At Daytona And Watkins Glen
Howard-Boss Motorsports has announced that road racing ace Andy Wallace will co-drive the No. 20 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup star TonyStewart in the Rolex Sports Car Series Paul Revere 250 at DaytonaInternational Speedway on July 1 and theglen.com 250 at Watkins GlenInternational on August 13.
The Paul Revere 250 will mark the second time this year that Wallace andStewart have shared a Howard-Boss Motorsports Crawford. They co-drove theNo. 2 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports Crawford Chevrolet along with currentNASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. and led 355 of 526laps in the 2004 Rolex 24 At Daytona, only to have a mechanical failure endtheir race while Stewart was leading within 20 minutes of the checkeredflag.
"Tony, Dale and I had a great time racing together at the Rolex 24 AtDaytona in February," said Wallace, a 24-year road racing veteran withoverall victories in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the 24 Hours of LeMans, andthe 12 Hours of Sebring. "It was a great experience for me to drive withthese two NASCAR legends, and I relish the opportunity these races provide.The No. 20 CITGO Pontiac Crawford will be going all out to avenge 'the onethat got away' back in February."
Stewart, the 2002 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion and 1996-97 Indy Racing Leaguechampion, will be making his fourth start in Rolex Sports Car Seriescompetition. His previous best Rolex Sports Car Series result of third inthe Daytona Prototype class and fifth overall came in the 2004 Rolex 24 AtDaytona. He also drove for Crawford Racing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona andthe Paul Revere 250 in 2002. He owns 17 NEXTEL Cup race victories and threeIndy Car wins, and has developed a reputation for being extremely versatileand competitive in all forms of racing, including midgets and sprint cars,Indy Cars, stock cars and sports cars.
"The guys who are real racers go racing when they have the opportunity,"Stewart said. "I had the opportunity to run the 24-hour race this year andhad an absolute blast. It was a lot of fun. We also ran the Paul Revere racebefore at Daytona. It's nice to do something different every once in awhile. It's a very laid back setting that's a really fun event. It brings itback to simpler times and simpler days. The cars are very high-tech and verysophisticated. When it comes time to get in the car, everybody is veryserious about what they do. I've got a pretty good racing resume started.Really, the only things that are missing are a Busch Series win and a sportscar win. I've come close in both this year, but I've still got someopportunities left. I plan on making the most of them."
The addition of the No. 20 machine will bring the total number ofHoward-Boss Motorsports Daytona Prototypes to three, as the team will alsofield its two regular entries for the events at Daytona and Watkins Glen.Milka Duno will partner with FIA World Sportscar champion Jan Lammers in theNo. 2 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford, and ElliottForbes-Robinson and Butch Leitzinger will share the controls of the No. 4The Boss Snowplow Howard-Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford. The cars aremanufactured by Crawford Race Cars, based in Denver, N.C.
"It was extremely exciting for our entire organization when Tony and DaleJr. drove our No. 2 CITGO Crawford with Andy in the Rolex 24 At Daytona,"said manufacturer Max Crawford. "These three men are three of the mostcompetitive and talented racers in motorsports today. Now, we're excitedabout Andy and Tony teaming for the sequel in the Paul Revere 250. I guessyou say, 'the boys are back - at least two of them.'"
