Miller finishes ninth at Cleveland
ROCKETSPORTS RACING
DRIVER NOTES AND QUOTES
CLEVELAND GRAND PRIX WEEKEND
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2003 - POST RACE
JOHNNY MILLER, DRIVER OF THE NO. 64 EATON CUTLER-HAMMER JAGUAR XKR, FINISHES
NINTH AT CLEVELAND AFTER MAKING TWO PIT STOPS TO CLEAR OFF HIS FRONT GRILL
Note 1 - Cleveland Grand Prix Statsâ¦. Johnny Miller has six previous starts
at Cleveland. Miller has two podium finishes at Cleveland - second place in
2000 and third place in 2001. In 2002, Miller qualified fourth and finished sixth
Note 2 - 2003 Statsâ¦Second in the points standingsâ¦Placed third in the
season-opener at St. Petersburgâ¦Finished second at Long Beach...Finished third at
Mosportâ¦Won from the pole at Lime Rockâ¦And finished 12th at Infineon Raceway.
On his ninth place finish this afternoon⦠"We had a banner day today," joked
Miller, who was making reference to the advertisement banner that got caught
in his grill forcing him to have to pit for a second time.
"We easily had a second or third place car today. The race was coming back to
us just like we had planned. I was running real consistent :14 flat times. We
were just working our way back up field after having to make the first pit
stop. The got a little loose coming off the chicane which caused me to go off
track and fill the grill all up with grass whish cut all air flow to the engine.
"We struggled a bit early on in the weekend trying to get the car set up for
the track conditions. This track is such a pedal down wide open track that you
want to take advantage of as much speed as can find, but not give up on the
handling and braking in the tight low speed corners
"It was great seeing all my friends and family from Eaton Cutler-Hammer, they
have to be one of the best cheering sections in any sport. But I just want to
thank all of the people who did come out here today from sponsors. I want to
promise all the Trans-Am Series fans out there that it will be a race all the
way to the end for this year's championship. And I plan to the one winning
it."