The Rolex Sports Car Series and theGrand-Am Cup Series will stop at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend for the Food City 250, April 9-10. The Grand-Am Cup classes will run in split Phoenix Twin 200s, while more than 40 cars in three classes will compete in the Rolex Series Food City 250 on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT.

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Food City 250 Race Rundown

April 10 at 6 p.m. PT, Food City 250 at Phoenix International Raceway, a1.51-mile road course in Avondale, Ariz. Distance: 166 laps, 250 miles or 2 hours, 45 minutes. Broadcast: LIVE on SPEED Channel.

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Explosive Entry Growth Continues with Impressive Line-Up

The pre-entry list for this weekend's Food City 250 has 42 cars slated tocompete in round three of the Rolex Sports Car Series. The impressiveline-up is nearly three times the number on last year's pre-entry list forthe race, continuing the explosive growth experienced by the Rolex Seriesthis season.

Eighteen Daytona Prototypes are on tap for the 250-mile race under thelights Saturday night, more than four times the number of Daytona Prototypes at last year's event. Among the strong contingent is Hurley Haywood and JC France, who will try to defend last year's win in the Brumos Racing No. 59 Porsche Fabcar.

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Kyle Petty Returns to Rolex Series for Food City 250

Kyle Petty will return to the Rolex Sports Car Series this weekend,competing in the Food City 250. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver will rejoin Gunnar Racing, this time at the wheel of the No. 45 Porsche GT3 RS.

"It's no secret that I love racing in the Rolex Series," Petty said. "I tryto do it every chance I get, and with NEXTEL Cup being off that weekend, Ijumped at the chance to get back in a sports car. I'm looking forward torunning at Phoenix, because in the past I've only been able to race with theSeries at Daytona and Watkins Glen. Those tracks have a lot morestraightaways and sweeping turns, but Phoenix is much shorter and a lottighter. It should be a fun track to learn and make things pretty excitingcome race time."

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Driver's Vacation Photos to Grace Sides of Car in Food City 250

Most people who go to Florida for spring break come back with vacationphotos to share with their family and friends. Not many people can have hisor her vacation shots broadcast on TV. The Kodak EasyShare Bell Motorsports No. 54 Pontiac Doran drivers can.

Forest Barber plans to share at least one of his spring break photos witheveryone who watches SPEED Channel's coverage of the Food City 250 onSaturday night. The photos will be displayed in the LCD screens of the Kodak EasyShare camera decals that grace the sides of the No. 54 Pontiac Doran that Barber and Terry Borcheller will drive in the 250-mile race.

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Phoenix Drivers Look Forward To Racing in Front of Home Crowd

For several area drivers, the Food City 250 will allow them the opportunityto spend an extra weekend at home with their friends and families and theluxury of sleeping in their own bed before the race.

Local drivers slated to compete in the Food City 250 weekend include:Mike Borkowski, of Scottsdale; Mears Motorcoach/SpeedSource No. 9 FordMultimatic (Food City 250)Jason Briedis, of Chandler; Briedis Racing No. 78 BMW 330 (Phoenix SportTouring 200)Mike Fitzgerald, of Fountain Hills; Orbit Racing No. 44 Porsche GT3 RS (FoodCity 250)Darren Law, of Phoenix; Red Bull-Brumos Racing No. 58 Porsche Fabcar (FoodCity 250)Steve Pfeffer, of Scottsdale; Turner Motorsports No. 97 BMW 330i (PhoenixSport Touring 200)John Schreiner, of Coolidge; Schreiner Racing No. 30 Mustang Cobra (PhoenixGrand Sport 200)Didier Theys, of Scottsdale; Doran-Lista Racing No. 27 Pontiac Doran (FoodCity 250)

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Theys Hikes Camelback as Part of His Training

Hikers on the trails of Camelback Mountain probably do not realize it, butthey have something in common with many drivers in the Rolex Sports CarSeries that will be racing in the Food City 250 Saturday night. At one timeor another, it is very likely they have all been passed by Didier Theys. Thedriver of the Doran-Lista Racing No. 27 Lexus Doran lives in Scottsdale and hikes those trails regularly as part of his training regimen. He willco-drive with Fredy Lienhard in the 250-mile race.

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HART To Debut in Rolex Series At Food City 250

Honda of America Racing Team (HART) will make its Rolex Sports Car Series debut in the Food City 250 this weekend. John Schmitt and Pete Halsmer will co-pilot the No. 62 Acura NSX in the 250-mile race.

HART is no stranger to Grand American. Schmitt was the 2003 Grand-Am Cup Sport Touring class driver champion, while Halsmer finished second. The two also won last year's Grand-Am Cup ST race at Phoenix.

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Barbosa to Join SFoW Maserati at Phoenix

Joao Barbosa, the 2003 Rolex 24 At Daytona GTS class winner, will join theSFoW Maserati team for the Food City 250 this weekend. Barbosa will share the team's Maserati Trofeo Light GT with regular drivers Emil Assentato and Steve Earle for the race. Nick Longhi, long-time road racing competitor, coach, and team manager, will step out of the cockpit for a short time to resolve a recently diagnosed health issue.

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Borcheller, Stanton Go for Grand-Am Cup Three-Peat at Phoenix

Terry Borcheller and Criag Stanton will try to win their third Grand-Am Cup Series race in as many tries when they compete in the Phoenix Grand Sport 200 Friday night. The two will co-pilot TheRaceSite.com Racing No. 44 Porsche 996.

In addition to racing in both the Rolex Series Food City 250 and the Phoenix Grand Sport 200, Borcheller will continue his tradition of meeting youth groups invited to the track by Motorsports Ministries. A group of teens from Chandler First Assembly will be at Phoenix International Raceway on April 8 to watch practice and chat with him.

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Three-Year Phoenix Win Streak On the Line This Weekend

Phoenix ProMotions heads into the weekend with a three-year win streak atPhoenix International Raceway. Dating back to 2001, the team has won fourGrand-Am Cup races in four different types of race cars:2003 - Howie Liebengood & Will Nonnamaker - Acura Integra LS - ST II class- Joe & Wayne Nonnamaker - Porsche 996 - GS II class2002 - Shane Lewis & Joe Nonnamaker - Chevrolet Corvette - GS I class2001 - Wayne & Will Nonnamaker - Acura Integra GSR - ST II class

The team will field three cars in the Phoenix Grand Sport 200. Joe Masessaand Will Nonnamaker will co-drive TheRaceSite.com Racing No. 40 Porsche 996. Joe and Wayne Nonnamaker will share TheRaceSite.com No. 43 Porsche 996, while Terry Borcheller and Craig Stanton will co-pilot TheRaceSite.com No. 44 Porsche 996.

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Anchor Racing Partners with America's Second Harvest

Anchor Racing has joined forces with America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to recognize National Hunger Awareness Day 2004. The Anchor Racing/National Hunger Awareness Day No. 92 BMW M3 will sport the charities logo during the Grand-Am Cup Phoenix Twin 200s Grand Sport Race, this Friday at 6 p.m.

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Food City 250 Ticket Information

Tickets for the Food City 250 weekend can be purchased atphoenixraceway.com or by calling 1-866-408-7223. Tickets for Saturday'sraces are $29 for adults, and children under 12 are only $5.

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Television Coverage of Food City 250 Weekend

The Rolex Series Food City 250 can be seen LIVE on SPEED Channel at 6 p.m.PT (9 p.m. ET). The Phoenix Twin 200s will be broadcast on SPEED ChannelApril 18 at 6 p.m. ET.

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Follow the Race Online

Zippo Live Timing & Scoring is available for all practice and qualifyingsessions and races is available on the Grand American website. Race fans can follow all the action from the Food City 250 online. Photos, race notes and results will be available for all three races at grandamerican.com

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Food City 250 Weekend Schedule

Thursday, April 89:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.    Two-Seater Media Rides11:25 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.            Practice - FR 200012:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.            Practice - BMW Club1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.    Practice - FR 20001:40 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.    Practice - Grand-Am Cup - GS2:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.    Practice - Grand-Am Cup - ST3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.    Practice - Rolex Series - GT, SGS3:40 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.    Practice - Rolex Series - All Classes4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.    Practice - Rolex Series - Daytona Prototypes4:40 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.    Practice - BMW Club5:20 p.m. - 6:05 p.m.    Practice - Grand-Am Cup - ST7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.    Practice - Grand-Am Cup - GS7:55 p.m. - 8:55 p.m.    Practice - Rolex Series - All Classes

Friday, April 911:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.            Practice or Qualifying - BMW Club12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Qualifying - FR 20001:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.    Qualifying - Grand-Am Cup - GS1:40 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.    Qualifying - Grand-Am Cup - ST2:05 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.    Practice - Rolex Series - All Classes3:20 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.    Qualifying - BMW Club4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.    Qualifying - Rolex Series - GT, SGS4:25 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.    Qualifying - Rolex Series - Daytona Prototypes4:50 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.    Race - BMW Club6:00 p.m.                     START - Grand-Am Cup Grand Sport 200(200-miles/133-laps/2-hour & 30-minute time limit)

Saturday, April 1012:15 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.            Practice - Rolex Series - All Classes12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.  Race - BMW Club1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Autograph Session - Garage Area1:25 p.m.                     START- FR 2000 Race2:15 p.m.                     START - Grand-Am Cup Sport Touring 200(200-miles/133-laps/2-hour & 30-minute time limit)6:00 p.m.                     START - Rolex Series Food City 250(250-miles/166-laps/2-hour & 45-minute time limit)