TOYOTA SWEEP ONE PODIUM AND EARN 2009 RUNOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
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Additionally, Toyota also earned a podium sweep during the three-day event. For the first time ever, the 46th running of the annual SCCA National Championship Runoffs was hosted at Road America on the 14-turn, four mile circuit. Nearly 700 competitors from various (SCCA) regions across the country make the trek to Elkhart Lake to qualify and compete in 25 different classes of amateur road racing. Battling in seven different classes, 29 Toyota-powered competitors racing earned a spot to compete in the prestigious event also known as the pinnacle of American motorsports. After a full course caution at the start of the race, back-to-back Triple Crown winner Mirl Swan quickly made his way to front of the field on the restart and went on to earn his second Formula Atlantic (FA) National Championship in the No. 88 Swift 014 (Toyota). Swan was the first competitor of the weekend to earn the newly established SCCA 'Super Sweep' title and recorded the fasted lap 2:04.125, with an average speed of 116.012 mph. "I had a pretty fair start," commented Swan regarding the beginning of the race. It wasn't spectacular, but I had a really good run into (turn) one. The incident happened in front of me -- I followed for a few laps -- we had a close run of our own. The overall first lap was very exciting. It was good to get out front. Once I did, I just concentrated on my laps and got away." Jason Byers of Livonia, MI and Sedat Yelkin of Canfield, OH completed the top- three in the FA class, giving Toyota its only podium sweep of the weekend. Byers qualified fifth and finished second in his Toyota-powered No. 28 Ralt RT-41. He recorded a fastest lap of 2:04.483. Yelkin qualified second, finished third and registered his fastest lap at 2:06.272. Toyota-powered cars claimed the top 10 positions in the FA class. Toyota-powered competitor Jacek Mucha of Laval, QC (second) and 17-year old Sheboygan, WI-native James French (third), both earned podium finishes in the C Sports Racing (CSR) class. (more) Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. · 19001 South Western Avenue · Torrance, CA 90509-2991 The entire three-day event was broadcast worldwide live by Speedcast Productions through www.SpeedcastTV.com. Additionally, within a month of the conclusion of the event, every race will be available for fans to watch at any time, free of charge. The broadcast will include various cameras angles around the Road America racetrack, play-by-play analysis and post-race interviews. The on-demand versions of the races will include enhanced interviews and in-car camera footage. Toyota-Powered Racers Finishing Positions at Road America Formula Atlantic (FA) GT-Lite 1st, Mirl Swan (No. 88/Swift 014) 5th, Rob Macfarlane (No. 27/Toyota Celica) 2nd, Jason Byers (No. 28/Ralt RT-41) 8th, Chad Bacon (No. 18/Toyota Tercel) 3rd, Sedat Yelkin (No. 75/Swift 014) 16th, Roy Lopshire Jr. (No. 98/Toyota Tercel) 4th, Keith Grant (No. 40/Swift 014a) 18th, Daniel Stalzer (No. 41/Toyota Corolla) 5th, Jeffrey Kowalik (No. 77/Swift 014) 6th, John Burke (No. 55/Swift 014a) GT-2 7th, Steve Forrer (No. 84/Swift 014a) DNF, Duane Davis (No. 11/Toyota Solara) 8th, Rennie Clayton (No. 7/Ralt RT-41) 9th, Ahsen Yelkin (No. 29/Swift 014) GT-3 10th, Jacek Mucha (No. 07/Swift 014) 6th, Michael Cyphert (No. 76/Toyota Celica) 13th, David Grant (No. 12/Swift 014) 7th, Wolfgang Maike (No. 13/Toyota Paseo) DNF, James Gustafson (No. 66/Swift DB-4) 9th, Milton Grant (No. 75/Toyota Celica) DNF, Jose Paredes (No. 54/Swift 014) DNF, Pete Peterson (No. 98/Toyota Celica) DNF, Lewis Cooper (No. 60/Swift 014a) Showroom Stock B (SSB) 13th, Kenneth Fitzgerald (No. 27/Toyota Celica) C Sports Racing (CSR) 2nd, Jacek Mucha (No. 07/Swift) Showroom Stock C (SSC) 3rd, James French (No. 46/Swift 014) 6th, Mark McCaughey (No. 18/Toyota Corolla) 4th, Brian French (No. 45/Ralt RT-41) 19th , Eric Van Cleef (No. 48/Toyota Celica) DNF (Did Not Finish) For a complete listing of the event results, log-on to: http://www.scca.com/eventresults.aspx?event=13506&hub=1 (Race results are listed by class) # # # Contact: Kym Strong, Toyota Motorsports Public Relations (310) 468-5017 or kym_strong@toyota.com To update your email address or to change the format of the emails you are sent, copy the following link into your browser: http://www.sportssystems.com/emformatoptions.cfm?trackingCode=BC097PT%3B3PE671%20%3B0282&userEmail=submit%40theautochannel%2Ecom This email was individually sent to you, however if you wish to unsubscribe, copy the following link into your browser: http://www.sportssystems.com/unsubscribe.cfm?trackingCode=BC097PT%3B3PE671%20%3B0282&userEmail=submit%40theautochannel%2Ecom