News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

MAZDASPEED Motorsports: 2005 Racing Season Wrapup

Oct 16, 2005

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 16 -- With victories in every one of the professional series in which Mazda competes -- Grand Am Cup Street Touring, American Le Mans Series LMP-2, Sports Car Club of America SPEED World Challenge Touring Class and the National Hot Rod Association PRO FWD -- the 2005 season was a very good year for ... Continue reading

Night of Firsts Gives Petersen/ White Lightning a Trio of ALMS GT2 Championships

Oct 16, 2005

Night of Firsts Gives Petersen/ White Lightning a Trio of ALMS GT2 Championships MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 15, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing won their first-ever American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship today in convincing style with a GT2 class race victory in the Monterey Sports Car Champi ... 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

Valeo and Luc Alphand Join Forces for the Dakar Rally and Le Mans 24 Hours

Oct 6, 2005

PARIS, October 6 -- Valeo and French rally driver Luc Alphand have signed a three year partnership agreement for the Cross Country Rally World Cup and the Le Mans Endurance Series. This partnership, based on the shared values of performance and professionalism will help develop Valeo's brand image as an innovative corp ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports Overcomes Last Minute Changes, Puts two in Top-20

Oct 4, 2005

Hearn Motorsports Overcomes Last Minute Changes, Puts Two in Top-20 BRASELTON, Ga., Oct. 4, 2005 - Hearn Motorsports overcame a series of last minute changes leading into the Petit Le Mans-round of the Star Mazda Series North American Championship presented by Goodyear to put its two entries into the top-20 of the stro ... 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

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

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

It's Go Time: 23 Fields Ready for SCCA National Championship Runoffs Race Weekend

Sep 22, 2005

For Immediate Release It's Go Time: 23 Fields Ready for SCCA National Championship Runoffs Race Weekend LEXINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 22, 2005) - Maybe Wednesday was a wake-up call. Whatever it was, the troubles that plagued many drivers yesterday at the 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs(r) at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ... Continue reading

New Century Duo to Make DP Debut at The Glen

Sep 21, 2005

New Century Duo to Make DP Debut at The Glen WATKINS GLEN, NY., September 20, 2005 - Pat Flanagan (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Patrick Long (Las Vegas, Nev.) will make their Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype (DP) debuts this weekend at the historic Watkins Glen International race course. While both ... Continue reading