Feb 6, 2005
Baldwin-Tafel Racing Set to Make 24 Hour Debut from Top-Five
Feb 5, 2005
Baldwin-Tafel Racing Set to Make 24 Hour Debut from Top-Five DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 4, 2005 - Baldwin-Tafel Racing is set to make its endurance racing debut in tomorrow's Rolex 24 At Daytona. The No. 73 Mesco Building Solutions/ Alchemy Training Solutions Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry qualified fifth on the Grand To ... 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 - Daytona Thursday
Feb 4, 2005
GT first qualifying The No. 65 Auto Gallery/TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car will start third on the GT grid after the first qualifying session for the 2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona. Andy Lally posted a qualifying lap of one minute 56. 567 seconds on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway infield road course. Because he qu ... Continue reading
STRAIGHT-RAIL LATE MODEL CARS TO BE PERMITTED IN NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION SHORT TRACK RACES
Jan 26, 2005
Local Racers to Benefit, Can Enter NASCAR Touring Series Events Using Own Car DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2005) – Beginning in 2005, NASCAR will once again allow straight-rail Late Model cars, which are raced at many short tracks and regional racing series throughout the nation, to compete in NASCAR AutoZone El ... Continue reading
Corvette C6-R Race Car Launches For 2005
Jan 13, 2005
C5-R Successor Built upon 50+ Years of History, Three Le Mans Titles, 35 Victories and Four Championships DETROIT – The brand-new Corvette C6-R race car will debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 2005 after a full year of rigorous testing and development. The two-car, factory-backed Chevrolet sports car progr ... Continue reading
Krohn Racing /TRG - Daytona test Friday
Jan 8, 2005
on pace Krohn Racing/TRG put a new Pontiac-powered Riley into the top two during the first day of practice for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Oliver Gavin set the the fastest team time on Friday afternoon with a lap of one minute 48.998 seconds on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway infield road course. He is drivin ... Continue reading
The 2006 Jaguar XK Victory Editions: A Celebration of Jaguar's Success in Trans-Am Racing
Jan 6, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 6 -- Making their world debut today at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2006 model year Jaguar XK 'Victory' editions celebrate Jaguar's four championship wins in the North American Trans-Am road racing series and add to a successful lineage of special and limited edition XKs introduced since its ... Continue reading
Max Papis Joins Cadillac Racing Team, Returns To SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT
Jan 4, 2005
DETROIT - Cadillac announced today that 2004 Grand American Daytona Prototype champion Max Papis is joining its CTS-V race team on a full time basis. Cadillac will return to the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series for the 2005 racing season. Papis will drive the #16 CTS-V, and returning driver Andy Pilgrim will again ... Continue reading
Jan 3, 2005
TRG - east and west The Racer's Group (TRG) has expanded to offer its professional and club-racing customers bi-coastal service in North America. TRG East, based in Pompano Beach, Fla. (35 miles north of Miami), is owned and managed by Peter Baron. The east division joins the Sonoma, Calif.-based parent company owned b ... Continue reading
Legendary Driver Milt Minter Passed Away
Jan 2, 2005
The Historic Motorsprts Assosiation reported that driver Milt Minter passed away on December 23. As many of you know, he fought a gallant battle with cancer for the last couple of years and unfortunately the cancer won out. Oh, the racing stories he is telling to all his old friends and racing buddies up in the sky. We ... Continue reading
Craig Stanton Honored At Porsche Motorsport Banquet
Dec 21, 2004
Craig Stanton Honored At Porsche Motorsport Banquet LONG BEACH, Calif., December 21, 2004 – Bringing to a close his most successful season of professional sportscar racing, Craig Stanton was honored by Porsche this past weekend in Weissach, Germany. Stanton was named runner-up for one of the most coveted awards i ... Continue reading
Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Two Spots in Porsche Cup Top-5
Dec 20, 2004
Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Two Spots in Porsche Cup Top-5 LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 20, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing was well represented on Saturday evening at the Porsche Motorsports Banquet in Weissach, Germany. The highlight of the evening was the awarding of this year’s Pors ... Continue reading
TRG - Team16 youngest Daytona 24 entry
Dec 6, 2004
TEAM16 The Racer's Group (TRG) is ready to set a record at the 2005 Rolex 24 at Daytona - the team will introduce the youngest driver lineup in the 43-year history of the event. Brad Coleman of Houston, Colin Braun of Ovalo, Texas, and Adrian Carrio of Monument, Colo., all age 16, will drive the No. 16 Team16 Porsche 9 ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
