Round 14 of the World Rally Championship heads to Asia for the relatively new Rally Japan. This is just the fourth WRC inclusion for the event. Last year Sébastien Loeb crossed Japan off his hit list, winning for the first time in three tries here. He is looking to repeat that victory, coming off back to back wins (7 on the season) that pulled him within 4 points Marcus Grönholm in the championship chase. We will also see the return of the Production Car World Championship after a long break, including local drivers Toshi Arai and Fumio Nutahara. For complete 2007 points click here.
Rally Japan debuted in 2004 and has been included three times. It has been know by the same name all three events. Previously it was Rally Hokkaido and part of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship and Japanese Rally Championship for years. Now that regional rally has split off (still Rally Hokkaido) and is know usually run over the summer, but on many of the same stages.
There have been no maiden WRC victories in Japan (yet). For complete list of Winners and Historical Stats click here.
Notable WRC debuts in Japan:
Yoshio Ikemachi (JAP) - 2006 in Subaru Impreza WRX STI (finished 27th)
Masayuki Ishida (JAP) - 2004 in Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII (finished 13th)
Eiichi Nakamura (JAP) - 2004 in Toyota Starlet (retired)
Daisuke Yamada (JAP) - 2004 in Subaru Impreza WRX STI (finished 20th)
Did You Know?
Sébastien Loeb & Marcus Grönholm are the only WRC drivers to score points in all three WRC events hosted by Japan. Loeb has a slight edge by collecting a podium finish in all three starts.
Part II: With over 700 starts by Japanese drivers, the country is eighth all-time in WRC participations, but they have collected just two wins and three podiums. All of those belong to Kenjiro Shinozuka via victories in 1991 & 1992 at Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama and a 2nd place finish in the 1994 Safari Rally. Toshi Arai does have a couple of 4th place results, most recently in 2001.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
IRC Rally International du Valais Preview
After a month off, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge heads to Switzerland for the Rally International du Valais. This premier Swiss event will be the penultimate round of the 2007 season. There are a total of 118 entries on the preliminary entry list with 78 IRC competitors. Of that group there are 8 Super 2000 cars, split between Abarth & Peugeot.
With two rounds left, there are three drivers in the hunt (Luca Rossetti is within 19 points but will miss Valais). The top two are the Peugeot Sport España duo of Enrique García-Ojeda and Nicolas Vouilloz. García-Ojeda leads his French team mate by 7 points, but is still looking for his first win of the year. Vouilloz is coming off a podium finish in Sanremo and has two wins on the season. Joining them in the Peugeot camp is Bernd Casier, who sits 7th overall in the championship and local Swiss driver Christian Jaquillard.
The other 4 Super 2000's are Abarths headed by the factory entries of Andrea Navarra and Umberto Scandola. Navarra sits tied with Vouilloz on 32 points, but has scored just 3 points in the last three rounds. This slump has cost him the series lead, but a strong result here could put him back in front. His Italian team mate Scandola is 8th overall in the points. Former WRC works driver Freddy Loix will be in his private entry. Philippe Roux, experienced on the WRC, especially Monte Carlo will also be in a Grande Punto S2000.
Luca Betti will be looking for success in his Honda Civic Type-R R3 in his last IRC appearance of the season. In addition of couple of Swiss drivers familiar to WRC followers head the local contigent of drivers. Olivier Burri in a Subaru Impreza N12, and Philippe Camandona in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI will be joined by the best drivers the country has to offer.
In the makes chase, Peugeot can clinch the title if they gain two or more points on Abarth. Mitsubishi is fading in third and won't catch the leading pair. For the complete 2007 IRC point standings, click here.
This rally will go a long way to determine the 2007 IRC champions, so don't miss any of the action. Stay tuned to the Official IRC website or Rally du Valais website for all the results this weekend.
With two rounds left, there are three drivers in the hunt (Luca Rossetti is within 19 points but will miss Valais). The top two are the Peugeot Sport España duo of Enrique García-Ojeda and Nicolas Vouilloz. García-Ojeda leads his French team mate by 7 points, but is still looking for his first win of the year. Vouilloz is coming off a podium finish in Sanremo and has two wins on the season. Joining them in the Peugeot camp is Bernd Casier, who sits 7th overall in the championship and local Swiss driver Christian Jaquillard.
The other 4 Super 2000's are Abarths headed by the factory entries of Andrea Navarra and Umberto Scandola. Navarra sits tied with Vouilloz on 32 points, but has scored just 3 points in the last three rounds. This slump has cost him the series lead, but a strong result here could put him back in front. His Italian team mate Scandola is 8th overall in the points. Former WRC works driver Freddy Loix will be in his private entry. Philippe Roux, experienced on the WRC, especially Monte Carlo will also be in a Grande Punto S2000.
Luca Betti will be looking for success in his Honda Civic Type-R R3 in his last IRC appearance of the season. In addition of couple of Swiss drivers familiar to WRC followers head the local contigent of drivers. Olivier Burri in a Subaru Impreza N12, and Philippe Camandona in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI will be joined by the best drivers the country has to offer.
In the makes chase, Peugeot can clinch the title if they gain two or more points on Abarth. Mitsubishi is fading in third and won't catch the leading pair. For the complete 2007 IRC point standings, click here.
This rally will go a long way to determine the 2007 IRC champions, so don't miss any of the action. Stay tuned to the Official IRC website or Rally du Valais website for all the results this weekend.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
SWC Mazada Laguna Seca Preview
The 2007 Speed World Challenge GT championship has gone down to the wire. It's the final race and the battle is tight at the top with several drivers still in contention for the title. The season finale is at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The track has hosted the final round each year since 2004. This is is the 8th time the track has been part of the GT championship. Click here for a list of SWC GT winners at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
There are 34 drivers on the entry list for the final weekend of the 2007 season. The only former winner to participate this weekend will be points leader Randy Pobst. The Porsche driver has two victories, one last season and the other in 2002.
Pobst is clinging to a four point advantage after seeing Lawson Aschenbach pick up 26 points over the last two rounds. The young Cadillac driver is coming off a victory at Road Atlanta and looking to defend his Series Title from a year ago. Also in the hunt is Aschenbach's team mate Andy Pilgrim, the 2005 Series Champion, who sits 17 points adrift of the leader. Pobst's K-Pax team mate Michael Galati is fourth overall, a further ten points off Pilgrim. Any of these four can bring home the title with a good result on Sunday.
In the manufacturer's championship, Cadillac extended their lead to 10 points over Porsche with the win at Road Atlanta. That means the Cadi-boys need to score just one point, or have Porsche score less than the maximum ten points to clinch their second makes title in 3 years. In order to help the regulars (Aschenbach and Pilgrim) Cadillac has tapped Ron Fellows to run the third car this weekend.
Porsche's resistance will be headed up by the K-PAX team of Pobst, Galati and Robb Holland. They will be joined by James Sofronas (11th in points) and rookie Eric Olberz. Click here for complete points standings through 9 rounds.
Chevrolet will try to play spoiler and look for a fifth win on the season. There are seven Corvettes entered, lead by the Whelen Engineering team of Eric Curran (5th overall & 4 victories) and Sonny Whelen. In addition Rob Foster (10th overall) and Brian Kubinski (13th) will look for solid finishes.
Fourth place among manufacturers is Dodge, and as usual, they have the highest turnout. Jeff Courtney sits 8th overall and wants to move up in the final standings and he will be joined by Michael McCann (14th) and many more. Also notable Vipers are the Woodhouse Perfomance duo of Jeffrey Robbins (12th overall) and fifth place finisher last round, Jeff Altenburg.
Dane Moxlow will be joined by Paul Bonaccorsi this weekend for Pontiac, driving GTO's and veteran Mike Davis and son Brandon will visit the series with the elder in a Ford Mustang Cobra and the younger a Saleen SR.
Every point counts, so do miss any of the qualifying or race action from Laguna Seca at www.world-challenge.com.
There are 34 drivers on the entry list for the final weekend of the 2007 season. The only former winner to participate this weekend will be points leader Randy Pobst. The Porsche driver has two victories, one last season and the other in 2002.
Pobst is clinging to a four point advantage after seeing Lawson Aschenbach pick up 26 points over the last two rounds. The young Cadillac driver is coming off a victory at Road Atlanta and looking to defend his Series Title from a year ago. Also in the hunt is Aschenbach's team mate Andy Pilgrim, the 2005 Series Champion, who sits 17 points adrift of the leader. Pobst's K-Pax team mate Michael Galati is fourth overall, a further ten points off Pilgrim. Any of these four can bring home the title with a good result on Sunday.
In the manufacturer's championship, Cadillac extended their lead to 10 points over Porsche with the win at Road Atlanta. That means the Cadi-boys need to score just one point, or have Porsche score less than the maximum ten points to clinch their second makes title in 3 years. In order to help the regulars (Aschenbach and Pilgrim) Cadillac has tapped Ron Fellows to run the third car this weekend.
Porsche's resistance will be headed up by the K-PAX team of Pobst, Galati and Robb Holland. They will be joined by James Sofronas (11th in points) and rookie Eric Olberz. Click here for complete points standings through 9 rounds.
Chevrolet will try to play spoiler and look for a fifth win on the season. There are seven Corvettes entered, lead by the Whelen Engineering team of Eric Curran (5th overall & 4 victories) and Sonny Whelen. In addition Rob Foster (10th overall) and Brian Kubinski (13th) will look for solid finishes.
Fourth place among manufacturers is Dodge, and as usual, they have the highest turnout. Jeff Courtney sits 8th overall and wants to move up in the final standings and he will be joined by Michael McCann (14th) and many more. Also notable Vipers are the Woodhouse Perfomance duo of Jeffrey Robbins (12th overall) and fifth place finisher last round, Jeff Altenburg.
Dane Moxlow will be joined by Paul Bonaccorsi this weekend for Pontiac, driving GTO's and veteran Mike Davis and son Brandon will visit the series with the elder in a Ford Mustang Cobra and the younger a Saleen SR.
Every point counts, so do miss any of the qualifying or race action from Laguna Seca at www.world-challenge.com.
Friday, October 12, 2007
DTM Hockenheim Preview
We have reached the final weeked of the 2007 Deutsche Tourenwagens Masters Series and the title is still up for grabs. The season finale at Hockenheim will feature a 3-way battle for the championship. Mattias Ekström is the only former DTM champ in the fight and he leads young Canadian Bruno Spengler by 2 points and young German (and Audi team mate) Martin Tomczyk by just 4 points. All three are gunning for the win.
Last round in Barcelona there was a lot of contact and both Audi's of Ekström & Tomcyzk were knocked out of the race, eventually leading to the remainder of the Audi contigent's withdrawal Spengler on the other hand was able to steer clear and finish 2nd, behind Jamie Green (the Briton's first DTM victory). Paul di Resta finished 3rd to jump Bernd Schneider for 4th place in the championship standings.
Those results have kept the Original Teile/DC Bank Mercedes team with a slim hope of over coming their Audi Sport Team Abt rivals in the teams championship chase. Trailing by 14.5 points, Spengler and Schneider need to work a one-two finish to give their team a chance for the title. Click here for the full 2007 points standings.
With 3 drivers fighting for the championship, this is a race you won't want to miss. Mix in several battles lower in the points as well as drivers looking to impress for 2008 and the action will be fast and furious. Visit www.dtm.de for real time results.
Last round in Barcelona there was a lot of contact and both Audi's of Ekström & Tomcyzk were knocked out of the race, eventually leading to the remainder of the Audi contigent's withdrawal Spengler on the other hand was able to steer clear and finish 2nd, behind Jamie Green (the Briton's first DTM victory). Paul di Resta finished 3rd to jump Bernd Schneider for 4th place in the championship standings.
Those results have kept the Original Teile/DC Bank Mercedes team with a slim hope of over coming their Audi Sport Team Abt rivals in the teams championship chase. Trailing by 14.5 points, Spengler and Schneider need to work a one-two finish to give their team a chance for the title. Click here for the full 2007 points standings.
With 3 drivers fighting for the championship, this is a race you won't want to miss. Mix in several battles lower in the points as well as drivers looking to impress for 2008 and the action will be fast and furious. Visit www.dtm.de for real time results.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
WRC Rallye de France - Tour de Corse Historical Statistics
This weekend, the WRC will visit the island of Corsica. It has been a part of the WRC since the series’ inception and this year is round 13 of the campaign. Rally de France – Tour de Corse is the back-end of consecutive tarmac rallies. Last week in Spain, defending world champion Sébastien Loeb made it 3 consecutive Spanish conquests and clawed back 4 points in the title chase. Still Ford’s Marcus Grönholm has a 6 point advantage. Also there is drama in the Junior Rally Championship where Per-Gunnar Andersson and Urmo Aava are tied atop the points table with 38 heading into the final JRC event of the season. For complete 2007 points click here.
The Tour de Corse has been included in the WRC Drivers Championship 27 times, dating back to the 1979 season. It was rotated to 2-Litre status for 1996. The Rally has been known by 4 different names:
Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (1979-1999)
V-Rally Tour de Corse – Rally de France (2000)
Playstation Rally of France – Tour de Corse (2001-2002)
Rallye de France – Tour de Corse (2003-2006)
Debut WRC wins in France:
Jean-Pierre Nicolas (FRA) – 1973 in Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Bruno Saby (FRA) – 1986 in Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
Bernard Béguin (FRA) – 1987 in BMW M3
Didier Auriol (FRA) – 1988 in Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Gilles Panizzi (FRA) – 2000 in Peugeot 206 WRC
Jesús Puras (ESP) – 2001 in Citroën Xsara WRC
Notable WRC debuts in France:
Didier Auriol (FRA) – 1984 in Renault 5 Turbo (retired)
Bernard Béguin (FRA) – 1974 in Alfa Romeo Alfetta (retired)
Alexandre Bengué (FRA) – 1999 in Peugeot 106 S16 (retired)
Guy Fréquelin (FRA) – 1973 in Audi 80 (retired)
Simon Jean-Joseph (FRA) – 1993 in Ford Escort RS Cosworth (retired)
Achim Mörtl (AUT) – 1997 in Subaru Impreza 555 (finished 17th)
Michèle Mouton (FRA) – 1974 in Alpine-Renault A110 1800 (finished 12th)
Alain Oreille (FRA) – 1984 in Renault 11 Turbo (finished 21st)
Brice Tirabassi (FRA) – 1999 in Peugeot 106 S16 (retired)
Auguste Turiani (MC) – 1975 in Opel Commodore GS/E (finished 16th)
For complete list of Winners and Historical Stats click here.
Did You Know?
In 2003 Petter Solberg claimed his first (and so far only) victory on tarmac in Corsica. He was the first Norwegian and only the second Scandinavian to taste victory on the French Island. The other was the great Markku Alén of Finland. By contrast, Frenchmen have won 19 of the 27 WRC Drivers Championship events in Corsica.
Part II: With a win Sébastien Loeb can equal Didier Auriol’s 3 consecutive wins in France (1988-1990). Still Loeb would be only halfway to Auriol’s record 6 Corsica victories.
The Tour de Corse has been included in the WRC Drivers Championship 27 times, dating back to the 1979 season. It was rotated to 2-Litre status for 1996. The Rally has been known by 4 different names:
Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (1979-1999)
V-Rally Tour de Corse – Rally de France (2000)
Playstation Rally of France – Tour de Corse (2001-2002)
Rallye de France – Tour de Corse (2003-2006)
Debut WRC wins in France:
Jean-Pierre Nicolas (FRA) – 1973 in Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Bruno Saby (FRA) – 1986 in Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
Bernard Béguin (FRA) – 1987 in BMW M3
Didier Auriol (FRA) – 1988 in Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Gilles Panizzi (FRA) – 2000 in Peugeot 206 WRC
Jesús Puras (ESP) – 2001 in Citroën Xsara WRC
Notable WRC debuts in France:
Didier Auriol (FRA) – 1984 in Renault 5 Turbo (retired)
Bernard Béguin (FRA) – 1974 in Alfa Romeo Alfetta (retired)
Alexandre Bengué (FRA) – 1999 in Peugeot 106 S16 (retired)
Guy Fréquelin (FRA) – 1973 in Audi 80 (retired)
Simon Jean-Joseph (FRA) – 1993 in Ford Escort RS Cosworth (retired)
Achim Mörtl (AUT) – 1997 in Subaru Impreza 555 (finished 17th)
Michèle Mouton (FRA) – 1974 in Alpine-Renault A110 1800 (finished 12th)
Alain Oreille (FRA) – 1984 in Renault 11 Turbo (finished 21st)
Brice Tirabassi (FRA) – 1999 in Peugeot 106 S16 (retired)
Auguste Turiani (MC) – 1975 in Opel Commodore GS/E (finished 16th)
For complete list of Winners and Historical Stats click here.
Did You Know?
In 2003 Petter Solberg claimed his first (and so far only) victory on tarmac in Corsica. He was the first Norwegian and only the second Scandinavian to taste victory on the French Island. The other was the great Markku Alén of Finland. By contrast, Frenchmen have won 19 of the 27 WRC Drivers Championship events in Corsica.
Part II: With a win Sébastien Loeb can equal Didier Auriol’s 3 consecutive wins in France (1988-1990). Still Loeb would be only halfway to Auriol’s record 6 Corsica victories.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
WRC Rally Catalunya Historical Stats
The 12th stop of the 2007 WRC campaign is in Spain for the Rallye RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada. This will be the first of back-to-back weekends on tarmac (followed up by Corsica) and will go a long way to determining the 2007 championships. Defending world champion Sébastien Loeb is the king of sealed surfaces and looks to make it 3 consecutive Spanish conquests. More importantly, he needs to take advantage and close the 10 point gap to current points leader Marcus Grönholm.
Spain has been included in the WRC Drivers Championship 15 times, dating back to the 1991 season. It was rotated to 2-Litre status for 1994. The Rally has been known by 3 slightly different names:
Rally Catalunya – Costa Brava (1991-2002)
Rallye Catalunya Costa Brava - Rallye de España (2003-2004)
Rally de Catalunya - Costa Daurada (2005-2006)
Debut WRC wins in Spain:
Armin Schwarz (GER) – 1991 in Toyota Celica GT-Four
Philippe Bugalski (FRA) – 1999 in Citroën Xsara Kit Car
Notable WRC debuts in Spain:
Luís Climent (ESP) – 1991 in Opel Corsa GSI (retired)
Fabio Frisiero (ITA) – 2000 in Renault Clio Williams (finished 47th)
Oriol Gómez (ESP) – 1992 in Peugeot 309 GTI (finished 21st)
Daniel Sordo (ESP) – 2003 in Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII (finished 18th)
For complete list of Winners and Historical Stats click here.
Did You Know?
Loeb is not the only Frenchman with success on the asphalt of Catalunya; François Delecour, Didier Auriol (twice), Philippe Bugalski, and Gilles Panizzi (twice) have also tasted victory in Spain. The French have won more than half the WRC events held here, including 7 of the last 9. The only two to break that trend both drove Fords – Markko Märtin in 2003 and the late Colin McRae in 2000. Loeb has history on his side, but so do the non-French Ford drivers Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen.
Spain has been included in the WRC Drivers Championship 15 times, dating back to the 1991 season. It was rotated to 2-Litre status for 1994. The Rally has been known by 3 slightly different names:
Rally Catalunya – Costa Brava (1991-2002)
Rallye Catalunya Costa Brava - Rallye de España (2003-2004)
Rally de Catalunya - Costa Daurada (2005-2006)
Debut WRC wins in Spain:
Armin Schwarz (GER) – 1991 in Toyota Celica GT-Four
Philippe Bugalski (FRA) – 1999 in Citroën Xsara Kit Car
Notable WRC debuts in Spain:
Luís Climent (ESP) – 1991 in Opel Corsa GSI (retired)
Fabio Frisiero (ITA) – 2000 in Renault Clio Williams (finished 47th)
Oriol Gómez (ESP) – 1992 in Peugeot 309 GTI (finished 21st)
Daniel Sordo (ESP) – 2003 in Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII (finished 18th)
For complete list of Winners and Historical Stats click here.
Did You Know?
Loeb is not the only Frenchman with success on the asphalt of Catalunya; François Delecour, Didier Auriol (twice), Philippe Bugalski, and Gilles Panizzi (twice) have also tasted victory in Spain. The French have won more than half the WRC events held here, including 7 of the last 9. The only two to break that trend both drove Fords – Markko Märtin in 2003 and the late Colin McRae in 2000. Loeb has history on his side, but so do the non-French Ford drivers Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen.
SWC Road Atlanta Preview
It’s been over a month so, the Speed World Challenge GT drivers are itching to get back to racing and they will do so at the Road Atlanta track in Braselton, GA. This will be the 12th championship race held at the track (two rounds each in 1999, 2001 & 2003). Click here for a list of SWC GT winners at Road Atlanta.
This weekend’s entry list consists of 27 drivers, including 3 former winners: Michael Galati (2001), Randy Pobst (2003) and Andy Pilgrim (2006). Pobst is nursing a slim lead over a pair of Cadillac drivers, with just 2 rounds remaining, while his teammate – Galati, sits in 4th overall. This pair will be driving Porsche 911’s and are rejoined by Robb Holland in the third K-Pax entry.
Cadillac has won the last 3 races held at Road Atlanta and hopes to extend that streak this weekend. Pilgrim sits 4 points off the overall lead and his teammate and defending series champion Lawson Aschenbach is 3rd, just 6 points behind Pobst. They will again be joined in the third entry by veteran road racer Ron Fellows. With this strong line-up the team hopes to also extend their lead in the manufacturer’s chase.
The hottest driver coming in is Eric Curran, who won the last round in Mosport giving him back-to-back wins and series high four triumphs this season. However bad luck has also gotten the best of him several times and that is why he sits 5th overall with an outside chance at the championship. Joining him in the Chevy camp is the only other driver with a mathematical chance at the title, Lou Gigliotti. He needs wins and looks to do that at Road Atlanta, already posting the fastest times in both practices.
Chevrolet is currently just 3 points behind Cadillac in the makes title race and will have Curran & Gigliotti heading the way. They will be joined in Chevy’s by Doug Peterson (8th overall), Rob Foster (10th), Brian Kubinski (12th), Tony Gaples (13th) and Sonny Whelen (15th).
Third in the makes chase is Porsche, 7 points off the lead. In addition to the 3 K-PAX entries, James Sofronas (11th overall), Tim McKenzie and John Bourassa will also be on the starting grid.
9 drivers represent Dodge at Road Atlanta, lead by Jeff Courtney and Rob Foster (9th & 10th in points) and Michael McCann. In addition, Naykid Racing will send Cindi Lux and Scotty B. White into the fray while Woodhouse Performance will have two cars in the hands of Jeffrey Robbins and Jeff Altenburg.
In the Pontiac camp, a pair of GTO’s will be guided by Dane Moxlow (14th overall) and Gerardo Bonilla who is making his series debut.
Click here for complete points standings through 8 rounds. Check out the action from Road Atlanta at www.world-challenge.com.
This weekend’s entry list consists of 27 drivers, including 3 former winners: Michael Galati (2001), Randy Pobst (2003) and Andy Pilgrim (2006). Pobst is nursing a slim lead over a pair of Cadillac drivers, with just 2 rounds remaining, while his teammate – Galati, sits in 4th overall. This pair will be driving Porsche 911’s and are rejoined by Robb Holland in the third K-Pax entry.
Cadillac has won the last 3 races held at Road Atlanta and hopes to extend that streak this weekend. Pilgrim sits 4 points off the overall lead and his teammate and defending series champion Lawson Aschenbach is 3rd, just 6 points behind Pobst. They will again be joined in the third entry by veteran road racer Ron Fellows. With this strong line-up the team hopes to also extend their lead in the manufacturer’s chase.
The hottest driver coming in is Eric Curran, who won the last round in Mosport giving him back-to-back wins and series high four triumphs this season. However bad luck has also gotten the best of him several times and that is why he sits 5th overall with an outside chance at the championship. Joining him in the Chevy camp is the only other driver with a mathematical chance at the title, Lou Gigliotti. He needs wins and looks to do that at Road Atlanta, already posting the fastest times in both practices.
Chevrolet is currently just 3 points behind Cadillac in the makes title race and will have Curran & Gigliotti heading the way. They will be joined in Chevy’s by Doug Peterson (8th overall), Rob Foster (10th), Brian Kubinski (12th), Tony Gaples (13th) and Sonny Whelen (15th).
Third in the makes chase is Porsche, 7 points off the lead. In addition to the 3 K-PAX entries, James Sofronas (11th overall), Tim McKenzie and John Bourassa will also be on the starting grid.
9 drivers represent Dodge at Road Atlanta, lead by Jeff Courtney and Rob Foster (9th & 10th in points) and Michael McCann. In addition, Naykid Racing will send Cindi Lux and Scotty B. White into the fray while Woodhouse Performance will have two cars in the hands of Jeffrey Robbins and Jeff Altenburg.
In the Pontiac camp, a pair of GTO’s will be guided by Dane Moxlow (14th overall) and Gerardo Bonilla who is making his series debut.
Click here for complete points standings through 8 rounds. Check out the action from Road Atlanta at www.world-challenge.com.
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