BMW Speed Touring Results Road America 8/23

BMW of North America, LLC
Speed Touring World Challenge Round 7
Race Results
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003

BMW FINISHERS -- SPEED TOURING WORLD CHALLENGE ROUND 7 - (Courtesy of SCCA
Pro Racing)

(starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps, distance
behind winner and reason out - if any).  Winner was Peter Cunningham in a
Nissan.

3, (6), Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, Calif., BMW 325i, 17, -12.216.
5, (7), Will Turner, Newburyport, Mass., BMW 325i, 17, -13.614.
7, (11), Matt Plumb(R), Newport, R.I., BMW 325, 17, -21.937.
9, (20), Nic Jonsson, Bankeryd, Sweden, BMW 325Ci, 17, -23.187.
12, (26), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 17, -41.471.
13, (13), James Clay(R), Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 17, -43.249.
14, (12), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, 17, -44.222.
17, (24), Matt Richmond(R), Mooresville, N.C., BMW 328i, 17, -54.966.
18, (17), Bobby Carter(R), San Ramon, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 17, -57.151.
21, (34), Jim Osborn, Ooltewah, Tenn., BMW 325Ci, 17, -1:15.13.
25, (18), Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 16, -1 laps.
36, (15), Frank Selldorff, Boston, Mass., BMW 325i, 0, Crash.

Time of race: 48 minutes, 32.686 seconds.
Average speed: 85.054 mph
Margin of victory: 1.053 Seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-17, #1 Peter Cunningham
Fastest race lap: #93 Bill Auberlen, 2:33.993 (94.632 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #1 Peter Cunningham, 2:32.737 (95.411 mph)
Cautions: One for two laps
B&M Holeshot Award Winner: #84 Mike Van Sicklen
Sunoco Hard Charger Award: #29 James Sofronas

SCCA Speed Touring Car Drivers¹ Championship Standings (after seven races)

Ps, Driver (wins), Car, Pts

1, Bill Auberlen (3), BMW 325i,  206
2, Pierre Kleinubing (2), Acura RSX-S,  145
3, Will Turner, BMW 325i, 133
4, Roger Foo, Mazda Protégé ES, 127
5, Ken Dobson, BMW 325Ci, 114
6, Peter Cunningham (1), Nissan SE-R, 111
7, Chuck Hemmingson, Mazda Protégé ES, 108
8, Mike Fitzgerald, Lexus IS300, 95
9, Tim Pappas(R), Lexus IS300, 91
10, Shauna Marinus, Mazda Protégé ES, 86

Manufacturer's Championship Presented by Racer Magazine

Pos., Manufacturer (wins), Points

1, BMW (3), 53 
2, Acura (3), 39 
3, Mazda, 26 
4, Lexus, 18 
5, Nissan (1), 14 
6, Audi, 7 

RACE NOTES (courtesy of SCCA Pro Racing):

 * Bill Auberlen, driver of the No. 93 H&R Springs/Turner Motorsports BMW
325i, was running fourth when he and third-place Jeff Altenburg, of Ellicott
Md., made contact on lap one at turn 12. As a result of the contact,
Auberlen spun around and the entire field passed him. Not to be denied,
Auberlen put on an impressive driving display that saw him climb from 34th
position to the podium.

³We were along side each other and I was kind of the loser of the deal,²
said Auberlen describing his incident with Altenburg. ³I went from third or
fourth to dead last. I was thinking, ŒI have a long way to go.¹ I got to
about 22nd and thought I can¹t even catch these guys. I just kept chipping
away and wound up in the front.²

* Auberlen now has a 61-point lead in Speed Touring Car Drivers¹
Championship, with 206 points, followed by Pierre Kleinubing (145 points),
Will Turner (133), Roger Foo (127) and Ken Dobson (113).

* BMW maintains the lead in the Speed Touring Manufacturers¹ Championship
Presented by Racer Magazine, with 53 points, followed by Acura (39 points),
Mazda (26), Lexus (18), Nissan (14) and Audi (7).

* The SCCA Speed World Challenge GT and Touring Car Championships head to
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Sept. 5-7 for the Monterey Sports Car
Championships in Monterey, Calif.

* This Aug. 23 race will initially air at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, Sept. 6
on Speed Channel. 

BMW QUALIFYING RESULTS - (Courtesy of SCCA Pro Racing)
           
BMW Qualifying Results for the Aug. 23 SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge
Touring Car Round 7 race, part of the Road America 500, with position, car
number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in
miles per hour. 

6,(93), Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, Calif., BMW 325i, 2:33.429, 94.980.
7,(92), Will Turner, Newburyport, Mass., BMW 325i, 2:33.466, 94.957.
11,(50), Matt Plumb(R), Newport, R.I., BMW 325, 2:34.114, 94.558.
12,(99), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, 2:34.220, 94.493.
13,(36), James Clay(R), Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 2:34.508, 94.317.
15,(94), Frank Selldorff, Boston, Mass., BMW 325i, 2:34.685, 94.209.
17,(98), Bobby Carter(R), San Ramon, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 2:34.812, 94.132.
18,(7), Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 2:34.868, 94.098.
20,(27), Nic Jonsson, Bankeryd, Sweden, BMW 325Ci, 2:34.920, 94.066.
24,(37), Matt Richmond(R), Mooresville, N.C., BMW 328i, 2:35.525, 93.700.
26,(29), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 2:35.834, 93.514.
34,(24), Jim Osborn, Ooltewah, Tenn., BMW 325Ci, 2:39.629, 91.291.