TRANS AM: Gentilozzi To Race Jaguar In 2001
Feb 8, 2001
LANSING, Mich. – Two-time Trans-Am champion Paul Gentilozzi will again campaign a Jaguar XKR in the 2001 Trans-Am Series. Gentilozzi debuted the XKR last season in Trans-Am competition, his third new marque in as many seasons. In 1999, Gentilozzi won the Drivers’ Championship driving a Ford Mustang. Gentilo ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: LAC Motorsports Announces New Crew Chief
Feb 8, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Kerry Alexander and LAC Motorsports proudly announce the addition of Nicholas Short as crew chief for the two-car Trans-Am Series team sponsored by Wickes Lumber and Trilithic Engineering. Short, who returns to the Trans-Am Series full time for the 2001 season, brings extensive sports car and road ... Continue reading
Goodyear Eagles, Chevrolet Corvette Win at Rolex 24 Hours
Feb 6, 2001
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 5 In its biggest sports car win ever, a Chevrolet Corvette C-5R on Goodyear Eagle race tires erased a 26-lap deficit and won the Rolex 24 Hour endurance race here. The two factory Corvette race cars finished first and second in the GTS class and first and fourth overall. The teams used Goodyea ... Continue reading
ROLEX 24: Nic Johnson gets podium finish at Daytona
Feb 4, 2001
Daytona, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2000) -- Nic Jonsson scored a podium finish in his first Rolex 24 at Daytona after battling heavy rain and mechanical problems during the grueling 24-hour endurance race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. He and co-drivers Rob Dyson, Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Max Papis drove the No. 20 D ... Continue reading
ROLEX 24: Porsche wins GT Title at Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
Feb 4, 2001
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - The Porsche marque showed again why it has dominated endurance racing worldwide for the last three decades as the #31 Petersen Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RS of Mike Fitzgerald/Randy Pobst/Christian Menzel/Lucas Luhr has won the GT class and finished second overall at the 2001 Rolex 24 Hours at ... Continue reading
ROLEX 24: 2001 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona - Final GT Results
Feb 4, 2001
Car # Drivers 31 Mike Fitzgerald/Lucas Luhr/Randy Pobst/Christian Menzel, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 648 laps 86 Wolfgang Kaufman/Lance Stewart/Cyril Chateau, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 644 laps 56 Fabio Rosa/Gabrio Rosa/Fabio Babini/Alex Caffi, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 637 laps 43 Kyle Petty/Leo Hindry/Gian Luigi Buitoni/Peter Baron, Po ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford Martini ready to mix Swedish cocktail on ice
Feb 3, 2001
The inhospitable weather offered by a Scandinavian winter provides the Ford Martini team with the opportunity to capitalise on its impressive opening to the FIA World Rally Championship last month. While the setting of the Swedish Rally (8 - 11 February) will be far removed from the glamour of Monaco, the conditions en ... Continue reading
ROLEX 24: Shane Lewis Update-- Hour 2
Feb 3, 2001
Shane Lewis-- #48 Aspen Knolls/ Pilbeam Racing America Pilbeam/ Nissan Early in the second hour the #48 Aspen Knolls/ Pilbeam Racing America entry is classified 58th overall, seventh in the SRPII class, 13 laps down to the leader. Despite an excellent start that saw Aspen Knolls' driver Shane Lewis earn several positio ... Continue reading
SCCA: Sunoco Race Fuels Announced as Official Fuel of SCCA
Feb 3, 2001
MARCUS HOOK, Pa., - Paul Schwab, Manager of Sunoco Performance Products announced today that Sunoco race fuels will be the official fuel of the Sports Car Club of America. “We are extremely proud of our association with SCCA” Schwab stated. “All of us at Sunoco Race Fuels feel that the SCCA has the be ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Round 2 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship
Feb 3, 2001
CHARACTER OF THE EVENT A wintry event held in Sweden on gravel forest tracks covered with ice or snow, but paradoxically one of the fastest rallies in the World series. First event to qualify for the new-style Teams' Cup. NEW THIS YEAR To counter the effect of global warming, all the special stages are held above a lin ... Continue reading
ROLEX 24: Wet track conditions, cautious qualifying at Rolex 24
Feb 2, 2001
To: Editor Motorsports For Immediate Release act: Bob Carlson (770) 290-3676 Andy Schupack (401) 739-5677 cell at the track (917) 864-8767 Fred Hammond (201) 750-3533 Photo alert: We have high resolution photos available via e-mail (or on disk, for those of you who are here at Daytona) of most of the top Porsche compet ... Continue reading
ROLEX 24: More than 30 Porsches entered in 2001 Rolex 24
Jan 30, 2001
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ROLEX 24: Last of an Era Set to Take Rolex 24 Grid
Jan 27, 2001
ROLEX 24: Last of an Era Set to Take Rolex 24 Grid ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Tom Gloy Racing To Debut New Trans-Am Chassis
Jan 27, 2001
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TRANS AM: Simple Green To Sponsor Clean-Up Award And Rapid Response Team
Jan 26, 2001
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