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Virgo Motorsport Announces 24 Hours of Le Mans Drivers


Virgo have announced a top level driver lineup for their first Le Mans

Rob Bell, Tim Sugden and Tim Mullen are today announced as the driver line up for the Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 430 GT2 entry for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours. This formidable driver lineup brings together three drivers with previous Le Mans experience as well as proven pace in the Ferrari 430 GT2.

Laguna: Brumos on Pole as GT Records Smashed + Grid


The GAINSCO car will start second, behind the Brumos Porsche

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 16, 2008) -- David Donohue saved his best qualifying lap for his last Friday afternoon at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, running his fastest lap near the end of the session to win the pole for Saturday's RumBum.com 250 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn track, the fifth race on the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 schedule.

Lausitzring: Pole for Paul


Mercedes are gaining in pace in the DTM

Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) will start Sunday's fourth round of the 2008 DTM at the Lausitzring from pole position, his first pole position in his 14th DTM race. In an exciting qualifying, the Scotsman took first place with a 1m17.628; Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) completed an all Mercedes-Benz front row with a 1m17.892.

Lausitzring: Audi Starts from Second Row at EuroSpeedway


Audi missed the front row for the first time this season

Ingolstadt/Klettwitz – Audi’s Timo Scheider remains the best Audi factory driver in qualifying in the 2008 DTM season: the German will tackle the fourth DTM round at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in his GW:plus/Top Service Audi A4 DTM from position three on the grid. This marks the end of a string of eight best times in a row set by Audi since July 2007.

Utah: Saini Scores Miller Pole in SPEED Touring Car


Saini scored his rookie pole at Utah

TOOELE, Utah (May 17, 2008) – Jason Saini , of Fort Worth, Texas, became the first rookie to score an SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car pole position in three years today, and will start first in Sunday’s Round Three race at Miller Motorsports Park, part of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Grand Prix of Utah Presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels weekend. Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek , Fla. , will start second.

Utah: Archer Snares SPEED GT Pole in Final Minute At Miller


Tommy Archer in his Dodge Viper during qualifying for Sunday’s SCCA SPEED GT race

TOOELE, Utah (May 17, 2008) – Defending race winner Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., scored his seventh career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT pole position today for Sunday’s Round Three race at Miller Motorsports Park, part of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Grand Prix of Utah Presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels. Ritch Marziale, of Tempe , Ariz. , will start a career-best second.