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TRANS-AM: Gentilozzi Penalized after Win at Road America, Loses Points Lead

11 July 1999

Following Saturday's BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series event at Road America,
racewinner Paul Gentilozzi was penalized 16 points and fined $9,000 for
reckless driving in a first-lap incident with driver Dorsey Schroeder and
unsportsmanlike comments in a post-race television interview. The penalty
moves Michael Lewis into the Drivers' Championship Point Standings lead over
Gentilozzi, 120 to 113.

1999 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series Drivers' Point Standings
Revised, After Five Rounds

Pos., Driver, Car, Points, Purse
1, Michael Lewis, Ford Mustang Cobra, 120, $46,800
2, Paul Gentilozzi, Ford Mustang Cobra, 113, $69,750
3, Chris Neville, Ford Mustang Cobra, 108, $46,500
4, Brian Simo, Ford Mustang Cobra, 108, $59,000
5, Johnny Miller IV, Chevrolet Camaro, 102, $34,400
6, Randy Rhulman, Ford Mustang Cobra, 80, $24,700
7, Simon Gregg, Chevrolet Camaro, 78, $16,300
8, Leighton Reese, Pontiac/Chevrolet, 71, $20,400
9, Dorsey Schroeder, Ford Mustang Cobra, 70, $23,500
10, Tomy Drissi (R), Ford Mustang Cobra, 66, $12,000
11, Steve Pelke (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 66, $11,200
12, Max Lagod, Chevrolet Camaro, 65, $21,000
13, Lou Gigliotti, Chevrolet Corvette, 64, $17,700
14, Bob Ruman, Chevrolet Camaro, 53, $12,700
15, G.J. Mennen (R), Ford Mustang Cobra, 47, $12,800
16, Tom Coleman (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 47, $8,500
17, Frank Ciopettini, Chevrolet Camaro, 42, $9,700
18, James Briody, Chevrolet Camaro, 39, $7,000
19, Claudio Burtin, Ford Mustang Cobra, 35, $5,500
20, Don Sak, Oldsmobile/Ford, 29, $8,400
21, Craig Shafer, Chevrolet Camaro, 27, $4,600
22, Jerry Simmons, Chevrolet Camaro, 26, $5,200
23, Stu Hayner, Chevrolet/Ford, 25, $6,100
24, C. David Suess, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 24, $5,400
25, Bill Gray, Chevrolet Camaro, 19, $4,600
26, Peter Shea, Ford Mustang Cobra, 19, $4,000
27, Kenny Bupp (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 18, $3,400
28, Don Meluzio, Chevrolet Camaro, 18, $4,700
29, Mike Davis (R), Ford Mustang Cobra, 16, $2,800
30, Bruce Barkelew, Ford Mustang Cobra, 14, $2,300
31, Henry Gaudens (R), Chevrolet Corvette, 12, $1,900
32, Dick Greer, Chevrolet Corvette, 11, $2,600
33, Glenn Andrew, Pontiac Grand Prix, 11, $1,700
34, Dan Furey, Chevrolet Corvette, 9, $2,400
35, Frank Sanchez (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 8, $1,400
36, Ted Sullivan (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 7, $1,300
37, Rael (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 7, $1,300
38, Craig T. Nelson (R), Chevrolet Corvette, 5, $1,100
39, Mike Gagliardo (R), Chevrolet Corvette, 4, $2,200
40, Brad Smith (R), Ford Mustang Cobra, 4, $1,100
41, Charles Webster (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 3, $1,100
42, Kerry Alexander (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 2, $1,000
43, Jerry Kinn (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 0, $2,100
44, Rick Dittman, Chevrolet Camaro, 0, $1,700
45, Jim Moyer, Chevrolet Corvette, 0, $500
46, Jeff Simunaci (R), Chev. Monte Carlo, 0, $0
47, Paul Alderman, Ford Mustang Cobra, 0, $900
48, Bob McGrew (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 0, $700
49, Tim Skiba (R), Chevrolet Camaro, 0, $0

Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings
1, Ford, 45
2, Chevrolet, 19
3, Pontiac, 2
4, Oldsmobile, 0

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