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Californian Craig Stanton Podiums At Home Track, Third Top-Four of Season

Californian Craig Stanton Podiums At Home Track, Third Top-Four of Season

Californian Craig Stanton Podiums At Home Track, Third Top-Four of Season FONTANA, Calif., April 3, 2005 - Craig Stanton continued his top-four finish streak at today's Grand American 400 at California Speedway with a third-place in GT class. The third-round of the 2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series marked his ... Continue reading

2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series-Aasco Motorsports debuts 2005 Season with Top-Four

2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series-Aasco Motorsports debuts 2005 Season with Top-Four

Aasco Motorsports Debuts 2005 Season with Top-Four FONTANA, Calif., April 3, 2005 - Aasco Motorsports made an impressive 2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series debut here at California Speedway today. The Dennis Aase-owned operation, from nearby Anaheim, qualified the No. 26 New Century Mortgage Porsche 911 GT3 Cu ... Continue reading

Autosport Development Final Race Report

Autosport Development Final Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Autosport Development GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Final Race Report Hayner, ends St. Pete with an 18th place finish St. Petersburg, Fla. – April 3 2005 After starting 18th on the grid, Autosport Development driver, Stu Hayner [GMAC Comme ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Fontana race

Krohn/TRG - Fontana race

photos at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm action! The Krohn Racing/TRG cars saw more action than the team wanted in the Rolex Sports Car Series race at California Speedway. Jörg Bergmeister led the first part ... Continue reading

TRG - Fontana race

TRG - Fontana race

photos at HYPERLINK "http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm" http://theracer sgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm repeat podium TRG drivers Marc Bunting and Andy Lally strengthened their lead in Rolex Sports Car Series GT championship standings with their second-consecutive podium of the se ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway

Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway

Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway FONTANA, Calif., April 3, 2005 - Shane Lewis spent his first laps at the top of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype (DP) field in today's Grand American 400 from California Speedway. He did so in dramatic and convincing style. The California-native and J ... Continue reading

TRG - Fontana practice

TRG - Fontana practice

Fontana times TRG driver Andy Lally posted the fourth-fastest GT time in Friday practice for the Rolex Sports Car Series race at California Speedway. Lally was quick early in the day, lapping the 2.88-mile infield road course in one minute 43.297 seconds in the No. 65 Auto Gallery/TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. He and hi ... Continue reading

Craig Stanton Hopes for Home track Advantage at California Speedway

Craig Stanton Hopes for Home track Advantage at California Speedway

Craig Stanton Hopes for Home Track Advantage at California Speedway LONG BEACH, Calif., March 29, 2005 - Long Beach-resident Craig Stanton is eagerly anticipating his return to California Speedway in Sunday's Grand American 400. Stanton, who clinched the 2004 Grand-Am Cup Driver Championship at the Fontana-area track l ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Fontana preview

Terry Borcheller - Fontana preview

Most drivers give their sponsors race reports. Terry Borcheller gives his sponsor two races. The Gainesville, Ga., driver will compete in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup races at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on April 2 and 3 – just 15 miles from the corporate headquarters of his primary pe ... Continue reading

Performance Motorsport Welcomes BorgWarner Turbo Systems as Sponsor for the 2005 Season

Performance Motorsport Welcomes BorgWarner Turbo Systems as Sponsor for the 2005 Season

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Performance Motorsport is proud to welcome BorgWarner Turbo Systems as an associate sponsor for the 2005. With the season opener just around the corner, Performance Motorsport finds itself putting another crucial piece of the racing, marketing, and sponsorship puzzle in place with the addition of ... Continue reading

Aasco Motorsports Announces 2005 Rolex Series Schedule For Long, Flanagan

Aasco Motorsports Announces 2005 Rolex Series Schedule For Long, Flanagan

Aasco Motorsports Announces 2005 Rolex Series Schedule For Long, Flanagan ANAHEIM, Calif., March 28, 2005 - Motorsports legend Dennis Aase's Aasco Motorsports will make its Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series return at California Speedway on April 3rd. The Fontana, California-round will be the first of six GT class ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Third Jewel In Endurance Racing Triple crown

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Third Jewel In Endurance Racing Triple crown

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Third Jewel In Endurance Racing Triple Crown SEBRING, Fla., March 19, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing earned the third victory in endurance sports car racing’s prestigious triple crown- wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona 24 Hours and the Mobil 1 Twel ... Continue reading

Mazda Rotary Power Returns to Top-Level Sports-Car Racing

Mazda Rotary Power Returns to Top-Level Sports-Car Racing

SEBRING, Fla., March 18 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) and MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development today announced that Mazda will return to the top level of professional sports car racing as an engine supplier in the LMP-2 class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The company will provide engineering and tech ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Wins First GT2 Pole at Sebring

Petersen/ White Lightning Wins First GT2 Pole at Sebring

Petersen/ White Lightning Wins First GT2 Pole at Sebring SEBRING, Fla., March 17, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing was awarded its first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT2 class pole position today at Sebring International Raceway (SIR). Due to inclement weather in central Florida, the starting ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Sebring preview

Terry Borcheller - Sebring preview

Terry Borcheller is impressed with his team's preparation for the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, the 2005 American Le Mans Series season opener. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., will drive the No. 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Saleen S7R in the March 19 race with Ralf Kelleners of Germany and Johnny Mowlem of England. The race, ... Continue reading

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