Rocketsports Racing Post-Qualifying Notes and Quotes from
Denver
ROCKETSPORTS RACING
SCOTT PRUETT DRIVER NOTES AND QUOTES
MOTOROCK TRANS-AM TOUR
FOR THE BFGOODRICH TIRES CUP
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH POST-QUALIFYING
TRANS-AM QUALIFYING FOR THE MOTOROCK MILE HIGH 100 WAS CANCELLED TODAY DUE
TO TORRENTIAL RAINS. THE GRID WILL BE SET BASED ON YESTERDAY¹S COMBINED
PRACTICE TIMESŠPRUETT WILL START FROM THE POLE POSITION.
NOTE 1 DENVER STATSŠThis is Pruett¹s first start on the current Denver
circuitŠCompeted on the old Denver street circuit in 1991 in the Champ Car
World Series race, finishing fifth.
NOTE 2 BACKGROUND STATSŠLeads in the points standingsŠIn 2003, has six
wins (St. Petersburg, Mosport, Infineon Raceway, Cleveland, Trois-Rivieres,
and Road America) in eight startsŠRaced in the Winston Cup event at Watkins
Glen, scoring a career-best second placeŠCompeted in the Winston Cup race
at Infineon Raceway finishing 24th due to contact while running sixthŠHas
two Trans-Am Drivers¹ Championships (1987, 1994)ŠIn 2002, did not compete in
the Trans-Am SeriesŠCompeted in Winston Cup Series in 2000Š Competed several
seasons in CART Champ Car Series, scoring two winsŠHas two IMSA GTO Drivers¹
Championships (1986, 1988).
On the cancelled qualifying session гWow, I haven¹t seen it rain that much
in that short a period of time in a long time. It¹ll make things really
interesting tomorrow. We¹ll go out in the morning on a green track. But
then the Atlantics and Champ Car races will go before and we¹ll have
significantly more rubber down for the race.
³We had a good car yesterday, but we still had planned to more a few more
changes. I think we would have been in contention for the pole. And I want
the poleŠI want those records.²
JOHNNY MILLER NOTES AND QUOTES
TRANS-AM SERIES FOR THE BFGOODRICH TIRES CUP
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD POST-QUALIFYING
TRANS-AM QUALIFYING FOR THE MOTOROCK MILE HIGH 100 WAS CANCELLED DUE TO
TORRENTIAL RAINSŠTHE GRID WILL BE SET BY COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES FROM
YESTERDAY¹S PRACTICE SESSIONSŠMILLER, DRIVER OF THE NO. 64 EATON
CUTLER-HAMMER JAGUAR XKR, WILL START FOURTH.
On the cancelled qualifying sessionŠ ³I¹m very disappointed that we did not
get the opportunity to qualify today. We really wanted to put on a good
show for the fans and our sponsor guests today.
³Our session tomorrow morning will basically a time to scuff tires. The
track will vary a ton between our morning practice and the late afternoon
race time, so we won¹t make any major changes based on the morning
practice.²