MILLER WINS AT LIME ROCK

ROCKETSPORTS RACING
DRIVER NOTES AND QUOTES
MOHEGAN SUN PRESENTS THE LIME ROCK PARK GRAND PRIX
MONDAY, MAY 26, 2003 - POST-RACE

JOHNNY MILLER, DRIVER OF THE NO. 64 EATON CUTLER-HAMMER JAGUAR XKR, WON THE 
MOHEGAN SUN PRESENTS THE LIME ROCK PARK GRAND PRIX TRANS-AM RACE AFTER STARTING 
ON THE POLE. 

For the first time this season Miller unofficially takes the points lead in 
the Drivers' Championship standings.

 For Miller, it was his second career Tran-Am win, his first coming in 
November, 2000 at the San Diego Grand Prix.

Miller becomes part of Jaguar road racing history by scoring Jaguar's first 
pole and win at Lime Rock Park. 

Miller claimed three awards this weekend: the Jaguar Pole Award for 
qualifying on the pole, the BFGoodrich "Take Control" Award, and the Flowmaster 
American Thunder Challenge Award for qualifying on the pole, leading the most laps 
and recording the fastest race lap.

On his race todayâ€¦" I won! The Eaton Cutler-Hammer Jaguar XKR was just 
awesome. 

"The car was great today. I heard Hayner come up on me going into the first 
corner on lap one, just let up a bit, and he went by. I was dead blind for the 
first five laps and then when the goo dried up on the inside of my windshield, 
I went at it. Then Hayner had his problem and I took advantage of it.

"It wasn't treacherous out there, but I knew that we were under time, I knew 
I had to be fast and keep building up on my lead. If I did make a mistake I 
needed that cushion to fall back on. I had a twelve second cushion and it was 
wonderful. 

"We had a bit of a miscue in the beginning of the season at St. Pete. And I 
have to say that everybody at Rocketsports worked really hard all the way 
across the board to make all the cars individually tuned for each driver. We have 
really been working on our car and I think the times this weekend showed that. 
We have a great car and a great package. We are ready. We are going to go for 
the win every time."

"Giving Jaguar their first pole and win here at Lime Rock is a big deal to 
me. With the relationship the team has with Jaguar it makes it very important to 
me and it will be in the history books here for ever."