PETERSEN MOTORSPORTS/ WHITE LIGHTNING RACING QUALIFIES THIRD FOR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA

SONOMA, Calif., July 26, 2003 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing
qualified third in GT class, 15th overall, this afternoon for Sunday’s Grand
Prix of Sonoma here at Infineon Raceway. Johnny Mowlem, of Warfield,
England, qualified the Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ XtraJet/ Justice
Brothers Michelin-shod Porsche 911 GT3 RS with a time of 1 minute, 37.452
seconds. Long Beach, California’s Craig Stanton will join Mowlem in tomorrow
’s two-hour and 45-minute race. The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) event,
the second of the year for Petersen/ White Lightning after opening the
season with a second at the 12 Hours of Sebring, will be televised at 4 pm
(EDT) on NBC. The qualifying success highlights two weeks of work by the
team to prepare the car, which arrived late from France after a combined
effort of Petersen/White Lightning and Alex Job Racing won the 24 Hours of
Le Mans. The Kent Moore-led crew also made late night repairs to the No. 31
after an incident in yesterday’s test session forced the replacement of
several components including the rear wing and bumper, a header and
radiator. The GT class pole was taken by the # 24 Alex Job Racing Porsche.

"That was a banker lap,” commented Mowlem about his qualifying lap. “I had
planned to go out and put together another, quicker lap but circumstances
didn't allow that. I am pleased with that lap. Perhaps the next lap would
have been second quickest but we are happy with that lap."

Mowlem’s effort to place a quicker time was hampered by an accident by the
#60 Porsche of Robin Liddell, which shortened the green flag laps in the
session.

"We want to stay with the leaders from the start and run in the top-three
all day,” anticipated team manager Dale White about the race strategy. “We
have a good, stable car to run the race with and that is the most important
thing. We can run a competitive pace right from the beginning. Michelin has
again given us a great tire and the Porsche was excellent."

Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing began operation in the late
1980s competing in off-road endurance events. The duo of White and Petersen
joined to win over 50 off-road truck victories including three-consecutive
overall wins at the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 and four SCORE, SNORE and SODA
championships. Since introducing the team to sports car racing, the effort
has scored victories in the Trans-Am Series, Speed Challenge Series and
endurance sports car wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Watkins Glen and at
the Rolex 24 of Daytona.