September 5, 2008 5:41 AM
Southard Motorsports to Sit Out 2008 Grand-Am Closer at Salt Lake
Southard Motorsports
POWELL, Ohio, September 5, 2008 -
No. 3 Southard Lexus-Riley.
Image by Juha Lievonen.
Lack of Major Marketing Partner, Recent Accidents Sideline Lewis and Lester for DP Finale
In a sign of the times and as a result of a string of incidents, Southard Motorsports regretfully announces that it will forgo the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype (DP) season-finale at Miller Motorsports Park.
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Audi with title chance at Silverstone
Audi
Ingolstadt
- Audi trails by only two points in LMS Drivers’ Championship
- First race for the Audi R10 TDI in Great Britain
- Preceding Audi R8 model has two wins at Silverstone
Audi competes in a second race in Great Britain only 14 days after Timo Scheider’s victory at Brands Hatch in the Audi A4 DTM: The finale of the European based Le Mans Series (LMS) is held on 14 September at Silverstone where Audi Sport Team Joest still has chances of winning the title.
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September 4, 2008 9:36 PM
NASCAR Holdings Announces Plan to Acquire Grand-Am
NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2008)
Partnership allows for sharing of resources with NASCAR
NASCAR Holdings today announced an agreement to acquire Grand-Am Road Racing (Grand-Am). The future move will allow for resource sharing between Grand-Am and NASCAR while both organizations continue to operate independently. NASCAR Holdings is the legal operating entity that includes the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and many of its subsidiaries.
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September 1, 2008 1:07 PM
New Jersey No Garden Spot for Southard Motorsports
Lewis OK After Support Series Accident but Refused Medical Clearance, Lester Drives Alone
MILLVILLE, N.J., September 1, 2008 - New Jersey proved to be anything but the "Garden State" for Southard Motorsports. Sunday's Supercar Life 250 - debut event for the just completed New Jersey Motorsports Park - was an exasperating experiment in track development for the team and its drivers Shane Lewis (Jupiter, Fla.) and Bill Lester (Atlanta).
No. 3 Southard Lexus-Riley. Image by Juha Lievonen.
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Cindi Lux Thrills Viper Nation with Detroit Eighth-place in Mopar Viper Comp. Coupe
Team Mopar Driver Earns Hard Charger, Holeshot Awards in SPEED GT Belle Isle Feature
DETROIT, September 1, 2008 - Cindi Lux (Aloha, Ore.) got the Motor City's motor running on all ten cylinders today with an inspired race in front of the "Viper Nation". Starting from 13th on the narrow, concrete wall-lined, street course laid out on Belle Isle, Lux launched into a full-out attack to move the No. 2 Team Mopar Dodge Viper Competition Coupe towards the front of the field. In a dramatic battle of nose-to-tail Viper Comp. Coupes, the 12-time road racing champion took the checkered flag in eighth-position, Lux's third top-10 of the season. The second-year GT Series driver also walked-off Belle Isle with two of the most prestigious performance awards given to a World Challenge driver: the Racing Electronics Holeshot Award and the Sunoco Hard Charger Award.
Cindi Lux rockets around Detroit's Belle Isle in the Mopar Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe. Image by Jeff Boerio
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Auberlen's late-race pass gives Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team podium finish at New Jersey Motorsports Park
MILLVILLE, N.J. - Driver Bill Auberlen made a thrilling late-race pass on the final lap to help the Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team finish third in today's inaugural Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Supercar Life 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
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Silas and Sellers Lead Rough Day for TRG KONI Challenge Team in New Jersey
MILLVILLE, N.J. - In the first Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series race of his career, rookie Bryan Silas combined with Bryan Sellers to lead a three-car entry from TRG with a 14th-place run in the No. 40 Carlsen Porsche/TRG Porsche 997 at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway.
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August 31, 2008 9:14 AM
Lally and George Take First 2008 Rolex Series Win for TRG at New Jersey
Team Places Three Cars Inside Top 10 in Inaugural Race at Thunderbolt Raceway
MILLVILLE, N.J. - Andy Lally and Tim George Jr. co-drove the No. 67 Johnnie-O Clothing/Sirius Satellite Radio Porsche GT3 to TRG's first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 of the season with an outstanding effort in the Supercar Life 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway.
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Luhr/Werner win ALMS Championship title
- Teammates excluded after Detroit race
- Early decision in the LM P1 class
INGOLSTADT/DETROIT, Aug 31, 2008 - Despite not finishing the city street race in Detroit, the two German Audi "factory” drivers Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner have already clinched the Drivers’ title in the LM P1 class of the American Le Mans Series.
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August 30, 2008 10:59 AM
Pontiac Grand-Am Teams on Front Row in New Jersey
Valiante and Davis to start on front row in DP and GT
Millville, New Jersey, August 30, 2008 – Pontiac Grand-Am Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams will start from the front row for tomorrow’s running of the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Supercar Life 250 to be run at New Jersey Motorsports Park tomorrow. Michael Valiante in the SunTrust Pontiac will start second in DP and Andrew Davis in the Stevenson Motorsport Pontiac GXP.R will also start in GT.
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Sellers Puts No. 68 TRG Porsche on Pole for Supercar Life 250 at New Jersey
August 30, 2008
MILLVILLE, N.J. - A TRG Porsche will be starting on the pole for Sunday's inaugural race at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway. Bryan Sellers placed the No. 68 CRG/Colliers International/TRG Porsche GT3 on the pole position for the Supercar Life 250 with a lap at 1:19.024.
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Luhr/Werner win ALMS Championship title
- Teammates excluded after Detroit race
- Early decision in the LM P1 class
Ingolstadt/Detroit - Despite not finishing the city street race in Detroit, the two
German Audi "factory" drivers Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner have already clinched
the Drivers' title in the LM P1 class of the American Le Mans Series.
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Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team qualifies third for Supercar Life 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park
MILLVILLE, N.J. - Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team driver Joey Hand qualified third for tomorrow's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Supercar Life 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
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Tafel Racing Puts Two in Detroit Top-10; Holds 2nd in GT2 Points
DETROIT, August 30, 2008 - Tafel Racing entered today's Detroit Sports Car Challenge with high expectations for both its No. 71 Tafel/Bell Micro Racing Ferrari F430 GTC and No. 73 Tafel Racing Ferrari F430 GTC. However, a starter motor failure as Dominik Farnbacher (Ansbach, Germany) handed the Bell Micro entry to Dirk M�ller (a native of Germany living in Monaco) on the first pit stop would end the three-time American Le Mans Series GT2 class winners' pursuit of a fourth class victory this season. The No. 71 would finish ninth in class, 21st overall, at the end of the two hour and 45-minute race. Alex Figge (Denver, Col.) in the No. 73 he shares with Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.), would be on the receiving- end of a glancing blow under passing that would necessitate an additional pit stop. The stop to attach a new mirror cost the car several laps leaving them sixth in class, 17th overall on the 2.096-mile, 14-turn circuit that winds through Detroit's Belle Isle.
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August 29, 2008 5:05 PM
CORSA, ZYTEK BRINGING HYBRID PROTOTYPE TO GRID
Corsa Motorsport announced that it will field a hybrid-powered Zytek starting at Petit Le Mans this season.
Corsa Motorsports has announced a revolutionary program aimed at the 2009 American Le Mans Series that will see the Utah-based team field a hybrid-powered Zytek in the LMP1 class. Corsa will compete as a Zytek factory team with its hybrid set to debut at Petit Le Mans and the Green Challenge at Road Atlanta on October 4.
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Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team fastest in Supercar Life 250 practice at New Jersey Motorsports Park
MILLVILLE, N.J. - The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team was fastest in both practice sessions today at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in preparation for this weekend's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Supercar Life 250.
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