Bill Auberlen - 250 races with BMW

Bill Auberlen will reach two milestones this week, driving the No. 96 Turner
Motorsport BMW M3 in the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race
at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. The race, scheduled for
Saturday, April 10, will be Auberlen's 250th professional race with BMW
power and his 150th GRAND-AM start. 

 

Auberlen, of Redondo Beach, Calif., will alternate driving stints with Paul
Dalla Lana of Toronto. They will do double duty on Saturday, first competing
in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series race in the No. 94 Turner
Motorsport-prepared BMW M6, then the Continental Challenge race.

 

"250 - wow, that's even amazing to me, because it went so fast," Auberlen
said. "People wonder if I ever get tired of driving BMWs. Well, I can
honestly say two things: I never get tired of winning in BMWs and I never
get tired of chocolate. To drive for BMW is an ongoing dream that I have
been lucky to have for over a decade.

 

"The dream doesn't end when I leave the race track because when I get home,
I get to re-live the dream in my E-92 M3 street car. Actually, I have to do
battle with my wife to pry it out of her hands, but luckily, I wake up
earlier and possession is nine-tenths of the law.  I'm really looking
forward to another 250 races and another four championships in my BMW!"

Auberlen has won six professional auto-racing championships, four in BMW
cars. He has competed in 405 professional races to date, 248 in BMWs. His
results include 78 race victories, 153 podium finishes, 55 pole positions,
70 fastest race laps and 104 records.

 

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The GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series race will run on Saturday, April 10,
from 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm CT and the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car
Challenge race will follow, from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm CT. The Rolex Series
race will be telecast live on SPEED on April 10 and the Continental Tire
race will air on April 17. Both races will be on the 2.3-mile Barber
Motorsports Park road course in Birmingham, Ala. 

 

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Sylvia Proudfoot

sylvia@spurcom.ca

403 287 3945