Yokohama Tire Corporation Drivers Continue to Win in 2009 Redline Time Attack Series

FULLERTON, June 1, 2009: FX Motorsports Development Acura NSX driver Billy Johnson is on a roll. The Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored racer claimed victory again in the May 30-31 Redline Time Attack Series at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, California. Johnson drove the NSX to RWD Unlimited Class and overall event wins, as well as setting the series record – 1:18:555 – on ADVAN A005® racing slicks. Johnson also won the special Super Session event finale, a wheel-to-wheel, five-lap points race featuring the top running cars.

This was the second Redline Time Attack race Johnson has won this season. He claimed the season opener in March at Buttonwillow Raceway in Central California.

Also winning on Yokohama tires for the second time this season was Jeremy Toye, who piloted the Reese Tuning Mitsubishi Evo to a Street Class-AWD victory on the new ADVAN Neova® AD08s in 1:28.817.

“Thanks to driving skills of Billy and Jeremy, this is shaping up to be a very successful year for Yokohama in Redline Time Attack,” said Mark Chung, Yokohama director, corporate strategy and planning. “Both drivers are leading their classes in points and the ADVAN A005 and Neova AD08 are performing extremely well.”