Ruhlman fast in first practice from Trois Rivieres Trans-am

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Contact Cristi Brumm
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TOP TRANS-AM DRIVER RUHLMAN SET TO REPEAT PODIUM AT TROIS-RIVIERES

 

Trois-Rivieres, Quebec (Aug 1) -- Top Trans-Am driver Randy Ruhlman opened
the weekend with a strong fourth place running in the first of two practice
sessions at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres.  Ruhlman held second for most
of the session behind current points leader Scott Pruett, getting picked off
in the final laps of the 30-minute practice session with a final time of
1:06.397.  

 

Ruhlman finished second in this race last year to his Tom Gloy Racing
Corvette teammate Butch Leitzinger, and is showing that he is ready to take
the next step and get his first win at Trois-Rivieres in his familiar blue
and white Preformed Line Products Canada/Coyote Closure Chevrolet Corvette.

 

            Ruhlman, who joined Derhaag Motorsports for the 2003 season
said, ³ The car feels good and there is more there.  I think things are
going great and we were able to take the things we learned in testing last
week and apply them here. I have a lot of confidence in the car and I just
love drive at this track.²

 

            Today the BFGoodrich Trans-Am series drivers will be on track in
three sessions, with qualifying being held today at 3:35 EDT. The 66 lap,
100 mile race from the 9 turn temporary street course will be run at 1PM EDT
tomorrow Saturday, August 2 and shown Live on Speed Channel.

 

Preformed Line Products Canada is looking forward to entertaining its guests
and long time supporters at the Saturday race at Trois Rivieres. Preformed
Line Products Canada is located in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

 

Ruhlman's Chevrolet Corvette is fielded this year by the Minneapolis-based,
Derhaag Motorsports team, led by former Trans-Am driver Jim Derhaag. Jim
Derhaag himself made 150 starts as a driver in the Trans-Am Series before
his successful move to full time ownership in 1998.  The team has fielded
many successful drivers, including top Trans-Am drivers Justin Bell, Kenny
Wilden, Tony Ave, Dorsey Schroeder, Chris Neville and Darin Brassfield.

 

Preformed Line Products (PLP) is an international manufacturer and supplier
of hardware and support systems for the communications and energy
industries. Products include the COYOTE Closure and GUY-GRIP Dead-End used
in the telecommunications, cable and energy industries. Manufacturing
facilities are located worldwide in the USA, Canada, China, Brazil, Mexico,
England, Spain, South Africa, Australia and Japan.

 

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