexus IS300, 86. 33. (33) Alan Wortzman, King City, Ontario, Canada; Mike McCalmont, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, GS II, Zoom Motorsports Porsche 993 TT, 85. 34. (00) John Schmitt, Sunbury, Ohio; Pete Halsmer, Bloomfield, Mich., ST I, Honda of America Racing Team Acura RSX, 83. 35. (36) Bransen Patch, Matthews, N.C.; Donald Salama, Brookline, Mass., ST I, Villaconn International BMW Z3, 83. 36. (54) Forest Barber, Fort Worth, Texas; Terry Borcheller, Phoenix, Ariz., GS II, Bell Motorsports BMW M3, 52. 37. (85) Cynthia Ellinger, North Potomac, Md.; Rick Ellinger, North Potomac, Md., ST I, RC Imports Mercedes 190E, 49. 38. (64) Mike VanSicklen, Nashville, Tenn.; Bob Endicott, San Pedro, Calif., ST I, King Motorsports Acura Integra R, 41. 39. (52) Larry Rehagen, Livonia, Mich.; Robert Pacione, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, GS II, Rehagen Racing Mustang Cobra SVT, 2.