 MONTEREY,
CA (May 6, 2006) – Even though Andy Lally posted a qualifying-best
lap time of 1:39.139 (81.268 mph) in the No. 49 Porsche of Lexington/TGB
Scooters/Cobra Powersports Porsche 997 for Marcus Motorsports, and led the
field into Round 3 of the 2006 Grand-Am Cup Series (Saturday, 2:45 p.m. PT;
Tape Delayed on SPEED, May 15 at 12 p.m.) part of the U.S. Sports Car
Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Sec, car owner/driver Steve Bernheim and
Dwain Dement shared the No. 03 BernheimLaw.com Porsche 996 in Saturday’s
Grand-Am Cup 200 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, taking the checkered flag to
score the first career series win for Bernheim Racing and a win for both
drivers in their native California.
Dwain Dement, of Laguna Hills, took control
of the No. 03 machine from Steve Bernheim during one of the race’s seven
caution periods, running near the front of the pack throughout most of the
final stint. The decisive pass came on Lap 50, when Dement overtook Lonnie
Pechnik in the No. 09 Engine Music Studios/Fiske Wheels BMW M3 in Turn 2 and
never looked back, finishing 1.596-seconds ahead of Patrick Long in the No. 81
Wheel Enhancement/Synergy Racing Porsche 997.
“The crew gave me a good car and all I had
to do was point it and go,” said Dwain Dement. “We just ran clean, we
stayed out of trouble and the yellows helped us. That’s how we won the race.”
“The Hoosier tires worked great, I had some concern the last couple of laps,
I wanted to come in for fresh tires, but the crew made the call to run them and
they made the right call, the tires held well.” As Dwain Dement chuckles he
said, “Hoosier makes a great dirt tire also.”
CHEVROLET COBALTS GO 1-2 IN STREET TUNER CLASS
AT LAGUNA SECA
Eric Curran and Jamie Holtom scored their
second-consecutive Grand-Am Cup Series Street Tuner (ST) class victories
Saturday afternoon in the No. 01 Clearscada / GM Performance Division Chevrolet
Cobalt, lengthening their lead in the point standings, and carrying plenty of
momentum heading into next weekend’s single-class event at Phoenix
International Raceway.
Curran passed Georgian Bay Motorsports
teammate—and Jamie’s father—Jim Holtom on the next to last lap and drove
to the checkers, clinching the sixth career class victory for himself, and the
fourth for 18-year-old Holtom.
David Tuaty and Jason Potter finished third
in the No. 12 Performance Motorsports/Racing Dynamics BMW Z4.
The Grand-Am Cup Series returns to action
next weekend in the Avondale Mazda Twin 200s, a pair of split-class races at
Phoenix International Raceway. Both races will take place on Saturday, May 13,
with the GS machines taking the green flag at 1:00 p.m. local time, followed by
the ST cars at 4:00 p.m.
Live coverage from throughout the weekend, including Live
Timing & Scoring and audio webcasts in English and Spanish will be
available via the official web site of the Grand American Road Racing
Association, www.grandamerican.com.
Hoosier Racing Tire is proud to be the sole tire provider for
the Grand American / Rolex Racing Series.
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