U.S. F2000 Thursday Test Notes from Road America
Jul 6, 2001
Thursday Test Notes from Road America - No. 3 Bell had a large crash in the first session. the car flipped end over end and then barrell rolled after exiting turn three. The car was extensively damaged, but the driver was uninjured. The team prepared another car and Bell ran in the afternoon session. ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Powell Corvette Earns Fourth-Consecutive Victory
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 ALTON, Va. -- Powell Motorsports appears as if it cannot be stopped. The team picked up its fourth-consecutive victory at the Virginia Festival of Speed in the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series three-hour endurance race. Drivers Devon Powell, of Port Perry, Ont., and Doug Goad, of Farmington Hills, Mich., p ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Tommy Bahama/Tom Gloy Racing entry finishes 6th at Cleveland
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 CLEVELAND -- The 2001 BFGoodrich Trans-Am Series continued today, in the fifth of eleven races, at Clevelandâ™s temporary racetrack at the Burke Lakefront Airport. Tom Gloy Racing fielded two entries in the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Trans-Am Series. The 2000 Trans-Am Champion, Brian Simo, finished sixt ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Gentilozzi Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory At Cleveland
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 Cleveland - Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) scored his third consecutive victory of the season this afternoon in the Trans-Am Series 100 presented by Simple Green. With the win, Gentilozzi moved past Bob Tullius into third on the All-Time victory list with 22 career wins. The race ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Gentilozzi Grabs Fourth Consecutive Pole Of Season At Cleveland
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 Cleveland -- Paul Gentilozzi (#3 Johnson Controls HomeLink Jaguar XKR) picked up his fourth consecutive pole of the 2001 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup season to win the Motorcity True Performance Pole Award this afternoon during Fast Five Qualifying. In addition, Gentilozzi picked up an add ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Provisional Qualifying Results, Cleveland
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 Cleveland, Ohio -- The provisional qualifying positions for Saturday's 47-lap, 100 mile Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Round Number 5, at Burke Lakefront Airport, with starting position, driver, hometown and fast lap with speed. 1. Paul Gentilozzi, Lansing, Mich., 1:13.397, 103.296. 2. Brian ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Hiskey Looking Forward to First Trip to Road America
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 PHOENIX, Arizona - Grand American Rolex Series driver Kim Hiskey (Monroe, WA) is looking forward to taking her first laps around the 4-mile, 14-turn road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. "I have heard so many great things about this track," Hiskey said. "Everyone has told me how fun the track is to race ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Lexus IS 300 Looks for A Podium at V.I.R.
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 Event: Virginia "Festival of Speed" Grand-Am Cup Race Location: Virginia International Raceway - Alton, Virginia Dates: Qualifying - Saturday, June 30 (11-11:45 a.m. ET) Race - Saturday, June 30 (5-8 p.m. ET) Cars: No. 0 Lexus IS 300 (Sports Touring Class) * Terry Borcheller, Phoenix, Ariz. * Chuck Goldsb ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Race Preview
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 First Trans-Am Series Race Winner Hans Stuck Last Trans-Am Series Race Winner Paul Gentilozzi, 2000 Number of Apearance by Trans-Am Series 10 (1988-1991, 1994-1998, 2000) Narrowest Margin of Victory 0.193 seconds, Bill Saunders over Brian Simo, ... Continue reading
M. Goldstein Places 28th While FLEMING Wins At Sears Point Spec Racer Final
Jun 25, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 22, 2001 Contact SCCA Pro Racing, 303-694-7223, kkrauss@sccapro.com FLEMING TAKES PRO SPEC RACER ROUND FOUR AT SEARS POINT SONOMA, Calif. (June 22, 2001)-Lee Fleming, of Lakeforest, Calif., took the win while dominating Round Four of the SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer series at Sears Point Ra ... Continue reading
SCCA: Supercharged Acura NSX has boost cut
Jun 23, 2001
June 23, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -In the first of what may be several forthcoming competition adjustments in the Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship, SCCA Pro Racing has cut the maximum boost pressure on the supercharged Acura NSX. Campaigned only by RealTime Racing in 2001 thus far, the blown NSX is now restrict ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Trans-Am Drivers Play Prominent Role In NASCAR Race At Sears Point
Jun 22, 2001
June 22, 2001 Miami - Defending BFGoodrich Tires Cup Champion Brian Simo leads a pack of eight former and current Trans-Am Series drivers into this weekend’s NASCAR Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Simo will be joined by former Trans-Am Series champions Dorsey Schroeder, Scott Pruett a ... Continue reading
GOUGHARY JR. CAPTURES THIRD CAREER POLE AT SEARS POINT
Jun 22, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 22, 2001 Contact SCCA Pro Racing, 303-694-7223, kkrauss@sccapro.com GOUGHARY JR. CAPTURES THIRD CAREER POLE AT SEARS POINT SONOMA, Calif. (June 22, 2001)-Jim Goughary Jr., of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., earned the pole in the final qualifying session for today's Round Four Pro Spec Racer race a ... Continue reading
PRO SPEC RACER ROUND FOUR PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM SEA RS POINT RACEWAY
Jun 22, 2001
Sonoma, Calif. -- Provisional qualifying session times for the 26-lap, 50.674-mile Pro Spec Racer Round Four race at Sears Point Raceway, with provisional qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1. (17), John Black, Tahoe City, Calif., Spec Racer, 1:28.00 ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2001
Sonoma, Calif. -- Practice Session times for the 26-lap, 50.674-mile Pro Spec Racer Round Four race at Sears Point Raceway, with practice position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1 (17), John Black, Tahoe City, Calif., Spec Racer, 1:28.679, 79.121. 2 (2), Lee Fleming ... Continue reading
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