News By Topic: Sports Car Club of America

SCCA Pro Racing Year In Review 2005

Nov 3, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2005 Contact: John Thawley email: johnt@c2group.com tel: 248.356.5699 John Thawley Announces Release of SCCA Pro SPEED World Challenge Year In Review 2005 Yearbook Motorsports photographer, John Thawley, announced today the release of his SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Year in R ... Continue reading

2006 SCCA Hall of Fame Class Announced; Champions Buffum, Donohue Among Inductees

Nov 1, 2005

For Immediate Release 2006 SCCA Hall of Fame Class Announced; Champions Buffum, Donohue Among Inductees TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 1, 2005) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. (SCCA) announced today the five individuals that will be enshrined into its Hall of Fame in 2006. John Borhnoldt, John Buffum, Mark Donohue, Denise McClu ... Continue reading

Rookie Angelone Wins SPEED Touring Car Finale at Laguna, Cunningham, Acura Win Championships

Oct 17, 2005

For Immediate Release Rookie Angelone Wins SPEED Touring Car Finale at Laguna, Cunningham, Acura Win Championships MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2005) - Rookie driver John Angelone, of Bridgewater, N.J., earned the first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car victory of his career Sunday at the Monterey Sports ... Continue reading

Sascha Maassen - Laguna Seca victory

Oct 17, 2005

Sascha Maassen enjoyed a near-perfect race weekend, as he led the charge in the American Le Mans Series debut of the new Penske Porsche RS Spyder. Maassen, of Raeren, Belgium, took the LMP2 class pole position with a record lap time of one minute 15.606 seconds on the 2.238-mile Laguna Seca Raceway road course in Monte ... Continue reading

2006 Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Series Zoom-Zooms to Life

Oct 16, 2005

MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 16 -- During the Monterey Sports Car Championships event held this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development announced details of the much-anticipated 2006 Mazda MX-5 Cup, Presented by Hankook. The new series will replace the current very popular MAZDASPEED Miata Cu ... Continue reading

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