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: AmeriSuites To Sponsor Rookie-Of-The-Year Award
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. - The Trans-Am Series and the Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) today announced that AmeriSuites will be the title sponsor of the AmeriSuites Rookie of the Year Award. In addition, AmeriSuites has been named the Preferred Hotel of th ... 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
SCCA: Johnson, Wright appointed to SCCA Pro Racing posts
Apr 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 6, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. announced two new appointments today, naming Steve Johnson President and CEO and Mitch Wright Vice President and General Manager. Johnson replaces Nick Craw, who took over the interim post as President and ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Johnson Controls to Sponsor Long Beach Race
Mar 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel March 31, 2001 Miami - Johnson Controls, a global market leader in automotive systems and facility management and control, has been named the title sponsor of the upcoming Johnson Controls 100 on April 8 in Long Beach, Calif., for the third consecutive year. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Detroit, Lime Rock Races Added To World Challenge Schedule
Mar 27, 2001
March 27, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-The SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge has announced two additions to its 2001 Speedvision GT and Touring Car Schedules. The Speedvision GT Championship will travel to the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit June 15-17, while the Speedvision Touring Car Championship will ho ... Continue reading
SCCA: Restructuring Prepares the SCCA for the Future
Mar 23, 2001
The press release below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, please send your request to: kspitzner@scca.org. DO NOT reply to the list. RESTRUCTURING PREPARES SCCA® FOR THE FUTURE 19 March, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.â”In an e ... Continue reading
ALMS: Wollek funeral set for Friday, March 30 in France
Mar 23, 2001
March 23, 2001 ATLANTA, Georgia - – Bob Wollek, of Strasbourg, France, who died on March 16 in a non-racing traffic accident in Sebring, Florida, will be laid to rest on Friday, March 30, in Klingenthal, France – at the church where he was christened 57 years ag o. Wollek, one of the greatest sports car rac ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW M3 GTR Finishes Third in GT Class Debut
Mar 19, 2001
March 18, 2001 SEBRING, Fla., -- The largest crowd ever assembled (170,000 estimated) to watch a Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring witnessed another BMW motorsports achievement as the newly introduced No. 42 BMW Motorsport M3 GTR of JJ Lehto and Jorg Muller finished third in the GT class. The GTR covered 323 laps around the ... Continue reading
SEBRING: Audi Scores Michelin's Third Consecutive Sebring Victory
Mar 19, 2001
March 18, 2001 * Audi Scores Michelin's Third Consecutive Sebring Victory - Michelin-shod Audi R8s swept the top four positions and scored Michelin's third consecutive 12 Hours at Sebring victory today. Rinaldo Capello, Michele Alboreto and Laurent Aiello finished .482 seconds ahead of second-place finishers Frank Biel ... Continue reading
SEBRING: M3 GTR Finishes Third in GT Class Debut, PTG M3 Fourth
Mar 18, 2001
March 18, 2001 Fans watching the 49th annual Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring witnessed another BMW performance the German marque has come to deliver so often here. In its debut race the new No. 42 BMW Motorsport M3 GTR of JJ Lehto and Jorg Muller finished third in class, covering 323 laps around the 3.7-mile circuit and s ... Continue reading
Tuthill Wins First SCCA International Rally in 13 Years
Mar 18, 2001
The press release below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, please send your request to: kspitzner@scca.org. DO NOT reply to the list. For immediate release 17 March, 2001 SCCA® ProRallysm Championship - Round 2 - Cherokee Trails ... Continue reading
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