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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">GRAND AMERICAN ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">30/01/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">TheRaceSite.com Wins Grand-Am Cup Daytona 250</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Fenton Motorsports Takes Sport Touring Victory</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/porsche44daytona25004.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2"><B>TheRaceSite.com Wins Grand-Am Cup Daytona 250</B><BR> <BR> <B>Bill Fenton Motorsports Takes Sport Touring Victory</B><BR> <BR> TheRaceSite.com team kicked off the 2004 Grand-Am Cup Series with a victory Friday evening in the Daytona 250. Fuel conservation was key in drivers Craig Stanton and Terry Borcheller putting the No. 44 Porsche 996 in Gatorade Victory Lane.<BR> <BR> "I knew that the Porsche's were really good on fuel from racing against the Nonnamakers in the BMW last year," said Borcheller. "I was able to short shift when I could, draft when I could to conserve fuel."<BR> <BR> The pole-sitting No. 91 Porsche 996 of Doncaster Racing was a frontrunner for much of the race and was in the lead on lap 50 of the 70-lap race when gearbox trouble took it out of the race. Although the team was able to repair the Porsche in the garage, it lost eight laps and finished 19th in the Grand Sport class.<BR> <BR> The Powell Motorsports No. 11 Firebird, which had battle with the No. 91 Porsche for the lead, claimed the top spot when the Porsche was struck with trouble. However it ducked into the pits for fuel and tires on lap 54 and could not manage to make its way back to the front of pack before the chequered, finishing fifth overall.<BR> <BR> TheRaceSite.com No. 43 Porsche next took over the lead, but it too was sent into the pits with 11 laps remaining in the race for a splash of fuel, allowing Borcheller to move to the front, where he remained for the chequered despite the fuel light that came on in the Porsche.<BR> <BR> "I heard the fuel light came on. It must have been an hour ago, it feels like, and Terry's going 'Oh I can make, I can make it,'" said Stanton, who anxiously sat in the pits the last few laps waiting to see if his team-mate would make it to the chequered.<BR> <BR> The BGB Motorsports No. 38 Porsche 996 of Guy Cosmo and Mark Plummer brought home second-place honours overall.<BR> <BR> "I'm really happy. Two wins in a row last year was really tough to beat. I wanted to come in here and show the guys that we could pull off three, but finishing second to a guy like Terry Borcheller isn't too bad. I'm not too upset," said Cosmo.<BR> <BR> Mike Cronin Jr. and Stu Hayner rounded out the overall and Grand Sport podium with the Unitech Racing No. 33 Nissan 350Z.<BR> <BR> John Schmitt and Mike Liebl captured the Sport Touring victory, piloting the Bill Fenton Motorsports No. 29 Acura RSX-S to a lap lead over the TC Kline Racing No. 12 BMW Z4 of Anita Sangi and Neal Sapp.<BR> <BR> "The car worked really well. Bob (Beede of the No. 29 Acura) and I swapped the lead a few times. I just hung in there. I gave a good car to Mike (Liebl) and he did a wonderful job," said Schmitt, who won the ST championship last season.<BR> <BR> "It was just a great day. I've got to hand it to Steve Wheeler. He made an incredible call on the pit stops and that made the whole day. John really did all the hard work - picked off the fast laps. All I had to do was get in there and drive," said Liebl. <BR> <BR> <B>Race Results</B><BR> <BR> 1. (44) Craig Stanton, Terry Borcheller, GS, The Race Site.com Porsche 996, 70.<BR> 2. (38) Mark Plummer, Guy Cosmo, GS, BGB Motorsports Porsche 996, 70.<BR> 3. (33) Mike Cronin Jr, Stu Hayner, GS, Unitech Racing Nissan 350Z, 70.<BR> 4. (43) Joe Nonnamaker, Wayne Nonnamaker, GS, The Race Site.com Porsche 996, 70.<BR> 5. (11) Devon Powell, John Heinricy, GS, Powell Motorsport Firebird, 70.<BR> 6. (09) Jep Thornton, David Russell, GS, Automatic Racing BMW M3, 70.<BR> 7. (35) Michiel Schuitemaker, BJ Zacharias, CGS, Schuitemaker Motorsports Nissan 350Z, 70.<BR> 8. (46) Brad Jaeger, Peter Argetsinger, GS, Michael Baughman Racing Firebird, 69.<BR> 9. (40) Joe Masessa, Will Nonnamaker, Joe Nonnamaker, GS, The Race Site.com Porsche 996, 69.<BR> 10. (83) Geoff Escalette, Hugh Plumb, GS, Glenn Yee Motorsports Porsche 996, 69.<BR> 11. (30) John Shreiner, Jeff Lapcevich, GS, Shreiner Racing Mustang Cobra, 68.<BR> 12. (52) Ken MacAlpine, Gary Smith, Larry Rehagen, GS, Rehagen Racing Mustang Cobra SVT, 68.<BR> 13. (29) John Schmitt, Mike Liebl, ST, Bill Fenton Motorsports Acura RSX - S, 68.<BR> 14. (63) Henry Gilbert, John Sturm, GS, North Shore Racing Porsche 996, 68.<BR> 15. (16) Alan Wortzman, Mike McCalmont, Mike Speck, GS, Zoom Motorsports BMW M3, 67.<BR> 16. (12) Anita Sangi, Neal Sapp, ST, TC Kline Racing BMW Z4, 67.<BR> 17. (97) Tim Pappas, James Safranos, Steve Pfeffer, ST, Turner Motorsport BMW 330i, 67.<BR> 18. (95) Will Turner, Don Salama, ST, Turner Motorsport BMW 330i, 67.<BR> 19. (51) Vaughn Duarta, GS, DAL Motorsports Acura NSX, 67.<BR> 20. (87) Manny Matz, James Sofronas, Jason Potter, ST, DF Motorsports BMW 328i, 67.<BR> 21. (68) Scott Schlesinger, David Tuaty, ST, SpeedSource Mazda RX-8, 67.<BR> 22. (2) Ian James, Charles Goldsborough, ST, Team Lexus Lexus IS300, 67.<BR> 23. (66) Marcelo Abello, Benoit Theetge, Justin Bell, ST, SpeedSource Mazda RX-8, 67.<BR> 24. (60) Ron Pawley, Brian Peele, ST, J Pauley Motorsports Toyota Supra, 67.<BR> 25. (06) Alan Himes, Rick Ellinger, ST, ICY/ SL Motorsports BMW Z3, 67.<BR> 26. (39) Zach Arnold, Matt Connolly, ST, Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW 330ci, 67.<BR> 27. (81) Tracy Krohn, Joe Fox, GS, G&W Motorsports Porsche 996, 66.<BR> 28. (86) Bob Henderson, Eric VanCleef, Chip Herr, ST, Road Runner Racing Toyota Supra, 66.<BR> 29. (67) Nick Fanelli, Rich Walker, Gary Wollersheim, ST, SpeedSource Mazda RX-8, 65.<BR> 30. (19) Mike Picket, Spencer Pumpelly, GS, Race Prep Motorsports Porsche 996, 65.<BR> 31. (77) Joey Sullivan, Joe Sullivan, Mark Hughes, ST, TSR/Luzee Racing BMW Z3, 65.<BR> 32. (61) Mark Eaton, Steve Coletti, ST, Colletti Motorsports Acura Integra R, 65.<BR> 33. (05) Brent Gates, Michael Soong, ST, Paragon Motorsport Mazda Protégé, 64.<BR> 34. (14) Buddy Stubbs, Greg Camp, David Brown, GS, Frederick Motorsports Mustang Cobra, 63.<BR> 35. (3) Cort Wagner, Andy Lally, ST, Team Lexus Lexus IS300, 63.<BR> 36. (80) John Legg, Wes Allen, ST, LM Racing Audi A4, 63.<BR> 37. (96) Britt Ponder, James Green, ST, The Fat And The Furious Dodge Neon SRT4, 62.<BR> 38. (94) Paul Moorcones, Mitch Piper, ST, Craftsman Motorsports Acura Integra R, 62.<BR> 39. (91) Kenny Wilden, Robert Julien, TCanada, GS, Doncaster Racing Porsche 996, 62.<BR> 40. (36) Neal Heffron, Karl Thomson, ST, Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW Z3, 62.<BR> 41. (04) Anders Hainer, Don Istook, Blake Rosser, GS, Istook/Aines Motorsport Group Audi S4, 60.<BR> 42. (02) Mike Weinberg, Don Knowles, GS, Powell Motorsport Firebird, 56.<BR> 43. (98) Vesko Kozarov, Scott Smith, ST, Competition Associates Mini Cooper S, 55.<BR> 44. (07) Charles Rayhall, Zack Zarcadoolas, GS, Rapier Racing Lotus Esprit, 45.<BR> 45. (20) Tony Nuzzo, Shane Lewis, Michael Ellis, ST, Nuzzo Motorsports Mini Cooper S, 44.<BR> 46. (70) David Haskell, Sylvain Tremblay, ST, SpeedSource Mazda RX-8, 43.<BR> 47. (27) Bob Beede, Eric Curran, ST, Bill Fenton Motorsports Acura RSX - S, 37.<BR> 48. (53) Emil Assentato, John Kohler, Gary Smith, GS, TF Racing Mustang Saleen, 37.<BR> 49. (45) Mike Yeakle, Bob Ward, GS, Michael Baughman Racing Firebird, 34.<BR> 50. (92) James Sofronas, John Munson, Scott Galaba, GS, Anchor Racing BMW M3, 31.<BR> 51. (23) Tomy Drissi, Johnny Miller, GS, Unitech Racing Nissan 350Z, 29.<BR> 52. (21) Eugene McGillycuddy, Michael Ellis, Tony Nuzzo, ST, Nuzzo Motorsports Mini Cooper S, 16.<BR> 53. (58) Bill Conger, Dean Martin, John Kohler, GS, Rehagen Racing Mustang Cobra SVT, 14.<BR> 54. (28) Bo Roach, Joe Park, ST, Roach Racing Dodge Neon SRT4, 13.<BR> 55. (9) Larry Oberto, Nigel Greensall, Alan Burrows, ST, Archangel/ LAMZ Nissan Sentra SE-R, 12.<BR> 56. (71) Ray Mason, Troy Hanson, ST, TC Kline Racing BMW Z4, 9.<BR> 57. (57) Dennis Baglier, Marty Luffy, ST, Baglieracing Mazda 6, 5.<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>