LAUREL VIERA - THUNDER VALLEY RACING'S NOVEMBER DRIVER OF THE MONTH
Nov 8, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laurel Viera - Thunder Valley Racing's November Driver of the Month Laurel Viera's earliest memories of racing are of standing by her stepfather's racecar and holding his helmet--from age 3 and up. Her summers during elementary school were spent at the track including a stint as a trophy girl on h ... Continue reading
Rolex Series Announces Final Point Standings
Nov 7, 2001
Rolex Series Announces Final Point Standings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2001) - The Rolex Sports Car Series announced its final point standings for the 2001 team owner, driver and manufacturer championships. Dyson Racing Team and Archangel Motorsport Services were the big winners in the prototype classes, while G&W M ... Continue reading
Nov 4, 2001
Grand-Am Finale - Daytona International Speedway Rolex Series Quotes - Nov. 3, 2001 Andy Wallace, Second Place Overall Champion Racing #38 Porsche Lola "I thought he'd have to work very hard to get past me. That's what I thought. But I got stupid on the yellow. I didn't see where the incident was and he did. ... Continue reading
Dyson Wraps up Championships with win in Daytona
Nov 4, 2001
Dyson Wraps up Championships with win in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2001) -- Rob Dyson, of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., cheered from the pits as Englishman James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger, of State College, Pa., drove his Dyson Racing Team #16 Ford-powered Riley & Scott to victory in the Grand-Am Finale at Dayton ... Continue reading
Little Changed In Grand Am Road Racing 2002 Rule Book
Nov 2, 2001
Little Changed In 2002 Rule Book DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2001) - The most dramatic change anyone will find in the 2002 Grand American Road Racing Association Rule Book is the inclusion of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series into the book, combining it with the rules for the Rolex Sports Car Series. The book will ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Announces 2002 Racing Schedules
Nov 2, 2001
Grand-Am Announces 2002 Racing Schedules DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2001) - Grand American Road Racing Association announced its 2002 schedules today for both the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series. The Rolex Series will run a 10-race schedule, while nine confirmed races for Grand-Am Cup wer ... Continue reading
Nov 2, 2001
Grand-Am Finale News & Notes Daytona International Speedway - Nov. 1, 2001 Doran/Lista Unveils New Dallara The Doran/Lista Racing Team unveiled its new Judd-powered Dallara at the Grand-Am Finale today. The team ran a Ferrari chassis for most of the season, winning two races at Watkins Glen and Road America. However ca ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Lexus aims for team, driver championships at Daytona
Nov 1, 2001
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 31, 2001) - Heading into this weekend's season-ending Grand-Am Cup race at Daytona International Speedway, Team Lexus - powered by the Lexus IS 300 - looks to parlay victory in the four-hour endurance race on Friday, Nov. 2, into team and driver championships in the compact sports sedan's firs ... Continue reading
US F2000 driver tests Formula 3000 car
Nov 1, 2001
FAIRFIELD, N.J. (October 29, 2001)â” This past week U.S. F2000 National Championship driver Arnold Brinkmann participated in a FIA Formula 3000 International Championship test. Brinkmann contested the two-day test with Italian-based Coloni Motorsport. Running on the challenging 2.71-mile Estoril road course in ... Continue reading
Home Boys From Central Florida, Drivers And Teams Looking for Victory at Grand-Am Finale in Daytona
Nov 1, 2001
Central Florida Drivers, Teams Looking for Victory at Grand-Am Finale in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 31, 2001) -- Several Central Florida drivers and teams from both the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series will look to score a victory this weekend in the Grand-Am Finale, part of the Manhe ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Law to Pull Triple Duty at Finale
Oct 30, 2001
PHOENIX, Arizona (October 30, 2001) â“ Grand American Road Racing Series driver, Darren Law, is getting as much seat time as possible at the Grand-Am Finale at Daytona International Speedway. Lawâ™s main priority of the weekend will be navigating the #81 G&W Motorsports/Motorola/Commscope Porsche GT3- ... Continue reading
SCCA: Vision Entertainment joins SCCA Sponsorship
Oct 30, 2001
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (October 29, 2001) -- The Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. have named Vision Entertainment to its sales and marketing services force. Vision Entertainment, of Laguna Beach, Calif., will oversee new sponsorship and sales ventures pertaining to the Rally, Solo and Club Racing de ... Continue reading
Race Rock Las Vegas Collection To Be Auctioned-One Race Themed Restaraunt Too Many?
Oct 23, 2001
Car Enthusiasts From Around the World Compete for First Opportunity to Bid On Cars and Racing Memorabilia From Las Vegas' Race Rock Restaurant SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 23 -- Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has signed a deal to auction the world's greatest automotive memorabilia collection from the motorsports themed Rac ... Continue reading
Driver Spotlight on Chris Bingham
Oct 18, 2001
Driver Spotlight on Chris Bingham DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2001) - After starting the 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series season on a low note with an early exit from the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Chris Bingham is looking forward to changing his luck during his second trip to Daytona International Speedway for the Grand-Am Fi ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Adds VIR to 2002 Race Schedule
Oct 11, 2001
Grand-Am Adds VIR to 2002 Race Schedule DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 10, 2001) - A remarkable history of sports car racing will have a new chapter written when the Grand American Road Racing Association brings national championship racing back to Virginia International Raceway on Labor Day weekend (August 30 - Sept. 2) ... 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.
