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Rolex
and Daytona Weekend
It's a busy weekend for Craig Stanton with the Rolex 24 &
the Daytona Races. Here are a few links to review.
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BGB
MOTORSPORTS FASTEST AMONG THE PORSCHES AT KONI CHALLENGE TEST
DAYS
TEAM FINISHES FINAL TEST SESSION WITH 1st, 2nd and 5th PLACE
HONORS
(DAYTONA BEACH, FL - January 18, 2007) Last weekend’s
Test Days at Daytona marked the first official on-track activity
for the new Koni Challenge Series as nearly 70 cars descended
upon Daytona International Speedway for 3 days of testing.
The Grand-Am series continues to grow and change; there are
new cars, new teams, bigger fields and new sponsors. One thing
however that hasn’t changed is that BGB Motorsports
continues to field Porsches that have the ability to shine
among their competitors, specifically among the other Stuttgart
entries....
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Bizarre
Fire Temporarily Sidelines Southard BMW-Riley at Infineon
Team Looks to Get No. 3 Back in Show for Shane Lewis and
Craig Stanton
SONOMA, Calif., August 25, 2006 – In a bizarre sequence
of events the No. 3 Truechoice/PAP-Parts.com BMW-Riley sustained
substantial fire damage in yesterday’s first practice
for the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by
Crown Royal Special Reserve Sonoma 250. Due to the damage,
the Southard Motorsports entry will miss the remaining practice
sessions today as the team works to make repairs to the Riley
chassis and Dinan-built BMW V8 powerplant.
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BGB
LEAVES LAGUNA AND HEADS FOR PHOENIX
PLUMMER AND STANTON FINISH 7th IN MONTEREY
WHILE TRAVER AND MILLER HOLD ONTO 3rd PLACE IN TEAM POINTS
(PHOENIX, AZ-May 11, 2006) BGB Motorsports left Laguna Seca
with a strong 3rd place in the team standings; the #83 Simplenet.com
Porsche of Tim Traver and Mikel Miller carries 57 points into
the Phoenix round, just 1 point behind the Synergy Racing
#81 Porsche 997 of Brent Martini & Porsche Factory Driver,
Patrick Long.
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BGB
MOTORSPORTS FINISHES 4th AT VIR
12 LAPS OF GREEN AND UNNECESSARY CONTACT PROHIBIT #38 &
#84 FROM SHINING WHILE #83 PORSCHE CARRIES THE TORCH
(Daytona Beach, FL-May 11, 2006) Tim Traver and Mikel Miller
finished 4th in the SimpleNet.com Porsche 996 to deliver their
best ever Grand-Am Cup finish. Preliminary calculations show
that this finish could secure them the 4th place spot in the
2006 team championship but only the release of the official
standings will tell.
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Shane
Lewis and Craig Stanton to Team Again Southard Motorsports
Announces Driver Lineup for Next Two Rolex Series Daytona
Prototype Races
MONTEREY, Calif., May 5, 2006 – Southard Motorsports
confirmed today that Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) will
rejoin Shane Lewis (Jupiter, Fla.) in the No. 3 TrueChoice/
PAP-Parts BMW-Riley for the next two Grand American Rolex
Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve
races. Stanton, who teamed with Lewis at the most recent race
at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), will share driving
duties here this weekend at the U.S. Sports Car Invitational
at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Monterey, Calif.) and next week’s
GAINSCO Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway...
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Craig
Stanton to Drive with Shane Lewis in VIR DP Feature
ALTON, Vir., April 21, 2006 – Southard
Motorsports announced just moments ago that 2004 Grand-Am
Cup and 2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Champion
Craig Stanton will co-drive with the team’s lead driver
Shane Lewis in this weekend’s VIR 400 at Virginia International
Raceway (VIR)...
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BGB
MOTORSPORTS READY FOR VIR 200
TEAM WILL ADD STRONG 3rd 996 TO ALREADY
POTENT LINEUP
(Daytona Beach, FL-April 21, 2006) Pre-event entry lists
are showing almost 100 cars for Saturday’s VIR 200.
With a car counts like that at a fast, technical track like
VIR, you’ve got to be prepared and you need depth. You
need strong cars, a strong driver lineup and a team with a
solid foundation. With the completion of two solid days of
testing at VIR last week, BGB Motorsports believes they have
what it takes.
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PORSCHE
996s TOP TIME SHEETS AT GRAND AM CUP DAYTONA TEST
BGB MOTORSPORTS SHOWS ITS COMMITMENT TO SUCCESS IN 2006
(Daytona Beach, FL-January 7, 2006) After showing lots of
potential in 2005, BGB Motorsports signals that it approaching
the 2006 season with very serious intentions. At the end of
three days of testing at Daytona, BGB’s #38 and #83
Porsche 996s had posted the first and fifth quickest lap times
respectively for the entire six session test.
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Stanton’s
2005 Rolex Series GT Title Shadowed His 2004 Grand-Am Cup
Crown
Down to the Last Corner
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December
29, 2005) -- by Tom Moore
Winning a championship is never easy. Winning
two in a row is a remarkable accomplishment. Winning both
on the last turn of the last lap is the stuff Craig Stanton
is made of. Stanton's two Grand American championships, won
by a combined two points, have made the Long Beach, Calif.-resident
the poster boy for how the Grand American concept of North
American road racing is succeeding.
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Craig
Stanton Joins BGB Motorsports For 2006
STANTON AND PLUMMER TO HELP TEAM CONTINUE CLIMB
TO THE TOP
(Daytona Beach, FL-DECEMBER 20, 2005) BGB Motorsports
announced today that Craig Stanton will join Mark Plummer
next season in the #38 Porsche 996....
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Synergy
Racing, Drivers & Porsche honored at Rolex Champions Banquet
ORLANDO, Fla. (December 3, 2005) – With more than 300
people in attendance at the Marriott World Center in Orlando,
Synergy Racing, drivers Craig Stanton of Long Beach, Calif.
and David Murry of Atlanta, Ga., and Porsche were recognized
for this season's outstanding achievements at the 2005 Rolex
Champions Banquet.
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Words
of Automotive Legend Guide Petersen/ White Lightning to ALMS
Success
Henry Ford - "Coming together is a beginning, staying
together is progress, and working together is success."
LAS VEGAS, Nev., November 15, 2005 – It is not uncommon
for the words of a great leader and innovator to guide a group
through tough times and on to ultimate success. It is more
rare when those words could have the same impact nearly a
century after being spoken. For Petersen Motorsports/ White
Lightning Racing, these profound words on teamwork would help
them carry the day in the face of what many considered an
impossible task...
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Synergy
Racing's Craig Stanton Takes Rolex Series GT Championship
in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (November 5, 2005) – Synergy Racing
driver Craig Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., captured the
Rolex Sports Car Series Championship of the Americas in the
GT class with a third-place finish in the season finale at
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Stanton started
the Synergy Racing No. 80 Porsche GT3 Cup on the GT front
row, and David Murry, of Atlanta, Ga., brought it to the checkered
flag in third after some 'high-flying' excitement on the final
lap of the race, giving Stanton the championship by a narrow
one-point margin...
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More
than 20 hours, 700 laps, 1,800 miles of racing boils down
to one point for Synergy's Craig Stanton
Driver championship comes down to Rolex Series finale
in Mexico City
ALTON, Va. (November 1, 2005) – Synergy Racing driver
Craig Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., has recorded more than
20 hours and 700 laps, totaling an excess of 1,800 miles raced
during the first 13 rounds of the 2005 Rolex Sports Car Series.
But his quest for the GT championship all hinges on the 250
miles of the 14th and final round of the series in Mexico
City this weekend.
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Petersen/
White Lightning Wins Petit Le Mans, Makes it Three-Straight
in ALMS
BRASELTON, Ga., Oct. 1, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing won the final major international endurance
sports car event missing from their resume with today’s
stirring GT2 class victory in the eighth annual Petit Le Mans
at Road Atlanta. The 1,000 mile American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
event joined victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2003, 2004),
the 12 Hours of Sebring (2005) and the 24 At Daytona in which
the Michael Petersen-owned team has won the Grand Touring
(GT) class.
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Petersen/
White Lightning to Start Petit Enduro from Third on GT2 Grid
BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 30, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
GT2 class point leader, will start tomorrow’s 10 hour/
1,000 mile Petit Le Mans third on the class grid. Patrick
Long (Las Vegas, Nev.) turned a lap of one minute, 22.515
seconds in the No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in today’s 25 minute qualifying
session for the ninth race of the ten event ALMS season.
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Synergy
Racing's Stanton holds points lead despite costly Crown Royal
250
Watkins Glen, N.Y. (September 24, 2005) –
The Crown Royal 250 at The Glen proved to be a costly race
for Synergy Racing in its quest for Rolex Sports Car Series
GT championship. After consistently finishing in top six at
every race this season, points-leader Craig Stanton
(Long Beach, Calif.) was a victim in a massive multi-car
pile-up in the esses that resulted in a disappointing 12th-place
finish and narrowed his points lead to only five points.... |
PHOENIX
2005
RACE REPORT
What should have been the best GT race of the year, turned
out to be a no-show for many of the Porsches that have supported
the series all year. I believe they stayed home because of
the current state of the GT rules. The race was mostly a parade
except for lead changes between #64, #21 and #16. It was exciting
for the drivers but probably not for the fans.
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Synergy
Racing Takes Fifth in Phoenix, Maintains Points Lead
PHOENIX, Ariz. (September 9, 2005) – The Synergy Racing
No. 80 Porsche GT3 Cup of Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.)
and David Murry (Atlanta, Ga.) took fifth place overall in
the Rolex Sports Car Series GT Phoenix 250 at Phoenix International
Raceway on Friday night. With his 11th top-six finish in as
many races, Stanton continued his hold on the points lead
in the GT driver standings.
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Synergy
Racing Scores Another Top-Six Finish, Extends Points Lead
LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 27, 2005) – Synergy Racing
extended its lead in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT point
standings following a sixth-place finish by the No. 80 Porsche
GT3 Cup of Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) and David Murry
(Atlanta, Ga.) in the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports
Car Course. Stanton was able to pick up his 10th-straight,
top-six finish through careful management of the No. 80 Porsche
when it was stricken with overheating problems during the
second half the race.
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WATKINS
GLEN AUGUST 2005
GT RACE REPORT
We are the best Porsche team in the series. We have 30 to
40 less HP than the BMW’s and factory Pontiac GTO’s.
We are better than two of the BMW teams in the race, but the
other two BMW’s and the two factory Pontiac GTO’s
have us covered...
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MID
OHIO - AUGUST 2005
RACE REPORT
This was a tough weekend on the GT equipment.
At Mid-0hio everyone uses the curbs to go fast. From the engineers’
point of view, two wheels over the curb are okay; stradling
the curb is not okay. The curb at Turn 1 got the #81 into
the Armco hard Thursday... |
BARBER
MOTORSPORTS PARK 2005
GT RACE REPORT
Porsche v. BMW Comparison
The BMW’s probably have several engine maps which Tom
Millner uses to control the speed of his cars. Our race data
shows his cars could turn a 1:31.0 when the race pace was
32’s and 33’s. But they only did it when they
needed to. |
Synergy
Racing Takes Second in Porsche 250, Maintains Points Lead
Van Wijk, Murry Pick Up SunTrust Improve
Your Position Award
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 31, 2005) – Synergy Racing scored
its third podium finish of the season and maintained its Rolex
Sports Car Series GT points lead with a second-place finish
in the Porsche 250 presented by Bradley Arant at Barber Motorsports
Park on Sunday.
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DAYTONA
JUNE 2005
RACE REPORT
The DP drivers collectively are hitting way too many GT cars,
and it is drivers that are good enough that it shouldn’t
be happening. Like Scott Pruett hitting Andy Lally and Tony
Stewart hitting David Murry. All four are excellent drivers.
It’s not the case of a wanker not looking. It’s
lack of courtesy or over aggressiveness by the DP’s
because they know they can get away with it. It is a dangerous
trend and needs to be controlled now...
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SHOES
FOR CREWS Sponsors Synergy Racing’s Points-Leading Porsche
at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 28, 2005) – Before Synergy
Racing’s last visit to Daytona International Speedway,
the team announced SHOES FOR CREWS® had signed on as an
associate sponsor. This week the Florida-based company will
step up its support of the team as primary sponsor of the
points-leading No. 80 Porsche for Thursday night’s Brumos
Porsche 250 at Daytona.
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Watkins
Glen
RACE REPORT
June 16, 2005
The race plan was to finish as high as possible with the
#80 car and for Mae to drive as many miles as the rules allow
in the #81 car. . .
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MONT
TREMBLANT 2005
RACE REPORT - GT
May 23, 2005
The Original plan was to run only the #80 during the 6 hour
race. The #81 was brought for a spare car and the decision
was made Thursday to run it in the race for Mae to go after
the Bob Akin Award for privateers, based on miles driven and
finish position.
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Synergy
Extends Points Lead with Second Place at Mont-Tremblant
Rx.com Daytona Prototype Scores Season’s Best Finish
MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (May 21, 2005) – Synergy Racing
drivers Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) and David Murry
(Atlanta, Ga.) captured second place in the GT class at the
6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant on Saturday, extending
Stanton’s lead in the driver championship points race
to 22 points.
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LAGUNA
SECA RACE REPORT
May 5,2005
SET-UP
We utilized worn tires from Fontana on both cars for set-up
adjustments all day Friday. As a result, our times were slow
for Practice #1 and #2 but we gained knowledge on what would
work in the race on worn tires.... |
Synergy
Racing Takes Points Lead with Fourth at Laguna Seca
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 1, 2005) – Synergy Racing took
fourth place in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class in the
Road & Track 250 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, propelling
driver Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) into the class points
lead. |
Craig
Stanton Gets Championship Boost Entering Laguna Seca
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 26, 2005 – Craig Stanton’s
2005 championship hopes have been rekindled. Entering Sunday’s
Road & Track 250 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Long Beach, California-resident
has been moved into second-place in the Grand Touring (GT)
class. Due to a rules technicality, Stanton, who has two fourth-place
finishes and a third in the first three races of the 2005
championship, had not been granted the points for his fourth-place
finish in the second race of the season held at Homestead-Miami
Speedway in March....
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Californian
Craig Stanton Podiums At Home Track, Third Top-Four of Season
FONTANA, Calif., April 3, 2005 – Craig Stanton continued
his top-four finish streak at today’s Grand American
400 at California Speedway with a third-place in GT class.
The third-round of the 2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car
Series marked his first podium of 2005 bettering his fourth-place
finishes, in class, at the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona
and the most recent round at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Craig
Stanton Hopes for Home Track Advantage at California Speedway
LONG BEACH, Calif., March 29, 2005 – Long Beach-resident
Craig Stanton is eagerly anticipating his return to California
Speedway in Sunday’s Grand American 400. Stanton, who
clinched the 2004 Grand-Am Cup Driver Championship at the
Fontana-area track last season, will be making his second
appearance of 2005 in the No. 80 Synergy Racing Porsche 911
GT3 Cup entry at the April 3rd Grand American Rolex Sports
Car Series event...
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Craig
Stanton-Homestead Deja Vu All Over Again - Almost
HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 5, 2005 – Craig Stanton’s
Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series weekend at Homestead-Miami
Speedway (HMS) was almost an instant replay of his 2004 race
here. Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., and second year teammate
Dave Murry (Cumming, Ga.) qualified their No. 80 Synergy Racing
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry third in GT class. However, just
as happened in ‘04, the white German sports car was
relegated to the back of the field for a rear wing end-plate
infraction.
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Craig
Stanton Returns To Defend Homestead Title
HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 2, 2005 – Craig Stanton returns
to Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) this weekend to defend his
2004 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series SGS (now GT class)
victory. After opening his season with a fourth-place finish
in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the longtime resident of Long
Beach, Calif. will launch a full attack for his second Grand
American championship with Saturday’s Grand Prix of
Miami. |
Stanton,
Murry Reunited in Synergy Racing’s Run for GT Championship
Iron Man Murry to Pull Double Duty This Season
ALTON, Va. (February 25, 2005) – After racing Porsches
together in three different series last season, including
the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Series, drivers
David Murry, of Atlanta, Ga., and Craig Stanton, of Long Beach,
Calif., will reunite in the Synergy Racing No. 80 Porsche
GT3 Cup this season for a run at the GT championship.
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Baldwin-Tafel
Racing Earns Fourth At 24 Hour Debut
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 6, 2005 – Baldwin-Tafel
Racing made a dramatic debut in their first Rolex 24 At Daytona
with a fourth-place finish, 13th overall. The No. 73 Mesco
Building Solutions/Davis Communications Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
entry worked as high as second-place early in the event but
would leave the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series season-opener
with a top-five.
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Baldwin-Tafel
Racing Set to Make 24 Hour Debut from Top-Five
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 4, 2005 – Baldwin-Tafel
Racing is set to make its endurance racing debut in tomorrow’s
Rolex 24 At Daytona. The No. 73 Mesco Building Solutions/
Alchemy Training Solutions Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry qualified
fifth on the Grand Touring (GT) class grid, 30th overall,
for the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series season-opening
event.
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Mesco
Building Solutions Announces Multi-Race Agreement with Baldwin-Tafel
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., February 4, 2005 – Baldwin-Tafel
Racing and Mesco Building Solutions are proud to announce
a multi-race partnership for the 2005 Grand American Rolex
Sports Car Series. The agreement between the nation’s
leader in custom engineered building systems and the second-year
GT class team is a landmark event for each.
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Baldwin-Tafel
Announces Stellar Daytona Driver Line-Up
CUMMING, Ga., January 24, 2005 – Baldwin-Tafel Racing
will begin its first full season of Grand American Rolex Sports
Car Series competition in 2005 with one of the strongest driver
lineups in the 43rd Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona. Joining owner/
drivers Jack Baldwin (Marietta, Ga.) and Jim Tafel (Alpharetta,
Ga.) will be 2004 Rolex 24 GT class winner Robin Liddell (Northampton,
England), 2004 Grand-Am Cup champion Craig Stanton (Long Beach,
Calif.) and three year Rolex Series veteran Andrew Davis (Bogart,
Ga.).
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Valvoline Cup Trophy
Craig Stanton: 1st Place sports car classes, full-bodied division- Valvoline Cup Trophy and Place-in-Class Certificate, $1,000.00 cash, Valvoline Cup logo merchandise, welding accessory from Lincoln Electric, Valvoline Racing Support Package (Valvoline Racing Oil for 2005 season), Lincoln Electric discount certificate for up to $100 off your best price on a Lincoln Welder, certificate worth up to $350 toward the purchase of a Leaf Racewear driving suit and certificate worth 20% off the invoice total (may be more than one item, but cannot be used in conjunction with the $350 certificate) on any purchase from Leaf Racewear.
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| Craig
Stanton Honored At Porsche Motorsport Banquet
LONG BEACH, Calif., December 21, 2004 – Bringing to
a close his most successful season of professional sportscar
racing, Craig Stanton was honored by Porsche this past weekend
in Weissach, Germany. Stanton was named runner-up for one
of the most coveted awards in international motorsports, the
Porsche Cup. The annual award is given to the highest finishing,
non-factory driver that has competed in a Porsche in any of
a number of international and domestic race series the world
over. The Long Beach, Calif. resident, who earned nearly $30,000
for the award, captured 8,510 points across the three race
series in which he competed, all in variants of the Porsche
996/ 911 platform. The annual Porsche Motorsports’ banquet,
Stanton’s first, was held Saturday, December 18th at
Porsche’s motorsports facility one hour from their international
headquarters in Stuttgart.
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| 2004
- The Year of Teamwork for Petersen/ White Lightning
LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 21, 2004 – The fading French
sun cast an orange glow onto the small group surrounding the
brightly-colored machine. Few in the clutch of airport employees
and curious bystanders that gathered to watch the shakedown
run of the Grand Touring (GT) class pole winning Porsche 911
GT3 RSR recognized the significance of the moment. The select
members of the Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing
team that descended on the car on the eve of the 24 Heures
Du Mans may not have fully gathered the long-term implications
of this moment either.
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| Petersen/
White Lightning Takes Two Spots in Porsche Cup Top-5
LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 20, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing was well represented on Saturday evening
at the Porsche Motorsports Banquet in Weissach, Germany. The
highlight of the evening was the awarding of this year’s
Porsche Cup where Petersen/ White Lightning drivers took two
of the top-five positions.
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| Craig
Stanton Named 2004 Rising Star
LONG BEACH, Calif., December 15, 2004 – Craig Stanton
has been given the unique distinction of earning two 2004
TheRaceSite.com awards this week. The 2004 Grand-Am Cup Grand
Sport (GS) champion earned Rising Star accolades in both the
Grand-Am Cup Series and the Super Grand Sport (SGS) class
of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series...
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| Craig
Stanton 2004 Grand-Am Cup Champion In Race Down to the Wire
FONTANA, Calif., October 30, 2004 – Craig Stanton won
the 2004 Grand-Am Cup GS class season championship today in
dramatic fashion. Early season predictions had put the Long
Beach, Calif.-resident as the clear class of the field for
the Grand-Am Cup championship with three victories in the
first three races. However, one missed race due to other obligations
and one mechanical failure left Stanton trailing entering
the season-finale at his home track, California Speedway.
In the end, the three hour Grand American Road Racing Association-sanctioned
Lexus Grand American 250 proved why Stanton and TheRaceSite.com
Racing Team are worthy of the title “champion”.
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| Fontana
Race to Decide Championship for Hometown Hero Stanton
FONTANA, Calif., October 27, 2004 – This weekend’s
Grand American season finale at California Speedway in Fontana
is a major weekend for Craig Stanton no matter how you define
it. The Long Beach resident and native Southern Californian
will be racing for his first professional sports car racing
title in the final Grand-Am Cup race of the season, the Lexus
Grand American 250.
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| Petersen/
White Lightning Closes ALMS Season with Rainy Top-Ten
MONTEREY, Calif. October 16, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing entered the final American Le Mans
Series (ALMS) race of the season today in a four-hour endurance
event around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The day would
be a disappointment for the Michael Petersen-owned team that
came to the Monterey Peninsula hoping to take their seventh
podium and first win of the ALMS season.
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| Petersen/
White Lightning Qualifies Fourth in GT for ALMS Finale
MONTEREY, Calif. October 15, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing will start fourth in GT class for tomorrow’s
American Le Mans Series (ALMS) finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca. Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) qualified the No.
31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3
RSR with a time of one minute, 26.796 seconds, his fastest
lap of the weekend just two-tenths of a second from third.
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| Alabama
Sweet for Craig Stanton:
Double Porsche Races Earns Win and Top-Five
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., October 11, 2004 – Craig Stanton
has been one of the busiest Porsche drivers in the country
in recent weeks. Since September 18th, the Long Beach, Calif.-resident
has raced a Porsche 911 in six events. He has three podium
finishes and two event wins to show for his efforts. Included
in the tally was an overwhelming win in Saturday’s Barber
250 Grand-Am Cup event here at Barber Motorsports Park. Saturday’s
victory made Stanton’s sixth in the series driving TheRaceSite.com
Racing Porsche 996, his third with co-driver David Murry (Cumming,
Ga.).
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| David
and Craig Against Goliath In ALMS Finale
MONTEREY, Calif. October 11, 2004 – In the world of
American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT racing, Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing could be viewed as the proverbial underdog,
the David of the class. As the Michael Petersen-owned Porsche
team enters its final race of the 2004 season, the No. 31
Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3
RSR has dazed the Goliaths of the sport but is yet to throw
that last stone.
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| Craig
Stanton Back On Top of Grand-Am Cup Victory Podium
ALTON, Vir., October 2, 2004 – Craig Stanton returned
to his dominating ways in Grand-Am Cup competition with a
win at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) today. The Long
Beach, Calif.-resident joined with multi-series teammate David
Murry (Cumming, Ga.) to control the Grand-Am Cup VIR 250 in
their No. 43 TheRaceSite.com Porsche 996. The victory was
Stanton’s fifth in seven Grand-Am Cup races this season,
Murry’s second.
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| Craig
Stanton To Do Porsche Double at Virginia;
Looking to Regain GAC Point Lead
ALTON, Vir., September
30, 2004 – Virginia International Raceway (VIR) will
be the site of Craig Stanton’s fifth Grand American
Road Racing Association double-header of the season. The Porsche-expert
is looking to add to his 2004 Grand American winning tally
with victories in Saturday and Sunday’s races at the
southern Virginia 3.27-mile, 17-turn race course.
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| Petersen/
White Lightning Charges to Sixth Podium of Year at Petit Le
Mans
BRASELTON, Ga., September 25, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing took its sixth podium finish in the
eight-races held thus far in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
at tonight’s prestigious Petit Le Mans. Starting in
its worst qualifying position of the year, ninth, the No.
31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3
RSR quickly rushed through the pack to hold third for most
of the 1,000 mile or 10 hour event.
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| Petersen/
White Lightning to Start Petit Le Mans In GT Top-Ten
BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 24, 2004 – In pursuit of its
first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship title, Petersen
Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing will start tomorrow’s
Petit Le Mans ninth in GT class. David Murry, of Cumming,
Ga., qualified the No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/
Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR with a time of one minute, 24.168
seconds around the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta facility
for the ten hour or 1,000 mile endurance event.
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| Petersen/
White Lightning Strongest with Endurance Races
BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 20, 2004 – The 2004 American
Le Mans Series (ALMS) opened with a 12 hour endurance race
at Sebring International Raceway, Petersen Motorsports/ White
Lightning Racing finished third in GT class. The Michael Petersen-owned
race team then went to Europe to take on the grandfather of
all sports car races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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| Grand-Am
Cup Point Leader Craig Stanton Excited About Battle
HOMESTEAD, Fla., September 17, 2004 – When Craig Stanton
last left Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) he did so with a
sweep of the two Grand American Road Racing Association races
held here. He drove to victory in both the SGS class of the
Rolex Sports Car Series and the overall win in the Grand-Am
Cup Series.
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White Lightning Comes from Early Race Hit to Take Second at
Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., Aug. 22, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing rode the highest of highs and lowest
of lows here today in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Road
America 500. David Murry, Cumming, Ga., started the No. 31
Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3
RSR third on the GT grid for the two hour and 45-minute race
but moved to the lead quickly taking the top spot in the first
two turns...
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White Lightning To Start Third at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., Aug. 21, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing will start the No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/
MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR third in GT class
at tomorrow’s Road America 500. The American Le Mans
Series (ALMS) qualifying session saw Craig Stanton, who drove
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Stanton Hope for Watkins Glen Win Washed-Away in Downpour
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., August 16, 2004 –
Craig Stanton started second in his return to the Grand American
Rolex Sports Series at Friday evening’s Sahlen’s
200 at The Glen but would finish a frustrated ninth in class
(30th overall) after a mid-race accident. |
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Stanton to Make Rolex Series Return at Watkins Glen
LONG BEACH, Calif., August 12, 2004 –
Craig Stanton will make his Grand American Rolex Sports Car
Series SGS class return with Friday afternoon’s Sahlen’s
200 at The Glen. The Long Beach, California-driver will compete
in one of a trio of Orison Marketing-Planet Earth Porsche
911 GT3 Cup entries at Watkins Glen (NY) International.
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White Lightning Takes One More Step Up Podium with Canadian
Second-Place
BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Can., Aug. 8, 2004 –
Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing took their highest
finish in 2004 earning a second-place in GT class- ninth overall-
in today’s Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport, round six
of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). As a virtue of the
second-place, the team won its second event IMSA Cup of the
season and closed the gap in the season-long pursuit of the
overall IMSA Cup- an award given to the highest placing privateer
team in which the team currently sits second. |
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White Lightning to Grid Fourth in Canada
BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Can., Aug. 7, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing’s David Murry took advantage
of his preference for the American Le Mans Series’ (ALMS)
“enhanced” qualifying format to take fourth on
the GT grid for tomorrow’s Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport. |
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White Lightning to Give Tours of Team Transporter at Mosport
BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Can., Aug. 5, 2004 – In celebration
of the Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing transporter’s
storied travels in recent months, the 53’ High Tech
trailer will be opened to the public as part of the American
Le Mans Series (ALMS) TECHTalk feature. Tours will be held
in the Mosport International Raceway paddock from 11 am to
11:30 am (local time) on Saturday, Aug. 7. The tours of the
team’s “home away from Vegas” will be given
by ALMS GT race winners and drivers of the No. 31 Westward
Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR David
Murry (Cumming, Ga.) and Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.).
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White Lightning Shows Strength On and Off Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif., July 18, 2004 – The No. 31 Westward
Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR again
showed strength finishing tenth in GT class at Infineon Raceway.
The tenth-place finish was not indicative of the team’s
performance in today’s Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma,
the fourth round of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). .
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White Lightning Takes Third in “Bullring Qualifying”
at Infineon
SONOMA, Calif., July 17, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing qualified third in GT class for tomorrow’s
Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma here at Infineon Raceway. The
No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911
GT3 RSR was part of a unique, single-car qualifying format
being tested by the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) this weekend.
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White Lightning Starts ALMS West Coast Swing
SONOMA, Calif., July 14, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing’s American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
saga makes the year’s first west coast swing this weekend
with a stop at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. . .
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White Lightning Moves to Second in ALMS GT Points
LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 5, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing, with a fifth-place GT class finish—11th
overall— in today’s New England Grand Prix at
Lime Rock Park, has unofficially moved into sole possession
of second place in both the IMSA Cup and driver points’
standings. . .
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White Lightning To Start Fifth in GT at New England Grand Prix
LAKEVILLE,
Conn., July 3, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning
Racing will start fifth in GT class for Monday’s New
England Grand Prix. David Murry, Cumming, Ga., piloted the
No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911
GT3 RSR to a lap of 55.117 seconds around the 1.54-mile Lime
Rock Park facility.
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White Lightning Working to Break-Away from Porsche Pack at Lime
Rock
LAS VEGAS, Nev., July 1, 2004 – As it enters Monday’s
third-round of the 2004 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship
at Lime Rock Park, Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing
has successfully started off its first serious pursuit of
the ALMS GT class driver, team and manufacturers’ championships.
The Michael Petersen-owned team has finished third in both
the 12 Hours of Sebring in March and the American Le Mans
at Mid-Ohio last Sunday. |
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