Greg Pickett's Qualifying Time Excluded
CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 23, 2003 GREG PICKETTıS QUALIFYING TIME EXCLUDED ELKHART LAKE, Wis. Greg Pickett, who timed 10th on Saturday for Sundayıs Trans-Am 100, Round 8 of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup championship at Road America, will start 19th due to a four-tire change in his No. 6 Cytomax Exercise and Recovery Drink Jaguar XKR. Pickett was cited under Rule 1.7.10.2: ³Tire Declaration Form² in the 2003 Trans-Am Series General Regulations & Technical Specifications, which states: ³four tires will be used for all qualifying sessions, and to start the race. If a team is unable to start the race on at least three of their marked tires, they will forfeit their starting position² The Trans-Am 100 is scheduled to start at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow. The race will air on same-day, tape-delayed basis at 11:30 a.m. CDT on SPEED. Final Trans-Am practice will follow todayıs SPEED World Challenge Touring Car event.