Craig Stanton Back In Grand-Am Cup Victory Lane

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., June 19, 2004 - Grand-Am Cup points' leader Craig
Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., added to his win total today at Watkins
Glen (NY) International. Driving the No. 44 TheRaceSite.com Porsche 996
with David Murry, Cumming, Ga., in The Glen 250, three-hour race,
Stanton started 47th overall, 23rd in class, and began a charge to the
front of the grid. Stanton worked his way into the lead before turning
driving chores over to Murry who then had to battle his way back to the
point twice in a race highlighted by a bevy of caution periods. The
Nonnamaker family-owned Porsche made its final jump into the lead four
laps from the end. 
 
Today's victory adds a fourth win in five races for Stanton. It also
stretches his lead in the driver championship standings to 32 points
over Terry Borcheller. There are five races remaining in the 2004
Grand-Am Cup season with the next round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course on August 8th. Today's race will be broadcast on SPEED at noon on
June 27th.
 
Craig Stanton,
(about the race): "Man, what a wild race. I've never seen so many
cautions. I think the pace car was about to run out of gas! The Nissan
was strong and the Caddy was coming all race long but we were able to
hang in there. We had a really good handling package but not much in the
motor department. Our strengths were definitely handling, brakes and
green flag laps. The restarts were really tough and after our driver
change I don't think we ran more than six or seven laps under the green.
David did a great job. Our plan was to just keeping passing as many
people as we could on the restarts, which was hard because we didn't
have the power. But, David came from the back to the front twice, I
think, and I did once. The Nonnamakers gave us a great car again and I
am just so excited we could get them their fourth victory of the season.
After today, the races are only going to get more exciting all the way
through the end of the season so I am looking forward to this!"
 
(about the point battle): "This stretches our point lead out some which
is really good. But, this isn't anywhere near over. It's going to make
quite a battle to the end. There is just so much really, really good
competition in the Grand-Am Cup that we will definitely have to fight
for this title if we are going to take it."
 
For more on Craig Stanton please visit www.craigstanton.com. For more on
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