News By Topic: Professional SportsCar Racing

Hearn Motorsports Announces Addition of Jaskol and Soppe To Star Mazda Team

Mar 7, 2005

Hearn Motorsports Announces Addition of Jaskol and Soppe To Star Mazda Team LAS VEGAS, Nev., March 7, 2005 - Hearn Motorsports owner Richie Hearn (Las Vegas, Nev.) is pleased to announce Matt Jaskol as driver of his No. 7 Hearn Motorsports entry in the Star Mazda Series North American Championship. Jaskol, also of Las ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Makes Strong Debut for New Chassis

Mar 6, 2005

Shane Lewis Makes Strong Debut For New Chassis HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 5, 2005 - Shane Lewis came into today's Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series' Grand Prix of Miami with a Riley chassis that is new to the Southard Motorsports team. Not knowing the particulars of the car in combination with the BMW V8 that powers i ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Homestead practice

Mar 4, 2005

double home Krohn Racing/TRG has a multinational driver lineup for the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with German Jörg Bergmeister and Italian Max Papis in the No. 66 Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI and Swede Nic Jönsson paired with American Tracy Krohn in the No. 67 Pontiac-Riley. Papis, who s ... Continue reading

TRG and TRG East - Homestead practice

Mar 4, 2005

rookie speed Bryan Sellers had a fast introduction to sports-car racing when he turned the fastest GT lap during opening practice for Saturday's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sellers covered the 2.3-mile infield road course in one minute 21.482 seconds in the No. 61 TRG East Porsche 911 GT3 ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Debuts New Car At Homestead

Mar 2, 2005

Shane Lewis Debuts New Car At Homestead HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 1, 2005 - For Shane Lewis getting to race at his 'home' track this weekend in the Grand Prix of Miami is an enticing prospect. However, making the Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) event even more special to the Jupiter, Fla. resident is that Lewis will be deb ... Continue reading

Dodge Motorsports and NayKid Racing Announce 2005 Viper T1 Program

Feb 16, 2005

Dodge Motorsports and NayKid Racing Announce 2005 Viper T1 Program PUYALLUP, WASH., February 16, 2005 - Dodge Motorsports and NayKid Racing are proud to announce that the multi-division Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) champions will make a momentous move and campaign two Dodge Viper SRT-10s in the 2005 SCCA T1 class. ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Rolex 24

Feb 11, 2005

early out Terry Borcheller got less track time than he expected when his car retired from the 2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona, held in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 5 and 6. After winning the event last year, the early race withdrawal was especially frustrating. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., qualified the No. 54 Bell Motors ... Continue reading

BMW TEAM PTG M3s WITHDRAWN FROM ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA IN EIGHTH HOUR

Feb 8, 2005

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 7, 2005... Both BMW Team PTG M3s were withdrawn in the eighth hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona after the two cars suffered right rear wheel stud failures. The No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3 of Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand, Chris Gleason and Ian James completed 199 laps and was credited with a 30th plac ... Continue reading

Baldwin-Tafel Racing Earns Fourth At 24 Hour Debut

Feb 7, 2005

Baldwin-Tafel Racing Earns Fourth At 24 Hour Debut DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 6, 2005 - Baldwin-Tafel Racing made a dramatic debut in their first Rolex 24 At Daytona with a fourth-place finish, 13th overall. The No. 73 Mesco Building Solutions/Davis Communications Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry worked as high as second-p ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Marks Career Milestone at Daytona

Feb 7, 2005

Shane Lewis Marks Career Milestone at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 6, 2005 - As Shane Lewis belted into No. 3 OZEXE/ PAP-PARTS Cegwa Sport-Southard Motorsports Lexus-FABCAR Daytona Prototype (DP) yesterday afternoon, the Jupiter, Fla. resident passed a career milestone. The 2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season ... Continue reading

Angelelli, Taylor, Collard Win at Daytona

Feb 6, 2005

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. February 6, 2005; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that a Pontiac-powered Riley prototype co-driven by sports car aces Max Angelelli, Wayne Taylor and Emmanuel Collard coasted to victory Sunday in the Rolex 24 sports car endurance race. It wasn't supposed to be so easy in a race that saw a re ... Continue reading

TRG / TRG East - Rolex 24 final

Feb 6, 2005

TRG and TRG East 18h to 24h car GT position at 24h 16 7 61 3 62 23 63 8 64 27 (out of race) 65 5 race report time car driver action 18h15 61 Nearn tires, fuel, rear brake pads 18h46 62 change Fujita in, tires, fuel 19h 65 change Lally in, tires, fuel 19h23 63 change Flanagan in, tires, fuel 19h27 16 change Carrio in, t ... Continue reading

All-Star Lineup Creating Buzz at Daytona

Feb 4, 2005

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Feb 4, 2005; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported the cars are exotic and the engines whine rather than growl. It's sports car time at Daytona. And this year, the Rolex 24 seems somewhat like a stock car race rather than an endurance event. At least part of the reason for the added excitement at ... Continue reading

Oil Company to Sponsor Paul Newman and All-Star Racing Team in Rolex 24 Daytona Event

Feb 4, 2005

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--Feb. 4, 2005--ChevronTexaco today announced it will sponsor the race car driven by Paul Newman and a championship team of drivers in the Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway on February 5-6. Newman will pilot the car, which will sport the Chevron logo, along with Sebastien Bourdais, Crist ... Continue reading

TRG and TRG East - Rolex 24 preview

Jan 27, 2005

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