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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">TRANS AM</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">10/08/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Michael Lewis Okay After Road America Fire</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Credits Champ Car Safety Team For Quick Action </FONT></B></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>Michael Lewis Okay After Road America Fire</B><BR> <BR> <B>Credits Champ Car Safety Team For Quick Action </B><BR> <BR> Michael Lewis reported only minor injuries after being involved in a fire during Saturday’s 35th Annual Trans-Am Rumble at the Road at Road America, during the Grand Prix of Road America Presented by the Chicago Tribune weekend. Lewis’ No. 12 Jaguar XKR suffered a fuel-line failure on lap 19 of the 25-lap Trans-Am event, causing the car to burst into flames. <BR> <BR> “Everything’s fine,” said Lewis. “I’m a little singed from all the flame in the cockpit, but I am generally okay. It was a broken fuel line, so the flames got hot, really fast. I was trying to get up the hill to the corner worker station, but couldn't quite get there. <BR> <BR> “I’d like to thank the Champ Car Safety Team,” added Lewis. “The car is not good, but it could have been much worse if not for their outstanding efforts.” <BR> <BR> Lewis finished a career best third in points last year. Lewis’ sole victory in Trans-Am competition came at Road America in 2001, making him the first driver in more than a decade to win a Trans-Am race in a fuel-injected car. <BR> <BR> <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>