News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

American Le Mans - Laguna Seca Practice

Oct 20, 2006

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Saleen Zakspeed S7R Captures the Pole & Victory

Oct 11, 2006

Drivers Jarek Janis, Sascha Bert & Andrea Montermini Win in Budapest, Hungary IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11 -- In their #9 Saleen S7R Zakspeed, drivers Janis, Bert and Montermini made their way through the pack of Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati racers to Victory Lane completing 102 laps in just ove ... Continue reading

Petersen/White Lightning Captures Second-Straight Petit Le Mans

Oct 1, 2006

Petersen/White Lightning Captures Second-Straight Petit Le Mans Bergmeister Closes Points Gap to Four With One Race to Go BRASELTON, Ga., September 30, 2006 – It took an effort that put two laps on the American Le Mans Series GT2 class field but Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing captured their second con ... Continue reading

Petit Le Mans 2006 Results

Oct 1, 2006

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Saini Closes MX-5 Cup Season At Road Atlanta With First-Ever Win

Sep 24, 2006

For Immediate Release Saini Closes MX-5 Cup Season At Road Atlanta With First-Ever Win ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Sept. 24, 2006) - Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, held on to capture his first-career SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook win in the season's final race at Road America. A ... Continue reading

Audi Claims American Le Mans Series Title

Sep 3, 2006

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Sept. 3 -- With victory in the eighth race of the season at Mosport (Canada), Allan McNish (Scotland) and Dindo Capello (Italy) in their Audi R10 TDI clinched the LM-P1 title in the American Le Mans Series ahead of time. With their fifth outright race victory of the season, the two Audi "works" dr ... Continue reading

Galati Gives Volvo First SPEED GT Win At Soggy Mosport

Sep 3, 2006

If the text below contains strange characters, please use the MS Word doc attached. For Immediate Release Galati Gives Volvo First SPEED GT Win At Soggy Mosport CANADA (Sept. 2, 2006) – Five-time SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Champion Michael Galati, of Olmsted, Ohio, gave Volvo its first series ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Announces Plans for 2007

Sep 2, 2006

Krohn Racing Announces Plans for 2007 Season Krohn Racing Entries Will Start from Sixth and 24th Positions for Grand American Finale Tooele, Utah…The Krohn Racing team, owned by Houston-based Tracy Krohn, announced the team will field a 2-car Daytona Prototype program in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car ... Continue reading

Red Bull Racing Test Round-up Monza

Sep 1, 2006

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Cannonball Run, the World's Largest Car Rally Will Arrive DOWNUNDER in May 2007

Aug 28, 2006

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 28 -- Cannonball Run, the world's largest car rally will arrive DOWNUNDER in May 2007 to unite car enthusiasts and racing fanatics from around the world. Bringing the event Down Under is Cannonball World Events who are a London based company run by the infamous Tim Porter a long-time, masterful ... Continue reading

Bizarre Fire Temporarily Sidelines Southard BMW-Riley at Infineon

Aug 26, 2006

Bizarre Fire Temporarily Sidelines Southard BMW-Riley at Infineon Team Looks to Get No. 3 Back in Show for Shane Lewis and Craig Stanton SONOMA, Calif., August 25, 2006 - In a bizarre sequence of events the No. 3 Truechoice/PAP-Parts.com BMW-Riley sustained substantial fire damage in yesterday's first practice for the ... Continue reading

Archer Goes Flag-To-Flag For SPEED GT Win At Road America

Aug 20, 2006

For Immediate Release Archer Goes Flag-To-Flag For SPEED GT Win At Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis., (Aug. 20, 2006) - Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., captured his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win of 2006 in a race that shuffled the season points at the Road America Generac 500 weekend. La ... Continue reading

Laguna Seca Track Record Lowered Again by Zonta

Aug 20, 2006

LAGUNA SECA TRACK RECORD LOWERED AGAIN BY ZONTA ON DAY TWO OF ROLEX MONTEREY HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE RACES PRESENTED BY TOYOTA Salinas, Calif. (August 19, 2006) – On day two of the 33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Presented by Toyota, Panasonic Toyota Race Team driver Ricardo Zonta broke his 24-hour-old r ... Continue reading

Espenlaub Takes SPEED Touring Car Pole For Mazda at Road America

Aug 19, 2006

For Immediate Release Espenlaub Takes SPEED Touring Car Pole For Mazda at Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 19, 2006) - Charles Espenlaub, of Lutz, Fla., captured the second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car pole position of his career in a Mazda 6 for today's Round Seven race, part of the Generac 5 ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Honors Legendary 'Star Driver' John Fitch at 2006 Pebble Beach Concours

Aug 19, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 19 -- Mercedes-Benz, the world's first carmaker, will celebrate the accomplishments of legendary race driver John Fitch, one of the great American sports car drivers, by honoring him as a "Star Driver" at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The Star Driver award pays tribute to distingu ... Continue reading