Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway
Apr 3, 2005
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
Apr 2, 2005
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
Mar 30, 2005
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
Mar 28, 2005
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
Mar 28, 2005
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
Mar 28, 2005
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
Mar 20, 2005
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
Mar 19, 2005
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
Mar 18, 2005
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
Mar 15, 2005
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
GARDEMEISTER EXTENDS FORD'S SCORING RECORD IN MEXICO
Mar 14, 2005
BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Toni Gardemeister and Jakke Honkanen finished sixth on the Corona Rally Mexico today to extend Ford's record-breaking points scoring tally to 47 rallies with the Focus RS World Rally Car. The Finns maintained their 100 per cent record in this season's FIA World Rally Championship and ed ... Continue reading
mericans Win Grand Am Cup Series Race in Santa Domingo
Mar 13, 2005
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic March 13, 2005; Peter Prengman writing for the AP reported that Americans Bill Auberlen and Justin Marks won the first Grand Am Cup Series race outside North America on Sunday, surviving the heat and a power outage midway through the race. The race was temporarily stopped near the half ... Continue reading
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
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