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<strong>2011</strong> MEDIA GUIDE<br />

www.world-challenge.com / www.world-challengetv.com


Table of Contents<br />

<strong>2011</strong> Schedule ........................................................................................................ 4<br />

WC Vision Information ............................................................................................... 5<br />

SCCA Pro Racing Information .................................................................................... 6<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Services ......................................................................................................... 9<br />

Style <strong>Guide</strong> .............................................................................................................. 10<br />

The Sponsors ........................................................................................................... 11<br />

The Circuits ............................................................................................................. 17<br />

The Series ............................................................................................................... 27<br />

History..................................................................................................................... 32<br />

2010 Season Recap ................................................................................................. 41<br />

2010 GT Results ...................................................................................................... 82<br />

2010 GTS Results .................................................................................................... 84<br />

2010 TC Results ...................................................................................................... 86<br />

The Drivers .............................................................................................................. 89<br />

The Cars .................................................................................................................. 121<br />

The Records ............................................................................................................. 147<br />

Career Performance Charts ........................................................................................ 148<br />

Career Driver Records ............................................................................................... 153<br />

Manufacturer Records ............................................................................................... 155<br />

Circuit-by-Circuit Winners .......................................................................................... 157<br />

Season-by-Season Point Standings ............................................................................. 162<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> is a registered trademark<br />

of WC Vision, LLC.<br />

All others are trademarks of Sports Car<br />

Club of America.<br />

Photography by SCCA Pro Racing, Mark<br />

Weber/Exclusive Sports Car Photography<br />

(314)583-8259.<br />

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<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

WC Vision’s Message<br />

Dear Members of the <strong>Media</strong>,<br />

This season marks the 22nd consecutive year for the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships and<br />

I’m confident our unique brand of racing will provide you with exciting motorsports stories<br />

to keep your audience engaged race after race.<br />

In early 2010, we announced many changes that were aimed at building elements of the<br />

series. This past off-season we signed a new partnership with Pirelli as the Official Tire<br />

Supplier for the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships. Pirelli will supply all cars in the series<br />

with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires beginning this season. Our relationship<br />

with our TV partner VERSUS continues in <strong>2011</strong>, with all of our 12 races broadcast<br />

in 90-minute or 2-hour, Saturday or Sunday afternoon timeslots. We continue to build our<br />

fan initiative Sports Car Wars and car counts for our three classes, GT, GTS and Touring<br />

Car, will grow and diversify with new manufacturers and platforms joining the series.<br />

The <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships are thrilling 50-minute sprints, featuring top-notch<br />

drivers and teams, zero scheduled pit stops or driver changes. We are the only North<br />

American sports car series featuring a standing start and top manufacturer platforms<br />

including, new for <strong>2011</strong>, Cadillac Racing returning to the series with two <strong>2011</strong> Cadillac<br />

CTS-V Coupes. Our drivers, team leads, and officials are always accessible to give you that<br />

quote or detailed information you require to complete your story.<br />

We look forward to seeing you at our races this season and thank you for bringing <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> to motorsports fans.<br />

See you at the track,<br />

Dave Drimmie, VP Marketing and Communications, WC Vision<br />

Scott Bove, Director of Business Operations, WC Vision<br />

Bob Woodhouse, Co-chair, WC Vision<br />

Peter Cunningham, Co-chair, WC Vision<br />

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SCCA Pro Racing’s Message<br />

Dear Members of the <strong>Media</strong>,<br />

Welcome to the 22nd season of the SCCA Pro Racing <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships.<br />

As you are already aware, this series has become an institution in North American motorsports.<br />

Where else but the GT class can you see Volvos competing (and winning championships)<br />

against the premier names in racing like Corvette, Porsche, Nissan, and Dodge<br />

Viper? And we are pleased to welcome past champions Cadillac back for the <strong>2011</strong> season.<br />

The entire series continues to grow. We’ll see larger fields in the GTS class this year, that<br />

will see Ford Mustangs, Chevy Camaros, Porsche Cayman and a Mitsubishi EVO battle the<br />

Acura TSXs of RealTime Racing. Last year, in its first season of a redesigned rules package,<br />

the Touring Car class saw a variety of cars take the track, including the Scion tC,<br />

Volkswagen Jetta GTI, Honda Civic Si, Mazda RX-8 and many more. It will only get better<br />

in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

There are any number of stories available in our paddock, and our staff is available to help<br />

you track them down. Champion drivers and crew chiefs are all around you, and there are<br />

many lesser-known personal interest stories that involve drivers, crew members and even<br />

our staff. Each one is waiting to be told – which ones will you find?<br />

We sincerely thank you for the support you’ve shown us in the past and your coverage of<br />

the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships in <strong>2011</strong>. Please use our staff to get the help that you<br />

need in covering the Series at this event and all season long.<br />

Best Wishes,<br />

Tom Campbell<br />

President & CEO<br />

SCCA Pro Racing<br />

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<strong>2011</strong> Schedule<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Schedule<br />

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Date/Round Venue With TV**<br />

Mar. 25 – 27 Streets of St. Petersburg* IndyCar April 9<br />

Rounds 1 & 2 St. Petersburg, FL 4:30 p.m.<br />

Apr. 15 - 17 Streets of Long Beach IndyCar/ALMS April 30<br />

Round 3 Long Beach, CA 2:30 p.m.<br />

Apr. 29 - May 1 Miller Motorsports Park Co-Headliner June 18<br />

Round 4 Tooele, UT NASCAR West 3 p.m.<br />

May 20 - 22 Mosport International Raceway* Headliner June 18<br />

Rounds 5 & 6 Bowmanville, ON (Canada) 3 p.m.<br />

Aug. 5 - 7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course* IndyCar/ALMS August 20<br />

Rounds 7 & 8 Lexington, OH 5 p.m.<br />

Aug. 26 - 28 Infineon Raceway* IndyCar September 18<br />

Rounds 9 & 10 Sonoma, CA 3 p.m.<br />

Sept. 16 - 18 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ALMS October 29<br />

Round 11 Monteray, CA 1 p.m.<br />

Sept. 28 - Oct 1 Road Atlanta ALMS, Petit Le October 29<br />

Round 12 Braselton, GA Mans Weekend 1 p.m.<br />

Rnd. 9/10<br />

Infineon<br />

Rnd. 4<br />

Miller<br />

Rnd. 11<br />

Mazda Raceway<br />

Laguna Seca<br />

* Doubleheader<br />

** TV Times Eastern, on Versus<br />

Rnd. 3<br />

Long Beach<br />

Rnd. 1/2<br />

St. Petersburg<br />

Rnd. 5/6<br />

Mosport<br />

Rnd. 7/8<br />

Mid-Ohio<br />

Rnd. 12<br />

Road Atlanta


WC Vision Chairs & Staff<br />

Peter Cunningham<br />

WC Vision<br />

Co-Chair<br />

Dave Drimmie<br />

VP, Marketing &<br />

Communications<br />

Bob Woodhouse<br />

WC Vision<br />

Co-Chair<br />

TC Kline<br />

Competition Director<br />

WC Vision<br />

(416) 604-3113<br />

davedrimmie@wcvision.com<br />

Scott Bove<br />

Director, Business<br />

Operations<br />

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WC Vision


SCCA Pro<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

SCCA Pro Racing President & Staff<br />

Interim SCCA Pro Racing President & CEO, Tom Campbell<br />

Tom Campbell joined SCCA Pro Racing as interim president and CEO in January, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

Campbell is a 35-year member of the Sports Car Club of America and a member of<br />

the Mohawk-Hudson Region SCCA, his home region, and the Glen Region. He is currently<br />

the Chairman of the Northeast Division Council, the leadership council for the Division’s 19<br />

regions.<br />

His familiarity with the Pro Racing Board stems from his service on the SCCA, Inc.,<br />

Board of Directors from 1999 through 2004. During his six-year term, he served three years<br />

as Corporate Treasurer and one year as the Chairman of the Board. During that time, he was<br />

active with the Pro Racing Board of Directors and helped develop operating goals and long<br />

range business plans.<br />

Campbell recently retired after more than 40 years at the Knolls Atomic Power<br />

Laboratory, a Department of Energy Laboratory operated by the Lockheed Martin Company.<br />

The licensed professional engineer spent more than 35 of those years in engineering management<br />

positions related to the operation, training, maintenance and design of the Navy’s<br />

nuclear power plants for submarines.<br />

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Ken Brown<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Technical Manager<br />

Kathy Maleck<br />

Field Staff Manager<br />

Mark Weber<br />

Official Series<br />

Photographer<br />

Race and Technical Operations: Mike Hirner, George Housner, Kathy Maleck, Tom Mikwold,<br />

Ed Pasquale, Mike Pasquale, Rick Wong<br />

Assistant Chief Steward: Morris Hamm<br />

Starters: Jerry Russet & Ken Silva<br />

Timing & Scoring: Rich Lankford, Bruce Gary, Connie Peplowski<br />

Announcer: Greg Creamer<br />

Chaplain: Dan Lacy<br />

Pat di Natale<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Chief Steward<br />

Jenny McAbee<br />

Marketing &<br />

Communications<br />

Specialist<br />

Reece White<br />

PR Manager<br />

Dee Duncan<br />

Events Coordinator<br />

& Registrar<br />

Eric Prill<br />

VP, Marketing &<br />

Communications<br />

Ken Tripkos<br />

Competition &<br />

Technical Manager<br />

Melissa Flesher<br />

Marketing Services<br />

Manager<br />

Robin Prill<br />

Series Administrator<br />

Series Contact Information<br />

SCCA Pro Racing • <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Mazda MX-5 Cup • VW Jetta Cup • Trans-Am<br />

PO Box 19400 • 6700 SW Topeka Blvd., Bldg. 300, B Street • Topeka, KS 66619-0400<br />

(800) 770-2055 toll-free • (785) 357-7223 phone • (785) 233-7223 fax<br />

www.sccapro.com • www.world-challenge.com<br />

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SCCA Pro


SCCA Pro<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

SCCA Pro Racing Information<br />

General: SCCA Pro Racing ® Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sports Car Club of<br />

America, Inc. – a 45,000-member organization dedicated to motorsports events. SCCA Pro<br />

Racing sanctions several professional racing series: the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> ® Championships,<br />

Trans-Am Series, Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, Pro Spec Racer Ford, Pro Formula Enterprises<br />

and the F2000 Championship Series. Each series holds events on high-profile race weekends<br />

and annually crowns champions.<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>®: With three separate classes of competition (GT, GTS and Touring Car),<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> is North America’s top production car-based championship. <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

events are a maximum of 50 minutes start to finish, feature standing starts and the world’s<br />

most popular manufacturers racing head-to-head. <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> competition was born<br />

in the mid-1980s with the SCCA Endurance Championship, transforming into the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> in 1990.<br />

SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series®: First running in 1966, the iconic Trans-Am Series<br />

returned as a full professional program in 2010 for the first time since 2005. Running<br />

90-mile sprint races, Trans-Am features 800-horsepower V8 “silhouette” cars including<br />

the Jaguar XKR, Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro and Ford Mustang. This season, Trans-Am<br />

returns to its roots with multi-class racing by adding the Trans-Am 2 (TA2) and Trans-Am 3<br />

(TA3) classes, with rules based on SCCA Club Racing’s GT-2 and GT-3 classes.<br />

SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup: Stepping up in place of the former<br />

Mazdaspeed Miata Cup, the Mazda MX-5 Cup made its debut in 2006. Featuring grids of<br />

30-plus Mazda MX-5s on spec tires, MX-5 Cup is part of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports<br />

Development Ladder. Each year, an amateur racing Champion earns a ride in the MX-5 Cup<br />

and the MX-5 Cup Champion earns a ride in a series on the next step of the development<br />

ladder.<br />

Pro Spec Racer Ford: The popular entry-level professional series returns in <strong>2011</strong>, featuring<br />

the SCCA Enterprises-built Spec Racer Ford, a single-seat, purpose-built sports racing car<br />

with an emphasis on vehicle parity.<br />

Pro Formula Enterprises: Making its professional debut is the rapidly growing Formula Car<br />

offering from SCCA Enterprises. The 2.3-liter open wheel car is a great platform for the<br />

driver looking to advance up the motorsports ladder.<br />

Formula 2000: The F2000 Championship Series is aimed at filling the void in entry-level,<br />

single-seat road racing. The F2000 Championship Series provides an alternative for a wide<br />

spectrum of Formula Continental competitors currently racing in both amateur and professional<br />

events.<br />

Founded: SCCA was founded in February 1944. SCCA Pro Racing was separated into a<br />

wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary in December 1993.<br />

First Professional SCCA Event: February 3, 1963 at Daytona International Speedway.<br />

United States Road Racing Championship. Jim Hall was the winner.<br />

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<strong>Media</strong> Services<br />

Members of the <strong>Media</strong>: Welcome to <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. We thank you for your interest and<br />

look forward to serving you throughout the season. Our role is to provide you the most thorough<br />

and up-to-date information and assist you in your coverage needs. If you have any<br />

questions or requests, please don’t hesitate to contact us (see pg. 5).<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials: The <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Communications Department does not issue media<br />

credentials for individual events. Single-event credentials are the responsibility of the<br />

respective race circuit. We recommend that you place your credential request at least 30<br />

days in advance of the event. Policies vary from track to track, but we recommend that you<br />

contact the circuit in writing, on your company letterhead.<br />

Photo Credentials: <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> does not issue photo or video credentials. All requests<br />

for photographic access must be made to the media relations representative at each specific<br />

track.<br />

Trackside Services: The <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Communications department offers members of<br />

the media a running record of race-weekend activities – ranging from driver quotes to pit<br />

reports – to keep you informed of all activities. All statistical reports – practice times, qualifying<br />

grids and race results – are distributed to the media after each session. After qualifying<br />

sessions and races, the top drivers are brought to the media facility for interviews.<br />

Closed-circuit video and timing and scoring monitors are available in the media centers.<br />

Any special needs, such as private telephone lines or sound booths, should be arranged<br />

through the circuit’s media relations representative at each specific track.<br />

News and Sports TV Access: <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> encourages news and sports coverage of its<br />

events. A broadcast-quality feed is usually available at the TV compound. News/sports organizations<br />

may record the feed for race highlights provided they abide by certain limitations<br />

and courtesy the host network (Versus).<br />

Interviews of Drivers and Officials: <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Communications will arrange driver<br />

interviews, either in-person or via telephone, on request. Interviews of SCCA Pro Racing<br />

officials (President, Chief Steward, Competition Director, etc.) must be arranged through<br />

the Communications Department.<br />

Pit/Paddock Restrictions: Safety and insurance regulations require SCCA Pro Racing to<br />

enforce the following guidelines in restricted areas such as the hot pits and paddock: (1)<br />

Shorts are not permitted; (2) Shirts and shoes are required; (3) Smoking is prohibited at all<br />

times; and (4) Access over the pit wall during events is prohibited.<br />

Electronic News Distribution: <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Communications is equipped to send publicity<br />

releases and race results via e-mail. Requests should be directed to <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Communications.<br />

Photography/B-roll: <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> offers B-roll and digital still photography upon request.<br />

Photographers/Videographers: Keep in mind that your assignments are potentially dangerous.<br />

Photographers/ videographers should always check with the respective track PR reps<br />

for shooting locations, as shooting areas are restricted.<br />

Don’t question the authority of an official in regard to shooting locations. If you disagree<br />

with an official’s assessment of the situation, return to the event media center and contact<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Communications or event PR representatives.<br />

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<strong>Media</strong> Services


Style <strong>Guide</strong><br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Style <strong>Guide</strong><br />

First Usage:<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>® Championships<br />

SCCA Pro Racing<br />

WC Vision<br />

P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires<br />

Second Usage:<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

SCCA Pro<br />

WCV<br />

Pirelli or P Zero Racing Slick or P Zero Racing Rain Tire<br />

The term <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> is all-encompassing, including the separate class races held each<br />

weekend GT, GTS and Touring Car.<br />

First Usage:<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT Championship<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GTS Championship<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car Championship<br />

Second Usage:<br />

WC GT<br />

WC GTS<br />

WC TC<br />

Other SCCA Pro Racing Style<br />

First Usage:<br />

SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series<br />

SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup<br />

F2000 Championship Series<br />

Second Usage:<br />

Trans-Am<br />

MX-5 Cup<br />

F2000<br />

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Official Sponsors<br />

Bob Bondurant School Of High Performance Driving<br />

www.bondurant.com<br />

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance<br />

Driving is the Official Driving School of the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Championships. The prestigious driving school has signed on for several ventures<br />

with the series this year including transferable gift certificate awards for each race winner.<br />

For the fans, $500 gift certificates will be raffled off at each event, and a fantasy racing<br />

league (www.world-challenge.com/fantasyleague/) with a four-day racing school awarded to<br />

the winner.<br />

Invisible Glass<br />

www.invisibleglass.com<br />

Invisible Glass Premium Glass Cleaner is the #1 selling auto glass<br />

cleaner in North America! In <strong>2011</strong>, Invisible Glass continues to<br />

support the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships as an official sponsor<br />

and will help teams “Make Glass INVISIBLE” with product kit<br />

prizes. Visit InvisibleGlass.com for a complete line of glass care products, as well as free<br />

samples, tips, prizes, and more.<br />

Nissan North America<br />

OFFICIAL SAFETy VEHICLE, MANUFACTURER SPONSOR<br />

www.nissanusa.com<br />

Since Nissan first came to the United States to sell vehicles in 1958<br />

they have built a strong reputation in the American market. Nissan<br />

prides itself on having what it takes to build cars and trucks with the<br />

power to change both the way you view the world and the way you<br />

move in it. Likewise, Nissan has a long heritage with the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships,<br />

including the 1993 Class A Drivers’ Championship with Elliott Forbes-Robinson in a 300ZX<br />

and Peter Cunningham’s race winning Sentra SE-R in 2003 and 2004. Nissan returns to<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> in <strong>2011</strong> as a manufacturer sponsor in support of its Nissan GT-R cars<br />

competing in the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT Championship.<br />

OPTIMA Batteries<br />

www.optimabatteries.com<br />

OPTIMA Batteries, manufactured by Johnson Controls, Inc.,<br />

provides industry-leading batteries which represent premium<br />

performance. OPTIMA will continue to strengthen its position<br />

in the aftermarket performance automotive industry by maintaining the position of Official<br />

Battery of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships. OPTIMA Batteries will also continue to<br />

offer awards for all podium finishing teams.<br />

Pirelli<br />

TITLE SPONSOR<br />

www.us.pirelli.com<br />

Pirelli Tire North America designs, develops, manufactures<br />

and markets tires for passenger vehicles in both<br />

the original equipment and replacement markets as well as markets and distributes tires<br />

for motorcycles and motorsports. Its Rome, Georgia manufacturing facility features Pirelli’s<br />

Modular Integrated Robotized System (MIRS), which employs state-of-the-art technology to<br />

manufacture tires for both export and domestic markets.<br />

Pirelli’s motorsport excellence is based on a tradition of innovation and reliability in<br />

competition and is the number one tire choice for the world’s most exciting racing series.<br />

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Sponsors


Sponsors<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Pirelli Tire North America has been selected as the Official Tire Supplier for the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Championships and will supply all cars in the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT, GTS and<br />

Touring Car categories with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires<br />

beginning in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

PrivacyStar<br />

www.privacystar.com<br />

PrivacyStar is the only complete privacy and preference<br />

service available for smartphones.<br />

PrivacyStar, is an all-in-one privacy application, bringing unlimited call blocking, text<br />

blocking, Do Not Disturb, Caller ID, one-step complaint filing against telemarketers and<br />

debt collectors right from your phone. In 2010, PrivacyStar blocked over 100 million calls<br />

for customers, filed over 110,000 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and provided<br />

Caller ID for over 15 million calls. PrivacyStar is easy to download and available in<br />

Blackberry App <strong>World</strong> and Android Market or through our website.<br />

Race-Kepper<br />

www.race-keeper.com<br />

Race-Keeper is the Official Video Data System of the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Championships. Manufactured by Trivinci Systems,<br />

LLC, Race-Keeper is one of the world’s most capable and trusted providers of video data<br />

loggers. Race-Keeper combines the power of high-resolution video and data from multiple<br />

sources in one easy-to-use video data package. As part of the sponsorship, Race-Keeper<br />

will deliver its professional-grade systems to provide data and video for the series’ television<br />

broadcasts on Versus and to series officials for incident resolution. Race-Keeper will<br />

also provide Race-Keeper Comparo driver development software to the teams for race<br />

analysis and instruction.<br />

Stoptech<br />

www.StopTech.com<br />

StopTech, the ultra-performance division of<br />

Centric Parts, is a leading innovator of world-class<br />

brake components and systems for production-based racing cars and high performance<br />

vehicles on the street and track. StopTech was the first to offer balanced brake upgrades<br />

for production cars and remains the worldwide leader with more than 700 platform offerings<br />

to dramatically improve overall braking performance. StopTech Trophy Sport Brake<br />

Systems are available through motorsports distributors and performance automotive aftermarket<br />

retailers.<br />

As the Official Brake System of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>, all series teams will have the option of<br />

using StopTech brake systems. As part of the partnership, the StopTech logo will also<br />

appear on all <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> number boards.<br />

Sunoco<br />

www.racegas.com<br />

Sunoco, the largest manufacturer of racing gasoline in the world and<br />

the Official Fuel of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships, has a long<br />

track record of winning performance. Recognized as the leader in the<br />

race fuel industry, Sunoco sets the standard with every gallon of every<br />

blend. More engine builders, racers, tracks and sanctioning bodies<br />

choose Sunoco than all other racing gasoline combined! Sunoco’s track-proven fuels are<br />

designed to provide exceptional performance, quality and consistency.<br />

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Volkswagen<br />

OFFICIAL PACE CAR, MANUFACTURER SPONSOR,<br />

CONTINGENCy SPONSOR<br />

www.vw.com<br />

Volkswagen is one of the world’s largest producers of passenger cars,<br />

and Europe’s largest automaker. For over 45 years, Volkswagen has<br />

been a dominating force in various forms of motorsports around the<br />

world. Today, VW continues to write racing history by focusing on<br />

a commitment to bring clean diesel technology to the race track.<br />

Volkswagen is the Official Pace Vehicle of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships, and a<br />

manufacturer sponsor offering major contingency support for all Volkswagen teams competing<br />

in Touring Car.<br />

Manufacturer Sponsors<br />

Acura<br />

MANUFACTURER SPONSOR, CONTINGENCy SPONSOR<br />

www.acura.com<br />

One of the leading manufacturers of high-performance sport<br />

compacts, sedans and sports cars, Acura returns to the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Championships as a manufacturer contingency sponsor.<br />

A division of American Honda, Acura has contributed to<br />

the company’s 14 Manufacturers’ Championships in 19 years - more than any other manufacturer.<br />

Acura has won races in the GT, GTS and Touring Car classes, and its 81 wins currently<br />

rank first all-time for an individual marque.<br />

Cadillac<br />

MANUFACTURER SPONSOR<br />

www.cadillac.com<br />

The Cadillac V-Series vehicles are among the best and highest performing<br />

luxury performance cars in the world and there is no better place<br />

than the race-track to highlight Cadillac’s performance capabilities.<br />

The CTS-V Coupe racecar is based on the award-winning V Series line<br />

of vehicles, with a body structure directly off the assembly line. While some components<br />

have been modified due to the unique demands of racing, we made every effort to maintain<br />

as much production content as possible. The CTS-V Coupe racecar establishes that the<br />

V-series is the <strong>World</strong>’s Fastest Family of cars and solidifies Cadillac as the New Standard of<br />

the <strong>World</strong>.<br />

Ford<br />

MANUFACTURER, CONTINGENCy SPONSOR<br />

www.fordracing.com<br />

Ford North America Motorsports (“Ford Racing”), based<br />

in Dearborn, Michigan, is responsible for major racing<br />

operations in North America, including NASCAR (Sprint<br />

Cup, Nationwide Series, Camping <strong>World</strong> Trucks), <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships, Grand<br />

American sports car racing, NHRA drag racing, RallyCar and action sports (e.g., Formula<br />

Drift, X Games). The department also oversees the development and marketing of Ford<br />

Racing Performance Parts, with products ranging from performance packs, crate engines,<br />

and components to fully-engineered turnkey race cars. Ford Racing also manages all grassroots<br />

contingency awards programs, the outreach programs with all Ford Clubs and Ford<br />

performance enthusiasts, and the marketing of the Ford Racing brand.<br />

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Honda<br />

MANUFACTURER, CONTINGENCy SPONSOR<br />

www.honda.com<br />

American Honda continues its <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships<br />

manufacturer contingency sponsorship for the <strong>2011</strong> season.<br />

Honda won consecutive <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car<br />

Manufacturers’ Championships from 1993-96, as well as Drivers’<br />

Championships in both 1995 and 1996.<br />

Mazda<br />

CONTINGENCy SPONSOR<br />

www.mazdaspeeddevelopment.com<br />

Mazda manufacturers a full line of cars, including the Mazda3, Mazda6,<br />

and RX-8 which compete in the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships. Mazda<br />

captured its first-ever <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car titles in 2007, claiming<br />

both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ Championships. Mazda returns<br />

to the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships as a contingency sponsor for the<br />

<strong>2011</strong> season.<br />

Porsche<br />

MANUFACTURER SPONSOR<br />

www.porschemotorsport.com<br />

Porsche will continue its support of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships and the competitors<br />

running in Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars (911 Type 997) by returning as a manufacturer<br />

sponsor in <strong>2011</strong>. Porsche has won eight Manufacturers’ Championship titles in the last 17<br />

years, garnering 51 wins to rank fourth all-time.<br />

Volvo<br />

MANUFACTURER SPONSOR<br />

www.volvocars.com/us<br />

Volvo returns to the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships in <strong>2011</strong> as a manufacturer sponsor in<br />

support of the Volvo S60s competing in the GT class and the C30s competing in Touring<br />

Car. Volvo claimed its first Manufacturers’ Championship title in 2010. A truly stunning<br />

ride, the S60 is a perfect marriage of art and engineering. For over 80 years, Volvo has<br />

been recognized as the leader in automotive safety. Today, we are driven by other things<br />

too: a desire to build cars that are less damaging to the environment, cars that make excitement<br />

the rule rather than the exception, and above all, a commitment to delivering premium<br />

quality and innovative design for our drivers, for their passengers, for everyone – for life.<br />

Contingency Sponsors/Partners<br />

Airgas<br />

www.airgas.com<br />

Airgas has long been the main air and nitrogen supplier to professional<br />

race teams and offers both service and contingency<br />

sponsorship to teams participating in the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships.<br />

AST Suspension<br />

www.ast-usa.com<br />

While relatively new to North America, AST Suspension has<br />

been developing street and race dampers since 2001. Whether<br />

it’s the 24 Hours of Dubai, the deserts of Dakar, or the local autocross, AST uses its 40<br />

years of industry experience to keep tires on the pavement regardless of application. In<br />

<strong>2011</strong>, AST will continue to show its strength in the motorsports industry by offering contingency<br />

awards for all <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships teams.


BBS<br />

www.bbs-usa.com<br />

BBS celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2010 leading the way in<br />

motorsport and alloy wheel production. Nowhere are demands<br />

higher or stresses greater than they are in motor racing. Leading auto manufacturers such<br />

as Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Audi, VW, Ford and Chrysler to name a few use BBS as original<br />

equipment. For the <strong>2011</strong> season, BBS of America will offer contingency awards to teams<br />

competing in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT and GTS.<br />

Forgeline<br />

www.forgeline.com<br />

The highest in strength, quality and performance,<br />

Forgeline wheels have been mounted on winning cars<br />

in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships competition for years. For <strong>2011</strong>, Forgeline Motorsports<br />

returns to the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships as a contingency sponsor for the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> GT, GTS and Touring Car Championships.<br />

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine<br />

FANGUIDE & MEDIA PARTNER<br />

www.grassrootsmotorsports.com<br />

Grassroots Motorsports is the how-to magazine for the serious<br />

sports car enthusiast. In-depth project car technical articles, hard-hitting comparison tests,<br />

and detailed event coverage fill each issue of GRM to help real-world sports car enthusiasts<br />

get race car performance out of their own cars. To receive a free trial copy of Grassroots<br />

Motorsports, request one online at www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/try/ or call the magazine’s<br />

offices at 800-520-8292. In <strong>2011</strong>, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine will produce<br />

the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Fanguide – 50,000 copies of the Fanguide will be polybagged with<br />

subscriber copies of the June issue of GRM.<br />

Hawk Performance<br />

www.hawkperformance.com<br />

In 2002, Hawk Corporation and Sports Car Club of America<br />

Inc. announced an agreement naming Hawk Performance the Official Brake Products of<br />

SCCA. Hawk Performance is one of the world’s top brake friction manufacturers for the<br />

motorsports, performance automotive, fleet, powersports, industrial, military and aerospace<br />

markets. For the <strong>2011</strong> season, Hawk will continue to provide contingency payouts for <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Championships teams performing with their product.<br />

Hubstands<br />

www.bbxracing.com<br />

HUBStands, a leading product of BBX Racing Ltd., is an official contingency sponsor of the<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships. HUBStands are a truly unique product that allow<br />

racers to set all of the car’s suspension parameters directly at the hubs; all together and all<br />

with the wheels off and out of the way. Developed by racers, with engineering expertise<br />

from the University of Buffalo, HUBStands make the complete set up process way faster<br />

and far more accurate than ever before.<br />

Stäubli Corporation<br />

www.staubli.com/en/connectors/market-solutions/motorsports<br />

Stäubli Corporation is a mechanical solutions provider and<br />

manufacturer with three dedicated divisions: textile machinery,<br />

connectors and robotics. Stäubli’s motorsports products provide high performance connections<br />

for all segments of motorsports with applications for hydraulic, pneumatic, air and<br />

all fluid applications. Stäubli will offer payouts to GT, GTS, and Touring Car teams performing<br />

with their product.<br />

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Speedcast Productions<br />

INTERNET BROADCAST PARTNER<br />

www.speedcasttv.com<br />

Founded in 2006, Speedcast Productions is at the cutting-edge of the streaming video<br />

revolution. Leveraging extensive live production capabilities, powerful online tools and<br />

relationships throughout the television industry, Speedcast has created the most comprehensive<br />

and cost-effective video production and delivery program in motorsports. In 2010,<br />

Speedcast Productions will carry all 12 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships races for free at<br />

SpeedcastTV.com after each event airs on Versus.<br />

Versus<br />

TV BROADCAST PARTNER<br />

www.versus.com<br />

The 2010 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships will air on VERSUS, the fastest<br />

growing sports cable network in the country. This year’s 90-minute telecasts<br />

will air on Saturdays and Sundays and will showcase high-quality production, renowned<br />

announcers providing color commentary as well as feature segments with behind-the-scenes<br />

footage.<br />

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St. Petersburg<br />

Directions (Tampa):<br />

I-275 south<br />

I-175 east via (left) exit 22<br />

Keep left onto 5th Avenue S.<br />

Track is at 1st Street S. and 5th Avenue S.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

Sun Pavilion Room<br />

2nd Floor, Mahaffey Theater<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Paul Vaillancourt III,<br />

Press Officer<br />

paulv@torchiacom.com<br />

Cell: (514) 996-6224<br />

www.gpstpete.com<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:17.796 (83.294 mph)<br />

Lou Gigliotti, Chevrolet<br />

Corvette, 2006<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:19.054 (81.969 mph)<br />

Robin Liddell, Porsche 911<br />

GT3, 2005<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

0.241-second, Tommy Archer<br />

over Robin Liddell, 2005<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:25.605 (75.696 mph)<br />

Peter Cunningham, Acura TSX,<br />

2010<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:25.687 (75.624 mph)<br />

Brandon Davis, Acura TSX,<br />

2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

02.695 Seconds, Peter<br />

Cunningham over Brandon<br />

Davis, 2010<br />

Honda Grand Prix of St.<br />

Petersburg & Acura Sports Car<br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> of St. Petersburg<br />

presented by Pirelli<br />

Where<br />

Streets of St. Petersburg<br />

When<br />

March 25 – 27, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

14-turn street course<br />

1.8 miles<br />

Defending Champions (2010)<br />

Race 1:<br />

GT: Randy Pobst (Volvo)<br />

GTS: Peter Cunningham (Acura)<br />

TC: Todd Buras (Volkswagen)<br />

Race 2:<br />

GT: Dino Crescentini (Porsche)<br />

GTS: Peter Cunningham (Acura)<br />

TC: Todd Buras (Volkswagen)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Paul Vaillancourt III<br />

paulv@torchiacom.com<br />

Cell: (514) 996-6224<br />

Office Address<br />

25 Second St. N, Suite 160<br />

St. Petersburg, FL 33701<br />

General Manager<br />

Tim Ramsberger<br />

Operations<br />

Dale Dillon and Bruce Leer<br />

Hospitality and Sales<br />

Jeff Atkinson<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:28.821 (72.955 mph)<br />

Mark Hein, Honda Civic Si,<br />

2010<br />

Fastest Race Lap<br />

01:28.022 (73.618 mph)<br />

Todd Buras, VW Jetta GLI,<br />

2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

13.157 Seconds, Todd Buras<br />

over Robert Stout, 2010


Records<br />

Long Beach<br />

Directions (LAX):<br />

Century Blvd. E to San Diego Freeway (I-405)<br />

S, follow Long Beach road signs to Long Beach<br />

Freeway (I-710) S. Exit at Broadway. Course is<br />

downtown near the Long Beach Conv. Center.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center<br />

Seaside Meeting Rooms<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Chris Esslinger<br />

562-490-4514<br />

562-981-2632 - fax<br />

cesslinger@gpalb.com<br />

www.gplb.com<br />

Toyota Grand Prix of Long<br />

Beach & Pirelli <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Grand Prix of Long Beach<br />

presented by StopTech<br />

Where<br />

Streets of Long Beach, Calif.<br />

When<br />

April 15 – 17, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

11-turn street course<br />

1.968 miles<br />

Defending Champions<br />

GT: Kuno Wittmer (Dodge)<br />

GTS: Tyler McQuarrie (Lotus)<br />

TC: Robert Stout (Scion)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Chris Esslinger<br />

3000 Pacific Avenue<br />

Long Beach, CA 90806<br />

Requests by U.S. Mail only<br />

Deadline: March 19<br />

Office Address<br />

3000 Pacific Avenue<br />

Long Beach, CA 90806<br />

562-981-2600<br />

Track Address<br />

Long Beach Conv. Center<br />

300 E. Ocean Blvd.<br />

Long Beach, CA 90806<br />

General Manager<br />

Jim Michaelian<br />

Marketing<br />

Mike Clark<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:24.971 (83.379 mph)<br />

Kuno Wittmer, Dodge Viper,<br />

2010<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:25.797 (82.576 mph)<br />

Kuno Wittmer, Dodge Viper,<br />

2010<br />

Qualifying<br />

1:31.457 (77.466 mph)<br />

Tyler McQuarrie, Lotus Exige<br />

S, 2010<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:33.488 (75.783 mph)<br />

Tyler McQuarrie, Lotus Exige<br />

S, 2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory:<br />

49.535 Seconds, Tyler<br />

McQuarrie over Nick Esayian<br />

Qualifying<br />

1:36.938, (73.085 mph)<br />

Nick Wittmer, HPD Honda<br />

Civic Si<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:37.751 (72.478 MPH),<br />

Robert Stout<br />

TC Margin of Victory<br />

19.666 Seconds, Robert Stout<br />

over Eric Meyer<br />

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Miller Motorsports Park<br />

Directions (Salt Lake City):<br />

25 minutes from Salt Lake City Int’l Airport<br />

I-80 W to Hwy 36, right on Hwy 138 and left on<br />

Sheep Ln.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

2nd floor of GP Building<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

John Gardner<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Manager<br />

435-277-8101<br />

jgardner@millermotorsportspark.com<br />

www.millermotorsportspark.com<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:56.380 (94.284 mph)<br />

Tommy Archer, Dodge Viper,<br />

2008<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:57.628 (93.284 mph), Jeff<br />

Courtney, Dodge Viper, 2008<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

00.346 Seconds, Kuno Wittmer<br />

over Andy Pilgrim, 2010<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

2:06.834 (86.513 mph)<br />

Peter Cunningham, Acura TSX,<br />

2010<br />

Race Lap<br />

2:08.883 (85.137 mph)<br />

Ben Crosland, Ford Mustang,<br />

2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

3.810 Seconds, Cunningham<br />

over Crosland, 2010<br />

Pirelli <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Utah<br />

Grand Prix presented by Bob<br />

Bondurant School of High<br />

Performance Driving<br />

Where<br />

Miller Motorsports Park<br />

Tooele, Utah<br />

When<br />

April 29 – May 1, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

15-turn road course<br />

3.048 mles<br />

Defending Champions (2010)<br />

GT: Kuno Wittmer (Dodge)<br />

GTS: Peter Cunningham (Acura)<br />

TC: Robert Stout (Scion)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Apply online at www.millermotorsportspark.com/media<br />

Office Address<br />

2901 N. Sheep Lane<br />

Tooele, UT 84047<br />

435-277-8000<br />

435-277-8008 (fax)<br />

Track Address<br />

Same as office address<br />

Senior Vice President/General<br />

Manager<br />

John Larson<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

2:12.114 (83.055 mph)<br />

Taylor Hacquard,<br />

MAZDASPEED3, 2010<br />

Fastest Race Lap<br />

2:14.096 (81.828 mph), Taylor<br />

Hacquard, MazdaSpeed3, 2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

6.909 seconds, Robert Stout<br />

over Pierre Kleinubing


Records<br />

Mosport Int’l Raceway<br />

Directions (Toronto):<br />

Located 100km east of Toronto. North on<br />

Highway 401 at Bowmanville. Take Durham 57<br />

(exit 431) North to Regional Rd. 20, east to<br />

Concession Rd. #10<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

Infield, adjacent to pitlane.<br />

1st floor in Castrol Tower<br />

905-983-9141<br />

905-983-5195<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Ryan Chalmers<br />

Communications Co-ordinator ext 306<br />

ryan@mosport.com<br />

www.mosport.com<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:22.256 (107.620 mph)<br />

Leighton Reese, Chevrolet<br />

Corvette, 2005<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:23.828 (105.602 mph)<br />

Ron Fellows, Chevrolet Corvette<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

0.244-second, David Farmer<br />

over Peter Cunningham, 2002<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:30.408 (97.916 mph)<br />

Peter Cunningham, Acura TSX,<br />

2010<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:30.763 (97.533 mph)<br />

John Heinricy, Chevrolet<br />

Corvette, 2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

14.201 Seconds, John Heinricy<br />

over Tyler McQuarrie, 2010<br />

Pirelli Victoria Day Speedfest<br />

presented by Optima Batteries<br />

Where<br />

Mosport International Raceway<br />

Bowmanville, Ont. (Canada)<br />

When<br />

May 20-22, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

10-turn road course<br />

2.459 miles (3.95 km)<br />

Defending Champions 2010<br />

Race 1 GT: Randy Pobst (Volvo)<br />

GTS: John Heinricy (Chevrolet)<br />

TC: Chip Herr (Volkswagen)<br />

Race 2 GT: Ron Fellows (Chevrolet)<br />

GTS: John Heinricy (Chevrolet)<br />

TC: Robert Stout (Scion)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Ryan Chalmers<br />

905-983-9141 x306<br />

ryan@mosport.com<br />

Office Address<br />

Same as track address<br />

Track Address<br />

3233 Concession Road #10<br />

Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K6<br />

905-983-9141<br />

905-983-5195 - fax<br />

800-866-1072 - tickets<br />

President and General Manager<br />

Myles Brandt<br />

VP, Sales and Marketing<br />

Jerry Priddle<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:35.442 (92.751 mph),<br />

Robert Stout, Scion tC<br />

Fastest Race Lap<br />

1:35.865 (92.342 mph), Robb<br />

Holland<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

00.224 Seconds, Chip Herr<br />

over Tom Lepper<br />

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Mid-Ohio<br />

Directions (From Columbus):<br />

I-71 N to Rte. 95 E. Rte. 95 two miles to Rte. 314<br />

N for 15 miles. Right on Steam Corners Road. Track<br />

one mile on left.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

Second floor of Goodyear Tower.<br />

419-884-4000 ext. 3032<br />

419-884-3826 fax<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Jesse Ghiorzi<br />

truesports.pr@midohio.com<br />

614-793-4620<br />

614-793-4621 fax<br />

www.midohio.com<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:25.624 (94.936 mph)<br />

Eric Curran, Chevrolet Corvette,<br />

2007<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:27.296 (93,117 mph)<br />

Mike Skeen, Chevrolet Corvette,<br />

2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

00.151 Seconds, James<br />

Sofronas over Andy Pilgrim<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:33.579 (86.865 mph), Peter<br />

Cunningham, Acura TSX<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:34.600 (85.928 mph), Peter<br />

Cunningham, Acura TSX, 2010<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

10.925 Seconds, Peter<br />

Cunningham over Nick Esayian,<br />

2010<br />

Pirelli <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Mid-Ohio Grand Prix<br />

presented by StopTech<br />

Where<br />

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course<br />

Lexington, Ohio<br />

When<br />

August 5 – 7, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

13-turn road course<br />

2.258 miles<br />

Defending Champions 2010<br />

Race 1<br />

GT: Mike Skeen (Chevrolet)<br />

GTS: Peter Cunningham (Acura)<br />

TC: Ryan Eversley (Mazda)<br />

Race 2<br />

GT: James Sofronas (Porsche)<br />

GTS: Peter Cunningham (Acura)<br />

TC: Ryan Eversley (Mazda)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Jesse Ghiorzi<br />

TrueSports, Inc.<br />

545 Metro Pl South Ste. 400<br />

Dublin, Ohio 43017<br />

614-793-4620<br />

614-793-4621 (fax)<br />

Deadline: July 26<br />

Track Address<br />

7721 Steam Corners Road<br />

Lexington, Ohio 44904<br />

419-884-4000<br />

President<br />

Michelle Trueman Gajoch<br />

Event Operations<br />

Mary Wier<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:37.788 (83.126 mph), Jason<br />

Saini, MAZDASPEED3, 2010<br />

Fastest Race Lap<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Ryan<br />

Eversley 01:38.024 (82.926<br />

mph)<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

03.577 Seconds, Ryan Eversley<br />

over Jason Saini, 2010


Records<br />

Infineon Raceway<br />

Directions (San Francisco):<br />

From Highway 101, merge onto Highway 37 East<br />

toward Vallejo. Travel 8 miles until you reach the<br />

intersection of Highways 37 and 121. Make a left<br />

onto Highway 121 toward Sonoma. Gate 1 is onehalf<br />

mile ahead on your left, Gate 6 is 1.5 miles<br />

ahead on the right and Gate 7 is 1.5 miles ahead<br />

on left.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center is located in the main paddock,<br />

adjacent to pit lane.<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Diana Brennan<br />

Senior Manager, <strong>Media</strong> & Community Relations<br />

707-933-3918<br />

dbrennan@infineonraceway.com<br />

www.infineonraceway.com<br />

Cadillac V Series <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Grand Prix of Sonoma<br />

Where<br />

Infineon Raceway<br />

When<br />

August 26 – 28, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

Road Course, 10-turn Road Course<br />

1.99 miles<br />

Defending Champions (2006)<br />

GT: Ricardo Imery (Porsche)<br />

GTS: N/A<br />

TC: Pierre Kleinubing (Acura)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Diana Brennan<br />

Senior Manager,<br />

<strong>Media</strong> & Community Relations<br />

707-933-3918<br />

dbrennan@infineonraceway.com<br />

Track Address<br />

29355 Arnold Dr.<br />

Sonoma, California 95476<br />

President & General Manager<br />

Steve Page<br />

Note<br />

New <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> records will be set in <strong>2011</strong> (track configuration has changed since<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> last raced at Infineon).<br />

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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca<br />

Directions (from San Francisco):<br />

Highway 101 South: Take the Monterey-Peninsula/<br />

Sanborn Rd exit (Salinas). Travel West (right turn<br />

off freeway) on Sanborn Rd to South Main St./Hwy<br />

68. Make left turn on to Hwy 68. Travel West on<br />

Hwy 68 for approximately 10 miles. Main entrance<br />

will be on the right.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

The <strong>Media</strong> Center is located in the paddock, adjacent<br />

to pit lane on drivers/riders left.<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Credentials Committee<br />

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca<br />

P.O. Box 2078<br />

Monterey, CA 93942<br />

pr@mazdaraceway.com<br />

831.373.0533 (fax)<br />

831.242.8216 (phone)<br />

www.mazdaraceway.com<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:28.463 (91.075 mph),<br />

Leighton Reese, Chevrolet<br />

Corvette, 2006<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:30.306 (89.216), Max<br />

Angelelli, Cadillac CTS-V, 2006<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

0.031-seconds, Randy Pobst<br />

over Ricardo Imery, 2006<br />

Pirelli <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Grand Prix of Monterey<br />

presented by Grassroots<br />

Motorsports Magazine<br />

Where<br />

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca<br />

When<br />

September 16 – 18, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

11 turns Road Course, 2.238 miles<br />

Defending Champions (2009)<br />

GT: James Sofronas (Porsche)<br />

GTS: (N/A)<br />

TC: Pierre Kleinubing (Acura)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials Contact<br />

Credentials Committee<br />

pr@mazdaraceway.com<br />

831.242.8216 (phone)<br />

831.373.0533 (fax)<br />

Track Address<br />

1021 Monterey-Salinas Highway,<br />

Salinas, CA 93908<br />

Vice President Event Operations<br />

Ann Bixler<br />

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Records<br />

Road Atlanta<br />

Directions (from Atlanta):<br />

Take I-85 to Exit 129. Go West on Highway 53<br />

approximately 5.5 miles. Road Atlanta is on the left.<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Center:<br />

Main Timing Tower<br />

Public Relations Contact:<br />

Megan Ernst<br />

Marketing Coordinator and Promotions Manager<br />

mernst@roadatlanta.com<br />

770-967-6143<br />

www.roadatlanta.com<br />

Cadillac V Series <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Grand Prix at Road Atlanta<br />

Where<br />

Road Atlanta<br />

When<br />

September 28 – October 1, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Track Specs<br />

12-turn Road Course, 2.54-miles<br />

Defending Champions (2009)<br />

GT: Andy Pilgrim, (Volvo)<br />

GTS: N/A<br />

TC: Seth Thomas, (BMW)<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credential Contact<br />

Megan Ernst<br />

Marketing Coordinator and<br />

Promotions Manager<br />

mernst@roadatlanta.com<br />

770-967-6143<br />

Track Address<br />

5300 Winder Highway<br />

Braselton, Georgia 30517<br />

1-800-849-RACE<br />

President<br />

Geoff Lee<br />

GT GTS TC<br />

Qualifying Lap<br />

1:25.689 (106.711 mph),<br />

Randy Pobst, Porsche 911 GT3,<br />

2007<br />

Race Lap<br />

1:27.971 (103.943 mph), Max<br />

Papis, Cadillac CTS-V, 2005<br />

Closest Margin of Victory<br />

0.243-second, Max Angelelli<br />

over Robin Liddell, 2004<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Series Facts<br />

Purpose: The purpose of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships is to provide teams, manufacturers<br />

and aftermarket suppliers a competitive production-based race series in which to<br />

prove their products.<br />

Race Length: There is a 50-minute maximum time limit for every race, with the number of<br />

laps and total distance being determined by track configuration, lap times and race conditions.<br />

Homologation of Vehicles: In addition to the general series rules that apply to all homologated<br />

vehicles, each vehicle model that is homologated into the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Series<br />

has a set of specifications assigned to it on a Vehicle Technical Specification sheet (VTS)<br />

in order to give equivalent overall performance capabilities to a wide range of vehicles.<br />

Adjustments to a vehicle’s VTS sheet will be made until a competitive package is developed.<br />

Vehicles may be submitted for homologation up to a year before it goes on general<br />

sale to the public, and until that particular body style goes out of production throughout<br />

the world.<br />

Eligibility: Cars that have been homologated for competition in the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Series<br />

are eligible for a full-year of competition from the time it is homologated, until that particular<br />

body style has been out of production throughout the world for four (4) years. After a<br />

body style has been out of production for four (4) years, it may continue to compete in no<br />

more than five (5) races total with a single driver, for an additional three (3) years.<br />

Competition Adjustments: In order to keep the competition close within the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> series, competition adjustments will be made to a vehicle model when deemed<br />

necessary. Competition adjustments will primarily be done through adjustments to the base<br />

weight, the engine speed limit and/or the required restrictor size.<br />

R.E.W.A.R.D.S. System: Rewarding of Equalizing Weight Assigned to Reduce Driver<br />

Sensitivity, referred to as “REWARDS Weight,” is a weight equalization system based on<br />

the addition and subtraction of ballast weight based on the finishing position of individual<br />

drivers in the previous race(s). The goal of the REWARDS System is to provide close ontrack<br />

competition between a diverse variety of cars in the top third of the field. REWARDS<br />

System weight adjustments are in effect for the next race in which a driver competes in the<br />

same class. The maximum additional weight is 7% in GT and GTS and 5% in Touring Car.<br />

Weight adjustments (in pounds) are as follows:<br />

GT and GTS<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th – 5th 6th 7th<br />

+2.25% +1.5% +0.75% 0 0.75% -1.5%<br />

TC (TOURING CAR)<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th – 5th 6th 7th<br />

+1.5% +1% +0.5%, 0 -0.5% -1%<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship Points: Only those car manufacturers that are corporate<br />

members are eligible to receive points toward the Manufacturers’ Championship. Points are<br />

awarded to a manufacturer based on its highest finishing position in each class. Points are<br />

disbursed as follows: 1st, 9 pts; 2nd, 7; 3rd, 5; 4th, 3; 5th, 2; 6th, 1. One point is also<br />

awarded to the pole position-winning manufacturer.<br />

Drivers’ Championship Points: A Drivers’ Champion will be named in each class. Points are<br />

awarded to the drivers based on their finishing position in each class. The points for all-<br />

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aces are awarded as follows: 1st, 130 pts.; 2nd, 110; 3rd, 95; 4th, 85; 5th, 80; 6th, 76;<br />

7th, 72; 8th, 68; 9th, 64; 10th, 60; 11th, 57; 12th, 54; 13th, 51; 14th, 48; 15th, 45;<br />

16th, 43; 17th, 41; 18th, 39; 19th, 37; 20th, 35; 21st, 33; 22nd, 31; 23rd, 29; 24th,<br />

27; 25th, 25; 26th, 23; 27th, 21; 28th, 19; 29th, 17; 30th, 15; 31st, 13; 32nd, 11;<br />

33rd, 9; 34th, 7; 35th, 6; 36th, 5; 37th, 4; 38th, 3; 39th, 2; 40th, 1.<br />

In addition to the base point system, five points will be awarded to any driver who leads<br />

a lap in each class and five points to the driver who leads the most laps in each class per<br />

race. In case of a tie, the driver with the highest finishing position will be awarded the<br />

points. In qualifying, a maximum of five points may be earned. The qualifying breakdown is<br />

as follows: 1st, 15 pts.; 2nd, 12; 3rd, 9; 4th, 6; 5th, 3.<br />

Rookie of the year: The GT, GTS and Touring Car Championships will recognize the Rookie<br />

driver scoring the most points as its Rookie of the Year. A rookie is someone who has<br />

started no more than three races in a given season or five in his/her career and has not won<br />

a race. Additionally, drivers with significant experience in other forms of racing at an equal<br />

level of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> are not eligible for rookie status, despite how few races they may<br />

have run in the series.<br />

Jim Cook Memorial Trophy: An annual award honoring the memory of James Edwin Cook<br />

(1939 – 1985) is presented at season’s end to an entrant/driver who has made significant<br />

contributions to the overall success of the SCCA Pro Racing <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Championships through promotional activities and a consistent display of good character<br />

and sportsmanship.<br />

The award was started during the Endurance Championship era. Previous winners were<br />

Tommy Morrison (1985), Rick Hurst (1986), Dave Wolin (1987), Steve Saleen (1988),<br />

Tommy Archer (1989), Doc Bundy, Scott Lagasse and Lotus USA (1990), Lotus USA<br />

(1991), Doug Rippie/Dieline (1992), Chris Neville (1993), Kermit Upton III (1994), David<br />

Rosenblum (1995), Saleen/Allen Racing (1996), RealTime Racing (1997), DC Sports<br />

(1998), Turner Motorsport (1999), Team Tech Racing/Scott Bove (2000), Phil McClure<br />

(2001), Rod Bymaster/Audi (2002), Jim Osborn (2003), Tim Wiens (2004), Jon Groom<br />

(2005), Dave Spitzer, Team Cadillac (2006), <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> paddock (2007), Bob<br />

Woodhouse (2008), Andy Pilgrim (2009), Eric Meyer (2010).<br />

Zimmermann Cup: An annual award presented in the memory of multi-time Championship<br />

winning crew chief Jerome Zimmermann (1967-2003) at season’s end to the crew chief<br />

that best exemplifies the similar passion, dedication and success Zimmermann had in the<br />

SCCA Pro Racing <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. Past winners include: Dax Raub/3R-Racing (2003),<br />

Jason Marks/Bimmerworld (2004), Tivadar Heinlein/Jon Groom Racing (2005), Louis<br />

Gigliotti Jr./ LG Motorsports (2006), Nathan Bonneau/RealTime Racing (2007), Chris<br />

Tindol, Tindol Motorsports (2008), Chris Willes/ACS Express Racing (2009), Rick Maxwell/<br />

Woodhouse Performance (2010).<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Car Facts<br />

Classes<br />

Grand Touring (GT): The allowed body styles within this class are coupe, sedan and convertible.<br />

The cars permitted in GT are typically sold in the market as “sports” cars, “sport<br />

touring” cars, or performance versions of “luxury” cars. Forced induction is permitted on<br />

cars that come equipped with forced induction stock, or on cars that SCCA Pro Racing has<br />

determined need help reaching the target horsepower range. Power output ranges from 425<br />

– 525 hp. Weight varies depending on power output and tire size. All of the vehicles in GT<br />

are rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.<br />

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Grand Touring Sport (GTS): Cars eligible in GTS are prepared to a<br />

level much closer to that of a stock vehicle. Additionally, many FIA GT4 class cars are eligible<br />

as well as cars built to the 2008/2009-spec Touring Car regulations until the end of<br />

the <strong>2011</strong> season.<br />

Touring Car (TC): The allowed body styles in this class are coupes, hatchbacks, wagons or<br />

sedans. The cars permitted in TC are typically sold as “compact” cars, or “touring” cars.<br />

Eligible cars must have realistic seating for four (4) adults. Power output ranges from 180<br />

– 260 hp. Weight varies depending on the power output of the individual drivetrain configurations.<br />

Front-wheel, rear-wheel and all-wheel drive configurations are permitted. Forced<br />

induction may be allowed on cars that have forced induction systems available from the<br />

manufacturer which do not void the factory warranties.<br />

Bodywork Modifications<br />

Stock body panels may be lightened. Body panels must maintain stock profile, unless alternate<br />

panel is approved. Non-essential trim may be removed.<br />

GT: Hood, trunk/decklid and doors may be aftermarket composite components. Vented<br />

hoods are approved on a car-by-car basis. Additional aftermarket composite components<br />

may be approved if deemed necessary to make a competitive package. Front splitter may<br />

protrude 2” from approved front fascia, but may be no wider than the tires at their widest<br />

point. Splitter may deviate vertically on the sides and bottom. Each car is permitted to run<br />

an approved rear wing.<br />

GTS: Body panels are generally stock. Aftermarket wings and splitters are permitted.<br />

TC: Body panels are generally stock. Only OEM wings as delivered on the production car are<br />

permitted.<br />

Chassis Modifications<br />

Interior may be removed except dashboard. Miscellaneous unused mounting brackets may<br />

be removed. Chassis seams may be welded. Doors must be capable of being opened from<br />

inside and outside. Driver’s seat may be moved rearward as long as the seat back at the<br />

driver’s shoulders does not pass the vertical plane of the rear seat shelf.<br />

Windshield wipers may be removed, but an operational motor must remain in place.<br />

GT: Windows may be replaced with Lexan.<br />

Safety Modifications<br />

A full rollcage must be used. The rollcages typically have eight main attachment points<br />

within the cockpit/trunk. The A-pillar, B-pillar, and roof may be stitch welded to the rollcage.<br />

Fuel cells are required, unless stock fuel tank is located between frame rails and the<br />

axles.<br />

The driver’s safety equipment includes a racing seat, six or seven-point harness, fullface<br />

helmet, head/neck restraint, window net, right-side head restraint net, side impact<br />

protection, driver leg support system, multi-layer suit, fire resistant shoes, gloves and<br />

underwear and a three-zone fire system.<br />

Engine Modifications<br />

Engines may be blueprinted and balanced. Full-prep engines may replace reciprocating<br />

internals. Custom intake manifolds may be allowed if deemed necessary. Engine management<br />

systems are free. Ignition system components may be replaced. Must maintain an<br />

operational on-board starter.<br />

GT: Dry sump systems are permitted. Forced induction is permitted and may be added to<br />

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a car if deemed necessary to be a competitive package. Noise limit is 120 dBA. Traction<br />

control, and other commonly available electronic driver aids, are permitted.<br />

GTS: Noise limit is 110 dBa. Only electronic driver aids installed from the factory are permitted.<br />

TC: Noise limit is 110 dBA. Only electronic driver aids installed from the factory are permitted.<br />

Drivetrain Modifications<br />

Transmission and differential coolers may be added. Limited-slip differentials are permitted.<br />

GT: Clutch and flywheel design are free, but starter ring gear diameter must be stock.<br />

Driveshafts and halfshafts may be modified or replaced, but must be same material and<br />

type as OEM. Two sets of gear ratios are permitted. Sequential transmissions are permitted<br />

on most vehicles.<br />

Suspension Modifications<br />

The OEM-type of suspension must be retained (i.e. McPherson Strut, double A-arm, etc.).<br />

Alternate control arms may be submitted for approval. Shocks and springs are free, but<br />

must remain in stock location. Anti-sway bars are free. Bushings are free. Steering geometry<br />

may be modified to correct bump steer.<br />

GT: The suspension pick-up points below the top of the tire may be relocated 25mm, and<br />

the suspension pick-up points above the tire may be relocated 75mm.<br />

Brake System Modifications<br />

GT: OEM brake systems may be replaced with racing components. The maximum rotor size<br />

in GT is 380 mm x 30 mm minimum thickness front and 25 mm minimum thickness rear.<br />

The OEM caliper, any 4-piston caliper, or approved 6-piston calipers may be used. Water<br />

may be injected into the brake ducts. ABS is permitted. Carbon and Ceramic rotors are not<br />

permitted unless stock OEM components are being used.<br />

GTS: Brake pads, fluid, proportioning valves and lines are unrestricted. ABS may be<br />

removed or deactivated. Some vehicles may be permitted aftermarket calipers or rotors.<br />

TC: Brake pads, fluid, proportioning valves and lines are unrestricted. ABS may be removed<br />

or deactivated. Some vehicles may be permitted aftermarket calipers or rotors.<br />

Wheels<br />

Wheel offset is free, provided the approved bodywork covers the portion of the tire that contacts<br />

the track.<br />

GT: The wheel diameter used in the GT class is 18”. The maximum wheel width range from<br />

9.5”-13” based on the tire size(s) permitted on each car. Magnesium wheels are permitted.<br />

GTS: Wheel diameters range from 17” to 18”, widths from 8” to 11”.<br />

TC: The wheel diameter used in the TC class is 17”. The maximum wheel width is 8”.<br />

Tires<br />

Tires are Pirelli P Zero Racing Slicks, in widths ranging from 245mm to<br />

315mm.<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> - History<br />

In 1972, the Sports Car Club of America formed a new club racing class for absolutely stock<br />

street automobiles. The class was called “showroom stock,” and the original rules imposed a<br />

price ceiling on the cars of $3,000–pennies in comparison to today’s racing budgets. From<br />

those humble origins, showroom stock racing grew in popularity over time, manufacturer<br />

interest, cost and number of participants.<br />

On the first day of summer, 1980, a 24-hour showroom stock race was staged at Nelson<br />

Ledges Road Course near Youngstown, Ohio. The success of the Nelson Ledges “Longest Day”<br />

and the amazing response to a second such event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August,<br />

1984, prompted the SCCA to combine several existing endurance races into a manufacturers’<br />

series for 1984.<br />

This new series was expanded into a six-race professional showroom stock endurance racing<br />

series for 1985. The 1985 series was billed as the Playboy United States Endurance Cup, with<br />

Playboy Magazine its title sponsor. There were four classes in 1985 (GT, A, B and C) with a<br />

per-race purse of $20,000 and year-end bonus of $60,000.<br />

A number of changes were made in 1986, as Escort replaced Playboy as the sponsor and<br />

the class structure was altered. A new class was introduced–Super Sports (SS) and the B and<br />

C classes were combined. The per-race purses jumped to $28,000 and the year-end points<br />

fund was increased to $80,000–split among the four classes. Once again, six races were held,<br />

including two 24-hour events.<br />

The series continued to grow in 1987, as the number of races jumped to eight and the<br />

per-race purse was upped to $36,000. The class structure remained intact and Escort was<br />

retained as the series’ title sponsor.<br />

In 1988 and 1989, the SS class was eliminated, thus making the GT cars the premier class<br />

with the A and B classes remaining unchanged.<br />

A dramatic off-season followed the 1989 Escort Endurance Championship, in which the<br />

series was completely restructured and renamed. For 1990, the Escort <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Championship was born.<br />

The new series featured cars homologated by manufacturers. The rules were along the same<br />

lines as the European Group A specifications, rather than the showroom stock configuration of<br />

the series from 1985 through 1989.<br />

The 1990 Escort <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> featured two classes of competition following the<br />

restructuring. The top class, <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>, showcased high-performance sports cars like the<br />

Chevrolet Corvette and Lotus Esprit Turbo.<br />

The second class, Super Production, was for lower-horsepower sports cars including the<br />

Honda CRX, Eagle Talon and new Mazda Miata.<br />

There was concern of whether or not anyone could compete with the Corvettes, which moved<br />

over from the Corvette <strong>Challenge</strong> to <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. Doc Bundy and Scott Lagasse put those<br />

ideas to rest, winning the inaugural <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> race for Lotus–a three hour event at Sears<br />

Point. Bundy would win twice more on the season, but a poor finish at Dallas allowed R.K.<br />

Smith to win the Championship in a Powell Motorsport Corvette on the strength of three solo<br />

wins.<br />

In Super Production, Bobby Archer’s HKS Performance Eagle Talon waged a season-long<br />

battle with the American Honda Honda CRX Si of Peter Cunningham. In the end, Archer drove<br />

to victory in the season-ending St. Petersburg round to take the Drivers’ Championship and<br />

clinch the Manufacturers’ title for Eagle.<br />

In 1991, a third class, Super Sport, was included for Camaros and club-configured<br />

Mustangs. Shawn Hendricks had a banner year in his Bakeracing Corvette, taking the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> title with top-five finishes in all eight races and two wins. Actor Bobby Carradine was<br />

second in a Lotusport Lotus Esprit, followed by Andy Pilgrim’s Goodyear Corvette. Lou Gigliotti<br />

took his first Drivers’ Championship in Super Sports, winning three of the six races in his Young<br />

Chevrolet Camaro. Mitch Wright earned the Archer Brothers and Eagle their second-straight<br />

respective titles in Super Production, winning two races en route to topping Norris Rancourt’s<br />

Carmichael Honda CRX Si by six points.<br />

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In 1992, the series underwent another major facelift. One more class was created, and<br />

the classes were renamed A, B, C and D, with some cars re-classified to meet market needs.<br />

Endurance Races were a thing of the past beginning in 1992. All races became one-hour<br />

sprints.<br />

Lotusport disappeared prior to the 1992 season, leaving Corvette to dominate the season.<br />

Smith took his second Drivers’ Championship in a Dieline Corp. Corvette over Kim Baker and<br />

teammate Bill Cooper. Gigliotti again took the B class in his Pace America Camaro over the<br />

Metalcraft Mazda RX-7 Turbo of Makoto Yamamura. Dave Jolly won his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Championship in the C Class in a Metalcraft Oldsmobile Achieva. While Honda missed the<br />

Drivers’ Championship again, it took the Manufacturers’ title off the strength of Taz Harvey’s<br />

second place. Neil Hannemann won the new D Class Championship in the HighwayMaster<br />

Eagle Talon over teammate Bill Saunders.<br />

In 1993, the D class disappeared as the Eagles grew turbos and moved into the B class with<br />

the BMW M3. Racing legend Elliott Forbes-Robinson broke the Corvette streak, piloting the Dal<br />

Tech Nissan 300 ZX Turbo to five wins and a 13-point win over Smith’s Dieline Corvette and<br />

Boris Said’s BluBlocker Saleen Mustang.<br />

Gigliotti’s two season-ending wins in the B class weren’t enough to overcome Willy Lewis’<br />

Archer Brothers Eagle Talon T. Ron Emmick and Cunningham battled all season long in the C<br />

Class, with Emmick’s Metalcraft Oldsmobile edging Cunningham’s Autotechnica/Red Line Oil<br />

Honda Prelude by three points. Honda again took the manufacturers’ title.<br />

Classes were renamed again in 1994 to <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>, Touring Car and Super Production.<br />

Porsche returned as a major player with Kelly Moss Racing. Price Cobb topped teammate<br />

Mauro Baldi after winning the final three races of the season. Cobb’s title propelled him to the<br />

worldwide Porsche Cup–becoming the first driver to do so.<br />

Hannemann won his second Drivers’ Championship in three years–this time in Touring Car,<br />

scoring two wins in his Archer Brothers Eagle Talon to best Gigliotti’s Camaro by seven points. Jolly<br />

again took the Super Production Drivers’ Championship away from Cunningham’s Prelude, but<br />

Honda again took the Manufacturers’ Championship over Oldsmobile.<br />

The <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> class was again renamed in 1995, to Sport, but little changed, as<br />

Porsche battled Corvette for supremacy. David Murry piloted his Rohr Motorsport Porsche<br />

911 GT2 to five wins in eight races to top John Heinricy’s Morrison Corvette 432 to 369.<br />

Hannemann took his second-straight Touring Car Championship by a single point (389 to 388)<br />

over Archer Brothers Racing teammate Lewis as Eagle topped Chevrolet for the Manufacturers’<br />

title. After finishing runner-up three times, Cunningham took the Super Production Class<br />

Championship in his RealTime Racing Honda Prelude over Paul Booher’s ICY Racing Saturn,<br />

giving Honda its fourth-straight Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> was split into two categories, Sports and Touring, in 1996, each broken<br />

into two classes, designated S1, S2, T1 and T2.<br />

With the S1 class not arriving until late in the season, the S2 class featured the fastest<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> cars ever. Loosely based on the European FIA GT2 rules, the cars ran on slick<br />

tires for the first time; and, while fields were small, provided exciting racing. Almo Coppelli’s<br />

Callaway Corvette edged Shane Lewis’ radical Mosler Intruder by two points. The top four<br />

manufacturers were within two points, with Saleen winning a tiebreaker with Porsche to take<br />

the title over Callaway and Mosler. Martin Snow took the three-race S1 Championship in his<br />

Porsche 911 Turbo.<br />

Gigliotti returned to championship form in 1996, taking the T1 title in his LG Saleen<br />

Mustang, winning two races. Lewis’ Talon and Kermit Upton’s BMW completed the top-three,<br />

with Eagle taking Manufacturers’ honors in a tiebreaker over Ford/Saleen.<br />

Rookie Michael Galati won the second-straight T2 Drivers’ Championship for RealTime<br />

Racing’s Honda Prelude by two points over Taz Harvey’s Prelude and Alain Chebeir’s BMW.<br />

Honda captured its fifth-straight <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

High costs eliminated the Sports Category in 1997, and the T1 Championship shaped up as<br />

a battle of American muscle versus high-revving Japanese technology. Cunningham earned his<br />

second <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championship in T1, driving to four victories in his RealTime<br />

Racing Acura NSX, despite missing one race. Gigliotti’s Saleen Mustang was second, with two<br />

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wins, followed by the similar car of Rob Fellows. Ford/Saleen’s strong presence rewarded it<br />

with the Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

RealTime Racing introduced the Acura Integra Type R to T2 in 1997, with rookie Pierre<br />

Kleinubing earning the Drivers’ Championship over Booher’s Saturn and teammate Galati.<br />

Points for Acura and Honda were split in 1997, allowing Saturn to take the Manufacturers’<br />

Championship for the first time.<br />

Saleen returned to the 1998 T1 Championship, sweeping the top two spots in the Drivers’<br />

Championship with Terry Borcheller and Ron Johnson over Cunningham’s RealTime NSX. The<br />

specialty car builder also dominated the Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

Galati used consistency in his RealTime Acura Integra R to take his second T2<br />

Championship–the fourth-straight for the team–over teammate Kleinubing and Lance<br />

Stewart’s DC Sports Integra R. Acura earned the Manufacturers’ Championship, the sixth for<br />

American Honda.<br />

The off-season between 1998 and 1999 proved to be the most pivotal for the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> up to that point, as the Speedvision Network–a cable broadcasting station dedicated<br />

to the fastest things in the air, water and the road–became a part owner in the series and its<br />

title sponsor. Exposure and purses grew exponentially, as did the fields. The 1999 season<br />

would average nearly 50 cars per race between the two classes.<br />

Archer drove a Viper Speed Dodge Viper to his second-career Championship, winning<br />

the Speedvision GT title by a scant point over Peter Kitchak’s Porsche 911. Porsche took<br />

the Manufacturers’ title over Chevrolet, which featured the debut of its new C5, with Scotty<br />

B. White giving the car its first win (Vancouver). Archer earned a $50,000 bonus for his<br />

Championship–the biggest ever in SCCA Pro Racing history.<br />

Galati branched out to form his own Speedvision Touring Car Acura team in 1999, but the<br />

results were the same, taking the title by three points over RealTime’s Kleinubing and his<br />

teammate Hugh Plumb. Galati tied the all-time record for consecutive wins at the start of the<br />

season (four). Acura again took the Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

In 2000, both series ran separately for the first time and standing starts made their debut.<br />

The season saw giant jumps in participation, averaging over 70 cars per event between the two<br />

series.<br />

Jeff McMillin became the first driver ever to win a title without a win when he scored top-10<br />

finishes in all 10 Speedvision GT races. He became only the third driver ever (joining Galati<br />

and Plumb from 1999) to record 10 top-10s in a season. Galati jumped to the Champion Audi<br />

GT team in 2000 and finished second, recording the marque’s first win in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> at<br />

Las Vegas. In all, six different drivers and marques won on the season.<br />

Kleinubing captured his second title by winning the Speedvision Touring Car Championship<br />

for RealTime over rookie Neal Sapp (TC Kline Racing BMW 328Ci). Acura took the<br />

manufacturers’ title, but fought BMW into the last race.<br />

In 2001, new changes included a new spec tire from Toyo Tires (the non-race T1S), and<br />

boosted purses across the board due to various new sponsorships.<br />

Michael Galati became the first driver to win four <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championships,<br />

taking the Speedvision GT title with four wins and helping Audi to its first-ever Manufacturers’<br />

Championship. Galati battled his former team owner Peter Cunningham all the way.<br />

Cunningham won the statistics race, recording seven poles and five wins in his supercharged<br />

Acura NSX, but a DNF at Lime Rock hurt his title chances. Galati became the second-straight<br />

Speedvision GT driver to place in the top-10 in each race, and he and Cunningham each<br />

eclipsed the $100,000 mark in purse and contingency prize money earned for the first time<br />

in series history. Audi took the Manufacturers’ title by a scant point over Acura, with Porsche<br />

a close third. Johannes van Overbeek (Porsche, third in points) was the only driver other than<br />

Galati or Cunningham to win a race.<br />

Pierre Kleinubing captured his second-straight Speedvision Touring Car title and the third<br />

of his career (all with RealTime) with a consistent run, earning three wins in his Acura Integra<br />

R. Neal Sapp won four races, and finished runner-up for the second straight year and helped<br />

BMW earn its first-ever Manufacturers’ title in a runaway over Acura. Other drivers scoring wins<br />

in Touring Car were Steve Pfeffer (BMW), Bill Auberlen (BMW) in a run from last to first in the<br />

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Lime Rock rain and Roger Foo, recording the first win for the Honda Civic Si.<br />

In 2002, SPEED Channel took over for Speedvision as the title sponsor after Speedvision<br />

was bought by Fox and renamed. The series names changed to SCCA SPEED <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>,<br />

SCCA SPEED GT and SCCA SPEED Touring Car, respectively.<br />

Michael Galati continued to set new records by capturing his fifth Drivers’ Championship,<br />

and second-straight SPEED GT Championship. The Championship once again came down<br />

to Galati and Cunningham, with Galati scoring three wins and finishing no lower than sixth<br />

in all ten races. Cunningham took the Championship down to the final event at VIR, but his<br />

exceptional run of finishes, including one win, five podiums and ten top-10 finishes was no<br />

match for Galati. Randy Pobst finished third in the Championship with four wins and a podium<br />

finish in each of the seven events he entered. Based on Pobst’s dominating run, Porsche took<br />

home another Manufacturers’ title, its third in four years.<br />

In SPEED Touring Car, defending Champion Pierre Kleinubing faced a stout challenge<br />

from an unlikely source, RealTime Racing team boss Cunningham. Originally running SPEED<br />

Touring Car to help Kleinubing score a third straight title, the plan changed mid-season when<br />

two straight 34th place finishes evaporated Kleinubing’s points lead and moved Cunningham<br />

into contention. At season’s end, Cunningham’s consistency gave him the title, his third <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> title and sixth overall in SCCA Pro Racing competition. Rookie of the Year Marc<br />

Kirberg completed the top three in the final point standings. Acura, by virtue of the strong runs<br />

by both RealTime pilots, brought home its fourth Manufacturers’ Title since 1998.<br />

In 2003, SPEED GT switched to the new Toyo Proxes RA-1 race compound DOT-approved<br />

tire, which helped establish new track records in both qualifying and in the race.<br />

In SPEED GT, it looked like Bill Auberlen was poised to win the Drivers’ Championship<br />

with a good showing in the penultimate round of the season at Road Atlanta. He had a 20-point<br />

lead over Randy Pobst. However, on lap 13 a broken halfshaft forced Auberlen to retire, while<br />

Pobst went on to win the race . With the win and coupled with Auberlen’s 25th place finish,<br />

Pobst catapulted into first place and held a 12-point lead heading into the season finale in<br />

Puerto Rico. Despite a variety of scenarios, Pobst could essentially clinch the Championship<br />

if he finished fourth or better, regardless of where Auberlen finished. After qualifying on the<br />

pole, Pobst took matters into his own hands and won the Caribbean shootout. With the win,<br />

Pobst not only won the Drivers’ Championship, but he also secured the SCCA SPEED GT<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by Racer Magazine for Audi. Auberlen (three wins)<br />

and Phil McClure (two wins) completed the top three in the final standings. Other winners on<br />

the season included Mike Fitzgerald (two wins) and rookie Paul Mumford, who was tragically<br />

killed in a plane crash shortly after his win at Laguna. Tom Oates won Rookie of the Year.<br />

In SCCA SPEED Touring Car, Auberlen captured the Drivers’ Championship following<br />

his second place finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with two races remaining. Auberlen<br />

thoroughly dominated SCCA SPEED Touring Car with four wins, eight podiums, three<br />

pole positions, set seven fast race laps and never finished below fourth place. Three-time<br />

SPEED Touring Car Champion Pierre Kleinubing (three wins) and Auberlen’s teammate<br />

Will Turner finished second and third, respectively in the final standings. With Auberlen’s<br />

help, BMW won the SPEED Touring Car Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by Racer<br />

Magazine. Other winners on the season included Bob Endicott and Peter Cunningham. Matt<br />

Plumb won the SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year, becoming the second Plumb brother<br />

to win the award, matching the feat of brother Hugh in 1998. Additionally, after qualifying<br />

second four times, Shauna Marinus became the first female driver to win a Touring Car pole<br />

position.<br />

Thanks in part to both a highly competitive racing format and top-notch drivers, SPEED<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> moved even closer to the forefront of the road racing landscape in 2004. In<br />

it’s September issue, Car and Driver magazine called <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> “the best road racing in<br />

the country,” telling its readers what <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> enthusiasts had known for years.<br />

In SPEED GT, Tommy Archer proved that winning a championship doesn’t mean winning<br />

every race. In fact, he only won once (Portland), but it was his eight top-five finishes in 10<br />

events that propelled him and his Dodge Viper Competition Coupe to the SCCA SPEED GT<br />

Drivers’ Championship. The title was especially impressive considering Archer had not<br />

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competed in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> since 1991. Michael Galati led all SPEED GT drivers with three<br />

wins in 2004, driving an Audi RS 6. Those victories and five podium finishes overall led him<br />

to a second-place finish in points, just six behind Archer. However, because of Galati’s and<br />

teammate Randy Pobst’s (who won at Lime Rock and finished fourth in points) efforts, it<br />

was Audi who walked away with the SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship presented by<br />

RACER magazine. Competing in the brand new Cadillac CTS-V, Max Angelelli won two races,<br />

including the season-opener at Sebring, and finished third in the point standings. Rookie Wolf<br />

Henzler burst on to the scene in 2004 with two victories, and Ron Fellows also earned a win at<br />

Mosport. Mike McCann took home Rookie of the Year honors, beating out his brother, Jim.<br />

Bill Auberlen flexed his championship-winning muscle once again in 2004, earning his<br />

second-consecutive SPEED Touring Car Drivers’ Championship. Auberlen didn’t waste any<br />

time in his BMW 325i, taking both the pole and the win at the first two events of the season,<br />

and three of the first four. Though he didn’t win another race for the remainder, his efforts<br />

were good enough to hold off Nic Jonsson, who finished second in his BMW 325Ci. Matt<br />

Plumb picked up the first two wins of his SPEED Touring Car career and used those, plus<br />

nine top-10 finishes, to earn third in the point standings in his Acura TSX. On the strength of<br />

Auberlen and Jonsson’s showings, BMW handily won the SPEED Touring Car Manufacturers’<br />

Championship presented by RACER Magazine. A late-season push by Acura (two wins by<br />

Pierre Kleinubing and one for Plumb after an early win), closed the gap to 69-54. Dino<br />

Crescentini won the SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year.<br />

Tim Wiens, owner of 3R-Racing, was presented the Jim Cook Award and Jason Marks, of<br />

Bimmerworld, was named recipient of the Zimmermann Cup.<br />

SPEED <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> ratcheted up the “wow” factor a few more levels in 2005 as both<br />

the SPEED GT and SPEED Touring Car Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championships were in<br />

doubt until the very end of the year. That was especially the case in SPEED GT, which was<br />

fittingly named the “most competitive road racing in the world” by RACER Magazine in its<br />

June issue.<br />

Those who thought Tommy Archer’s 2004 Championship run was improbable after he won<br />

just a single race had to think Andy Pilgrim’s run to the top simply unfathomable as the Team<br />

Cadillac driver earned his first title without recording a single win. Consistency was once<br />

again the name of the game as Pilgrim never finished lower than 10th and finished second<br />

twice. His efforts, along with teammates Max Angelelli, Max Papis and Ron Fellows (who all<br />

won races), propelled Cadillac to the SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by<br />

RACER Magazine over Porsche.<br />

Had it been based on finishes alone, Pilgrim’s title would have gone to Archer (who won<br />

twice to start the season), but a pair of five-point penalties (Cleveland, Infineon), forced Archer<br />

behind Pilgrim. Farnbacher Loles Porsche driver Wolf Henzler also scored a pair of wins<br />

(Mid-Ohio, Denver), and Lou Gigliotti broke a couple of major streaks as he won (Infineon)<br />

for the first time since 1997 and broke a 24-race winless streak for Corvette. Robin Liddell<br />

scored a victory at Cleveland, and Dino Crescentini broke into the winner’s column in his very<br />

first SPEED GT race (Portland). Sonny Whelen earned SPEED GT Rookie of the Year honors<br />

and finished 12th overall in the point standings.<br />

After winning Championships in 2003 and ‘04, Bill Auberlen only made cameo<br />

appearances in SPEED Touring Car 2005. He did well at the events he ran (two wins and<br />

three podium finishes), but his downgraded role in the series opened the way for an epic,<br />

season-long showdown between individual drivers and their teams. Peter Cunningham, <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong>’s most successful driver in history, earned his 29th career win to jumpstart his and<br />

his RealTime Racing team’s season. Not to be outdone, Randy Pobst, a former SPEED GT<br />

champion who signed on with Tri-Point Motorsport in the off-season, put Mazda on the map<br />

with a win at St. Petersburg in Round Two. The new RealTime livery got plenty of time in the<br />

spotlight as Pierre Kleinubing won the next three races (Road Atlanta, Mid-Ohio, Cleveland),<br />

giving Acura a stronghold on the Manufacturers’ Championship. Auberlen’s return and<br />

maxed-out REWARDS weight stopped Acura’s winning streak cold as Auberlen won Rounds<br />

Six and Seven (Lime Rock, Infineon) - the last rounds he would compete in. A first win by<br />

Eric Curran at Denver followed by another first-time winner in Charles Espenlaub at Mosport<br />

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highlighted the next two rounds and set up best-finisher take all between Acura and Mazda<br />

at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. John Angelone stole the show to a degree, handily winning<br />

in an Audi, but Peter Cunningham rose to the occasion once again, finishing third (a spot<br />

in front of Pobst), which clinched the Drivers’ Championship for Cunningham and another<br />

Manufacturers’ title for Acura.<br />

New faces and seasoned veterans combined to make 2006 a year for the SPEED <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> record books. SPEED GT saw the debut of two new cars: the Aston Martin DB9<br />

and the right-hand drive Nissan Skyline GT-R. Both turned quite a few heads in the paddock<br />

and the Aston Martin squad was able to notch a fifth place finish at Road America with driver<br />

Johnny Mowlem.<br />

New drivers were also causing a stir in SPEED GT. Rookie Lawson Aschenbach was<br />

practically flawless in his first full-season of SPEED GT competition. Behind the wheel of<br />

his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, he climbed the podium steps three times, including a win at<br />

St. Petersburg, and never finished worse than ninth. Numbers like those gave veterans Lou<br />

Gigliotti and Andy Pilgrim a run for their money and helped Aschenbach become the first driver<br />

in SPEED GT history to win the Championship in their rookie season. Thanks to an equally<br />

strong performance from Porsche teammate Ricardo Imery and guest appearances by Randy<br />

Pobst, Porsche won a tight SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship by a scant three points<br />

over Dodge.<br />

The RealTime Acura squad was once again the team to beat in SPEED Touring Car, but<br />

this time it was Pierre Kleinubing leading the charge. Kleinubing collected seven podiums<br />

in 2006, including wins at Infineon and Miller Motorsports Park, on his way to claiming<br />

his fourth SPEED Touring Car Championship. Tri-Point Mazda driver Randy Pobst fought<br />

all the way to the finale with Kleinubing, but would fall short for the second year in a row.<br />

Show signs of a future champion, Chip Herr collected the most wins (three: Mid-Ohio,<br />

Road America, Road Atlanta), but lacked the consistency of veterans Pobst and Kleinubing,<br />

finishing a career-best third in points. In addition, Kleinubing’s four poles in 2006 pushed<br />

him to the top of the career-poles list with 30. The RealTime Acura crew posted four wins<br />

in 2006, which was enough to help Acura clinch the Manufactures’ Championship after<br />

Round Ten at Road Atlanta.<br />

Defending SPEED GT Champion Lawson Aschenbach returned in 2007, but traded in<br />

his Porsche for a ride with Team Cadillac. Porsche’s efforts to defend its Manufacturers’<br />

Championship Presented by RACER Magazine were headed instead by K-PAX Racing’s Randy<br />

Pobst and Michael Galati. It was the Corvette of Eric Curran however, that looked poised for<br />

a Championship run, taking the first two races with ease. But, poor luck and several DNFs<br />

throughout the season kept Curran from capturing his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championship,<br />

even with two more wins at Mid-Ohio and Mosport. Instead, it was Pobst fighting for the<br />

Title with Aschenbach and his Cadillac teammate Andy Pilgrim. A string of podium finishes<br />

mid-season, including wins at Watkins Glen and Toronto, gave Pobst a comfortable margin<br />

over Pilgrim heading into the final round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where he earned<br />

his second-career SPEED GT Championship by 16 points. Pilgrim and Aschenbach’s hard<br />

work would not go unrewarded though, their efforts earned Cadillac its second SPEED GT<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

The first two rounds of the SPEED Touring Car schedule provided some foreshadowing<br />

for how the 2007 season would shake out. Mazda’s Jeff Altenburg won both races by small<br />

margins over teammate Pobst, with defending Champion Pierre Kleinubing and his Acura<br />

in third. Kleinubing would stand on the podium three more times, but was unable to score<br />

a <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory in 2007, his first winless season in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> since his<br />

1997 debut. Altenburg and Pobst meanwhile continued to put in solid finishes. Pobst even<br />

made history, sweeping both Touring Car races at Watkins Glen in addition to the GT win.<br />

The duo’s stellar performances earned Mazda its first Manufacturers’ Championship a round<br />

early at Road Atlanta. The Drivers’ Championship on the other hand, would go down to the<br />

wire at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. While leading the race and in position to claim the<br />

Championship, contact with Kleinubing sent Pobst into the gravel at Turn Two and handed<br />

Altenburg his first SPEED Touring Car Championship, while Peter Cunningham took his<br />

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second win of the season.<br />

Randy Pobst returned with K-PAX/3R in 2008 to defend his SPEED GT Drivers’<br />

Championship and help Porsche wrestle away the Manufacturers’ Championship Presented<br />

by RACER Magazine away from Cadillac. Their primary opponents underwent a transformation<br />

in the off-season, becoming Team Remington Cadillac and adding Michael McCann to<br />

partner Andy Pilgrim.<br />

Pobst’s Championship defense got off to a great start with a win at Sebring, followed by<br />

a runner-up finish to Brandon Davis at Long Beach. Davis’ win in the ACS Ford Mustang<br />

Cobra proved his performance in the rain at Sebring was no fluke and launched him into<br />

title contention with Pobst and Pilgrim.<br />

Pobst collected his second win of the season at Watkins Glen, but, as always, Pilgrim<br />

wasn’t far behind. The Cadillac driver even collected five-straight podium finishes from<br />

Sebring through Mid-Ohio.<br />

Road America became a turning point for the season, as DNFs for both Pilgrim and<br />

Davis, and a third-place finish for Pobst, allowed the defending champ to pull out a point<br />

lead with four races remaining. Two more podium finishes and a win at Detroit in that<br />

final stretch sealed the deal for Pobst. Though Brandon Davis won the season finale at<br />

Road Atlanta and shared the podium with Pilgrim, Pobst’s lead heading into the final<br />

round was too much to overcome, giving him his third <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championship.<br />

The Manufacturers’ Championship was clinched by Porsche a round earlier at New Jersey<br />

Motorsports Park when James Sofronas took his first-ever <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory.<br />

The 2008 SPEED Touring Car Championship was one of the most thrilling in series history.<br />

A podium sweep by the RealTime Acuras of Pierre Kleinubing, Peter Cunningham and<br />

Kuno Wittmer at Sebring, was an excellent prelude of what was to come in the 2008 season.<br />

Following Kleinubing’s win at Sebring, Wittmer took his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory at<br />

VIR by inches over the BMW of Seth Thomas.<br />

VIR was also the last race for defending champion Jeff Altenburg, who parted ways with<br />

the Tri-Point team to pursue a SPEED GT drive. That left Charles Espenlaub, Jason Saini,<br />

Jeff Daniels, and Tindol Motorsports drivers Michael Galati and Chip Herr to carry the<br />

torch for Mazda, winner of the 2007 Manufacturers’ Championship presented by RACER<br />

Magazine.<br />

Rookie and 2007 MX-5 Cup Champion Saini put Mazda on the board first, taking an<br />

emotional first win at Miller Motorsports Park, but Acura answered back with another win<br />

at Lime Rock Park, at the hands of Wittmer. Herr took the second race at Lime Rock, but<br />

at the season’s halfway point, the Championship was clearly a battle between the three<br />

RealTime teammates.<br />

Though there were surprise wins from James Clay at Road America and from Galati at<br />

Watkins Glen and Mosport, not a single podium passed without at least one RealTime driver<br />

on the steps. The team clinched the Manufacturers’ Championship for Acura at Mosport<br />

and brought the Drivers’ Championship down to the last lap at Road Atlanta. Wittmer was<br />

unable to make a pass for fourth stick on Cunningham, which gave the RealTime owner his<br />

record-tying fifth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championship.<br />

K-Pax Racing changed from Porsche to Volvo in 2009, with Pilgrim joining Pobst to<br />

make a two-car Volvo S60 superteam in GT. While both drivers would win races and poles,<br />

the car was plagued with aftermarket transmission problems until the end of the season.<br />

After having their own developmental season, Brandon Davis was strong all season in<br />

his ACS Racing Ford Mustang, and the young driver earned his first professional racing<br />

Championship after winning at Mid-Ohio and finishing every GT race in the top eight.<br />

After scoring his breakout win in 2008, James Sofronas scored a pair of victories in<br />

California (Long Beach and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) and piloted his Global Racing<br />

Group Porsche 911 GT3 to second in the final standings.<br />

Newcomer Tony Rivera looked to have second locked up until a last-lap incident with<br />

Pobst put his Brass Monkey Racing Porsche in the gravel at the MRLS finale. Rivera surprised<br />

the racing world winning in his very first attempt at Sebring and followed that up<br />

with a second victory at Road America.<br />

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Despite not finishing two of the 10 races, Pilgrim wound up fourth in the Championship,<br />

taking wins at New Jersey and Road Atlanta in the Volvo S60. Eric Curran had six podium<br />

finishes in his Whelen Engineering Corvette, but never made the top step to finish fifth.<br />

The two-time defending Champion Pobst ended up sixth and won at Autobahn Country<br />

Club. However, missing the first race after exhausting his engine supply at Sebring was<br />

costly to his effort.<br />

Behind Sofronas and Rivera, Porsche again claimed the Manufacturers’ Championship<br />

Presented by RACER. Bill Ziegler claimed Rookie of the Year honors in his GMG Porsche.<br />

Pierre Kleinubing joined team owner Peter Cunningham and Michael Galati in the rarified<br />

air of five <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships in 2009, but it was not easy.<br />

Kleinubing changed cars after finishing second in the Sebring opener, upgrading from<br />

the 2008 spec RealTime Acura TSX to the 2009 model. The all-time leader in pole positions,<br />

Kleinubing worked a series of top five finishes before finally scoring his first win in<br />

more than a year at Road America in Round Eight of the Touring Car Championship.<br />

Despite the win, he was still behind 2008 Rookie of the Year Jason Saini, who rattled off<br />

three wins (New Jersey, Autobahn and Mid-Ohio) in six races at one point in his TriPoint<br />

Motorsports MAZDA6. The Championship came down to the season finale at Mazda<br />

Raceway Laguna Seca, where Saini needed a solid run to maintain his lead.<br />

The weekend went perfectly for Kleinubing. Not only did he earn the pole and lead every<br />

lap, but Saini missed out on qualifying bonus points and finished a disappointing eighth,<br />

giving Kleinubing a 13-point advantage at the end of the season.<br />

Acura captured the Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by RACER, but it was<br />

Mazda driver Eric Foss who captured Rookie of the Year honors.<br />

Peter Cunningham finished third in his RealTime Acura after winning at Mosport. Seth<br />

Thomas gave Bimmer<strong>World</strong> its best season to date with a series-high three wins in his BMW<br />

328i to finish fourth. Charles Espenlaub quietly finished fifth in his TriPoint MAZDA6.<br />

New for the series in 2009 was a coin flip that could invert the top five. The concept<br />

was short lived, though and was removed for the 2010 season.<br />

The 2010 season saw major changes come into place for the Series. A new set of regulations<br />

were adopted for Touring Car and a new class, Grand Touring Sport (GTS), was<br />

launched. As well, the 2010 season marked the first time since 1999, that GT, GTS and<br />

Touring Car classes would take to the track in a combined race. The 2010 season also saw<br />

an increase in races as the series moved from a 10-race season to a 12-race season with<br />

four doubleheader weekends.<br />

In GT, Randy Pobst, behind the wheel of the No. 6 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60, took his<br />

fourth career Drivers’ Championship, and, along with teammate Andy Pilgrim helped Volvo<br />

claim its first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Manufacturers’ Championship. Pobst took the title on the<br />

strength of four wins and eight pole positions throughout the season, also earning his team<br />

the Team Championship. Kuno Wittmer and James Sofronas finished second and third<br />

respectively in the GT Drivers’ Championship.<br />

The GTS class was created to attract vehicles not previously eligible or competitive for<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> competition. Many Touring Cars built prior to the 2010 rules package fit<br />

into the new GTS class. Peter Cunningham essentially rewrote the record books in the inaugural<br />

season of GTS competition. With <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> single-season records of eight wins<br />

and 10 pole positions, Cunningham extended his all-time best marks of 40 wins and 42<br />

pole positions. His sixth Drivers’ Championship was also a <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> record, as is the<br />

ninth Manufacturers’ Championship to which he and teammate Nick Esayian helped Acura<br />

claim. Those honors also added up to a Team Championship for RealTime Racing. Esayian<br />

finished second in the Drivers’ Championship, while Ernie Jakubowski finished third.<br />

In Touring Car, Series regulations put tighter limits on engine, drivetrain and aerodynamic<br />

modifications, but cars were still afforded substantial handling upgrades. <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> TC proved to be a launching pad in 2010 for up-and-coming pro drivers. Look no<br />

further than what Robert Stout did claiming the 2010 Touring Car Drivers’ Championship<br />

in his first pro season at the age of 18 and leading his Team to Manufacturers’ and Team<br />

Championships. Stout became the youngest driver in the history of the series to take home<br />

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a Drivers’ Championship. The 18-year-old also claimed the Rookie-of-the-Year award, and<br />

helping Scion to its first Manufacturers’ Championship. Stout was the youngest race winner<br />

in Series history when he won at Long Beach, and four wins later became the youngest<br />

Champion in Series history. Eric Meyer and Brett Sandberg finished second and third<br />

respectively in the TC Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Fred Roberts and Jakubowski took home the GT and GTS Rookie-of-the-Year Awards,<br />

respectively.<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round One • Streets of St. Petersburg<br />

Pobst Goes Flag-to-Flag for <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> St. Pete Win;<br />

Cunningham, Buras Class Winners<br />

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 27, 2010) – Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., opened up the 2010 <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> GT season with a flag-to-flag win at the Acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> of St. Petersburg. Peter<br />

Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Todd Buras, of Daytona Beach, Fla., won in the GTS and Touring<br />

Car classes, respectively.<br />

Starting from the overall pole in the first combined-class <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> race since 1999, Pobst<br />

received a pre-race gift when second-qualifying Dino Crescentini’s No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG<br />

Porsche 911 GT3 headed to the pits on the<br />

formation lap with an electrical issue. With<br />

his No. 6 K-Pax Racing Volvo alone on the<br />

front row, Pobst rocketed away from the<br />

standing start and never looked back, taking<br />

a 1.189-second win over teammate Andy<br />

Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla. James Sofronas,<br />

of Newport Beach, Calif., finished third.<br />

Pobst averaged 72.367 mph over the<br />

33-lap, 59.4-mile race that was slowed by<br />

one caution to retrieve a disabled car. It was<br />

Pobst’s 23rd-career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win,<br />

tying him for third all-time with Michael<br />

Galati.<br />

“It was all about the K-Pax racing team<br />

and the work they did all winter on our Volvo<br />

S60s,” Pobst said of the run. “We had very<br />

little test time, because they worked their<br />

Pobst went flag-to-flag for his first<br />

GT win of the season at St. Petersburg.<br />

butts off all winter. We just got the cars together a week or two ago. We’re just thrilled, this was really just<br />

our test session today. The St. Petersburg Grand Prix circuit suits our car really well, because the Volvo<br />

is all-wheel drive. The straights are short, the corners are tight, and we’re just monsters through the back<br />

sections. The Porsches gave us a real battle, and St. Petersburg is my kind of place. I’ve won the last three<br />

races I’ve run here in hot <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> action.”<br />

Unlike previous years where traffic was not a major factor in the racing, the multi-class format never<br />

quite allowed anyone to break away from the pack, and Pobst had his mirror filled for most of the race by<br />

the similar No. 8 K-Pax Volvo S60 of Pilgrim. In the closing laps, the duo circulated nose-to-tail.<br />

“There’s no team orders, but I told Randy before the race that if he was out front, don’t worry about<br />

me,” Pilgrim said. “We’re going to have to run hard enough to worry about everyone else. He didn’t make<br />

any mistakes. Randy almost got nailed in traffic, but other than that it was ‘don’t hit your teammate, and<br />

try to stay ahead of Jason [Daskalos], first, and then James [Sofronas].’”<br />

Sofronas started third, but ran fourth for much of the race in the No. 14 Global Motorsports Group<br />

Porsche 911 GT3 behind the Volvos and Jason Daskalos’ Dodge Viper. On the lap-16 restart, Sofronas<br />

made his bid for third, pulling off the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race.<br />

Daskalos was later forced to pit due to a fluid leak. That promoted 10th-starting Brian Kubinski to fourth<br />

in his No. 2 Carlisle Companies Chevrolet Corvette, a position he held for four laps before the No. 57<br />

Horton/Sloan Securities Porsche 911 GT3 of Patrick Lindsey worked his way by to finish fourth.<br />

Kuno Wittmer (Dodge Viper) recovered from a flat tire to finish sixth, followed by Tony Rivera (Nissan<br />

GT-R), who ran in the top five for most of the day, Rob Morgan (Porsche 911 GT3), Tony Gaples (Chevrolet<br />

Corvette) and Jeff Courtney (Dodge Viper).<br />

In GTS, Cunningham also went flag-to-flag for his record 33rd <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory in the No.<br />

43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, topping Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., by 2.695<br />

seconds.<br />

Cunningham led Nick Esayian’s No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX from the standing start but<br />

it was Davis who charged from last overall on the grid after missing qualifying. The 2009 GT Champion<br />

was nominated this morning to drive the No. 1 Acura/RealTime Acura TSX. The caution period allowed<br />

Davis to close some real estate on Cunningham, but he couldn’t ever get close enough to mount a serious<br />

challenge.<br />

“We weren’t sure how the competition was going to be,” Cunningham said of the newly-created GTS<br />

class. “The Honda Civic of Kevin Helms was very quick. It started with Helms getting in front of my<br />

teammate, and I watched to see how that would unfold. The whole first half, I was pacing the car and trying


to save because I was waiting to see what it was going to be like if it was all green. After the yellow, my new<br />

and old teammate Brandon [Davis] - who came in at the last minute and started from the back, rocketed<br />

through the field and was not going to hand it to me on a platter and keep me honest. Fortunately, he got<br />

caught up in some other traffic and I had just a little bit of breathing room to the end.”<br />

It was a RealTime Racing top-three sweep after Helms’ No. 04 DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy Honda Civic<br />

Si retired from competition with a steering issue on lap six. Michael Pettiford and Tom Lepper finished<br />

fourth and fifth, respectively, in their Pontiac Solstice GXPs.<br />

The first race under new Touring Car regulations delivered a first-time race winning driver and<br />

manufacturer. Buras started his No. 49 Irish Mike’s Racing Volkswagen Jetta GLI second on the grid and,<br />

unlike Pobst and Cunningham’s runs, had to fight his way to the front.<br />

Overshooting his pit box approaching the standing start, Buras, making his series debut, backed his car<br />

up slightly to get into position. To his dismay, and that of everyone behind him, when the lights went out,<br />

the car went backwards.<br />

“The car in front of me decided he wanted to start from pit lane and I pulled up to his spot,” Buras<br />

recalled. “I’ve never done a standing start, and the guy was telling me to ‘back up, back up.’ I was looking<br />

at the starting board, and finally realized I had to back up. So I backed up, and I’m looking at the board<br />

because the five second mark was out. I thought here we go, and I revved it up and let go of the clutch<br />

and I shot backward. I hit the brakes, tried to get it in first, and shot backwards again.<br />

“At that point, I just threw my hands up and waited for the big crash. Eric Meyer did a great job to avoid<br />

me and I threw it in first and went.”<br />

Once moving forward, Buras was seven cars behind polesitter Mark Hein’s No. 38 Morgan Stanley<br />

Smith Barney Honda Civic Si, but charged through the field to put himself into position to take the lead<br />

on the lap-16 restart. From there, he was able to slowly pull out a gap as Hein and Robert Stout’s No. 18<br />

DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC battled behind him.<br />

“I thought I was way behind, and when I started catching up, [Hein] started speeding up,” Buras said.<br />

“I think he was saving his stuff from the get go. I thought he had cooled off and we were in trouble. I don’t<br />

know what happened, but he slowed up a little bit through the corner which allowed me to close that gap<br />

a little. I just went deep into the corner to get by. We went through those corners nose-to-tail, real close,<br />

but he raced me clean.<br />

“I’ve got to think VW for their support. The GT and GTS drivers, take your hat off to them. When you’re<br />

ten seconds faster a lap, it comes up fast. It’s pretty scary being passed by a car that much faster, but<br />

they did a great job, especially on these streets of St. Pete.”<br />

The Hein/Stout battle ended with a flat tire for Hein, promoting Stout’s teammate, Dan Gardner, to third<br />

in the No. 36 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper & Associates Scion tC.<br />

Stout was awarded the MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race avoiding Hein, who spun with the flat<br />

tire. Gardner captured the Sunoco Hard Charger Award for advancing nine positions overall in the race.<br />

Brett Sandberg finished fourth in his Acura TSX, followed by Eric Meyer, in a Mazda RX-8.<br />

Alexander Lvov, of Russia, earned the Optima Batteries Start of the Race Award for advancing five<br />

positions on the standing start. He later retired with a mechanical issue in his Honda GMS Honda Civic<br />

Si.<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round One • RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Round 1<br />

Sanction # [PRWC-01-10] Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg<br />

acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> of St. Petersburg on March 27, 2010<br />

at St. Petersburg Street Course on March 26-28 2010 Track Length: 1.8 Miles<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

1 1 6 GT 1<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 135 33<br />

1:20.547 80.450<br />

2 4 8 GT 2 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 106 33 -1.189 1:20.370 80.627<br />

3 3 14 GT 3 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 101 33 -2.645 1:20.473 80.524<br />

4 8 57 GT 4 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 85 33 -12.637 1:21.076 79.925<br />

5 10 2 GT 5 Brian Kubinski/Shorewood/IL Carlisle Companies/Chevrolet Corvette 80 33 -13.713 1:20.832 80.166<br />

6 6 13 GT 6 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 76 33 -16.503 1:20.776 80.221<br />

7 7 97 GT 7 Tony Rivera/Missouri City/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 72 33 -24.143 1:20.840 80.158<br />

8 11 46 GT 8 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 68 33 -30.104 1:21.160 79.842<br />

9 13 29 GT 9 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 64 33 -35.127 1:22.085 78.942<br />

10 12 99 GT 10 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 60 33 -39.516 1:21.799 79.218<br />

11 15 47 GT 11 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 57 33 -1:04.556 1:23.502 77.603<br />

12 5 5 GT 12 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 57 32 -1 lap 1:20.504 80.492<br />

13 17 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 135 32 -1 lap 1:26.423 74.980<br />

14 31 1 GTS 2 Brandon Davis/Huntington Beach/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/AcuraTSX 100 32 -1 lap 1:26.514 74.901<br />

15 18 34 GTS 3 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 104 32 -1 lap 1:26.718 74.725<br />

16 23 49 TC 1 Todd Buras(R)/Daytona Beach/FL Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 132 31 -2 laps 1:28.880 72.907<br />

17 20 41 GTS 4 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk/Pontiac Solstice GXP 91 31 -2 laps 1:28.636 73.108<br />

18 24 18 TC 2 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 109 31 -2 laps 1:29.104 72.724<br />

19 28 36 TC 3 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 92 30 -3 laps 1:30.754 71.401<br />

20 27 28 TC 4 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 85 30 -3 laps 1:30.726 71.423<br />

21 25 32 TC 5 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 86 30 -3 laps 1:31.533 70.794<br />

22 29 67 TC 6 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL MD&F/Autohaus/Acura Integra R 76 30 -3 laps 1:33.226 69.508<br />

23 22 38 TC 7 Mark Hein/Clearwater/FL Morgan Stanley Smith Barney/Honda Civic Si 92 28 Tire 1:29.668 72.266<br />

24 26 9 TC 8 Alexander Lvov/S. Petersburg Russia/ Honda GMS/Honda Civic Si 71 20 Mech. 1:30.303 71.758<br />

25 16 89 GT 13 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 51 10 Clutch 1:23.434 77.666<br />

26 2 4 GT 14 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 60 10 Elect. 1:29.773 72.182<br />

27 21 40 GTS 5 Tom Lepper(R)/Benicia/CA Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk/Pontiac Solstice GXP 83 9 Elect. 1:31.616 70.730<br />

28 19 04 GTS 6 Kevin Helms(R)/Charlotte/NC DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy/Honda Civic Si 85 6 Steering 1:26.945 74.529<br />

29 30 00 TC 9 Tony Wedderburn(R)/Miami/FL Champion Controls/AEC/Malspeed/Chevrolet Cobalt<br />

SS<br />

64 6 Mech. 1:36.880 66.886<br />

30 9 96 GT 15 Steve Ott(R)/Houston/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 45 1 Crash no time<br />

31 14 05 GT 16 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 43 1 Crash no time<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 01.189 Seconds<br />

** - Faster than previous record<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 02.695 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 13.157 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 8 Andy Pilgrim 01:20.370 - 80.627 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 01:26.423 - 74.980 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 49 Todd Buras(R) 01:28.880 - 72.907 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:49:14.907 59.4 Miles 72.367 Miles per Hour<br />

RaCE STaTiSTiCS<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

Time of race: 49:14.907<br />

average ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

speed: 72.367 Miles per Hour<br />

Optima Best Standing Start Car # 9 - Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 36<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 18 - MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 14<br />

GT Fastest New fast race Qualifier: laps for both Randy GTS and Pobst, TC 1:18.962 (82.064 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 1:25.605 (75.696 mph)<br />

[#6 1-33]<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Mark Hein, 1:28.821 (72.955 mph)<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Andy Pilgrim, 1:20.370 (80.627 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 1:26.423 (74.980 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Todd Buras, 1:28.880 (72.907 mph)<br />

04-07-2010 13:02:53<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Alexander Lvov, advanced five positions on the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Robert Stout<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Dino Crescentini<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Gardner, advanced nine positions overall in the race.


<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Two • Streets of St. Petersburg<br />

Crescentini Wins Sunday <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> in St. Pete;<br />

Cunningham, Buras Repeat Class Wins<br />

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 28, 2010) – Dino Crescentini, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., rocketed away<br />

from his second starting position and led all the way to take Sunday’s Acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> of St.<br />

Petersburg <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Round Two GT class and overall win. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis.,<br />

and Todd Buras, of Daytona Beach, Calif., won GTS and Touring Car, respectively.<br />

Driving the No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG Porsche 911 GT3, Crescentini appeared to get away slow<br />

from the standing start, but had momentum to get past polesitter Randy Pobst’s No. 6 K-Pax Racing Volvo<br />

S60 as the field funneled into Turn One.<br />

From there, it was smooth sailing for<br />

the Porsche driver, reversing his bad luck<br />

from Saturday’s race, in which his new<br />

Porsche developed an electrical problem and<br />

retired. Crescentini took his third-career <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> series victory by 0.848-second<br />

over teammate James Sofronas, of Newport<br />

Beach, Calif. He averaged 66.764 mph in the<br />

race slowed by a pair of caution periods and<br />

limited to 50 minutes.<br />

“The start was really scary for me because<br />

the launch control wasn’t working and I had<br />

to do it manually,” Crescentini said. “I haven’t<br />

done that in a while. I had some luck on<br />

my side with Randy (Pobst, the pole sitter)<br />

slipping up and I took advantage of that. The<br />

car was so beautifully set up by the guys at<br />

Crescentini on his way to Round 2 GT<br />

win at St. Petersburg.<br />

GMG, as we saw in practice and qualifying. It seemed like every time I hit slower traffic, I was able to get<br />

by and whoever was behind me seemed to get held up, so I got really lucky.”<br />

Sofronas started third in his No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 and ran behind<br />

Pobst and his teammate, Andy Pilgrim, in the opening stages of the race before Pobst pitted his car with<br />

overheating issues. On the race’s second restart to retrieve Patrick Lindsey’s crashed Porsche from Turn 12,<br />

Sofronas made his move by Pilgrim into second place, where he stayed for the remainder of the race.<br />

“I made mental notes on where they dropped the flag yesterday for the restart,” Sofronas said. “It’s<br />

tough to pass here and you have to take advantage of every opportunity. Jason [Daskalos] laid back on the<br />

first restart, but he didn’t let me get a good run either. I changed my strategy on the second restart and<br />

things worked out better.”<br />

Pilgrim, who finished second to Pobst on Saturday in his No. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60, held the third<br />

position for the rest of the event.<br />

“This is a great start,” Pilgrim said. “We knew the GMG guys were going to be strong, the Nissans are<br />

going to be good, Daskalos and Wittmer in the Vipers – there’s a lot of competition. I was hoping for two<br />

top-fives this weekend, I’m really thrilled with a second and a third.”<br />

Jason Daskalos, of Albuquerque, N.M., finished fifth in his No. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper,<br />

followed by Canada’s Kuno Wittmer, in his No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper.<br />

Rob Morgan (Porsche 911 GT3), Brian Kubinski (Chevrolet Corvette), Tony Rivera (Nissan GT-R), Jeff<br />

Courtney (Dodge Viper) and Tony Gaples (Chevrolet Corvette) completed the top 10.<br />

Rivera earned the MTM Special Ops Move of the Race in the No. 97 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan<br />

GT-R for his lap-26 pass on Courtney after following for several laps.<br />

Sofronas’ pair of podium finishes place him atop the Championship standings after two rounds, with<br />

210 points. Pilgrim is second, with 204, followed by Pobst (198), Crescentini (192) and Wittmer (155).<br />

Volvo leads the Manufacturers’ Championship, with 16 points, followed by Porsche (14), Dodge (four) and<br />

Chevrolet (one).<br />

This weekend’s GT results will remain provisional pending additional off-site technical inspections.<br />

For the second-straight day, Cunningham led start-to-finish in his No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura<br />

TSX to capture the GTS-class win, the record-extending 34th of his career. While his Saturday run was<br />

never in doubt, Sunday was different, as teammate Brandon Davis pressured him in the No. 1 Acura/<br />

RealTime Racing Acura TSX in the race’s closing laps. Cunningham beat Davis to the checkered flag by<br />

just 0.544-second.<br />

“It was the same track, one day apart but a completely different story today with the same result,<br />

thankfully,” Cunningham said. “It was just a whole different deal. Traffic played a role, the yellows played a<br />

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role, and the leaders came through and affected our race. As they say, the traffic gods giveth and the traffic<br />

gods taketh away. Brandon [Davis] was on a charge and was coming quickly, and I was having to pedal as<br />

fast as I could to keep in front of him. I had a gap and he was closing, but traffic messed him up. Then, it<br />

screwed me up, and he was right there, so it was really exciting. But we hung on to take the win.”<br />

Davis started last in the field after missing qualifying, but again worked his way up to second, setting<br />

the race’s fastest lap, a record 1:25.687 (75.624 mph) in the process. RealTime’s third car, with Nick<br />

Esayian aboard, finished third.<br />

Kevin Helms (Honda Civic Si) and Michael Pettiford (Pontiac Solstice) completed the top five.<br />

With his clean sweep of the weekend, Cunningham holds a 62-point lead over Esayian heading to Long<br />

Beach, 270 to 208. Davis is third, with 200, followed by Helms (178) and Pettiford (177). Acura leads<br />

the Manufacturers Championship, with 22 points.<br />

After winning in his series debut on Saturday, Buras repeated the feat on Sunday, giving the No. 49 Irish<br />

Mike’s Racing Volkswagen Jetta its second-consecutive <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car win.<br />

After an eventful first standing start on Saturday, in which he accidentally had the car in reverse as the<br />

lights went out, Buras got away cleanly from his second-starting position, but fell to fourth as the field<br />

entered Turn One, led by polesitter Mark Hein, of Clearwater, Fla. As the Touring Cars exited Turn Three,<br />

it found the GT Porsche of Patrick Lindsey sideways in the course. Buras picked his line and ended up<br />

passing Hein’s No. 38 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Honda Civic Si for the lead in the melee.<br />

“I went around turn one at the start in fourth place,” Buras said. “I didn’t get a very good launch and<br />

I had something in my gut that said something wasn’t right. I stayed to the left and everyone else went to<br />

the right and the next thing I knew I was two or three cars ahead of my next competitor.”<br />

Multi-class racing favored Buras later in the run, when the full-course caution came out for Lindsey a<br />

second time and the overall leader, Dino Crescentini, split Buras and Hein. Buras was able to circulate<br />

around to the back of the pack, giving him nearly a one-lap lead over second place.<br />

“When the yellow came out the second time, the GT leader was right on my rear quarter panel,” Buras<br />

added. “When the double yellow flew, he slammed on the breaks and I didn’t, so we just got a fortunate<br />

break there. The car was great, though. Irish Mike’s Racing put together an amazing car. From yesterday<br />

to today we got some rewards weight and made a bunch of changes to the car, and it was just rock solid.<br />

We were happy.”<br />

With Buras well ahead, Hein and 18-year-old Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., waged an exciting battle<br />

for the remainder of the race, swapping positions several times until Stout finally put his No. 18 DG-Spec/<br />

Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC ahead for good.<br />

Stout’s pass of Hein on lap 24 in Turn 10 earned the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race.<br />

Driving the No. 36 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper & Associates Scion tC, Dan Gardner earned both the<br />

Optima Batteries Best Standing Start of the Race and the Sunoco Hard Charger award en route to fourth<br />

place. Eric Meyer finished fifth in his Mazda RX-8.<br />

Buras leads Stout in the Touring Car Championship 264 to 218, followed by Hein (199), Gardner (177)<br />

and Meyer (172). Volkswagen leads the Touring Car Manufacturers’ Championship, with 18 points, to<br />

Scion’s 14, Honda’s seven and Mazda’s four.<br />

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FINAL RACE RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Round Two Two•<br />

RESULTS<br />

Sanction # [PRWC-02-10] Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg<br />

acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> of St. Petersburg on March 28, 2010<br />

at St. Petersburg Street Course on March 26-28 2010 Track Length: 1.8 Miles<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

1 2 4 GT 1<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Randy Pobst, 1:19.116 (81.905 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Brandon Davis, 1:25.687 (75.624 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Todd Buras, 1:28.022 (73.618 mph)<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Dan Gardner, advanced four positions on standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Robert Stout<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Tony Rivera<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Gardner, advanced five positions in the race.<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 132 31<br />

1:19.644 81.362<br />

2 3 14 GT 2 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 109 31 -.848 1:19.410 81.601<br />

3 4 8 GT 3 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 98 31 -4.129 1:19.875 81.126<br />

4 5 5 GT 4 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 88 31 -6.443 1:19.634 81.372<br />

5 6 13 GT 5 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 80 31 -7.093 1:19.513 81.496<br />

6 11 46 GT 6 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 76 31 -7.251 1:19.790 81.213<br />

7 10 2 GT 7 Brian Kubinski/Shorewood/IL Carlisle Companies/Chevrolet Corvette 72 31 -11.937 1:19.945 81.055<br />

8 7 97 GT 8 Tony Rivera/Missouri City/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 68 31 -23.829 1:20.663 80.334<br />

9 12 99 GT 9 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 64 31 -27.879 1:20.998 80.002<br />

10 13 29 GT 10 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 60 31 -42.232 1:21.043 79.957<br />

11 15 47 GT 11 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 57 31 -49.476 1:22.068 78.959<br />

12 14 05 GT 12 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 54 31 -49.599 1:22.627 78.424<br />

13 16 89 GT 13 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 51 31 -1:07.657 1:23.222 77.864<br />

14 17 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 135 30 -1 lap ** 1:26.057 75.299<br />

15 31 1 GTS 2 Brandon Davis/Huntington Beach/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 100 30 -1 lap ** 1:25.687 75.624<br />

16 18 34 GTS 3 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 104 30 -1 lap ** 1:26.368 75.027<br />

17 19 04 GTS 4 Kevin Helms(R)/Charlotte/NC DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy/Honda Civic Si 94 30 -1 lap 1:26.884 74.582<br />

18 23 49 TC 1 Todd Buras(R)/Daytona Beach/FL Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 132 30 -1 lap ** 1:28.022 73.618<br />

19 1 6 GT 14 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 63 29 -2 laps 1:19.116 81.905<br />

20 24 18 TC 2 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 109 29 -2 laps ** 1:28.706 73.050<br />

21 22 38 TC 3 Mark Hein/Clearwater/FL Morgan Stanley Smith Barney/Honda Civic Si 107 29 -2 laps 1:29.001 72.808<br />

22 28 36 TC 4 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 85 29 -2 laps 1:29.923 72.061<br />

23 25 32 TC 5 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 86 29 -2 laps 1:29.923 72.061<br />

24 29 67 TC 6 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL MD&F/Autohaus/Acura Integra R 76 28 -3 laps 1:32.333 70.180<br />

25 27 28 TC 7 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 72 28 -3 laps 1:29.350 72.523<br />

26 20 41 GTS 5 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk/Pontiac Solstice GXP 86 15 Steering 1:28.732 73.028<br />

27 8 57 GT 15 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 45 11 Crash 1:21.068 79.932<br />

28 9 96 GT 16 Steve Ott(R)/Houston/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 43 9 Wheel 1:21.693 79.321<br />

29 21 40 GTS 6 Tom Lepper(R)/Benicia/CA Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk/Pontiac Solstice GXP 79 9 Mech. 1:31.045 71.173<br />

30 30 00 TC 8 Tony Wedderburn(R)/Miami/FL Champion Controls/AEC/Malspeed/Chevrolet Cobalt<br />

SS<br />

68 8 Mech. 1:37.169 66.688<br />

31 26 9 TC 9 Alexander Lvov/S. Petersburg Russia/ Honda GMS/Honda Civic Si 3 0 DNS no time<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

** - Faster GT than Margin previous of Victory: record 00.848 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 00.544 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 1 lap and greater then 1 lap<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 6 Randy Pobst 01:19.116 - 81.905 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 1 Brandon Davis 01:25.687 - 75.624 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 49 Todd Buras(R) 01:28.022 - 73.618 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:50:08.775 55.8 Miles 66.764 Miles per Hour<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

RaCE STaTiSTiCS<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

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Time of race: 50:08.775<br />

Optima Best Standing Start Car # 36 - Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 36<br />

average Invisible speed: Glass Clean 66.764 Pass of mph the Race Car # 18 - MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 97<br />

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GT Fastest [#4 1-31] Qualifier: Randy Pobst, 1:18.962 (82.064 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 1:25.605 (75.696 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Mark Hein, 1:28.821 (72.955 mph)<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Three • Streets of Long Beach<br />

Wittmer Dominates for <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Win at Long Beach;<br />

McQuarrie, Stout Class Winners<br />

LONG BEaCH, Calif. (april 18, 2010) – Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, led flag-to-flag to claim victory at the<br />

Toyo Tires <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> at Long Beach Presented by Bondurant, the final race of the Toyota Grand Prix<br />

of Long Beach. Tyler McQuarrie, of Walnut Creek, Calif., and Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., captured<br />

the GTS and Touring Car classes, respectively.<br />

Wittmer’s race weekend was nearly perfect in the No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper, earning the<br />

pole with a new track record, and cruising to an 8.475-second margin of victory.<br />

With a clear vision of the first turn from his<br />

front row starting position, Wittmer rocketed<br />

away from the standing start and had opened<br />

up over a full second lead on the first lap.<br />

That gap continued to grow, and at lap 16 was<br />

at 7.271 seconds.<br />

“The most important thing was to get off the<br />

line,” Wittmer said. “I had Brandon [Davis]<br />

behind me and I know he has two years of<br />

experience with the standing start in his car. I<br />

only have three races now in the Viper. On top<br />

of that, we had the two all-wheel-drive Volvos<br />

sitting second and fourth. But, they didn’t<br />

really get off the line.”<br />

Leading by 10.579 seconds by lap 20,<br />

Wittmer was able to cruise to the finish.<br />

“I got away and looked in the mirror and<br />

saw Brandon behind me and I was just trying<br />

Wittmer dominated at Long Beach,<br />

winning by an 8.475 second margin of victory.<br />

to pace myself and not look back,” Wittmer continued. “Brandon put the pressure on early. He was<br />

catching us for sure at different points. But the Viper product proved to be the car to have today. The team<br />

really did a great job. I can tell you, for the next month, before the next race, I know that car is going to<br />

be in pieces, going through it trying to make it quicker.”<br />

Wittmer averaged a record 80.787 mph over the 29-lap, 57.072-mile race that ran without a full-course<br />

caution period. It was the 26-year-old’s fifth career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory, but his first in the GT class. He<br />

also turned the fastest lap of the race at 1:25.797 (82.576 mph), a new Long Beach race record.<br />

Dino Crescentini, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., sliced his way through the GT field in his No. 4 Centric<br />

Parts/Stoptech/GMG Porsche 911 GT3 from his sixth starting position to finish as the runner-up to Wittmer.<br />

Crescentini made up two positions by the first turn, and held that position until lap 8 when he was passed<br />

by Ron Fellows in the No. 2 Carlisle Companies/Cragar Chevrolet Corvette and dropped to fifth.<br />

On lap 17, Crescentini began his charge. He passed Fellows for fourth, and then picked off Boris Said<br />

in the No. 3 Applied Comp Solutions/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang GT for third on lap 20. He slipped<br />

past Brandon Davis in the No. 1 Applied Comp Solutions Ford Mustang GT for second on lap 23, but wasn’t<br />

able to significantly close the gap on Wittmer.<br />

The charge through the top-five earned Crescentini the MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race<br />

award.<br />

“I was a bit apprehensive at the start,” Crscentini said. “I couldn’t see the start lights and needed to<br />

have my crew call the start. The car was the same at the end as it was at the very beginning. It was all<br />

about out-braking everyone today. In every corner on every lap, I was able to out-brake people. I can’t<br />

out-power them so I had to out-brake them.<br />

“I had the most fun today I’ve ever had in a race car. It was just so busy the entire time and such good<br />

racing.”<br />

The runner-up finish did boost Crescentini into the GT Championship lead with 292 points, one point<br />

ahead of Wittmer and just two ahead of Global Motorsports Group teammate James Sofronas.<br />

Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., held onto third position in his first GT race of the season. Davis<br />

finished on the podium in Rounds One and Two in St. Petersburg in the GTS class.<br />

Said, of Carlsbad, Calif., held on for fourth position after a multi-lap battle with Fellows ended when the<br />

Corvette blew an engine on lap 27. Fellows finished 18th in class, but earned the Invisible Glass Clean<br />

Pass of the Race when he passed Said on lap 25 to momentarily gain the fourth position.<br />

Defending race winner Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., completed the top-five in the No. 14 GMG<br />

Porsche 911 GT3.


Randy Pobst (Volvo S60) finished sixth after starting second on the grid, followed by Jeff Courtney<br />

(Dodge Viper) in seventh. Rob Morgan (Porsche 911 GT3), Andy Pilgrim (Volvo S60) and Tony Gaples<br />

(Chevrolet Corvette) completed the top-10.<br />

Bill Ziegler earned the Sunoco Hard Charger award for improving seven positions to finish 11th in<br />

GT and overall in the No. 05 Swisher Racing Porsche 911 GT3. Jason Daskalos improved five positions<br />

on the opening lap in the No. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper to earn the Optima Batteries Best<br />

Standing Start.<br />

McQuarrie, making his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> debut, cruised to a 49.535-second flag-to-flag victory in his No.<br />

19 LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/Dayco/M&T Lotus Exige S.<br />

Starting on pole, McQuarrie got a jump on the field on the first lap, aided in part by the poor luck of<br />

Peter Cunningham in the No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX. Following contact with another car,<br />

Cunningham’s hood opened into the windshield of his Acura on lap one, forcing him into the pits that put<br />

him a lap down and ended any challenge the Series’ all-time wins leader could have given McQuarrie.<br />

“I had a great start and actually got by a couple of GT cars,” McQuarrie said. “I didn’t have a working<br />

radio in the race, so I didn’t actually realize who was behind me. I looked up at the screen on the second<br />

lap and saw one of the Acuras head to the pits with the hood up. I dialed it back just a little bit when I<br />

felt I could.”<br />

McQuarrie also competed in last week’s Formula Drift event at Long Beach.<br />

“I have to really thank the LPL and DRS team. They only got this car about five weeks ago and really<br />

did a fantastic job with it. To be able to run it here at Long Beach—to run both weekends, is really<br />

awesome. I think April in Long Beach is a little bit like May in Indy. It’s a special time and to win here<br />

is just awesome.”<br />

Cunningham, the GTS points leader, finished sixth.<br />

The GTS win was the first time a Lotus had won a race of any kind at Long Beach since Mario Andretti<br />

won the 1977 Formula One event in a John Player Lotus.<br />

Acura/RealTime Racing’s Nick Esayian, of San Diego, Calif., finished a distant second to McQuarrie in<br />

the No. 34 Acura TSX for his third podium finish in as many races on the season. Michael Pettiford, of<br />

Louisville, Colo., finished third in the No. 41 Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk Chevrolet Corvette in finishing<br />

third.<br />

Charles Espenlaub, driving as a replacement driver for Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey, finished<br />

fourth in the No. 03 Mazdaspeed/Stoptech/ProParts MAZDA3. Dempsey practiced on Friday and Saturday,<br />

but was unable to make the race because of commitments to filming the television show.<br />

Gary Tolar, of Corona, Calif., finished fifth in the No. 86 GMG/GT Racing LLC Porsche 996.<br />

Cunningham remains the GTS Drivers’ Championship leader with 358 points over Esayian (317) and<br />

Pettiford (275).<br />

Stout’s Touring Car win made him, at 18 years old, one month and 16 days, the youngest winner in<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. The youngster started second in class in the No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion<br />

tC, but had grabbed the lead from polesitter Nick Wittmer by the first time past the line.<br />

By lap seven, Stout’s lead was stretched to over 10 seconds and he raced to a 19.666-second margin<br />

of victory.<br />

“I felt like I got off to a decent start,” Stout said. “I worked my way around Nick [Wittmer] a lap or so<br />

after the start. I heard he had some problems over the radio. I knew I had a pretty good gap over second<br />

place at that point and I tried to take it as easy as I could.”<br />

Even with the big lead, the end of the race had a couple of nervous moments for Stout.<br />

“With about 10 laps to go, I started to have some problems with the left rear,” he said. “I didn’t even<br />

know if I was going to make it, so I really tried to take it easy through the right handers. But the car came<br />

through and we made it through with a first place finish.<br />

“There are so many Toyota representatives here at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the support<br />

for Team Scion has been amazing. This is one of the biggest races in the world. I couldn’t ask for anything<br />

more than to win at Long Beach.”<br />

Stout was followed across the stripe by Eric Meyer, of Indianapolis, Ind., in the No. 32 XOWii/<br />

Samaritan’s Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8. Meyer battled with Stout’s teammate, Dan Gardner, in the No. 36<br />

DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Associates Scioon tC for the first half of the race, but inherited the second<br />

position for good on lap 15 when Gardner’s day ended after a brush of the wall.<br />

Montreal’s Nick Wittmer, the younger brother of GT race-winner Kuno, recovered from an early flat tire<br />

after contact with another car to finish third.<br />

Stout’s win allows him to inherit the Touring Car Drivers’ Championship lead with 350 points. Meyer<br />

(281), Todd Buras (264), and Gardner (263) trail Stout after three of 12 races.<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> PROVISIONAL • Round RACE Three RESULTS • RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Round Three<br />

Sanction # [PRWC-03-10] Grand Prix of Long Beach<br />

Grand Prix of Long Beach at Long Beach Street Course on april 18, 2010<br />

at Long Beach Street Course on April 16-18 2010 Track Length: 1.968 Miles<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

processing by MONITOR Systems<br />

as licensed to: SCCA PRO RACING DEPT.<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 1 13 GT 1 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 135 29<br />

** 1:25.797 82.576<br />

2 6 4 GT 2 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 100 29 -8.475 1:26.737 81.681<br />

3 3 1 GT 3 Brandon Davis/Huntington Beach/CA Applied Comp Solution/Ford Mustang GT 101 29 -14.639 ** 1:25.942 82.437<br />

4 5 3 GT 4 Boris Said/Carlsbad/CA Applied Comp Solutions/Ford Mustang GT 88 29 -16.401 1:26.634 81.778<br />

5 8 14 GT 5 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 80 29 -17.271 1:26.442 81.960<br />

6 2 6 GT 6 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 88 29 -27.984 1:27.241 81.209<br />

7 9 99 GT 7 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 72 29 -30.038 1:27.149 81.295<br />

8 13 46 GT 8 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 68 29 -46.206 1:27.608 80.869<br />

9 4 8 GT 9 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 70 29 -1:00.991 1:27.534 80.937<br />

10 16 29 GT 10 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 60 29 -1:10.683 1:27.549 80.923<br />

11 18 05 GT 11 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 57 29 -1:12.138 1:28.518 80.038<br />

12 10 5 GT 12 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 54 29 -1:12.953 1:27.787 80.704<br />

13 20 47 GT 13 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 51 29 -1:24.196 1:28.878 79.713<br />

14 14 11 GT 14 Tomy Drissi/Los Angeles/CA Shrek Forever After 3D/Ford Mustang GT 48 29 -1:27.098 1:27.341 81.116<br />

15 19 24 GT 15 Brent Holden(R)/Newport Beach/CA Global Motorsports Group/Porsche 911 GT3 45 28 -1 lap 1:29.339 79.302<br />

16 21 89 GT 16 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 43 28 -1 lap 1:29.624 79.050<br />

17 17 07 GT 17 Nick Mancuso(R)/Mettawa/IL Lake Forest Sportscars/Aston Martin DB9 41 28 -1 lap 1:28.746 79.832<br />

18 22 19 GTS 1 Tyler McQuarrie(R)/Walnut Creek/CA LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/Dayco/M&T/Lotus Exige S 135 27 -2 laps 1:33.488 75.783<br />

19 24 34 GTS 2 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 109 27 -2 laps 1:35.190 74.428<br />

20 25 41 GTS 3 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk/Chevrolet Corvette 98 27 -2 laps 1:34.751 74.772<br />

21 7 2 GT 18 Ron Fellows/Mississauga/ON Carlisle Companies/Cragar/Chevrolet Corvette 39 26 Mech. 1:26.280 82.114<br />

22 27 03 GTS 4 Charles Espenlaub/Lutz/FL Mazdaspeed/Stopech/ProParts/Mazda3 85 26 -3 laps 1:36.466 73.443<br />

23 26 86 GTS 5 Gary Tolar(R)/Corona/CA GMG/GT Racing LLC/Porsche 996 83 26 -3 laps 1:37.274 72.833<br />

24 23 43 GTS 6 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 88 26 -3 laps 1:34.519 74.956<br />

25 31 18 TC 1 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 132 26 -3 laps 1:37.751 72.478<br />

26 32 32 TC 2 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 109 26 -3 laps 1:39.071 71.512<br />

27 30 93 TC 3 Nick Wittmer/Montreal/QC Honda Racing/HPD Honda Civic Si 107 25 -4 laps 1:38.075 72.238<br />

28 12 57 GT 19 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 37 23 Mech. 1:27.066 81.372<br />

29 34 08 TC 4 Tommy Chen(R)/Pasadena/CA Autoworld/Speed Trial USA/Mazda RX-8 88 23 -6 laps 1:46.882 66.286<br />

30 11 96 GT 20 Steve Ott(R)/Houston/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 35 20 Mech. 1:27.883 80.616<br />

31 15 97 GT 21 Tony Rivera/Missouri City/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 33 17 Mech. 1:28.592 79.971<br />

32 33 36 TC 5 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 86 14 Mech. 1:38.902 71.634<br />

33 28 40 GTS 7 Scott Kuhne(R)/Minneapolis/MN Go4It Racing Schools/Hawk/Pontiac Solstice GXP 72 13 Mech. 1:39.441 71.246<br />

34 29 45 GTS 8 Kevin Marshall(R)/Truckee/CA Clear Capital/Lotus Exige S 68 0 Mech. no time<br />

35 35 77 GTS 9 Dale Laakso(R)/Trinidad/CA /Acura RSX 0 DNS no time<br />

36 36 79 GTS 10 Kyle Kelley(R)/Huntington Beac/CA<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 08.475 Seconds<br />

** - Faster than previous record<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 49.535 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 19.666 Seconds<br />

UPR Com/Jamison Eng./Chevrolet Corvette 0 DNS no time<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 13 Kuno Wittmer 01:25.797 - 82.576 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 19 Tyler McQuarrie(R) 01:33.488 - 75.783 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 18 Robert Stout(R) 01:37.751 - 72.478 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:42:23.221 57.072 Miles 80.787 Miles per Hour<br />

Series Chief Signed: Steward: __________________ Pat diNatale Series Chief Signed: T/S: _____________________ Rich Lankford Time ________ Posted<br />

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RaCE Optima STaTiSTiCS<br />

Best Standing Start Car # 5 - Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 05<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 2 - MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 4<br />

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Time [#13 of race: 1-29] 42:23.221<br />

average speed: 80.787<br />

GT Fastest Qualifier: Kuno Wittmer, 1:24.971 (83.379 mph)**<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Tyler McQuarrie, 1:31.457 (77.466 mph)<br />

Touring Car Fastest Qualifier: Nick Wittmer, 1:36.938 (73.085 mph)<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Kuno Wittmer, 1:25.797 (82.576 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Tyler McQuarrie, 1:33.488 (75.783 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Robert Stout, 1:37.751 (72.478 mph)<br />

04-18-2010 17:26:01<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Jason Daskalos, improved five positions off of the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Ron Fellows<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Dino Crescentini<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Bill Ziegler for improving seven positions during the race.<br />

** <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Record


<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Four • Mosport int’l Raceway<br />

Pobst, Heinricy and Herr Win <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> One at Mosport<br />

CaNaDa (May 22, 2010) – Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., scored his 24th career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

win in his 100th start, taking the GT class win at Mosport International Raceway, part of the Victoria Day<br />

Speedfest presented by Optima Batteries. John Heinricy, of Holly, Mich., and Chip Herr, of Lilitz, Pa.,<br />

earned the GTS and Touring Car wins, respectively.<br />

Pobst led flag-to-flag in the No. 6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 to claim the win by 2.532-seconds, moving<br />

him into third place on the all-time win chart.<br />

Pobst, teammate Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., and Montreal’s Kuno Wittmer gapped the rest of<br />

the 30-car field early in the race. When Pilgrim’s No. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 fell off the pace and out<br />

of the race with mechanical difficulties on lap<br />

14, it left Pobst and Wittmer all alone.<br />

Despite Wittmer’s local knowledge of his<br />

home-country track, Pobst was able to hold<br />

off the No. 13 Dodge Viper and finish with<br />

his second win of the season. Pobst covered<br />

the 30-lap, 73.77-mile race in 42-minutes,<br />

33.309-seconds for an average speed of<br />

104.011 mph. Pobst also turned the fastest<br />

lap of the race with a 1:23.859 (105.563<br />

mph), faster than the existing Mosport race<br />

record.<br />

“I’m lucky to be part of this effort,” Pobst<br />

said. “It’s been quite an effort to develop<br />

this car. This weekend we learned a lot,<br />

making some suspension changes to help the<br />

handling. To come to a place like Mosport and<br />

be competitive is really a pleasure.<br />

Herr and Lepper battled it out for<br />

top spot in Touring Car.<br />

“I was helped by Andy [Pilgrim] and Kuno [Wittmer] battling at the beginning of the race. The traffic<br />

situations were really tough. I think most drivers were making an effort to do their best. The most exciting<br />

part of the race for me was when I put a pretty nice pass on a Porsche in Turn Nine, and I don’t think he<br />

ever knew I was there—even though I was ahead of him—and ran into the side of me pretty hard.<br />

“From then on, I was hearing all sorts of noises and coming around those fast corners wondering if one<br />

of the tires was going to let go. But the Toyos held up and the Volvo held up and we brought it home. I’m<br />

very happy for the K-Pax team and owner Jim Haughey.”<br />

After beginning the standing start from the second row in third position behind the two K-Pax Volvos,<br />

Wittmer chased Pobst throughout the race, and while looking for a win, was satisfied with the final<br />

result.<br />

“The Dodge Motorsports Viper stayed really consistent,” Wittmer said. “The Volvos were quick off the<br />

start and I tried to hang on to Andy [Pilgrim]. I was able to draft up to him and unfortunately he had a<br />

problem. It’s disappointing when a guy you’re having a good race with drops out. I was looking forward to<br />

trying to put a good pass on him at some point.<br />

“When Andy dropped out, I set my sights on Randy. It was two-tenths here and two-tenths there and<br />

then maybe lose a tenth here or there. It was tough out there and it was hot. With 10 to go, some of the<br />

power steering fluid started to leak and it was a little tough to drive the car into the high-speed corners,<br />

like two. It took more effort and we lost a little time.<br />

“I feel pretty good. We’re sitting second in points which meets our goal—our objective right now at this<br />

stage of the season. We still have a lot of work to do, and we have another race tomorrow, so we’ll put our<br />

heads down and do some more work.”<br />

Third place was inherited by Patrick Lindsey, of Santa Barbara, Calif., in the No. 57 Horton/Sloan<br />

Securities Porsche 911 GT3 when Pilgrim dropped out with a transmission cooler leak. For the final 10<br />

laps, Lindsey fought to hold off defending Mosport race winner Jason Daskalos in the No. 5 Daskalos<br />

Developments Dodge Viper.<br />

Despite repeated attempts and a last-corner desperation attempt by Daskalos to take third place,<br />

Lindsey earned his first career GT class podium finish.<br />

“I had to fend off Jason Daskalos for a few laps there at the start,” Lindsey said. “Unfortunately, we<br />

came together at 5B. He had a really fast racecar. I think he got the short end of the stick from our contact.<br />

I feel bad for him.<br />

“I had a really pretty boring race until Jason drove back up to our car. It was a good race. It’s a great<br />

track. We’re really happy to be here racing, especially on Victoria Day weekend.”<br />

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Daskalos fought back to fourth after falling back to as low as ninth, earning the Invisible Glass Clean<br />

Pass of the Race for his move by Dino Crescentini on the outside of Turn Eight. Crescentini, of Manhattan<br />

Beach, Calif., finished fifth in the No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG Porsche 911 GT3.<br />

Jeff Courtney (No. 99 Kenda Tire Dodge Viper), Tony Gaples (No. 29 Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing<br />

Chevrolet Corvette) and Rob Morgan (No. 46 TruSpeed Motorsports/Querencia Porsche 911 GT3) finished<br />

sixth through eighth respectively.<br />

Toronto-native Fred Roberts (No. 89 Direct Energy Home Services Dodge Viper) earned his best career<br />

finish and strengthened his lead in the GameStreamer GT Rookie of the Year standings.<br />

Tony Rivera (No. 97 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-R) finished tenth, and earned the Optima<br />

Batteries Best Standing Start award for advancing two positions on lap one.<br />

With the win, Pobst has reclaimed the Drivers’ Championship lead with 421 points through four of<br />

12 rounds. Wittmer remains in second (400), followed by Crescentini (372), Pilgrim (334) and James<br />

Sofronas (290).<br />

Volvo (27 points) now owns a slim lead in the Manufacturers’ Championship, followed by Porsche (26)<br />

and Dodge (21).<br />

In the GTS class, Heinricy and his No. 35 Torvec/Phoenix/Hawk Chevrolet Corvette pulled away from<br />

championship leader, polesitter Peter Cunningham, and slowly stretched his lead throughout the race,<br />

earning his sixth career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win with a 22.099-second margin of victory.<br />

Heinricy, making his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> start since a July race at Portland International Raceway in<br />

2005, turned the fastest GTS lap of the race with a time of 1:30.763 (97.533 mph).<br />

“This is really a testament to the Corvettes that Joe Aquilante and his team put together,” Heinricy said.<br />

“These are very stock cars but they make dynamite race cars. To run with the stock brakes with the help<br />

of Hawk pads and SKF with the wheel bearings really helped us out to make it through the race. Really,<br />

the opportunity was helped by Torvec and the isotorque differential I’ve been working with them on. I think<br />

the differential really helped keep the tires underneath the car today.<br />

“The car was perfect the whole race. It really ran good.”<br />

Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Tyler McQuarrie, who won the Round Three contest at Long<br />

Beach, battled for second for nearly the entire 30 laps. McQuarrie’s No. 19 LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/<br />

Dayco/M&T Lotus Exige S was in front for the first six laps, before Cunningham took second place from<br />

the Walnut Creek, Calif. driver with a pass entering turn eight at the end of the long backstraight. On lap<br />

24, McQuarrie worked back past Cunningham’s No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX and, despite<br />

sliding sideways through a number of Mosport’s fast corners, the drifting star-turned-road racer earned the<br />

runner-up finish.<br />

McQuarrie was presented the MTM Special Ops Move of the Race for recovering to finish second.<br />

Cunningham finished third, followed by teammate Nick Esayian in the No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing<br />

Acura TSX.<br />

Cunningham remains in the Drivers’ Championship lead, holding a 57-point gap over Esayian. Acura has<br />

a commanding lead in the GTS Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

The tightest race of the three classes came in the Touring Car battle, where the Scion tC machines<br />

of Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., and Tom Lepper, of Benecia, Calif., and the Irish Mike’s Racing<br />

Volkswagen Jetta GLIs of Herr and Greg Shaffer, of Harrisonburg, Va., looked poised for a four car battle<br />

early.<br />

Polesitter Stout pulled out to an early lead in the No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC,<br />

gapping the other three drivers through the first 12 laps. An off-course excursion by Shaffer in the No. 49<br />

Irish Mike’s Racing machine sent him to pit lane to check for damage.<br />

That left Herr, in the No. 50 Irish Mike’s Racing Volkswagen Jetta GLI, and Lepper, in the No. 36 DG<br />

Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper & Associates Scion tC, to chase down Stout. Together, they caught the 18-year-old<br />

Touring Car Championship leader and, after hounding him for a handful of laps in a three-car nose-to-tail<br />

train, left themselves in position to strike.<br />

When Stout ran wide in Turn Five, both Herr and Lepper got by and immediately pulled away from<br />

Stout. Lepper remained in Herr’s tire tracks for the remaining 12 laps, but couldn’t complete a pass for<br />

the lead.<br />

At the finish, Herr was ahead of Lepper by just 0.224-second. The win was the third for Irish Mike’s<br />

Racing after Todd Buras’ sweep of St. Petersburg, and the seventh career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win for Herr in<br />

his first start of the season.<br />

“I was worried what was going to happen in front of us, starting with the Touring Cars at the back of the<br />

field,” Herr, who started fourth, said. “We funneled into Turn One and I fell back to fifth. I just put my<br />

head down—I knew it was going to be a 50-minute race.<br />

“When you’re in fifth, you just don’t know what’s going to happen. My teammate slid off. Robert [Stout]<br />

just went wide in 5B. I don’t know if he looked in his mirror, but he just went over the table-top and went<br />

a car width wide. I took my regular line and went by and I’m sure Tom did the same.<br />

“Mike Flynn has worked hard to develop these Volkswagens and I feel like I had the easy job today to<br />

just jump in the car and drive. It was a great day.”<br />

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Herr’s advancement of six positions overall earned the Sunoco Hard Charger award for the race. Lepper’s<br />

runner-up finish was his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> podium in five career starts. Eric Meyer, driving the No. 32<br />

XOWii/Samaritan’s Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8, managed to catch and pass Stout on the final lap of the race<br />

for his second-consecutive podium finish.<br />

Stout finished fourth, followed by Robb Holland in the No. 22 Track Pro/Emich VW Volkswagen GTI.<br />

Including bonus points for pole positon and most laps led, Stout (460 points) was able to stretch his<br />

lead in the Touring Car Drivers’ Championship over Eric Meyer (376). Scion (31 points) now leads the<br />

Touring Car Manufacturers’ Championship by four points over Volkswagen, ahead of Mazda (16) and<br />

Honda (13).<br />

FINAL RACE RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Round Four<br />

Sanction # [PRWC-04-10] Victoria Day Speedfest<br />

at Mosport on May 21-23 2010 Victoria Track Length: Day Speedfest 2.459 Miles at Mosport on May 22, 2010<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Four • RESULTS<br />

processing by MONITOR Systems<br />

as licensed to: SCCA PRO RACING DEPT.<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 1 6 GT 1 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 135 30<br />

** 1:23.859 105.563<br />

2 3 13 GT 2 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 109 30 -2.532 ** 1:24.004 105.380<br />

3 4 57 GT 3 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 98 30 -29.610 1:24.605 104.632<br />

4 5 5 GT 4 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 88 30 -30.085 1:24.632 104.598<br />

5 7 4 GT 5 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 80 30 -40.688 1:25.131 103.985<br />

6 6 99 GT 6 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 76 30 -49.537 1:25.595 103.422<br />

7 8 29 GT 7 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 72 30 -52.949 1:25.472 103.570<br />

8 10 46 GT 8 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 68 30 -1:16.391 1:26.255 102.630<br />

9 9 89 GT 9 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 64 30 -1:30.123 1:25.843 103.123<br />

10 13 97 GT 10 Tony Rivera/Missouri City/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 60 29 -1 lap 1:27.027 101.720<br />

11 12 47 GT 11 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 57 29 -1 lap 1:27.006 101.744<br />

12 14 05 GT 12 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 54 29 -1 lap 1:29.585 98.815<br />

13 11 96 GT 13 Steve Ott(R)/Houston/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 51 28 -2 laps 1:26.018 102.913<br />

14 17 35 GTS 1 John Heinricy/Holly/MI Torvec/Phoenix/Hawk/Chevrolet Corvette 132 28 -2 laps 1:30.763 97.533<br />

15 18 19 GTS 2 Tyler McQuarrie(R)/Walnut Creek/CA LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/Dayco/M&T/Lotus Exige S 109 28 -2 laps 1:31.308 96.951<br />

16 16 43 GTS 3 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 107 28 -2 laps 1:31.336 96.921<br />

17 19 34 GTS 4 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 91 27 -3 laps 1:33.007 95.180<br />

18 24 50 TC 1 Chip Herr/Lititz/PA Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 121 27 -3 laps 1:36.209 92.012<br />

19 22 36 TC 2 Tom Lepper(R)/Benicia/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 112 27 -3 laps 1:36.170 92.049<br />

20 25 32 TC 3 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 95 27 -3 laps 1:36.396 91.833<br />

21 21 18 TC 4 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 110 27 -3 laps 1:36.384 91.845<br />

22 26 22 TC 5 Robb Holland/Denver/CO Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 80 26 -4 laps 1:37.298 90.982<br />

23 28 01 TC 6 Don Istook/Fort Worth/TX Revo Technik/Carbotech/Volkswagen GTI 76 26 -4 laps 1:38.745 89.649<br />

24 29 28 TC 7 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 72 26 -4 laps 1:38.471 89.898<br />

25 27 21 TC 8 Charlie Solomon(R)/Waxahachie/TX DR. Natasha.com/DC Racing/Mazda RX-8 68 25 -5 laps 1:40.093 88.441<br />

26 23 49 TC 9 Greg Shaffer(R)/Harrisonburg/VA Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 73 24 -6 laps 1:36.691 91.553<br />

27 2 8 GT 14 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 60 14 Mech. 1:24.263 105.056<br />

DQ 15 14 GT Scott Bove/Conifer/CO GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 1 Mech. no time<br />

28 20 53 GTS 5 Paul Dagis(R)/Trois-Riveres/QC michip.com/BMW M3 3 0 DNS no time<br />

29 30 67 TC 10 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL Autohaus/MD&F/Honda Civic Si 0 DNS no time<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

** Faster GT than Margin previous of record Victory: 02.532 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 22.099 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 00.224 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 6 Randy Pobst 01:23.859 - 105.563 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 35 John Heinricy 01:30.763 - 97.533 MPH<br />

RaCE TC STaTiSTiCS<br />

Fastest Race Lap: Car # 36 Tom Lepper(R) 01:36.170 - 92.049 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:42:33.309 73.77 Miles 104.011 Miles per Hour<br />

Time Series Chief of race: Steward: 42:33.309<br />

Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

average speed: Signed: __________________<br />

104.011<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

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GT Fastest Car # 14 Qualifier: disqualified for Randy non compliance. Pobst, 1:23.439 (106.094 mph)<br />

Optima Best Standing Start Car # 97<br />

GTS Fastest Sunoco Hard Qualifier: Charger Car Peter # 50 Cunningham, 1:30.408 (97.916 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Invisible Glass Qualifier: Clean Pass Robert of the Race Stout, Car # 1:35.442 19 (92.751 mph)<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 5<br />

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GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 6 Randy Pobst 01:23.859 - 105.563 mph**<br />

[#6 1-30]<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 35 John Heinricy 01:30.763 - 97.533 mph<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 36 Tom Lepper(R) 01:36.170 - 92.049 mph<br />

05-23-2010 09:16:46<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Tony Rivera for advancing two positions on the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Jason Daskalos<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Tyler McQuarrie<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Chip Herr advanced six positions overall.<br />

** <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Record<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Five • Mosport int’l Raceway<br />

Fellows Takes Hometown <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Win at Mosport;<br />

Heinricy Wins GTS, Stout Touring<br />

CaNaDa (May 23, 2010) – The ‘Mayor of Mosport’ ruled once again, as Ron Fellows, of Mississauga,<br />

Ontario, captured Sunday’s <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT race—the Victoria Day Speedfest Presented by Optima<br />

Batteries at Mosport International Raceway. John Heinricy, of Holly, Mich., and Robert Stout, of<br />

Brownsburg, Ind., captured the GTS and Touring Car class wins, respectively.<br />

Starting second in the No. 2 Carlisle Companies/Cragar Wheels Chevrolet Corvette, Fellows stalked and<br />

eventually moved past polesitter and early leader Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., to take a 2.441-second<br />

win, averaging 103.972 mph in the 30-lap,<br />

73.77-mile contest.<br />

Fellows missed Saturday’s opening half of<br />

the Mosport <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> doubleheader<br />

due to a race commitment at Mazda Raceway<br />

Laguna Seca, but was able to place his<br />

Corvette second on the grid to Pobst’s No.<br />

6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60. At the standing<br />

start, Pobst’s all-wheel drive vehicle rocketed<br />

away and third-starting Kuno Wittmer, of<br />

Montreal, jumped to second in his No. 13<br />

Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper.<br />

Wittmer would not hold Fellows back for<br />

long, as the hometown hero moved past his<br />

countryman in Turn 10 and set his sights on<br />

Pobst. Fellows ran down the leader, turning a<br />

record fastest race lap of 1:23.828 (105.602<br />

mph) in the process. On lap 15, Fellows and<br />

Fellows, nicknamed the ‘Mayor of<br />

Mosport’, captured Round 5 at Mosport.<br />

Pobst went side-by-side down the front stretch and through Turn One. The pair split the Touring Car of<br />

Eric Meyer between Turns One and Two and Fellows had the inside line for the downhill second corner,<br />

solidifying the lead.<br />

The move earned Fellows the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race.<br />

From there, Fellows slowly pulled out a gap on Pobst to capture his fourth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win and third<br />

at Mosport International Raceway.<br />

“I got a terrible start, but other than that it was just a matter of being patient,” Fellows said. “Even<br />

though I hadn’t raced here much lately, it comes back to you. To be honest, the slick conditions may have<br />

helped. I was hoping it stayed overcast, but our car is lighter than the Volvos and that was probably better.<br />

It was a lot of fun, and feels good.<br />

“I had gotten alongside Randy [Pobst] a couple of times, but I knew it wasn’t enough to get past him.<br />

We went side-by-side through eight, and then nine, and we got through 10. But we caught traffic in the<br />

right place, and got by. It’s good, but it’s a little tricky. The closing speed on the Touring Cars here is fast,<br />

and it can be difficult.”<br />

Fellows most difficult part of the weekend may have been making his connections on red-eye flights<br />

from San Francisco.<br />

“Our perfect storm this weekend was making our second flight,” a weary, but satisfied Fellows added.<br />

“I flew from San Francisco to Calgary to Toronto last night, and I made our flight in Calgary with three<br />

minutes to spare. If I had missed that connection, I might not even be here.”<br />

A winner in Saturday’s Round Four race, Pobst recorded his third podium finish of the year and extended<br />

his series Championship point lead.<br />

“Ron got by me a couple of times. He was coming, and I knew it,” Pobst said. “But I thought, ‘I’m not<br />

going to make a mistake and just hand it to him.’ I knew early in the race that he was coming steadily. I<br />

had a traffic situation that closed the lead up and I knew I was in trouble.<br />

“He closed on me at the end of the backstraight in the draft, because our Volvo punches a big old hole<br />

in the air. He got by me, and I dive bombed him on the brakes, and then we went through nine and 10 on<br />

the straight and he got by, and I dive bombed him again. We might have made contact, but just a kiss.<br />

“Right ahead of us was that Touring Car, and it was like a tsunami coming down on a sunbather on the<br />

beach. I was hoping he would stay wide, and I was going to use him as a pick. I don’t know if he saw the<br />

yellow [of Fellows’ car], or he was Canadian, but he came out of the corner and pulled back right which<br />

caused me to wait to get on the power. Ron went left and had a hole. That was it. I couldn’t run with him<br />

after that.”


Behind the lead pair, Wittmer ran a strong third for 28 of the 30 laps, until hard-charging Jason<br />

Daskalos, of Albuquerque, N.M. moved past in his No. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper in Turn<br />

One of the penultimate lap. It marked the first 2010 podium finish for Daskalos, who captured the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> GT win at Mosport in 2009.<br />

Wittmer, who finished second on Saturday, brought his Dodge Viper home fourth on Sunday. Patrick<br />

Lindsey, of Santa Barbara, Calif., completed the top five in his No. 57 Horton/Sloan Securities Porsche<br />

911 GT3, putting four manufacturers in the top five.<br />

James Sofronas (No. 14 GMG Porsche 911 GT3) started last after missing qualifying as he travelled from<br />

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and finished sixth, earning the Sunoco Hard Charger Award for his effort.<br />

Tony Rivera (No. 97 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-R) earned his second-consecutive Optima<br />

Batteries Best Standing Start for advancing five positions on the opening lap.<br />

Pobst’s runner-up finish extended his point lead to 47 over Wittmer (541 to 494), followed by Crescentini<br />

(420), Andy Pilgrim (383) and Daskalos (379). Volvo also extended its point lead in the Manufacturers’<br />

Championship to seven (35 to 28) over Porsche. Dodge is third, with 26.<br />

For the second-consecutive race in the GTS class, Heinricy started second in the No. 35 Torvec/Phoenix/<br />

Hawk Chevrolet Corvette, but brought the car home in a dominating win. Heinricy got the holeshot on<br />

polesitter Tyler McQuarrie, of Walnut Creek, Calif., and never looked back, cruising to a 14.201-second<br />

victory.<br />

“The biggest difference today was that Tyler [McQuarrie] got a really good start, and I couldn’t get a jump<br />

on he and Peter [Cunningham],” Heinricy said. “Then, it was a matter of staying close to him through the<br />

early laps. I knew if I stayed close I could get by him on the straight, and if I didn’t do that it was really<br />

going to be a tough race. I did get by there, and I kept watching my mirrors. Every time I got to Turn 5a,<br />

I looked in my mirrors and he was right there. He’d fade a little bit, and then catch back up, and I had<br />

to just keep pushing. I used up my car more than I did yesterday, so I was concerned about that. I had to<br />

keep it smooth, and try to maintain that gap. When he fell off, it was a relief.<br />

“This GTS class is a great move for the series. The cars can be relatively inexpensive, because they’re<br />

already prepared for another series. I appreciate the change, and appreciate the opportunity to bring the<br />

Corvette out here and get to race with these guys.”<br />

McQuarrie ran second early in the No. 19 LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/Dayco/M&T Lotus Exige S, but dropped<br />

back to third behind the No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX of Peter Cunningham after his car began<br />

to lose power. On lap 24, the car’s issues seem to cure themselves and McQuarrie worked his way past the<br />

five-time Champion for good to take the runner-up position.<br />

Cunningham’s third place finish extended his Championship lead over Nick Esayian, who finished<br />

fourth in the No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX. Cunningham holds a 67-point advantage over<br />

Esayian. McQuarrie is now third in the Championship, with 359 points. Acura maintains a commanding<br />

Manufacturers Championship in the GTS category.<br />

For the second-straight day, the Touring Car class put on a nose-to-tail race battle in which point leader<br />

Stout came out on top to record his second-career victory.<br />

Polesitter and Round Four winner Chip Herr, of Lititz, Pa., led from the standing start in the No. 50<br />

Irish Mike’s Racing Volkswagen Jetta GLI, but he was never far ahead of Stout’s No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/<br />

TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC and the No. 22 Track Pro/Emich VW Volkswagen GTI of Denver, Colorado’s Robb<br />

Holland.<br />

Stout and Holland traded second place a number of times but never fell off Herr’s back bumper. On lap<br />

24, Herr was balked in Turn Five—the same corner in which he took the lead from Stout on Saturday—and<br />

Stout was able to move to the point.<br />

Despite numerous attempts over the last several laps by both Herr and Holland, 18-year-old Stout held<br />

on for the win by 0.507-second. Stout earned the MTM Special Ops Move of the Race for his multiple<br />

passes throughout the contest.<br />

“This Scion really had some troubles yesterday in the race, but in qualifying this morning we came out<br />

really strong,” Stout said. “Early on, we were battling for second, and I was really bumping and grinding<br />

to get that position. It was a dogfight trying to catch Chip [Herr], and once we did, it was a battle all the<br />

way. The GT traffic gave me an opening with a couple of laps to go, and he just couldn’t find a spot to get<br />

back around me. It was a very tough race.”<br />

Herr held on for second, and Holland, who turned a record fast lap of 1:35.865 (92.342 mph) in the<br />

race, finished a career-best third.<br />

Greg Shaffer finished fourth in the No. 49 Irish Mike’s Racing Volkswagen Jetta GLI and Eric Meyer<br />

completed the top five in the No. 32 XOWii/Samaritan’s Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8.<br />

Stout’s win extended his Touring Car Drivers’ Championship point lead to 131 points over Meyer (587<br />

to 456). Brett Sandberg is third, with 301, followed by Todd Buras (264) and Dan Gardner (263). Scion<br />

leads the Touring Car Manufacturers’ Championship by five points, 40 to 35 over Volkswagen. Mazda is<br />

third, with 18, followed by Honda, with 13.<br />

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Sanction # [PRWC-05-10] Victoria Victoria Day Day Speedfest Speedfest at Mosport on May 23, 2010<br />

at Mosport on May 21-23 2010 Track Length: 2.459 Miles<br />

1 2 2 GT 1 Ron Fellows/Mississauga/ON Carlisle Companies/Cragar/Chevrolet Corvette 132 30<br />

** 1:23.828 105.602<br />

2 1 6 GT 2 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 120 30 -2.441 ** 1:24.051 105.321<br />

3 6 5 GT 3 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 92 30 -31.661 1:24.791 104.402<br />

4 3 13 GT 4 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 94 30 -32.832 1:24.528 104.727<br />

5 7 57 GT 5 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 80 30 -39.382 1:24.961 104.193<br />

6 16 14 GT 6 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 76 30 -40.596 1:25.268 103.818<br />

7 9 99 GT 7 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 72 30 -1:04.380 1:25.757 103.226<br />

8 13 46 GT 8 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 68 30 -1:14.250 1:26.547 102.284<br />

9 8 89 GT 9 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 64 29 -1 lap 1:26.663 102.147<br />

10 12 47 GT 10 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 60 29 -1 lap 1:27.189 101.531<br />

11 11 29 GT 11 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 57 29 -1 lap 1:27.347 101.347<br />

12 14 97 GT 12 Tony Rivera/Missouri City/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 54 29 -1 lap 1:27.333 101.363<br />

13 10 96 GT 13 Steve Ott(R)/Houston/TX Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing/Nissan GT-R 51 29 -1 lap 1:26.615 102.204<br />

14 15 05 GT 14 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 48 29 -1 lap 1:28.888 99.590<br />

15 18 35 GTS 1 John Heinricy/Holly/MI Torvec/Phoenix/Hawk/Chevrolet Corvette 132 28 -2 laps 1:30.765 97.531<br />

16 17 19 GTS 2 Tyler McQuarrie(R)/Walnut Creek/CA LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/Dayco/M&T/Lotus Exige S 115 28 -2 laps 1:30.921 97.363<br />

17 19 43 GTS 3 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 101 28 -2 laps 1:31.711 96.525<br />

18 5 4 GT 15 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 48 28 -2 laps 1:25.530 103.500<br />

19 20 34 GTS 4 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 91 27 -3 laps 1:33.112 95.072<br />

20 22 18 TC 1 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 127 27 -3 laps 1:36.469 91.764<br />

21 21 50 TC 2 Chip Herr/Lititz/PA Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 125 27 -3 laps 1:36.664 91.579<br />

22 23 22 TC 3 Robb Holland/Denver/CO Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 101 27 -3 laps ** 1:35.865 92.342<br />

23 24 49 TC 4 Greg Shaffer(R)/Harrisonburg/VA Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 91 26 -4 laps 1:36.877 91.377<br />

24 26 32 TC 5 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 80 26 -4 laps 1:36.189 92.031<br />

25 25 36 TC 6 Tom Lepper(R)/Benicia/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 79 26 -4 laps 1:37.273 91.005<br />

26 27 28 TC 7 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 72 26 -4 laps 1:37.606 90.695<br />

27 28 01 TC 8 Don Istook/Fort Worth/TX Revo Technik/Carbotech/Volkswagen GTI 68 26 -4 laps 1:38.688 89.700<br />

28 29 21 TC 9 Charlie Solomon(R)/Waxahachie/TX DR. Natasha.com/DC Racing/Mazda RX-8 64 26 -4 laps 1:39.275 89.170<br />

29 4 8 GT 16 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 02.441 Seconds<br />

K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 49 16 -14 laps 1:24.907 104.260<br />

** - Faster GTS than Margin previous of Victory: record 14.201 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 00.507 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 2 Ron Fellows 01:23.828 - 105.602 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 35 John Heinricy 01:30.765 - 97.531 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 22 Robb Holland 01:35.865 - 92.342 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:42:34.246 73.77 Miles 103.972 Miles per Hour<br />

RaCE Series Chief STaTiSTiCS<br />

Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

Time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

of race: Overall Race: 42:34.246<br />

average Optima speed: Best Standing 103.972 Start Car Miles # 97 per Hour<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 14<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 2<br />

RaCE MTM 2 Qualifiers<br />

Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 18<br />

GT Fastest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

Qualifier: Randy Pobst, 1:22.765 (106.958 mph)<br />

[#6 1-14] [#2 15-30]<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Tyler McQuarrie, 1:30.478 (97.840 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Chip Herr, 1:36.089 (92.127 mph)<br />

05-23-2010 16:09:41<br />

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GT Fastest Race Lap: Ron Fellows, 1:23.828 (105.602 mph)**<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: John Heinricy, 1:30.765 (97.531 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Robb Holland, 1:35.865 (92.342 mph)<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Tony Rivera advanced five positions on the opening lap.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Ron Fellows<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Robert Stout<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: James Sofronas gained 10 positions during the race.<br />

** <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Record<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Six • Watkins Glen<br />

Fellows, Cunningham and Stout Take <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Wins at Watkins Glen<br />

WaTKiNS GLEN, N.Y. (July 3, 2010) – When Ron Fellows, of Mississauga, Ontario, signed a three-race<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships deal with CRP Racing, one of the races he wanted to run was the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Grand Prix of Watkins Glen presented by Sunoco – selected because the Canadian had never<br />

raced on the 3.4-mile full circuit at The Glen. After an 11.775-second GT and overall win on Saturday<br />

afternoon, Fellows can now claim a perfect record on the long course. He was joined in Victory Lane by<br />

Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., the GTS and Touring Car<br />

class winners, respectively.<br />

Fellows started second and bogged down<br />

at the standing start, falling 3.486-seconds<br />

behind polesitter Randy Pobst in the No. 6<br />

K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 by the end of lap<br />

three, still in second place.<br />

With a clear track behind he and Pobst,<br />

the Corvette closed to the tail of the Volvo<br />

by the end of lap five. One lap later, Fellows<br />

took a hard look to the inside of Pobst going<br />

into turn one.<br />

Fellows initially appeared to back out of<br />

trying to make the pass under braking, but<br />

Pobst slid wide and off the track on the<br />

outside of turn one. Fellows took the point<br />

and earned the MTM Special Ops Best Move<br />

of the Race.<br />

“I locked the rear tires as well, which is<br />

(Left to Right) Ernie Jakubowski, Peter Cunningham<br />

and Nick Esayian celebrate at Watkins Glen.<br />

why I ended up moving in behind him,” Fellows said. “I was going to make a move to the inside, but he<br />

went in deep. He was closer to the two marker, and I was braking somewhere between the three and the<br />

two, and it was way too early in the race and we would have ended up just banging doors. My car had a<br />

bit of a twitch, but when Randy went off, I went by.”<br />

From there, Fellows cruised to his second-consecutive <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win, averaging 104.056 mph<br />

over the 22-lap, 74.8-mile race. Fellows also turned the race’s fastest lap at 1:55.672 (105.816 mph).<br />

“This is my last race of three with CRP Racing,” Fellows said of his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> plans. “We<br />

had picked three that I really wanted to do - Long Beach, my home track of Mosport on their 50th<br />

anniversary, and here because I hadn’t done the long course before. I’ve got to think Cragar Wheels for<br />

the opportunity.<br />

“When I first started in the Trans-Am Series, we ran on the NASCAR weekend and ran the short course,<br />

and of course again in my NASCAR starts. But I must say, the long course is awesome. That is the most<br />

fun section of the race track, and it’s surprising how much grip you can generate through turn six. I really<br />

enjoyed it, and I’m glad to get a win in the Corvette.”<br />

Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, made it two Canadians atop the podium when he was also able to get past<br />

Pobst, trying to manage the brakes on his Volvo, on lap eight. Wittmer’s second-place finish capped an<br />

eventful race weekend for the driver sitting second in the Drivers’ Championship after an accident on his<br />

first lap of the second practice session on Friday.<br />

With Wittmer’s car unable to be repaired at the track, the team turned to Jeff Courtney’s No. 99 Kenda<br />

Tires Dodge Viper. Courtney graciously stepped out of the car to allow Wittmer to run the blue machine,<br />

now numbered as the No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper, in qualifying and the race.<br />

“Jeff Courtney deserves all the credit today,” Wittmer said. “For a teammate to give up a car like that<br />

halfway through the season when he’s going for points, the only other person I know who would do that<br />

for me is my brother. It was very nice of him to get out of the car yesterday and give me the ride and go<br />

on to something else.<br />

“It was unfortunate the weekend got off the way it did, but things happen and that’s motorsports. We<br />

were able to turn around and get a good car together for qualifying and toss a couple of things at it for the<br />

race. It was a real Dodge Viper in the race, just impeccable. It drove real nice the whole race. I saw Randy<br />

catch me a couple of times through traffic, which was really hard to get through today. Most of the time we<br />

caught them through the high speed esses, and we’d get bottled up behind them and Randy would catch<br />

me. But hats off to my crew, they gave me a great car today.”<br />

Courtney was able to race what was Tony Gaples’ Blackdog Racing back-up car, finishing 12th in a<br />

Chevrolet Corvette that he didn’t get a full lap in until the first lap of the race.<br />

Despite the early-race difficulties, Pobst managed his K-Pax Volvo well enough to earn a third-place finish.<br />

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“We had a great start in the Volvo,” Pobst said. “I got out to what looked like a big lead, but I’ve been<br />

around and I knew to wait and see how it sorted out. Ron reeled me in pretty quick, and my brakes just<br />

weren’t up to snuff in the race. I had a lot of trouble getting the car to stop, and it made it very tricky to<br />

drive. When you have a rear brake bias, the rear wheels want to lock up.<br />

“I saw Ron coming, and I had been careful with the brakes. I didn’t want to let him through, and I got<br />

in a little deeper and had a lot of trouble getting the car to stop. I got it a little sideways and almost spun<br />

it around. Once Ron got by, I had nothing for him. Kuno also came up in the Viper and I couldn’t keep up<br />

with him either today. We’re happy to have the K-Pax Volvo in the championship lead still, but it’s a long<br />

season and we’ll see what we can do.”<br />

Patrick Lindsey started third in the No. 57 Horton/Sloan Securities Porsche 911 GT3 and was second for<br />

two laps before falling behind Fellows on lap three. Trying to keep pace with the leaders, Lindsey spun on<br />

lap three in turn eight and dropped as low as ninth. He worked his way back through the field, earning fifth<br />

when a battle with James Sofronas in the No. 14 GMG Porsche 911 GT3 ended with Sofronas spinning<br />

in turn seven on lap 19.<br />

Dino Crescentini finished sixth from his eighth place on the grid in the No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/<br />

GMG Porsche 911 GT3. The Round Two winner fought with Gaples’ No. 29 Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing<br />

Chevrolet Corvette for several laps, including running side-by-side through turns nine, 10 and 11 before<br />

Crescentini fell behind moving onto the front straight.<br />

Crescentini waited just a half-lap before pouncing again, passing Gaples going into the “bus stop”<br />

chicane to claim seventh place and earn the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race award for his close<br />

racing. That position became sixth place when Sofronas spun. Sofronas finished seventh, one spot ahead<br />

of Gaples.<br />

Charles Morgan (No. 47 Privacy Star/TruSpeed Porsche 911 GT3) led son Rob Morgan (TruSpeed<br />

Motorsports/Querencia Porsche 911 GT3) to ninth and tenth place at the checkered flag.<br />

Despite finishing behind Wittmer, Pobst extended the lead for himself in the Drivers’ Championship<br />

and for Volvo in the Manufacturers’ Championship when bonus points for qualifying and laps led were<br />

included. Pobst now leads 653-600 over Wittmer, followed by Crescentini (515), Daskalos (467) and<br />

Sofronas (438). Volvo leads the Manufacturers’ Championship 38 – 32 over Dodge, with Porsche in third<br />

with 30 points.<br />

In taking the GTS victory by more than one lap, Cunningham extended his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> wins record<br />

to 35 in the No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX. Despite more wins than anyone in the history of<br />

the Series, this was his first in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> at Watkins Glen.<br />

“My first pro win was here in June of 1987 in the 24 hour race, but it’s nice to get my first <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> win here,” Cunningham said. “It’s such a fun track, this long course is one of the most<br />

challenging in North America and we love it. Everything went without a hitch, so we didn’t have too much<br />

commotion other than the GT cars coming up and us passing the Touring Cars to lap them. Within GTS, I<br />

had my way today. The Acura ran great and I’m glad to have such a strong finish.”<br />

Nick Esayian, of San Diego, Calif., earned his fourth podium and second runner-up finish of the season<br />

in the No. 34 Acura/Real Time Racing Acura TSX.<br />

Ernie Jakubowski, of Oakville, Ontario, followed Esayian to the line in the No. 91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline<br />

Porsche Cayman S to climb onto the podium in his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> debut<br />

Aaron Poveledo finished fourth in the No. 44 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX.<br />

Cunningham now leads the GTS Drivers’ Championship with 701 points, 90 points ahead of Esayian.<br />

Acura also holds a commanding lead of Porsche in the Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

Stout earned his third Touring Car win in his first season as a professional, rushing to a<br />

29.389-second margin of victory in the No. 18 DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC. Stout started<br />

fourth, but by the end of the first lap had just his teammate Dan Gardner and Touring Car polesitter Eric<br />

Meyer ahead of him.<br />

Stout was in the lead by the end of lap two, clicking off laps to keep ahead of the pace. When Meyer’s<br />

No. 32 XOWii/Samartian’s Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8 made contact with the wall on lap four, Stout earned<br />

some more breathing room. That lead was his for good when Gardner, in the No. 36 DG Spec/Scion/TRD/<br />

Lepper&Associates Scion tC, and Alexander Lvov, driving the No. 9 Honda GMS Honda Civic Si, began to<br />

battle for second place.<br />

The win was even sweeter for Stout, as the No. 18 team had struggled in practice and qualifying on<br />

Friday.<br />

“This weekend a few changes were made to the car, affecting the software in the system,” Stout said.<br />

“It messed with the car a little bit and it wasn’t really happy. We fought with it a lot this weekend, but<br />

we were slowly ticking away. This morning we thought we got it figured out. We went out in the race and<br />

I really had to hit my marks and my shift points. I felt really confident in the car, the team worked really<br />

well, and we got this great finish.<br />

“After I got by Dan and Eric Meyer, I tried to settle in and hit my marks the best I could. I was looking<br />

in my mirror, and Eric had some trouble. I watched Lvov and my teammate battle, and it was a confident<br />

feeling knowing I could stretch out the gap a little bit and just try to hold on. It was great that Dan could<br />

pull it off at the end so that we could get Scion a 1-2 finish, I’m very happy with everything.”<br />

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Gardner, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Lvov traded the runner-up position on lap 15, with Lvov moving<br />

into second, and again on lap 18 with two to go. With Gardner trying to hold the position on the final lap,<br />

the two made side-by-side contact on more than one occasion before Lvov ran off track and Gardner raced<br />

to the runner-up position.<br />

Lvov, of St. Petersburg, Russia, finished third for his first Touring Car podium. Brett Sandberg finished<br />

fourth in the No. 28 Whitehall Stable Acura TSX, tying a career best set at the season opener on the<br />

streets of St. Petersburg. Colin Cohen (No. 01 Istook’s Motorsports Volkswagen GTI) finished fifth in<br />

Touring Car.<br />

The win gives the 18-year-old Stout a commanding lead in the Touring Car Drivers’ Championship with<br />

713 points, a 165-point advantage over Meyer, who finished seventh.<br />

“It’s amazing, a lot of people have helped me out to be able to succeed like this,” Stout said of his<br />

Championship lead. “You’re never comfortable when you’re doing this, but it’s nice knowing I have a strong<br />

lead right now. I’m really trying to conserve it and keep telling myself that at the end of the season this is<br />

where I want to be, and not make any moves during the race that will change that in the long run.”<br />

Stout’s win also extended Scion’s lead in the Manufacturers’ Championship to 15 points over<br />

Volkswagen, 49-34. Mazda and Honda are now tied at 18 points.<br />

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Sanction # [PRWC-06-10] Camping <strong>World</strong> Grand Prix<br />

at Watkins Glen International Camping <strong>World</strong> on July Grand 2-3 2010 Prix at Track Watkins Length: Glen 3.4 international Miles on July 3, 2010<br />

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1 2 2 GT 1 Ron Fellows/Mississauga/ON Carlisle Companies/Cragar/Chevrolet Corvette 132 22<br />

1:55.672 105.816<br />

2 4 13 GT 2 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 106 22 -11.775 1:56.860 104.740<br />

3 1 6 GT 3 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 112 22 -12.916 1:56.453 105.106<br />

4 5 5 GT 4 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 88 22 -48.526 1:58.199 103.554<br />

5 3 57 GT 5 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 89 22 -50.328 1:57.312 104.337<br />

6 8 4 GT 6 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 76 22 -58.054 1:58.809 103.022<br />

7 6 14 GT 7 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 72 22 -1:05.428 1:58.993 102.863<br />

8 7 29 GT 8 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 68 22 -1:12.588 1:58.595 103.208<br />

9 12 47 GT 9 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 64 22 -1:36.628 2:00.365 101.690<br />

10 9 46 GT 10 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 60 22 -1:42.742 2:00.631 101.466<br />

11 10 89 GT 11 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 57 22 -1:42.886 2:00.706 101.403<br />

12 14 99 GT 12 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/RecStuff.com/Chevrolet Corvette 54 22 -1:51.080 2:00.996 101.160<br />

13 11 05 GT 13 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 51 21 -1 lap 2:02.850 99.633<br />

14 15 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 135 21 -1 lap 2:07.251 96.187<br />

15 16 34 GTS 2 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 112 20 -2 laps 2:08.666 95.130<br />

16 17 91 GTS 3 Ernie Jakubowski/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 101 20 -2 laps 2:10.373 93.884<br />

17 22 18 TC 1 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 126 20 -2 laps 2:14.289 91.146<br />

18 20 36 TC 2 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 112 20 -2 laps 2:14.039 91.316<br />

19 21 9 TC 3 Alexander Lvov/S. Petersburg Russia/ Honda GMS/Honda Civic Si 101 20 -2 laps 2:13.912 91.403<br />

20 23 28 TC 4 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 88 19 -3 laps 2:15.593 90.270<br />

21 25 01 TC 5 Colin Cohen(R)/Southlake/TX Istook Motorsports/Volkswagen GTI 80 19 -3 laps 2:19.547 87.712<br />

22 26 02 TC 6 Don Istook/Fort Worth/TX Revo Technik/Carbotech/Audi 76 17 Fuel 2:23.483 85.306<br />

23 19 32 TC 7 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 92 17 -5 laps 2:15.835 90.109<br />

24 24 67 TC 8 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL Autohaus/MD&F/Honda Civic Si 68 16 -6 laps 2:17.929 88.741<br />

25 27 62 TC 9 Alex Ratcliffe(R)/Berryville/VA Brimtek/Lab Rescue.org/Lexus IS300 64 15 Mech. 2:17.557 88.981<br />

26 13 8 GT 14 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 48 10 Mech. 1:58.282 103.481<br />

27 18 44 GTS 4 Aaron Poveledo(R)/Toronto/ON Acura/RealTime Racingg./Acura TSX 85 1 Retired no time<br />

** - Faster than previous ** Better than record the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 11.775 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 1 lap and greater then 1 lap<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 29.389 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 2 Ron Fellows 01:55.672 - 105.816 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 02:07.251 - 96.187 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 9 Alexander Lvov 02:13.912 - 91.403 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:43:07.820 74.8 Miles 104.056 Miles per Hour<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

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Optima Best Standing Start Car # 62<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 18<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 4<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 2<br />

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ROUND SiX RaCE STaTiSTiCS<br />

Time of race: 43:07.820<br />

average speed: 104.056 mph<br />

GT Fastest Qualifier: Randy Pobst, 1:54.467 (106.930 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 2:06.377 (96.853 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Eric Meyer, 2:13.757 (91.509 mph)<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Ron Fellows, 1:55.672 (105.816 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 02:07.251 (96.187 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Alexander Lvov, 2:13.912 (91.403 mph)<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Alex Ratcliffe advanced four positions off of the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Dino Crescentini<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Ron Fellows<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Robert Stout advanced five positions during the race.<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Seven • Streets of Toronto<br />

Pobst Takes Toronto GT; Cunningham,<br />

Wittmer Win in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GTS, Touring Car<br />

TORONTO, Canada (July 17, 2010) – For Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Peter Cunningham, of<br />

Milwaukee, Wis., the streets of Toronto only feel like home. For Montreal’s Nick Wittmer, it almost is. Each<br />

won on Saturday at the Acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong>, capturing the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships GT,<br />

GTS and Touring Car classes, respectively, Round Seven of 12 on the season.<br />

Pobst set a new qualifying record and led every lap of the 33-lap, 57.915-mile race, averaging 69.574<br />

mph in a race slowed by one caution for five laps. It wasn’t without drama for Pobst, who appeared to be<br />

sailing away from the field after the standing start.<br />

The No. 6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 raced<br />

out to more than a three second lead after<br />

four laps, but had started to slightly fall back<br />

to the field. When the yellow flags flew to<br />

collect Greg Shaffer’s No. 40 Go 4 It Racing/<br />

Hawk Volkswagen Jetta GLI Touring Car after<br />

contact with the wall on the front straight<br />

leaving the final corner, his mirrors were<br />

full of James Sofronas’ No. 14 GMG Racing<br />

Porsche 911 GT3.<br />

Sofronas hounded Pobst from the time the<br />

race went green again to start lap 14 until the<br />

checkered flag. Though the gap fluctuated as<br />

the two weaved through traffic, Pobst held<br />

off Sofronas for a 0.821-second margin of Nick Wittmer led flag-to-flag for the TC win at Toronto.<br />

victory.<br />

The win was the third of the season for<br />

Pobst and second win in two tries on the streets of Toronto in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>, who also set a new race-lap<br />

record with a time of 1:15.513 (83.667 mph).<br />

“It starts with a car that was extremely well set up by the K-Pax Racing team,” Pobst said. “Will Moody,<br />

the engineer, is pretty brilliant. The car handled and drove extremely well. The interesting situation in<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> right now is that our Volvo, because of the advantage of the all-wheel drive, we weigh a<br />

lot more. The way it seems to be working out is that we can turn a really good qualifying lap and we seem<br />

to go strongly the first two or three laps and then the weight takes its toll. The tires get hot, the brakes<br />

get hot and it starts turning into a race. But, it is a great advantage to be first, because it’s a lot easier to<br />

lead than to get around somebody.<br />

“I owe Andy Pilgrim, my teammate, a great vote of thanks. He got a much better start than I did and<br />

was actually ahead of me going into (Turn) 1, and he let me through. After that, we seemed to have them<br />

covered so easily for about two laps. Then everything got hot and James started looking stronger and<br />

stronger and stronger and it turned into a race.”<br />

Sofronas’ day started when the lights went out, moving from his fourth starting spot past Patrick Lindsey<br />

in the No. 57 Horton/Sloan Securities Porsche 911 GT3 before the field reached Turn 1. By the end of<br />

the first lap, he had also slipped past Andy Pilgrim in the No. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 for second place


and had his sights set on reeling in Pobst. Sofronas’ two-position improvement on the first lap earned him<br />

the Optima Batteries’ Best Standing Start award.<br />

The restart helped close the gap, but the Newport Beach, Calif.-racer couldn’t advance any further.<br />

“The start went really well,” Sofronas said. “We played with the launch control before the race and we<br />

nailed it and got ahead of Patrick [Lindsey]. We knew that, in order to beat the Volvos, you’ve got to get<br />

ahead of them early because they’re so tough to pass when they launch out of the corners. But our GMG<br />

Porsche and the StopTech brakes really kept us in the hunt. I got a nice run on the back straight on the<br />

first lap and got around Andy. We both broke deep into Turn 1, and Andy being the professional that he is,<br />

I knew he’d give me room. I kind of squeezed on the outside and we just got through.<br />

“I knew we had a good car to pace Randy, but here, as it was getting greasy and the cars were sliding<br />

around, you’ve really got to get off these corners to have any kind of chance to make a pass at the end of<br />

a straight. Where Randy would pull away out of the corners, our Porsche would actually brake really deep<br />

and catch up in the braking zone, and that’s where I knew we had a chance. It was an accordion effect<br />

and with the traffic, it was a give and take. At the end, I could see Randy’s car was pushing a little bit in<br />

some of the tight stuff. Our car was still running really strong. Without making a real dive-bomb move, it<br />

was going to be tough to get by Randy. He didn’t make any mistakes and I didn’t make any. It feels good<br />

to be in second. We’ve had an up-and-down year for my car, but the GMG guys do an amazing job. They’re<br />

overworked and they do a fantastic job every race. I’ve been trying to get a good podium for them.”<br />

Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., started second and got a launch at the start that moved him alongside<br />

his teammate entering the first corner. After falling behind Sofronas later that lap, Pilgrim ran third until<br />

dropping behind Dino Crescentini in the No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG Porsche 911 GT3 on lap<br />

13 after the restart. Two laps later, he also fell behind Lindsey and looked to be headed in the wrong<br />

direction.<br />

Lindsey got past Crescentini for third on lap 18, and Pilgrim did the same on lap 24 to move into fourth.<br />

Pilgrim made a pass on Lindsey for third in Turn Five on lap 29 and hung on for the final spot on the<br />

podium. That pass earned Pilgrim the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race award.<br />

The result snapped a three-race streak of finishes outside the top-10 for Pilgrim, who had been plagued<br />

with a variety of mechanical issues.<br />

“It’s really a team thing, now, because the guys are so great,” Pilgrim said. “The K-Pax guys work their<br />

butts off and to get, basically, three DNFs in a row, it was just breaking their hearts. I mean they were just<br />

absolutely on their knees. The Volvo ran well today. I had to work to get back from fifth, back to fourth,<br />

back to third. I had a fun race. I really wanted to finish. I didn’t care if I finished dead last, as long as I<br />

finished on the same laps as the leader, so I’m really happy with this.”<br />

Lindsey finished fourth and earned the MTM/Special Ops Watch Move of the Race for overtaking<br />

Crescentini, who went on to finish fifth.<br />

Rob Morgan’s No. 46 TruSpeed Motorsports/Querencia Porsche 911 GT3 was sandwiched between a pair<br />

of Woodhouse Performance Dodge Vipers in seventh, with Kuno Wittmer (No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge<br />

Viper) in sixth and Jeff Courtney (No. 99 Kenda Tire Dodge Viper) in eighth.<br />

Jason Daskalos (No. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper) finished ninth to become the third Dodge<br />

in the top 10, followed by the No. 29 Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Corvette of Tony Gaples to<br />

complete the top 10.<br />

Pobst extended both his Drivers’ Championship lead and the Manufacturers’ Championship lead for<br />

Volvo with the win. Pobst (788 points) now leads Wittmer (676), Crescentini (598), Sofronas (544) and<br />

Pilgrim (535) for individual title, with Volvo (51 points) leading Porsche (37) and Dodge (34) for the<br />

Manufacturers’ crown.<br />

Cunningham began Saturday with a <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> record 37th career pole position, and ended the<br />

day extending his own all-time wins mark to 36 with his GTS victory.<br />

The No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX pulled away from the GTS field and the start, but was<br />

even again with Ernie Jakubowski’s No. 91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline Porsche Cayman S and teammate Nick<br />

Esayian’s No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing’s Acura TSX on the restart. Jakubowski’s restart put him just<br />

ahead of Cunningham at the line, but the veteran racer quickly pulled back to the point and began to get<br />

away.<br />

Cunningham’s lead was safe when Esayian tried to get to the inside of Jakubowski on lap 16 and the<br />

two made contact, with Jakubowski facing the wrong way on the track and Esayian sitting nose-to-nose<br />

with the Canadian driver. Jakubowski, of nearby Oakville, Ontario, would go on to finish second in the GTS<br />

class, while Esayian finished third.<br />

“Our Acura was running very well to get the pole this morning,” Cunningham said. “I’ve been kind of<br />

concerned about how my starts have been lately, but today I got a really good start, which was the only<br />

reason I was able to stay ahead of Ernie going into (Turn) 1. From there, I had things pretty well figured out,<br />

but then with the full-course yellow, you never know what’s going to happen on those restarts. Again, I was<br />

able to get just a little bit of breathing room after a lap or so. From there, it was just a matter of dealing<br />

with the GT cars coming to put us a lap down and dealing with some of the Touring Car traffic and trying<br />

to put a lap on them and from there, just make it to the end. It was a good day for Acura.”<br />

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Esayian to 121 points with the win. Acura also holds a commanding lead in the GTS Manufacturers’<br />

Championship.<br />

RealTime Racing earned its second class win of the race with Nick Wittmer’s No. 93 HPD/HondaRacing/<br />

RealTime Honda Civic Si. Wittmer, the younger brother of GT driver Kuno, raced away to a 6.053-second<br />

win in an action-packed Touring Car race.<br />

Wittmer pulled away at the start in just his second <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> race this season after campaigning<br />

the same car on the streets of Long Beach. At the previous race, Wittmer sat on pole but finished third<br />

to Robert Stout and Eric Meyer. In Toronto, he reversed the roles, avoided trouble and kept the checkered<br />

flag in his native country.<br />

“It was a good day for the HPD Honda Civic in Touring Car,” said Cunningham, who in addition to his<br />

driving duties in GTS owns RealTime Racing. “For Nick to be able to get this win is exciting for him here<br />

in Toronto, especially when he also won the Canadian Touring Car race just after. We’re very happy for him<br />

and his performance this weekend. All in all, it was a good weekend for RealTime and a great weekend for<br />

Honda and Acura at the Acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong>.”<br />

The Touring Car action came deeper in the field, beginning on lap six when the Brett Sandberg’s No.<br />

28 Whitehall Stable Acura TSX tried to move to the inside of Stout’s No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas<br />

Oil Scion tC in Turn Three. Sandberg hit square into the Scion’s passenger side door and raised onto his<br />

two right-side tires, landing back on the pavement with a thud. While Sandberg made it back to pitlane,<br />

it ended his day and dropped Stout back to seventh in Touring Car with bodywork damage to the right<br />

side of his car.<br />

Using the help of the full course caution two laps later, Stout closed to the rear of the Touring Car<br />

field and picked his way back through until he was again third, behind Meyer’s No. 32 XOWii Racing/<br />

Samaritan’s Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8.<br />

Pushing Meyer on lap 23 and looking for a way by, Stout ran off the track into the runoff area at Turn<br />

eight and back onto the track. Still in third but with a gap too large to catch Meyer, the two held their<br />

positions until the checkered flag.<br />

Michael Pettiford earned the Sunoco Hard Charger award for advancing six positions in the race in his<br />

No. 41 Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk Volkswagen Jetta GLI to finish fourth in Touring Car.<br />

Shea Holbrook completed the top five to earn her best career finish in the No. 67 Autohaus/MD&F<br />

Honda Civic Si.<br />

Stout continues to hold the Touring Car Drivers’ Championship lead, 814-660 over Meyer. In the<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship, Scion (54 points) leads Volkswagen (38), with Honda (28) closing the gap<br />

with a win and Mazda (26) contending largely on the strength of Meyer’s finishes.<br />

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FINAL RACE RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>World</strong> • <strong>Challenge</strong> Round Round Seven Six • RESULTS<br />

Sanction # [PRWC-07-10] Acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

acura Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> at Toronto Street Course on July 17, 2010<br />

at Toronto Street Course on July 15-16 2010 Track Length: 1.755 Miles<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 00.821 Seconds<br />

** - Faster GTS than Margin previous of Victory: record 1 lap and 01.678 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 06.053 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 6 Randy Pobst 01:15.513 - 83.667 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 01:22.594 - 76.494 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 93 Nick Wittmer 01:25.173 - 74.178 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:49:56.713 57.915 Miles 69.574 Miles per Hour<br />

processing by MONITOR Systems<br />

as licensed to: SCCA PRO RACING DEPT.<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 1 6 GT 1 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 135 33<br />

** 1:15.513 83.667<br />

2 4 14 GT 2 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 106 33 -.821 ** 1:15.740 83.417<br />

3 2 8 GT 3 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 104 33 -12.205 ** 1:15.657 83.508<br />

4 3 57 GT 4 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 94 33 -14.904 ** 1:16.259 82.849<br />

5 5 4 GT 5 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 83 33 -15.383 ** 1:16.148 82.970<br />

6 7 13 GT 6 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 76 33 -20.438 ** 1:16.569 82.513<br />

7 6 46 GT 7 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 72 33 -22.797 ** 1:16.807 82.258<br />

8 8 99 GT 8 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 68 33 -26.150 ** 1:16.896 82.163<br />

9 12 5 GT 9 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 64 33 -43.676 ** 1:17.200 81.839<br />

10 9 29 GT 10 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 60 33 -59.473 ** 1:17.718 81.294<br />

11 13 47 GT 11 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 57 33 -1:15.900 ** 1:18.190 80.803<br />

12 10 89 GT 12 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 44 32 -1 lap ** 1:18.084 80.912<br />

13 14 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 135 32 -1 lap 1:22.594 76.494<br />

14 17 93 TC 1 Nick Wittmer/Montreal/QC HPD/HondaRacing/RealTime/Honda Civic Si 135 31 -2 laps 1:25.173 74.178<br />

15 18 32 TC 2 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 112 31 -2 laps 1:25.571 73.833<br />

16 19 18 TC 3 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 101 31 -2 laps 1:25.940 73.516<br />

17 23 41 TC 4 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 85 31 -2 laps 1:26.503 73.038<br />

18 16 91 GTS 2 Ernie Jakubowski/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 114 31 -2 laps 1:23.405 75.750<br />

19 25 67 TC 5 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL Autohaus/MD&F/Honda Civic Si 80 31 -2 laps 1:27.551 72.163<br />

20 26 22 TC 6 Robb Holland/Denver/CO 303 Mtspts/Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 76 31 -2 laps 1:26.646 72.917<br />

21 24 01 TC 7 Don Istook/Fort Worth/TX Revo Technik/Carbotech/Volkswagen GTI 72 31 -2 laps 1:26.983 72.634<br />

22 15 34 GTS 3 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 104 30 -3 laps 1:22.743 76.357<br />

23 22 36 TC 8 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 68 28 -5 laps 1:34.648 66.752<br />

24 11 05 GT 13 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 51 27 Susp. ** 1:18.496 80.488<br />

25 21 40 TC 9 Greg Shaffer(R)/Harrisonburg/VA Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 67 7 Crash 1:26.647 72.916<br />

26 20 28 TC 10 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 56 5 Crash 1:26.159 73.329<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

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RaCE Optima STaTiSTiCS<br />

Best Standing Start Car # 14<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 41<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 8<br />

Time MTM of race: Special 49:56.713<br />

Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 57<br />

average Car # speed: 89 fined 10 69.574 points and mph $500 for driving conduct and pass under yellos.<br />

Car # 89 fined 10 points for driving conduct.<br />

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GT Fastest Qualifier: Randy Pobst, 1:14.583 (84.711 mph)**<br />

[#6 1-33]<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 1:20.924 (78.073 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Nick Wittmer, 1:24.794 (74.510 mph)<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Randy Pobst, 1:15.513 (83.667 mph)**<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 1:22.594 (76.494 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Nick Wittmer, 1:25.173 (74.178 mph)<br />

07-17-2010 22:34:44<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: James Sofronas advanced two positions on the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Andy Pilgrim<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Patrick Lindsey<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Michael Pettiford advanced six positions during the race.<br />

** <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Record<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Eight • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course<br />

Skeen, Eversley Score Debut <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Wins at Mid-Ohio;<br />

Cunningham Takes GTS<br />

LEXiNGTON, Ohio (aug. 7, 2010) – Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., scored a <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT<br />

Championship debut victory Saturday, winning the first half of the Optima Batteries Mid-Ohio Grand Prix<br />

Presented by GameStreamer at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Ryan Eversley, of Atlanta, Ga., accomplished<br />

a similar feat in Touring Car, while Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., took his record-extending 37th<br />

series win, in GTS.<br />

Skeen started second in his No. 2 Carlisle Companies/Cragar Chevrolet Corvette but fell back to third<br />

quickly behind polesitter James Sofronas’ No.<br />

14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911<br />

GT3 and Andy Pilgrim’s No. 8 K-PAX Racing<br />

Volvo S60.<br />

A caution to remove Jeff Mosing’s No. 08<br />

Frank’s International Mazda RX-8 regrouped<br />

the field and Skeen was able to move around<br />

the Volvo on the restart. Sofronas and Skeen<br />

ran nose-to-tail for the next seven laps, slicing<br />

through traffic before Skeen made his move<br />

for the lead in the Keyhole. The gap between<br />

the two remained fluid for the remainder of<br />

the 29-lap 65.481-mile contest, with Skeen<br />

taking the 1.453-second win.<br />

Skeen became the first debut winner in the<br />

Mike Skeen scored a GT debut victory in Round 8.<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT class since Tony Rivera<br />

won in his debut at Sebring in 2009. He also<br />

turned the fastest race lap, a record-breaking 1:27.296 (93.117 mph).<br />

“It’s been a great opportunity to come here,” Skeen said of running the car that scored its third win of<br />

the season (Ron Fellows won at Mosport and Watkins Glen). “I’ve got to thank Nick Short and CRP Racing<br />

for putting me in the Cragar Wheels Corvette. They told me at the start that the traction control wasn’t<br />

worth messing with, so I basically just revved it up and got too much wheel spin. I figured that was better<br />

than stalling it on the grid, but we lost a few positions on the start.<br />

“I followed James [Sofronas] for several laps to get a feel for the race pace. When he got caught up<br />

in traffic I went by going into turn two with a pretty easy pass going into the keyhole. With traffic, the<br />

ebb-and-flow just went our way today.<br />

Sofronas, who will start on the pole for Sunday’s second race of the doubleheader, captured his<br />

second-consecutive runner-up finish.<br />

“We had a game plan, and it started with getting away at the start,” Sofronas said. “We messed with the<br />

launch control and it ended up backfiring, because I bogged down at the start. I looked in my mirrors and<br />

saw the back half of Pilgrim’s car going by me, and once the car got a little bit of a run I used as much<br />

room as I could to make sure I squeezed Andy all the way to the edge. Hopefully he feels like I gave him<br />

enough room, but I knew I had to get in front of him and set the pace.<br />

“I was watching my mirrors and all of a sudden the Corvette was there. I got caught in traffic and had<br />

to get out of the throttle and Mike just blew by me. It was all horsepower and brakes – he would pull away<br />

down the straights and I would catch him in the brake zones. It was cat-and-mouse, and I thought I had<br />

something for him. But when the yellows came out, that was it. Hats off to Mike, he and the team did a<br />

great job today.”<br />

The battle for third was fierce as well, with fourth-starting Patrick Lindsey eventually coming out on top<br />

of a battle with Pilgrim, point leader Randy Pobst’s No. 6 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 and Dino Crescentini’s<br />

No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG Porsche 911 GT3.<br />

“It took a few laps to get around the Volvos, they were quick at the start. But I caught that barn-door<br />

draft behind them to out-brake them into Madness,” Lindsey said. “Later in the race, traffic played a big<br />

part in the strategy for everyone. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it hurts. I was able to use it to close the<br />

gap on James and Mike, and then lose a little bit. They had a really good battle, and I think a few more<br />

laps and I would have been able to get in touch with them. The handling and tire management of that<br />

car is pretty fantastic.”<br />

On the final lap, Kuno Wittmer, was able to work around Crescentini to finish fourth in his No. 13 Dodge<br />

Motorsports Dodge Viper. Crescentini held on to finish fifth.<br />

Pobst, who finished seventh, maintains the Championship lead with 863 points—102 better than<br />

Wittmer’s 761. Crescentini is third, with 678, followed by Sofronas (664) and Lindsey (626).


Porsche cut into Volvo’s Manufacturers’ Championship lead, which now stands at six points (51 to 45).<br />

Dodge is third, with 37.<br />

After earning his record 38th pole position, Cunningham scored a record-extending 37th series victory<br />

leading all the way in his No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX. It was, however, Cunningham’s first<br />

win at Mid-Ohio since 1997.<br />

“It’s surprising that it’s been so long since we’ve won here,” Cunningham said. “I’ve been on the podium<br />

lots of times, so we always do pretty well here. It’s good to be on the top step, though. The Acuras like<br />

Mid-Ohio. They handle very well, and the balance is really good around the tight and twisty elevation<br />

changes here. And it’s good to do well in front of the Honda associates that work in different plants in<br />

nearby cities here, many of them are here today and tomorrow. It’s great to get a win with all of them<br />

cheering us on.”<br />

Cunningham set the race’s fastest GTS lap, at 1:34.600 (85.928 mph).<br />

Teammate Nick Esayian, of San Diego, Calif., finished second in his No. 34 Acura/RealTime Acura<br />

TSX. Esayian’s attempt to challenge Cunningham for the lead was derailed when Ernie Jakubowski’s No.<br />

91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline Porsche Cayman S got the jump on him at the start. By the time Esayian was<br />

able to clear Jakubowski for good, Cunningham had opened up too much of a gap and he had to settle<br />

for second place.<br />

Devin Cates, of Broad Run, Va., finished third in his series debut, driving the No. 68 Cates Engineering<br />

Ford Mustang FR500S. Cates topped a fleet of cars from the Ford Racing Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong>. Kevin Helms,<br />

of Charlotte, N.C., advanced from 10th on the GTS grid to finish fourth in his No. 04 DBA/Carbotech/AST/<br />

Exedy Acura RSX. Ben Crosland finished fifth in his No. 25 RPMotorsports Ford Mustang FR500S.<br />

Cunningham’s win increased his point lead over Esayian to 144 (971 to 827). Acura holds a<br />

commanding lead in the Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

Like Skeen, Eversley was making his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> debut this weekend in his No. 20 Maxwell<br />

Paper Products Mazda RX-8. After starting third on the grid, he waged a race-long battle with polesitter<br />

and defending race Champion Jason Saini’s No. 03 Team MER/Sparco/SafeRacer MAZDASPEED3. The<br />

two ran side-by-side many times, swapping the lead until Eversley took the point for good with two laps<br />

remaining.<br />

Eversley’s effort of holding off Saini earned him the MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race.<br />

“That was my first standing start, and it was pretty crazy,” Eversley said. “Cars were parked on the front<br />

straight and I think I was in the grass more than I was on the pavement. Jason [Saini] and I got through<br />

it and took off and it was a really fun first lap. We were able to get a gap on the guys that were third and<br />

fourth. The Maxwell Paper guys gave me an awesome car today, and it was really fun.<br />

“We swapped the lead a few times today because of traffic. In fact, I didn’t want to let one of the GT<br />

cars through because I knew I’d lose a lot of time to Jason, and the same guy that got by me made a really<br />

aggressive move on Jason. He went really wide, and I just followed the traffic and we were side-by-side<br />

through Madness. It was awesome.”<br />

Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, finished second, but will start Sunday’s race from the pole. Eric Meyer, of<br />

Indianapolis, started last after missing qualifying while changing his transmission, but worked his way<br />

to the podium in his No. 32 XOWii/Samaratin’s Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8. Meyer earned both the Optima<br />

Batteries Best Standing Start for advancing eight positions on the opening lap and the Sunoco Hard<br />

Charger Award for picking up 16 positions overall over the entire race. Meyer also turned the race’s fastest<br />

Touring Car lap, a 1:38.079 (82.880 mph).<br />

Point leader Robert Stout finished fourth in his No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC.<br />

Montreal’s Nick Wittmer finished fifth after recovering from a stop-and-go penalty for moving prior to the<br />

standing start in his No. 93 HPD/Honda Racing/RealTime Honda Civic Si.<br />

Stout maintains the most commanding Championship lead in Touring Car at 147, 899 to 752 over<br />

Meyer. Brett Sandberg is third, with 521, followed by Dan Gardner (500) and Sheal Holbrook (368).<br />

Scion also continues to hold the manufacturers’ Championship lead in Touring Car, with 57, to<br />

Volkswagen’s 38, Mazda’s 36 and Honda’s 30.<br />

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at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Mid-Ohio Course on Grand Aug 6-8 Prix 2010 at Mid-Ohio Track Length: Sportscar 2.258 Miles Course aug. 7, 2010<br />

1 2 2 GT 1 Mike Skeen(R)/Charlotte/NC Carlisle Companies/Cragar/Chevrolet Corvette 132 29<br />

** 1:27.296 93.117<br />

2 1 14 GT 2 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 120 29 -1.453 1:27.729 92.658<br />

3 4 57 GT 3 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 98 29 -1.974 1:27.581 92.814<br />

4 6 13 GT 4 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 85 29 -5.699 1:27.822 92.560<br />

5 7 4 GT 5 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 80 29 -5.997 1:28.002 92.370<br />

6 11 5 GT 6 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 76 29 -8.177 1:28.305 92.053<br />

7 5 6 GT 7 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 75 29 -8.657 1:28.193 92.170<br />

8 9 46 GT 8 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 68 29 -10.180 1:28.086 92.282<br />

9 3 8 GT 9 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 73 29 -12.088 1:28.029 92.342<br />

10 12 89 GT 10 Fred Roberts/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 60 29 -14.398 1:29.020 91.314<br />

11 13 47 GT 11 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 57 29 -14.937 1:29.043 91.290<br />

12 14 05 GT 12 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 54 29 -22.102 1:30.158 90.161<br />

13 10 99 GT 13 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 51 29 -43.538 1:28.255 92.105<br />

14 16 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 135 29 -1:05.643 1:34.600 85.928<br />

15 15 12 GT 14 Robert Prilika/Castle Rock/CO /Porsche GT3 Cup 48 29 -1:07.933 1:34.061 86.420<br />

16 17 34 GTS 2 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 112 28 -1 lap 1:35.216 85.372<br />

17 20 68 GTS 3 Devin Cates(R)/Broad Run/VA Cates Engineering/Ford Mustang FR500S 85 28 -1 lap 1:37.367 83.486<br />

18 28 20 TC 1 Ryan Eversley(R)/Atlanta/GA Maxwell Paper Products/Mazda RX8 129 28 -1 lap 1:38.373 82.632<br />

19 25 04 GTS 4 Kevin Helms(R)/Charlotte/NC DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy/Acura RSX 85 28 -1 lap 1:37.671 83.226<br />

20 19 25 GTS 5 Ben Crosland(R)/Salt Lake City/UT RPMotorsports/Ford Mustang FR500S 86 28 -1 lap 1:37.454 83.411<br />

21 26 03 TC 2 Jason Saini/Fort Worth/TX Team MER/Sparco/SafeRacer/MAZDASPEED3 120 28 -1 lap 1:38.454 82.564<br />

22 22 55 GTS 6 Richard Colinello/Tampa/FL Grand Sanitation/Ford Mustang FR500S 76 28 -1 lap 1:38.211 82.768<br />

23 23 75 GTS 7 Brad Addams(R)/New Orleans/LA RPMotorsports/Ford Mustang FR500S 72 28 -1 lap 1:38.297 82.696<br />

24 40 32 TC 3 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 82 28 -1 lap 1:38.079 82.880<br />

25 33 18 TC 4 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 85 28 -1 lap 1:39.156 81.980<br />

26 29 93 TC 5 Nick Wittmer/Montreal/QC HPD/HondaRacing/RealTime/Honda Civic Si 86 28 -1 lap 1:38.648 82.402<br />

27 24 42 GTS 8 Gary Savage(R)/Sarasota/FL Game Streamer/XS Energy Drink/Ford Mustang<br />

FR500S<br />

68 28 -1 lap 1:39.168 81.970<br />

28 34 28 TC 6 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 76 28 -1 lap 1:39.343 81.825<br />

29 31 41 TC 7 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 72 28 -1 lap 1:39.060 82.059<br />

30 36 67 TC 8 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL Autohaus/MD&F/Honda Civic Si 68 28 -1 lap 1:39.850 81.410<br />

DQ 39 21 TC Charlie Solomon(R)/Waxahachie/TX DR. Natasha.com/DC Racing/Mazda RX-8 28 -1 lap 1:40.209 81.118<br />

31 37 64 TC 9 Bob Roth(R)/La Crosse/WI Supertech Competition Clutch/Honda Civic Si 64 28 -1 lap 1:41.229 80.301<br />

32 32 36 TC 10 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 60 27 -2 laps 1:38.648 82.402<br />

33 21 27 GTS 9 George Winkler(R)/Frederick/MD Winkler Automotive Service/Ford Mustang FR500S 64 27 -2 laps 1:37.936 83.001<br />

34 38 40 TC 11 Carolyn Kujala(R)/Tucson/AZ Go 4 It - Gila Monster Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 57 26 -3 laps 1:45.571 76.998<br />

35 18 91 GTS 10 Ernie Jakubowski/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 69 26 -3 laps 1:36.017 84.660<br />

36 27 22 TC 12 Robb Holland/Denver/CO 303 Mtspts/Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 66 26 -3 laps 1:39.241 81.909<br />

37 30 08 TC 13 Jeff Mosing(R)/Austin/TX Frank's International/Mazda RX-8 54 25 -4 laps 1:39.916 81.356<br />

38 8 29 GT 15 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 45 22 OHeat 1:28.178 92.186<br />

39 35 66 TC 14 David Tuaty/Miami/FL TLMUSA.com/Honda Civic Si 48 7 Brakes 1:43.217 78.754<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 01.453 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 1 lap and greater then 1 lap<br />

** - Faster TC than Margin previous of Victory: record 03.577 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 2 Mike Skeen(R) 01:27.296 - 93.117 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 01:34.600 - 85.928 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 32 Eric Meyer(R) 01:38.079 - 82.880 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:50:58.295 65.481 Miles 77.080 Miles per Hour<br />

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Optima Best Standing Start Car # 32<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 32<br />

Time of Invisible race: Glass 50:58.295<br />

Clean Pass of the Race Car # 2<br />

average MTM speed: Special Ops 77.080 Best Move mph of the Race Car # 20<br />

Cars # 32 and # 68 fined 10 points each for driving conduct - per Series Chief Steward.<br />

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GT Fastest [#14 1-11] Qualifier: [#2 12-29] James Sofronas, 1:26.701 (93.756 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 1:33.579 (86.865 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Jason Saini, 1:37.788 (83.126 mph)<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Mike Skeen, 1:27.296 (93.117 mph)**<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 1:34.600 (85.928 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Eric Meyer, 1:38.079 (82.880 mph)<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Eric Meyer, advanced eight positions.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Mike Skeen<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Ryan Eversley<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Eric Meyer picked up 16 positions overall in the race.<br />

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Sofronas Hangs on to Win Sunday Mid-Ohio <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>;<br />

Cunningham, Eversley Take GTS, Touring Car<br />

LEXiNGTON, Ohio (aug. 8, 2010) – James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., led every lap to win the<br />

Optima Batteries Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by GameStreamer Sunday, holding off Andy Pilgrim at the<br />

finish of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championship Round Nine race. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and<br />

Ryan Eversley, of Atlanta, Ga., took the GTS and Touring Car class wins, respectively.<br />

Starting first, Sofronas got away cleanly at the start in his No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911<br />

GT3, fending off a great start by third-gridded Pilgrim and his No. 8 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60. Saturday’s<br />

winner, Mike Skeen fell back from his second<br />

starting position to fifth at the start but was<br />

able to work back up to fourth by lap four.<br />

Sofronas led a seven-car train for the first<br />

seven laps until Charles Morgan’s trip to the<br />

gravel brought out the race’s first caution.<br />

On the lap-11 restart, Skeen rocketed past<br />

both Randy Pobst’s No. 6 K-PAX Racing Volvo<br />

S60 and Pilgrim into second as they entered<br />

the Keyhole. The move earned Skeen the MTM<br />

Special Ops Best Move of the Race and he set<br />

his sights on Sofronas. Sofronas weathered an<br />

early attack, but built a gap on Skeen’s No. 2<br />

Carlisle Companies/Cragar Chevrolet Corvette<br />

working through traffic. But, to Sofronas’<br />

dismay, a second full-course-caution came<br />

out on lap 21, setting up a five-lap dash to<br />

the finish.<br />

Peter Cunningham took home his<br />

sixth GTS win of the season.<br />

“I was far more aggressive through traffic this time,” Sofronas said. “When the yellow came out, it was<br />

one of those ‘Are you kidding me?’ moments.”<br />

On the restart, Pilgrim got a jump on Skeen and moved into second. At the Keyhole, Skeen fell back<br />

further as he began to experience transmission problems in the Corvette. Sofronas had his mirrors full<br />

of Pilgrim for the remaining laps, and in the final corner on the final lap caught a slower Touring Car,<br />

allowing Pilgrim to get a run at the finish. In the end, Sofronas beat Pilgrim by 0.151-second to capture<br />

his fourth-career win.<br />

He averaged 77.791 mph over the course of the 29-lap, 65.481-mile race.<br />

“I feel great on a lot of levels. I want to dedicate this win to my Dad,” Sofronas said of his ailing father,<br />

George. “To win today meant a lot to me. I thought about him when I was in the car and it kept me going<br />

because he never gave up in life and he’s just an amazing man. It gave me the inspiration.”<br />

Sofronas admitted that traffic was a point of frustration during the race, with all three classes (GT, GTS<br />

and Touring Car) sharing the track together in the largest field of the season.<br />

“The worst part was the last turn of the race, and [Robert] Stout was limping through the carousel,”<br />

Sofronas said. “He was still on the proper race line, and I thought I was going to drill him because I had<br />

nowhere to go. It was that or run off in the grass and he just started to veer to the right and I kept my foot<br />

in it. All of a sudden, I saw this big Volvo nose that literally filled my entire mirror. I couldn’t see anything<br />

except this big blue hood. That would have been a tough one to lose, but I think its poetic justice the way<br />

this weekend went. The Volvos got back up front, the GMG guys are running up front where we should be,<br />

and everything is great.”<br />

Pilgrim’s second place finish equaled his season-best at St. Petersburg. It was a good run for both<br />

Volvos, who struggled early in the weekend.<br />

“My car has been a bit of a nightmare this year and we’ve had four DNFs with mechanical failure,”<br />

Pilgrim said. “But nobody ever gives up on the K-PAX team. Yesterday’s race set-up wasn’t good at all<br />

and we all worked and threw a lot of things at it and yesterday was night-and-day better. The K-Pax guys<br />

did a great job.”<br />

Following a seventh-place finish on Saturday, point leader Pobst returned to the podium with a<br />

third-place finish and extended his point lead when his closest challenger, Kuno Wittmer, tangled with a<br />

Touring Car and retired with suspension damage to his No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper.<br />

“The most interesting thing that happened to me in the race was when I was racing with Kuno Wittmer,”<br />

Pobst said. “He’s challenging me for the Championship, and we were going back and forth. I think I was<br />

starting to get the better of him when we got his brother [Nick Wittmer] in the Touring Car class. I was<br />

passing him in the outside of [the esses], and he ran me right off the road into the grass. Kuno got by and<br />

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I told the crew there was no way I was going to catch Kuno now without a little help from traffic. Well, sure<br />

enough, about three or four laps later I came up and Kuno was spun out and cars were in the gravel and<br />

something happened in the traffic.<br />

“As far as I’m concerned, God got him. It was a little bad karma. His pain is our pleasure and it helps<br />

us in the Championship. We’re happy to be so close to the lead in this race because we’re going for the<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship for Volvo.”<br />

“I was in such a cluster at the time and my car didn’t have third gear, which is what you use for most<br />

of the corners here,” Nick Wittmer said. “I moved over to let some of the guys through and kept looking<br />

in my mirror and was trying to get out of the way for Randy and Kuno. The next thing I knew, Randy was<br />

beside me in the grass. I feel really bad about it. Those guys are fighting for the Championship. I was just<br />

trying to get out of the way.”<br />

Kuno Wittmer’s departure promoted Saturday’s third-place finisher Patrick Lindsey, of Santa Barbara,<br />

Calif., up to fourth for his sixth-straight top-five finish in the No. 57 Horton/Sloan Securities Porsche 911<br />

GT3.<br />

Jeff Courtney, of Milwaukee, Wis., completed the top five, scoring his season-best finish in the No. 99<br />

Kenda Tire Dodge Viper after starting 10th.<br />

Skeen managed to set the race’s fastest lap, a 1:27.422 (92.983 mph), but was unable to match his<br />

record lap Saturday of 1:27.296.<br />

Pobst now leads Wittmer by 146 points (955 to 809) with just three Rounds remaining in the<br />

Championship. Sofronas moved to third despite missing a Round, with 784, followed by Dino Crescentini,<br />

who crashed on the opening lap, with 723, and Lindsey, with 711.<br />

Porsche cut into Volvo’s Manufacturers’ Championship lead with the win, and now trails by just three<br />

points, 58 to 55. Dodge sits third, with 39.<br />

After taking the Saturday win flag-to-flag in his No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, Cunningham<br />

found himself in a relatively unfamiliar position after the standing start Sunday—in second. Second-starting<br />

Ernie Jakubowski, of Oakville, Ontario got the holeshot in his No. 91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline Porsche<br />

Cayman S and led the opening 13 laps in the GTS class race.<br />

On lap 14, Cunningham, who had been caught by teammate Nick Esayian’s No. 34 Acura/RealTime<br />

Racing Acura TSX and was in danger of losing second place, made a bold move past Jakubowski entering<br />

Thunder Valley.<br />

“Off the start, the rear drive of the Porsche Cayman got the better of me today,” Cunningham said.<br />

“Plus, on Saturday, the left lane was blocked with a stalled car but this time it was the right lane. I started<br />

to move over to go by but I didn’t want to keep moving over and get hit. That allowed the Porsche to get<br />

ahead of me. I had a couple of opportunities on the first lap to get by, but I wanted to be patient and not<br />

rush into it. But after that he started to figure it out and I couldn’t get by. I knew that my car would stay<br />

under me and I wanted to just be patient. In turn nine, he got a little bit sideways and I just shoved it in<br />

there and made a clean pass.”<br />

The pass not only placed Cunningham into the lead for good, but earned him the Invisible Glass Clean<br />

Pass of the Race. He also set the race’s fastest lap for GTS cars, with a 1:34.712 (85.826 mph) en route<br />

to his sixth win of the season and record-extending 38th overall.<br />

Jakubowski and Esayian continued the battle for second until the lap-24 restart, when Jakubowski slid<br />

wide exiting the Carousel giving the runner-up spot to Esayian.<br />

Ben Corsland, of Salt Lake City, Utah, finished fourth in his No. 25 RPMotorsports Ford Mustang<br />

FR500S, the first of a string of four Ford Racing Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> cars, including Devin Cates, George<br />

Winkler and Richard Colinello.<br />

Cunningham’s win extended his point lead over Esayian to 164 (1091 to 927). Acura also clinched<br />

its ninth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Manufacturers’ Championship, currently leading Porsche 82 to 19 with three<br />

Rounds remaining.<br />

A winner in his debut race on Saturday, Eversley’s run to his second-consecutive Touring Car win was<br />

no less eventful on Sunday. Starting third in the No. 20 Maxwell Paper Products Mazda RX-8, Eversley<br />

fell back to sixth at the start.<br />

Polesitter Jason Saini (No. 03 Team MER/Sparco/SafeRacer MAZDASPEED3), Nick Wittmer’s No. 93<br />

HPD/Honda Racing/RealTime Honda Civic Si and second-starting Robb Holland’s No. 22 303 Motorsports/<br />

Track Pro/Emich VW Volkswagen GTI occupied the top three spots the opening several laps until Wittmer<br />

faded with his transmission issues. Eversley had to work past both Scion tCs of Dan Gardner and Robert<br />

Stout to join the lead fight, which then waged until lap 12.<br />

On the seventh lap, Holland and Eversley made contact at the exit of the Esses, but both cars were<br />

able to continue. Eversley made his move past Saini for the lead on lap 12 and held it for the remainder<br />

of the race.<br />

“The competition in this series is fantastic and the racing is just unbelievable,” Eversley said. “The<br />

standing start today wasn’t as good for me as yesterday, I bogged down with the rotary and Nick Wittmer’s<br />

Honda and a couple of other cars got by me. I was able to fight back to third in a couple of laps and had<br />

a great battle with Robb Holland. I gave him a little room and we got into each other a little bit, but it was<br />

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just hard racing and totally fine. Jason and I had a great battle and I can’t wait to see the in-car video of<br />

that. We went back and forth down the backstraight and he just outbroke himself and I kind of got in a little<br />

too hot, too. I have to thank Maxwell Paper for letting me come drive their Mazda, I had so much fun.”<br />

Eversley also set the Touring Car fastest race lap with a 1:38.024 (82.926 mph), breaking Eric Meyer’s<br />

day-old record by 0.055-second.<br />

Holland was able to continue after the contact, but was eventually involved in contact with a GT car that<br />

would end his day with suspension damage.<br />

Saini went on to finish second for the second-consecutive day.<br />

Dan Gardner, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., survived early contact with his teammate, Touring Car point<br />

leader Robert Stout, to bring his No. 36 DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper & Associates Scion tC home third.<br />

Gardner also earned the Optima Batteries Best Standing Start award for advancing six positions on the<br />

opening lap.<br />

Series newcomer David Tuaty, of Miami, Fla., finished fourth in his No. 66 TLMUSA.com Honda Civic<br />

Si, followed by Charlie Solomon, of Waxahachie, Texas, in the No. 21 Dr. Natasha.com/DC Racing Mazda<br />

RX-8.<br />

Solomon earned the Sunoco Hard Charger for advancing a total of 12 positions in the race.<br />

Stout continues to lead the Touring Car Championship, with 959 points, followed by Meyer, with 810,<br />

Gardner, with 595, Brett Sandberg, with 572 and Shea Holbrook, with 444. Mazda leapfrogged Volkswagen<br />

to take over second place in the Manufacturers’ Championship for Touring Car. Scion leads, with 62,<br />

followed by Mazda (46), Volkswagen (38) and Honda (33).<br />

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FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 1 14 GT 1 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 120 29<br />

1:27.825 92.556<br />

2 3 8 GT 2 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 100 29 -.151 1:28.153 92.212<br />

3 5 6 GT 3 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 92 29 -.775 1:27.887 92.491<br />

4 4 57 GT 4 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 85 29 -1.794 1:28.206 92.157<br />

5 10 99 GT 5 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 80 29 -3.249 1:28.121 92.245<br />

6 8 29 GT 6 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 76 29 -3.622 1:28.128 92.238<br />

7 11 5 GT 7 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 72 29 -6.650 1:28.580 91.767<br />

8 9 46 GT 8 Rob Morgan/Costa Mesa/CA TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 68 29 -7.147 1:28.295 92.064<br />

9 2 2 GT 9 Mike Skeen(R)/Charlotte/NC Carlisle Companies/Cragar/Chevrolet Corvette 64 29 -12.965 1:27.422 92.983<br />

10 14 05 GT 10 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 60 29 -16.241 1:29.670 90.652<br />

11 15 12 GT 11 Robert Prilika/Castle Rock/CO /Porsche GT3 Cup 57 29 -48.729 1:34.477 86.040<br />

12 16 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 120 29 -50.516 1:34.712 85.826<br />

13 25 34 GTS 2 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 100 29 -1:01.441 1:35.769 84.879<br />

14 17 91 GTS 3 Ernie Jakubowski/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 97 29 -1:17.070 1:35.097 85.479<br />

15 18 25 GTS 4 Ben Crosland(R)/Salt Lake City/UT RPMotorsports/Ford Mustang FR500S 85 29 -1:18.084 1:37.474 83.394<br />

16 19 68 GTS 5 Devin Cates(R)/Broad Run/VA Cates Engineering/Ford Mustang FR500S 80 29 -1:19.057 1:37.753 83.156<br />

17 20 27 GTS 6 George Winkler(R)/Frederick/MD Winkler Automotive Service/Ford Mustang FR500S 76 29 -1:23.540 1:37.779 83.134<br />

18 21 55 GTS 7 Richard Colinello/Tampa/FL Grand Sanitation/Ford Mustang FR500S 72 29 -1:25.828 1:38.916 82.178<br />

19 24 04 GTS 8 Kevin Helms(R)/Charlotte/NC DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy/Acura RSX 68 29 -1:26.445 1:38.354 82.648<br />

20 12 89 GT 12 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 54 28 Off Course 1:29.153 91.178<br />

21 23 42 GTS 9 Gary Savage(R)/Sarasota/FL Game Streamer/XS Energy Drink/Ford Mustang<br />

FR500S<br />

64 28 -1 lap 1:39.577 81.633<br />

22 28 20 TC 1 Ryan Eversley(R)/Atlanta/GA Maxwell Paper Products/Mazda RX8 28 -1 lap ** 1:38.024 82.926<br />

23 26 03 TC 2 Jason Saini/Fort Worth/TX Team MER/Sparco/SafeRacer/MAZDASPEED3 105 28 -1 lap 1:39.357 81.814<br />

24 32 36 TC 3 Dan Gardner(R)/Hermosa Beach/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper&Assoc/Scion tC 92 28 -1 lap 1:39.502 81.694<br />

25 35 66 TC 4 David Tuaty/Miami/FL TLMUSA.com/Honda Civic Si 85 28 -1 lap 1:39.952 81.327<br />

26 38 21 TC 5 Charlie Solomon(R)/Waxahachie/TX DR. Natasha.com/DC Racing/Mazda RX-8 80 28 -1 lap 1:39.615 81.602<br />

27 36 67 TC 6 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL Autohaus/MD&F/Honda Civic Si 76 28 -1 lap 1:39.837 81.420<br />

28 30 08 TC 7 Jeff Mosing(R)/Austin/TX Frank's International/Mazda RX-8 72 28 -1 lap 1:39.913 81.358<br />

29 39 32 TC 8 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 68 28 -1 lap 1:39.549 81.656<br />

30 29 93 TC 9 Nick Wittmer/Montreal/QC HPD/HondaRacing/RealTime/Honda Civic Si 64 28 -1 lap 1:40.214 81.114<br />

31 33 18 TC 10 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 60 27 -2 laps 1:39.644 81.578<br />

32 37 40 TC 11 Carolyn Kujala(R)/Tucson/AZ Go 4 It - Gila Monster Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 57 27 -2 laps 1:45.308 77.190<br />

33 13 47 GT 13 Charles Morgan/Dallas/TX Privacy Star/TruSpeed/Porsche 911 GT3 51 27 -2 laps 1:29.707 90.615<br />

34 40 64 TC 12 Branden Peterson/Breckenridge/CO Supertech Competition Clutch/Honda Civic Si 54 27 -2 laps 1:40.019 81.272<br />

35 34 28 TC 13 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 51 26 -3 laps 1:40.330 81.020<br />

36 31 41 TC 14 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 48 25 Mech. 1:39.827 81.428<br />

37 22 75 GTS 10 Brad Adams(R)/New Orleans/LA RPMotorsports/Ford Mustang FR500S 60 24 Mech. 1:39.436 81.749<br />

38 6 13 GT 14 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 48 19 Susp. 1:27.617 92.776<br />

39 27 22 TC 15 Robb Holland/Denver/CO 303 Mtspts/Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 45 19 Mech. 1:38.911 82.183<br />

40 7 4 GT 15 Dino Crescentini/Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 45 0 Crash no time<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 00.151 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 10.925 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 01.282 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 2 Mike Skeen(R) 01:27.422 - 92.983 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 01:34.712 - 85.826 MPH<br />

Race Results on following page >><br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 20 Ryan Eversley(R) 01:38.024 - 82.926 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:50:30.359 65.481 Miles 77.791 Miles per Hour<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

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Time of race: 50:30.359<br />

average speed: 77.791 mph<br />

GT Fastest Qualifier: James Sofronas, 1:26.701 (93.756 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 1:33.579 (86.865 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Jason Saini, 1:37.788 (83.126 mph)<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Mike Skeen 1:27.422 (92.983 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 1:34.712 (85.826 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Ryan Eversley, 1:38.024 (82.926 mph)<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Dan Gardner advanced six positions on the opening lap.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Peter Cunningham<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Mike Skeen<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Charlie Solomon advanced 12 positions in the race.<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Ten • Virginia international Raceway<br />

Pobst, Esayian and Buras Earn <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Wins at ViR<br />

aLTON, Va. (September 11, 2010) – Randy Pobst extended his GT Drivers’ Championship lead with his<br />

fourth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win of the season Saturday at the Race Keeper VIR Grand Prix presented by MTM<br />

Special Ops Watch at VIRginia International Raceway. Nick Esaiyan, of San Deigo, Calif., and Todd Buras,<br />

of Daytona Beach, Fla., earned the GTS and Touring Car wins, respectively.<br />

Pobst, who started on the pole when the GT grid was set by points after a red flag wiped out qualifying,<br />

rocketed away from the standing start and into the lead through the opening lap. Championship rival Kuno<br />

Wittmer gave chase in his No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper from his second position on the grid,<br />

and by lap four trailed by just 0.764-second<br />

after turning the race’s fastest lap in a time of<br />

1:56.927 (100.678 mph).<br />

By lap six, Pobst’s No. 6 K-Pax Racing<br />

Volvo S60 had led the GT field into lapped<br />

traffic from the slower Touring Car class,<br />

which allowed him to stretch his lead to more<br />

than four seconds over Wittmer.<br />

When rain began to fall on lap 13, the<br />

dynamic of the race changed again, with<br />

Pobst’s all-wheel-drive Volvo more equipped<br />

to deal with the loss of traction than Wittmer’s<br />

Dodge power. On lap 15, pushing harder than<br />

the conditions would allow, Wittmer spun<br />

and backed into the tire barrier in Turn 15.<br />

Wittmer was able to continue, still in fourth<br />

place, and held the position to the finish.<br />

Randy Pobst took home his fourth GT win<br />

of the season in Round 10.<br />

Given that breathing room, Pobst wouldn’t be challenged again on his way to a 6.882-second margin of<br />

victory. Pobst averaged 97.219 mph over the 22-lap, 71.94-mile race.<br />

“My season has come down to the starts,” Pobst said. “My car has been kind of moody and today, it<br />

was in a great mood. I think I had smoke coming out of all four tires on the standing start. I was able to<br />

use the gap that I gained at the start to keep Kuno [Wittmer] behind me at the end of the straightaways. It<br />

made for really interesting racing. I was able to build the gap in the tight stuff and in the esses. My K-PAX<br />

Volvo was so fast in the climbing esses. I don’t think I slowed down at all.”<br />

Pobst’s closest call came late in the race, when, on a run into turn one, he made the decision to split<br />

the No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX GTS machine of Peter Cunningham and the No. 40 Go 4 It/<br />

Gila Monster Racing Volkswagen Jetta GLI Touring Car of Carolyn Kujala. That pass earned him the MTM<br />

Special Ops Watch Move of the Race.<br />

“My race was the opposite of what my teammate Andy’s was,” Pobst said of the traffic. “For me, this<br />

was one of the races where the traffic worked out for me every time. Every time I’d put a gap on Kuno it<br />

was because of the traffic. I caught the car in a place where they wouldn’t slow me down, and he caught<br />

them right into a winding part where you couldn’t pass.”<br />

Behind Pobst and Wittmer was a battle for third that would become a battle for second after Wittmer’s


spin. James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., and Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., started third and<br />

fourth, respectively, and pulled away together at the start of the race, with Pilgrim’s No. 8 K-Pax Racing<br />

Volvo S60 leading the No. 14 GMG Porsche 911 GT3 of Sofronas.<br />

Pilgrim gapped Sofronas early, but by lap 13 that gap began to shrink. By lap 17, the two were running<br />

nose-to-tail. With the rain falling and the track surface wet, Sofronas pulled along side Pilgrim under<br />

braking going into Turn One on lap 18, and powered by through Turn Two to hold onto second place. That<br />

pass also earned Sofronas the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race award.<br />

Sofronas kept Pilgrim at bay through the remaining laps for his fourth-consecutive finish in the top<br />

four.<br />

“From the start, it was not a good race,” Sofronas said. “With our launch control, we had an amazing<br />

amount of wheel spin. I just sat there spinning the tires and I saw all these cars coming up behind me. By<br />

the time I got traction, the top three were gone and I saw Jason Daskalos coming like a freight-train. He<br />

was coming to the inside and I shut the door. Apparently, he may not have had room and he hit me from<br />

behind. I’m not sure how far back he was, but my rear bumper was damaged. I almost spun and I looked<br />

in my mirror and he was spinning at 100 mph. I was just hoping no one collected him. I want to see the<br />

video to see what happened. You don’t like to have an incident like that.<br />

“The car was evil in right handers after that. I couldn’t get the power down. I just got used to it. It<br />

was slight but enough to affect the Porsche. I did see Andy just get absolutely screwed a couple of times<br />

while I was not nearly as hampered. I was on his bumper and he’d lose me in the tight stuff and I’d gain<br />

on him on top end.”<br />

As much as the traffic helped his teammate get away for a victory, it cost Pilgrim multiple times<br />

throughout the race.<br />

“I can honestly say that was the worst race for traffic I’ve ever had,” Pilgrim said. “Some laps I lost as<br />

much as six seconds. It was just bad timing. You know, it happens to everybody. Sometimes in a 24-hour<br />

race, you’ll have a stint where you can’t get out of traffic and then you’ll have another where you don’t<br />

see any. It was just awful.”<br />

Rob Morgan (No. 46 TruSpeed Motorsports/Querencia Porsche 911 GT3), Jason Daskalos (No. 5<br />

Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper) and Jeff Courtney (No. 99 Kenda Tire Dodge Viper) battled for most<br />

of the race before finishing fifth, sixth and seventh.<br />

Daskalos rocketed away from his sixth spot on the grid and toward Turn One, but made contact with<br />

Sofronas and spun to the end of the GT field. After catching up to Morgan and Courtney, the three swapped<br />

positions over several laps at the end of the race before settling into their final positions.<br />

It was Morgan’s best finish of the season.<br />

Tony Gaples, Fred Roberts and Bill Ziegler completed the top 10.<br />

With the win, Pobst now has 1075 Drivers’ Championship points on the season and has improved his<br />

lead to 191 markers over both Wittmer and Sofronas, who are now tied with 884. Pilgrim is fourth with<br />

800, followed by Daskalos with 755. The win also increased Volvo’s Manufacturers’ Championship lead to<br />

7 over Porsche, 68-61, with Dodge now at 42.<br />

Pobst can clinch the Drivers’ Championship with a solid run in Sunday’s race.<br />

Esayian was declared the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GTS class winner for Round 10 at Virginia International<br />

Raceway after the No. 91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline Porsche Cayman of Ernie Jakubowski was disqualified in<br />

post-race technical inspection.<br />

Jakubowski crossed the finish line first in Saturday’s race at VIRginia International Raceway, but in<br />

post-race inspection it was discovered that the No. 91 had an illegal ride height and an unsealed motor.<br />

Esayian’s second-running No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX was promoted one position.<br />

The win is Esayian’s first in his 75-race <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> career.<br />

Esayian’s victory closes his deficit in the GTS Championship battle by an additional five points and now<br />

trails Peter Cunningham 1201 – 1048 with two races remaining.<br />

Driving the No. 91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline Porsche Cayman, Jakubowski made the standing start from<br />

the rear of the GTS grid. A great start and Porsche power pulled him up five positions to second by the<br />

end of the first lap, and the bright yellow machine found itself locked in a battle with Nick Esayian in the<br />

No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX for second place.<br />

Jakubowski managed to hold off Esayian and looked certain to end with his fourth podium finish of the<br />

year, behind Cunningham and what seemed to be an insurmountable lead with two laps until the checkered<br />

flag. Cunningham pulled to pit lane with mechanical difficulties as the white flag flew, leaving Esayian with<br />

17-turns to pass the Porsche for his first win.<br />

Esayian made one last-ditch effort to get past Jakubowski, but the two crossed the finish line nearly<br />

bumper-to-bumper.<br />

Kevin Helms, of Charlotte, N.C., finished second in his No. 04 DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy Acura RSX,<br />

followed by Tommy Sadler (No. 44 Motorsports Solutions Acura TSX) and Cunningham.<br />

Cunningham holds a 157 point advantage over Esayian, 1196 to 1039. Acura clinched the GTS<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship in the previous round at Mid-Ohio.<br />

Buras sat on the pole in the No. 50 Irish Mike’s Racing/Krispy Kreme Volkswagen Jetta GLI, but fell<br />

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behind on the standing start to Robert Stout in the No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC in the<br />

run to the first corner.<br />

Buras caught Stout by the end of lap one and began to slowly pull away, steadily stretching the lead.<br />

When the rain began just past the midway point of the race, Buras began to slide back to the Scion.<br />

Stout closed the gap, but never got close enough to attempt a pass for the lead and settled for<br />

second.<br />

“We can’t launch like the Scions can,” Buras said. “He slipped coming down to the start-finish and I<br />

got the lead and I never looked back. It started to rain and then it was just a see-saw back and forth gap.<br />

Where I was weak, he was strong and where he was weak, I was strong. He’s a great competitor. Robert<br />

Stout has come a long way in the last six or so races. Lots of great competitors here.”<br />

It was a special win for Buras, who opened the season with a pair of Touring Car wins on the streets of<br />

St. Petersburg, but was injured in a racing incident just a few weeks later in a Grand-Am Series race –<br />

coincidentally, at Virginia International Raceway.<br />

“On April 30th, we were here with Grand-Am,” Buras said. “I came over the blind corner [Turn 10] and<br />

a BMW M3 was parked sideways in the middle of the track. I came over the top of the hill and hit it with<br />

the rear of the car. I broke four ribs, had severe whiplash, severe trauma to the neck and a pulmonary<br />

contusion to the left lung. That was four months ago. It’s been a long recovery. My doctor said ‘go make it<br />

hurt and then make it hurt some more’ after the healing was done. I got back into shape, lost 20 pounds<br />

and now I feel pretty good.”<br />

The winning car was untested, but Irish Mike’s Racing clearly hit on the right combination.<br />

“We got this car built three weeks ago,” Buras continued. “It wasn’t tested. We tested it here on<br />

Thursday. We’ve been thrashing and throwing stuff at it but we’ve got it pretty close. The car can still be<br />

much better. Thanks to Irish Mike’s and thanks to SCCA for being awesome. This series is awesome and I<br />

hope it just continues to gain momentum for next year.”<br />

Brett Sandberg, of Allendale, N.J., earned his first podium with a third-place finish in the No. 28<br />

Whitehall Stables Acura TSX. Sandberg improved from sixth on the grid to earn the trophy.<br />

Robb Holland passed more cars than anyone else to finish fourth in the No. 22 3Zero3 Motorsports/<br />

Track Pro/Emich VW Volkswagen GTI, earning the Optima Batteries Best Standing Start for passing the<br />

most cars on lap one, and earning the Sunoco Hard Charger award for improving the most positions overall<br />

in the race.<br />

Devin Cates, in the No. 23 Cates Engineering Volkswagen GTI, started from pit lane after problems<br />

starting the car on the pre-grid and climbed through the Touring Car field to finish fifth.<br />

Stout holds a 207-point advantage in the Touring Car Drivers’ Championship with 1071 points over Eric<br />

Meyer, with 864. Scion also holds the advantage in the Manufactuers’ Championship, with 69 points, over<br />

Volkswagen, who has 48 points on the strength of four wins, Mazda (46 points), and Honda (33 points).<br />

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Sanction # [PRWC-10-10] SCCA Pro Racing Sports Car Wars Weekend<br />

at Virginia SCCa International Pro Racing Raceway Sports on Sept Cars 10-12 Weekend 2010 at Track Virginia Length: internatioal 3.27 MilesRaceway<br />

Sept 11, 2010<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

processing by MONITOR Systems<br />

as licensed to: SCCA PRO RACING DEPT.<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 1 6 GT 1 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 120 22<br />

1:56.990 100.624<br />

2 3 14 GT 2 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 90 22 -6.882 1:58.169 99.620<br />

3 5 8 GT 3 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 92 22 -7.238 1:57.347 100.317<br />

4 2 13 GT 4 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 85 22 -48.714 1:56.927 100.678<br />

5 7 46 GT 5 Rob Morgan/Conway/AR TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 80 22 -1:06.039 1:58.659 99.208<br />

6 6 5 GT 6 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 76 22 -1:07.575 1:59.703 98.343<br />

7 8 99 GT 7 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 72 22 -1:20.050 1:58.730 99.149<br />

8 9 29 GT 8 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 68 22 -1:41.313 1:59.757 98.299<br />

9 10 89 GT 9 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 64 21 -1 lap 2:00.828 97.427<br />

10 11 05 GT 10 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 60 21 -1 lap 2:00.565 97.640<br />

11 16 34 GTS 1 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 122 20 -2 laps 2:09.892 90.629<br />

12 18 04 GTS 2 Kevin Helms(R)/Charlotte/NC DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy/Acura RSX 106 20 -2 laps 2:11.598 89.454<br />

13 22 50 TC 1 Todd Buras(R)/Daytona Beach/FL Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 135 20 -2 laps 2:12.695 88.714<br />

14 23 18 TC 2 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 112 20 -2 laps 2:13.177 88.393<br />

15 19 44 GTS 3 Tommy Sadler/San Jose/CA Motorsports Solutions/Acura TSX 95 20 -2 laps 2:12.659 88.738<br />

16 15 43 GTS 4 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 110 20 -2 laps 2:08.757 91.428<br />

17 27 28 TC 3 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 92 20 -2 laps 2:13.364 88.269<br />

18 30 22 TC 4 Robb Holland/Denver/CO 303 Mtspts/Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 85 20 -2 laps 2:15.035 87.177<br />

19 26 36 TC 5 Greg Shaffer(R)/Harrisonburg/VA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Scion tC 83 20 -2 laps 2:13.452 88.211<br />

20 24 23 TC 6 Devin Cates(R)/Denver/CO Cates Engineering/Volkswagen GTI 85 20 -2 laps 2:14.159 87.746<br />

21 14 4 GT 11 Jeff Altenburg/Ellicott City/MD Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 57 20 -2 laps 2:00.363 97.804<br />

22 29 64 TC 7 Carl Hober/Cape May/NJ Comp. Clutch/Supertech Perf./Honda Civic Si 72 20 -2 laps 2:14.430 87.569<br />

23 28 41 TC 8 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 68 19 -3 laps 2:15.272 87.024<br />

24 31 67 TC 9 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL saferteamdrivers.com/Honda Civic Si 64 19 -3 laps 2:14.820 87.316<br />

25 35 01 TC 10 Don Istook/Fort Worth/TX Revo Technik/Carbotech/Volkswagen GTI 60 19 -3 laps 2:16.351 86.336<br />

26 34 62 TC 11 Tristan Herbert(R)/Reston/VA Brimtek/Lab Rescue.org/Lexus IS300 57 19 -3 laps 2:15.837 86.662<br />

27 33 21 TC 12 Charlie Solomon(R)/Waxahachie/TX DR. Natasha.com/DC Racing/Mazda RX-8 54 19 -3 laps 2:15.514 86.869<br />

28 36 40 TC 13 Carolyn Kujala(R)/Tucson/AZ Go 4 It - Gila Monster Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 51 19 -3 laps 2:20.607 83.722<br />

29 37 02 TC 14 Colin Cohen(R)/Southlake/TX Istook Motorsports/Volkswagen GTI 48 19 -3 laps 2:22.284 82.736<br />

30 20 92 GTS 5 Stan Wilson/Mt Juliet/TN Net Evidence/Alliance1 Courier/Dodge Neon SRT 80 12 Mech. 2:17.273 85.756<br />

31 13 2 GT 12 Tomy Drissi/Hollywood/CA Gulliver's Travels/Chevrolet Corvette 54 9 Mech. 2:00.817 97.436<br />

32 32 66 TC 15 Jose M Armengol(R)/Hialeah/FL TLMUSA.com/Honda Civic Si 45 5 Mech. 2:18.476 85.011<br />

33 25 32 TC 16 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 54 1 Mech. no time<br />

DQ 21 91 GTS Ernie Jakubowski/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 5 20 -2 laps 2:09.745 90.731<br />

34 4 57 GT 13 Patrick Lindsey/Santa Barbara/CA Horton/Sloan Securities/Porsche 911 GT3 0 DNS no time<br />

35 17 83 GTS 6 Karl Poeltl(R)/Knoxville/TN<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

GT Margin of Victory: 06.882 Seconds<br />

** - Faster GTS than Margin previous of Victory: record 52.373 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 01.868 Seconds<br />

Racer's Edge/Wossner Pistons/BMW E46 325i 9 0 DNS no time<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 13 Kuno Wittmer 01:56.927 - 100.678 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 02:08.757 - 91.428 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 50 Todd Buras(R) 02:12.695 - 88.714 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:44:23.907 71.94 Miles 97.219 Miles per Hour<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

RaCE STaTiSTiCS<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

09-12-2010 09:05:26<br />

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Time Optima of race: Best 44:23.907<br />

Standing Start Car # 22<br />

average Sunoco speed: Hard Charger 97.219 Car # mph 22<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 14<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race Car # 6<br />

GT Fastest Car # 91 Qualifier: disqualified for Randy non-compliant Pobst: car. Red flag ended the GT qualifying session before drivers had an opportunity to post<br />

a qualifying Car # 14 fined time, 10 points setting and $500 the for GT driving field conduct. on Drivers’ Championship points.<br />

GTS Fastest Car # 01 fined Qualifier: $100 for failure Peter to provide Cunningham, video. 2:06.936 (92.739 mph)<br />

Cars # 6. # 13, and 5 fined $500 for failure to observe red flag.<br />

TC Fastest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

Qualifier: Todd Buras, 2:12.484 (88.856 mph)<br />

[#6 1-22]<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Kuno Wittmer, 1:56.927 (100.678 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 2:08.757 (91.428 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Todd Buras, 2:12.695 (88.714 mph)<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Robb Holland advanced nine positions off of the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: James Sofronas<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Randy Pobst<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Robb Holland advanced 12 positions in the race.<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Eleven • Virginia international Raceway<br />

Pilgrim, Cunningham and Buras Win <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>;<br />

Championships Clinched at ViR<br />

aLTON, Va. (September 12, 2010) – In a thrilling day of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championships action during<br />

the Race-Keeper VIR Grand Prix presented by MTM Special Ops Watch at VIRginia International Raceway,<br />

Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., shook a frustrating season with a GT win, Peter Cunningham, of<br />

Milwaukee, Wis., extended several series records in GTS including his sixth Drivers’ Championship and<br />

Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Fla., capped a four-for-four season in Touring Car. In addition to Cunningham’s<br />

title, Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., wrapped up the GT and<br />

Touring Car Championships, respectively, with<br />

runner-up finishes.<br />

Pilgrim started on the pole in the No. 8<br />

K-Pax Racing Volvo S60, pulled away from<br />

the field, and never looked back en route to<br />

his first win of the season. It capped a perfect<br />

day for Pilgrim, who led all 22 laps, turned<br />

the fastest race lap in a time of 1:58.410<br />

(99.417 mph), and averaged 88.389 mph<br />

over the 71.94-mile race on his way to a<br />

1.392-second margin of victory.<br />

“It’s been a funny year and this weekend<br />

has been the funniest part of the year,”<br />

Pilgrim said. “Last night, we determined<br />

that there was something wrong with the car<br />

all year. The team worked so hard and they<br />

haven’t been able to fix it. It’s just been so<br />

Peter Cunningham captured his sixth<br />

Drivers’ Championship with a win in Round 11.<br />

frustrating for everyone. Yesterday, we overheated the gearbox to the point that they would have had to<br />

have changed the gearbox. That’s like a nine-hour job and they looked at the data and said, ‘you know<br />

what Andy, if you don’t mind, we’d like to put you in last year’s car.’ I said ‘okay, let’s do it.’ We’d set it<br />

up as a back-up car in case Randy or I had a problem with our main car, so we knew it wouldn’t be that<br />

far off if at all.<br />

“It was like getting back in your favorite pair of slippers. It felt very good. It felt very similar to the<br />

other car, but it just ran better overall. My only fear was that we didn’t have a race setup on it but it held<br />

together.”<br />

There were only two real moments of concern for Pilgrim throughout the race. The first came early in the<br />

race when Kuno Wittmer’s No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper, running in second, was charging hard<br />

and closing the gap to Pilgrim. The two raced into VIR’s famed Oak Tree Turn on lap 13, where Wittmer<br />

spun and allowed the Volvo to race away.<br />

The second came on lap 17, when a full-course caution bunched the field behind the safety car for<br />

corner workers to retrieve a piece of metal on the racing surface. Pilgrim again pulled away from the field<br />

on the lap-20 restart and raced the remaining three laps to his 10th career GT victory.<br />

“Kuno would have gotten me for sure,” Pilgrim conceded. “He was coming. He was on me. Kuno got<br />

balked in some traffic in the lower esses. I just flew through as hard as I could and threw it into Oak Tree<br />

as late and as hard as I could. As I was exiting, I could just see him fly straight off going in. I think he<br />

was probably frustrated from getting balked because he knew how close he was to me and he just overdid<br />

it. It was slick. You had to be really careful. I was like ‘what a shame, and thank goodness!’ There’s no<br />

way he wasn’t going to get me.<br />

“I dedicate this race to Jeremy [Smallwood], my crew chief. He has worked so hard all year long on that<br />

car and never gave up on it or on me. Always a great attitude. He was in tears after the race. This one is<br />

definitely for Jeremy.”<br />

Pobst earned his fourth-career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT Drivers’ Championship with his runner-up finish in<br />

the No. 6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60. Pobst started third, spent the early stages of the race chasing Wittmer,<br />

and then settled in several car lengths behind his teammate to the checkered flag.<br />

The runner-up finish clinched the GT Drivers’ Championship for Pobst, who previously won the<br />

honor in 2003, 2007 and 2008. The sweep of the top two positions by K-PAX Volvos also clinched the<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship for Volvo with one race remaining.<br />

“I feel relief,” Pobst said. “Winning the Manufacturers’ Championship for Volvo was our mission.<br />

Winning a Drivers’ Championship was a bonus. The role for Andy and I was to do our part of the job—to<br />

help K-PAX Racing win this Championship for Volvo. We got some breaks yesterday with the weather. We<br />

got some breaks today with our competitors making mistakes. This is really important for Jim Haughey,


who is the principle of K-PAX Racing. It is important for Volvo. We feel like we climbed to the top of the<br />

mountain and today we got to the summit.”<br />

James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., earned a third-place finish from his fourth position on the<br />

grid but certainly passed more than just one car to do it. Sofronas made a mistake entering Turn One for<br />

the first time in his No. 14 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 after the standing start, and began lap two in<br />

ninth place. As Sofronas worked his way through the field, he ran off the track several times, hindering<br />

his progress. Among his many passes, Sofronas slipped past Jason Daskalos in the No. 5 Daskalos<br />

Developments Dodge Viper for fifth position in Turn Two on lap 12 to earn the MTM Special Ops Watch<br />

Move of the Race.<br />

He restarted with three laps to go behind teammate Jeff Altenburg in the No. 4 Centric Parts/Stoptech/<br />

GMG Porsche 911 GT3, and made his way into the final podium position on the race’s final lap.<br />

“It was definitely not meant to be today,” Sofronas said. “On the start, I saw the inside clog up. I<br />

decided to take the outside line in one and went a little too deep and got two wheels off and fell to the<br />

back. I shook my head and said ‘this is gonna be a long day.’ I just needed to be patient and stay focused.<br />

I started picking off guys and then I’d make a mistake and fall back. I think I passed seven cars…twice.<br />

That’s not really how I like to drive. The car was more than capable but I was just not driving in my limits.<br />

I’m pretty lucky to finish third. It’s a testament to this GMG team and the Porsche.”<br />

Altenburg, of Ellicott City, Md., the 2007 Touring Car Champion and four-time TC race winner, earned<br />

his career-best GT class finish in his first race weekend of the season in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>.<br />

Rob Morgan, of Conway, Ark., earned his second-consecutive fifth-place finish in the No. 46 TruSpeed<br />

Motorsports/Querencia Porsche 911 GT3. The top-five matched Saturday’s for his best career <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> finish. Morgan was penalized 10 driver points for his role in an incident with Jason Daskalos,<br />

which led to his Dodge Viper’s retirement.<br />

In the GTS class, Cunningham led flag-to-flag in the No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX to<br />

extend his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> record for career wins to 40 on a weekend where he also extended the career<br />

pole position mark to 41.<br />

Cunningham turned the fastest GTS lap in a time of 2:09.907 (91.187 mph) on his way to clinching<br />

his sixth-career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championship, another record for the most decorated driver in<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> history.<br />

“It definitely feels good to finish up the weekend on a positive note after the heartbreak from yesterday,”<br />

Cunningham said of Saturday’s race that saw him fall out of the lead with one lap remaining due to a<br />

mechanical failure. “Based on how things shook out at the start, I was able to grab the lead and build<br />

upon that until the caution came out. The restart, of course, gave me a scare with all the GT guys trying<br />

to get by on either side of us. But we were able to hang on and take the win. It definitely feels good to<br />

clinch the Championship heading into Salt Lake. Now there’s no pressure of something like the ring gear<br />

falling off on the pace lap and not taking the start and losing the Championship! Now we can just go have<br />

fun at the finale. It’s a great day for Acura and RealTime Racing and Toyo Tires.”<br />

Nick Esayian, of San Diego, Calif., gave chase on his teammate and Championship rival, needing a<br />

win and some help to keep his hopes alive entering the season finale at Miller Motorsports Park. Instead,<br />

the driver of the No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX gave chase one day after his maiden win but<br />

finished with his ninth podium in 11 races on the season.<br />

Third place went to Ernie Jakubowski, of Oakville, Ont., in the No. 91 Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline Porsche<br />

Cayman S. Jakubowski started from the rear of the GTS field after making mechanical changes following<br />

qualifying, and worked his way into the podium position over the 22 laps.<br />

Kevin Helms (No. 04 DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy Acura RSX) finished fourth.<br />

The Touring Car battle was wheel-to-wheel between Buras’ No. 50 Irish Mike’s Racing/Krispy Kreme<br />

Volkswagen Jetta GLI and Stout’s No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC. At the checkered flag,<br />

Buras won the battle, but Stout won the war in taking his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car Drivers’<br />

Championship.<br />

As the lights went out for the standing start, both Stout and Buras got away cleanly from their positions<br />

in the front row of the Touring Car field. A slow to accelerate No. 44 Motorsports Solutions Acura TSX<br />

GTS machine of Tommy Sadler bottled up the rest of the Touring Car field, making contact with Stout’s<br />

teammate Greg Shaffer in the No. 36 DG Spec/Scion/TRD Scion tC. Shaffer spun off course and ended<br />

his day with contact in the guard rail, and the ensuing bottle neck collected the No. 67 SaferTeenDrivers.<br />

com Honda Civic Si of Shea Holbrook and ended her day as well.<br />

That activity provided a gap for Stout and Buras to get away and turn the race into a heads-up battle<br />

between the two. Buras led the first lap, but Stout moved to the inside in Turn 10 after a run through the<br />

uphill esses to slide into the Touring Car lead and earn the Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race.<br />

Buras reclaimed the lead on lap four and the two battled side-by-side and nose-to-tail for the middle<br />

portion of the race. Stout ran off track on lap 13 trying to make a pass for the lead and dropped back<br />

behind the Buras, but immediately began to close that gap while Buras continued to turn fast laps. Buras<br />

turned the fastest Touring Car lap in a time of 2:13.989 (87.858 mph), but the late-race caution put<br />

Stout right back on Buras’ bumper.<br />

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Stout took the lead on the restart, which came on lap 18 for the Touring Car drivers. Buras reclaimed<br />

the lead for good just one lap later, giving Buras four wins in as many tries in an Irish Mike’s Racing<br />

Volkswagen Jetta GLI.<br />

Buras swept the season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, but was injured in a racing incident just<br />

a few weeks later. This weekend’s sweep at VIR was Buras’ return to racing.<br />

“We went door-to-door, lap after lap,” Buras said. “He [Stout] led, I led. I was really getting out to a<br />

comfortable lead and then the yellow came out for what looked like a piece of a bumper cover on the<br />

track. On the restart, he got it again! But this time I was able to get a run and then out-brake him into the<br />

rollercoaster. It should make for great TV. What a competitive field.<br />

“I have to thank Irish Mike’s Racing for letting me come back and do this. I have to thank Krispy<br />

Kreme and of course, my family for being understanding and letting me come back from the injuries and<br />

go racing this weekend.”<br />

The runner-up finish was enough to clinch the Touring Car Drivers’ Championship for Stout, who at<br />

18-years-old became the youngest <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Champion in Series history. Scion clinched the Touring<br />

Car Manufacturers’ Championship on Saturday afternoon.<br />

“It’s an honor to be a Champion here in my rookie season of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>,” Stout said. “It’s been<br />

an awesome season. We’ve had a really competitive car all season long. I have to thank my crew and all<br />

my sponsors. I love everything about this racing and this series. The racing is so great. You have to really<br />

work for it every time. It’s just such an honor to be here as the Champion.”<br />

Robb Holland, of Denver, Colo., earned his second podium finish of the season in the No. 22 3Zero3<br />

Motorsports/Track Pro/Emich VW Volkswagen GTI. Holland avoided the incident at the start and pulled<br />

away in third place, remaining there for the entire race.<br />

Michael Pettiford was the third Volkswagen in the top four, placing the No. 41 Go 4 It Racing Schools/<br />

Hawk Volkswagen Jetta GLI one position off the podium. Pettiford battled with Brett Sandberg in the No.<br />

28 Whitehall Stable Acura TSX in the early laps of the race, then raced Branden Peterson to the finish<br />

after the restart. Peterson finished fifth in the No. 64 Competition Clutch/Supertech Performance Honda<br />

Civic Si.<br />

Charlie Solomon earned the Sunoco Hard Charger Award for improving his position 10 spots overall<br />

in the No. 21 Dr. Natasha.com/DC Racing Mazda RX-8, finishing sixth in Touring Car. Sandberg finished<br />

seventh, while Don Istook finished eigth in the No. 01 Revo Technik/Carbotech Volkswagen GTI. Istook also<br />

earned the Optima Batteries Best Standing Start for improving eight positions on the opening lap.<br />

Note: Todd Buras was DQ’d after the race because of a non-compliant race car. Robert Stout was awarded<br />

TC victory.<br />

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FINAL RACE RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Round Eleven<br />

Sanction SCCa # Pro [PRWC-11-10] Racing Sports SCCA Car Pro Wars Racing Weekend Sports at Car Virginia Wars Weekend international Raceway on Sept. 12 2010<br />

at Virginia International Raceway on Sept 10-12 2010 Track Length: 3.27 Miles<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

processing by MONITOR Systems<br />

as licensed to: SCCA PRO RACING DEPT.<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 1 8 GT 1 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 135 22<br />

1:58.410 99.417<br />

2 3 6 GT 2 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 109 22 -1.392 1:58.851 99.048<br />

3 4 14 GT 3 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 98 22 -2.955 1:59.032 98.897<br />

4 8 4 GT 4 Jeff Altenburg/Ellicott City/MD Centric Parts/Stoptech/GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 85 22 -4.390 1:59.696 98.349<br />

5 7 46 GT 5 Rob Morgan/Conway/AR TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 70 22 -5.388 1:59.811 98.254<br />

6 10 99 GT 6 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 76 22 -10.508 2:01.079 97.225<br />

7 5 29 GT 7 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 75 22 -11.019 1:59.861 98.213<br />

8 11 89 GT 8 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 68 22 -16.902 2:01.817 96.636<br />

9 12 05 GT 9 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 64 22 -17.713 2:02.585 96.031<br />

10 13 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 135 21 -1 lap 2:09.097 91.187<br />

11 14 34 GTS 2 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 112 21 -1 lap 2:10.209 90.408<br />

12 15 91 GTS 3 Ernie Jakubowski/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 101 21 -1 lap 2:10.414 90.266<br />

13 16 04 GTS 4 Kevin Helms(R)/Charlotte/NC DBA/Carbotech/AST/Exedy/Acura RSX 91 21 -1 lap 2:13.383 88.257<br />

14 18 50 TC 1 Todd Buras(R)/Melbourne/FL Irish Mike's Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 135 21 -1 lap 2:13.989 87.858<br />

15 20 18 TC 2 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 114 21 -1 lap 2:14.579 87.472<br />

16 21 22 TC 3 Robb Holland/Denver/CO 303 Mtspts/Track Pro/Emich VW/VW GTI 98 21 -1 lap 2:15.331 86.986<br />

17 24 41 TC 4 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 85 21 -1 lap 2:15.708 86.745<br />

18 26 64 TC 5 Branden Peterson/Breckenridge/CO Comp. Clutch/Supertech Perf./Honda Civic Si 80 21 -1 lap 2:16.201 86.431<br />

19 30 21 TC 6 Charlie Solomon(R)/Waxahachie/TX DR. Natasha.com/DC Racing/Mazda RX-8 76 21 -1 lap 2:17.305 85.736<br />

20 22 28 TC 7 Brett Sandberg(R)/Allendale/NJ Whitehall Stable/Acura TSX 75 21 -1 lap 2:15.620 86.801<br />

21 28 01 TC 8 Don Istook/Fort Worth/TX Revo Technik/Carbotech/Volkswagen GTI 68 21 -1 lap 2:16.391 86.310<br />

22 27 66 TC 9 David Tuaty/Miami/FL TLMUSA.com/Honda Civic Si 64 21 -1 lap 2:15.923 86.607<br />

23 32 02 TC 10 Colin Cohen(R)/Southlake/TX Istook Motorsports/Volkswagen GTI 60 20 -2 laps 2:23.133 82.245<br />

24 17 44 GTS 5 Tommy Sadler/San Jose/CA Motorsports Solutions/Acura TSX 83 20 -2 laps 2:12.555 88.808<br />

25 31 40 TC 11 Carolyn Kujala(R)/Tucson/AZ Go 4 It - Gila Monster Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 57 20 -2 laps 2:21.325 83.297<br />

26 2 13 GT 10 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 72 19 Mech. 1:58.820 99.074<br />

27 6 5 GT 11 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 57 12 Mech. 1:59.448 98.553<br />

28 29 62 TC 12 Alex Ratcliffe(R)/Berryville/VA Brimtek/Lab Rescue.org/Lexus IS300 54 5 Mech. 2:18.119 85.230<br />

29 23 23 TC 13 Devin Cates(R)/Broad Run/VA Cates Engineering/Volkswagen GTI 51 4 Mech. 2:21.926 82.944<br />

30 19 36 TC 14 Greg Shaffer(R)/Harrisonburg/VA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Scion tC 60 0 Crash no time<br />

31 25 67 TC 15 Shea Holbrook(R)/Groveland/FL saferteamdrivers.com/Honda Civic Si 45 0 Crash no time<br />

32 33 32 TC 16 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 43 0 Mech no time<br />

33 9 2 GT 12 Tomy Drissi/Hollywood/CA<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

Gulliver's Travels/Chevrolet Corvette 0 DNS no time<br />

** - Faster than GT previous Margin of record Victory: 01.392 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 02.557 Seconds<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 00.886 Seconds<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Car # 8 Andy Pilgrim 01:58.410 - 99.417 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 43 Peter Cunningham 02:09.097 - 91.187 MPH<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Car # 50 Todd Buras(R) 02:13.989 - 87.858 MPH<br />

Overall Race: 00:48:50.025 71.94 Miles 88.389 Miles per Hour<br />

RaCE Series STaTiSTiCS<br />

Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

Time of race: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

48:50.025<br />

average Optima speed: Best 88.389 Standing Start mph Car # 01<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger Car # 21<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 14<br />

GT Fastest MTM Qualifier: Special Ops Best Andy Move Pilgrim, of the Race 1:56.086 Car # 18 (101.407 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Car # 46 Qualifier: fined 10 points Peter and $500 Cunningham, for driving conduct. 2:06.912 (92.757 mph)<br />

Car # 29 fined $250 for pit speed.<br />

TC Fastest Qualifier: Todd Buras, 2:12.281 (88.992 mph)<br />

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[#8 1-22]<br />

GT Fastest Race Lap: Andy Pilgrim, 1:58.410 (99.417 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Peter Cunningham, 2:09.097 (91.187 mph)<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Todd Buras, 2:13.989 (87.858 mph)<br />

09-12-2010 18:49:13<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Don Istook advanced five positions off of the standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: James Sofronas<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Robert Stout<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Charlie Solomon advanced 10 positions in the race.<br />

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> • Round Twelve • Miller Motorsports Park<br />

Wittmer, Cunningham and Stout Cap <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Season With Victories<br />

TOOELE, Utah (Oct. 3, 2010) – Montreal’s Kuno Wittmer grabbed a season-ending <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT<br />

victory during the Toyo Tires Utah Grand Prix Presented by Bondurant at Miller Motorsports Park on Sunday.<br />

Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., capped GTS and Touring<br />

Car Championship seasons with wins in their respective classes.<br />

Wittmer’s No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper started second and held that position through the first<br />

corner, chasing polesitter Randy Pobst. After falling behind by just over a second early in the race, Wittmer<br />

took the lead from Pobst, the newly crowned Drivers’ Champion, on lap nine as the pair encountered<br />

traffic in Turn Five. That pass earned Wittmer<br />

the MTM Special Ops Watch Best Move of<br />

the Race.<br />

Once in the lead, Wittmer had a mirror<br />

full of Pobst’s No. 6 K-Pax Racing/Safe +<br />

Secure Volvo S60 and his teammate, Andy<br />

Pigrim, just behind. Pilgrim, of Boca Raton,<br />

Fla., moved his No. 8 K-Pax Racing/Safe +<br />

Secure Volvo S60 past Pobst on lap 12, and<br />

from there set sail to challenge Wittmer for<br />

the lead.<br />

Wittmer and Pilgrim pulled away slightly<br />

from Pobst, and the remainder of the race<br />

was a two-car, nose-to-tail battle between<br />

the Viper and the Volvo. Wittmer ran a<br />

mistake free race, however, and finished<br />

the 22-lap, 67.056-mile race ahead by just<br />

0.346-second.<br />

Robert Stout won at Miller and<br />

captured the TC Drivers’ Championship.<br />

It was the second win of the year for Wittmer, who finished the season second in the Drivers’<br />

Championship. Wittmer averaged 90.941 mph in the race, which ran caution-free.<br />

“We’ve been fighting all season-long to win this Championship,” Wittmer said. “We couldn’t win it,<br />

but we were able to get second place, so what could be better than Champion than being vice-Champion.<br />

We’re really, really proud. This Viper has been really fast and consistent all season long. We’ve had highs<br />

and lows, but it’s been mostly highs. To win at Long Beach and then to finish off with a win it just shows<br />

how outstanding this team has been.”<br />

The Viper’s win came on a weekend that was shared with the Viper Owners’ Group and their annual<br />

gathering.<br />

“We’ve got a thousand-plus people here supporting us,” Wittmer said of the seemingly endless parade<br />

of Vipers at the facility. “It’s just incredible. I’ve met so many people over the course of the weekend and<br />

they’re incredible, family people and that is just great for the [Viper] product.”<br />

Despite a valiant effort, Pilgrim fell just short of his second-consecutive <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win. Pilgrim’s<br />

seventh podium of the season left him fourth in the Drivers’ Championship.<br />

“Randy did a brilliant job getting pole, but with all that REWARDS weight, he was going to come back<br />

and it was going to obviously hurt his tires,” Pilgrim said. “It was up to me to try to stay with Kuno. He<br />

got caught in traffic and I’d catch him up. I’d get caught in traffic and he’d pull away a little bit. It was<br />

definitely a concertina deal. He had good straightaway speed, so I couldn’t make anything up there. But I<br />

seemed to have better brake and turn-in. I could stay with him, but to try to pass him would have taken a<br />

real low-percentage move and it probably would have taken us both out.”<br />

Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., finished third to end a season that included his fourth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT<br />

Championship and a boost, with Pilgrim, to Volvo’s first Manufacturers’ Championship. Pobst also turned<br />

the fastest lap of the race around the 3.048-mile, 15-turn “Outer Course” at Miller Motorsports Park with<br />

a time of 1:58.936 (92.258 mph).<br />

Jeff Courtney tied a career-best finish of fourth in his No. 99 Kenda Tires Dodge Viper, joining his<br />

teammate Wittmer as the second Viper in the top four positions.<br />

James Sofronas finished fifth in the No. 14 GMG Porsche 911 GT3 to become the top-finishing Porsche<br />

and finish third in the Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Jason Daskalos (No. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper) and Rob Morgan (No. 46 TruSpeed<br />

Motorsports/Querencia Porsche 911 GT3) crossed the finish line in sixth and seventh.<br />

Fred Roberts (No. 89 Direct Energy Home Services Dodge Viper) tied his career-best finish with an<br />

eight-place and clinched the GameStreamer GT Rookie of the Year title.<br />

Cunningham ended his record-setting season with eight wins after his 3.810-second victory in the GTS<br />

class at Miller Motorsports Park.


Starting on the GTS pole in his No. 43 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, Cunningham fell back to sixth<br />

in class on the standing start going into Turn One. Cunningham had made three of those positions back by<br />

the end of the first lap, but when the No. 79 UPR.com/Jamison Eng Chevrolet Corvette of Kyle Kelley went<br />

by on lap two, Cunningham was back in fourth. Both Kelley and Cunningham passed the No. 27 Winkler<br />

Automotive Service Ford Mustang FR500S of George Winkler, from Frederick, Md., on lap four.<br />

When Kelley’s tire went down on lap six, Cunningham was in second and set sail for Ben Crosland in<br />

the No. 25 RPMotorsports Ford Mustang FR500S.<br />

The 17-year-old Crosland, running his third <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> race less than 30 miles from his home in<br />

Salt Lake City, held off the six-time <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Champion until lap 13.<br />

Once Cunningham went by Crosland, he opened up a slight gap to the checkered flag for his<br />

40th career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win, extending his record.<br />

“It was tough, for sure,” Cunningham said. “I got shelled at the start. I don’t know how far I fell back<br />

at the start—maybe eighth place, but I got a few back right away. I started to pick them off one at a time.<br />

Some were more difficult than others.<br />

“Ben Crosland raced me very clean and was doing an excellent job keeping the tires underneath his<br />

car—congratulations to him and that team. Congratulations to Acura to finish out the year on a strong note<br />

and to RealTime Racing for giving me a car that didn’t fail me.”<br />

Crosland held on for a second-place finish, topping his previous best of fourth at Mid-Ohio Sports Car<br />

Course in August.<br />

Winkler held on to finish third, the second of the Mustangs converted from the recently-completed Ford<br />

Racing Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> based at Miller Motorsports Park, to cross the finish line.<br />

Nick Esayian capped a career-best runner-up season in the Drivers’ Championship with a fourth<br />

place finish in Utah. Driving the No. 34 Acura/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, Esayian also teamed with<br />

Cunningham to bring Acura a record ninth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Manufacturers’ Championship, breaking a tie<br />

with Porsche.<br />

Oli Thordarson finished fifth in his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> debut behind the wheel of the No. 23 Alvaka<br />

Networks/Exposites.com Chevrolet Corvette.<br />

Ernie Jakubowski was one of the cars who passed Cunningham at the start from his sixth position<br />

on the GTS grid, but cut a tire on lap one and finished 13th in GTS. That finish, however, clinched the<br />

GameStreamer GTS Rookie-of-the-Year award for Jakubowski.<br />

Stout’s Touring Car win in the Series finale was an exclamation point to the rookie’s first season of<br />

professional racing.<br />

Stout started sixth in the Touring Car class and got a tremendous launch from the standing start,<br />

propelling him past polesitter Taylor Hacquard, Jeff Mosing (No. 08 Frank’s International Mazda RX-8),<br />

Eric Meyer, Pierre Kleinubing, and Robb Holland and into the lead on the opening lap to earn the Optima<br />

Batteries Best Standing Start award.<br />

In the lead, but not clear of the field, Stout’s No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil Scion tC, locked<br />

into a wheel-to-wheel battle with Hacquard’s No. 31 Mazda/Cybernation MAZDASPEED3 and Holland’s<br />

No. 22 3Zero3 Motorsports/Track Pro/Emich VW Volkswagen GTI. Hacquard officially led lap five, and the<br />

trio continued to battle – so closely that Stout’s right-side mirror was knocked loose.<br />

Stout and Hacquard swapped positions numerous times, with the 18-year-old Stout claiming the<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race award on lap seven with a Turn 15 pass for the lead. Holland<br />

remained just behind, ready to capitalize on any mistakes the leaders may have made.<br />

Bad luck struck Hacquard and Holland in separate lap 10 instances, however. Holland had the hood of<br />

his VW fly open on the front straight and pulled off the track in Turn One, while Hacquard was shown a<br />

mechanical black flag and forced to pit to repair defective rear brake lights. The developments essentially<br />

left Stout alone on the track and relegating the two front-runners to the end of the Touring Car field at<br />

the finish.<br />

Despite the No. 1 Mazda/Cybernation MAZDASPEED3 of Kleinubing lurking seconds behind for most<br />

of the race, Stout maintained his lead and crossed the finish line with a 6.909-second margin of victory.<br />

Stout also earned the Sunoco Hard Charger award for improving eight positions overall from start to<br />

finish.<br />

The win punctuated a season that saw the 18-year-old become the youngest <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’<br />

Champion, the GameStreamer Touring Car Rookie of the Year, clinch a Team Championship for DG-Spec,<br />

and a Manufacturers’ Championship for Scion.<br />

“This has been such a fantastic season,” Stout said. “Lucas Oil and Rockstar Energy have been so<br />

supportive of us and helped us win the Championship, Rookie of the Year, the Team and Manufacturers’<br />

Championships. Almost everything you can get, I was able to claim this year and I couldn’t do that without<br />

so many people helping me out.<br />

“I got a great start, and didn’t expect to have the first spot in Turn One, but I managed to. Rob Holland<br />

and one of the I-MOTO cars [Hacquard] were right there and we were swapping positions left and right.<br />

Next thing I know, the I-MOTO car is getting black flagged and Rob had some technical trouble and I just<br />

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was able to pull a gap over Kleinubing and we came out with the victory. What a fantastic way to end the<br />

season.”<br />

Kleinubing, of Coconut Beach, Fla., finished second in his first race in the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

Championships in 2010. Kleinubing was, however, entitled to run the No. 1 plate as a nod to his 2009<br />

Touring Car Championship.<br />

Meyer, of Indianapolis, Ind., finished third in the race behind the wheel of his No. 32 XOWii/Samaritan’s<br />

Feet/Delvira Mazda RX-8, leaving him second in the Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Tom Lepper, a teammate to Stout, finished fourth in the No. 36 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lepper & Associates<br />

Scion tC, followed by Branden Peterson in the No. 64 Competition Clutch/Supertech Performance Honda<br />

Civic Si.<br />

Michael Pettiford (No. 41 Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk Volkswagen Jetta GLI) finished sixth, followed<br />

by Mosing.<br />

FINAL RACE RESULTS<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Round Twelve<br />

Sanction # [PRWC-12-10] SCCA Pro Racing Sports Car Wars Weekend<br />

at Miller Motorsports SCCa Pro Park Racing on Oct. Sports 1-3 2010 Car Wars Track Weekend Length: at 3.048 Miller Miles Motorsports Park on Oct. 3 2010<br />

PS ST CAR<br />

FN PS NO CLASS DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS LAPS STATUS<br />

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as licensed to: SCCA PRO RACING DEPT.<br />

--DURING-RACE--<br />

FAST LAP SPEED<br />

1 2 13 GT 1 Kuno Wittmer/Montreal/QC Dodge Motorsports/Dodge Viper 132 22<br />

1:59.034 92.182<br />

2 3 8 GT 2 Andy Pilgrim/Boca Raton/FL K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 109 22 -.346 1:59.069 92.155<br />

3 1 6 GT 3 Randy Pobst/Gainesville/GA K-Pax Racing/Volvo S60 112 22 -10.142 1:58.936 92.258<br />

4 4 99 GT 4 Jeff Courtney/Milwaukee/WI Kenda Tire/Dodge Viper 91 22 -17.399 2:00.243 91.255<br />

5 7 14 GT 5 James Sofronas/Newport Beach/CA GMG/Porsche 911 GT3 80 22 -19.452 2:00.388 91.145<br />

6 6 5 GT 6 Jason Daskalos/Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Developments/Dodge Viper 76 22 -25.688 2:00.464 91.087<br />

7 8 46 GT 7 Rob Morgan/Conway/AR TruSpeed Motorports/Querencia/Porsche 911 GT3 72 22 -53.407 2:00.720 90.894<br />

8 9 89 GT 8 Fred Roberts(R)/Toronto/ON Direct Energy Home Services/Dodge Viper 68 22 -1:23.523 2:02.156 89.826<br />

9 10 33 GT 9 Bret Curtis/Westlake Village/CA Spectra Resources/United Steel/Porsche 911 GT3 64 22 -1:26.157 2:02.388 89.655<br />

10 11 05 GT 10 William Ziegler/Jacksonville/FL Swisher Racing/GMG Racing/Porsche 911 GT3 60 22 -1:26.444 2:02.354 89.680<br />

11 12 12 GT 11 Robert Prilika/Castle Rock/CO /Porsche GT3 Cup 57 22 -1:50.251 2:02.895 89.286<br />

12 5 29 GT 12 Tony Gaples/Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt/Blackdog Racing/Chevrolet Corvette 57 22 -2:00.995 2:00.557 91.017<br />

13 13 43 GTS 1 Peter Cunningham/Milwaukee/WI Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 130 21 -1 lap 2:09.341 84.836<br />

14 14 25 GTS 2 Ben Crosland(R)/Salt Lake City/UT RPMotorsports/Ford Mustang FR500S 122 21 -1 lap 2:08.883 85.137<br />

15 15 27 GTS 3 George Winkler(R)/Frederick/MD Winkler Automotive Service/Ford Mustang FR500S 101 21 -1 lap 2:09.725 84.585<br />

16 16 34 GTS 4 Nick Esayian/San Diego/CA Acura/RealTime Racing/Acura TSX 91 21 -1 lap 2:10.366 84.169<br />

17 21 23 GTS 5 Oli Thordarson(R)/Trabuco Canyon/CA Alvaka Networks/Exposites.com/Chevrolet Corvette 80 20 -2 laps 2:11.728 83.299<br />

18 20 88 GTS 6 Pratt Cole(R)/Salt Lake City/UT Western Metals/USACaresForLife/Ford Mustang<br />

FR500S<br />

76 20 -2 laps 2:11.361 83.531<br />

19 22 00 GTS 7 Kris McCoy(R)/Pleasant Grove/UT Gear x/IL4 & Supremacy Racing/Acura RSX 72 20 -2 laps 2:11.006 83.758<br />

20 19 55 GTS 8 Richard Colinello(R)/Tampa/FL Grand Sanitation/Ford Mustang FR500S 68 20 -2 laps 2:11.175 83.650<br />

21 23 75 GTS 9 Brad Adams(R)/New Orleans/LA RPMotorsports/Ford Mustang FR500S 64 20 -2 laps 2:12.235 82.979<br />

22 24 83 GTS 10 Karl Poeltl(R)/Knoxville/TN Racer's Edge/Wossner Pistons/BMW E46 325i 60 20 -2 laps 2:12.455 82.841<br />

23 31 18 TC 1 Robert Stout(R)/Brownsburg/IN DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC 120 20 -2 laps 2:14.578 81.534<br />

24 29 1 TC 2 Pierre Kleinubing/Coconut Creek/FL Mazda/Cybernation/MAZDASPEED3 106 20 -2 laps 2:15.443 81.014<br />

25 28 32 TC 3 Eric Meyer(R)/Indianapolis/IN XOWii/Samaritan's Feet/Delvira/Mazda RX-8 101 20 -2 laps 2:14.614 81.513<br />

26 33 36 TC 4 Tom Lepper(R)/Benicia/CA DG Spec/Scion/TRD/Scion tC 85 20 -2 laps 2:15.072 81.236<br />

27 34 64 TC 5 Branden Peterson/Breckenridge/CO Comp. Clutch/Supertech Perf./Honda Civic Si 80 20 -2 laps 2:14.848 81.371<br />

28 17 79 GTS 11 Kyle Kelley(R)/Huntington Beach/CA UPR.com/Jamison Eng/Chevrolet Corvette 60 20 -2 laps 2:09.171 84.947<br />

29 32 41 TC 6 Michael Pettiford/Louisville/CO Go 4 It Racing Schools/Hawk/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 76 20 -2 laps 2:15.594 80.924<br />

30 27 08 TC 7 Jeff Mosing(R)/Austin/TX Frank's International/Mazda RX-8 84 20 -2 laps 2:15.181 81.171<br />

31 25 26 GTS 12 Robert Korzen(R)/Fredericksburg/VA Elite Classics/Ford Mustang FR500S 54 20 -2 laps 2:15.217 81.149<br />

32 35 40 TC 8 Carolyn Kujala(R)/Tucson/AZ Go 4 It - Gila Monster Racing/Volkswagen Jetta GLI 68 19 -3 laps 2:20.531 78.081<br />

33 18 91 GTS 13 Ernie Jakubowski(R)/Oakville/ON Fuchs/CDOC/Forgeline/Porsche Cayman S 51 19 -3 laps 2:13.146 82.411<br />

34 26 31 TC 9 Taylor Hacquard/Vancouver/BC Mazda/Cybernation/MAZDASPEED3 84 19 -3 laps 2:14.096 81.828<br />

35 30 22 TC 10 Robb Holland/Denver/CO 3ZERO3 Mtspts/TrackPro/EmichVW/VW GTI 63 9 Mech. 2:14.454 81.610<br />

36 36 17 GTS 14 Fabryce Kutyba/Santa Ana/CA<br />

** Better than the Existing Track Record<br />

** - Faster GT than Margin previous of Victory: record 00.346 Seconds<br />

GTS Margin of Victory: 03.810 Seconds<br />

GMG/GTGP/Stoptech/Sparco/BMW M3 E46 0 DNS no time<br />

TC Margin of Victory: 06.909 Seconds<br />

RaCE GT STaTiSTiCS<br />

Fastest Race Lap: Car # 6 Randy Pobst 01:58.936 - 92.258 MPH<br />

GTS Fastest Race Lap: Car # 25 Ben Crosland(R) 02:08.883 - 85.137 MPH<br />

Time of TC race: Fastest 44:14.484<br />

Race Lap: Car # 31 Taylor Hacquard 02:14.096 - 81.828 MPH<br />

average Overall speed: Race: 90.941 00:44:14.484 mph67.056<br />

Miles 90.941 Miles per Hour<br />

Series Chief Steward: Pat diNatale Series Chief T/S: Rich Lankford Time Posted<br />

Signed: __________________<br />

Signed: _____________________ ________<br />

GT Fastest Qualifier: Randy Pobst, 1:57.256 (93.579 mph)<br />

GTS Fastest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

Qualifier: Peter Cunningham, 2:06.834 (86.513 mph)<br />

Optima Best Standing Start Car # 18<br />

TC Fastest Sunoco Qualifier: Hard Charger Car Taylor # 18 Hacquard, 2:12.114 (83.055 mph)<br />

Invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race Car # 18<br />

GT Fastest MTM Special Race Ops Lap: Best Move Randy of the Pobst Race Car 1:58.936 # 13 (92.25 mph)<br />

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GTS Fastest Race Lap: Ben Crosland, 2:08.883 (85.137 mph)<br />

[#6 1-8] [#13 9-22]<br />

TC Fastest Race Lap: Taylor Hacquard, 2:14.096 (81.828 mph)<br />

10-03-2010 17:36:46<br />

Optima Battery Best Standing Start: Robert Stout advanced five positions on standing start.<br />

invisible Glass Clean Pass of the Race: Robert Stout<br />

MTM Special Ops Best Move of the Race: Kuno Wittmer<br />

Sunoco Hard Charger of the Race: Robert Stout, eight positions overall.


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2010 GT RESULTS<br />

GT SEaSON-aT-a-GLaNCE<br />

Date CirCuit<br />

82<br />

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DistanCe<br />

(miles)<br />

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margin<br />

(seC)<br />

March 26-28 2010 S1-St. Petersburg 1 59.4 33 16 16 16 16 1.189 0<br />

March 26-28 2010 S2-St. Pete 2 55.8 31 16 16 16 16 0.848 1<br />

April 16-18 2010 LB-Long Beach 57.072 29 21 21 21 21 8.475 0<br />

May 21-23 2010 M1-Mosport 1 73.77 30 15 14 15 15 2.532 0<br />

May 21-23 2010 M2-Mosport 2 73.77 30 16 15 16 16 2.441 1<br />

July 2-3 2010 WG-Watkins Glen 74.8 22 14 12 14 14 11.775 1<br />

July 15-16 2010 TR-Toronto 57.915 33 13 12 13 13 0.821 0<br />

Aug 6-8 2010 M1-Mid-Ohio 1 65.481 29 15 15 15 15 1.453 1<br />

Aug 6-8 2010 O2-Mid-Ohio 2 65.481 29 15 15 15 15 0.151 0<br />

Sept 10-12 2010 V1-VIR 1 71.94 22 13 0 12 12 6.882 0<br />

Sept 10-12 2010 V2-VIR 2 71.94 22 12 12 11 11 1.392 0<br />

Oct. 1-3 2010 MR-Miller 67.056 22 12 11 12 12 0.346 1<br />

* Denotes Track Record<br />

GT DRiVERS’ SCOREBOaRD<br />

CirCuit Winner speeD(mpH) qualifier speeD (mpH) raCe lap speeD(mpH)<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 Randy Pobst 72.367 Randy Pobst 82.064 Andy Pilgrim 80.627<br />

S2-St. Pete 2 Dino Crescentini 66.764 Randy Pobst 82.064 Randy Pobst 81.905<br />

LB-Long Beach Kuno Wittmer 80.787 Kuno Wittmer 83.379* Kuno Wittmer 82.576*<br />

M1-Mosport 1 Randy Pobst 104.011 Randy Pobst 106.094 Randy Pobst 105.563*<br />

M2-Mosport 2 Ron Fellows 103.972 Randy Pobst 106.958 Ron Fellows 105.602*<br />

WG-Watkins Glen Ron Fellows 104.056 Randy Pobst 106.930 Ron Fellows 105.816<br />

TR-Toronto Randy Pobst 69.574 Randy Pobst 84.711* Randy Pobst 83.667*<br />

M1-Mid-Ohio 1 Mike Skeen(R) 77.080 James Sofronas 93.756 Mike Skeen(R) 93.117*<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 James Sofronas 77.791 James Sofronas 93.756 Mike Skeen(R) 92.983<br />

V1-VIR 1 Randy Pobst 97.219 - - Kuno Wittmer 100.678<br />

V2-VIR 2 Andy Pilgrim 88.389 Andy Pilgrim 101.407 Andy Pilgrim 99.417<br />

MR-Miller Kuno Wittmer 90.941 Randy Pobst 93.579 Randy Pobst 92.258<br />

* Denotes Track Record<br />

GT ROOKiE-OF-THE-YEaR<br />

(Starting Position) Finishing Position<br />

Winner’s<br />

fastest<br />

qualifying<br />

fastest<br />

pos DriVer pts s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Fred Roberts(R) 684 (16)13 (16)13 (21)16 (9)9 (8)10 (10)11 (10)12 (12)10 (12)12 (10)9 (11)8 (9)8<br />

2 Steve Ott(R) 222 (9)15 (9)16 (11)20 (11)13 (10)14 - - - - - - -<br />

3 Mike Skeen(R) 196 - - - - - - - (2)1 (2)9 - - -<br />

4 Brent Holden(R) 45 - - (19)15 - - - - - - - - -<br />

5 Nick Mancuso(R) 41 - - (17)17 - - - - - - - - -<br />

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(Starting Position) Finishing Position<br />

ps. DriVer - Car pts. s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Randy Pobst, Volvo S60 1296 (1) 1** (1)14 (2) 6 (1) 1** (1) 2* (1) 3* (1) 1** (5) 7 (5) 3 (1) 1** (3) 2 (1) 3*<br />

2 Kuno Wittmer, Dodge Viper 1098 (6) 6 (6) 5 (1) 1** (3) 2 (3) 4 (4) 2 (7) 6 (6) 4 (6)14 (2) 4 (2)10 (2) 1**<br />

3 James Sofronas, Porsche 911 GT3 1052 (3) 3 (3) 2 (8) 5 - 16) 6 (6) 7 (4) 2 (1) 2* (1) 1** (3) 2 (4) 3 (7) 5<br />

4 Andy Pilgrim, Volvo S60 1044 (4) 2 (4) 3 (4) 9 (2)14 (4)16 (13)14 (2) 3 (3) 9 (3) 2 (5) 3 (1) 1** (3) 2<br />

5 Jason Daskalos, Dodge Viper 888 (5)12 (5) 4 (10)12 (5) 4 (6) 3 (5) 4 (11) 9 (11) 6 (11) 7 (6) 6 (6)11 (6) 6<br />

6 Rob Morgan, Porsche 911 GT3 838 (11) 8 (11) 6 (13) 8 (10) 8 (13) 8 (9)10 (6) 7 (9) 8 (9) 8 (7) 5 (7) 5 (8) 7<br />

7 Jeff Courtney, Dodge Viper 836 (12)10 (12) 9 (9) 7 (6) 6 (9) 7 (14)12 (8) 8 (10)13 (10) 5 (8) 7 (10) 6 (4) 4<br />

8 Tony Gaples, Chevrolet Corvette 759 (13) 9 (13)10 (16)10 (8) 7 (11)12 (7) 8 (9)10 (8)15 (8) 6 (9) 8 (5) 7 (5)12<br />

9 Dino Crescentini, Porsche 911 GT3 723 (2)14 (2) 1** (6) 2 (7) 5 (5) 9 (8) 6 (5) 5 (7) 5 (7)15 - - -<br />

10 Patrick Lindsey, Porsche 911 GT3 711 (8) 4 (8)15 (12)19 (4) 3 (7) 5 (3) 5 (3) 4 (4) 3 (4) 4 DNS - -<br />

11 Fred Roberts(R), Dodge Viper 684 (16)13 (16)13 (21)16 (9) 9 (8)10 (10)11 (10)12 (12)10 (12)12 (10) 9 11) 8 (9) 8<br />

12 William Ziegler, Porsche 911 GT3 653 (14)16 (14)12 (18)11 (14)12 (15)15 (11)13 (12)13 (14)12 (14)10 (11)10 12) 9 (11)10<br />

13 Charles Morgan, Porsche 911 GT3 508 (15)11 (15)11 (20)13 (12)11 (12)11 (12) 9 (13)11 (13)11 (13)13 - - -<br />

14 Ron Fellows, Chevrolet Corvette 303 - - (7)18 - (2) 1** (2) 1** - - - - - -<br />

15 Tony Rivera, Nissan GT-R 284 (7) 7 (7) 8 (15)21 (13)10 (14)13 - - - - - - -<br />

16 Steve Ott(R), Nissan GT-R 222 (9)15 (9)16 (11)20 (11)13 (10)14 - - - - - - -<br />

17 Mike Skeen(R), Chevrolet Corvette 196 - - - - - - - (2) 1** (2) 9 - - -<br />

18 Robert Prilika, Porsche GT3 Cup 162 - - - - - - - (15)14 (15)11 - - (12)11<br />

19 Brian Kubinski, Chevrolet Corvette 152 (10) 5 (10) 7 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

20 Jeff Altenburg, Porsche 911 GT3 142 - - - - - - - - - (13)11 (8) 4 -<br />

21 Tomy Drissi, Chevrolet Corvette 102 - - (14)14 - - - - - - (12)12 DNS -<br />

22 Brandon Davis, Ford Mustang GT 101 - - (3) 3 - - - - - - - - -<br />

23 Boris Said, Ford Mustang GT 88 - - (5) 4 - - - - - - - - -<br />

24 Brent Holden(R), Porsche 911 GT3 45 - - (19)15 - - - - - - - - -<br />

25 Scott Bove, Porsche 911 GT3 45 - - - (15)15 - - - - - - - -<br />

26 Nick Mancuso(R), Aston Martin DB9 41 - - (17)17 - - - - - - - - -<br />

* Lap Led ** Most Laps Led<br />

GT MaNUFaCTURER PERFORMaNCE<br />

Finishing Position (* Started on Pole)<br />

ps. manufacturer points s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Volvo(GT) 85 1* 3* 6 1* 2* 3* 1* 7 2 1* 1* 2*<br />

2 Porsche(GT) 68 3 1 2 3 5 5 2 2* 1* 2 3 5<br />

3 Dodge(GT) 52 6 4 1* 2 3 2 6 4 5 4 6 1<br />

4 Nissan(GT) 0 7 8 20 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

5 Ford(GTX) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

LEGEND<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 S2-St. Pete 2 LB-Long Beach M1-Mosport 1<br />

M2-Mosport 2 WG-Watkins Glen TR-Toronto M1-Mid-Ohio 1<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 V1-VIR 1 V2-VIR 2 MR-Miller<br />

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GTS SEaSON-aT-a-GLaNCE<br />

Date CirCuit<br />

84<br />

raCe<br />

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(miles)<br />

# of<br />

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#<br />

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ent<br />

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ViCtory<br />

margin<br />

(seC)<br />

March 26-28 2010 S1-St. Pete 1 57.6 32 6 5 6 6 2.695 1<br />

March 26-28 2010 S2-St. Pete 2 54 30 6 5 6 6 0.544 1<br />

April 16-18 2010 LB-Long Beach 53.136 27 10 9 8 8 49.535 1<br />

May 21-23 2010 M1-Mosport 1 68.852 28 5 5 4 4 22.099 1<br />

May 21-23 2010 M2-Mosport 2 68.852 28 4 4 4 4 14.201 1<br />

July 2-3 2010 WG-Watkins Glen 71.4 21 4 3 4 4 0.000 1<br />

July 15-16 2010 TR-Toronto 56.16 32 3 3 3 3 1.678 3<br />

Aug 6-8 2010 M1-Mid-Ohio 1 65.481 29 10 10 10 10 0.000 1<br />

Aug 6-8 2010 O2-Mid-Ohio 2 65.481 29 10 9 10 10 10.925 2<br />

Sept 10-12 2010 V1-VIR 1 65.4 20 6 6 6 5 52.373 1<br />

Sept 10-12 2010 V2-VIR 2 68.67 21 5 5 5 5 2.557 1<br />

Oct. 1-3 2010 MR-Miller 64.008 21 14 10 13 13 3.810 2<br />

* Denotes Track Record<br />

GTS DRiVERS’ SCOREBOaRD<br />

Winner’s<br />

fastest<br />

qualifying<br />

fastest<br />

CirCuit Winner speeD(mpH) qualifier speeD (mpH) raCe lap speeD(mpH)<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 Peter Cunningham 69.622 Peter Cunningham 75.696 Peter Cunningham 74.980<br />

S2-St. Pete 2 Peter Cunningham 64.313 Peter Cunningham 75.696 Brandon Davis 75.624*<br />

LB-Long Beach Tyler McQuarrie(R) 74.270 Tyler McQuarrie(R) 77.466 Tyler McQuarrie(R) 75.783<br />

M1-Mosport 1 John Heinricy 96.534 Peter Cunningham 97.916 John Heinricy 97.533<br />

M2-Mosport 2 John Heinricy 96.051 Tyler McQuarrie(R) 97.840 John Heinricy 97.531<br />

WG-Watkins Glen Peter Cunningham 95.110 Peter Cunningham 96.853 Peter Cunningham 96.187<br />

TR-Toronto Peter Cunningham 66.046 Peter Cunningham 78.073 Peter Cunningham 76.494<br />

M1-Mid-Ohio 1 Peter Cunningham 75.461 Peter Cunningham 86.865 Peter Cunningham 85.928<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 Peter Cunningham 76.515 Peter Cunningham 86.865 Peter Cunningham 85.826<br />

V1-VIR 1 Nick Esayian 88.272 Peter Cunningham 92.739 Peter Cunningham 91.428<br />

V2-VIR 2 Peter Cunningham 83.348 Peter Cunningham 92.757 Peter Cunningham 91.187<br />

MR-Miller Peter Cunningham 83.935 Peter Cunningham 86.513 Ben Crosland(R) 85.137<br />

* Denotes Track Record<br />

GTS ROOKiE-OF-THE-YEaR<br />

(Starting Position) Finishing Position<br />

pos DriVer pts s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Ernie Jakubowski(R) 535 - - - - - (3)3 (3)2* (3)10 (2)3* DSQ (4)3 (6)13<br />

2 Kevin Helms(R) 526 (3)6 (3)4 - - - - - (10)4 (9)8 (4)2 (5)4 -<br />

3 Tyler McQuarrie(R) 359 - - (1)1 (3)2 (1)2 - - - - - - -<br />

4 Ben Crosland(R) 293 - - - - - - - (4)5 (3)4 - - (2)2<br />

5 George Winkler(R) 241 - - - - - - - (6)9 (5)6 - - (3)3<br />

6 Richard Colinello(R) 216 - - - - - - - (7) 6 (6) 7 - - (7)8<br />

7 Brad Adams(R) 196 - - - - - - - (8)7 (7)10 - - (11)9<br />

8 Devin Cates(R) 165 - - - - - - - (5)3 (4)5 - - -<br />

9 Tom Lepper(R) 162 (5)5 (5)6 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

10 Gary Savage(R) 132 - - - - - - - (9)8 (8)9 - - -<br />

11 Gary Tolar(R) 83 - - (5)5 - - - - - - - - -<br />

12 Pratt Cole(R) 76 - - - - - - - - - - - (8)6<br />

13 Scott Kuhne(R) 72 - - (7)7 - - - - - - - - -<br />

14 Karl Poeltl(R) 69 - - - - - - - - - DNS - (12)10<br />

15 Kevin Marshall(R) 68 - - (8)8 - - - - - - - - -<br />

16 Kyle Kelley(R) 60 - - - - - - - - - - - (5)11<br />

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GTS DRiVERS’ CHaMPiONSHiP<br />

(Starting Position) Finishing Position<br />

ps. DriVer - Car pts. s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Peter Cunningham, Acura TSX 1466 (1) 1** (1) 1** (2) 6 (1) 3 (3) 3 (1) 1** (1) 1** (1) 1** (1) 1** (1) 4** (1) 1** (1) 1*<br />

2 Nick Esayian, Acura TSX 1252 (2) 3 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 4 (4) 4 (2) 2 (2) 3 (2) 2 (10) 2 (2) 1 (2) 2 (4) 4<br />

3 Ernie Jakubowski(R), Porsche Cayman S 535 - - - - - (3) 3 (3) 2* (3)10 (2) 3* DSQ (4) 3 (6)13<br />

4 Kevin Helms(R), Acura RSX 526 (3) 6 (3) 4 - - - - - (10) 4 (9) 8 (4) 2 (5) 4 -<br />

5 Tyler McQuarrie(R), Lotus Exige S 359 - - (1) 1** (3) 2 (1) 2 - - - - - - -<br />

6 Ben Crosland(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 293 - - - - - - - (4) 5 (3) 4 - - (2) 2**<br />

7 Michael Pettiford, Chevrolet Corvette 275 (4) 4 (4) 5 (4) 3 - - - - - - - - -<br />

8 Tommy Sadler, Acura TSX 266 - - DNS - - (4) 4 - - - (5) 3 (6) 5 -<br />

9 John Heinricy, Chevrolet Corvette 264 - - - (2) 1** (2) 1** - - - - - - -<br />

10 George Winkler(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 241 - - - - - - - (6) 9 (5) 6 - - (3) 3<br />

11 Richard Colinello(R), Ford Mustang FR5 216 - - - - - - - (7) 6 (6) 7 - - (7) 8<br />

12 Brandon Davis, Acura TSX 200 (6) 2 (6) 2 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

13 Brad Adams(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 196 - - - - - - - (8) 7 (7)10 - - (11) 9<br />

14 Devin Cates(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 165 - - - - - - - (5) 3 (4) 5 - - -<br />

15 Tom Lepper(R), Pontiac Solstice GXP 162 (5) 5 (5) 6 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

16 Gary Savage(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 132 - - - - - - - (9) 8 (8) 9 - - -<br />

17 Charles Espenlaub, Mazda3 85 - - (6) 4 - - - - - - - - -<br />

18 Gary Tolar(R), Porsche 996 83 - - (5) 5 - - - - - - - - -<br />

19 Stan Wilson, Dodge Neon SRT 80 - - - - - - - - - (6) 5 - -<br />

20 Pratt Cole(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 76 - - - - - - - - - - - (8) 6<br />

21 Scott Kuhne(R), Pontiac Solstice GXP 72 - - (7) 7 - - - - - - - - -<br />

22 Karl Poeltl(R), BMW E46 325i 69 - - - - - - - - - DNS - (12)10<br />

23 Kevin Marshall(R), Lotus Exige S 68 - - (8) 8 - - - - - - - - -<br />

24 Kyle Kelley(R), Chevrolet Corvette 60 - - - - - - - - - - - (5)11<br />

25 Paul Dagis(R), BMW M3 3 - - - DNS - - - - - - - -<br />

26 Dale Laakso(R), Acura RSX 0 - - DNS - - - - - - - - -<br />

27 Fabryce Kutyba, BMW M3 E46 0 - - - - - - - - - - - DNS<br />

* Lap Led ** Most Laps Led<br />

GTS MaNUFaCTURER PERFORMaNCE<br />

Finishing Position (* Started on Pole)<br />

ps. manufacturer points s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Acura(GTS) 111 1* 1* 1* 3* 3 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1*<br />

2 Porsche(GTS) 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 3 5 3 13<br />

3 Dodge(GTS) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0<br />

LEGEND<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 S2-St. Pete 2 LB-Long Beach M1-Mosport 1<br />

M2-Mosport 2 WG-Watkins Glen TR-Toronto M1-Mid-Ohio 1<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 V1-VIR 1 V2-VIR 2 MR-Miller<br />

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TC SEaSON-aT-a-GLaNCE<br />

Date CirCuit<br />

86<br />

raCe<br />

DistanCe<br />

(miles)<br />

# of<br />

laps<br />

#<br />

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ent<br />

#<br />

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qu<br />

#<br />

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st<br />

# of<br />

fn<br />

ViCtory<br />

margin<br />

(seC)<br />

March 26-28 2010 S1-St. Pete 1 55.8 31 9 9 9 9 13.157 2<br />

March 26-28 2010 S2-St. Pete 2 54 30 9 9 8 8 0.000 1<br />

April 16-18 2010 LB-Long Beach 51.168 26 5 5 5 5 19.666 1<br />

May 21-23 2010 M1-Mosport 1 66.393 27 10 9 9 9 0.224 2<br />

May 21-23 2010 M2-Mosport 2 66.393 27 9 9 9 9 0.507 2<br />

July 2-3 2010 WG-Watkins Glen 68 20 9 9 9 9 29.389 2<br />

July 15-16 2010 TR-Toronto 54.405 31 10 10 10 10 6.053 1<br />

Aug 6-8 2010 M1-Mid-Ohio 1 63.224 28 14 13 15 14 3.577 2<br />

Aug 6-8 2010 O2-Mid-Ohio 2 63.224 28 15 12 15 15 1.282 2<br />

Sept 10-12 2010 V1-VIR 1 65.4 20 16 16 16 16 1.868 1<br />

Sept 10-12 2010 V2-VIR 2 68.67 21 15 16 16 15 6.648 3<br />

Oct. 1-3 2010 MR-Miller 60.96 20 10 9 10 10 6.909 2<br />

* Denotes Track Record<br />

TC DRiVERS’ SCOREBOaRD<br />

Winner’s<br />

fastest<br />

qualifying<br />

fastest<br />

CirCuit Winner speeD(mpH) qualifier speeD (mpH) raCe lap speeD(mpH)<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 Todd Buras(R) 66.595 Mark Hein 72.955 Todd Buras(R) 72.907<br />

S2-St. Pete 2 Todd Buras(R) 63.128 Mark Hein 72.955 Todd Buras(R) 73.618*<br />

LB-Long Beach Robert Stout(R) 70.210 Nick Wittmer 73.085 Robert Stout(R) 72.478<br />

M1-Mosport 1 Chip Herr 91.019 Robert Stout(R) 92.751 Tom Lepper(R) 92.049<br />

M2-Mosport 2 Robert Stout(R) 90.804 Chip Herr 92.127 Robb Holland 92.342*<br />

WG-Watkins Glen Robert Stout(R) 90.181 Eric Meyer(R) 91.509 Alexander Lvov 91.403<br />

TR-Toronto Nick Wittmer 64.731 Nick Wittmer 74.510 Nick Wittmer 74.178<br />

M1-Mid-Ohio 1 Ryan Eversley(R) 72.865 Jason Saini 83.126 Eric Meyer(R) 82.880<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 Ryan Eversley(R) 73.410 Jason Saini 83.126 Ryan Eversley(R) 82.926*<br />

V1-VIR 1 Todd Buras(R) 86.435 Todd Buras(R) 88.856 Todd Buras(R) 88.714<br />

V2-VIR 2 Robert Stout(R) 82.894 Todd Buras(R) 88.992 Todd Buras(R) 87.858<br />

MR-Miller Robert Stout(R) 80.464 Taylor Hacquard 83.055 Taylor Hacquard 81.828<br />

* Denotes Track Record<br />

TC ROOKiE-OF-THE-YEaR<br />

(Starting Position) Finishing Position<br />

pos DriVer pts s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Robert Stout(R) 1317 (3)2 (3)2 (2)1 (1)4 (2)1 (4)1 (3)3 (8)4 (8)10 (2)2 (4)1 (6)1<br />

2 Eric Meyer(R) 1022 (4)5 (4)5 (3)2 (5)3 (6)5 (1)7 (2)2 (15)3 (14)8 (4)16 (3)14 (3)3<br />

3 Brett Sandberg(R) 740 (6)4 (6)7 - (9)7 (7)7 (5)4 (4)10 (9)6 (9)13 (6)3 (6)6 -<br />

4 Dan Gardner(R) 595 (7)3 (7)4 (4)5 - - (2)2 (6)8 (7)10 (7)3 - - -<br />

5 Shea Holbrook(R) 553 (8)6 (8)6 - DNS - (6)8 (9)5 (11)8 (11)6 (10)9 (9)15 -<br />

6 Todd Buras(R) 414 (2)1 (2)1 - - - - - - - (1)1 DSQ -<br />

7 Jeff Mosing(R) 210 - - - - - - - (5)13 (5) 7 - - (2) 7<br />

8 Colin Cohen(R) 188 - - - - - (8)6 - - - (16)14 (16) 9 -<br />

9 Devin Cates(R) 139 - - - - - - - - - (3)6 (7)12 -<br />

10 Tony Wedderburn(R) 132 (9)9 (9)8 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

11 Ryan Eversley(R) 129 - - - - - - - (3)1 (3)1 - - -<br />

12 Alex Ratcliffe(R) 121 - - - - - (9) 9 - - - - (13)11 -<br />

13 Tommy Chen(R) 88 - - (5)4 - - - - - - - - -<br />

14 Bob Roth(R) 64 - - - - - - - (12)9 - - - -<br />

15 Tristan Herbert(R) 57 - - - - - - - - (13)11 - - -<br />

16 Jose M Armengol(R) 45 - - - - - - - - - (11)15 - -<br />

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TC DRiVERS’ CHaMPiONSHiP<br />

(Starting Position) Finishing Position<br />

ps. DriVer - Car pts. s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Robert Stout(R), Scion tC 1317 (3) 2 (3) 2 (2) 1** (1) 4** (2) 1* (4) 1** (3) 3 (8) 4 (8)10 (2) 2 (4) 1* (6) 1**<br />

2 Eric Meyer(R), Mazda RX-8 1022 (4) 5 (4) 5 (3) 2 (5) 3 (6) 5 (1) 7* (2) 2 (15) 3 (14) 8 (4)16 (3)14 (3) 3<br />

3 Brett Sandberg(R), Acura TSX 740 (6) 4 (6) 7 - (9) 7 (7) 7 (5) 4 (4)10 (9) 6 (9)13 (6) 3 (6) 6 -<br />

4 Robb Holland, VW GTI 619 - - - (6) 5 (3) 3 - (10) 6 (2)12 (2)15 (9) 4 (5) 2 (5)10<br />

5 Dan Gardner(R), Scion tC 595 (7) 3 (7) 4 (4) 5 - - (2) 2 (6) 8 (7)10 (7) 3 - - -<br />

6 Shea Holbrook(R), Honda Civic Si 553 (8) 6 (8) 6 - DNS - (6) 8 (9) 5 (11) 8 (11) 6 (10) 9 (9)15 -<br />

7 Michael Pettiford, Volkswagen Jetta GL 441 - - - - - - (7) 4 (6) 7 (6)14 (7) 8 (8) 3 (7) 6<br />

8 Don Istook, Volkswagen GTI 428 - - - (8) 6 (8) 8 (7) 5 (8) 7 - - (14)10 (12) 7 -<br />

9 Todd Buras(R), Volkswagen Jetta GLI 414 (2) 1** (2) 1** - - - - - - - (1) 1** DSQ -<br />

10 Nick Wittmer, Honda Civic Si 392 - - (1) 3 - - - (1) 1** (4) 5 (4) 9 - - -<br />

11 Greg Shaffer(R), Scion tC 377 - - - (3) 9 (4) 4 - (5) 9 - - (5) 5 (2)13 -<br />

12 Charlie Solomon(R), Mazda RX-8 346 - - - (7) 8 (9) 9 - - DSQ (13) 5 (12)12 (14) 5 -<br />

13 Carolyn Kujala(R), Volkswagen Jetta GL 293 - - - - - - - (13)11 (12)11 (15)13 (15)10 (10) 8<br />

14 Tom Lepper(R), Scion tC 276 - - - (2) 2 (5) 6 - - - - - - (8) 4<br />

15 Chip Herr, Volkswagen Jetta GLI 246 - - - (4) 1* (1) 2** - - - - - - -<br />

16 Jason Saini, MAZDASPEED3 224 - - - - - - - (1) 2* (1) 2* - - -<br />

17 Jeff Mosing(R), Mazda RX-8 210 - - - - - - - (5)13 (5) 7 - - (2) 7<br />

18 Mark Hein, Honda Civic Si 199 (1) 7* (1) 3 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

19 Colin Cohen(R), Volkswagen GTI 188 - - - - - (8) 6 - - - (16)14 (16) 9 -<br />

20 Alexander Lvov, Honda Civic Si 175 (5) 8 DNS - - - (3) 3 - - - - - -<br />

21 Carl Hober, Honda Civic Si 157 - - - - - - - - - (8) 7 (10) 4 -<br />

22 Devin Cates(R), Volkswagen GTI 139 - - - - - - - - - (3) 6 (7)12 -<br />

23 Branden Peterson, Honda Civic Si 134 - - - - - - - - (15)12 - - (9) 5<br />

24 David Tuaty, Honda Civic Si 133 - - - - - - - (10)14 (10) 4 - - -<br />

25 Tony Wedderburn(R), Chevrolet Cobalt S 132 (9) 9 (9) 8 - - - - - - - - - -<br />

26 Ryan Eversley(R), Mazda RX8 129 - - - - - - - (3) 1** (3) 1** - - -<br />

27 Tristan Herbert(R), Lexus IS300 114 - - - - - - - - - (13)11 (13)11 -<br />

28 Jose M Armengol(R), Honda Civic Si 113 - - - - - - - - - (11)15 (11) 8 -<br />

29 Pierre Kleinubing, MAZDASPEED3 106 - - - - - - - - - - - (4) 2<br />

30 Tommy Chen(R), Mazda RX-8 88 - - (5) 4 - - - - - - - - -<br />

31 Alex Ratcliffe(R), Lexus IS300 64 - - - - - (9) 9 - - - - - -<br />

32 Bob Roth(R), Honda Civic Si 64 - - - - - - - (12) 9 - - - -<br />

* Lap Led ** Most Laps Led<br />

TC MaNUFaCTURER PERFORMaNCE<br />

Finishing Position (* Started on Pole)<br />

ps. manufacturer points s1 s2 lB m1 m2 Wg tr m1 o2 V1 V2 mr<br />

1 Scion(TC) 87 2 2 1 2* 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 1<br />

2 Volkswagen(TC) 57 1 1 0 1 2* 0 4 7 11 1* 2* 6<br />

3 Mazda(TC) 55 5 5 2 3 5 7* 2 1* 1* 12 5 2<br />

4 Honda(TC) 38 7* 3* 3* 10 0 3 1* 5 4 7 4 5<br />

LEGEND<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 S2-St. Pete 2 LB-Long Beach M1-Mosport 1<br />

M2-Mosport 2 WG-Watkins Glen TR-Toronto M1-Mid-Ohio 1<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 V1-VIR 1 V2-VIR 2 MR-Miller<br />

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THE<br />

DRIVERS


The Drivers<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

90<br />

BRAD ADAMS<br />

braed AE-duhms<br />

New Orleans, LA<br />

Age: 48<br />

2010: Entered Mid-Ohio (Rounds 8 and 9) and Miller Motorsports Park (Round<br />

12) events in GTS in a Ford Mustang finishing 7th, 10th and 9th respectively.<br />

Previously: First race – 2004 Panoz Racing Series, Barber Motorsports,<br />

Birmingham, AL. Racing Experience – Panoz Racing School 2004; Panoz Racing<br />

Series 2004 to 2007; SCCA Pro MX-5 Cup Series 2007 to 2009; The Mustang<br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> 2008 to 2010; The Continental Tire <strong>Challenge</strong> Series 2010; 12 Hours<br />

at the Point – 12 Hour Endurance Race at Summit Point in West Virginia, 2005<br />

to 2009; The Longest Day of Nelson – 24 Hour Race at Nelson Ledges, 2006 to 2008; 12 Hours of Nelson<br />

Ledges, 2009; 13 Hours of VIR, 2007 and 2008; Numerous SCCA Club Racing Events 2005 to 2009.<br />

Personal: Born December 8, 1962. Single. Is the Vice President & General Counsel of Oil & Gas Rental<br />

Tools, LLC. Hobbies include collecting art, antiques cars and wine; restoring antique wooden boats; long<br />

distance cycling and spinning and of course racing. Drives an Aston Martin Vanquish on the street. Favorite<br />

TV channel is SPEED. Lists racing heroes as Carroll Shelby and Sterling Moss. Favorite food is Italian and<br />

his favorite track is Sebring.<br />

LAwSon ASchenBAch<br />

lAWsuhn AH-shihn-bahk<br />

Maryland<br />

Age: 27<br />

Previously: 1992-2000: Karting; 2000-2001: SCCA Formula Ford 1600 Racing;<br />

2002-2003: Formula Ford Zetec Championship; 2005: IMSA CUP / <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> (both partial season); 2006-2007: SPEED <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>; 2008-<br />

2009: Grand-Am Rolex / KONI <strong>Challenge</strong> (both partial season); 2010: Grand-Am<br />

Continental Tire <strong>Challenge</strong> / American Le Mans (ALMS Partial Season); <strong>2011</strong>:<br />

Grand-Am Continental Tire <strong>Challenge</strong> / <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. Awards: 2010 Grand-<br />

Am Continental Tire Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> ST Champion (Compass360 Racing<br />

Honda Civic Si); 2006 SPEED <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT Champion (Jon Groom Racing<br />

Porsche GT3); 2002 Road to Indy Oval Crown Champion; 2001 SCCA South East National Formula<br />

Ford Champion; WKA National Karting Champion; 4-time WKA Grand National Karting Champion; North<br />

American Karting Champion. Aschenbach has been a part of four Manufacturers’ Championships (Porsche<br />

2006, Cadillac 2007, Chevrolet 2008, Honda 2010).<br />

Personal: Single, born November 22, 1983. Drives a GMC Yukon Denali on the street and lists anything<br />

healthy as his favorite food. His favorite TV show is ESPN’s Sports Center and lists his favorite tracks as<br />

Mid-Ohio, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta, and Watkins Glen. Lists dealership lot attendant<br />

as his first job.<br />

PAUL BRown<br />

PAUL BROWN<br />

Covina, Calif.<br />

Age: 45<br />

Previously: Started SCCA Club Racing in 1992. Has served as a Ford Motor<br />

Company Tier 4 test driver and Aero Racing USA (Morgan) factory test driver. In<br />

1993 finished eighth in first SCCA Pro Race, racing a Ford Mustang Cobra at Des<br />

Moines in the WC Class. Earned a total of 12 top-10 and four top-five finishes<br />

in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> between 1993 and 1998. Best Championship finish came<br />

in 1998 when he finished sixth. Ended the year seventh in the 1999 SPEED<br />

GT Championship with four top-10 finishes and a career-high second-place at<br />

Vancouver, driving a Ford Saleen Mustang. In 2000, earned top-10 finishes at<br />

Lowes Motor Speedway, Lime Rock Park and Ste. Croix behind the wheel of a Saleen SR. Enter two events<br />

in 2001 with a Chevrolet Corvette, finishing 15th at Sebring and 14th at Road Atlanta. Finished 11th in<br />

the 2004 Le Mans Historic 24 Hours driving a 1971 Ferrari 512 M. Was a winner at the 2005 Monterey<br />

Historics in a 1961 Chaparral 1. In 2006 won the first-ever NASA American Iron Extreme national race. In


2008, Entered first two rounds of the SPEED GT season in a Porsche 911 GT3, finishing 10th at Sebring<br />

and 20th at Long Beach. In 2009, entered the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Ford<br />

Mustang GT, finishing 20th.<br />

Personal: Born July 8, 1965. Married to <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> veteran Carol Hollfelder. Is the race shop manager<br />

for Tiger Racing, but first job was as a Skip Barber mechanic. Drives a Ford Mustang GT on the street.<br />

Enjoys a good steak and the TV show Top Gear. Road America is his favorite track and Brian Redman is<br />

his racing hero.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1993 B 3 0 0 2 -<br />

1994 WC 2 0 0 1 -<br />

1995 Sports 4 0 0 2 -<br />

1996 T1 2 0 0 0 -<br />

1997 T1 4 0 2 2 -<br />

1998 T1 7 0 2 5 6<br />

1999 GT 10 0 1 4 7<br />

2000 GT 10 0 0 3 -<br />

2001 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2008 GT 2 0 0 1 -<br />

2009 GT 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Totals wc 47 0 5 20 6<br />

ToDD BURAS<br />

tahd byoo‘rus<br />

Age: 40<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 1 and 2 at St. Petersburg and Rounds 10 and 11 at VIR<br />

in a VW Jetta GlI. Finished first in Rounds 1, 2 and 10.<br />

Previously: Ran three races in Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong> in<br />

ST in 2010. Competed in 2007/2009 SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup.<br />

Personal: Born June 8, 1970. Married to Debby. Two Children (Shelby and<br />

Alexandra). Drives a Ford F250 Diesel. Lists Modern Family as his favorite TV<br />

show, Randy Pobst and Jimmy Johnson as his racing heroes.<br />

Devin cATeS<br />

dehvihn Kates<br />

Fairfax, VA<br />

Age: 21<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 8 and 9 at Mid-Ohio in a Ford Mustang and finished 3rd<br />

and 5th in GTS respectively. Entered Rounds 10 and 11 in a Volkswagen GTi and<br />

finished 5th and 12th in Touring Car respectively.<br />

Previously: First race was in a 1990 Ford Mustang at VIR in 2000, as part of<br />

NASA Camaro/Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong>. History includes racing in NASA Camaro/<br />

Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> 2006; NASA/SCCA Spec Miata 2007-09; VW Jetta TDI Cup<br />

2009; Grand Am 2010; Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> 2010.<br />

Personal: Single, born January 13, 1990. Attended James Madison University - Marketing Major, Creative<br />

Writing Minor. Played guitar in bands around Northern Virginia and still writes and composes music. His<br />

daily driver is a Subaru WRX STi and lists steak and Chinese as his favorite foods. Favorite TV Show is<br />

Californication, lists Lewis Hamilton as his favorite driver and Road Atlanta as his favorite track. Lists<br />

racecar mechanic as his first job.<br />

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JeFF coURTneY<br />

JEF KORT-nee<br />

Milwaukee, Wis.<br />

Age: 44<br />

career highlights: 2006 Piloti SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year.<br />

2010: Finished 7th in GT Drivers’ Championship with 10 top 10 finishes and<br />

4th at Miller Motorsports park.<br />

Previously: In the 1980s ran motorcycles and motocross. Prior to joining <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong>, competed in SCCA Pro Racing Mazdaspeed Miata Cup. Also drove<br />

in Grand-Am Cup GS and Panoz Pro GT, as well as oval track snow-mobiling and<br />

motorcycle competitions. Won the 2005 Panoz GT Pro winter series championship, and also claimed the<br />

Miata Cup Sunoco Hard Charger award at Mosport in 2005. Competed in first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> event in<br />

2005, placing 19th after starting 27th at Sebring. Competed in a full year of SPEED Touring Car in 2006<br />

with the STaSIS Audi team. Finished the year 10th in the Drivers’ Championship with four top-10 finishes,<br />

including a career-best fourth at Mid-Ohio. earning him the Piloti Rookie of the Year Award. Stepped over<br />

from SPEED Touring Car to GT in 2007, driving a Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper. Earned four<br />

top-10 finishes en route to finishing a career-high seventh in the Drivers’ Championship. Best finish was<br />

fifth at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, where his teammate was NASCAR star Kasey Kahne. In 2008, driving<br />

a Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper, equaled his best SPEED GT finish of fifth at Sebring. Collected<br />

three more top-10 finishes to end the year eighth in the Drivers’ Championship. In 2009, finished 12th<br />

in GT in a Dodge Viper. Had a season best of sixth at Mid-Ohio.<br />

Personal: Drives a BMW M3 on the street. Likes mexican and italian food and favorite TV shows are sports<br />

related. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is his favorite track. Bob Woodhouse is his racing hero.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Fin. (T10)<br />

2005 TC 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2006 TC 10 0 1 4 10<br />

2007 GT 10 0 1 4 7<br />

2008 GT 10 0 1 6 8<br />

2009 TC 1 0 0 0 1<br />

2009 GT 8 0 0 4 -<br />

2010 GT 12 0 1 10 7<br />

Totals 52 0 4 29 7<br />

Dino cReScenTini<br />

DEE-no cres-en-TEE-nee<br />

Malibu, Calif.<br />

Age: 50<br />

career highlights: 2004 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year.<br />

2010: Finished 9th in GT Drivers’ Championship with seven top 10 finishes and<br />

a win in Round 2 at St. Petersburg.<br />

Previously: Began racing various motocross and desert events in 1972 and continues<br />

to participate in these events. For the past 25 years, Dino has competed in<br />

five to six Alfa Club Races/Time Trials per year dating back to 1978 and is a driving<br />

instructor. In 1983-84, competed in SCCA GT-5 class driving an Alfa Romeo GTA. Holds lap records<br />

at Willow Springs and Riverside. From 1990-1992, ran a tube frame Alfa Romeo in SCCA GT-3 class and<br />

Nasport. Was second in the division and third at the Runoffs. Holds several lap records. Competed in the<br />

Trans-Am series from 1993-1997. Won several Rising Star of the Race awards and his best finish was<br />

fifth. Driving a 1972 McLaren M8F, he has won every Can-Am vintage car race he has finished from 2002<br />

to the present. In rookie SPEED Touring Car season of 2004, ran full slate of ten events in a BMW 325i.<br />

Scored one top-five finish (Infineon), six top-10s and was named 2004 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the<br />

Year. Joined Tri-Point Motorsports in 2005 and ran in 10 Touring Car events driving a MAZDA6. Qualified<br />

in the top five in half of his starts, including a career-best second on the grid at Portland. Also had a<br />

pair of top-three finishes highlighted by a career-best third at Infineon. In addition to Touring Car, took


to SPEED GT, driving Lou Gigliotti’s Corvette at Portland where he earned his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win in<br />

his first-ever GT start. Continued with Tri-Point Motorsports in 2006, earning three top-ten finishes. Best<br />

result was an eighth at Infineon. Started the 2007 season with STaSIS, finishing seventh at Sebring in<br />

an Audi A4. Entered final race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with Tri-Point Motorsports in a MAZDA6,<br />

finishing fifth. Contested all 10 rounds of 2008 GT Championship in GMG Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3<br />

and seven Touring Car Rounds in a RealTime Acura TSX. Finished 13th in the SPEED Touring Car Drivers’<br />

Championship with a best finish of seventh at Miller Motorsports Park and Mid-Ohio. Finished six of seven<br />

SPEED Touring Car races in the top 10. In 2009, finished a career-best ninth in the GT Championship<br />

despite missing two races after a crash in practice at Long Beach. Earned his second career win at Watkins<br />

Glen. Qualified on the pole at Sebring, and finished on the podium (third place) at Road America.<br />

Personal: Born July 3, 1960. Is the CEO for Centric Parts. Has three children (Sasha, Giuliana and Dino<br />

Jr.) and drives an Audi RS4 on the street. Lists Grand Prix as his favorite movie and prefers Italian and<br />

Japanese food. Tazio Nuvalari is his racing hero and Portland is his favorite track.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2004 TC 10 0 1 6 10<br />

2005 GT 2 1 1 1 -<br />

2005 TC 10 0 2 3 -<br />

2006 TC 8 0 0 3 -<br />

2007 TC 2 0 1 2 -<br />

2008 GT 10 0 0 5 -<br />

2008 TC 7 0 0 6 -<br />

2009 GT 8 1 3 5 9<br />

2010 GT 9 1 4 7 9<br />

Totals 66 3 12 38 9<br />

Ben cRoSLAnD<br />

behn Crahs-land<br />

Salt Lake City, UT<br />

Age: 18<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 8 and 9 at Mid-Ohio in a Ford Mustang and finished 5th<br />

and 4th respectively in GTS. Entered the season finale at Miller Motorsports Park<br />

in a Ford Mustang and finished 2nd in GTS.<br />

Previously: First race was in a Ford Mustang in a Miller Park Racing Association<br />

(MPRA) race in June 2008. Started in MPRA in 2008, and ran Mustang<br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Series from 2009-2010. Won 2010 Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> Series races<br />

at New Jersey and Miller Motorsports Park.<br />

Personal: Single, born February 10, 1993. Drives a BMW 135i on the street and lists his favorite food<br />

as steak. Top Gear is his favorite TV Show, Aryton Senna is his favorite driver, and the Nurburgring is his<br />

favorite track. Lists marketing intern as his first job.<br />

Sports Trophy.<br />

PeTeR cUnninGhAM<br />

PEE-tur KUN-ing-ham<br />

Grafton, Wis.<br />

Age: 48<br />

career highlights: Nine-time SCCA Pro Racing Drivers’ Champion: 1988 SCCA<br />

Endurance Class B Champion. 1989 SCCA Endurance Class B Champion. 1990<br />

Race Truck Champion. 1995 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Super Production Champion. 1997<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> T1 Champion. 2002, 2005 and 2008 Touring Car Champion.<br />

2010 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GTS Champion. In 2001, recognized as all-time winning<br />

North American professional road racer. Leader of nearly every statistical category<br />

in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> racing. Also has ice racing and Rally Championships.<br />

In 2000, was the first North American to win the prestigious <strong>World</strong>wide BMW<br />

2010: Won the 2010 GTS Drivers’ Championship with eight wins.<br />

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Previously: Started autocrossing at the age of 17, winning the first event entered. Professional career<br />

started in 1985 in the Playboy Endurance Cup. Was the SCCA Escort Endurance Class B Champion,<br />

driving a Honda CRX Si in 1988. Won the same title in 1989 and led the B class with 11 career victories.<br />

In 1990, won the Racetruck Championship in a Mazda and finished second (Honda CRX Si) in<br />

the first year of the SCCA <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Super Production class. In 1993, led Honda to the Class C<br />

Manufacturers’ Championship, scored three victories and finished second in the Drivers’ Championship in<br />

a Honda Prelude Si. In 1994, drove to second place in the WC Super Production class, missing the Drivers’<br />

Championship again by three points. In 1995, won his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championship (Class<br />

C) in a Honda Prelude Si. Recorded one victory (Trois-Riveres) and eight top-five finishes in as many races.<br />

In 1996, finished fifth overall with two wins in a T1 Acura NSX. In 1997, captured his second <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championship with four victories in a T1 NSX. Also in 1997, finished second in CART<br />

Super Touring Championship in a Honda Accord for Honda of America Racing Team. Finished third overall<br />

in the T1 Drivers’ Championship (Acura NSX) in 1998 on the strength of two wins. Also in 1998, signed<br />

on to to Team PTG’s BMW endurance racing program, competing with various co-drivers in USRRC and<br />

IMSA GT catagories. Over the next three seasons, scored three wins, 17 top-three and 27 top-10 finishes.<br />

Did not compete in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> in 1999. In 2000, ran the entire SpeedvisionGT season in a BMW<br />

M3, recording a <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> record-tying 19th-career win at Ste. Croix. Recorded five top-10 finishes,<br />

four top-fives, and a season-high three pole positions. Made one Speedvision Touring Car start, finishing<br />

third. In 2001, finished runner-up in the Speedvision GT Championship in an Acura NSX SC, topping the<br />

statistical charts with a season-high five wins, seven poles, seven top-fives and nine top-10s. Broke the<br />

<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> record for wins at Sebring with 20. In his only Touring Car appearance of the season, drove<br />

a RealTime Racing Acura Integra R to a 10th-place finish after starting 40th at Road Atlanta. In 2002,<br />

captured third SPEED<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car title with one win, six top fives, ten top-10s and two<br />

poles in an Acura Integra Type R. Scored runner-up finish in GT Championship, with one win, eight top<br />

fives and ten top-10 finishes an Acura NSX SC. Became second driver in history to win both class races<br />

in the same weekend (Road Atlanta). In 2003, headed the Nissan factory team effort driving a Nissan<br />

SE-R Spec V. In the program’s first season, Cunningham recorded a flag-to-flag win at Road America, two<br />

podium, five top-five and six top-10 finishes en route to finishing fourth in the Drivers’ Championship. In<br />

2004, completed second and final year of Nissan Sentra SE-R program, earning one win, six top-five and<br />

six top-10 finishes in 10 SPEED Touring Car events, finishing fifth in the point standings. The victory<br />

at Road America made it five consecutive seasons with at least one win. Won the season-long Air Force<br />

Reserve Pole Award for a class-best three poles won. Also drove in two SPEED GT races in an Audi RS6,<br />

earning a top-five and a top-10 finish. Earned fourth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championship in 2005, his<br />

first since winning the 2002 Touring Car title. In eleven starts, earned one win (Sebring) to go along with<br />

seven top-five and 11 top-10 finishes, all of which helped Acura claim the Touring Car Manufacturers’<br />

Championship. Had four consecutive third-place finishes following season-opening win. Needs just one<br />

more win to earn 30 for his career and only seven starts to break the 150 start plateau. Finished fourth in<br />

the 2006 SPEED Touring Car Driver’s Championship. In ten starts, scored three podium and nine top-10<br />

finishes, helping Acura to its record-sixth Manufacturers’ title. Broke a 25-race winless streak in 2007 at<br />

the series’ first visit to the Grand Prix of Toronto. Earned a second win in the final race at Mazda Raceway<br />

Laguna Seca. Had a total of four top-five finishes and eighth top-10s. Ended the season fifth in the<br />

Drivers’ Championship. Earned record-tying fifth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Championship in 2008, finishing all 10<br />

rounds of SPEED Touring Car Championship in the top 10, including five top-three finishes and two pole<br />

positions. Driving a RealTime Acura TSX, helped lead American Honda to its record 11th Manufactuers’<br />

Title. Also competed in the KONI <strong>Challenge</strong>. In 2009, finished third in the Touring Car Championship,<br />

finishing in the top-10 at all 10 races. Won at Mosport, and finished as the runner-up four times (New<br />

Jersey Motorsports Park, Autobahn, Mid-Ohio and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca).<br />

Personal: Nickname is “P.D.” Born July 1, 1962 and is married to Rainey with one daughter, Audrey.<br />

Owns RealTime R&L, Inc., a racing team and logistics company in Wisconsin. Serves as co-chairman of<br />

WC Vision with Bob Woodhouse.<br />

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Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1990 SP 8 2 7 8 2<br />

1991 WC 2 1 2 2 -<br />

1991 SP 2 1 1 1 -<br />

1992 A 1 0 1 1 -<br />

1992 D 2 0 2 2 -<br />

1993 C 8 3 7 8 2<br />

1994 SP 8 2 6 7 2<br />

1995 SP 8 1 8 8 1<br />

1996 T1 10 2 4 7 5


1997 T1 9 4 8 8 1<br />

1998 T1 9 2 4 5 3<br />

2000 TC 1 0 1 1 -<br />

2000 GT 10 1 4 5 7<br />

2001 TC 1 0 0 1 -<br />

2001 GT 10 5 7 9 2<br />

2002 TC 11 1 6 10 1<br />

2002 GT 10 1 8 10 2<br />

2003 TC 10 1 5 6 4<br />

2004 TC 10 1 6 6 5<br />

2004 GT 2 0 1 1 -<br />

2005 TC 11 1 7 11 1<br />

2006 TC 10 0 5 9 4<br />

2007 TC 10 2 4 8 5<br />

2008 TC 10 0 9 10 1<br />

2009 TC 10 1 7 10 3<br />

2010 GTS 12 10 11 12 1<br />

Totals 195 42 131 166 1<br />

JASon DASKALoS<br />

JAY-sun DAH-skuh-los<br />

Albuquerque, N.M.<br />

Age: 39<br />

career highlights: 2006 Viper Racing League Champion and Rookie of the Year.<br />

2010: Finished 5th in GT Drivers’ Championship with four top 5 finishes.<br />

Previously: Competed in Michelin <strong>Challenge</strong> Series and Viper Racing League,<br />

capturing the Viper Racing league title in his Rookie season with 14 wins in 23<br />

starts. Entered nine races in 2007 with a Dodge Viper for his rookie season. Best<br />

finish was ninth at Road Atlanta, earning him Piloti Rookie of the Race honors. In<br />

2008, earned six top-10 finishes in his sophomore season driving a Dodge Viper, including a career-best<br />

fourth at New Jersey Motorsports Park, where he earned the Sunoco Hard Charger Award for advancing nine<br />

positions in the race. Also led his first official race lap in rainy Sebring season opener. Ended the season<br />

sixth in the SPEED GT Drivers’ Championship. In 2009, despite running only five races, captured three<br />

top-fives, including his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT win.<br />

Personal: Born January 2, 1972. Married to Cindy with two children, Eliana and Petros. Is a commercial<br />

developer and general contractor. His first job was in a body shop and he currently drivers a Hummer H-1<br />

on the street. Lists filet mignon as his favorite food and Entourage as his favorite TV show. Road Atlanta<br />

is his favorite track and Juan Pablo Montoya is his racing hero.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2007 GT 9 0 0 1 -<br />

2008 GT 10 0 1 6 6<br />

2009 GT 5 1 3 4 -<br />

2010 GT 12 0 4 9 5<br />

Totals 36 1 8 20 5<br />

BRAnDon DAviS<br />

BRAN-dun DAY-vis<br />

Huntington Beach, Calif.<br />

Age: 25<br />

career highlights: 2005 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year. 2009 SPEED<br />

GT Champion.<br />

2010: Entered one GT and two GTS races in 2010. Had two 2nd place finishes<br />

in GTS and one 3rd in GT.<br />

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Previously: Started racing go karts at age seven. Began SCCA Regional and National competition at<br />

16. Participated in first professional race at Portland in June of 2004 and drove in first SPEED <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> race in July at Infineon. In 2005, his rookie SPEED Touring Car season, earned an impressive<br />

eight top-10 finishes in 11 events driving an Acura TSX for RealTime Racing. Earned first career-pole at<br />

Mosport and finished fourth in the Drivers’ Championship, earning him Rookie of the Year honors. Earned<br />

another nine top-10 finishes in the RealTime Acura TSX in 2006. Collected first win at the Grand Prix<br />

of Denver, where he beat teammate Eric Curran to the line by 0.005-second, the closest finish in series<br />

history. Ventured into SPEED GT for the first time driving his father Mike Davis’ Saleen SR to a 16th place<br />

finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Earned four top-10 finishes in 2007 with RealTime Racing. Best<br />

result was third at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Also drove Saleen SR for father Mike Davis’ team at<br />

Laguna Seca, finishing 12th in only his second SPEED GT race. Switched full time to SPEED GT with ACS<br />

Ford Mustang Cobra in 2008. Ended the season third in the Drivers’ Championship with six podium finishes,<br />

including wins at Long Beach and Road Atlanta. In 2009, captured the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT Driver’s<br />

Championship with 10 top-ten finishes and seven podiums, including a win at Mid-Ohio. Only finished<br />

outside the top-four one race. Also, sat on pole at Mosport, Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. Completed 100<br />

percent of the possible laps during the season.<br />

Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1985. Works in business marketing and drives a BMW M3 and Ford Mustang GT<br />

500 on the street. First job was a go-kart instructor. Lists Burn Notice as his favorite TV show and sushi<br />

as his favorite food. Boris Said is his racing hero and Road Atlanta is his favorite track. Father, Mike, also<br />

races in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>.<br />

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Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2004 TC 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2005 TC 11 0 2 8 4<br />

2006 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2006 TC 10 1 3 9 6<br />

2007 TC 10 0 1 4 10<br />

2007 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2008 GT 10 2 7 7 3<br />

2009 GT 10 1 9 10 1<br />

2010 GTS 2 0 2 2 -<br />

2010 GT 1 0 3 1 -<br />

Totals 59 4 27 41 1<br />

MiKe DAviS<br />

MIKE DAY-vis<br />

Huntington Beach, Calif.<br />

Age: 59<br />

Previously: First race came in 1993 at Willow Springs in California, where he<br />

drove a 1966 427 A/C Cobra to the win. Was in Trans-Am for seven years,<br />

teaming up with Boris Said for ACS Express Racing. In 2002, Mike was the<br />

team owner when Said won the Trans-Am Series Championship. In 2005, had<br />

five SPEED GT starts in a Saleen SR, finished in the top 10 twice, winding up<br />

eighth at both Denver and Laguna Seca. Son Brandon was the 2005 SPEED<br />

Touring Car Rookie of the Year. Entered five SPEED GT events in 2006 with Ford<br />

Mustang Cobra, finishing in the top-10 at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Entered<br />

two SPEED GT events in 2007 with Ford Mustang Cobra. Best finish was 14th at the Grand Prix of Long<br />

Beach. In 2008, ran first fill season of SPEED GT in Ford Mustang Cobra, teaming with son Brandon.<br />

Earned four top-10 finishes, including starting the season with back-to-back seventh place results. In<br />

2009, ran a limited schedule, but finished a career-best fourth at his home race at Long Beach. Started<br />

first after inversion and led first laps of his career.<br />

Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1951. Is the co-owner and founder of Applied Computer Solutions, but his first<br />

job was selling newspapers at Bay Meadows race track. Drives a Mercedes CL65 on the street. Married to<br />

Sandy and has sons Brandon (23) and Sean (21). Lists Mark Donahue, A.J. Foyt and Parnelli Jones as<br />

racing heroes. Road America is his favorite track. Favorite food is sushi and favorite TV show is House.


Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2003 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2004 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2005 GT 5 0 0 2 -<br />

2006 GT 5 0 0 1 -<br />

2007 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2008 GT 10 0 0 4 -<br />

2009 GT 3 0 1 1 -<br />

Totals wc 28 0 1 8 -<br />

chRiS DeSALvo<br />

krihs DE-SAL-vo<br />

Bronx, N.Y.<br />

Age: 43<br />

Previously: 1985-1997 NHRA/IHRA. 1995-2003 SCCA Solo and Club Racing.<br />

2001 to 2010 NASA Time Trial and American Iron Series. Won the 2010<br />

American Iron Championship and was the runner-up in 2009 and 2008.<br />

American Iron Southeast Champion in 2007 and has over 40 podium finishes in<br />

the past four years in American Iron.<br />

Personal: Born July 31, 1967 and has two children (Colby 7 and Rae Brooke<br />

4). Drives a Chevy Trailblazer SS on the street and lists steak and lobster as his<br />

favorite foods. Family Guy and Two and a Half Men are his favorite TV shows, and<br />

Carroll Shelby is his racing hero. VIR is his favorite track and lists golf caddy as his first job.<br />

ToMY DRiSSi<br />

TOM-ee DREE-zee<br />

Hollywood, Calif.<br />

Age: 52<br />

career highlights: 1999 Trans-Am Rookie of the Year. 2009 Trans-Am Series<br />

Champion<br />

2010: Entered three GT races last season.<br />

Previously: Made 77 Trans-Am starts from 1999 – 2005, earning 38 top-10s,<br />

15 top-fives, one pole and a win at the 2000 Grand Prix of Long Beach. Was the<br />

1999 Trans-Am Rookie of the Year and named the BBS Most Improved Driver<br />

in 2000. Finished 27th in 2000 SPEED GT race at Sears Point driving a Toyota Supra. Drove Chevrolet<br />

Corvette in 2006 SPEED GT rounds at Long Beach where he finished ninth and Laguna Seca, finishing<br />

25th. Qualified a Bimmer<strong>World</strong> BMW 325i at Laguna Seca, but did not start the race. Entered four<br />

SPEED GT events in 2007 driving a Chevrolet Corvette, finishing a series-high third at the season opener<br />

in Sebring. In 2008, entered races at Sebring and Long Beach in a Chevrolet Corvette, but was injured<br />

in a practice crash at Long Beach, forcing him to cancel the remainder of his season. In 2009, ran full<br />

season of Trans-Am, scoring one win and winning the series Championship. Finished 14th in his lone race<br />

at Mazda raceway Laguna Seca.<br />

Personal: Born December 9, 1958. Owns advertising firm that produces upcoming film displays for movie<br />

theaters. Drives a Chevrolet Suburban on the street. Pizza and cheeseburgers are his favorite food. Lists<br />

Le Mans as his favorite movie. Mario Andretti is his racing hero. Long Beach and Monaco are his favorite<br />

tracks.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2000 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2006 GT 2 0 0 1 -<br />

2007 GT 4 0 1 1 -<br />

2008 GT 2 0 0 1 -<br />

2009 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2010 GT 3 0 0 0 -<br />

Totals 13 0 1 3 -<br />

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ToM ehLen<br />

tawm ai-lin<br />

Vancouver, BC<br />

Age: 53<br />

Previously: Club racing in 2010.<br />

Personal: Married to Nancy. Born October 4, 1957. Three children David (24),<br />

Sarah (22), Michael (18). Lists Michael Schumacher, Gilles Villeneuve as his<br />

favorite drivers. Drives a Porsche 911 Turbo on the street, and lists Nürburgring<br />

as his favorite track and steak and potatoes as his favorite foods.<br />

nicK eSAYiAn<br />

NIK eh-SAY-un<br />

Encinitas, Calif.<br />

Age: 43<br />

2010: Finished second in the GTS Drivers’ Championship last season with one<br />

win and 12 top 5 finishes.<br />

Previously: Won the SCCA Central Division Regional Championship in 1993 and<br />

Milwaukee Region Rookie of the Year in the same year. He finished in the top<br />

10 in points in the SCCA Central Division from 1994-95, and then improved to<br />

top-five finishes in points from 1996-2002 in the SCCA So Pac Division. Also,<br />

finished in the top 10 in final points in three seasons of Neon <strong>Challenge</strong> as well<br />

as scoring a top-three finish in final points for the 1999 NASA Touring Car Championship. In 2002, ran<br />

two SPEED Touring Car races in an Acura Integra Type R, with a best finish of 25th at Road America. In<br />

2003, competed in SCCA National Series finishing third in points in SoPac Division in the SSB class.<br />

Driving for RealTime Racing in 2004, finished fourth in Rookie of the Year points standings and 18th<br />

overall in Touring Car after running all 10 events for the first time in career. Best finish (15th) came at<br />

Portland after starting 21st. In 2005, his second full season with RealTime Racing, posted career-best<br />

eighth-place finish at Mosport after qualifying 14th. Including that race, earned the first four top-10<br />

finishes of his career (St. Petersburg, Portland, Mosport and Laguna Seca). Finished 12th in the Drivers’<br />

Championship. Finished ninth in the 2006 SPEED Touring Car Drivers’ Championship racing a RealTime<br />

Acura RSX. Earned six top-10 finishes with and finished a career-best seventh at Sebring. In 2008, first<br />

season with Bimmer<strong>World</strong> netted Esayian a best start of fourth and a best finish of sixth as he adapted to<br />

the rear-wheel drive BMW E90 platform. In 2009, finished ninth in the Touring Car Championship, finishing<br />

on the podium at Road Atlanta and leading the most laps, his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> podium.<br />

Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1967. Is CEO of Debt Cures, LLC., enjoys golf, tennis, off road motorcycling, politics<br />

and the beach. He is married to Carrie and they have two sons Jake and Troy. Drives a Mercedes Benz<br />

S550 on the street. Earned a BBA (Marketing) from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater and holds and<br />

MBA from the University of Redlands.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2002 TC 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2004 TC 10 0 0 0 -<br />

2005 TC 11 0 0 4 -<br />

2006 TC 10 0 0 6 9<br />

2007 TC 10 0 0 3 -<br />

2008 TC 10 0 0 3 -<br />

2008 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2009 TC 10 0 4 8 9<br />

2009 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2010 GTS 12 1 12 12 2<br />

Totals 77 1 16 36 2


chARLeS eSPenLAUB<br />

CHAR-uls ES-pen-lob<br />

Lutz, Fla.<br />

Age: 42<br />

2010: Entered one race in GTS finishing 4th at Long Beach.<br />

Previously: 1996-2001, ran Speedvision Cup, Porsche Club, HSR, Motorola<br />

Cup and NASA events. Has also competed in SCCA Club Racing, Grand-Am and<br />

Grand-Am Cup. Ran seven Speedvision Touring Car races in 2001, with a best<br />

finish of ninth at Road Atlanta. In 2002, ran a full season in SPEED Touring Car<br />

in a Mazda Protege. He had two top ten finishes and one top five finish coming at<br />

VIRginia International Raceway. In 2003, ran a full season in SPEED Touring Car<br />

driving a Mazda Protege E9 ES and recorded a season-best 10th place finish at Sebring after qualifying<br />

ninth. Competed in one SPEED GT race (Sebring) finishing 13th. In 2004, turned in three top-10 finishes,<br />

including a second-place run at Mosport after starting 28th. In 2005, after beginning season in familiar<br />

Mazda Protege, switched to MAZDA6 for Tindol Motorsports. In the MAZDA6, earned the first win of his<br />

career at Mosport after starting second. Also, earned the first pole position of his career at Cleveland before<br />

finishing second. In all, had seven top-10, four top-five and three podium finishes en route to finishing<br />

seventh in the Drivers’ Championship. In 2006, his second season with Tindol Motorsports, racked up six<br />

top-10 finishes and four top-five finished en route to finishing eighth in the Drivers’ Championship. Best<br />

result was second at Road America where he started on pole. In his third year with Tindol Motorsports,<br />

earned six top-10 finishes and two top-five finishes in 2007. Best finish was third in the second half of<br />

the Watkins Glen doubleheader. In 2008, switched to Tri-Point team, still piloting a MAZDA6. Earned<br />

seven top-10 finishes, including back-to-back fourth-place results at Sebring and VIR, where he qualified<br />

second. Ended the season eighth in the Drivers’ Championship. In 2009, finished a career-best fifth in the<br />

Touring Car Championship. Finished as runner-up three times at Mosport, Watkins Glen and Road America.<br />

Was the fastest qualifier at Mid-Ohio.<br />

Personal: Born Sept. 22, 1968. Is single and works as a driving instructor at the Panoz Racing School.<br />

Drives a VW Eurovan and a Nissan pickup on the street. Favorite movie is Fight Club and racing heroes<br />

are Andy Pilgrim and Michael Galati.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1999 TC 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2001 TC 7 0 0 1 -<br />

2002 TC 11 0 1 2 -<br />

2003 TC 10 0 0 1 -<br />

2003 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2004 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2004 TC 8 0 1 3 -<br />

2005 TC 11 1 4 7 7<br />

2006 TC 10 0 4 6 8<br />

2007 TC 10 0 2 6 9<br />

2008 TC 10 0 4 7 8<br />

2009 TC 10 0 4 8 5<br />

2010 GTS 1 0 1 1 -<br />

Totals 91 1 21 42 5<br />

Ron FeLLowS<br />

Rahn FELL-loz<br />

Mississauga, Ontario<br />

Age: 51<br />

2010: Entered three races last season and won at Mosport and Watkins Glen.<br />

career highlights: Has five <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> wins in just 17 starts, all with Team<br />

Cadillac prior to this season. Has won the 24 Hours of Daytona overall, and has<br />

three class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Has also won twice at Sebring.<br />

Previously: Won his first championship in 1987, driving in the Player’s/GM<br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> series. Won 19 SCCA Trans-Am races in 95 starts. A long time driver for<br />

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Corvette Racing in the American Le Mans Series and around the world, earned his first win for the team in<br />

2000. In 2001, earned an overall win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and a GTS class win at the 24 Hours of<br />

Le Mans. Earned another GTS win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2002, and seven wins in the Corvette in<br />

the U.S. Was the ALMS GTS co-champion in 2003. Repeated as GTS champion in 2004. Earned a <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> win Team Cadillac at Mosport. Earned another <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win at Mosport in 2005 for Team<br />

Cadillac, his only <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> start that season. Won the 2006 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> race at Long Beach<br />

with a last-lap pass, again for Team Cadillac. Earned a pole and two runner-up finishes in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong><br />

in 2007. Ran NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races, finishing fourth in Montreal and Watkins<br />

Glen. In 2008, won at Sebring and Road Atlanta for Corvette racing. Won the NASCAR Nationwide Series<br />

Race in Montreal for JR Motorsports.<br />

Personal: Born September 28, 1959. Is married to Lynda, with three children – Lindsay, Sam and Patrick.<br />

In 2007, Corvette released the limited edition Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Corvette Z06, the first<br />

signed special edition in Corvette’s history.<br />

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Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2004 GT 3 1 1 3 -<br />

2005 GT 1 1 1 1 -<br />

2006 GT 5 1 4 4 -<br />

2007 GT 5 0 2 3 -<br />

2010 GT 3 2 2 2 -<br />

Total wc 17 5 10 13 -<br />

ToM FeLT<br />

tawm FElt<br />

Provo, Utah<br />

Age: 47<br />

Previously: Placed 2nd in his first Miller Park Racing Association (MPRA) race at<br />

Miller Motorsports Park, March 2009 in a Honda S2000. In 2009 participated<br />

in Regional SCCA Races in the new regional ITE class. Sept. 2009 entered the<br />

NASA National Championship Honda <strong>Challenge</strong> race at Miller Motorsports Park.<br />

In 2010 continued in MPRA, Regional SCCA and NASA Championships. Took 1st<br />

place in the 2009 MPRA championship in SP class in first year of racing. Took<br />

3rd place in 2009 Honda <strong>Challenge</strong> H1 at the NASA National Championships.<br />

Took 1st place at the 2010 SCCA Double National in ITE-U. Holds the Lap record<br />

for SCCA ITE-U at Miller Motorsports Park<br />

Personal: Married (spouse Stephanie), born September 1, 1963 with five children (Malcolm, 24; Wyatt,<br />

21; Bria 16; Anna 15; Jensen 10). Drives a Toyota Tundra on the street and lists Seinfeld as his favorite<br />

TV show. Martin Snow is his favorite driver and fresh blueberry smoothies are his favorite food. Lists his<br />

first job as a pit monkey @ Jiffy Lube and his favorite track is Miller Motorsports Park. He was honored to<br />

be in “THE PIT” as search and rescue at Ground Zero.<br />

ALex FiGGe<br />

AEluhks fIHg<br />

Denver, CO<br />

Age: 30<br />

Previously: Figge has raced for 13 years in Pro Mazda (wins, poles, podiums),<br />

USF2000 (poles, podiums), Formula Atlantic Championship (wins, poles, podiums),<br />

Champ Car (top tens), Grand Am DP and GT (wins, podiums), American Le<br />

Mans GT1 (multiple podiums), American Le Mans GT2 (Ferrari w/Tafel Racing),<br />

American Le Mans LMP (multiple podiums and fastest laps)<br />

Personal: Married to Amy. Born January 29, 1981. Expecting first child in May<br />

<strong>2011</strong> (son). Is a hunting guide in the offseason, loves cooking and has four<br />

dogs.


eRic FoSS<br />

AIR-ik FAWS<br />

Fort Worth, Texas<br />

Age: 37<br />

career highlights: 2008 MX-5 Cup Champion. 2008 SCCA Spec Miata National<br />

Champion. 2009 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car Rookie of the Year.<br />

Previously: Has 17 years of SCCA Solo and Club Racing experience, even running<br />

select Speedvision Cup races in 1997. Has competed in the Spec Miata class<br />

for two years. Has been a driving instructor for more than 10 years with Panoz,<br />

the Porsche Driving School and MER Spec Miata Advanced Clinic. In 2006<br />

was named Atlanta Region National Driver of the Year. Entered first MX-5 Cup<br />

race in 2007 finishing third after starting from pole. In 2008, won the 2008 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy<br />

Mazda MX-5 Cup, earning him a spot in a Mazda for the 2009 SPEED Touring Car season as part of the<br />

MAZDASPEED driver development program. Won 2008 SCCA Spec Miata National Championship. In<br />

2009, finished Touring Car Championship in seventh place on his way to 2009 Rookie of the Year title.<br />

Finished in the top-10 eight times, including a high of fourth at Sebring. Was the fastest qualifier at<br />

Mosport.<br />

Personal: Born December 28, 1973 and is married to Tila. Drives a Mazda RX-8 on the street and enjoys<br />

Mexican food. South Park is his favorite TV show. Klaus Ludwig is his racing hero and Road Atlanta is his<br />

favorite track.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2009 TC 10 0 3 8 7<br />

Totals wc 10 0 3 8 7<br />

TonY GAPLeS<br />

TONY GA-puls<br />

Lake Forest, Ill.<br />

Age: 44<br />

Previously: Ran Ferarri <strong>Challenge</strong> in 2001, finishing second at VIR and third at<br />

Indianapolis events and finishing third in final points tandings. Won the 2002<br />

SCCA Central Division Championship in T1. Ran two SPEED GT races in a Corvette<br />

Z06, with a season-best finish of 16th at Road America in 2002. In 2003, ran his<br />

first full season of SPEED GT and recorded one top-10 finish in season fianale<br />

in Puerto Rico. Finished third in Rookie of the Year points. In 2004, ran three<br />

SPEED GT events, with best finish (11th) coming at Mid-Ohio. Had a career year<br />

in 2005, finishing a personal-best second at Infineoon behind Lou Gigliotti. Made<br />

11 starts, had six top-10 finishes to finish eighth in the SPEED GT Drivers’ Championship - the first time<br />

to finish in the top 10. Entered seven SPEED GT races in 2006 driving a Chevrolet Corvette, earning two<br />

top-ten finishes. Best result was ninth at St. Petersburg. Collected three top-10 finishes 2007 driving a<br />

Blackdog Racing Corvette. Best finish was seventh at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. In 2008, earned four top-10<br />

results driving a Blackdog Racing Chevrolet Corvette en route to finishing ninth in the SPEED GT Drivers’<br />

Championship. In 2009, finished a career best seventh in the GT Championship. Had seven top-10 finishes,<br />

with a best of fourth at Sebring. Earned Sunoco Hard Charger of the Year award.<br />

Personal: Born May 11, 1966. Drives a 1999 Porsche Convertible on the street. Likes Filet Mignon, the<br />

movie Kill Bill and all types of guitar music (blues, jazz, rock). His favorite track is Sebring and considers<br />

Michael Schumacher his racing hero.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2002 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2003 GT 10 0 0 1 -<br />

2004 GT 10 0 0 1 -<br />

2005 GT 11 0 1 6 8<br />

2006 GT 7 0 0 2 -<br />

2007 GT 9 0 0 3 -<br />

2008 GT 10 0 0 4 9<br />

2009 GT 9 0 1 7 7<br />

2010 GT 12 0 0 9 8<br />

Totals 80 0 2 33 7<br />

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DAn GARDneR<br />

Don GARD-nur<br />

Hermosa Beach, Calif.<br />

Age: 36<br />

2010: Entered seven races last season in Touring Car finishing fifth in Drivers’<br />

Championship with five top 5 finishes.<br />

Previously: Has raced a variety of pro and amateur race series since 2005. Drove<br />

in Grand-Am KONI <strong>Challenge</strong> in 2008. Ran the team that won the Touring 2 class<br />

at last year’s <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.<br />

Personal: Born April 25, 1974. Names Miller Motorsports Park and Infineon<br />

Raceway as his favorite tracks. Fringe and Modern Family are among his favorite television programs.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2010 TC 7 0 5 7 5<br />

RichARD GoLineLLo<br />

RIH-churd GO-leh-nehlo<br />

New York, N.Y.<br />

Age: 49<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 8 and 9 at Mid-Ohio and Round 12 at Miller in GTS in<br />

a Ford Mustang and finished 6th, 7th, and 8th respectively. Competed in the<br />

Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> series.<br />

Personal: Born October 7, 1961. Single with two children (Richard 15 and<br />

Christian 4). Drives a Mercedes S550 on the street. Lists steak as his favorite<br />

food, VERSUS as his favorite TV channel and Lime Rock as his favorite track.<br />

MiKe hARTLeY<br />

MEYEK HART-lee<br />

West Deptford, NJ<br />

Age: 53<br />

Previously: Ran a dozen <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> races off and on from 2003 through<br />

2009. Also has raced in the Viper Racing league. In 2009, ran two GT races, with<br />

a best finish of ninth at New Jersey, his career-best finish in a Dodge Viper.<br />

Personal: Born Aug. 13, 1957 and is single. Drives a Chevy Equinox on the street.<br />

Favorite food is Italian. Favorite track is Watkins Glen and racing hero is Ayrton<br />

Senna. Enjoys watching the Discovery Channel.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2003 GT 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2004 GT 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2005 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2006 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2007 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2009 GT 2 0 0 1 -<br />

Totals wc 12 0 0 1 -


TRiSTAn heRBeRT<br />

triss-TAN Her-bert<br />

Virginia<br />

Age: 35<br />

Previously: First race was in 1998 in a SCCA Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Series<br />

race at Nelson Ledges, Ohio. Finished first in a 1984 VW Rabbit GTi. Lists previous<br />

experience: 2008-2010 Mid Atlantic Road Racing Series; 2008-2009 Pro<br />

IT Series; 2009 American Road Race of Champions (ARRC). Eighteen wins since<br />

2008; 2009 Mid-Atlantic Road Racing ITM Champion; 2009 American Road<br />

Race of Champions ITB 2nd place; 2009 ITB track record at Summit Point; 2009<br />

ITB track record at New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt Course).<br />

Personal: Married, born in December 26, 1975. Drives a 1995 BMW 325i on the street and Chinese is his<br />

favorite food. His favorite TV show is Tosh.0, favorite driver Jamie Whincup and favorite track is Summit<br />

Point, West Virginia. Lists graphic designer as his first job.<br />

chiP heRR<br />

CHIP HER<br />

Lititz, Pa.<br />

Age: 28<br />

career highlights: 2002 Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Atlantic Tour Champion.<br />

2010: Entered two races last season winning at Mosport.<br />

Previously: Began racing at 16 and placed seventh in his first-career Mid-Atlantic<br />

Road Racing Series race at Summit Point in a Mazda RX-7. Has competed in<br />

the Grand Am Cup series. In 2003, scored five wins (BeaveRun Motorsports<br />

Complex, Lime Rock Park, VIRginia International Raceway, Road America and<br />

Gratt0n Raceway) and had nine podium finishes in 11 races en route to winning<br />

the inaugural Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Atlantic Tour Championship. Driving in the Spec Miata classes, Herr<br />

also won the SCCA American Road Race of Championships (ARRC) Championship and the SCCA Mid-<br />

Atlantic Road Racing Series Championship (MARRS). In 2004, finished second in SPEED Touring Car<br />

Rookie of the Year standings (25 points behind RoY Dino Crescentini) after posting three top-10 finishes<br />

in 10 starts. Best finish was sixth at Lime Rock after starting fifth. Also ran two SPEED GT events with<br />

Tiger Racing, with a 12th-place finish at Mosport a season-high. After joining the Techsport team in the<br />

middle of the 2005, piloted Air Force Reserve Ford Focus to its highest qualifying mark ever when he took<br />

the pole for the Denver race, where he finished fourth. Had an additional top-five showing at Road Atlanta<br />

(fifth), and finished 15th in the Drivers’ Championship. Also drove in two GT races, with his best outing<br />

coming at Mosport where he finished seventh. In 2006, drove full SPEED Touring Car season in a STaSIS<br />

Audi A4. Earned first-career win at Mid-Ohio and followed it up with wins at Road America and Mosport.<br />

An additional podium at Road Atlanta and a total of seven top-ten finishes propelled him to a third place<br />

finish in the Drivers’ Championship, his highest-ever points finish. Won the opening round of the SCCA Pro<br />

Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in his only appearance. Continued with STaSIS<br />

at the wheel of an Audi A4 in 2007. Earned six top-10 finishes, including a win a Lime Rock Park and<br />

runner-up finishes at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Mosport. Finished sixth in the SPEED Touring Car<br />

Championship. Entered Watkins Glen SPEED GT race with Tiger Racing in a Chevrolet Corvette, but did not<br />

finish. Driving a Tindol Motorsports MAZDA6 in 2008, collected seven top-five finishes in SPEED Touring<br />

Car to finish fourth in the standings. Earned four pole positions and won races at Lime Rock Park and Road<br />

Atlanta. In 2009, ran two races in a Mazda6, finishing fifth at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.<br />

Personal: Born May 17, 1982. Enjoys spaghetti, pizza and ice cream. Likes the TV show Two and a Half<br />

Men. Listens to rap and country music. His favorite movie is Days of Thunder and his racing heroes are<br />

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Espenlaub. His favorite track is VIR.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2004 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2004 TC 10 0 0 3 -<br />

2005 GT 2 0 0 1 -<br />

2005 TC 10 0 2 2 -<br />

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2006 TC 10 3 6 7 3<br />

2007 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2007 TC 10 1 4 6 6<br />

2008 TC 10 2 7 9 4<br />

2009 TC 2 0 1 1 -<br />

2010 TC 2 1 2 2 -<br />

Totals 59 7 22 31 3<br />

SheA hoLBRooK<br />

Shay HOLE-brook<br />

Groveland, Fla.<br />

Age: 20<br />

2010: Entered nine Touring Car races last season finishing sixth in Touring Car<br />

Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Previously: Started racing at 16 after participating in the Richard Petty<br />

Experience. Has raced in SCCA Club Racing and was the first female alternate<br />

for the 2008 SCCA Pro Racing VW TDI Cup.<br />

Personal: Born April 10, 1990. Earned the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company<br />

scholarship from the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation, started by Lyn<br />

St. James. Is an accomplished nationally competitive water skier. Majoring in Public Relations at Valencia<br />

College.<br />

BRenT hoLDen<br />

Brent HOLE-duhn<br />

Newport Beach, Calif.<br />

Age: 54<br />

2010: Entered one GT race at Long Beach.<br />

Previously: Is in his fourth year of racing. Has participated in the Patron GT3<br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> and Porsche Club of America events.<br />

Personal: Born October 12, 1956. Is married to Cheryl, and has two children<br />

– Trevor and Hunter. Names Miller Motorsports Park as his favorite track, and<br />

Felipe Massa as his racing hero. Lists steak and fries as his favorite foods, and<br />

enjoys watching CSI-Miami on television.<br />

RoBB hoLLAnD<br />

rAHb hAH-luhnd<br />

Denver, CO<br />

Age: 43<br />

2010: Entered eight races in 2010. Finished 3rd in Touring Car in Round 5 at<br />

Mosport, and 2nd in Round 11 at VIR. Finished 4th overall in the Touring Car<br />

Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Previously: Finished 2nd at NASA National Championships in 2007. Finished<br />

2nd in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car Rookie of the Year standings in 2006. Track<br />

Record Holder at Heartland Park and Mosport.<br />

Personal: Born November 18, 1967. Drives a Range Rover on the street and lists<br />

Pomme Frites as his favorite food, Archer as his favorite TV show, and Mosport as his favorite track.


eRnie JAKUBowSKi<br />

uhr-nee JACK-a-bow-ski<br />

Oakville, Ontario<br />

Age: 56<br />

2010: Entered the season starting at Rounds 8 and 9 at Mid-Ohio and finished<br />

3rd in GTS Driver points with 535. GTS Rookie-of-the-Year.<br />

Previously: 2001-2010 Porsche Club of America; 2008-09 NASA 944 Cup.;<br />

Road, rally and ice-racing specialist; 2009 NASA 944 Cup runner-up; 2008<br />

NASA 944 Cup Champion; 2003-05 Targa NFLD Modern Division Champion.<br />

Six-time Canadian National Off-road Champion in 1970-80s. Canadian Studded<br />

Ice-Racing Champion (1976).<br />

Personal: Single, born March 12, 1955 with two children (Margaret 21, Erika 17). Drives a 1986 Porsche<br />

911 on the street and Italian is his favorite food. Big Bang Theory is his favorite show, A.J. Foyt his favorite<br />

driver, and Mosport, Mid-Ohio, and Watkins Glen are his favorite tracks.<br />

PieRRe KLeinUBinG<br />

pee-AIR KLINE-you-bing<br />

Erexim, Brazil (Resides in Florida)<br />

Age: 36<br />

career highlights: Three-time Brazilian karting champion. 1992 & 1995 Brazilian<br />

Touring Car Champion. 1997 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> T2 Champion and Rookie of the<br />

Year. 2000 and 2001 Speedvision Touring Car Champion. 2006 SPEED Touring<br />

Car Champion, 2009 Touring Car Champion.<br />

2010: Entered one race last season at Miller Motorsports Park finishing 2nd in<br />

Touring Car.<br />

Previously: Began racing karts in Brazil in 1989, winning three-straight championships before entering<br />

the Brazilian Touring Car Championship in 1992. Won seven races from 1992 through 1995, where he<br />

won the series championship with four wins. Moved to the United States in 1996, where he drove in IMSA<br />

endurance races, and won the 24 Hours of Moroso. In 1997, made his <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> debut with a<br />

runner-up finish at St. Petersburg, and would score top-five finishes in his first five races. Scored his first<br />

race win at Mosport Park , and proceeded to win the following race at Pikes Peak en route to Rookie of<br />

the Year honors and a T2 Drivers’ Championship in his inaugural campaign. Also posted the fastest race<br />

lap at Mid-Ohio and won the pole at Mosport Park (both track records). In 1998, finished runner-up in the<br />

T2 Drivers’ Championship behind teammate Michael Galati with three wins (Topeka, Lime Rock and Pikes<br />

Peak), six total podiums, three poles (Topeka, Trois-Rivieres and Watkins Glen) and four fastest race laps,<br />

while setting four track records. In 1999, finished runner-up in SPEED Touring Car with two wins (Trois-<br />

Rivieres and Laguna Seca) and a season-high eight pole positions with RealTime Racing in an Integra. In<br />

2000, won the SPEED Touring Car Championship in a RealTime Racing Acura Integra R with three wins.<br />

Finished with eight top-10s and top-fives in nine starts, along with seven podium finishes and five poles.<br />

In 2001, Won the SPEED Touring Car Championship for the second-straight year in a RealTime Racing<br />

Acura Integra R. Earned $80,685 and accepted the third <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> title of his career (the other<br />

coming in 1997). The Brazilian finished out of the top-five and top-10 only once, recording four poles<br />

(tying Cunningham and Gigliotti for the all-time career lead) and three wins to clinch the Championship<br />

with 257 points. In 2002, finished second in the final SPEED Touring Car point standings, his sixth toptwo<br />

finish in the series in six years. Drove RealTime Racing Acura Integra R to three wins, seven podiums<br />

nine top-10 finishes in an 11-race season. In 2003, finished second in the final SPEEDTouring Car point<br />

standings for the fourth time in seven years. Recorded three wins (Mosport, Lime Rock and Road Atlanta),<br />

seven top-fives and had one pole position (Road Atlanta) in a RealTime Racing Acura RSX-S. In 2004,<br />

ran full slate of events for the eighth-straight season with RealTime Racing. Posted two wins, five topfive<br />

and six top-10 finishes in an Acura TSX on his way to ending up seventh in the SPEED Touring Car<br />

Championship. Two wins came at Portland and Road Atlanta. Set the fastest qualifying mark at Laguna<br />

Seca before finishing fourth, and recorded race’s fastest lap during winning run at Portland. 2004 was<br />

the first time he did not finish either first or second in the Championship. Continueing to drive an Acura<br />

TSX in 2005, led all of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> in victories with three, which came consecutively at Road Atlanta,<br />

Mid-Ohio and Cleveland. Overall, tallied six top-five and nine top-10 finishes to finish third the SPEED<br />

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Touring Car Drivers’ Championship. Won 2006 SPEED Touring Car championship driving a RealTime<br />

Acura TSX. Collected seven podiums, including back-to-back wins at Infineon and Miller Motorsports Park,<br />

four consecutive poles (Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Miller Motorsports Park and Denver), and finished nine of 10<br />

rounds in the top-five. Helped Acura to its sixth Manufacturers’ Title. Collected seven top-five finishes in<br />

2007, his first winless season in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. Was the polesitter at Lime Rock Park and set the fastest<br />

race lap at Sebring and Miller Motorsports Park. Finished fourth in the Drivers’ Championship. Started the<br />

2008 season with a win from pole at Sebring in a RealTime Acura TSX. Collected six more podium finishes<br />

before ending the season second in the SPEED Touring Car Drivers’ Championship, five points behind team<br />

owner Peter Cunningham. In 2009, earned his fifth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Touring Car Drivers’ Championship in<br />

a RealTime Acura TSX, making up 54 points with a win and a pole at the season finale at Mazda Raceway<br />

Laguna Seca. Also, won at Road America. Collected four more podium finishes.<br />

Personal: Born Oct. 24, 1974 and is married to Carla. Outside of racing, Pierre enjoys soccer, water skiing<br />

and go karting. Drives an Acura RL on the street.<br />

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Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1997 T2 10 2 8 9 1<br />

1998 T2 9 3 6 6 2<br />

1999 TC 10 2 8 9 2<br />

2000 TC 9 3 8 8 1<br />

2001 TC 10 3 9 9 1<br />

2002 TC 11 3 7 9 2<br />

2003 TC 10 3 7 7 2<br />

2004 TC 10 2 5 6 7<br />

2005 TC 11 3 6 9 3<br />

2006 TC 10 2 9 10 1<br />

2007 TC 10 0 7 7 4<br />

2008 TC 10 1 7 9 2<br />

2009 TC 10 2 8 10 1<br />

2010 TC 1 0 1 1 -<br />

Totals 131 29 96 109 1<br />

ScoTT KhUne<br />

skAHt KOO-nee<br />

Fort Wayne, Indiana<br />

Age: 51<br />

2010: Entered one GTS race last season at Long Beach.<br />

Previously: Scored a podium finish in his first race at Brainerd International<br />

Raceway in a PCA race in 1955 while driving a Porsche 944. Has raced in PCA<br />

for 15 years, SCORE for three years and SCCA <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> for one year. Track<br />

records in class at Daytona, Sebring, Texas and California. Voted ‘Workers Choice’<br />

at Daytona PCA race in 2009. Took 2nd place in class at the 2003 Baja 1000.<br />

Personal: Single, born August 27, 1959. Two children (Dawn 32, Jessica 29).<br />

His daily driver is a 2004 Porsche GT3 and favorite food is Sushi. Lists Family Guy as his favorite TV<br />

show, Sebring as his favorite track, and Steve McQueen as his racing hero. Lists automotive mechanic as<br />

his first job.<br />

cARoLYn KUJALA<br />

kaer-oh-lihn KWEE-uh-la<br />

Tucson, AZ<br />

Age: 61<br />

2010: Entered Mid-Ohio, VIR and Miller races in a VW Jetta GLi in Touring Car<br />

finishing 11th, 11th, 13th, 10th, and 8th respectively.<br />

Previously: First race was a club race with ProAutoSports, St. John’s Grand Prix,<br />

St. John, AZ, Labor Day weekend 2006. Car was SSC MINI Cooper S. Lists experience<br />

as 4 1/2 years of club racing with SCCA and ProAutoSports in SSB MINI


Cooper S. Competed in SCCA National Run-Offs at Road America in SSB in 2009, and in STU (with Jetta)<br />

in 2010. Also drove 1927 Ford Roadster (modified) with antique Mercedes V8 3 liter engine in land speed<br />

event at El Mirage Dry Lake in November, 2009. Won class series championship with ProAutoSports in<br />

2007, 2008, and 2009. Won class series championship with Arizona Region SCCA 2007-08, 2008-09,<br />

and 2009-10.<br />

Personal: Born May 4, 1949, Kujala’s daily driver is a 2005 Mini Cooper S. Lists CBS Sunday Morning as<br />

her favorite TV show, Paul Newman, and Janet Guthrie as her racing heroes, Italian as her favorite food,<br />

and Inde Motorsports Ranch as her favorite track.<br />

ThoMAS LePPeR<br />

THA-muhss LEP-per<br />

Benicia, Calif.<br />

Age: 56<br />

2010: Entered three Touring Car races last season finishing 2nd at Mosport.<br />

Previously: Began his racing career in 1982, driving Formula Fords. Since then,<br />

has raced a number of amateur and professional series. Has spent the past five<br />

seasons running a Chevrolet Cobalt SS in a variety of Touring Car series.<br />

Personal: Born December 26, 1954. Married to Robyn, and has four children.<br />

Names Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as his favorite track, and The Unit as his<br />

favorite television show.<br />

PATRicK LinDSeY<br />

PAT-trick LIND-see<br />

New York, N.Y.<br />

Age: 28<br />

2010: Entered 10 GT races last season finishing 10th in Drivers’ Championship<br />

with seven top five finishes.<br />

Previously: Raced in Performance Touring, TT and American Iron series with<br />

NASA. Was the 2006 NASA National Champion in PTA/TTA. Won an American<br />

Iron race at the wheel of a Ford Mustang. Continued racing American Iron<br />

Mustangs in 2007, winning five races in seven starts. Made SPEED Touring Car<br />

debut in 2007 driving a MAZDA6 for Horton Motorsports at Mazda Raceway<br />

Laguna Seca, finished 12th. Raced a Horton Motorsports MAZDA 6 in 2008, his first full season of SPEED<br />

Touring Car. Highest finish of 10th came at Miller Motorsports Park. Qualified second at Road Atlanta. In<br />

2009, ran the last four Touring Car event in a Mazda6, finishing third at Road America. Qualified secondfastest<br />

at Road America and Mid-Ohio.<br />

Personal: Born April 22, 1982. First job was at Starbucks, but is currently a stock broker with Sloan<br />

Securities. Drives a Chevy truck on the street. Enjoys hibachi food and lists Family Guy as his favorite TV<br />

show. Hobbies include golf and shooting as well as spending time with his family in Santa Barbra. Lists<br />

Townsend Bell and <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> competitor Ron Fellows as his racing heroes. Infineon Raceway is his<br />

favorite track.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2007 TC 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2008 TC 10 0 0 1 -<br />

2009 TC 4 0 2 4 10<br />

2010 GT 9 0 7 7 7<br />

Totals 24 0 9 12 7<br />

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eRic MeYeR<br />

AIR-ik MY-ur<br />

Bryan, Ohio<br />

Age: 46<br />

2010: 2nd in Touring Car Drivers’ Championship with eight top 5 finishes.<br />

Previously: Has five years of SCCA Club road racing experience. Has run parts of<br />

the last two seasons with Grand-Am.<br />

Personal: Born December 9, 1964. President of XOWii Racing (pronounced<br />

Zow-wee). Favorite food is seafood, and watches the History Channel. Lists<br />

Mario Andretti as a racing hero, and as a youngster watch Andretti win the 1969<br />

chARLeS MoRGAn<br />

CHAR-uls MORE-gin<br />

Dallas, Texas<br />

Age: 68<br />

2010: Entered nine races last season finishing 13th in GT Drivers’<br />

Championship.<br />

Previously: The 1993 IMSA GTO Champion is ranked third on the all-time driver<br />

point standings list. Has two class wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona and two class<br />

wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2009, raced at Autobahn, Road America and<br />

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT.<br />

Personal: Born Feb. 4, 1943. Is a retired CEO of Axciom Corporation. Married to Susie with two children:<br />

Caroline and Rob. Graduate from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.<br />

Designed the Acxiom NASCAR truck road race chassis and was occasional test driver. Regularly pilots<br />

Falcon and Citation jets.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2009 GT 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2010 GT 9 0 0 1 -<br />

Totals 12 0 0 1 -<br />

RoB MoRGAn<br />

ROB MORE-gin<br />

Costa Mesa, Calfi.<br />

Age: 37<br />

2010: 6th in GT Drivers’ Championship with two top five finishes and 12 top<br />

10 finishes.<br />

Previously: Began racing at the age of 18 in IMSA’s Firestone Firehawk Series.<br />

Began GTO racing in 1994 and moved to GTS-1 in 1995. Earned Oldsmobile’s<br />

100th road racing victory at Mosport in 1995 and was named GTS-1 Most<br />

Improved Driver. Won the GTS-1 Class at the 1996 24 Hours of Daytona. Entered<br />

Exxon <strong>World</strong> Sports Car Category in 1997 driving a Ferarri 333SP. Won at Mosport<br />

co-driving with Ron Fellows to score Ferarri their first win in Canada since 1964 and won Most Improved<br />

Driver. Also in 1997 entered two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races. Raced a partial Craftsman Truck<br />

Series schedule in 1998 before competed full time in 1999 and 2000. Qualified second at Texas Motor<br />

Speedway in 2000 and earned a career high finish of fifth at Heartland Park Topeka. Finished eighth in<br />

first SCCA Trans-Am race at Road America in 2001. Finished second in GTS at 2002 Rolex 24 Hours<br />

of Daytona. Took GTS wins at Watkins Glen and Daytona finale, securing the 2002 Team Championship.<br />

Finished second in class again at 2003 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. Raced Daytona Prototypes from 2005<br />

– 2007. In 2009, raced five times in a Prosche 911 GT3, earning two top-10 finishes at Autabahn and<br />

Mazda raceway Laguna Seca.


Personal: Born November 11, 1973. Owns TruSpeed Motorcars, but first job was washing cars. Is married<br />

to Vicki with two children: Makenna and Lainey. Drives a Porsche on the street. Enjoys watching SPEED<br />

and eating Italian food. Lists Charles Morgan as his driving hero and Mosport as his favorite track.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2009 GT 5 0 0 2 -<br />

2010 GT 12 0 2 12 6<br />

Totals 17 0 2 14 6<br />

JohnnY o’conneLL<br />

jaw-nee oh-kAHn-uhl<br />

Flowery Branch, GA<br />

Age: 48<br />

Previously: Formula Atlantic West,1987-88. American Racing Series<br />

1989. IMSA GTO 1991-95. IRL 1996. PCSR <strong>World</strong> Sports Car Championship<br />

1997-98. American Le Mans Series 1999-2010. Winner of the Le Mans 24h<br />

in the GT1 class 2009, Second in American Le Mans Series – GT1 2009.<br />

Second in Le Mans 24h – GT1 class 2008, American Le Mans Series<br />

champion in the GT1 class 2008. Second in Le Mans 24h – GT1 class<br />

2007, Second American Le Mans Series – GT1 2007. Third in American Le<br />

Mans Series GTS 2005, Second in Le Mans 24h – GT1 class 2005. American<br />

Le Mans Series class GTS champion 2004, Second in Le Mans 24h – GTS class<br />

2004. American Le Mans Series class GTS champion 2003, Third in Le Mans 24h – GTS class 2003.<br />

Winner of the Le Mans 24h in the GTS class 2002. Winner of the Le Mans 24h in the GTS class 2001,<br />

Winner of the Le Mans 24h in the IMSA / GTS class 1994.<br />

Personal: Born July 24, 1962. Has two children (Canaan and Kelly). Lists CTS-V Sedan, Chevrolet Corvette<br />

as daily drivers, Italian as his favorite food, O’Reilly Factor as his favorite TV show, Phil Hill as his racing<br />

hero and Sebring as his favorite track.<br />

STeve oTT<br />

STEEV AHT<br />

Houston, Texas<br />

Age: 29<br />

2010: Entered five GT races last season.<br />

Previously: Began racing in SCCA’s Spec Racer Ford category in 1999 at age 18.<br />

Competed in various SCCA Club Racing classes and scored three Rocky Mountain<br />

Division Championships (2001 SRF, 2002 SRF and 2004 DSR). Finished runnerup<br />

in 2004 DSR National Championship Runoffs. In 2006, signed on to run<br />

Champ Car Atlantic Series. Best finish was third at the Grand Prix of Cleveland.<br />

Returned to Club Racing in 2007 and finished third in Spec Miata at the Runoffs.<br />

Competed in Grand Am Cup ST class in 2008, scoring a pole, a podium and several top 10 finishes. Led<br />

most laps that year in an RX-8 despite missing the opening round.<br />

Personal: Born June 23, 1981 and is not married. Works as Service Manager at DriverSource in Houston<br />

but his first job was at IHOP. Favorite track is Watkins Glen. Favorite food is chicken tequila fetuccini from<br />

California Pizza Kitchen. Drives a Toyota Tacoma on the street. Favorite television show is House. Lists<br />

Mario Andretti as his racing hero.<br />

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BRAnDen PeTeRSon<br />

BRAN-den PEET-ur-sun<br />

Breckenridge, Colo.<br />

Age: 38<br />

2010: Entered three Touring Car races last season.<br />

Previously: Spent nine years competing in SCCA Club Racing ITA. Finished first<br />

in class at 12 Hours of Summit Point in 2001 and 2002. Also won class at<br />

6 Hours of Gingerman in 2001 and the 10 Hours of Gingerman in 2003. In<br />

2004, his first year of SPEED Touring Car competition, had a best finish of<br />

21st at Infineon after starting 30th. Ran three events overall in a Honda Civic<br />

Si. Competed in four Touring Car races in 2005, finished a career-best 17th<br />

at Denver after starting 20th - also a personal best. Overall, notched the first pair of top-20 finishes of<br />

career. Entered the Grand Prix of Denver in 2006 and Finished 19th behind the wheel of a Honda Civic<br />

Si. Entered 2007 SPEED Touring Car races at Miller Motorsports Park and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in<br />

an Acura TSX. Finished 17th and 19th, respectively. Entered three SPEED Touring Car events in 2008,<br />

driving an Acura TSX. Earned a career-best finish of 13th at Mid-Ohio. In 2009, ran three Touring Car<br />

races in an Acura TSX, earning a career-best tenth place finish at Mid-Ohio.<br />

Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1972. Married to Carisa. Drives a Porsche 914 and lists The Life of Ryan as<br />

his favorite TV show. Enjoys Thai food and lists snowboarder as his occupation. First job was working at a<br />

water park. High Plains Raceway is his favorite track and Tom Sneva is his racing hero.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2004 TC 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2005 TC 4 0 0 0 -<br />

2006 TC 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2007 TC 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2008 TC 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2009 TC 3 0 0 1 -<br />

2010 TC 3 0 2 2 -<br />

Totals 19 0 2 3 -<br />

MichAeL PeTTiFoRD<br />

MY-kuhl PET-ih-furd<br />

Louisville, Colo.<br />

2010: Entered three GTS and six Touring Car races last season.<br />

Previously: Was named the 1991 Rookie of the Year after finishing fourth in<br />

the Truck Guard/Shellzone <strong>Challenge</strong> Series Finished fifth in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> B<br />

Class in 1992. Has made 12 starts and held a very successful career in SCCA<br />

Club Racing.<br />

Personal: President of GO 4 IT Racing Schools since 1985. Racing career has<br />

included cars, trucks, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. Finished 4th in class<br />

in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on a motorcycle in 2009.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1991 SP 3 0 0 1 -<br />

1992 B 5 0 3 4 5<br />

1997 T1 1 0 1 1 -<br />

1998 T1 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2000 GT 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2010 GTS 3 0 3 3 7<br />

2010 TC 6 0 2 4 7<br />

Totals 21 0 9 13 5


AnDY PiLGRiM<br />

ANN-dee PILL-grim<br />

Del Ray Beach, Fla.<br />

Age: 54<br />

career highlights: 1995 IMSA Grand Sport Endurance Champion. 1997 and<br />

1998 IMSA GT1 Champion. 2004 Rolex 24 At Daytona overall winner. 2005<br />

SPEED GT Drivers’ Champion.<br />

2010: Finished 4th in GT Drivers’ Championship. Won Round 11 at VIR.<br />

Previously: From 1978-1980, competed in open-class and modified production<br />

motorcycles in England. Captured 71 wins and five Divisional and National<br />

Championships during that time. Moved to the United States in the early 1980s and began racing professionally<br />

in 1984. Driving a Pontiac Firebird, grabbed his first professional win in the IMSA Firestone<br />

Firehawk Endurance Championship at Sears Point in 1986. Won 20 Firehawk series races in 106 starts<br />

over the next decade. His record of 116 consecutive race finishes in IMSA/PSCR events is unprecedented.<br />

Made 23 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> starts from 1990-1994 and 1996. In those starts, Pilgrim recorded four wins,<br />

11 top-fives, and 22 top 10 finishes. In 1994, won one race in the IMSA Supercar Series driving a Lotus.<br />

Captured six wins en route to winning the IMSA Grand Sport Endurance Championship in 1995. In 1996,<br />

won the GTS-2 12 Hours of Sebring and won two <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> races (Road America, Reno) in three<br />

starts. In 1997, had four race wins en route to winning the PSCR GT1 Championhsip driving a Porsche 911<br />

GT1 with Alan McNish. Won the PSCR GT1 Championship in 1998 and had two PSCR GT2 wins that same<br />

year. From 1999-2003, Pilgrim recorded seven GTS wins, driving a Corvette, in the American Le Mans<br />

Series. Class win in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2002. In 2003, drove a Daytona Prototype to victory circle<br />

at the Rolex 24 in Grand-Am. Made immediate impact in 2004 as one of General Motors’ Cadillac CTS-V<br />

program pilots, earning a podium (2nd place at Sebring) in his debut while recording the fastest race lap<br />

in a charge from the back of the field. Finished the season with six top-5 finishes and eight top-10 marks<br />

overall. Earned first GT Drivers’ Championship in 2005 without winning a single race, using eight top-five<br />

finishes and 11 top-10s. Best finish came at Road Atlanta, where he finished second in a podium sweep<br />

by Team Cadillac. His efforts also helped propel Cadillac to the SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship.<br />

In 2006, finished all but one race in the top-10, with five top-five finishes and four podiums. Finished<br />

season third in the Drivers’ Championship. Broke a 10-year (29-race) series winless streak with a victory<br />

at Road Atlanta. Finished second in the 2007 SPEED GT Championship with Team Cadillac. Finished only<br />

one race outside the top-10 and collected wins at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Mazda Raceway Laguna<br />

Seca. Set the Watkins qualifying lap record in his Cadillac CTS-V and helped the marque earn its second<br />

SPEED GT Manufacturers’ title. Finished as the runner-up in the 2008 SPEED GT Drivers’ Championship<br />

piloting a Cadillac CTS-V for Team Remington Cadillac. Started the season with a streak of five podium finishes<br />

in-a-row. Capped off the season with an additional three podiums in the final three rounds. In 2009,<br />

finished fourth in the GT Championship in a K-Pax Volvo S60. Earned wins at New Jersey Motorsports Park<br />

and Road America, and a total of six top-five finishes, in his first year driving a Volvo.<br />

Personal: Born Aug. 18, 1956. Drives a Cadillac CTS-V and Mini Cooper S on the street. Owns an IT<br />

company, but first job was working at an insulin plant. Favorite food is sushi and enjoys the cartoon<br />

Squidbillies. Monza is his favorite track. Lists Senna, Hailwood and Clark as his racing heroes.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1990 WC 8 1 2 7 6<br />

1991 WC 8 0 4 8 3<br />

1992 D 1 1 1 1 -<br />

1992 A 1 0 0 1 -<br />

1993 A 1 0 0 1 -<br />

1994 WC 1 0 1 1 -<br />

1996 S2 2 1 2 2 -<br />

1996 S1 1 1 1 1 4<br />

2004 GT 10 0 6 8 5<br />

2005 GT 11 0 8 11 1<br />

2006 GT 10 1 5 9 3<br />

2007 GT 10 2 7 9 2<br />

2008 GT 10 0 8 9 2<br />

2009 GT 10 2 6 7 4<br />

2010 GT 12 1 7 9 4<br />

Totals 96 10 58 84 1<br />

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RAN-dee POBST<br />

Gainesville, Ga.<br />

Age: 53<br />

career highlights: Porsche (2001), Audi (2003-04) and Mazda (2005-07) factory<br />

driver, second on all-time active road racing drivers’ career win list with more<br />

than 70 victories. 1992 Valvoline Runoffs Showroom Stock C Champion, 1995<br />

Valvoline Runoffs Showroom Stock A Champion, 1996 North American Super<br />

Touring Champion, 1997 North American Super Touring Series Champion, Won<br />

the 2001 and 2006 Daytona 24 Hour race in GT class. Six SCCA Solo National<br />

Championships. 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2010 GT Champion.<br />

2010: GT Drivers’ Champion (his 4th <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Drivers’ Championship). Won Rounds 1 (St. Pete),<br />

4 (Mosport), 7 (Toronto) and 10 (VIR).<br />

Previously: Began racing in 1985 at Sebring. Won six SCCA national Solo championships. Prepared and<br />

raced his own Mazda Miata in SCCA Club Racing events from 1992 through 1995, finishing first or second<br />

every year, including a win in 1992. Also won the 1995 Runoffs in SSA driving a BMW. Won two Firestone<br />

Firehawk championships. Has had six starts at the SCCA Runoffs. Has two touring car championships. Won<br />

the 2001 24 hour race at Daytona. In 2001 signed a deal with Porsche as a factory driver. In 2002, missing<br />

three races he was still able to finish third in points in the SPEED GT. driving a Porsche. Competed in<br />

ALMS and Grand Am. Also, drove in four ALMS races in the GT class, with a season-best finish of second<br />

in class at the Petit Le Mans. Finished fourth in <strong>World</strong>wide Porsche Cup point championship. In 2003,<br />

drove a factory Audi RS 6 en route to winning the SPEED GT Drivers’ Championship. In 10 SPEED GT<br />

races, Pobst recorded two wins (Road Atlanta and Puerto Rico), eight podium finishes, started from the<br />

pole position three times and set one fast race lap record (Puerto Rico). Helped Audi win its second SPEED<br />

GT Manufacturers’ Championship. In 2004, earned one win (Lime Rock) in 10 SPEED GT starts. Finished<br />

first or second in four of five events during one stretch. Drove an Audi R 6 for Champion Racing and nailed<br />

down fastest qualifier twice (Lime Rock and Road America). Also turned in fastest race lap at both Lime<br />

Rock and Mid-Ohio. Finished second in the 2005 Touring Car Drivers’ Championship on the strength<br />

of two wins (St. Pete, Portland), four poles (St. Pete, Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Portland) and seven front-row<br />

starts. Led Mazda to a second-place finish in the Manufacturers’ Championship. Finished runner-up in<br />

2006 SPEED TC Drivers’ Championship in second year with the Tri-Point Mazda team. Took the pole and<br />

win at St. Petersburg and returned to the top of the podium again with a victory at Road Atlanta. Claimed<br />

a total of seven top-five finishes and only once finished outside the top-10 (Laguna Seca). Also contested<br />

two SPEED GT rounds in an At Speed Porsche 911 Cup, finishing eighth at Road Atlanta and helping<br />

Porsche win the Manufacturers’ Championship by winning the season finale at Laguna Seca. Had a busy<br />

2007 season; competed in both categories, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 for K-PAX Racing/Jim Haughey<br />

LLC, and a Mazda6 for Tri-Point Motorsports, his third year with the team. Finished second in SPEED<br />

Touring Car Championship for the third year in-a-row on the strength of six top-five finishes including a pair<br />

of victories from pole at the Watkins Glen doubleheader, where he also reset the qualifying and race lap<br />

records. Nearly won both titles, but was spun from the SPEED Touring Car lead in the finale with two laps<br />

to go. Coupled with his SPEED GT victory, set a new Watkins Glen record of three professional race wins in<br />

a single weekend. Won SPEED GT race at Toronto as well, one of seven top-five finishes, which propelled<br />

him to his second SPEED GT Drivers’ Championship. Earned his second-consecutive SPEED GT Drivers’<br />

Championship in 2008, piloting the K-PAX/3R Racing Porsche 911 GT3. Started the season off with a<br />

win at Sebring and would earned additional wins at Watkins Glen and Detroit. Finished the season with a<br />

total of six podium appearances and only once finished outside the top five. Results helped Porsche earn<br />

its seventh Manufacturers’ Title. Also competed in Grand-Am competition. In 2009, finished sixth in the<br />

GT Championship in a K-Pax Volvo S60. Won at Autobahn for his 22nd career win, and finished second<br />

to his teammate at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Also, finished 2nd at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Was<br />

the fastest qualifier at Long Beach and Road America.<br />

Personal: Born on June 26, 1957. Writes a monthly column for SportsCar, SCCA’s magazine. Drives a<br />

vegetable oil powered Volkswagen Jetta and an APR tuned Porsche 911 Turbo. Enjoys motorcycling and<br />

owns seven motorcycles. Diet is strictly raw and vegan foods. TV viewing is limited to SPEED, The Weather<br />

Channel and CNN. First job involved staging driving events at colleges with Dodge Daytona Turbos for the<br />

National Collegiate Driving Championships. Lists Peter Schwartzott, Andy Pilgrim and Bill Auberlen as his<br />

racing heroes, as well as his step-daughter Kelly, who is a professional drifter.


Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1990 SP 1 1 1 1 -<br />

1991 SP 1 0 0 0 -<br />

1992 C 2 1 2 2 -<br />

1996 T2 1 0 0 0 -<br />

1997 T2 1 0 1 1 -<br />

2001 GT 1 0 1 1 -<br />

2002 GT 7 4 7 7 3<br />

2003 GT 10 2 8 8 1<br />

2004 GT 10 1 6 7 4<br />

2005 TC 11 2 6 10 2<br />

2006 GT 2 1 1 2 -<br />

2006 TC 10 2 7 9 2<br />

2007 GT 10 2 7 9 1<br />

2007 TC 10 2 6 7 2<br />

2008 GT 10 3 8 10 1<br />

2009 GT 9 1 5 8 6<br />

2010 GT 12 4 9 11 1<br />

Totals 108 26 75 93 1<br />

AARon PovoLeDo<br />

AIR-RUN PO-VO-lay-do<br />

Chatham, Ontario<br />

Age: 32<br />

Previously: 2005-2010 Grand Am and Rolex series plus PCA, HSR, BMW, PBOC<br />

and NASA series. Canadian Regional F2000 Champion and <strong>World</strong> Scholarship<br />

winner from Jim Russell Racing UK. Voted by Autosport Magazine as one of the<br />

top 5 up and coming drivers in the UK in 1997. Player’s Racing team driver<br />

1998ñ2000. 2010 Grand Am Continental Tire <strong>Challenge</strong> ST: Trois-Rivières ñ 5th<br />

Place; Miller Motorsports Park ñ 1st Place + Pole position, fastest lap, most laps<br />

led. <strong>2011</strong> Class winner in PCA 48hrs of Sebring enduro ñ Cayman S<br />

Personal: Single, born May 27, 1978. East coast Oysters from P.E.I. are his<br />

favorite food and his racing heroes are Gilles Villeneuve, and Nigel Mansell. Lists Watkins Glen, Thruxton<br />

UK, Mont Tremblant, any and every street circuit as his favorite tracks.<br />

RoBeRT PRiLiKA<br />

RAH-burt Pril-lika<br />

Castle Rock, CO<br />

Age: 49<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 8 and 9 at Mid-Ohio and season finale at Miller<br />

Motorsports Park in GT in a Porsche GT3 and finished 14th, 11th and 11th<br />

respectively.<br />

Previously: Born July 13th, 1961. Prilika has competed successfully in various<br />

forms of racing including NASCAR, Grand Am Rolex Series, USSS, SCCA, NASA<br />

and Porsche Club Racing since 1984. Recent highlights include: 2010 NASA<br />

Rocky Mountain Region Enduro ES Champion; 2010 NASA Rocky Mountain<br />

Region GTS5 Champion; 1st place finish Race #2, 2010 Miller Motorsports<br />

Park, NASA Nationals Race, GTS5 class, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S; Top 5 finish Final Race, 2010 Miller<br />

Motorsports Park, NASA Nationals Race, GTS5 class, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S.<br />

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TonY RiveRA<br />

TON-ee riv-AIR-uh<br />

Houston, Texas<br />

Age: 37<br />

career highlights: 2008 IMSA <strong>Challenge</strong> GT3 Cup Gold Class Champion.<br />

2010: Entered five GT races last season.<br />

Previous: Has competed in SCCA Club Racing and Solo events since 1989, winning<br />

12 SCCA Club Racing Divisional Championships. Won 2001 June Sprints in<br />

E Production and broke the EP June Sprints qualifying record in 2003. Finished<br />

on the EP podium at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in 2001, 2004<br />

and 2007. Finished third in the 2007 Star Mazda Championship running the<br />

Expert Class. Finished 11th in the KONI <strong>Challenge</strong> ST Class year-end point standings, runner-up in the<br />

Rookie of the Year Standings. Won 12 of 14 races in the IMSA <strong>Challenge</strong> GT3 Cup Gold Class, breaking<br />

Tommy Kendall’s professional consecutive win streak record (11) and taking the Championship. In 2009,<br />

finished third in the GT Championship in his first season in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. Won his debut race at Sebring<br />

in a Porsche 911 GT3, and won again at Road America later in the season. Earned two more podiums<br />

and seven top-five finishes.<br />

Personal: Born September 14, 1973. Is married to Annemarie with one daughter: Kylee. Drives a Mazda<br />

Miata on the street. Enjoys the TV show Pinks and hamburgers. Road Atlanta is his favorite track. Lists<br />

Jack Baldwin, Peter Cunningham, Tommy Kendall, Pete Halsmer and Jeff Gordon as his driving heroes.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2009 GT 10 2 7 9 3<br />

2010 GT 5 0 0 3 -<br />

Totals 15 2 7 12 3<br />

FReD RoBeRTS<br />

Fred RAH-burts<br />

Toronto, Ontario<br />

Age: 43<br />

2010: GT Rookie of the Year. Finished 11th in Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Previously: Made three starts in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT in 2008. Named the 2007 Viper<br />

Racing League Rookie of the Year.<br />

Personal: Born February 2, 1968. Names <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> competitor Ron Fellows as a<br />

racing hero. His favorite track is Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.<br />

Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2008 GT 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2010 GT 12 0 0 6 -<br />

Totals 15 0 0 6 -<br />

JASon SAini<br />

JAY-sun SAN-ee<br />

Fort Worth, Texas<br />

Age: 38<br />

career highlights: 2008 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year. 2007 SCCA Pro<br />

Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion.<br />

2010: Entered two Touring Car races last season finishing second in Rounds 8<br />

and 9 at Mid-Ohio.<br />

Previously: Started competing in SCCA National Solo events in 2000. Was<br />

2003 B-Stock National Champion, 2003 ProSolo Champion and 2004 A-Stock<br />

National Champion. Began road racing in 2004, finishing seventh in the 2005 Miata Cup Championship.<br />

Finished fifth in the Miata Cup in 2005 and earned his first professional pole position at Mosport. Finished<br />

second in the inaugural season of SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup, collecting three podium finishes


and his first pro win at Road America in 2006. Won five of eight MX-5 Cup races in 2007 to claim the<br />

Championship. Was awarded ride with Tri-Point motorsports courtesy of MAZDASPEED and its driver development<br />

program. Earned the 2007 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the year by finishing fifth in the Drivers’<br />

Championship. Took his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory from pole at Miller Motorsports Park. Collected three<br />

more top-five finishes in a Tri-Point Motorsports MAZDA6. In 2009, finished second in the Touring Car<br />

Championship in a Mazda6 after leading entering the season finale. Won at New Jersey Motorsports Park,<br />

Autobahn, and Mid-Ohio. Also was the fastest qualifier at Autobahn. Earned five podium finishes and 10<br />

top-tens in 10 races.<br />

Personal: Born January 12, 1973. Likes Mexican and Italian food. Favorite thing to watch on TV is <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong>. Road America is his favorite track and Boris Said is his racing hero.<br />

PATRicK SeGUin<br />

PAT-TRICK SAY-gehn<br />

Clarence Creek, Ontario<br />

Age: 30<br />

Previously: Fourth overall and best finishing rookie in the 2009 Canadian Touring<br />

Car Championship as a privateer. Best finish was a 2nd place at the Grand Prix<br />

of Trois-Rivières. Three podiums as well as 11 top 10 finishes with 14 starts in<br />

the 2010 CTCC. Highlight was back-to-back podiums at the Toronto Indy Grand<br />

Prix last year.<br />

Personal: Born August 1980. Works as an account manager for Ottawa Clutch.<br />

Lists golf instructor as his first job. Lists BTCC as his favorite series to watch and<br />

Thai as his favorite food. Streets circuits are his preferred track layout.<br />

GReG ShAFFeR<br />

grehg SHAY-fer<br />

Harrisonburg, VA<br />

Age: 36<br />

2010: Entered Mosport, Toronto and VIR in Touring Car and finished 9th, 4th,<br />

9th, 5th and 13th respectively.<br />

Previously: Started racing in 1999 in SCCA Club Racing Touring Car classes,<br />

Multiple endurance race wins with VW, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. 2005/2010<br />

Grand-Am competitor in Audi A4 and Mazda MX-5. 2007 Kumho Endurance<br />

Winners with Team RC Imports, MD. 2008 2nd Place in North America in<br />

BMW CCA Series in D-Modified in 3 Series BMW chassis. 2008 BMW Southeast<br />

Champion (15 starts with 9 wins, 9 poles and 3 track records). 2010, two starts<br />

in Grand-Am with co-driver Ric Bushey of Virginia Beach, VA.<br />

Personal: Married to Annie, with two girls – Rennie and Claire ages 5 and 3. Born June 10, 1974. Shaffer<br />

owns and operates a pre-owned BMW/European dealership in Harrisonburg specializing in sales, service<br />

and parts since 2004. Greg enjoys boating, skiing, race instruction at Summit Point, VA and traveling<br />

to new places in his spare time. His daily driver is a 2006 BMW 750LI and his favorite TV show is<br />

Entourage. Racing heroes are Robbie Gordon and Bill Auberlen, favorite track is VIR, and favorite food is<br />

fresh seafood.<br />

MiKe SKeen<br />

MEYEK skEEn<br />

Portsmouth, VA<br />

Age: 24<br />

2010: Won his first career <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> start in GT in the CRP Chevrolet<br />

Corvette, Round 8 at Mid-Ohio and finished 9th in Round 9 at Mid-Ohio.<br />

Previously: Eight years of kart racing with the Hampton Roads Kart Club from<br />

1997-2004. Began instructing teen safe driving and high performance driving<br />

schools in 2004. Competed in NASA SpecE30 series in 2007 and 2008.<br />

Moved to SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am series for 2009 and 2010. Competed in<br />

first Daytona Rolex 24 in <strong>2011</strong> with Bennett Racing Ferrari F430 effort. NASA<br />

SpecE30 Regional Champion in 2007 & 2008; National Champion in 2008.<br />

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Second place finish and lap record on debut in SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am series (Road Atlanta, 2009).<br />

2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Rookie of the Year.<br />

Personal: Single, born October 25, 1986. Lists Michael Schumacher as his racing hero, Virginia<br />

International Raceway as his favorite track and<br />

Tosh.0 as favorite TV show.<br />

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JAMeS SoFRonAS<br />

JAYMS suh-FRO-nus<br />

Newport Beach, Calif.<br />

Age: 42<br />

2010: Finished 3rd in GT Drivers’ Championship with a win in Round 9 at Mid-<br />

Ohio and nine top five finishes.<br />

Previously: Began racing Showroom Stock B in 1994 and made his <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> debut at Road America, finishing ninth in Super Production. Made<br />

five starts in 1995, finishing in the top-10 twice. In 1996, made three starts in<br />

T2 and one in T1, resulting in two top-10s and a front-row start at Lime Rock. In<br />

1999, made one SPEED Touring Car start, finishing sixth at Laguna Seca. Won<br />

several BMW Club Races. In 2000, made two SPEED GT starts and two Speedvision Touring Car starts,<br />

recording a best finish of 15th in Touring Car at Road Atlanta. All starts were in BMWs. Ran eight SPEED<br />

GT races in a BMW M3 with a season-best finish of ninth at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Finished 14th<br />

overall in points. 2001 USTCC Champion in a BMW 328i with five wins out of seven races. In 2002, ran in<br />

five SPEED Touring Car races driving a BMW 325is. Recorded one top-10 finish at Mosport (second race)<br />

in sixth place. Started on the front row at Road America. Recorded one top-10 finish in nine SPEEDTouring<br />

Car starts in 2003. In 2004, ran the full 10-event SPEED Touring Car slate, recording four top-five and<br />

nine top-10 finishes in a BMW 325Ci. Finished fourth in the Driver’s point championship standings. Led<br />

the majority of the event at Mosport before finishing fourth. In 2005 raced in SPEED GT for the first time<br />

since 2001, piloted a Porsche 911 Cup to a pair of top-five finishes and three top-10s. Best qualifier<br />

came at Lime Rock, where he started fourth and finished third. At Laguna, started eighth on the grid<br />

before winding up fifth. Finished ninth in the 2006 SPEED GT Driver’s Championship behind the wheel<br />

of a Porsche 911 GT3. Recorded three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes. In 2007, continued<br />

SPEED GT racing in his Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3, collecting five top-10 finishes. Best<br />

result was a fifth at Sebring. Entered all but the final round of the SPEED Touring Car Championship in a<br />

Tecmark/GMG BMW 325Ci. Earned three top-five finishes, including runner-up finishes at Lime Rock Park<br />

and the second half of the Watkins Glen doubleheader. Finished seventh in the final points, making him<br />

the SPEED Touring Car 2007 Toyo Cup winner, awarded to the highest placing driver in the Championship<br />

whose primary occupation is not racing. Finished 2008 in fourth in the SPEED GT Drivers’ Championship,<br />

finishing nine of 10 rounds in the top 10 driving a Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3. Earned<br />

first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> victory in 99th start at New Jersey Motorsports Park, which helped Porsche clinch<br />

its seventh Manufacturers’ Championship. Entered three SPEED Touring Car events with a Tecmark BMW<br />

325Ci, earning a top-10 finish at each. In 2009, had his most successful season in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>,<br />

finishing 2nd in the GT Championship and earning his second and third career wins (Long Beach and<br />

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca). Was also on the podium at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio and was the fastest<br />

qualifier at Autobahn.<br />

Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1968 in Pound Ridge, N.Y. Married to Nargis and the couple have a daughter.<br />

Graduate of Babson College with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. Is the Owner and President<br />

of Global Motorsports Group, specializing in Porsche motorsports and performance parts. Drives a Porsche<br />

997 TT and Audi S6 on the street. Chicken is his favorite food. Sportscar racing on SPEED is his TV programming<br />

of choice. Lists Hans Stuck as his racing hero and Road America as his favorite track.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

1994 SP 1 0 0 1 -<br />

1995 SP 6 0 0 1 -<br />

1996 T1 1 0 0 1 -<br />

1996 T2 3 0 0 1 -<br />

1997 T2 2 0 0 0 -<br />

1998 T2 1 0 0 0 -<br />

1999 TC 1 0 0 1 -<br />

2000 TC 2 0 0 0 -


2000 GT 2 0 0 0 -<br />

2001 GT 8 0 0 1 -<br />

2002 TC 5 0 0 1 -<br />

2003 TC 9 0 0 1 -<br />

2004 TC 10 0 4 9 4<br />

2005 GT 6 0 2 3 -<br />

2006 GT 10 0 4 6 8<br />

2006 TC 1 0 0 0 -<br />

2007 TC 9 0 3 7 7<br />

2007 GT 10 0 1 5 -<br />

2008 GT 10 1 3 9 4<br />

2008 TC 3 0 1 3 -<br />

2009 GT 10 2 6 9 2<br />

2010 GT 11 1 9 11 3<br />

Totals 121 4 33 70 2<br />

chARLie SoLoMon<br />

chAHr-lee sAHluhmuhn<br />

Dallas, Texas<br />

2010: Entered Mosport, Mid-Ohio and VIR races in a Mazda RX-8 in Touring Car<br />

class finishing with two top 10s (8th and 9th at Mosport), two top 5s (Mid-Ohio<br />

and VIR) and two Sunoco Hard Charger awards (Mid-Ohio and VIR).<br />

Previously: Lists the following experience: 1996-98 club racing (VARA, SCCA),<br />

around 43 races, 14 poles and 21 wins with two championships; 1999–00 –<br />

eight NASCAR Winston West, Southwest Tour and Late-Model races; 2001 – three<br />

Grand Am Cup races (2nd place at Homestead and 3rd place at Phoenix) in a<br />

Zippo Lighter Mustang.<br />

Personal: Married to Dr. Natasha with 3 1/2 year old son Harrison. A 1988 Porsche 911 Targa is Solomonís<br />

daily driver. He lists Entourage as his favorite TV show, Dale Earnhardt and Curtis Turner as his racing<br />

heroes. Has acted in 20 movies and produced seven. Directed/co-wrote two movies. Hobbies include tennis,<br />

scuba, shaolin kung fu and gi gong. On the board of directors of the Cowboy Bank and the Dallas<br />

International Film Festival.<br />

RoBeRT SToUT<br />

RAH-burt Stout<br />

Brownsburg, Ind.<br />

Age: 19<br />

2010: Touring Car Drivers’ Champion and Rookie of the Year. Won five races last<br />

season and finished in the top three nine times.<br />

Previously: Began racing karts in 2006, finishing fifth in the series at New Castle<br />

Motorsports Park in a field that included young stand-outs Conor Daly and Joseph<br />

Newgarden. Competed in Stars of Karting in 2007, and also began racing sports<br />

cars. Won a number of club races in 2009.<br />

Personal: Born March 2, 1992. Names Miller Motorsports Park as his favorite track, and Alex Zanardi as<br />

his racing hero. Robert enjoys pizza, and names Nitro Circus as his favorite television program.<br />

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KARL ThoMSon<br />

KARL TOM-son<br />

Toronto, Ontario<br />

Age: 43<br />

2010: Third in Canadian Touring Car Championship with four race wins and<br />

seven podiums.<br />

Previous: Began racing in 2003, winning Ontario GT Sprints Championship and<br />

Canadian Touring Car Rookie of the Year. Moved to Grand-Am Cup in 2004, taking<br />

first series win in 2005 season finale. Was second in Driver’s Championship<br />

in 2007, winning Manufacturer’s Championship for Acura.<br />

Personal: Born May 1st, 1967. Married with two children. Managing Partner at<br />

Compass360, a branding communications firm offering marketing expertise to clients in diverse industries<br />

across North America. Started the Compass360 Racing (C360R) business unit in 2004, and with support<br />

from Honda Performance Development (HPD) fields four front-running Civic Si’s in Grand-Am’s Continental<br />

Tire Sports Car <strong>Challenge</strong>, winning series Championships in 2010, 2009 and 2007. <strong>2011</strong> marks the<br />

team’s first season in <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong>. Karl drives a Porsche 911 on the street, loves electronic music,<br />

enjoys summers at the cottage and snowboarding in winter.<br />

DAviD TUATY<br />

DAY-vid TOO-a-ty<br />

Lima, Peru<br />

Age: 39<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 8, and 9 at Mid-Ohio and 11 at VIR in Touring Car in a<br />

Honda Civic Si and finished 14th, 4th and 8th respectively.<br />

Previously: First race was a SCCA Club Race at Moroso Speedway in 1994 –<br />

placed 3rd in a VW Rabbit GTi. Fourteen years racing in SCCA, FARA, PBOC ñ<br />

1994 to present. Eight years racing in Grand Am Road Racing ñ 2001-2008.<br />

2010 SCCA Enduro Driver and Team Champion. 2009 SCCA ITR Champion,<br />

2009 FARA Champion. Winner – 2007 Koni <strong>Challenge</strong> Iowa Speedway; 2005<br />

Daytona 200 Grand Am Cup winner; 2006 Laguna Seca Koni <strong>Challenge</strong> 3rd<br />

place; 2006 Barber Motorsport Park 3rd place; 2001 Grand Am podiums at Phoenix, and Watkins Glen.<br />

Personal: Married, born December 18, 1971 with three children (Garrett 11, Paul 8, Dylan nine months).<br />

Drives a BMW M3 on the street and lists Sushi as his favorite food and Criminal Minds as his favorite TV<br />

show. His first job was at Publix and lists Randy Pobst as his favorite driver and Daytona as his favorite<br />

track.<br />

chRiS wATeRMAn<br />

krihs Wah-ter-man<br />

Boulder, CO<br />

Age: 20<br />

Previously: First race was a Quarter Midgets race in Pueblo, Colorado in 1998<br />

(1st place finish). Lists the following experience: Quarter Midgets: 1998-2003;<br />

SKUSA Shifter Karts: 2003-2007; SCCA (D Sport Racer): 2007-2008; SCCA<br />

(Formula 1000): 2008-2010; Formula 1000 Championship Series: 2008-2010<br />

Lists the following milestones: 10 Quarter Midget Regional Championships; over<br />

100 main event wins in Quarter Midgets; SKUSA (Super Karts USA) National<br />

Number 3 ranking; Red Bull Driver’s Search SKUSA selected representative; Two<br />

Formula 1000 Rocky Mountain Division National Championships; 5th and 8th<br />

place in the Formula 1000 National Championship Series<br />

Personal: Born May 7, 1990. List a Honda Accord as his daily driver, Crème Brulee as his favorite food,<br />

Top Gear and Jersey Shore as his favorite TV shows, Jenson Button, Kenny Brack, and Juan Pablo Montoya<br />

as his favorite drivers. His first job was at Target and his favorite track is Watkins Glen.


SonnY wheLen<br />

SUN-ee WEEL-in<br />

Old Saybrook, Conn.<br />

Age: 56<br />

career highlights: 2005 SPEED GT Rookie of the Year.<br />

Previously: First race came at Willow Springs (Calif.) in 2002 in the Viper Racing<br />

League, where he earned an eighth-place finish in a Dodge Viper GT-5. Also ran<br />

in the Panoz GT series while running VRL. Was named VRL Rookie of the Year in<br />

2002. Won VRL GT-1 championship in 2003 and 2004. Has also competed in<br />

NASCAR Busch North competition. In 2004, ran in three SPEED GT events during<br />

rookie season. Highest finish was 14th at Lime Rock Park after a career-best<br />

qualifier (14th). In 2005 won the SPPED GT Rookie of the Year after running in 11 events and earning<br />

the first top-10 of his career (ninth at Mosport). Finished 12th overall in the GT Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Started 2006 season strong with a career-high seventh place finish at Sebring in his Chevrolet Corvette C6.<br />

Finished the year with four top-15 finishes. In 2007, scored three top-10 finishes in Chevrolet Corvette<br />

and tied his career-best finish of seventh at Watkins Glen. Driving a Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette<br />

in 2008, finished in the top 15 at Long Beach, Watkins Glen, Mosport, Detroit and New Jersey Motorsports<br />

Park. In 2009, earned six top-ten finishes in a Chevrolet Corvette on his way to a career-best eighth-place<br />

championship appearance.<br />

Personal: Born June 2, 1953. Lists chicken marsala as favorite meal. Listens to Rock and Blues. Says<br />

Mark Donohue and Paul Newman are his racing heroes and Road America is his favorite track. Family<br />

includes wife, KC, and sons George and James.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2004 GT 3 0 0 0 -<br />

2005 GT 11 0 0 1 -<br />

2006 GT 10 0 0 1 -<br />

2007 GT 9 0 0 3 -<br />

2008 GT 10 0 0 0 -<br />

2009 GT 10 0 0 6 8<br />

Totals wc 53 0 0 11 8<br />

GeoRGe winKLeR<br />

jawrj Weenk-ler<br />

Maryland<br />

Age: 53<br />

2010: Entered Rounds 8 and 9 at Mid-Ohio in a Ford Mustang and finished 9th<br />

and 6th in GTS. Entered the season finale at Miller Motorsports Park and was on<br />

the podium in GTS finishing 3rd.<br />

Previously: Entered in Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong> from 2008-2010 and NASA American<br />

Iron from 2008 to present. Received the 2008 Sunoco Setting the Standard<br />

Award (Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong>). Finished top 10 in 2010 Mustang <strong>Challenge</strong>.<br />

Personal: Married to Kelli, born in 1958, and has six children. Drives a 2010<br />

Shelby GT 500 on the street and lists How Itís Made as his favorite TV show. Bob Glidden is his racing<br />

hero and Watkins Glen his favorite track.<br />

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KUno wiTTMeR<br />

KOO-no WIT-mer<br />

Quebec, Canada<br />

Age: 28<br />

2010: Finished second in the GT Drivers’ Championship and won two races (Long<br />

Beach and Miller).<br />

Previous: Seven years racing experience in both open-wheel and sportscars, earning<br />

two Canadian championships, 14 victories, 32 podiums and 68 top tens.<br />

2005 Canada Honda/Michelin <strong>Challenge</strong> Champion. Started in eight rounds of<br />

2006 SPEED Touring Car season in a Mercedes C230, collecting three top-10<br />

finishes. Best finish was ninth at Grand Prix of Denver. Driving Acura RSX in<br />

2007 with RealTime racing, scored six top-five finishes and earned his career-first pole at the Grand Prix<br />

of Toronto. Earned first podium in series finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where he finished second.<br />

Ended the year third in the Drivers’ Championship. Never finished outside the top 10 in 2008, driving<br />

a RealTime Acura TSX. Made five podium appearances, including his first <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win at VIR,<br />

followed by wins at Lime Rock Park and Mid-Ohio. Nearly won the 2008 Drivers’ Championship on the<br />

final lap at Road Atlanta, but could not complete pass on team owner Cunningham. In 2009, finished<br />

sixth in Touring Car driving an Acura TSX. Earned his fourth <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> win at Mosport. Grabbed<br />

eight top-10 finishes.<br />

Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1982. Drives a Honda Accord Coupe on the street. Enjoys Italian, French,<br />

American and Japanese food. Favorite TV shows are Family Guy and Seinfeld. First job was detailing cars.<br />

Lists Montreal, Mt. Tremblant and Mosport as his favorite tracks. Nigel Mansel, Michael Schumacher and<br />

Ayrton Senna are his racing heroes.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2006 TC 8 0 0 3 -<br />

2007 TC 10 0 6 9 3<br />

2008 TC 10 3 8 10 3<br />

2009 TC 10 1 3 8 6<br />

2010 GT 12 2 8 11 2<br />

Totals 50 6 25 41 2<br />

wiLLiAM ZieGLeR<br />

WIL-yum ZEEG-lur<br />

Ponte Verda Beach, Fla.<br />

Age: 55<br />

career highlights: 2009 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> GT Rookie of the Year<br />

2010: Finished 12th in GT Drivers’ Championship.<br />

Previously: After getting started with the BMW Car Club of America in 1998,<br />

began SCCA Club Racing in 2000. Was the 2007 June Sprints Touring 2 winner<br />

and 2007 SCCA Runoffs silver medalist in T2. Set fastest lap of the T2 2008<br />

National Championship race in 2008. In 2009, finished 10th in the <strong>World</strong><br />

<strong>Challenge</strong> GT Championship, earning Rookie of the Year. Recorded two top-10 finishes with a season best<br />

finish of eighth at Sebring.<br />

Personal: Born May 17, 1955. Drives a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on the street. Is married to Jackie.<br />

First job was painting houses. Enjoys kobe beef and the TV show 24. Favorite track is Lime Rock Park.<br />

Tom Kristensen and Hans Stuck are his racing heroes.<br />

Year class Starts wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)<br />

2009 GT 10 0 0 2 10<br />

2010 GT 12 0 0 4 -<br />

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CADILLAC CTS-V Coupe<br />

Class: GT<br />

Year Models Eligible: <strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-8, aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 6200cc<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 12.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 460 bhp<br />

Torque: 435 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 113.4”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3200 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 11x18” - 13x18”<br />

Tire Size (F/R): 305/645/18” – 315/675/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Restrictor: Sonic restrictor size tba<br />

Other modifications: 0.5 mm (.020 in) overbore permitted. Alternate approved camshaft, crankshaft<br />

and heads permitted through GM Motorsports. Approved alternate body panels, hood and doors<br />

permitted. Transmission tunnel alterations permitted to accommodate ride height. Engine may be<br />

moved eight inches rearward from V-6 location and 1.5 inches downward.<br />

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CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6<br />

Class: GT<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2005 –<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-8, aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 6026cc (368 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 12.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7400 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 520 bhp<br />

Torque: 465 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 105.7”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3050 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 11x18” - 13x18”<br />

Tire Size (F/R): 275/645/18” - 315/675/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Restrictor: 30 percent w/ close ratio H-pattern, 35 percent with aftermarket sequential<br />

Other modifications: 0.5 mm (0.020 in) overbore permitted. Alternate approved camshaft, crankshaft<br />

and heads permitted through GM Motorsports. Alternate suspension pieces permitted providing<br />

they are same dimensions as stock. Alternate approved bodywork permitted. Sequential transmission<br />

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DODGE VIPER<br />

(COMPETITION COUPE)<br />

Class: GT<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2003–2007, ACRX 2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-10, aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 8284 cc (506 ci)<br />

Valves: 20<br />

Compression: 10.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 6200 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 525 bhp<br />

Torque: 565 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 99.0”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3250 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 11x18” - 13x18”<br />

Tire Size (F/R): 305/645/18” – 315/675/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Restrictor: 20 percent<br />

Other modifications: Unless specifically stated in the SCCA Pro Racing VTS, cars must remain as<br />

delivered from Dodge Motorsports. Engine uses stock internals. Also uses stock intake manifold.<br />

Aftermarket headers are permitted.<br />

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FERRARI 430<br />

Class: GT<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2004–2009<br />

Vehicle Type: Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-8, Aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 4.3L (263 ci)<br />

Valves: 32<br />

Compression: 12.5/1<br />

Induction: Normally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: NA<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 9,000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 483 hp<br />

Torque: 343ftlbs<br />

Wheelbase: 102.4”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3200 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): tba<br />

Tire Size (F-R): tba<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: 4.3<br />

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NISSAN GT-R<br />

Class: GT<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2009–<strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-6, Aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 3800cc (231 ci)<br />

Valves: 24<br />

Compression: 9.0:1<br />

Induction: Turbocharged<br />

Maximum Boost: 1200 mbar (17 psi)<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 550 hp<br />

Torque: TBD<br />

Wheelbase: TBD<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3500 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 12x18” - 12x18”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 315/675/18” – 315/675/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

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PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP (997)<br />

Class: GT<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2006–<strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-doorn coupe<br />

Engine Layout: Flat 6, aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 3797 cc (231.6 ci)<br />

Valves: 24<br />

Compression: 13.7:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 8500 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 460 bhp<br />

Torque: 303 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 92.5”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2820<br />

Wheel Size (F-R)(max.): 10.5x18” - 12x18”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 275/645/18” – 315/675/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Type: Limited Slip<br />

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VOLVO S60<br />

Class: GT<br />

Years Eligible: <strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive, four-door sedan<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 5, aluminum block and head<br />

Displacement: 2500 cc (153 ci)<br />

Valves: 20<br />

Compression: 9.2:1<br />

Induction: Turbocharged<br />

Maximum Boost: 1800 mbar (26.1 psi)<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 8000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 520 bhp<br />

Torque: 450 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 101.3”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3350<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 12x18” - 12x18”<br />

Tire Size (F/R): 315/675/18” – 315/675/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Type: 3 limited slip differentials<br />

Weight Dist. Limit: 58/42<br />

Other modifications: Approved alternate sub-frames pick-up point locations and suspension pieces<br />

may be used. Approved alternate material body panels permitted. Alternate engine internals, turbo<br />

and manifolds are used. An Xtrac H-pattern dog ring gearbox is used.<br />

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ACURA TSX<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Years Eligible: 2003–2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, aluminum block and head<br />

Displacement: 2408cc (147 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 12.5:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7800 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 300 bhp<br />

Torque: 200 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 102.8”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2750<br />

Wheel Size: 8x17”<br />

Tire Size: 245/620/17<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Restrictor: 0%<br />

Other modifications: Xtrac sequential transmission may be used, (for the last year). Alternate front<br />

control arms are permitted. Adjustable rear upper control links are also permitted.<br />

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BMW 328i (E90)<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Years Eligible: 2006 –<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive, two or four-door sedan<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 6, aluminum/magnesium block, aluminum head.<br />

Displacement: 2554cc (156 ci)<br />

Valves: 24<br />

Compression: 11:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 8300 rpm<br />

Horsepower (Estimated): 300 bhp<br />

Torque (Estimated): 245 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 106.3”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2850<br />

Wheel Size: 8x17”<br />

Tire Size: 245/620/17<br />

Forward Gears: 5<br />

Differential: Limited Slip.<br />

Other modifications: Suspension arms and links may be replaced with alternate, adjustable links.<br />

The 330i 3.0 liter engine may also be used, with substantially fewer modifications and similar<br />

power output to the 2.5 liter engine. The 3.0-liter car would run in Touring Car.<br />

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CHEVROLET CAMARO<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Years Eligible: 2010–<strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-8, aluminum block, aluminum head.<br />

Displacement: 6162cc<br />

Valves: 24<br />

Compression: 10.7:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 6600 rpm<br />

Horsepower (Estimated): 422 bhp<br />

Torque (Estimated): 408 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 101.1”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3400<br />

Wheel Size: 10x18<br />

Tire Size: 305/645/18<br />

Forward Gears: 5<br />

Differential: Limited Slip.<br />

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FORD MUSTANG Boss 302S<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Years Eligible: <strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-8, aluminum block, aluminum head.<br />

Displacement: 5.0 L<br />

Valves: 32<br />

Compression: 10.7:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7200 rpm<br />

Horsepower (Estimated): 420 bhp<br />

Torque (Estimated): 365 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 108”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3400<br />

Wheel Size: 10x18<br />

Tire Size: 305/645/18<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip.<br />

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FORD MUSTANG FR500<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Years Eligible: 2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: V-8, aluminum block, aluminum head.<br />

Displacement: 5.0 L<br />

Valves: 32<br />

Compression: 10.7:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N.A.<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7200 rpm<br />

Horsepower (Estimated): 385 bhp<br />

Torque (Estimated): 365 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 108”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3300 - 3400<br />

Wheel Size: 10x18<br />

Tire Size: 305/645/18<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip.<br />

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HONDA S2000<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 2.2L<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 11.1:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: Not Applicable<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 8000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 270 hp<br />

Torque: 180 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 94.5 in<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2400 lbs<br />

Wheel Size: 9x18 10x18<br />

Tire Size: 245/620/18 275/645/18kl<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

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MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2006 –<br />

Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, sedan<br />

Engine Layout: In-Line 4 cylinder, iron block, Aluminum heads<br />

Displacement: 2.0L<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 8.8:1<br />

Induction: Turbocharger<br />

Maximum Boost: 21 psi<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 8000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: estimate 400 hp<br />

Torque: estimate 320 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 103.3 in<br />

Base Weight: 3200 lbs<br />

Wheel Size: 9.5 x 18<br />

Tire Size: 275/645/18<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

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PORSCHE CAYMAN S<br />

Class: GTS<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2006 –<br />

Vehicle Type: Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: Flat 6, Aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 3387<br />

Valves: 24<br />

Compression: 12.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: Not Applicable<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7300 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 320 hp<br />

Torque: 273 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 95.1 in<br />

Base Weight: 2900 lbs<br />

Wheel Size 9x18 11x18<br />

Tire Size 245/645/18 305/645/18<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

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AUDI TT<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2001–2006<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Iron block and Aluminum heads<br />

Displacement: 1781cc (109 ci)<br />

Valves: 20<br />

Compression: 9.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N/A<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 6800 rpm<br />

Horsepower: estimate 260 bhp<br />

Torque: estimate 220 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 95.3”<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2800 lbs<br />

Wheel Size 8x17”<br />

Tire Size 245/620/17”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

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CHEVROLET COBALT SS<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2006–2008<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan.<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Aluminum block and heads.<br />

Displacement: 2000cc (122 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 9.5:1<br />

Induction: Supercharged or Turbocharged<br />

Maximum Boost: 900 mbar (13 psi)<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7500 (supercharged) or 6700 (turbocharged)<br />

Horsepower: 250 hp<br />

Torque: 200 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 102.8 in<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2800 lbs (supercharged) or 3000 lbs (turbocharged)<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 235/40/18” - 235/40/18”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Weight Dist. Limit: 50/50<br />

Other modifications: GM Stage 2 Performance Kit permitted for supercharged engine.<br />

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HONDA CIVIC SI<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2006<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, two-door hatchback<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 1998cc (122 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 11.7:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N/A<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 8600 rpm<br />

Horsepower: estimate 250 bhp<br />

Torque: estimate 170 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 106.3 “<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2750 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 245/620/17”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

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HONDA CIVIC SI<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2001–2005<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, two-door hatchback<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Aluminum block and heads<br />

Displacement: 2409cc (147 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 11.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: N/A<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7800 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 250 bhp<br />

Torque: 200 lb-ft.<br />

Wheelbase: 101.4 “<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2800 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 245/620/17”<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Weight Dist. Limit: 58/42<br />

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MAZDA RX-8<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2004–2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, four-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: 2 Rotor Wankel<br />

Displacement: 1308cc (79.8 ci)<br />

Valves: 0<br />

Compression: 10.0:1<br />

Induction: Naturally Aspirated<br />

Maximum Boost: Not Applicable<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 9000 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 250 hp<br />

Torque: 150 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 106.4 in<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2800 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 245/620x17 – 245/620x17<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Other modifications: Racing exhaust header, clutch and flywheel permitted. MAZDASPEED body<br />

panels permitted.<br />

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SCION tC<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2004–2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, two-door coupe<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Aluminum block and head<br />

Displacement: 2362cc (144 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 9.8:1<br />

Induction: Supercharged<br />

Maximum Boost: 850 mbar (12 psi)<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 7200 rpm<br />

Horsepower: 250 hp<br />

Torque: 200 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 106.3<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2800 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 245/620/17” – 245/620/17”<br />

Forward Gears: 5<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

Weight Dist. Limit: 58/42<br />

Other modifications: TRD Supercharger permitted. Racing exhaust header permitted.<br />

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VOLKSWAGEN GTI<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2006–2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Iron block and Aluminum head<br />

Displacement: 1984cc (121 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 10.5:1<br />

Induction: tubocharged<br />

Maximum Boost: 900 mbar (14 psi)<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 6800 rpm<br />

Horsepower: estimate 260 hp<br />

Torque: estimate 220 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 101.6<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3000 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 245/620/17 - 245/620/17<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

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VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: 2005–2010<br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 4, Aluminum block and head<br />

Displacement: 1984cc (121 ci)<br />

Valves: 16<br />

Compression: 10.5:1<br />

Induction: tubocharged<br />

Maximum Boost: 900 mbar (14 psi)<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 6800 rpm<br />

Horsepower: estimate 260 hp<br />

Torque: estimate 220 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 101.6<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 2800 lbs<br />

Wheel Size (F-R): 8x17” - 8x17”<br />

Tire Size (F-R): 245/620/17 - 245/620/17<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

Differential: Limited Slip<br />

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VOLVO C30<br />

Class: Touring Car<br />

Year Models Eligible: <strong>2011</strong><br />

Vehicle Type: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan<br />

Engine Layout: Inline 5, Iron block and Aluminum head<br />

Displacement: 2.5 L<br />

Valves: 20<br />

Compression: 9.0:1<br />

Induction: tubocharged<br />

Maximum Boost: TBD<br />

Maximum Engine Speed: 6500 rpm<br />

Horsepower: estimate 267 hp<br />

Torque: estimate 250 ft-lbs<br />

Wheelbase: 103.9<br />

Base Weight (pre-season): 3000 lbs<br />

Wheel Size: 8x17<br />

Tire Size: 245/620/17<br />

Forward Gears: 6<br />

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RECORDS


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Career Performance Charts<br />

Starts (26+ Races):<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 195<br />

2 Michael Galati 149<br />

3 Pierre Kleinubing 131<br />

4 James Sofronas 121<br />

5 Lou Gigliotti 108<br />

Randy Pobst<br />

7 Taz Harvey 101<br />

8 Andy Pilgrim 96<br />

9 Charles Espenlaub 91<br />

10 Tony Gaples 80<br />

11 Jeff Altenburg 79<br />

12 Nick Esayian 77<br />

13 Eric Curran 76<br />

14 David Rosenblum 70<br />

15 Dino Crescentini 66<br />

16 James Clay 65<br />

17 Fred Meyer 64<br />

18 Mike Fitzgerald 62<br />

19 Bill Cooper 61<br />

20 Seth Thomas 60<br />

Will Turner<br />

22 Boris Said 59<br />

Chip Herr 59<br />

Brandon Davis 59<br />

25 Tommy Archer 58<br />

Chuck Hemmingson<br />

27 Phil McClure 54<br />

28 Michael McCann 53<br />

Sonny Whelen<br />

John Heinricy<br />

31 Jeff Courtney 52<br />

32 Kuno Wittmer 50<br />

33 Shauna Marinus 49<br />

Walter Swick<br />

35 Paul Brown 47<br />

36 Terry Borcheller 46<br />

Jim Osborn<br />

38 David Farmer 45<br />

Dave Jolly<br />

40 Alain Chebeir 44<br />

Alfred DuPont<br />

Kermit Upton<br />

Tim Wiens<br />

44 Bobby Archer 43<br />

Derek Bell<br />

John Bourassa<br />

Neil Hannemann<br />

48 Fred Pignataro 42<br />

49 Justin Marks 41<br />

50 Bill Auberlen 39<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

52 Ken Dobson 38<br />

Ron Emmick<br />

Jeff McMillin<br />

Hugh Stewart<br />

Johannes Van Overbeek<br />

57 Jason Daskalos 36<br />

Albert Mirko<br />

Jon Prall<br />

Charlie Putman<br />

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Thomas Safar II<br />

62 Chris Neville 35<br />

Phil Parlato<br />

Robert Stretch<br />

65 Willy Lewis 34<br />

Manny Matz<br />

Peter Schwartzott<br />

Michael Sturm<br />

69 Roger Foo 33<br />

Matt Richmond<br />

71 Norris Rancourt 32<br />

Neal Sapp<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

Bob Woodhouse<br />

75 Rob Fellows 31<br />

Robert “Rob” Foster<br />

Grant Lockwood<br />

Scotty B. White<br />

79 Leo Capaldi 30<br />

Stuart Hayner<br />

Bob Miller<br />

Leighton Reese<br />

Kevin Shrantz<br />

84 Scott Bradley 29<br />

Robb Holland<br />

Ritch Marziale<br />

87 Mike Davis 28<br />

Jim Minneker<br />

89 Paul Booher 27<br />

Doc Bundy<br />

Reese Cox<br />

Mark Dixon<br />

Walter Markes<br />

David Schardt<br />

95 Jimmy Adams 26<br />

Steve Lisa<br />

Career Wins:<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 40<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing 29<br />

3 Randy Pobst 26<br />

4 Michael Galati 23<br />

5 Lou Gigliotti 22<br />

6 Bill Auberlen 14<br />

7 Tommy Archer 10<br />

Neil Hannemann<br />

Andy Pilgrim<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

11 Terry Borcheller 9<br />

12 Bobby Archer 8<br />

Ron Emmick<br />

Dave Jolly<br />

Kermit Upton<br />

16 Bill Cooper 7<br />

Eric Curran<br />

Chip Herr<br />

John Heinricy<br />

David Murry<br />

21 Paul Booher 6<br />

Mike Fitzgerald<br />

Willy Lewis


Kuno Wittmer<br />

25 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 5<br />

Ron Fellows<br />

Peter Kitchak<br />

Norris Rancourt<br />

Neal Sapp<br />

Bill Saunders<br />

Robert Stout<br />

32 Jeff Altenburg 4<br />

Doc Bundy<br />

Price Cobb<br />

Brandon Davis<br />

Chuck Hemminson<br />

Wolf Henzler<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

Jason Saini<br />

Peter Schwartzott<br />

James Sofronas<br />

Lance Stewart<br />

Mitch Wright<br />

44 Max Angelelli 3<br />

Todd Buras<br />

Almo Coppelli<br />

Dino Crescentini<br />

Shawn Hendricks<br />

Shane Lewis<br />

Seth Thomas<br />

Will Turner<br />

Johannes Van Overbeek<br />

53 Lawson Aschenbach 2<br />

Kim Baker<br />

Maruo Baldi<br />

Paul Bonaccorsi<br />

Bobby Carradine<br />

Alain Chebeir<br />

Jim Dentici<br />

Charles Downes<br />

Ryan Eversley<br />

Rob Fellows<br />

Stuart Hayner<br />

Don Knowles<br />

Scott Lagasse<br />

Ron Lauzon<br />

Phil McClure<br />

Max Papis<br />

Matt Plumb<br />

Vic Rice<br />

Tony Rivera<br />

Boris Said<br />

Richard Spenard<br />

Greg Theiss<br />

75 Olimpio Alencar, Jr. 1<br />

John Angelone<br />

Mark Behm<br />

Jack Benedict<br />

Tom Benua<br />

Tommy Clark<br />

James Clay<br />

Jason Daskalos<br />

Ken Dobson<br />

Alfred DuPont<br />

David Empringham<br />

Bob Endicott<br />

Charles Espenlaub<br />

Nick Esayian<br />

David Farmer<br />

Roger Foo<br />

Doug Goad<br />

Bill Gray<br />

John Green<br />

Joey Hand<br />

Peter Hanson<br />

Taz Harvey<br />

Brad Hoyt<br />

Ricardo Imery<br />

Niclas Jonsson<br />

Marc Kirberg<br />

Ray Kong<br />

Paul Lambert<br />

David Lapham<br />

Bo Lemler<br />

Robin Liddell<br />

Michael McCann<br />

Tyler McQuarrie<br />

Jim Minneker<br />

Paul Mumford<br />

Chris Neville<br />

Adam Pecorari<br />

John Petrick<br />

Steve Pfeffer<br />

Leighton Reese<br />

Rob Rizzo<br />

Don Salama<br />

Steve Saleen<br />

Kevin Schrantz<br />

Kristian Skavnes<br />

Martin Snow<br />

Melanie Snow<br />

Beaver Theodosakis<br />

Joe Varde<br />

Ken Wallace, Jr.<br />

Scotty B. White<br />

Chris Wiehle<br />

Ken Wilden<br />

Nick Wittmer<br />

John Young<br />

Fastest Qualifier:<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 42<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing 36<br />

3 Randy Pobst 34<br />

4 Lou Gigliotti 26<br />

5 Michael Galati 23<br />

6 Bill Auberlen 13<br />

Bill Cooper<br />

8 Terry Borcheller 10<br />

9 Tommy Archer 9<br />

10 Ron Emmick 8<br />

Dave Jolly<br />

12 Price Cobb 7<br />

Chip Herr<br />

14 Brandon Davis 6<br />

Shawn Hendricks<br />

16 Bobby Archer 5<br />

Doc Bundy<br />

Mike Fitzgerald<br />

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Wolf Henzler<br />

Shane Lewis<br />

Andy Pilgrim<br />

Norris Rancourt<br />

Bill Saunders<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

25 Jeff Altenburg 4<br />

Max Angelelli<br />

Kim Baker<br />

Paul Booher<br />

Eric Curran<br />

Charles Espenlaub<br />

Peter Kitchak<br />

Scott Lagasse<br />

Leighton Reese<br />

Jason Saini<br />

James Sofronas<br />

Kermit Upton<br />

Johannes Van Overbeek<br />

38 Jim Dentici 3<br />

Ron Fellows<br />

Elliot Forbes-Robinson<br />

Neil Hannemann<br />

Neal Sapp<br />

Will Turner<br />

Kuno Wittmer<br />

45 Todd Buras 2<br />

Alfred DuPont<br />

Rob Fellows<br />

Eric Foss<br />

Mark Hein<br />

Paul Lambert<br />

Phil McClure<br />

Tyler McQuarrie<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

Matt Plumb<br />

Vic Rice<br />

Rob Rizzo<br />

Boris Said<br />

Joe Varde<br />

Nick Wittmer<br />

Makoto Yamamura<br />

61 Lawson Aschenbach 1<br />

Scott Bradley<br />

Klaus Bytzek<br />

Alain Chebeir<br />

James Clay<br />

Almo Coppelli<br />

Dino Crescentini<br />

Rick Dilorio<br />

Ken Dobson<br />

Taz Harvey<br />

Taylor Hacquard<br />

Stuart Hayner<br />

John Heinricy<br />

Chuck Hemmingson<br />

Ricardo Imery<br />

Davy Jones<br />

Niclas Jonsson<br />

Marc Kirberg<br />

David Lapham<br />

Dave Lemon<br />

David Leslie<br />

Shauna Marinus<br />

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Eric Meyer<br />

Tommy Milner<br />

Albert Mirko<br />

Keith Mitchell<br />

David Murry<br />

Max Papis<br />

Adam Pecorari<br />

Doug Peterson<br />

Peter Schwartzott<br />

Martin Snow<br />

Richard Spenard<br />

Lance Stewart<br />

Robert Stout<br />

Bob Stretch<br />

Bob Thomas<br />

Seth Thomas<br />

Mark Wolocatiuk<br />

Career Fastest Race Laps:<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 24<br />

2 Randy Pobst 22<br />

3 Pierre Kleinubing 18<br />

4 Michael Galati 17<br />

5 Bill Auberlen 16<br />

6 Terry Borcheller 13<br />

7 Lou Gigliotti 10<br />

8 Peter Kitchak 8<br />

John Heinricy<br />

Andy Pilgrim<br />

11 Mike Fitzgerald 7<br />

Seth Thomas<br />

Will Turner<br />

14 Doc Bundy 5<br />

Price Cobb<br />

Eric Curran<br />

Alfred DuPont<br />

Charles Espenlaub<br />

Wolf Henzler<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

Kermit Upton III<br />

22 Ken Dobson 4<br />

Ron Fellows<br />

Shawn Hendricks<br />

Rob Rizzo<br />

26 Max Angelelli 3<br />

Kim Baker<br />

Paul Booher<br />

Todd Buras<br />

James Clay<br />

Bill Cooper<br />

Brandon Davis<br />

Neil Hannemann<br />

Chuck Hemmingson<br />

Chip Herr<br />

Scott Lagasse<br />

Willy Lewis<br />

Phil McClure<br />

David Murry<br />

Tony Rivera<br />

Martin Snow<br />

Johannes van Overbeek<br />

Kuno Wittmer<br />

44 Jeff Altenburg 2<br />

Bobby Archer


Tommy Archer<br />

Almo Coppelli<br />

Ron Emmick<br />

David Farmer<br />

Nic Jonnson<br />

Chris Neville<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

Leighton Reese<br />

Steve Saleen<br />

Neal Sapp<br />

Peter Schwarzott<br />

Kristian Skavnes<br />

Mike Skeen<br />

Robert Stout<br />

Bob Stretch<br />

61 Dennis Aase 1<br />

Jimmy Adams<br />

John Angelone<br />

Andrew Aquilante<br />

Mauro Baldi<br />

George Biskup<br />

Glenn Boros<br />

Alain Chebeir<br />

Jeff Courtney<br />

Dino Crescentini<br />

Ben Crosland<br />

Jim Daniels<br />

Charlie Downes<br />

Bob Endicott<br />

Ryan Eversley<br />

Rob Fellows<br />

Roger Foo<br />

Eric Foss<br />

Taylor Hacquard<br />

Joey Hand<br />

Taz Harvey<br />

Robb Holland<br />

Ron Johnson<br />

Marc Kirberg<br />

David Leslie<br />

Tom Lepper<br />

Shane Lewis<br />

Robin Liddell<br />

Jim Lovett<br />

Alexander Lvov<br />

Terry McCarthy<br />

Tyler McQuarrie<br />

Eric Meyer<br />

Tommy Milner<br />

Max Papis<br />

Steve Pfeffer<br />

Walter Puckett<br />

Dick Read<br />

Matt Richmond<br />

Boris Said<br />

Jason Saini<br />

Bobby Sak<br />

Victor Sifton<br />

James Sofronas<br />

Richard Spenard<br />

Lance Stewart<br />

Hans Stuck<br />

Joe Varde<br />

Nick Wittmer<br />

John Young<br />

Top-Three finishes: (10+):<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 97<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing 77<br />

3 Randy Pobst 61<br />

4 Michael Galati 57<br />

5 Lou Gigliotti 49<br />

6 Andy Pilgrim 37<br />

7 Neil Hannemann 30<br />

8 Bill Cooper 26<br />

9 Tommy Archer 25<br />

10 Terry Borcheller 23<br />

John Heinricy<br />

12 Bobby Archer 22<br />

Bill Auberlen<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

15 Jeff Altenburg 21<br />

Dave Jolly<br />

17 Eric Curran 20<br />

Taz Harvey<br />

Willy Lewis<br />

20 Brandon Davis 19<br />

21 Ron Emmick 18<br />

Norris Rancourt<br />

23 James Sofronas 17<br />

Kermit Upton<br />

Johannes Van Overbeek 16<br />

26 Mike Fitzgerald 15<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

28 Paul Booher 13<br />

Boris Said<br />

30 Neal Sapp 12<br />

31 Shawn Hendricks 11<br />

32 Lawson Aschenbach 10<br />

Doc Bundy<br />

Nick Esayian<br />

Elliott Forbes-Robinson<br />

Chuck Hemmingson<br />

Chip Herr<br />

Will Turner<br />

Top-Five Finishes (10+):<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 131<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing 96<br />

3 Michael Galati 84<br />

4 Randy Pobst 75<br />

5 Andy Pilgrim 58<br />

6 Lou Gigliotti 57<br />

7 Taz Harvey 47<br />

8 Jeff Altenburg 36<br />

9 Tommy Archer 35<br />

10 Bill Cooper 34<br />

11 Neil Hannemann 33<br />

James Sofronas<br />

13 Eric Curran 31<br />

Kermit Upton<br />

15 Bill Auberlen 29<br />

Dave Jolly<br />

17 Terry Borcheller 28<br />

John Heinricy<br />

19 Bobby Archer 27<br />

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Boris Said<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

22 Brandon Davis 25<br />

Mike Fitzgerald<br />

Willy Lewis<br />

Kuno Wittmer<br />

Norris Rancourt<br />

27 Chuck Hemmingson 24<br />

Ron Emmick<br />

29 Chip Herr 22<br />

30 Charles Espenlaub 21<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

Johannes Van Overbeek<br />

Jeff McMillin 20<br />

34 Phil McClure 18<br />

Jim Minneker<br />

Will Turner<br />

37 Paul Booher 17<br />

38 Nick Esayian 16<br />

39 Shawn Hendricks 15<br />

40 Doc Bundy 14<br />

Peter Schwartzott<br />

42 Paul Armstrong 13<br />

Dino Crescentini<br />

Mitch Wright<br />

45 Lawson Aschenbach 12<br />

Alfred DuPont<br />

Elliot Forbes-Robinson<br />

Chris Neville<br />

Neal Sapp<br />

50 Max Angelelli 11<br />

Ken Dobson<br />

Justin Marks<br />

Michael McCann<br />

Walter Puckett<br />

Jason Saini<br />

David Schardt<br />

Robert Stout<br />

58 Bobby Carradine 10<br />

Alain Chebeir<br />

James Clay<br />

Steve Dinan<br />

Ron Fellows<br />

Peter Kitchak<br />

David Murry<br />

Jochen Rohr<br />

Seth Thomas<br />

Top-10 Finishes (15+):<br />

1 Peter Cunningham 166<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing 109<br />

3 Michael Galati 107<br />

4 Randy Pobst 93<br />

5 Andy Pilgrim 84<br />

6 Lou Gigliotti 74<br />

7 Taz Harvey 70<br />

James Sofronas<br />

9 Jeff Altenburg 52<br />

10 Tommy Archer 49<br />

11 Eric Curran 47<br />

12 Will Turner 44<br />

13 Bill Cooper 43<br />

John Heinricy<br />

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15 Mike Fitzgerald 42<br />

Charles Espenlaub<br />

17 Brandon Davis 41<br />

Kuno Wittmer<br />

19 Chuck Hemmingson 40<br />

Kermit Upton<br />

21 Dino Crescentini 38<br />

22 Bill Auberlen 36<br />

Nick Esayian<br />

Neil Hannemann<br />

Dave Jolly<br />

Boris Said<br />

27 Bobby Archer 35<br />

Terry Borcheller<br />

29 Tony Gaples 33<br />

30 Chris Neville 32<br />

31 Chip Herr 31<br />

Phil McClure<br />

Hugh Plumb<br />

R.K. Smith<br />

35 Willy Lewis 30<br />

Seth Thomas<br />

Johannes Van Overbeek<br />

38 Jeff Courtney 29<br />

Michael McCann<br />

Jeff McMillin<br />

41 Ron Emmick 28<br />

Norris Rancourt<br />

David Rosenblum<br />

44 Alain Chebeir 27<br />

Justin Marks<br />

46 James Clay 26<br />

47 Jim Minneker 25<br />

48 Doc Bundy 24<br />

49 Ken Dobson 23<br />

50 David Farmer 22<br />

John Schneider<br />

52 Lawson Aschenbach 21<br />

Paul Booher<br />

Alfred DuPont<br />

Shauna Marinus<br />

56 Paul Brown 20<br />

Jason Daskalos<br />

Michael Sturm<br />

Tim Wiens<br />

60 Paul Armstrong 19<br />

Rob Fellows<br />

Shawn Hendricks<br />

Jason Saini<br />

Neal Sapp<br />

Peter Schwartzott<br />

66 Leighton Reese 18<br />

Thomas Safar II<br />

Steve Saleen<br />

69 Derek Bell 17<br />

Reese Cox<br />

Steve Dinan<br />

Justin Jackson<br />

Mitch Wright<br />

74 Albert Mirko 16<br />

David Schardt<br />

Kevin Schrantz<br />

77 Jimmy Adams 15


Niclas Jonsson<br />

Peter Kitchak<br />

Matt Plumb<br />

Walter Puckett<br />

Robert Stretch<br />

Peter Kitchak<br />

Matt Plumb<br />

Walter Puckett<br />

Robert Stretch<br />

Career Driver Records<br />

Most Races<br />

195, Peter Cunningham<br />

Driver Class Victories<br />

Career: 40, Peter Cunningham<br />

Season: 8, Peter Cunningham (2010)<br />

Winning Percentage<br />

Career: 37.8%, Bill Auberlen (14 of 37)<br />

20+ starts<br />

Season: 75.0%, Lou Gigliotti, (6-8) - 5+ starts<br />

Top-Three Class Finishes<br />

Career: 97, Peter Cunningham<br />

Season: 10, Peter Cunningham, 2010, GTS<br />

Top-Three Class Finishing Percentage<br />

Career: 69.77%, Neil Hannemann (30 of 43)<br />

20+ starts<br />

Top-Five Class Finishes<br />

Career: 131, Peter Cunningham<br />

Season: 11, Peter Cunningham, 2010, GTS<br />

Top-Five Class Finishing Percentage<br />

Career: 84.4%, R.K. Smith (27-32)<br />

20+ starts<br />

Season: 100%, by 18 drivers<br />

Top-10 Class Finishes<br />

Career: 166, Peter Cunningham<br />

Season: 12, Peter Cunningham, 2010, GTS<br />

Top-10 Class Finishing Percentage<br />

Career: 96.9%, R.K. Smith (31 of 32)<br />

20+ starts<br />

Season: 100%, by 47 drivers<br />

Class Fastest Qualifiers<br />

Career: 42 Peter Cunningham<br />

Season: 10, Peter Cunningham, 2010<br />

Overall Fastest Qualifying Speed<br />

119.620 mph, Rob Rizzo, Watkins Glen, 1996<br />

Overall Fastest Race Lap<br />

116.440 mph, Martin Snow, Watkins Glen, 1996<br />

Overall Fastest Winner’s Speed<br />

112.435 mph, Martin Snow, Watkins Glen, 1996<br />

Overall Closest Margin of Victory<br />

GT - 0.031-sec., Randy Pobst over Ricardo Imery,<br />

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, 2006<br />

TC - 0.005-sec., Brandon Davis over Eric Curran,<br />

Denver, 2006<br />

Overall Widest Margin of Victory<br />

Seven laps, Neil Hannemann, Mosport Park,<br />

1991<br />

In single-class sprint format:<br />

1:32.418, Michael Galati, Mosport, 2006<br />

Overall Longest Race (time)<br />

24:02:36.06, 2028.68 miles, Mosport Park,<br />

1990.<br />

Winners: Andy Pilgrim, John Heinricy, Don<br />

Knowles, Stu Hayner<br />

Overall Shortest Race (time)<br />

40:11.07, 62.73 miles, Lime Rock Park, 1996.<br />

Winner: Boris Said<br />

Most Positions Gained By A Race Winner<br />

43, Bill Auberlen, Lime Rock Park, Touring Car<br />

Race 1, 2001 (Started 44th)<br />

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Rookie of the Year:<br />

1995<br />

S Jochen Rohr<br />

T David Seuss<br />

SP Paul Booher<br />

1996<br />

S2 Almo Coppelli<br />

T1 Brian C. Clarke<br />

T2 Michael Galati<br />

1997<br />

T1 Ron Johnson<br />

T2 Pierre Kleinubing<br />

1998<br />

T1 Reese Cox<br />

T2 Hugh Plumb<br />

1999<br />

GT George Biskup<br />

TC Kevin Schrantz<br />

2000<br />

GT Justin Jackson<br />

TC Neal Sapp<br />

2001<br />

GT Bob Miller<br />

TC Roger Foo<br />

2002<br />

GT John Young<br />

TC Marc Kirberg<br />

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2003<br />

GT Tom Oates<br />

TC Matt Plumb<br />

2004<br />

GT Michael McCann<br />

TC Dino Crescentini<br />

2005<br />

GT Sonny Whelen<br />

TC Brandon Davis<br />

2006<br />

GT Lawson Aschenbach<br />

TC Jeff Courtney<br />

2007<br />

GT Brian Kubinski<br />

TC Stan Wilson<br />

2008<br />

GT Gunter Schaldach<br />

TC Jason Saini<br />

2009<br />

GT Bill Ziegler<br />

TC Eric Foss<br />

2010<br />

GT Fred Roberts<br />

GTS Ernie Jakubowski<br />

TC Robert Stout


Manufacturer Records<br />

Year-by-Year Champions:<br />

1990<br />

WC Chevrolet<br />

SP Eagle<br />

1991<br />

WC Chevrolet<br />

SS Not Awarded<br />

SP Eagle<br />

1992<br />

A & B Not Awarded<br />

C Honda<br />

D Eagle<br />

1993<br />

A & B Not Awarded<br />

C Honda<br />

1994<br />

WC Porsche<br />

TC Chevrolet<br />

SP Honda<br />

1995<br />

S Porsche<br />

T Eagle<br />

SP Honda<br />

1996<br />

S1 Not Awarded<br />

S2 Saleen<br />

T1 Eagle<br />

T2 Honda<br />

1997<br />

T1 Ford/ Saleen<br />

T2 Saturn<br />

1998<br />

T1 Ford/ Saleen<br />

T2 Acura<br />

1999<br />

GT Porsche<br />

TC Acura<br />

2000<br />

GT Porsche<br />

TC Acura<br />

2001<br />

GT Audi<br />

TC BMW<br />

2002<br />

GT Porsche<br />

TC Acura<br />

2003<br />

GT Audi<br />

TC BMW<br />

2004<br />

GT Audi<br />

TC BMW<br />

2005<br />

GT Cadillac<br />

TC Acura<br />

2006<br />

GT Porsche<br />

TC Acura<br />

2007<br />

GT Cadillac<br />

TC Mazda<br />

2008<br />

GT Porsche<br />

TC Acura<br />

2009<br />

GT Porsche<br />

TC Acura<br />

2010<br />

GT Volvo<br />

GTS Acura<br />

TC Scion<br />

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Manufacturer Class Victories<br />

1 Acura 81<br />

2 Chevrolet 71<br />

3 BMW 52<br />

4 Porsche 51<br />

5 Eagle 31<br />

6 Mazda 26<br />

7 Honda 25<br />

8 Ford (including Saleen) 23<br />

9 Audi 21<br />

10 Oldsmobile 18<br />

11 Dodge 16<br />

12 Cadillac 12<br />

13 Lotus 9<br />

14 Volvo 9<br />

15 Nissan, Saturn 7<br />

16 Scion 5<br />

17 Volkswagen 4<br />

18 Mosler 3<br />

19 Pontiac 1<br />

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Model Class Victories<br />

1 Chevrolet Corvette 47<br />

2 Acura Integra R 31<br />

Eagle Talon/Turbo AWD<br />

4 Acura TSX 26<br />

5 Chevrolet Camaro 22<br />

6 Honda Prelude/Si 18<br />

Porsche 911 Cup<br />

8 Ford Saleen Mustang/SR 17<br />

Mazda 6<br />

10 BMW M3 16<br />

Dodge Viper<br />

Olsmobile Achieva<br />

13 Acura NSX 14<br />

14 Porsche 911 GT3 13<br />

15 BMW 325i 12<br />

Cadillac CTS-V<br />

17 Audi S4 Competition 8<br />

BMW 328is<br />

Lotus Esprit Turbo<br />

20 Audi A4 Turbo 7<br />

BMW 325is<br />

Saturn SC<br />

Volvo S60<br />

24 Audi RS 6 6<br />

25 Acura RSX 5<br />

Honda CRX Si<br />

Nissan 300ZX Turbo<br />

Porsche 911 GT<br />

Porsche 911 GT/RSR/Turbo<br />

Scion tC<br />

31 Mazda Protégé 4<br />

Volkswagen Jetta GLI<br />

33 BMW 328i 3<br />

Ford Mustang<br />

Mosler Intruder<br />

36 BMW 325Ci 2<br />

BMW 328ci<br />

Chevrolet Monte Carlo<br />

Honda Civic Si<br />

Mazda RX-8<br />

Oldsmobile Calais<br />

Porsche 911 EVO/GT2<br />

43 BMW 328Ti 1<br />

Mazda RX-7 Turbo<br />

Nissan Sentra SE-R<br />

Pontiac Sunfire<br />

Porsche 944 Turbo<br />

Volvo S60R


Circuit-by-Circuit Race Winners<br />

AUTOBAHN COUNTRY CLUB<br />

Joliet, Illinois<br />

2009 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Jason Saini (TC)<br />

AUTODROME DEL NORTE<br />

Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico<br />

1991 Boris Said (WC)<br />

Tommy Archer (SP)<br />

CLEVELAND BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT<br />

Cleveland, Ohio<br />

1992 R.K. Smith (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Norris Rancourt (C)<br />

Bill Saunders (D)<br />

2005 Robin Liddell (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

DALLAS GRAND PRIX<br />

Dallas, Texas<br />

1993 R.K. Smith (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Peter Cunningham (C)<br />

1994 Price Cobb (WC)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (TC)<br />

Peter Cunningham (SP)<br />

DALLAS GRAND PRIX IN ADDISON<br />

Addison, Texas<br />

1990 R.K. Smith (WC)<br />

Bobby Archer (SP)<br />

1991 R.K. Smith (WC)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (SS)<br />

Norris Rancourt (SP)<br />

DENVER GRAND PRIX<br />

Denver, Colo.<br />

1990 Scott Lagasse (WC)<br />

Bobby Archer (SP)<br />

1991 Doc Bundy (WC)<br />

Terry Borcheller (SS)<br />

Dave Jolly (SP)<br />

2005 Wolf Henzler (GT)<br />

Eric Curran (TC)<br />

2006 Brandon Davis (TC)<br />

DES MOINES GRAND PRIX<br />

Des Moines, Iowa<br />

1990 R.K. Smith (WC)<br />

Mitch Wright (SP)<br />

1991 Shawn Hendricks (WC)<br />

Jack Benedict (SS)<br />

Peter Cunningham (SP)<br />

1992 R.K. Smith (A)<br />

Tom Benua (B)<br />

Dave Jolly (C)<br />

Bill Saunders (D)<br />

1993 R.K. Smith (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

1994 Mauro Baldi (A)<br />

Neil Hannemann (B)<br />

Chuck Hemmingson (C)<br />

DETROIT GRAND PRIX<br />

Detroit, Mich.<br />

2001 Peter Cunningham (GT)<br />

2008 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

FIREBIRD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Phoenix, Ariz.<br />

1992 Shawn Hendricks (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

Neil Hannemann (D)<br />

HEARTLAND PARK<br />

Topeka, Kan.<br />

1997 Rob Fellows (T1)<br />

Johannes van Overbeek (T2)<br />

1998 Bill Cooper (T1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (T2)<br />

INFINEON RACEWAY (Sears Point)<br />

Sonoma, Calif.<br />

1990 Doc Bundy (WC)<br />

Jim Dentici (SP)<br />

1991 Shawn Hendricks (WC)<br />

Mitch Wright/Bo Lemler (SP)<br />

1992 R.K. Smith (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

John Green (C)<br />

Neil Hannemann (D)<br />

1993 Elliott Forbes-Robinson (A)<br />

Neil Hannemann (B)<br />

Peter Cunningham (C)<br />

1995 Price Cobb (S)<br />

Kermit Upton (T)<br />

Terry Borcheller (SP)<br />

1996 Melanie Snow (S1)<br />

Shane Lewis (S2)<br />

Vic Rice (GTA)<br />

Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Paul Booher (T2)<br />

2000 Bill Cooper (GT)<br />

Hugh Plumb (TC)<br />

2001 Johannes van Overbeek (GT)<br />

Neal Sapp (TC)<br />

2003 Bill Auberlen (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2004 Wolf Henzler (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC, Race 1)<br />

Nic Jonsson (TC, Race 2)<br />

2005 Lou Gigliotti (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2006 Ricardo Imery (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

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LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY<br />

Las Vegas, Nev.<br />

2000 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Hugh Plumb (TC)<br />

LIME ROCK PARK<br />

Lime Rock, Conn.<br />

1992 Kim Baker (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

Neil Hannemann (D)<br />

1993 Elliott Forbes-Robinson (A)<br />

David Lapham (B)<br />

Peter Cunningham (C)<br />

1995 David Murry (S)<br />

Kermit Upton (T)<br />

Dave Jolly (SP)<br />

1996 Almo Coppelli (S2)<br />

Boris Said III (T1)<br />

Paul Booher (T2)<br />

1997 Kermit Upton III (T1)<br />

Kristian Skavnes (T2)<br />

1998 Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (T2)<br />

1999 Bobby Archer (GT)<br />

Michael Galati (TC)<br />

2000 Terry Borcheller (GT)<br />

Kevin Schrantz (TC)<br />

2001 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC, Race 1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC, Race 2)<br />

2002 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2003 Bill Auberlen (GT, Race 1)<br />

Bill Auberlen (GT, Race 2)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2004 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2005 Max Angelelli (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2007 Chip Herr (TC)<br />

2008 Kuno Wittmer (TC, Race 1)<br />

Chip Herr (TC, Race 2)<br />

GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH<br />

Long Beach, Calif.<br />

2006 Ron Fellows (GT)<br />

2007 Eric Curran (GT)<br />

2008 Brandon Davis (GT)<br />

2009 James Sofronas (GT)<br />

2010 Kuno Wittmer (GT)<br />

Tyler McQuarrie (GTS)<br />

Robert Stout (TC)<br />

LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY<br />

Concord, N.C.<br />

2000 Bill Cooper (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2007 Andy Pilgrim (GT)<br />

MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA<br />

Monterey, Calif.<br />

1990 Doc Bundy (WC)<br />

158<br />

Peter Cunningham (SP)<br />

1999 John Heinricy (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (Touring)<br />

2000 Mike Fitzgerald (GT)<br />

Alfred duPont (TC)<br />

2001 Peter Cunningham (GT)<br />

Roger Foo (TC)<br />

2002 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Paul Lambert (TC)<br />

2003 Paul Mumford (GT)<br />

Jeff Altenburg (TC)<br />

2004 Wolf Henzler (GT)<br />

Jeff Altenburg (TC)<br />

2005 Max Papis (GT)<br />

John Angelone (TC)<br />

2006 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Eric Curran (TC)<br />

2007 Andy Pilgrim (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2009 James Sofronas (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

MIAMI GRAND PRIX<br />

Miami, Fla.<br />

1994 Alencar Jr. (A)<br />

Willy Lewis (B)<br />

Norris Rancourt (C)<br />

MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE<br />

Lexington, Ohio<br />

1994 John Heinricy (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Norris Rancourt (C)<br />

1997 Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Paul Booher (T2)<br />

1998 Terry Borcheller (T1)<br />

Hugh Plumb (T2)<br />

1999 Peter Kitchak (GT)<br />

Michael Galati (Touring)<br />

2002 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Will Turner (TC)<br />

2003 Bob Endicott (TC)<br />

2004 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Matt Plumb (TC)<br />

2005 Wolf Henzler (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2006 Lou Gigliotti (GT)<br />

Chip Herr (TC)<br />

2007 Eric Curran (GT)<br />

Joey Hand (TC)<br />

2008 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Kuno Wittmer (TC)<br />

2009 Brandon Davis (GT)<br />

Jason Saini (TC)<br />

2010<br />

Race 1 Mike Skeen (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Ryan Eversley (TC)<br />

Race 2 James Sofronas (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Ryan Eversley (TC)


MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK<br />

Tooele, Utah<br />

2006 Lou Gigliotti (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2007 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Jeff Altenburg (TC)<br />

2008 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Jason Saini (TC)<br />

2010 Kuno Wittmer (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Robert Stout (TC)<br />

GRAND PRIX OF MINNESOTA<br />

Minneapolis, Minn.<br />

1996 Shane Lewis (S2)<br />

Greg Theiss (T1)<br />

Chuck Hemmingson (T2)<br />

1997 Peter Kitchak (T1)<br />

Paul Booher (T2)<br />

1998 Chris Wiehle (T1)<br />

Lance Stewart (T2)<br />

MOSPORT INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Bowmanville, Ontario, Can.<br />

1990 Andy Pilgrim/John Heinricy/Don<br />

Knowles/Stuart Hayner (WC)<br />

Peter Cunningham/Ron Lauzon/<br />

Randy Pobst (SP)<br />

1991 R.K. Smith/Ken Wallace/Ken<br />

Wilden/RichardSpenard/David<br />

Empringham/Tommy Clark/<br />

Peter Cunningham (WC)<br />

Lou Gigliotti/Leighton Reese/Brad Hoyt/<br />

Mark Behm/John Petrick (SS)<br />

Mitch Wright/Tommy Archer/<br />

Bobby Archer(SP)<br />

1992 Kim Baker/Ray Kong/Peter Hanson/Jim<br />

Minneker/Don Knowles (A)<br />

Chris Neville/Doug Goad/David Murry (B)<br />

Taz Harvey/Ron Lauzon/Jim Dentici (C)<br />

Bill Saunders/Beaver Theodosakis/Mitch<br />

Wright/AndyPilgrim/Neil Hannemann (D)<br />

1993 Elliott Forbes-Robinson (A)<br />

Neil Hannemann (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

1994 Richard Spenard (A)<br />

Bill Cooper (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

1995 David Murry (S)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (T)<br />

Dave Jolly (SP)<br />

1996 Almo Coppelli (S2)<br />

Kermit Upton (T1)<br />

Charlie Downes (T2)<br />

1997 Rob Fellows (T1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (T2)<br />

1999 Bobby Archer (GT)<br />

Michael Galati (Touring)<br />

2000 Bobby Archer (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2001 Peter Cunningham (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2002 David Farmer (GT)<br />

Ken Dobson (TC, Race 1)<br />

Paul Bonaccorsi (TC, Race 2)<br />

2003 Phil McClure (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2004 Michael Galati (GT, Race 1)<br />

Ron Fellows (GT, Race 2)<br />

Matt Plumb (TC)<br />

2005 Ron Fellows (GT)<br />

Charles Espenlaub (TC)<br />

2006 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Chip Herr (TC)<br />

2007 Eric Curran (GT)<br />

Adam Pecorarri (TC)<br />

2008 Eric Curran (GT)<br />

Michael Galati (TC)<br />

2009 Jason Daskalos (GT)<br />

Kuno Wittmer (TC)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2010<br />

Race 1 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

John Heinricy (GTS)<br />

Chip Herr (TC)<br />

Race 2 Ron Fellows (GT)<br />

John Heinricy (GTS)<br />

Robert Stout (TC)<br />

NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK<br />

Millville, N.J.<br />

2008 James Sofronas (GT)<br />

2009 Andy Pilgrim (GT)<br />

Jason Saini (GT)<br />

PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Phoenix, Ariz.<br />

1995 John Heinricy (S)<br />

Neil Hannemann (T)<br />

Paul Booher (SP)<br />

1996 Willy Lewis (T1)<br />

Charlie Downes (T2)<br />

PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Colorado Springs, Colo.<br />

1997 Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (T2)<br />

1998 Terry Borcheller (T1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (T2)<br />

1999 Peter Kitchak (GT)<br />

Will Turner (Touring, Race 1)<br />

Chuck Hemmingson (Touring, Race 2)<br />

PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Portland, Ore.<br />

2001 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Neal Sapp (TC)<br />

2004 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2005 Dino Crescentini (GT)<br />

Randy Pobst (TC)<br />

PUERTO RICO GRAND PRIX<br />

San Juan, Puerto Rico<br />

2003 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

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RENO GRAND PRIX<br />

Reno, Nev.<br />

1996 Andy Pilgrim (S1)<br />

Rob Rizzo (S2)<br />

Vic Rice (GTA)<br />

Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Michael Galati (T2)<br />

1997 Lou Gigliotti (T1)<br />

Johannes van Overbeek (T2)<br />

ROAD AMERICA<br />

Elkhart Lake, Wis.<br />

1991 Bobby Carradine (WC)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (SS)<br />

Dave Jolly (SP)<br />

1992 Bill Cooper (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Randy Pobst (C)<br />

Bill Saunders (D)<br />

1993 Elliott Forbes-Robinson (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Norris Rancourt (C)<br />

1994 Price Cobb (WC)<br />

Joe Varde (TC)<br />

Dave Jolly (SP)<br />

1995 David Murry (S)<br />

Willy Lewis (T)<br />

Peter Schwartzott (SP)<br />

1996 Andy Pilgrim (S2)<br />

Greg Theiss (T1)<br />

Michael Galati (T2)<br />

1998 Terry Borcheller (T1)<br />

Lance Stewart (T2)<br />

2002 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Paul Bonaccorsi (TC)<br />

2003 Mike Fitzgerald (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2004 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2006 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Chip Herr (TC)<br />

2008 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

James Clay (TC)<br />

2009 Tony Rivera (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

ROAD ATLANTA<br />

Braselton, Ga.<br />

1990 Doc Bundy (WC)<br />

Bobby Archer (SP)<br />

1993 David Murry (A)<br />

Kermit Upton III (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

1994 Price Cobb (WC)<br />

Neil Hannemann (TC)<br />

Peter Cunningham (SP)<br />

1995 John Heinricy (S)<br />

Neil Hannemann (T)<br />

Paul Booher (SP)<br />

1995 David Murry (S)<br />

Kermit Upton (T)<br />

Ron Emmick (SP)<br />

1999 Kermit Upton (GT, Race 1)<br />

160<br />

Kermit Upton (GT, Race 2)<br />

Michael Galati (Touring)<br />

2000 Mike Fitzgerald (GT)<br />

Mike Fitzgerald (TC)<br />

2001 Michael Galati (GT, Race 1)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GT, Race 2)<br />

Neal Sapp (TC, Race 1)<br />

Neal Sapp (TC, Race 2)<br />

2002 Peter Cunningham (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2003 Mike Fitzgerald (GT, Race 1)<br />

Randy Pobst (GT, Race 2)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC, Race 1)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC, Race 2)<br />

2004 Pierre Kleinubing (TC, NON POINTS)<br />

Max Angelelli (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2005 Max Papis (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2006 Andy Pilgrim (GT)<br />

Randy Pobst (TC)<br />

2007 Lawson Aschenbach (GT)<br />

Michael Galati (TC)<br />

2008 Brandon Davis (GT)<br />

Chip Herr (TC)<br />

2009 Andy Pilgrim (GT)<br />

Seth Thomas (TC)<br />

ST. PETERSBURG GRAND PRIX<br />

St. Petersburg, Fla.<br />

1990 R.K. Smith (WC)<br />

Bobby Archer (SP)<br />

1996 Almo Coppelli (S2)<br />

Willy Lewis (T1)<br />

Alain Chebeir (T2)<br />

1997 Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Peter Schwarzott (T2)<br />

2005 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Randy Pobst (TC)<br />

2006 Lawson Aschenbach (GT)<br />

Randy Pobst (TC)<br />

2010<br />

Race 1 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Todd Buras (TC)<br />

Race 2 Dino Crescentini (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Todd Buras (TC)<br />

CIRCUIT STE. CROIX<br />

Ste. Croix, Quebec, Canada<br />

2000 Peter Cunningham (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

SAN DIEGO GRAND PRIX (NTC CIRCUIT)<br />

San Diego, Calif.<br />

2000 Terry Borcheller (GT)<br />

Neal Sapp (TC)


SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Sebring, Fla.<br />

2001 Peter Cunningham (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2002 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2003 Phil McClure (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2004 Max Angelelli (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2005 Tommy Archer (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2006 Michael McCann (GT)<br />

Bill Auberlen (TC)<br />

2007 Eric Curran (GT)<br />

Jeff Altenburg (TC)<br />

2008 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2009 Tony Rivera (GT)<br />

Seth Thomas (TC)<br />

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY<br />

Fort Worth, Texas<br />

2000 Mike Fitzgerald (GT)<br />

Don Salama (TC)<br />

2001 Michael Galati (GT)<br />

Steve Pfeffer (TC)<br />

TEXAS WORLD SPEEDWAY<br />

College Station, Texas<br />

1991 Bobby Carradine (WC)<br />

Bill Gray/Stu Hayner (SS)<br />

Peter Schwartzott (SP)<br />

GRAND PRIX OF TORONTO<br />

Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Can.<br />

2007 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (TC)<br />

2010 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Nick Wittmer (TC)<br />

GRAND PRIX de TROIS-RIVIERES<br />

Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Can.<br />

1993 Elliott Forbes-Robinson (A)<br />

Willy Lewis (B)<br />

Ron Emmick (C)<br />

1994 Mauro Baldi (A)<br />

Bill Cooper (B)<br />

Dave Jolly (C)<br />

1995 David Murry (S)<br />

Willy Lewis (T)<br />

Peter Cunningham (SP)<br />

1996 Shane Lewis (S2)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (T1)<br />

1997 Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Alain Chebeir (T2)<br />

1998 Terry Borcheller (T1)<br />

Michael Galati (T2)<br />

1999 Peter Kitchak (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (Touring)<br />

2002 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Chuck Hemmingson (TC)<br />

VANCOUVER MOLSON INDY<br />

Vancouver, B.C., Canada<br />

1999 Scotty B. White (GT)<br />

Hugh Plumb (Touring)<br />

VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY<br />

Alton, Va.<br />

2002 John Young (GT)<br />

Pierre Kleinubing (TC)<br />

2008 Kuno Wittmer (TC)<br />

2010<br />

Race 1 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Nick Esayian (GTS)<br />

Todd Buras (TC)<br />

Race 2 Andy Pilgrim (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Robert Stout (TC)<br />

GRAND PRIX OF WASHINGTON, DC<br />

Washington, D.C.<br />

2002 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Marc Kirberg (TC)<br />

WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL<br />

Watkins Glen, N.Y.<br />

1992 Bill Cooper (A)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (B)<br />

Dave Jolly (C)<br />

Bill Saunders (D)<br />

1996 Martin Snow (S1)<br />

Steve Saleen (S2)<br />

Lou Gigliotti (T1)<br />

Peter Schwartzott (T2)<br />

1997 Lou Gigliotti (T1)<br />

Michael Galati (T2)<br />

1998 Terry Borcheller (T1)<br />

Lance Stewart (T2)<br />

2007 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Randy Pobst (TC 1)<br />

Randy Pobst (TC 2)<br />

2008 Randy Pobst (GT)<br />

Michael Galati (TC)<br />

2009 Dino Crescentini (GT)<br />

Seth Thomas (TC)<br />

2010 Ron Fellows (GT)<br />

Peter Cunningham (GTS)<br />

Robert Stout (TC)<br />

WEST MICHIGAN GRAND PRIX<br />

Grand Rapids, Mich.<br />

1998 Peter Cunningham (T1)<br />

Lance Stewart (T2)<br />

1999 Peter Kitchak (GT)<br />

Will Turner (Touring)<br />

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Season-by-Season Point Standings (Top-10)<br />

1990 (<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards SPT DAL LAG DMO RAT MOS DEN STP<br />

1 R. K. Smith Chevrolet Corvette 201 NA 4 1 2 1 3 10 5 1<br />

2 Doc Bundy Lotus Esprit Turbo 183 NA 1 14 1 8 1 6 2 6<br />

3 John Heinricy Chevrolet Corvette 180 NA 3 2 7 4 13 1 7 2<br />

4 Boris Said III Chevrolet Corvette 169 NA 10 5 11 2 4 2 8 3<br />

5 Scott Lagasse Lotus Esprit Turbo 168 NA 1 13 12 3 2 6 1 13<br />

6 Andy Pilgrim Chevrolet Corvette 152 NA 8 4 9 7 7 1 12 8<br />

7 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Corvette 150 NA 2 3 8 6 5 3 14 20<br />

8 Claude Poirier Chevrolet Corvette 128 NA 4 7 5 5 10 10 - 9<br />

9 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Corvette 113 NA 5 15 10 9 14 7 11 17<br />

10 Dave Jolly Mazda RX-7 Turbo 112 NA 11 6 4 - 18 9 6 11<br />

1990 (Super Production Class)<br />

B Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards SPT DAL LAG DMO RAT MOS DEN STP<br />

1 Bobby Archer Eagle Talon 211 NA 5 1 7 3 1 2 1 1<br />

2 Peter Cunningham Honda CRX Si 204 NA 2 4 1 2 17 1 3 3<br />

3 Tommy Archer Eagle Talon 185 NA 5 2 6 15 2 2 2 2<br />

4 Mitch Wright Eagle Talon 170 NA 4 12 11 1 3 2 4 10<br />

5 Jim Dentici Honda CRX Si 150 NA 1 14 9 6 6 12 5 5<br />

6 Scott Gaylord Mazda Miata 145 NA 9 3 2 8 7 4 6 -<br />

7 Chuck Hemmingson Oldsmobile Calais 111 NA 14 5 3 7 5 10 - -<br />

8 Mark Wolocatiuk Chevrolet Beretta 105 NA 3 15 15 5 4 - - 9<br />

9 Herb Shriver Honda CRX Si 88 NA 8 9 10 10 11 14 - -<br />

10 Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Calais 85 NA 12 7 4 4 17 - - -<br />

1991 (<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards SPT DAL DMO MOS DEN RAM TWS SAL<br />

1 Shawn Hendricks Chevrolet Corvette 212 NA 1 2 1 4 2 2 2 5<br />

2 Bobby Carradine Lotus Esprit Turbo 173 NA 4 4 5 - 3 1 1 6<br />

3 Andy Pilgrim Chevrolet Corvette 170 NA 10 5 6 3 7 7 3 3<br />

4 John Schneider Nissan 300 ZX T 167 NA 9 10 10 7 11 5 5 2<br />

5 R.K. Smith Chevrolet Corvette 161 NA 12 1 2 1 4 6 9 -<br />

6 Kat Teasdale Chevrolet Corvette 156 NA 8 6 11 2 6 9 10 4<br />

7 Doc Bundy Lotus Esprit Turbo 143 NA 2 8 3 - 1 3 8 -<br />

8 Boris Said III Ford Mustang 140 NA 11 14 8 4 12 13 11 1<br />

9 John Heinricy Chevrolet Corvette 134 NA 10 3 4 6 13 8 7 -<br />

10 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Corvette 129 NA 5 13 12 1 9 12 6 -<br />

1991 (Super Sport Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards DAL DMO MOS DEN RAM TWS<br />

1 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 165 NA 1 3 1 3 1 3<br />

2 Terry Borcheller Ford Mustang 89 NA - 6 - 1 5 8<br />

3 Tom Boston Chevrolet Camaro 87 NA 4 - - 2 8 7<br />

4 Bill Gray Chevrolet Camaro 57 NA - - - - - 1<br />

5 Brad Hoyt Chevrolet Camaro 55 NA - - 1 - - 3<br />

6 Stu Hayner Chevrolet Camaro 30 NA - - - - - 1<br />

Jack Benedict Chevrolet Camaro 30 NA - 1 - - - -<br />

John Petrick Chevrolet Camaro 30 NA - - 1 - - -<br />

Leighton Reese Chevrolet Camaro 30 NA - - 1 - - -<br />

10 Kevin Dillon Ford Mustang 27 NA - 2 - - - -<br />

1991 (Super Production Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards SPT DAL DMO MOS DEN RAM TWS SAL<br />

1 Mitch Wright Eagle Talon 184 NA 1 10 10 1 7 4 2 4<br />

2 Norris Rancourt Honda CRX Si 178 NA 5 1 3 5 2 13 6 5<br />

3 Rob Vining Honda CRX Si 151 NA - 8 2 9 3 7 3 6<br />

4 Taz Harvey Honda CRX Si 149 NA 2 5 5 8 5 9 16 12<br />

5 Tommy Archer Eagle Talon 143 NA 8 - 6 1 - 8 2 1<br />

6 Bobby Archer Eagle Talon 133 NA 6 11 - 1 13 6 14 4<br />

7 Dave Jolly Oldsmobile Calais 119 NA - - 7 2 1 1 13 -<br />

8 Dave <strong>Guide</strong>r Mazda RX-7 117 NA 10 - 8 6 4 5 7 -<br />

9 Bobby Wolf Honda CRX Si 110 NA 4 - 12 7 6 11 - 7<br />

10 Mark Simo Honda CRX Si 101 NA 9 - 4 3 8 - 8 8<br />

1992 (A Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards FBD DMO WGI LRP CLE MOS RAM SPT<br />

1 R.K. Smith Chevrolet Corvette 215 NA 3 1 2 3 1 4 3 1<br />

2 Kim Baker Chevrolet Corvette 188 NA 12 8 4 1 3 1 4 2<br />

3 Bill Cooper Chevrolet Corvette 183 NA 2 3 1 2 - 4 1 5<br />

4 Jim Minneker Chevrolet Corvette 156 NA 11 6 3 - 4 1 2 7<br />

5 Mike Maloney Chevrolet Corvette 116 NA 9 - - 5 5 8 5 6<br />

6 Boris Said III Ford Mustang 85 NA - 7 - - - 4 6 3<br />

7 Shawn Hendricks Chevrolet Corvette 76 NA 1 2 - - - 6 - -<br />

8 Kenny Wallace Jr. Chevrolet Corvette 51 NA 6 10 - - - 9 - -<br />

9 John Heinricy Chevrolet Corvette 42 NA 10 - - - - 2 - -<br />

10 Mark Dismore Chevrolet Corvette 40 NA - - - - 2 - - -<br />

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1992 (B Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards FBD DMO WGI LRP CLE MOS RAM SPT<br />

1 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 226 NA 1 6 1 1 1 2 1 1<br />

2 Makoto Yamamura Mazda RX-7 Turbo 182 NA 3 5 2 2 3 2 10 10<br />

3 Chris Neville Chevrolet Camaro 163 NA 4 8 5 9 5 1 6 9<br />

4 Terry Borcheller Ford Mustang 123 NA 6 9 - 10 2 - 3 5<br />

5 Michael Pettiford Chevrolet Camaro 102 NA 2 10 13 4 - - - 3<br />

6 Tom Benua Eagle Talon Turbo 87 NA 7 1 - - 4 - 9 -<br />

7 Albert Mirko Mitsubishi Eclipse 80 NA - 4 9 11 - - - 2<br />

8 Judd Jackson Chevrolet Camaro 76 NA - - 4 8 6 - 8 -<br />

9 Kermit Upton III BMW M3 70 NA - - 3 4 7 - 2 -<br />

10 Mitch Wright Dodge Daytona 60 NA 5 3 11 - - - - -<br />

1992 (C Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards FBD DMO WGI LRP CLE MOS RAM SPT<br />

1 Dave Jolly Oldsmobile Achieva 212 NA 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 5<br />

2 Taz Harvey Honda Prelude 191 NA 3 5 3 4 3 1 4 6<br />

3 Norris Rancourt Honda Prelude 161 NA 2 2 2 3 1 3 - -<br />

4 Ron Emmick Oldsmobile Achieva 156 NA 1 - 4 1 - 4 3 3<br />

5 Sergio Afanasenko Mazda RX-7 125 NA - 4 5 5 4 - 6 7<br />

6 Randy Pobst Honda Prelude 82 NA - - - - - 3 1 2<br />

7 Chuck Hemmingson Oldsmobile Achieva 50 NA - - - - - 2 - 4<br />

8 Ed Manger Oldsmobile Calais 38 NA - - - - - - 5 8<br />

9 Ron Lauzon Honda Prelude 30 NA - - - - - 1 - -<br />

10 Jim Dentici Honda Prelude 30 NA - - - - - 1 - -<br />

1992 (D Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards FBD DMO WGI LRP CLE MOS RAM SPT<br />

1 Neil Hannemann Eagle Talon 228 NA 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1<br />

2 Bill Saunders Eagle Talon 227 NA 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 4<br />

3 John Mahr Volkswagon GTI 101 NA - 4 5 6 6 - 6 -<br />

4 Oscar Peralta Eagle Talon 83 NA - 6 - - 9 - 4 3<br />

5 Bob Beede Suzuki Swift 62 NA - - 4 5 7 - - -<br />

1993 (A Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards RAT MOS STP DMO LRP TRV RAM DAL<br />

1 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Nissan 300ZX 225 18,375 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 4<br />

2 R K. Smith Chevrolet Corvette 212 20,853 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 1<br />

3 Boris Said Saleen Mustang 136 5,300 5 4 4 - 5 5 - 2<br />

4 Bill Cooper Chevrolet Camaro 123 5,625 4 3 5 2 2 - - -<br />

5 Steve Saleen Saleen Mustang 88 2,575 - - - 4 3 6 6 -<br />

John Schneider Nissan 300ZX 88 2,200 8 6 6 5 - 4 4 7<br />

7 Shawn Hendricks Chevrolet Corvette 63 2,907 - - - - - 3 8 6<br />

8 Chuck Cottrell Porsche 944 Turbo 42 1,200 - - - - - - 5 5<br />

9 Daniel Jones Porsche Turbo 40 1,000 7 5 - - - - - -<br />

10 David Murry Lotus Esprit 30 3,000 1 - - - - - - -<br />

1993 (B Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards RAT MOS STP DMO LRP TRV RAM DAL<br />

1 Willy Lewis Eagle Talon 190 9,375 2 4 3 14 2 1 4 4<br />

2 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 167 18,921 15 2 10 1 12 17 1 1<br />

3 Neil Hannemann Eagle Talon 165 8,525 3 1 1 3 13 6 12 18<br />

4 Kermit Upton III BMW M3 157 6,525 1 10 8 4 3 18 5 10<br />

5 Paul Armstrong Eagle Talon 153 3,575 8 6 4 15 5 4 8 7<br />

6 Chris Neville Chevrolet Camaro 151 6,178 7 3 7 16 18 3 6 3<br />

7 Dave Lapham Mazda RX-7 Turbo 144 7,575 4 5 2 2 1 14 25 25<br />

8 Tom Natasi II Chevrolet Camaro 90 1,825 6 9 13 5 7 - - -<br />

9 Myron Cottrell Chevrolet Camaro 82 800 13 8 - 9 17 12 18 23<br />

10 Bill Cooper Chevrolet Camaro 75 9,136 - - - - - 2 2 5<br />

1993 (C Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards RAT MOS STP DMO LRP TRV RAM DAL<br />

1 Ron Emmick Oldsmobile Achieva 218 16,350 1 1 2 1 5 1 3 3<br />

2 Peter Cunningham Honda Prelude 215 16,000 2 2 1 2 1 9 2 1<br />

3 Norris Rancourt Honda Prelude 182 10,350 4 - 4 3 2 2 1 2<br />

4 Dave Jolly Oldsmobile Achieva 162 4,875 14 3 3 11 3 3 4 14<br />

5 Michael Sturm Honda Prelude 151 3,250 5 5 6 7 11 6 9 8<br />

6 Gary Ain Mazda RX-7 141 2,425 7 8 7 14 6 8 11 7<br />

7 Taz Harvey Honda Prelude 136 2,600 13 7 5 15 12 5 10 5<br />

8 Keith Mitchell Saturn 130 2,725 6 6 - 12 4 7 8 10<br />

9 Mark Youngquist Nissan Sentra 127 2,225 11 11 8 5 8 12 7 6<br />

10 Bob Beede Suzuki Swift GT 118 2,000 8 12 10 9 9 10 17 15<br />

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1994 (<strong>World</strong> <strong>Challenge</strong> Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards MIA MOH DMO TRV MOS RAT RAM DAL<br />

1 Price Cobb Porsche 911 Turbo 252 19,350 4 2 3 3 5 1 1 1<br />

2 Mauro Baldi Porsche 911 Turbo 220 14,975 6 5 1 1 3 6 2 2<br />

3 John Heinricy Chevrolet Corvette 179 10,500 - 1 2 8 2 2 9 7<br />

4 Jim Minneker Chevrolet Corvette 141 4,475 - 8 8 5 4 11 4 4<br />

5 Victor Sifton Chevrolet Camaro 129 2,725 7 11 5 7 6 9 8 -<br />

6 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Nissan 300ZX 101 4,950 3 3 4 2 12 - - -<br />

7 John Schneider Nissan 300ZX 92 3,125 2 7 7 4 11 - - -<br />

8 Steve Dinan BMW 540i 79 2,725 - 6 11 - 8 10 3 -<br />

9 Jeff Nowicki Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 55 1,800 - 9 - - 9 - 5 -<br />

10 Scott Allman Chevrolet Corvette 51 1,200 - - 9 9 - - 10 8<br />

1994 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards MIA MOH DMO TRV MOS RAT RAM DAL<br />

1 Neil Hannemann Eagle Talon 211 $13,075 2 2 1 3 3 1 15 8<br />

2 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 204 29,414 12 1 5 13 4 3 2 1<br />

3 Bill Cooper Chevrolet Camaro 197 31,534 6 18 2 1 1 2 12 14<br />

4 Willy Lewis Eagle Talon 177 8,275 1 11 3 15 2 9 3 5<br />

5 Paul Armstrong Eagle Talon 163 7,270 3 6 17 5 5 5 5 3<br />

6 Chris Neville Chevrolet Camaro 149 8,377 9 3 6 4 6 22 6 6<br />

7 Joe Varde Chevrolet Camaro 134 17,504 8 12 16 2 12 20 1 19<br />

8 Rick Fairbanks Chevrolet Camaro 113 1,250 13 14 14 16 11 10 8 9<br />

9 Kermit Upton III BMW M-3 109 4,438 - - 4 6 - 6 4 4<br />

10 Skip Marelia Chevrolet Camaro 104 1,600 22 9 12 9 9 16 13 10<br />

1994 (Super Production Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Awards MIA MOH DMO TRV MOS RAT RAM DAL<br />

1 Dave Jolly Olds Achieva 216 $13,850 2 2 5 1 2 5 1 6<br />

2 Peter Cunningham Honda PreludeSi 213 $10,975 4 7 2 11 5 1 2 1<br />

3 Norris Rancourt Honda PreludeSi 190 $9,175 1 1 3 4 7 15 15 3<br />

4 Taz Harvey Honda Prelude 144 $4,325 6 4 4 2 15 17 4 18<br />

5 Ron Emmick Olds Achieva 142 $4,775 3 6 15 - 1 16 19 17<br />

6 Dave Rosenblum Saturn 141 $3,250 13 3 8 5 14 18 6 4<br />

7 Jody Lift Honda PreludeSi 106 $3,225 5 10 6 14 3 6 22 -<br />

8 Jay Hartz Honda PreludeSi 106 $1,600 7 9 7 12 10 14 17 -<br />

9 Michael Sturm Honda Prelude 99 $2,325 - - 9 6 8 4 23 8<br />

10 Bob Beede Suzuki Swift 96 $800 15 19 10 10 12 13 21 12<br />

1995 (Sports Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse PIR MOS LRP RAM TRV RAT RAT SPT<br />

1 David Murry Porsche 911 GT2 432 $28,200 2 1 1 1 1 11 1 2<br />

2 John Heinricy Chevrolet Corvette 369 15,400 1 12 2 4 5 1 7 3<br />

3 Jochen Rohr Porsche 911 GT2 334 11,100 3 4 6 3 2 5 6 4<br />

4 Jim Minneker Chevrolet Corvette 329 10,200 4 3 3 5 3 6 5 5<br />

5 Victor Sifton Chevrolet Camaro 260 5,900 6 2 8 14 11 3 10 -<br />

6 Bob Bondurant Saleen Mustang 253 4,700 11 8 4 11 8 10 3 9<br />

7 Stephen Dinan BMW 540 234 21,700 5 - - 2 - 4 2 8<br />

8 Steve Saleen Saleen Mustang 221 3,600 7 9 - 13 4 7 4 -<br />

9 Mark Knepper SSZ Stradale 177 2,000 - 7 9 10 10 13 9 -<br />

10 Pierre Bareil Mustang LX 175 1,600 - 11 11 DS 9 9 12 7<br />

1995 (Touring Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse PIR MOS LRP RAM TRV RAT RAT SPT<br />

1 Neil Hannemann Eagle Talon AWD 389 $23,600 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 4<br />

2 Willy Lewis Eagle Talon AWD 388 19,700 2 8 2 1 1 3 6 2<br />

3 Kermit Upton BMW M3 374 46,950 - 5 1 5 3 4 1 1<br />

4 Bill Cooper Chevrolet Camaro 290 9,500 10 3 16 4 4 10 13 3<br />

5 Paul Armstrong Eagle Talon AWD 283 6,300 4 4 5 13 5 6 7 11<br />

6 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 263 17,300 3 1 14 2 12 15 3 18<br />

7 David Seuss Chevrolet Camaro 244 5,800 8 6 11 7 13 5 14 6<br />

8 Greg Theiss Chevrolet Camaro 214 5,500 5 9 6 6 6 21 18 -<br />

9 Mark Dixon Pontiac Firebird 148 1,000 12 - 13 9 7 - - 12<br />

10 Gene Michaux Chevrolet Camaro 143 1,700 - - 10 11 - 8 15 7<br />

1995 (Super Production Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse PIR MOS LRP RAM TRV RAT RAT SPT<br />

1 Peter Cunningham Honda Prelude Si 382 $22,400 2 4 3 2 1 2 3 3<br />

2 Paul Booher Saturn 317 15,700 1 16 7 16 14 1 2 2<br />

3 Dave Jolly Olds Achieva 309 17,150 3 1 1 5 4 18 21 11<br />

4 Ron Emmick Olds Achieva 305 14,300 14 2 2 DQ 10 3 1 12<br />

5 Chris Neville Honda Prelude Si 278 6,800 4 8 10 8 2 8 8 6<br />

6 Peter Schwartzott Honda Prelude Si 252 8,000 - 3 9 1 DS 20 4 4<br />

7 Mark Spruell Olds Achieva 244 6,650 13 7 6 9 8 7 5 15<br />

8 Taz Harvey Honda Prelude Si 236 3,000 5 5 24 4 9 13 12 13<br />

9 Albert Mirko Honda Prelude Si 220 2,700 8 10 13 10 15 5 22 5<br />

10 David Rosenblum Saturn 180 1,500 11 9 18 18 12 6 17 10<br />

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1996 (S1 Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse WGI REN SPT<br />

1 Martin Snow Porsche 911 GT2 EVO 87 $4,500 1 4 3<br />

2 Klaus Bytzek Porsche 911 GT2 EVO 83 1,500 2 2 4<br />

3 Melanie Snow Porsche 911 Turbo 57 3,800 - 3 1<br />

4 Andy Pilgrim Porsche 911 GT2 35 2,500 - 1 -<br />

5 Harry Bytzek Porsche 911 GT2 EVO 27 1,000 - - 2<br />

1996 (S2 Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse STP MOS LRP MIN TRV RAM WGI REN SPT<br />

1 Almo Coppelli Callaway Corvette 247 $27,400 1 1 1 4 8 7 2 4 3<br />

2 Shane Lewis Mosler Intruder 245 27,250 11 2 4 1 1 2 6 6 1<br />

3 Steve Saleen Saleen Mustang 205 21,700 7 10 3 10 3 3 1 7 4<br />

4 Rob Rizzo Saleen Mustang 195 13,500 - 9 2 9 9 8 7 1 2<br />

5 Doc Bundy Lotus Esprit 180 8,600 8 4 10 2 6 13 8 5 9<br />

6 Steve Dinan BMW 540 Sport 155 12,600 4 7 12 5 4 4 9 - 11<br />

7 Jochen Rohr Porsche 911 GT2 98 8,700 2 3 5 3 - - - - -<br />

8 Klaus Bytzek Porsche 911 GT2 86 2,100 - 5 6 11 7 15 - - -<br />

9 Thomas Safar Chevrolet Corvette 79 2,100 - - 9 - 5 DS - 3 10<br />

10 Monte Smith Porsche 911 Turbo 68 1,500 - - - - - 6 5 2 DS<br />

1996 (Touring 1 Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse STP PIR MOS LRP MIN TRV RAM WGI REN SPT<br />

1 Lou Gigliotti Saleen Mustang 241 $31,800 2 3 16 2 3 1 25 1 4 7<br />

2 Willy Lewis Eagle Talon 230 18,300 1 1 3 16 2 10 21 5 2 3<br />

3 Kermit Upton III BMW M-3 228 23,150 4 5 1 5 6 13 19 2 3 4<br />

4 Greg Theiss Eagle Talon 220 16,300 - 2 5 3 1 2 1 4 14 5<br />

5 Peter Cunningham Acura NSX 198 11,500 6 9 4 4 17 14 22 9 1 1<br />

6 Brian Clarke Callaway Camaro 160 5,750 7 12 - 6 14 4 8 7 7 10<br />

7 Cameron Worth Mazda RX-7 T 150 4,600 14 6 8 8 16 - 5 6 15 8<br />

8 Mark Simo Ford Mustang Cobra 145 9,050 8 15 - - 5 3 2 8 18 9<br />

9 Walter M. Swick BMW M-3 135 1,350 11 11 18 14 11 11 11 12 10 16<br />

10 David Seuss Saleen Mustang 130 4,300 13 7 11 11 9 - 13 17 9 14<br />

1996 (Touring 2 Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Pts. Purse STP PIR MOS LRP MIN RAM WGI REN SPT<br />

1 Michael Galati Honda Prelude 211 $19,500 2 4 10 25 5 1 6 1 2<br />

2 Taz Harvey Honda Prelude 209 12,400 3 3 5 5 3 2 7 7 4<br />

3 Alain Chebeir BMW 325 is 198 16,800 1 8 11 2 8 5 5 4 6<br />

4 Paul Booher Saturn SC 197 12,350 DS 14 6 1 2 11 3 5 1<br />

5 David Rosenblum Saturn SC 171 6,400 4 6 7 3 17 12 4 6 12<br />

6 Terry Borcheller BMW M-3 157 19,400 - 2 3 21 15 3 2 2 -<br />

7 Walter Puckett Saturn SC 141 5,450 - 12 9 4 4 9 9 DS 3<br />

8 Peter Schwartzott Honda Prelude 137 7,000 9 - 4 6 7 4 1 - -<br />

9 Fred Meyer Honda Prelude 89 2,800 - 10 - - 13 15 8 10 11<br />

10 Michael Sturm Honda Prelude 78 2,000 8 - 15 11 - 8 - - 10<br />

1997 (Touring One Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse STP LRP MOH WGI MIN HPT TRV MOS PPI REN<br />

1 Peter Cunningham Acura NSX 251 $26,450 1 14 1 4 2 2 1 - 1 2<br />

2 Lou Gigliotti Saleen Mustang 232 16,150 3 2 10 1 8 13 2 19 15 1<br />

3 Rob Fellows Saleen Mustang 226 19,600 12 4 2 2 3 1 18 1 2 10<br />

4 Simon Gregg Saleen Mustang 198 9,100 9 4 3 3 5 5 19 15 6 4<br />

5 Ron Johnson Saleen Mustang 174 10,250 10 5 6 5 15 16 4 12 7 9<br />

6 Thomas Safar II Chevrolet Corvette 154 7,300 - 8 13 9 13 8 7 8 9 5<br />

7 Grant Carter Chevrolet Camaro 149 5,250 - 17 12 10 10 10 5 9 8 6<br />

8 Doug Frazier Saleen Mustang 146 4,550 11 15 14 8 14 9 10 11 11 11<br />

9 Duane Grahovec Chevrolet Camaro 124 5,050 5 - 11 11 7 - 8 5 - 12<br />

10 C. David Seuss Saleen Mustang 114 4,500 8 6 19 7 6 11 12 - - -<br />

1997 (Touring Two Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse STP LRP MOH WGI MIN HPT TRV MOS PPI REN<br />

1 Pierre Kleinubing Acura Integra 255 $22,050 2 4 3 3 4 13 6 1 1 4<br />

2 Paul Booher Saturn SC 250 19,200 4 19 1 4 1 3 2 5 6 2<br />

3 Michael Galati Acura Integra 246 16,550 3 2 2 1 5 5 3 2 16 11<br />

4 Taz Harvey Honda Prelude 213 11,500 5 25 9 2 3 7 4 3 3 3<br />

5 Jim Lovett Honda Prelude 205 9,100 7 3 7 5 12 4 13 4 4 6<br />

6 Alain Chebeir BMW 328is 200 10,650 10 7 5 7 7 8 1 9 7 13<br />

7 J. van Overbeek BMW M3 178 11,050 11 20 8 8 - 1 7 19 5 1<br />

8 David Rosenblum Saturn SC 146 5,850 12 22 6 6 6 6 8 8 14 DS<br />

9 Lu Ryba Oldsmobile Achieva 121 3,650 6 6 14 10 10 10 DS - - 15<br />

10 Walter Puckett Saturn SC 119 7,550 - - - - - 2 5 6 2 5<br />

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1998 (Touring One Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse HPT LRP MOH MIN WMI TRV RAM WGI PPI<br />

1 Terry Borcheller Saleen Mustang 248 $19,500 - 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 1<br />

2 Ron Johnson Saleen Mustang 199 9,800 2 2 2 4 7 14 4 12 7<br />

3 Peter Cunningham Acura NSX 185 9,750 15 1 15 6 1 2 14 4 18<br />

4 Neil Hannemann Dodge Viper 175 7,750 6 - 3 - 4 3 3 3 3<br />

5 Bobby Archer Dodge Viper GT5 150 8,900 - 3 - 3 12 - 2 2 2<br />

6 Paul Brown Mustang Cobra R 118 4,150 8 - 4 12 10 - 5 20 6<br />

7 Reese Cox Corvette 118 3,750 4 4 DS - 19 6 9 11 16<br />

8 Thomas Safar II Corvette ZR-1 106 3,750 17 DS - 10 3 11 - 8 4<br />

9 David Schardt Toyota Supra T 106 2,100 10 16 14 5 13 - 13 6 -<br />

10 Jeff Conkel Porsche 911 105 4,100 5 - 5 - 5 4 - - 8<br />

1998 (Touring Two Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse HPT LRP MOH MIN WMI TRV RAM WGI PPI<br />

1 Michael Galati Acura Integra R 240 $13,750 2 2 2 4 8 1 13 3 2<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing Acura Integra R 228 15,200 1 1 3 16 11 2 12 2 1<br />

3 Lance Stewart Acura Integra R 224 15,150 5 8 8 1 1 3 1 1 15<br />

4 Hugh Plumb BMW 328is 167 8,150 9 7 1 2 14 15 4 DS 4<br />

5 Will Turner BMW 328i 166 6,750 8 9 7 8 - 5 2 4 7<br />

6 J. van Overbeek BMW 328is 163 10,550 3 5 4 7 2 7 DS - 3<br />

7 David Rosenblum Saturn 150 4,950 6 11 12 9 12 11 3 9 13<br />

8 Alain Chebeir BMW 328is 139 7,150 12 6 13 3 3 6 DS - 6<br />

9 Walter Puckett Saturn 137 3,900 18 3 24 17 5 4 14 17 5<br />

10 Brad Creger Acura Integra R 113 2,800 15 17 19 11 6 - 8 10 9<br />

1999 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse MOS LRP MOH RAT RAT TRV WMI VAN PPI LAG<br />

1 Bobby Archer Dodge Viper GTS 249 $86,900 1 1 2 3 23 2 8 3 4 3<br />

2 Peter Kitchak Porsche 911 RSR 248 54,500 11 24 1 4 2 1 1 7 1 4<br />

3 George Biskup Porsche 993 RSR 216 27,650 2 3 3 6 9 15 4 15 5 2<br />

4 David Schardt Toyota Supra Turbo 200 19,600 3 6 4 17 7 5 12 5 3 5<br />

5 Bill Cooper Chevrolet Corvette 178 16,900 4 2 20 2 3 16 20 16 18 6<br />

6 Reese Cox Chev. Corvette C5 136 16,050 17 7 26 5 5 - 2 - 6 9<br />

7 Paul Brown Saleen SR 124 12,400 16 19 6 8 6 14 28 2 17 26<br />

8 Scotty B. White Chev. Corvette C5 120 12,950 14 9 19 22 10 - 13 1 dq 8<br />

9 John Heinricy Chev. Corvette C5 114 16,350 19 8 - - - - 3 - 2 1<br />

10 Terry Lackey Chevrolet Corvette 107 5,900 13 23 18 26 12 8 26 4 8 13<br />

1999 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse MOS LRP MOH RAT RAT TRV WMI VAN PPI LAG<br />

1 Michael Galati Acura Integra R 265 $47,500 1 1 1 1 4 9 6 3 5 4<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing Acura Integra R 262 31,800 3 2 3 4 1 10 2 19 3 1<br />

3 Hugh Plumb Acura Integra R 253 31,500 2 6 2 2 2 2 1 7 8 2<br />

4 Will Turner BMW 328is 188 20,750 - 6 9 6 18 1 7 1 2 18<br />

5 Alfred duPont BMW 328is 185 14,700 5 7 5 8 12 19 4 2 4 19<br />

6 Kevin Schrantz Acura Integra R 166 13,050 7 15 8 10 17 18 3 13 6 3<br />

7 Brian Wade BMW 328is 133 7,000 10 8 6 11 7 28 8 16 16 20<br />

8 Jeff Tarr BMW 328is 121 6,400 15 19 16 14 16 14 10 9 18 8<br />

9 Rick Ellinger Mercedes-Benz 119 5,700 14 17 - 22 6 5 11 8 9 23<br />

10 Jason Potter Honda Accord 116 6,650 6 9 23 7 5 3 5 - - -<br />

2000 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse LMS MOS LRP SPT STC TMS RAT LAG LAS SAN<br />

1 Jeff McMillin BMW M3 209 $70,250 8 4 6 4 5 5 2 9 8 7<br />

2 Michael Galati Audi S4 Comp. 189 55,650 - 2 5 2 20 11 8 14 1 5<br />

3 Bobby Archer Dodge Viper GTS 173 33,700 30 1 2 6 4 6 5 12 7 25<br />

4 Bill Cooper Chev. Corvette C5 168 41,700 1 6 31 1 2 38 32 3 3 28<br />

5 Justin Jackson Porsche 993 RSR 163 20,150 4 10 8 32 6 3 4 4 20 12<br />

6 Terry Borcheller Saleen SR 151 36,150 - - 1 - - 28 3 2 2 1<br />

7 Peter Cunningham BMW M3 144 29,000 5 5 4 34 1 14 25 43 7 29<br />

8 John Heinricy Chev. Corvette C5 144 13,550 34 27 33 9 3 4 7 13 9 3<br />

9 Reese Cox Chev. Corvette C5 142 15,950 2 31 3 13 14 30 9 7 17 10<br />

10 David Schardt Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 130 16,800 14 3 28 3 12 28 - - 5 2<br />

2000 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse LMS MOS LRP SPT STC TMS RAT LAG LAS SAN<br />

1 Pierre Kleinubing Acura Integra R 252 $82,920 1 1 - 2 1 11 3 2 4 3<br />

2 Neal Sapp BMW 328Ci 241 49,400 13 2 2 10 2 8 2 7 3 1<br />

3 Kevin Schrantz Acura Integra R 202 34,960 21 6 1 6 4 2 9 6 8 5<br />

4 Hugh Plumb Acura Integra R 192 49,610 2 33 25 1 28 10 5 3 1 2<br />

5 Don Salama BMW 328i 181 26,130 5 9 35 3 3 1 29 9 5 7<br />

6 Alfred duPont BMW 328is 178 30,550 22 5 13 8 29 5 4 1 2 4<br />

7 Paul Alderman BMW 328is 155 10,100 7 14 6 9 27 4 6 17 10 9<br />

8 Steve Pfeffer BMW 328is 143 7,250 - 7 12 5 7 25 8 12 7 10<br />

9 Will Turner BMW 328i 138 14,880 4 4 7 7 24 23 7 11 6 29<br />

10 Mike Fitzgerald BMW 328Ci 133 21,860 30 34 3 4 6 24 1 4 29 26<br />

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2001 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse TMS SEB MOS LRP DET SPT POR LAG RAT RAT<br />

1 Michael Galati Audi S4 Comp. 283 $132,200 1 2 3 1 4 4 1 10 1 2<br />

2 Peter Cunningham Acura NSX SC 271 105,600 2 1 1 23 1 8 6 1 2 1<br />

3 Johannes van Overbeek Porsche 911 Cup 222 38,900 27 3 4 8 2 1 2 2 11 6<br />

4 Mike Fitzgerald Porsche 911 Cup 215 26,500 4 4 2 3 8 5 11 6 6 9<br />

5 Jeff McMillIn BMW M3 E46 203 35,000 5 5 14 12 3 2 8 8 8 4<br />

6 Justin Jackson Porsche 911 Cup 190 19,350 7 12 6 7 6 7 3 13 7 5<br />

7 Jimmy Adams Porsche 911 Cup 185 21,000 26 7 5 2 10 9 4 3 9 8<br />

8 Phil McClure Corvette C5 158 15,300 12 13 8 26 5 3 16 4 14 7<br />

9 Bob Miller Porsche 911 Cup 149 21,800 6 8 9 22 12 10 9 5 17 13<br />

10 Justin Marks Porsche 911 Cup 146 9,800 9 9 16 15 15 13 7 7 13 11<br />

2001 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse TMS SEB MOS LRP DET SPT POR LAG RAT RAT<br />

1 Pierre Kleinubing Acura Integra R 257 $60,675 4 1 1 2 1 3 15 5 3 4<br />

2 Neal Sapp BMW 325is 216 49,900 2 23 8 25 3 1 1 10 1 1<br />

3 Steve Pfeffer BMW 328is 199 28,700 1 3 4 13 38 2 8 16 4 8<br />

4 Ken Dobson BMW 328ci 197 22,800 10 13 7 9 8 13 4 2 5 3<br />

5 Will Turner BMW 328is 179 22,600 29 2 29 5 4 7 3 8 8 6<br />

6 Don Salama BMW 328is 178 21,000 5 5 3 11 2 9 11 12 6 37<br />

7 Hugh Plumb Acura Integra R 172 20,850 12 4 2 8 6 4 10 6 12 29<br />

8 Terry McCarthy BMW 328is 146 17,000 7 8 5 3 10 DQ 5 3 - -<br />

9 Roger Foo Honda Civic Si 134 17,675 11 11 32 41 13 6 12 1 13 15<br />

10 Taz Harvey Honda Civic Si 121 18,100 9 25 10 32 9 5 2 7 36 38<br />

2002 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB MOS LRP MOH RAM WDC TRV LAG RAT VIR<br />

1 Michael Galati Audi S4 Comp. 272 $99,000 1 5 6 1 1 6 2 4 4 3<br />

2 Peter Cunningham Acura NSX SC 254 $74,400 2 2 4 7 3 4 9 2 1 4<br />

3 Randy Pobst Porsche 911 Cup 222 $52,600 - - 1 3 DNS 1 1 1 2 2<br />

4 John Young(R) Saleen SR 207 $31,100 5 6 7 9 6 5 4 6 13 1<br />

5 Jeff McMillin BMW M3 205 $34,650 3 4 3 4 4 3 14 5 20 9<br />

6 Johannes van Overbeek Porsche 911 Cup 199 $28,675 18 3 2 2 2 2 3 24 7 22<br />

7 Derek Bell Audi S4 Comp. 174 $15,550 7 7 11 5 7 7 12 7 16 8<br />

8 David Farmer Corvette ZO6 170 $20,250 9 1 8 21 8 19 8 9 9 6<br />

9 Justin Marks Porsche 911 Cup 148 $13,100 6 8 9 6 DNS - 5 3 6 21<br />

10 Bob Miller Porsche 911 Cup 146 $9,900 19 11 12 14 9 10 7 8 11 13<br />

2002 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB MOS LRP MOH RAM WDC TRV MOS LAG RAT VIR<br />

1 Peter Cunningham Acura Integra R 255 $64,450 3 9 2 13 3 6 4 7 3 1 6<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing Acura Integra R 248 $66,800 1 3 1 8 2 34 34 8 2 2 1<br />

3 Marc Kirberg(R) BMW 325is 205 $31,100 6 6 5 41 4 1 8 10 12 13 3<br />

4 Ken Dobson BMW 325Ci 194 $35,900 2 1 4 48 32 17 2 5 6 7 17<br />

5 Chuck Hemmingson Mazda Protege 192 $26,550 7 16 36 7 8 5 1 4 4 4 36<br />

6 Will Turner BMW 325i 191 $34,600 9 2 45 1 6 2 28 3 15 32 8<br />

7 Paul Bonaccorsi Mazda Protege 184 $32,600 16 7 6 2 1 35 16 1 5 16 31<br />

8 Taz Harvey Honda Civic Si 167 $20,600 8 5 3 3 30 9 7 9 8 25 21<br />

9 Mike Fitzgerald Lexus IS 300 159 $17,950 5 8 9 4 28 3 3 2 42 DNS -<br />

10 Shauna Marinus Mazda Protege 139 $16,075 41 18 39 5 5 8 10 26 16 5 5<br />

2003 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB MOS LRP LRP RAT INF RAM LAG RAT PR<br />

1 Randy Pobst Audi RS 6 255 $96,600 3 3 3 2 3 15 21 3 1 1<br />

2 Bill Auberlen BMW M3 231 $77,600 5 4 1 1 10 1 9 2 25 5<br />

3 Phil McClure Corvette Z06 213 $42,350 1 1 4 6 5 5 14 - 4 3<br />

4 Hans Stuck BMW M3 194 $43,100 4 5 24 3 2 3 17 4 12 4<br />

5 Mike Fitzgerald Porsche 911 Cup 186 $35,600 2 21 6 DNS 1 8 1 6 2 DNS<br />

6 Justin Marks BMW M3 168 $21,050 - 8 5 4 6 4 19 8 7 8<br />

7 David Farmer Corvette Z06 165 $13,500 11 9 12 8 9 7 10 9 6 15<br />

8 Michael Galati Audi RS 6 163 $27,750 25 16 10 16 13 6 2 11 3 2<br />

9 Boris Said BMW M3 161 $30,975 23 6 2 DNS 4 2 4 5 10 18<br />

10 Thomas Oates(R) Corvette Z06 134 $10,875 16 18 7 15 14 12 6 13 15 10<br />

2003 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB MOS LRP RAT INF MOH RAM LAG RAT PR<br />

1 Bill Auberlen BMW 325i 291 $88,100 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 4 1<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing Acura RSX-S 212 $60,600 2 1 1 5 20 35 4 22 1 2<br />

3 Will Turner BMW 325i 170 $18,100 9 4 9 15 6 6 5 11 21 9<br />

4 Peter Cunningham Nissan SE-R 162 $20,200 15 42 22 6 5 5 1 30 3 4<br />

5 Chuck Hemmingson Mazda Protege ES 160 $24,275 7 7 7 4 32 3 33 3 18 8<br />

6 Jeff Altenburg Mazda Protege ES 147 $36,200 38 40 21 2 2 26 6 1 2 25<br />

7 Roger Foo Mazda Protege ES 146 $18,550 3 12 8 8 7 9 11 35 7 -<br />

8 Mike Fitzgerald Lexus IS300 143 $11,700 4 3 23 9 28 4 32 12 8 10<br />

9 Matt Plumb(R) BMW 325 124 $16,750 32 6 2 31 - 10 7 - 5 7<br />

10 Tim Pappas(R) Lexus IS300 122 $11,550 6 9 28 14 33 12 2 8 13 29<br />

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2004 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB LRP MOH INF POR MOS MOS RAM RAT LAG<br />

1 Tommy Archer Dodge Viper 240 $87,100 4 4 4 3 1 3 6 7 5 3<br />

2 Michael Galati Audi RS 6 234 $72,200 3 2 1 13 9 1 7 1 12 11<br />

3 Max Angelelli Cadillac CTS-V 206 $36,000 1 3 6 22 19 4 5 5 1 7<br />

4 Randy Pobst, Audi RS 6 204 $55,600 26 1 2 7 2 2 21 2 13 4<br />

5 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 198 $23,550 2 5 7 4 4 5 4 14 6 22<br />

6 Phil McClure Corvette Z06 186 $24,350 5 6 31 2 3 8 19 3 4 12<br />

7 Mike McCann(R) Dodge Viper 149 $21,300 11 20 9 8 6 12 8 9 15 8<br />

8 Leighton Reese Corvette Z06 143 $16,200 7 25 22 5 7 6 2 15 7 28<br />

Tim Wiens Dodge Viper 143 $16,600 10 12 28 9 5 13 10 12 10 10<br />

10 Lou Gigliotti Corvette Z06 135 $14,800 13 9 5 20 14 10 3 19 3 27<br />

2004 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB LRP MOH INF POR MOS MOS RAM RAT LAG<br />

1 Bill Auberlen BMW 325i 251 $69,200 1 1 4 1 2 8 3 7 12 8<br />

2 Nic Jonsson BMW 325Ci 234 $45,600 7 2 2 2 1 5 5 5 10 10<br />

3 Matt Plumb Acura TSX 214 $46,700 8 5 1 4 7 2 1 8 7 -<br />

4 James Sofronas BMW 325Ci 196 $26,400 3 7 10 7 5 7 4 2 24 6<br />

5 Peter Cunningham Sentra SE-R 188 $37,700 13 3 3 3 24 4 23 1 22 2<br />

6 Justin Marks BMW 325i 187 $24,200 5 4 8 5 3 21 7 21 2 5<br />

7 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 174 $39,300 2 20 5 23 8 1 29 DQ 1 4<br />

8 Jeff Altenburg Mazda 6 156 $43,350 4 8 6 24 10 22 27 3 8 1<br />

9 Bob Stretch BMW 325Ci 143 $14,650 32 10 29 10 6 3 10 9 6 20<br />

10 Dino Crescentini(R) BMW 325i 130 $12,350 9 28 16 6 4 9 22 10 9 21<br />

2005 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB STP RAT MOH CLE LRP INF POR DEN MOS LAG<br />

1 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 248 $27,080 2 4 2 5 3 6 8 10 4 4 4<br />

2 Tommy Archer Dodge Viper 242 $55,100 1 1 4 6 12 9 3 4 6 6 3<br />

3 Robin Liddell Porsche 911 Cup 214 $27,700 3 2 15 13 1 8 5 9 2 11 24<br />

4 Wolf Henzler Porsche 911 Cup 210 $31,340 4 5 22 1 31 5 7 3 1 12 22<br />

5 Max Papis Cadillac CTS-V 188 $25,230 5 13 1 3 18 2 21 8 22 16 1<br />

6 Leighton Reese Corvette C6 166 $16,390 8 24 5 24 4 - 19 2 5 8 7<br />

7 Stu Hayner Pontiac GTO 158 $12,400 29 18 11 9 5 4 10 6 9 5 -<br />

8 Tony Gaples Corvette C6 154 $13,180 25 12 10 8 9 10 2 13 12 20 9<br />

9 Lou Gigliotti Corvette C6 150 $20,740 27 3 23 4 26 7 1 - 19 2 23<br />

10 Tim Wiens Dodge Viper 143 $13,970 9 7 12 25 11 12 17 7 10 19 6<br />

2005 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB STP RAT MOH CLE LRP INF POR DEN MOS LAG<br />

1 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 263 $69,970 1 3 3 3 3 6 9 8 10 2 3<br />

2 Randy Pobst Mazda 6 248 $81,300 25 1 9 8 10 2 2 1 7 5 4<br />

3 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 243 $72,760 24 2 1 1 1 5 6 16 8 3 6<br />

4 Brandon Davis Acura TSX 202 $33,810 11 11 10 6 6 10 7 5 6 14 5<br />

5 Eric Curran Acura RSX 199 $49,200 7 8 6 5 7 3 12 2 1 22 34<br />

6 Jeff Altenburg Mazda 6 196 $51,900 3 5 2 4 5 7 26 12 2 15 19<br />

7 Charles Espenlaub Mazda 6 193 $52,660 31 6 4 7 2 27 10 17 3 1 11<br />

8 Matt Richmond BMW 325i 177 $16,920 9 4 7 19 8 15 5 3 12 7 33<br />

9 Seth Thomas BMW 325i 159 $13,440 10 25 8 10 4 28 8 7 13 6 10<br />

10 James Clay BMW 325i 151 $13,360 5 7 26 9 12 8 4 20 11 4 37<br />

2006 (GT Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB STP LBC MOH INF MMP RAM MOS RAT LAG<br />

1 Lawson Aschenbach(R) Porsche 911 GT3 231 $68,000 5 1 8 2 8 8 2 6 5 9<br />

2 Lou Gigliotti Corvette C6 225 $43,950 23 4 4 1 10 1 14 9 6 7<br />

3 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 225 $33,200 2 8 7 5 3 3 7 21 1 8<br />

4 Ricardo Imery(R) Porsche 911 GT3 218 $32,500 8 3 23 6 1 2 6 8 7 2<br />

5 Tommy Archer Dodge Viper 206 $64,500 25 23 2 4 2 20 1 2 2 6<br />

6 Mike McCann Dodge Viper 183 $34,600 1 17 3 23 5 5 4 19 9 4<br />

7 Bob Woodhouse Dodge Viper 178 $25,900 3 5 11 10 7 6 10 5 4 30<br />

8 James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 156 $13,400 4 6 5 25 6 12 27 4 17 5<br />

9 Rob Foster(R) Dodge Viper 155 $17,700 9 7 6 7 22 7 12 10 10 11<br />

10 Ron Fellows Cadillac CTS-V 116 $18,100 - - 1 - - 4 20 3 3 -<br />

2006 (Touring Car Class)<br />

Ps. Driver Car Points Purse SEB STP MOH INF MMP DEN RAM MOS RAT LAG<br />

1 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 286 $94,200 3 3 2 1 1 3 8 3 4 4<br />

2 Randy Pobst Mazda 6 267 $80,950 2 1 5 4 2 8 4 7 1 13<br />

3 Chip Herr Audi A4 232 $31,800 10 4 1 12 11 21 1 1 2 5<br />

4 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 228 $51,275 5 2 6 2 18 7 7 4 8 3<br />

5 Eric Curran Acura RSX 221 $54,500 11 32 9 5 3 2 5 5 3 1<br />

6 Brandon Davis Acura TSX 209 $48,800 9 8 7 6 6 1 10 2 5 11<br />

7 Jeff Altenburg Mazda 6 208 $49,200 4 27 3 3 4 4 6 10 7 2<br />

8 Charles Espenlaub Mazda 6 154 $32,800 DQ 5 27 24 5 5 2 22 6 6<br />

9 Nick Esayian Acura RSX 145 $25,500 7 10 8 10 8 11 20 13 14 8<br />

10 Jeff Courtney(R) Audi A4 140 $11,500 17 7 4 13 12 12 11 9 10 25<br />

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2007 (GT Class)<br />

PS. Driver Car Points Purse SEB LBC MMP LMS WGI TOR MOH MOS RAT LAG<br />

1 Randy Pobst Porsche 911 GT-3 303 $35,900 7 6 4 3 1 1 2 17 3 2<br />

2 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 287 $30,700 6 2 11 1 4 4 4 4 7 1<br />

3 Lawson Aschenbach Cadillac CTS-V 280 $32,000 2 11 6 2 2 6 3 2 1 6<br />

4 Michael Galati Porsche 911 GT-3 269 $20,650 4 4 5 14 5 3 5 3 4 3<br />

5 Eric Curran Chevrolet Corvette 190 $33,800 1 1 26 19 23 7 1 1 18 28<br />

6 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Corvette 162 $13,900 28 3 2 15 3 9 11 6 26 -<br />

7 Jeff Courtney Dodge Viper 151 $8,975 11 13 10 5 15 11 13 9 6 18<br />

8 Tommy Archer Dodge Viper 143 $14,400 8 7 1 11 6 5 DSQ - - -<br />

9 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette 137 $9,500 23 8 3 13 12 8 10 7 - -<br />

10 Rob Foster(T) Chevrolet Corvette 136 $8,200 16 5 7 4 14 12 15 22 12 23<br />

2007 (Touring Car Class)<br />

PS. Driver Car Points Purse SEB MMP LRP WGI1 WGI2 TOR MOH MOS RAT LAG<br />

1 Jeff Altenburg MAZDA6 277 $71,450 1 1 3 5 3 6 3 6 10 4<br />

2 Randy Pobst MAZDA6 259 $67,700 2 2 11 1 1 4 21 5 15 6<br />

3 Kuno Wittmer Acura RSX 230 $46,100 7 4 7 20 4 5 10 4 4 2<br />

4 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 225 $48,075 3 3 18 2 21 3 5 3 5 13<br />

5 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 220 $54,100 5 7 5 7 15 1 6 10 17 1<br />

6 Chip Herr Audi A4 210 $17,575 4 18 1 10 9 17 2 2 12 21<br />

7 James Sofronas(T) BMW 325Ci 205 $23,050 13 6 2 6 2 8 4 9 11 -<br />

8 Michael Galati MAZDA6 174 $36,050 11 24 9 4 8 7 15 11 1 16<br />

9 Charles Espenlaub MAZDA6 161 $28,375 6 8 6 3 5 18 8 21 14 14<br />

10 Brandon Davis Acura TSX 153 $20,550 8 10 14 11 11 13 11 15 9 3<br />

2008 (GT Class)<br />

PS. DRIVER CAR PTS. PURSE SEB LBC MMP WGI MOH RAM MOS DET NJM RAT<br />

1 Randy Pobst Porsche 911 GT3 983 $65,700 1 2 4 1 6 3 2 1 7 5<br />

2 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 907 $38,400 2 3 3 2 3 22 6 2 3 3<br />

3 Brandon Davis Ford Mustang Cobra 831 $39,800 4 1 2 21 2 23 23 3 2 1<br />

4 James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 750 $25,250 9 5 9 6 8 4 15 6 1 7<br />

5 Michael Galati Porsche 911 GT3 733 $21,050 3 4 14 3 5 15 3 5 9 14<br />

6 Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper 629 $13,300 8 6 8 12 26 13 17 7 4 6<br />

7 Michael McCann Cadillac CTS-V 620 $12,700 12 15 10 5 9 6 5 4 20 22<br />

8 Jeff Courtney Dodge Viper 618 $12,400 5 10 6 13 15 8 7 11 6 24<br />

9 Tony Gaples Chevrolet Corvette 580 $10,350 6 14 12 11 10 11 8 17 8 13<br />

10 Eric Curran Chevrolet Corvette 554 $17,475 26 25 30 4 29 2 1 19 18 4<br />

2008 (Touring Car Class)<br />

PS. DRIVER CAR PTS. PURSE SEB VIR MMP LRP1 LRP2 WGI MOH RAM MOS RAT<br />

1 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 939 $69,900 3 6 4 5 2 2 2 5 3 4<br />

2 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 934 $77,450 1 7 2 2 3 3 19 2 6 3<br />

3 Kuno Wittmer Acura TSX 930 $84,300 2 1 3 1 5 9 1 10 4 5<br />

4 Chip Herr MAZDA6 885 $66,100 13 5 8 3 1 5 7 4 5 1<br />

5 Jason Saini(R) MAZDA6 770 $49,700 9 11 1 6 13 10 4 3 2 16<br />

6 Michael Galati MAZDA6 711 $51,100 11 12 17 15 17 1 5 16 1 2<br />

7 Seth Thomas BMW 325i 693 $17,050 6 2 7 10 4 14 6 7 12 14<br />

8 Charles Espenlaub MAZDA6 685 $31,375 4 4 5 12 10 4 18 11 10 8<br />

9 James Clay BMW 325i 626 $20,000 10 3 16 7 16 12 11 1 13 15<br />

10 Charlie Putman MAZDA6 559 $19,650 14 15 12 11 11 8 12 13 8 11<br />

2009 (GT Class)<br />

PS. DRIVER CAR PTS PURSE SEB LBC NJ MOS WGI AUB MOH RAM RAT LAG<br />

1 Brandon Davis Ford Mustang GT 1012 $32,300 3 3 3 2 8 2 1 4 3 4<br />

2 James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 931 $28,300 5 1 6 9 3 6 3 15 5 1<br />

3 Tony Rivera Porsche 911 GT3 910 $30,200 1 7 5 3 7 5 2 1 4 17<br />

4 Andy Pilgrim Volvo S60 851 $24,600 12 6 1 4 5 4 1 16 1 5<br />

5 Eric Curran Chevrolet Corvette 811 $25,100 2 2 DSQ 5 2 17 16 2 2 3<br />

6 Randy Pobst Volvo S60 776 $21,900 DNS 8 2 8 4 1 4 6 19 2<br />

7 Tony Gaples Chevrolet Corvette 568 $8,600 4 9 7 12 - 19 8 10 8 10<br />

8 Sonny Whelen Chevrolet Corvette 562 $6,800 11 22 8 7 10 11 10 9 18 9<br />

9 Dino Crescentini Porsche 911 GT3 558 $14,600 17 DNS - 6 1 15 5 3 9 18<br />

10 Bill Ziegler (R) Porsche 911 GT3 552 $5,650 8 12 11 13 11 10 11 11 12 19<br />

2009 (Touring Car Class)<br />

PS. DRIVER CAR PTS PURSE SEB NJ MOS1 MOS2 WGI AUB MOH RAM RAT LAG<br />

1 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 973 $81,600 2 5 2 5 6 3 3 1 10 1<br />

2 Jason Saini Mazda6 960 $66,700 3 1 4 3 8 1 1 4 8 8<br />

3 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 921 $75,400 9 2 5 1 5 2 2 6 6 2<br />

4 Seth Thomas BMW 328i 878 $37,400 1 14 10 4 1 11 4 8 1 7<br />

5 Charles Espenlaub Mazda6 847 $38,400 12 11 7 2 2 4 8 2 9 6<br />

6 Kuno Wittmer Acura TSX 803 $42,700 13 4 1 6 7 8 7 10 4 18<br />

7 Eric Foss (R) Mazda3 769 $28,200 4 6 6 9 11 6 9 5 5 12<br />

8 James Clay BMW 328i 767 $18,400 6 7 9 11 9 5 12 7 2 3<br />

9 Nick Esayian BMW 328i 758 $18,100 5 9 11 8 4 7 6 11 3 4<br />

1 0 Patrick Lindsey Mazda6 328 $13,100 - - - - - - 5 3 7 10<br />

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2010 (GT Class) (Starting Position) Finshing Position<br />

PS. DRIVER - CAR PTS. S1 S2 LB M1 M2 WG TR M1 O2 V1 V2 MR<br />

1 Randy Pobst, Volvo S60 1296 (1) 1** (1)14 (2) 6 (1) 1** (1) 2* (1) 3* (1) 1** (5) 7 (5) 3 (1) 1** (3) 2 (1) 3*<br />

2 Kuno Wittmer, Dodge Viper 1098 (6) 6 (6) 5 (1) 1** (3) 2 (3) 4 (4) 2 (7) 6 (6) 4 (6)14 (2) 4 (2)10 (2) 1**<br />

3 James Sofronas, Porsche 911 GT3 1052 (3) 3 (3) 2 (8) 5 - 16) 6 (6) 7 (4) 2 (1) 2* (1) 1** (3) 2 (4) 3 (7) 5<br />

4 Andy Pilgrim, Volvo S60 1044 (4) 2 (4) 3 (4) 9 (2)14 (4)16 (13)14 (2) 3 (3) 9 (3) 2 (5) 3 (1) 1** (3) 2<br />

5 Jason Daskalos, Dodge Viper 888 (5)12 (5) 4 (10)12 (5) 4 (6) 3 (5) 4 (11) 9 (11) 6 (11) 7 (6) 6 (6)11 (6) 6<br />

6 Rob Morgan, Porsche 911 GT3 838 (11) 8 (11) 6 (13) 8 (10) 8 (13) 8 (9)10 (6) 7 (9) 8 (9) 8 (7) 5 (7) 5 (8) 7<br />

7 Jeff Courtney, Dodge Viper 836 (12)10 (12) 9 (9) 7 (6) 6 (9) 7 (14)12 (8) 8 (10)13 (10) 5 (8) 7 (10) 6 (4) 4<br />

8 Tony Gaples, Chevrolet Corvette 759 (13) 9 (13)10 (16)10 (8) 7 (11)12 (7) 8 (9)10 (8)15 (8) 6 (9) 8 (5) 7 (5)12<br />

9 Dino Crescentini, Porsche 911 GT3 723 (2)14 (2) 1** (6) 2 (7) 5 (5) 9 (8) 6 (5) 5 (7) 5 (7)15 - - -<br />

10 Patrick Lindsey, Porsche 911 GT3 711 (8) 4 (8)15 (12)19 (4) 3 (7) 5 (3) 5 (3) 4 (4) 3 (4) 4 DNS - -<br />

* Lap Led ** Most Laps Led<br />

2010 (GTS Class) (Starting Position) Finshing Position<br />

PS. DRIVER - CAR PTS. S1 S2 LB M1 M2 WG TR M1 O2 V1 V2 MR<br />

1 Peter Cunningham, Acura TSX 1466 (1) 1** (1) 1** (2) 6 (1) 3 (3) 3 (1) 1** (1) 1** (1) 1** (1) 1** (1) 4** (1) 1** (1) 1*<br />

2 Nick Esayian, Acura TSX 1252 (2) 3 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 4 (4) 4 (2) 2 (2) 3 (2) 2 (10) 2 (2) 1 (2) 2 (4) 4<br />

3 Ernie Jakubowski(R), Porsche Cayman S 535 - - - - - (3) 3 (3) 2* (3)10 (2) 3* DSQ (4) 3 (6)13<br />

4 Kevin Helms(R), Acura RSX 526 (3) 6 (3) 4 - - - - - (10) 4 (9) 8 (4) 2 (5) 4 -<br />

5 Tyler McQuarrie(R), Lotus Exige S 359 - - (1) 1** (3) 2 (1) 2 - - - - - - -<br />

6 Ben Crosland(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 293 - - - - - - - (4) 5 (3) 4 - - (2) 2**<br />

7 Michael Pettiford, Chevrolet Corvette 275 (4) 4 (4) 5 (4) 3 - - - - - - - - -<br />

8 Tommy Sadler, Acura TSX 266 - - DNS - - (4) 4 - - - (5) 3 (6) 5 -<br />

9 John Heinricy, Chevrolet Corvette 264 - - - (2) 1** (2) 1** - - - - - - -<br />

10 George Winkler(R), Ford Mustang FR500S 241 - - - - - - - (6) 9 (5) 6 - - (3) 3<br />

* Lap Led ** Most Laps Led<br />

2010 (TC Class) (Starting Position) Finshing Position<br />

PS. DRIVER - CAR PTS. S1 S2 LB M1 M2 WG TR M1 O2 V1 V2 MR<br />

1 Robert Stout(R), Scion tC 1317 (3) 2 (3) 2 (2) 1** (1) 4** (2) 1* (4) 1** (3) 3 (8) 4 (8)10 (2) 2 (4) 1* (6) 1**<br />

2 Eric Meyer(R), Mazda RX-8 1022 (4) 5 (4) 5 (3) 2 (5) 3 (6) 5 (1) 7* (2) 2 (15) 3 (14) 8 (4)16 (3)14 (3) 3<br />

3 Brett Sandberg(R), Acura TSX 740 (6) 4 (6) 7 - (9) 7 (7) 7 (5) 4 (4)10 (9) 6 (9)13 (6) 3 (6) 6 -<br />

4 Robb Holland, VW GTI 619 - - - (6) 5 (3) 3 - (10) 6 (2)12 (2)15 (9) 4 (5) 2 (5)10<br />

5 Dan Gardner(R), Scion tC 595 (7) 3 (7) 4 (4) 5 - - (2) 2 (6) 8 (7)10 (7) 3 - - -<br />

6 Shea Holbrook(R), Honda Civic Si 553 (8) 6 (8) 6 - DNS - (6) 8 (9) 5 (11) 8 (11) 6 (10) 9 (9)15 -<br />

7 Michael Pettiford, Volkswagen Jetta GL 441 - - - - - - (7) 4 (6) 7 (6)14 (7) 8 (8) 3 (7) 6<br />

8 Don Istook, Volkswagen GTI 428 - - - (8) 6 (8) 8 (7) 5 (8) 7 - - (14)10 (12) 7 -<br />

9 Todd Buras(R), Volkswagen Jetta GLI 414 (2) 1** (2) 1** - - - - - - - (1) 1** DSQ -<br />

10 Nick Wittmer, Honda Civic Si 392 - - (1) 3 - - - (1) 1** (4) 5 (4) 9 - - -<br />

* Lap Led ** Most Laps Led<br />

LEGEND<br />

S1-St. Pete 1 S2-St. Pete 2 LB-Long Beach M1-Mosport 1<br />

M2-Mosport 2 WG-Watkins Glen TR-Toronto M1-Mid-Ohio 1<br />

O2-Mid-Ohio 2 V1-VIR 1 V2-VIR 2 MR-Miller<br />

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