Cindi Lux and Mopar Ready to Flex Detroit V10 Muscle at Salt Lake City

NayKid Racing
TOOELE, Utah, May 12, 2008

Mopar Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe Benefits from Miller Motorsports Park Design

Cindi Lux (Aloha, Ore.) and Mopar combined in impressive form at their Grand Prix of Long Beach debut in April. Now, the sophomore SPEED World Challenge racer and the parts division of Chrysler will try again to flex some Detroit V10 muscle at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) in Tooele, Utah on May 18.

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Southard Motorsports Looks to Keep Forward Progress for No. 3 Lexus in Laguna Seca

Southard Motorsports
MONTEREY, Calif., May 12, 2008 -

Lewis, Lester and Southard Have Strong Ties to Legendary Monterey Facility

There is a singular mission at Southard Motorsports: keep the No. 3 Southard Motorsports Lexus-Riley at the sharp end of the highly competitive Daytona Prototype (DP) field. Entering Saturday's Rum Bum.com 250 at Raceway Laguna Seca, drivers Bill Lester (Atlanta, Ga.) and Shane Lewis (Jupiter, Fla.) have twice brought home the Powell, Ohio-based machine in the top-10 of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.

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Tafel Racing to Use Salt Lake City to Keep Momentum from Season's Start into Second Half

Tafel Racing
TOOELE, Utah, May 12, 2008 -

No. 71 Tafel/Bell Micro Ferrari Looks for ALMS Hat Trick, No. 73 Returns to Tafel Racing

Tafel Racing No. 71 Pit Stop - Image by Rick Dole

After two GT2 class victories in the three American Le Mans Series races held thus far in 2008, Tafel Racing is enjoying a surge of momentum entering the Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP).

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May 11, 2008 7:57 PM

MINASSIAN/GENE/VILLENEUVE TAKE THE SPOILS AT SPA WITH THE PEUGEOT 908 HDi FAP

Team Peugeot Total
LE MANS SERIES:
1,000KM DE SPA
RACE (May 10, 2008)

Just like the first two rounds of the 2008 Le Mans Series, the 1,000km de Spa-Francorchamps turned out to be yet another fiercely-disputed, drama-filled race. The result saw Team Peugeot Total claim its third success from three starts without suffering the slightest technical problem. Nicolas Minassian, Marc Gené and Jacques Villeneuve shared the winning N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, but the team's other car crashed out shortly after the two-hour mark.

Photos by: Jean Michel Le Meur / DPPI

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Audi re-captures lead in Le Mans Series

Audi
Ingolstadt/Spa-Francorchamps
11 May 2008

- Alex Prémat and Mike Rockenfeller runners-up at Spa again

- Audi in first place in the manufacturers’ championship
- Prémat/Rockenfeller have equal points as the front runners

Audi has taken the lead of the manufacturers’ championship of the European Le Mans Series at the 1000-kilometre race at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). The two Audi youngsters Alexandre Prémat (26/France) and Mike Rockenfeller (24/Germany) in their Audi R10 TDI finished the third race of the season again in second place, thus going to the "Audi home round" at the Nürburgring on 17 August with the same points score as the Peugeot drivers Marc Gené and Nicolas Minassian.

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May 10, 2008 10:15 AM

PEUGEOT IN POLE AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

PEUGEOT SPORT
LE MANS SERIES
1000KM DE SPA (May 9, 2008)

A THIRD POLE POSITION FOR PEUGEOT
The 2008 Le Mans Series calendar carries on at the same whirlwind pace but the results continue to confirm the potential of the 908 HDi FAP and the quality of the work put in by Peugeot Total as it builds up to the year's priority, the Le Mans 24 Hours. Today's qualifying for the third round of the LMS at Spa saw the team claim its third pole in a row thanks to Stéphane Sarrazin during what turned out to be something of a 'stop and go' session…

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Audi R10 TDI on front row for first time in LMS

Ingolstadt/Spa-Francorchamps

- Thrilling qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps

- Allan McNish clinches position two for Audi
- Both Audi cars on first two rows of the grid

At its third running in the European Le Mans Series, the Audi R10 TDI starts to the race from the front row of the grid for the first time. In qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Allan McNish managed to push himself between the two Peugeot 908s. Mike Rockenfeller in the second R10 TDI of Audi Sport Team Joest secured fourth place on the grid despite having been obstructed on his fastest lap.

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May 9, 2008 9:06 PM

Audi TDI Power helps overtaking

Ingolstadt

- Fourth round of American Le Mans Series close to Salt Lake City

- Audi R10 TDI with torque advantage
- Diesel sportscar continues to make headlines

Three races, two wins: The results of the Audi R10 TDI in the 2008 American Le Mans Series 2008 are impressive. Boosted by two overall victories on the street circuits in St Petersburg and Long Beach, the Audi Sport North America team comes as championship leaders to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Audi’s diesel sportscar has already played a leading roll twice.

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LINE-UP CHANGE FOR MONZA

CR Scuderia

Round two of the 2008 FIA GT Championship takes place next week at Monza, the place where Italians go to worship motorsport. The ‘Pista Magica’, as Monza is known locally, is the fastest track on the FIA GT calendar, and it is one that every Ferrari team relishes. To win at Monza in a Ferrari is a special feeling for a racing driver so the CR Scuderia boys will be going all out to hit the top spot next weekend.

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May 8, 2008 8:06 PM

Stevenson Motorsports On A Roll With Pontiac GXP.R

Wins at Mexico City and VIR have Stevenson in Contention

Detroit, Mich., May 8, 2008

Stevenson Motorsport is on a roll with their new Pontiac GXP.R. Drivers Andrew Davis and Robin Liddell have posted impressive wins at Mexico City and Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The team will try to make it a hat-trick in round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 to be run at Laguna Seca Raceway May 17.

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May 6, 2008 6:09 PM

Setup II Winner To Race Banner Pontiac At Laguna Seca Chris Prey to team with Leighton Reese in Banner Racing GXP.R

Detroit, Mich., May 6, 2008

Banner Racing will field Setup II winner Chris Prey in round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 to be run at Laguna Seca Raceway May 17. Prey was the winner of the $100,000 grand prize and has been awarded an even bigger prize by Pontiac, GM Racing and Banner Racing, the opportunity to make his pro racing debut behind the wheel of the No. 06 Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R

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May 5, 2008 8:58 PM

Series Champion and Porsche Veteran Join TRG For Next Round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Petaluma, CA

In a season that’s featured a team driving line-up that’s included everything from Daytona 24 Hours winners to series champions to stand-outs from the open-wheel and prototype ranks, TRG has added two more veterans to the team, including former series champion Craig Stanton and experienced Porsche driver Hima Maher.