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Lady Lynz Scores at Phoenix

1 June 1999

SARA SENSKE SCORES A PODIUM IN PHOENIX

        Lynx Racing driver Sara Senske, 20, of Kennewick, Washington,
started from the front row and scored a podium finish on Memorial Day in
the Star Formula Mazda race on the oval at Phoenix International Raceway.
        In qualifying on Sunday, Senske ran a 28.595 sec. lap around the
1.0-mile oval, placing her on the front row for the 50-lap race next to
pole-sitter Grant Ryley who ran a 28.567 sec. lap.  Third was Senske's
teammate on Kent Stacy's championship-winning S3 racing team, Joey Hand, at
28.646 sec.

        The race was run at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning, Memorial Day, and
Senske got a good start, but was forced to back off the throttle just a bit
by traffic and slipped back into fifth.  Fate took a hand when several cars
in front of her tangled on the front straight and yet another ran out of
gas just before the finish.

        "We ran really well, but we had some luck, too," said Senske.  "The
handling of my car deteriorated quite a bit during the race and it began to
push in the turns which kept me from charging harder.  But the team is
really working well and communicating well now, and every time we go out
we're more competitive and I learn something useful.  I just have to keep
my head in the game and work as hard as I can and I know the rest of the
season will produce even better results."

        The next event on Senske's Formula Mazda schedule is a Sports Car
Club of America national race at Willow Springs Raceway in Southern
California on June 12 - 13.

        Senske also plans to attend the Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 300 at
Portland International Raceway on June 20 to show her support for Memo
Gidley, the latest Lynx Racing graduate to make it to the CART FedEx
series. Gidley will be driving for Walker Racing in the Walker
Racing/Alpine/ Honda in road course and street circuit events. 

        Lynx Racing is both a championship-winning racing team and one of
the most unique and successful driver development programs in motorsports
today. The team's mission is to seek out young drivers with championship
potential and provide them with the resources and training to make the jump
to the top levels of motorsport.  Created and owned by Peggy Haas and
Jackie Doty, Lynx Racing is now entering its ninth year of operation.  
Senske brings to three the number of drivers currently driving for Lynx
Racing, including: Buddy Rice, 22, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Mike Conte, 30,
of Seattle, Washington.

        Alumni of the Lynx Racing program include Patrick Carpentier (now
with Player's/Forsythe), Alex Barron (now with Dan Gurney's All-American
Racers) and Memo Gidley (Walker Racing).