Rand Racing - Daytona Win and Championships- Rolex Sports Car Series

Daytona International Speedway
race, Nov. 10, 2002

double championship

Rand Racing was a champion after the first lap of Sunday's Rolex Sports Car 
Series race at Daytona International Speedway.  That lap was enough to clinch 
the SRPII-class team title and the class driver championship for Terry 
Borcheller.  The team went on to finish first and second in class in the 
three-hour race on the 3.56-mile infield road course.

Ralf Kelleners started the No. 7 Nissan Lola from the class pole position 
ahead of Terry Borcheller in the No. 8 Lola.  He opened up a two-lap lead as 
Borcheller was hampered by an early penalty and a faulty oil-pressure gauge.  
Borcheller pitted after 40 minutes with a vibration caused by a broken rear 
air jack, and Anthony Lazzaro took over.  Kelleners pitted just past the 
one-hour mark and Nic Jönsson took the wheel.  He maintained the class lead 
until just after the second hour, when his car was hit by an AGT-class car, 
resulting in a long pitstop to replace a broken left-front steering arm. 
Lazzaro took the class lead and held it to the finish, leaving Jönsson and 
Kelleners to settle for second.

The team finished the season with a perfect record in SRPII competition, with 
10 wins, 10 poles and 10 fast laps in as many races, starting with last 
year's series finale at Daytona.  Lazzaro has driven eight races for the team 
and won every time.  The four drivers credited their success to the 
experienced Risi Competizione crew who prepared the cars for them.

Terry Borcheller  "I am very grateful for an awesome team - Risi and his guys 
are special.  I'm very thankful for awesome co-drivers throughout the year - 
Anthony, Ralf and Nic, just top rate all the way across. How can you not win 
a championship with that program?"

Anthony Lazzaro "I've been extremely lucky driving this car, and sometimes 
you'd rather be lucky than good!  Everyone who's driven for the team is a 
quality driver and I'm real pleased to drive with such professionals.  I'm 
the only one to have been fortunate enough to have won every race, starting 
with this one a year ago. I've had a lot of luck on my side, but at the same 
time, these guys have prepared perfect cars for me every time.  The 
reliability has been 100 per cent."

Niclas Jönsson  "It's great that the team won the championship. Thanks to Mr. 
Risi and Rand, who put the cars in competition for us.  The team has done 
such a great job all year long and the same thing today; the car was handling 
beautifully throughout the whole stint.  Unfortunately, Ralf and I had some 
back luck and I was hit by one of the AGT cars.  I hope to come back next 
year and win more races."

Ralf Kelleners  "It was good up to the last hour!  I had fun, I was pushing 
hard, everything was fine.  I thought we were going to have a major problem 
as soon as the tires were used, but that didn't happen.  We were leading 
because we had a good package.  It's a perfect team. The Risi team has often 
proven that they can prepare and run the most sophisticated cars.  I think 
they again showed this year that they are capable of winning at high levels."

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