GRAND AM: Dyson Fastest in Sun Automotive 200 Practice
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Dyson Racing Team continued its stronghold on the field today during the first three practice sessions for this Saturday's Sun Automotive 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Drivers James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger piloted the #16 Ford Riley & Scott around the 1.51-mile road cours ... Continue reading
PSR Phoenix Provisional Qualifying
Apr 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 PHOENIX, Ariz.. - Barney Moen, of Hesperia, Calif., had the fast lap for the first session of qualifying for Saturday's season-opening Pro Spec Racer race at Phoenix International Raceway. Steve Ott, of Brighton, Colo. and Lee Fleming, of Lakeforest, Calif. rounded out the top three. Under cloudy conditi ... Continue reading
Apr 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 Goodyear, AZ- Practice times for the 30-lap, 45.45-mile Pro Spec Racer event at Phoenix International Raceway, with practice position, car number, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (48), Steve Ott, Spec Racer, 1:09.772, 78.168. 2 (2), Lee Fleming, Lakeforest, Calif., Spec Racer, ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW Team PTG continues countdown to Sears Point
Apr 19, 2001
April 19, 2001 Four weeks after a strong fourth-place GT class finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring, BMW Team PTG and BMW of North America continue the countdown to the next American Le Mans Series race on July 22 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and the debut of the V8-powered Team PTG BMW M3 GTR. So, are the PT ... Continue reading
SCCA: Archer returns to Speedvision GT in Corvette
Apr 18, 2001
April 18, 2001 HITCHCOCK-Grand Sport Racing and Bobby Archer Motorsports have announced that 1999 SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Champion Bobby Archer will drive the No. 08 Grand Sport Racing/KB Enterprises Chevrolet Corvette C5 at Mosport International Raceway, May 20. While the Archer name is synonymo ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW M3 GTR shows its pace at Donnington Park
Apr 16, 2001
April 16, 2001 Munich/Donington. BMW Motorsport's new BMW M3 GTRs showed impressive pace in the European round of the American Le Mans Series at Donington Park in England (track length 4.020km), but both cars struck trouble and retired before the chequered flag. The race started in fine style with Fredrik Ekblom (S) in ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Fans Invited To Variety of Special Sunday Attractions at Irwindale
Apr 14, 2001
April 14, 2001 Irwindale, Calif. - - Yeah … Saturday night's all right for racin', but, just look what's happening on some upcoming Sundays at Irwindale Speedway this season: SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2001: Red 5 Adventures presents the IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX, a day of exhilarating bicycle races on the smooth high ... Continue reading
ALMS: Race Report For The European Le Mans Series at Donington Park
Apr 14, 2001
April 14, 2001 * Michelin-shod Audis Sweep Podium - Starting from the pole position, Rinaldo Capello and Tom Kristensen won today's inaugural European Le Mans Series (ELMS) race at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. Teammates Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro finished second ahead of Stefan Johansson and Guy Smith in t ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Trans-Am Series Announces Mid-Ohio Weekend
Apr 14, 2001
April 14, 2001 Miami - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup has announced a schedule addition, the Trans-Am Series 100, to be held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on the weekend of August 25-26. The event will serve as the ninth race on the 11 race Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup schedule. The Tr ... Continue reading
SCCA: Perry named World Challenge technical director
Apr 13, 2001
April 13, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. has appointed Gary Perry to the position of Technical Director for the Speedvision World Challenge Championships. Perry joins the full-time SCCA Pro Racing staff after serving on the World Challenge technical field staff from 1997-2000. He will take over the technica ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Lou Gigliotti Picks Up Second Career Victory
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. -- Lou Gigliotti (#28 LG Motorsports G2 Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette) picked up his second career Trans-Am Series victory this afternoon in the Johnson Controls 100 presented by Simple Green. Gigliotti’s last Trans-Am ... Continue reading
CART Veteran Scott Pruett Wins the 25th Anniversary Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Ten-year CART racing veteran Scott Pruett took the overall checkered flag at the 25th annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race from a field of celebrity and professional drivers - just edging out last year's winner Josh Brolin. Toy ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Paul Gentilozzi Grabs Pole At Long Beach
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. -- Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) stormed out of the first qualifying session to secure the pole for the Johnson Controls 100 presented by Simple Green, part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ... Continue reading
Trans-Am Series Announces Partnership With August Bishop
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup and the Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) today annouced that it has signed a strategic marketing agreement with August Bishop LLC to develop and implement a concerted multi-faceted ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Simple Green To Be Presenting Sponsor Of Johnson Controls 100
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Miami -- The Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) and the Trans-Am Series today announced that Simple Green, the world's leading product line of environmentally safe cleaning products, will be the presenting sponsor of the upcoming Johnson Controls 100 on ... Continue reading
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