AASCO Motorsports Loses Points for Technical Violation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 1, 2004) -- The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series released its official point standings today following last weekend's Grand Prix of Miami. Howard-Boss Motorsports No.2 CITGO Pontiac Crawford driver Andy Wallace took the points lead after his victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway with co-driver Milka Duno.

Wallace, who narrowly missed victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona when the suspension broke on the team's car with only 20 minutes remaining in the race, took the lead in the Daytona Prototypes class with 65 points.

The Englishman holds a five-point advantage over a foursome of drivers that are tied for second in the standings. Rolex 24 winners Forest Barber and Terry Borcheller slipped to second in the points with their sixth-place finish at the wheel of the Bell Motorsports No. 54 Kodak EasyShare Pontiac Doran JE4 over the weekend, while G&W Motorsports drivers Cort Wagner and Kelly Collins jumped from 11th place into the four-way tie for second in the standings following their podium finish in the No. 81 BMW Doran JE4.

Duno, who did not partner with Wallace in the Rolex 24 and finished ninth in class at the season opener, now trails her co-driver by eight points in the driver point standings.

Mike Fitzgerald has established himself as the sole points leader in the GT class driver standings following the Grand Prix of Miami. Fitzgerald, who took the class win in the Orbit Racing No. 44 Porsche GT3 RS at the Rolex 24, finished fourth over the weekend with co-drivers Joe and Jay Policastro. His 63 points gives him a seven-point lead over The Racer's Group driver Kevin Buckler, who holds second place.

Prototype Technology Group driver Boris Said made a giant leap in the points from 66th, following his disappointing 17th-place finish at the Rolex 24, to third in the GT standings. Said scored the class victory in the No. 21 BMW M3 with co-driver Bill Auberlen at Homestead-Miami Speedway, giving him a total of 49 points.

Grand American officials also announced today that the SGS-winning entry from AASCO Motorsports and its drivers David Murry and Craig Stanton will not receive any points for their class victory at the Grand Prix of Miami due to a technical violation discovered in post-race inspection. The No. 16 Porsche GT3 Cup was found to have modifications to the front of the car beyond the manufacturer's specifications.

The loss of points moved several TPC Racing drivers into the top of the standings in the SGS class. No. 36 Porsche drivers Michael Levitas and Randy Pobst are tied for first with 64 points, while their teammates in the No. 38 Porsche, Andy Lally and Marc Bunting, are only two points back with 62.

Rolex 24 class winners Jean-Francois Dumoulin and Bobby Julien slipped out of the points lead following their fifth-place finish in class in the Doncaster Racing No. 91 Porsche. The Canadian duo now trails the leaders by three with 61 points.

In the manufacturer standings, the second-straight win by Pontiac strengthened its lead in the Daytona Prototype engine category to eight points over Lexus and 14 over BMW. Doran maintained its lead in the chassis standings, but Crawford trimmed it to only two points with its victory.

Porsche established an early dominance in the GT and SGS manufacturer standings with a 16 point advantage over BMW in GT and 29 points over Chevrolet in SGS.

Last weekend's Grand Prix of Miami will be broadcast on SPEED Channel this Sunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. ET.

The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series returns to action next month in Phoenix 250 at Phoenix International Raceway, April 8-10. Tickets are currently on sale for the event and can be purchased online at www.phoenixinternationalraceway.com.

For additional information on the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, as well as complete point standings, visit www.grandamerican.com.

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For more information contact Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde, Public Relations Manager (386) 947-6681; CHyde@grandamerican.com EDITORS NOTE: Photos from the Grand Prix of Miami are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grandamerican.com/media.

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Rolex Series Driver Point Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 1, 2004) -- The Rolex Sports Car Series awards points to drivers based upon their finish in their respective class. Although drivers may race in more than one class during a race, they are only awarded points in the first car they drive. Only drivers holding valid Grand American Road Racing Association memberships are awarded points. The driver points reflect the top-20 drivers in each class after the second race of the 12-race season.

Next Race: Phoenix 250, Phoenix International Raceway (April 10) Last Race: Grand Prix of Miami, Homestead-Miami Speedway (February 28)

Daytona Prototypes

Place Driver (Wins) Points

1 Andy Wallace (1) 65

2 Forest Barber (1) 60

3 Terry Borcheller (1) 60

4 Cort Wagner 60

5 Kelly Collins 60

6 Milka Duno (1) 57

7 Max Angelelli 52

8 Wayne Taylor 52

9 Didier Theys 49

10 Max Papis 49

11 Scott Pruett 49

12 Hurley Haywood 48

13 JC France 48

14 Jack Baldwin 43

15 Shane Lewis 43

16 Joe Pruskowski 42

17 Justin Pruskowski 42

18 Jimmy Morales 41

19 Chris Hall 39

20 Larry Huang 39

GT Class

Place Driver (Wins) Points

1 Mike Fitzgerald (1) 63

2 Kevin Buckler 56

3 Boris Said (1) 49

4 Chris Gleason 47

5 Ian James 47

6 RJ Valentine 47

7 Joey Hand 46

8 Justin Marks 46

9 Bill Auberlen (1) 46

10 Chip Vance 42

11 Carlos DeQuesada 41

12 Emil Assentato 41

13 Stephen Earle 41

14 Johnny Mowlem (1) 35

15 Robin Liddell (1) 35

16 Johannes van_Overbeek 32

17 Lonnie Pechnik 32

18 Mike Rockenfeller 32

19 Peter Cunningham 32

20 Seth Neiman 32

SGS Class

Place Driver (Wins) Points

1 Michael Levitas 64

2 Randy Pobst 64

3 Andy Lally 62

4 Marc Bunting 62

5 Jean-Francois Dumoulin (1) 61

6 Bobby Julien (1) 61

7 John Littlechild 57

8 Geoff Escalette 52

9 Hugh Plumb 52

10 Joe Nonnamaker 50

11 Will Nonnamaker 50

12 Dave Lacey 49

13 Greg Wilkins 49

14 Wayne Nonnamaker 49

15 Bob Ward 47

16 Michael Baughman 47

17 Armando Trentini 37

18 Mae Van Wijk 37

19 Greg Pootmans (1) 35

20 Marc Lieb (1) 35