AASCO Motorsports Ready For South Florida

AASCO Motorsports Ready For South Florida
  
ANAHEIM, CALIF., February 25, 2004 - The transporter left AASCO
Motorsports' Southern California shop on Sunday for the Grand American
Rolex Sports Car Series' Grand Prix of Miami. It was the fifth trek to
Florida this year for the Dennis Aase-owned team. The first two
round-trips took them to Daytona International Speedway for the Rolex 24
at Daytona. There, in the season-opening race, two early incidents
hampered the two-car program's endeavor to win the race. However, after
a Herculean effort by the crew, both team cars crossed the finish line.
Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) is
round-two of the 12-race schedule and the team is continuing to work
diligently to improve its results. With that in mind, Aase opted to
focus on one car this weekend, the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup of Craig
Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) and David Murry (Cumming, Ga.) for the
two-hour and 45-minute race. The track has been good to the AASCO
drivers; Stanton finished fourth here last year in GT class and Murry
has two top-ten finishes in his only two starts at HMS. 
 
Dennis Aase, team owner/manager: "One of the most heated classes is
going to be this class, Super Grand Sport, every weekend. Every guy on
this team can't wait to get back to the track to compete. Time
constraints on these weekends are so tight that you can't go back to the
garage to make changes. You have to be ready each session to get the
most out of it. We focused on the No. 16 for the race in Miami and we
worked on several items to diminish the turn-around time between
changes. The whole idea is how good can you be before you start the
race? It is our goal to walk out prepared. What happens after that we
can't necessarily control. We are very focused on putting our best foot
forward at Homestead. We are looking down the road and seeing this as a
whole championship season. That is our goal. That is what we are working
towards."
 
Craig Stanton: "It's a race for the team. They came together and
prepared a really, really good race car for David and me. Dennis is
confident and that inspires confidence in the whole team. The guys did
such a fabulous job at Daytona in bringing us back into the fight that
we have some momentum coming from there. I like Homestead; it's always
been a great track for me. David has a lot of experience there as well.
I think the fans are going to get a great show. The SGS class is really
competitive and should provide some great racing for the fans in the
stands and at home watching on the SPEED Channel."
 
David Murry: "I am really looking forward to Homestead. We had a tough
start to the Daytona 24 Hour this year but finished it well. It just
goes to show that anything can and will happen in the racing world. I
don't have any concerns for Homestead or the rest of the year. I'm just
looking for the races to get here. We are going to run our race and work
hard at it. The competition is very tough and I am looking ahead to the
challenge. I couldn't ask for a better team or co-driver to do it with."
 
For more on AASCO Motorsports and its 2004 Grand-Am Rolex Series effort
please visit www.aascomotorsports.com.