Leitzinger Quickest In Wednesday Practice
Jul 4, 2002
EDITORS NOTE Photos from today's practice session are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. For additional information: Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde 386-795-1189 (cell); CHyde@grand-am.com (email) ******************************************************* ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2002
NASCAR guest Rand Racing hopes to celebrate the fourth of July with its seventh-consecutive SRPII victory in the Rolex Sports Car Series. The team has reason for optimism as it returns to the site of its first two victories - the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course in Daytona Beach, Fla. With six class ... Continue reading
6 Hours of The Glen to Air on PEED Channel This Weekend
Jun 27, 2002
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** 6 Hours of The Glen to Air on SPEED Channel This Weekend What: Last weekend's 6 Hours of The Glen from Watkins Glen International will be broadcast on SPEED Channel this weekend. When: Saturday, June 29th 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET 12:30 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. ET Where: SPEED Channel (check your local cab ... Continue reading
SHANE LEWIS TO DO SPORTS CAR WEEKEND DOUBLE
Jun 26, 2002
SHANE LEWIS www.shanelewis.com SHANE LEWIS TO DO SPORTS CAR WEEKEND DOUBLE —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— JUPITER, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2002 – Following the great American tradition of playing two baseball games back-to-back, Shane Lewis, of Jupiter, Florida, will attempt his own sort of amazing motorsport ... Continue reading
GM to Celebrate Corvette's Le Mans Victory at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Jun 22, 2002
FOR RELEASE: June 21, 2002 GM to Celebrate Corvette's Le Mans Victory at Goodwood Festival of Speed DETROIT - Chevrolet's Corvette has conquered the 24 Hours of Le Mans for two straight years, scoring consecutive one-two GTS finishes in the world's most demanding endurance race. This year's Le Mans-winning No. 63 Corve ... Continue reading
Rolex Series, Grand-Am Cup Drivers Kickoff Racing Weekend with 2 Hours of Go-Kart Racing
Jun 20, 2002
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Rolex Series, Grand-Am Cup Drivers Kickoff Racing Weekend with 2 Hours of Go-Kart Racing What: Watkins Glen International will kickoff the Sports Car Grand Prix weekend of racing with the 2 Hours of Go-Kart Racing, featuring drivers from the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Ser ... Continue reading
Street Stock Racing Heads to The Glen
Jun 19, 2002
EDITORS NOTE: The latest results, point standings and photos are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. Additional information may be requested from: Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde (386) 795-1189 cell; email: CHyde@grand-am.com *************************** ... Continue reading
Audi wins third straight Le Mans title
Jun 17, 2002
June 16, 2002 LE MANS, France -- Audi swept the top three places in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on, as Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro became the first trio to win the event three years running. Starting in second place, Biela, Kristensen and Pirro took the lead after three hours and remained in front until ... Continue reading
Alex Job racers win at Le Mans
Jun 17, 2002
Alex Job Racing drivers finished first and second in the GT class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. Lucas Luhr took the GT pole position in The Racer's Group Porsche and went on to win the class with his Alex Job teammate Timo Bernhard and team owner Kevin Buckler. Jörg Bergmeister and Sascha Maassen drove ... Continue reading
24 Hours of Le Mans Drives Millions of Worldwide Fans to the Web with the Help of Canto Cumulus
Jun 14, 2002
LE MANS, France & SAN FRANCISCO--June 14, 2002-- Canto selected by Automobile Club de L'Ouest to manage extensive image archive of global motorsports events Canto, the global leader in digital asset management solutions, today announced that ACO (Automobile Club de L'Ouest), organizer of the world-famous 24 Hours of Le ... Continue reading
Jun 13, 2002
NOVI, Mich., June 13 -- As Teresa Earnhardt went on stage to accept her late husband's "Horsepower" statuette for his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, she spontaneously walked to Dale's famous number three car, which was center stage, and kissed it. She then turned to the audience and asked them, ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Cup Team Grooming Engineers of Tomorrow
Jun 8, 2002
Grand-Am Cup Team Grooming Engineers of Tomorrow DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 7, 2002) - In addition to providing a place for drivers to develop into the stars of tomorrow, the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series is also grooming some of the engineering leaders of the future. SpeedSource, the 2001 Grand-Am Cup Grand Sport II ... Continue reading
Bill Auberlen and two great cars
Jun 6, 2002
Bill Auberlen heads to France this week for the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the comfort of knowing he is exactly where he wants to be - in the driver's seats of two great race cars. The Hermosa Beach, Calif., driver wasn't idle for long after his BMW team withdrew from sports-car competition in January. Ferra ... Continue reading
Brumos Racing Holds First Daytona Prototype Driver Fitting
Jun 3, 2002
Brumos Racing Holds First Daytona Prototype Driver Fitting DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 3, 2002) -- Brumos Racing made history last January when it became the first team to announce plans to contest a Daytona Prototype in the 2003 Rolex Sports Car Series season. The renowned race team took the next step when drivers Hurle ... Continue reading
Picchio Becomes First Approved European Daytona Prototype Constructor
May 30, 2002
Picchio Becomes First Approved European Daytona Prototype Constructor Two Championship Drivers Already Slated to Race in Picchio DP2 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 29, 2002) -- Grand American Road Racing Association announced today that Daytona Prototype chassis and bodywork designs submitted by Picchio SpA have been approve ... Continue reading
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