Said Scores Trans-Am Victory at Infineon; Second-Place Kendall Takes Points Lead

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SAID SCORES TRANS-AM VICTORY AT INFINEON; SECOND-PLACE KENDALL TAKES THE
POINTS LEAD

SONOMA, Calif. (June 27, 2004) ‹ It appeared as if the third time, or in
this case the third race, was a charm for Boris Said Sunday at Infineon
Raceway. Said, competing in his third event of the weekend, won the Trans-Am
100, Round 3 of the 2004 Motorock Trans-Am Series championship.

Said, fresh off finishing sixth in the NASCAR Nextel Cup race earlier
Sunday, led every lap of the Trans-Am race from the pole. Said had also
competed in the NASCAR Southwest Tour race on Saturday. Tommy Kendall was
second, ahead of Randy Ruhlman. Rookie GT-1 competitor Ross Murray was
fourth in just his second Trans-Am start, while Joey Scarallo completed the
top five, recording his second top-five finish in as many races.

³Iım just hungry,² said Said (No. 33 Applied Computer Solutions/GE Access
Ford Mustang. ³I like driving and I like winning races. It was just a blast
this weekend running all three races. We ran really strong in the Cup race
today, coming from 19th to eighth. I just barely made it to the Trans-Am car
before the engine started. The car was unbelievable today.

³Joe Huffakerıs shops are right here (at Infineon Raceway),² added Said,
whose 13th Trans-Am victory ties him with the legendary George Follmer for
10th on the all-time Trans-Am win list. ³He built me an unbelievable motor.
Iıve never had that kind of advantage in horsepower.²

Tommy Kendall finished second, earning his first Trans-Am podium since
September of 1997. Kendall, driving the No. 11 Jaguar R Performance XKR,
also gave Jaguarıs new production-based, overhead-cam, fuel-injected engine
its first top-three finish.

³This is rewarding,² said Kendall. ³Weıve had three races where we really
worked hard. To get the first podium for this engine is special. Itıs been a
long time. Iıd really like to thank the folks at Jaguar and (team owner)
Paul Gentilozzi for giving me a shot. Jaguar makes us feel like the F-1
guys. They really support the whole effort, and I think it brings quite a
bit of prestige to the Series.

³Weıve taken a few punches in the gut this year,² added Kendall. ³But the
team never gives up. Weıre going to win some races this year.²

Ruhlman, driving the No. 49 Preformed Line Products Chevrolet Corvette
recorded his first podium of the season.

³This weekend just went smoothly,² said Ruhlman. ³We had a gearbox failure
at Long Beach and an engine failure at Portland, so this is really a great
finish. The crew worked great. Itıs just fantastic to get back on the
podium. Weıre planning to make a habit of this.²

Kendall leads the point standings with 66 markers, just one point ahead of
Gentilozzi. Greg Pickett, Jorge Diaz, Jr., and John Baucom round out the top
five points.

The next race for the Motorock Trans-Am Series is scheduled for Friday, July
2 as part of the Cleveland Grand Prix.

Motorock Trans-Am Series Sonoma Race Results
Sunday
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Starting position in parenthesis
1. (1) Boris Said, Ford Mustang, 51, Running.
2. (2) Tommy Kendall, Jaguar XKR, 51, Running.
3. (5) Randy Ruhlman, Chevrolet Corvette, 51, Running.
4. (6) Ross Murray, Dodge Viper, 51, Running.
5. (8) Joey Scarallo, Chevrolet Corvette, 51, Running.
6. (14) Brandon Davis, Ford Mustang, 51, Running.
7. (11) Mike Davis, Ford Mustang, 51, Running.
8. (7) Jorge Diaz, Jr., Jaguar XKR, 51, Running.
9. (10) Tim Cowen, Ford Mustang, 50, Running.
10. (9) John Baucom, Jaguar XKR, 49, Off Course.
11. (4) Greg Pickett, Jaguar XKR, 49, Running.
12. (12) Philip Simms, Chevrolet Corvette, 49, Running.
13. (13) Max Lagod, Chevrolet Corvette, 28, Contact.
14. (15) Moneca Kolvyn, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 25, Mechanical.
15. (3) Tomy Drissi, Jaguar XKR, 19, Mechanical.

Race Statistics
Time of race: 1:12:55.061
Margin of victory: .887 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 82.587mph.
Caution flags: 2 for 8 laps.
Lead changes: 0.
Lap leader: Said 1-51.
Points leaders
1, Kendall 66. 2, Paul Gentilozzi 65. 3, Pickett 63. 4, Diaz 61. 5. Baucom
59. 6, Said 58. 7, Scarallo 58. 8, Ruhlman 55. 9, M. Davis 52. 10, Drissi
51. 11, Lagod 51.

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