TEAM VIPER, ARCHER GRAB PODIUM FINISH AT INFINEON RACEWAY

JULY 19, 2004
Sonoma, Cal. - Team Viper earned their first Speed GT Series podium finish 
last weekend at Infineon Raceway. Tommy Archer impressively drove his Viper 
Competition Coupe into third position after starting the race in fifth.  He 
maintained the position after two full-course cautions and posted the highest Speed 
GT Series event finish for Dodge Motorsports this season. Archer earned the 
podium finish after three fourth place finishes in the previous rounds. The 
veteran is now second in Speed GT Series points, trailing Michael Galati in the 
Audi RS 6.  

Archer had the following comments:

"Once again, the C3 Controls/Whelen Engineering Dodge Viper came off the line 
like a bullet," Archer said. "My biggest concern at the start was, "Can we 
get to turn 1 before the Audi?" We accomplished this and the Audi slowed down 
the rest of the field behind me, allowing me to conserve my tires for the next 
8-10 laps of the race.  The first and second place Porsche and Corvette checked 
out, and I knew I couldn't maintain their pace.  Knowing that the Cadillac 
and Corvettes behind me would eventually pass the Audi's, I anticipated a close 
finish at the end, and needed to conserve the car for the final laps.  I was 
able to hold on to third in the final lap and bring the first podium finish in 
the Viper this year".

Archer was one of the three Team Viper members to place in the Top-10.  Mike 
McCann finished in eighth position ahead of Tim Wiens, who finished ninth.  
Bob Woodhouse faced a major challenge after a heavy crash in practice with the 
Woodhouse Auto Family Viper Competition Coupe.  Uninjured, he quickly switched 
to a back-up car for the remainder of the weekend. He and his dedicated crew 
battled back to finish the race solidly in 11th position.  Jim McCann was 
credited with a 12th place finish, and Al Becera, driving the only Viper GTS in the 
field, crossed the line in 19th.

Team Viper and Dodge Motorsports maintained third position in the Speed GT 
Series manufacturer points standings.  The series resumes action this week at 
the Portland International Raceway, where Archer will face an additional 45 lbs 
of "rewards weight" in this next race, putting him in the heaviest car entered 
in the event.