Auberlen Leads BMW Charge in SCCA SPEED Touring Car Practice at Infineon
SONOMA, Calif. (July 15, 2005) - Two-time defending SCCA Pro Racing SPEED Touring Car Drivers' Champion Bill Auberlen, of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., led the morning practice session in his No. 1 Turner Motorsports/H&R Springs BMW 325i with a time of 1:46.905 (85.197 mph) at Infineon Raceway, and then watched as his time held through the afternoon practice session of the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma Presented by Ravenswood Winery. James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., led the afternoon session with a 1:47.938 (84.381 mph) in his No. 36 BimmerWorld BMW 325i and was second overall, followed by Bob Stretch, of Dallas, Texas, who was third in the No. 98 Wheels America/B5Wheels BMW 325i. Stretch posted his fast time of 1:48.228 (84.155 mph) during the morning session. RealTime Racing's Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., was fourth in the No. 43 A-SPEC/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, while Dino Crescentini, of Malibu, Calif., was fifth in the No. 73 Mazdaspeed/Tri-Point Motorsport Mazda 6. Saturday's SPEED Touring Car qualifying session is set for 9 a.m. The 23-lap, Round Seven SPEED Touring Car race will follow on Sunday and is scheduled to start at 2:50 p.m. The race will be broadcast live on SPEED Channel at 3 p.m. All times are Pacific. To follow Saturday's qualifying and race action via live timing and scoring, or for other information, visit www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/> . -30- Photo Credit: SCCA/Weber (c) 2005 Photo Caption: Bill Auberlen led practice overall at Infineon Raceway Friday afternoon in California. SONOMA, Calif. - Combined practice results for Saturday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship Round Seven race, part of the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma Presented by Ravenswood, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time and speed in miles per hour. 1, (1), Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:46.905, 85.197. 2, (36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 1:47.938, 84.381. 3, (98), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, 1:48.228, 84.155. 4, (43), Pierre Kleinubing, Coconut Creek, Fla., Acura TSX, 1:48.389, 84.030. 5, (74), Dino Crescentini, Malibu, Calif., Mazda 6, 1:48.429, 83.999. 6, (44), Brandon Davis(R), Huntington Bch, Calif., Acura TSX, 1:48.432, 83.997. 7, (73), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Mazda 6, 1:48.480, 83.960. 8, (45), Eric Curran, S. Deerfield, Mass., Acura RSX, 1:48.509, 83.937. 9, (02), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Mercedes C230, 1:48.733, 83.764. 10, (37), Matt Richmond, Mooresville, N.C., BMW 325i, 1:48.779, 83.729. 11, (48), Chip Herr, Lititz, Pa., Ford Focus, 1:48.786, 83.724. 12, (42), Peter Cunningham, W. Bend, Wis., Acura TSX, 1:48.840, 83.682. 13, (72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda 6, 1:49.038, 83.530. 14, (97), Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla., Mazda 6, 1:49.244, 83.373. 15, (38), Seth Thomas, Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:49.324, 83.312. 16, (19), Rick Maki, Los Angeles, Calif., Audi A4, 1:49.753, 82.986. 17, (34), Nick Esayian, Encinitas, Calif., Acura RSX, 1:49.856, 82.908. 18, (03), Peter Lockhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Mercedes C230, 1:50.613, 82.341. 19, (18), Paul Lambert, Sonoma, Calif., Audi A4, 1:50.774, 82.221. 20, (99), Kevin McKee, San Francisco, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:51.078, 81.996. 21, (78), Jon Prall, Los Gatos, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:51.447, 81.725. 22, (96), Charlie Putman(R), Mills, Wyo., Mazda Protege, 1:52.281, 81.118. 23, (21), Seth Neiman, Woodside, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:52.893, 80.678. 24, (93), Rick Snyder(R), Arvada, Colo., Dodge SRT-4, 1:53.152, 80.493. 25, (6), Scott Bradley, San Jose, Calif., Mazda 6, 1:53.289, 80.396. 26, (88), Andrie Hartanto(R), San Francisco, Calif., Honda Civic Si, 1:53.308, 80.382. 27, (94), Peter Bovenberg, Campbell, Calif., Honda Civic Si, 1:57.096, 77.782. 28, (00), Ted May(R), San Jose, Calif., Dodge SRT-4, 1:59.661, 76.115. 29, (86), Kenny Yim, Hong Kong, CH, Honda Civic, 2:00.372, 75.665.