News By Topic: Professional SportsCar Racing

Cunningham Inches Toward Championship With Laguna SPEED TC Pole

Oct 16, 2005

For Immediate Release One Step Closer: Cunningham Inches Toward Championship With First SPEED TC Pole of Season At Laguna MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2005) - Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., moved even closer to his fourth-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Drivers' Championship Saturday, earning his first ... Continue reading

Henzler Earns Pole for SCCA SPEED GT Finale at Laguna Seca

Oct 15, 2005

For Immediate Release Henzler Earns Pole for SCCA SPEED GT Finale at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2005) - Wolf Henzler, of Nuertingen, Germany, carried over his record-shattering times from Friday into Saturday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT qualifying session, earning the top spot for Sunday's se ... Continue reading

Henzler Fastest at Laguna

Oct 15, 2005

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2005) - Germany's Wolf Henzler finished up practice for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GT Championship 2005 finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a familiar place, atop the time sheets. Driving the No. 55 Applied Materials/Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Henzler turned ... Continue reading

Henzler Fastest In Practice At Laguna

Oct 15, 2005

For Immediate Release Henzler Fastest In Combined SPEED GT Practice At Laguna MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2005) - Germany's Wolf Henzler finished up practice for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GT Championship 2005 finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a familiar place, atop the time sheets. Driving the No. 55 ... Continue reading

Cunningham in Control After SCCA Touring Car Practice at Laguna Seca

Oct 15, 2005

For Immediate Release Cunningham in Control After SCCA SPEED Touring Car Practice at Laguna Seca Monterey, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2005) - It is too early to say he has thrown the hammer down, but SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car point leader Peter Cunningham, of West Bend, Wis., made a strong showing Friday ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Wins Petit Le Mans, Makes it Three-Straight in ALMS

Oct 2, 2005

Petersen/ White Lightning Wins Petit Le Mans, Makes it Three-Straight in ALMS BRASELTON, Ga., Oct. 1, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing won the final major international endurance sports car event missing from their resume with today’s stirring GT2 class victory in the eighth annual Petit ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning to Start Petit Enduro from Third on GT2 Grid

Sep 30, 2005

Petersen/ White Lightning to Start Petit Enduro from Third on GT2 Grid BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 30, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT2 class point leader, will start tomorrow’s 10 hour/ 1,000 mile Petit Le Mans third on the class grid. Patrick Long (Las ... Continue reading

Graham Rahal Confirmed as Youngest Driver to Win SCCA Runoffs Championship

Sep 30, 2005

For Immediate Release Graham Rahal Confirmed as Youngest Driver to Win SCCA Runoffs Championship TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 30, 2005) - For all the accolades his famous father Bobby accumulated in his career, Graham Rahal will always have a one-up on his dad. At the age of 16 years, nine months and 20 days, Graham Rahal, of N ... Continue reading

Long Takes Thrilling Miata Cup N.A. Championship Race At Atlanta

Sep 30, 2005

For Immediate Release Long Takes Thrilling Miata Cup North American Championship Race At Road Atlanta BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 30, 2005) - Tom Long, of Raleigh, N.C., made a diving last-lap pass for the lead in turn 10 to take today's SCCA Pro Racing Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Presented by Hankook North American Championship wi ... Continue reading

Hall Surprises East Coast Drivers, Takes Miata Cup Shootout Pole In Atlanta

Sep 30, 2005

For Immediate Release Hall Surprises East Coast Drivers, Snags Miata Cup Shootout Pole At Road Atlanta BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 29, 2005) - Justin Hall may have never seen Road Atlanta prior to this week, but the SCCA Pro Racing Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Presented by Hankook Pacific Tour Champion from Davis, Calif., managed to ... Continue reading

Nissan Adds to SCCA Runoffs Championships Total with John Saurino's Nissan 240SX GT3 Victory; Nissan Wins Record 87th National Championship Title since 1967

Sep 28, 2005

LEXINGTON, Ohio--Sept. 27, 2005--With approximately one out of every 14 entrants at the 2005 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship Runoffs Presented by Kohler racing a Nissan or Datsun vehicle, it wasn't so much a question of if Nissan would add to its record number of manufacturer championships again ... Continue reading

Last Seven Championships Put Wraps on 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Sep 25, 2005

For Immediate Release Last Seven Championships Put Wraps on 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs LEXINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 25, 2005) - The 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs(r), the "Olympics" of Road Racing, crowned four first-time winners Sunday and wrapped up the week-long event that saw 734 drivers turn at lea ... Continue reading

White and Lux Vipers Take Two of Top-Five Spots at Runoffs

Sep 25, 2005

White and Lux Vipers Take Two of Top-Five Spots at Runoffs LEXINGTON, Ohio, September 24, 2005 - In one of the most exciting Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Touring One (T1) class events in recent memory, NayKid Racing placed its two KUMHO Tires/ Woodhouse Auto Family Dodge Viper SRT10s in the top-five at the SCCA Na ... Continue reading

Veteran Sets Record, Rookie Rolls on First Race Day at 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Sep 24, 2005

For Immediate Release Veteran Sets Record, Rookie Rolls on First Race Day of 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs LEXINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 23, 2005) - The weather at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course had been nearly perfect since Monday, so, of course, the skies on Friday - the first day of racing at the 2005 SCCA National C ... Continue reading

NayKid Racing Fastest at Runoffs, Ready to Strike with Two Vipers in Top-Four

Sep 23, 2005

NayKid Racing Fastest at Runoffs, Ready to Strike with Two Vipers in Top-Four LEXINGTON, Ohio, September 22, 2005 - NayKid Racing continued to pile accolades onto the Dodge Viper SRT10 today in qualifying for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by KohlerR. Scotty B. White (Puyallup, Wash.) won the pole pos ... Continue reading