Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Only Looking For Wins

Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing Only Looking For Wins

LAS VEGAS, September 24, 2003 - Never suggest that Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing is only in it for the points. The Las Vegas-based
race team of Michael Petersen and Dale White sits at the top of the
privateer points standings in class and has not finished outside of the
top-five in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT class in 2003. With
the championship on the line many teams would play it safe in the two
remaining events. However, the No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/MMPIE/ PAWS/
XtraJet/Justice Brothers Porsche 911 GT3 RS is only looking for the
checkered flag and is not going to take a top-five when they could fight
for a win. Including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in which Petersen/White
Lightning won in conjunction with Alex Job Racing (AJR), the
Michelin-tired team has two class wins (Le Mans and Road America), a
second (the 12 Hours of Sebring) a third (the most recent round at Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca) and a fifth (Infineon Raceway) this season. Despite
entering three less events than their competition, the success has
placed the driving pair of Johnny Mowlem, of Warfield England, and Craig
Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., third in driving-team points behind the
two AJR factory team Porsches. Arriving for this weekend's penultimate
round of the ALMS season in downtown Miami for the Grand Prix Americas,
Petersen/White Lightning's 80% podium-finish success rate is among the
best in professional motorsports. The team is committed to upping that
percentage in the final two events of the season in Miami and the Petit
Le Mans at Road Atlanta on October 18th. In doing so, the team is
confident the victories will ensure the title. 

"We come to every race planning to win," offered White about the team's
commitment to success. "We can deal with second-place, third hurts and
anything outside of the top-five makes us wonder why we even left Las
Vegas. The competition in the ALMS is stiff but we come to win, not to
finish second. So, if we don't win, we are all a little disappointed and
come back with that much more commitment to take first place. Winning is
our goal. You won't see this team stroking for points."

"I am very pleased with the way this season has gone," remarked two-time
ALMS winner Mowlem. "I'm especially happy for Mike and Dale and the
whole crew, because they've all worked so hard, and they have thoroughly
earned and deserve this success we're now having. This team is very
serious about winning. With a track like Miami it is tough to say how
you will finish because there is so much out of your control. Qualifying
will be important because on any street circuit passing is always at a
premium. Then you have to stay out of trouble on the track and have
great pit stops. The Petersen/White Lightning crew is one of the best in
the pit lane on stops this season and that leaves it to Craig and me. We
know what we need to do."

The Grand Prix Americas will be run on Saturday, September 27th with
live television coverage on SPEED at 4 pm (EDT). Practice and qualifying
is scheduled for Friday.

Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing began operation in the late
1980s competing in off-road endurance events. The duo of Petersen and
White 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 ALMS, 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. 

For more, please visit www.PetersenMotorsports.com.