LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 24, 2007) - The No. 111 ICY/Phoenix Racing Subaru/Rotary/SPT Subaru Legacy and drivers Kristian Skavnes and Chuck Hemmingson played pit strategy to perfection in recording their second Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Street Tuner (ST) victory of the season in Sunday's two-and-a-half hour race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

 

Following a strong surge midway through the race, Skavnes went from fourth to first in three laps, passing Bob Beede in the No. 29 Bill Fenton Motorsports Acura RSX-S on Lap 50 and cruising to a 1.191-second advantage over No. 69 SpeedSource Mondial Forwarding/Freedom Harley-Davidson Mazda RX-8 driver David Haskell in the race, which completed 81 circuits. The winning team gambled on a one-stop pit strategy, with the fuel lights flickering during the final five minutes of competition.

 

Haskell, the team manager for the No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 that finished second in the GT race, piloted the car with Jose Armengol.

 

Nick Wittmer and Glenn Bocchino in the No. 31 i-MOTO Racing Acura/Cobalt Friction Acura TSX rounded out the podium with a third-place finish. Wittmer began catching Skavnes near the end of the race, but didn't have enough to catch Skavnes unless he ran out of fuel.
 
The KONI Challenge Series ST and Grand Sport (GS) divisions will return to action July 5-7 at Watkins Glen International.

 

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