Through the first four races of the 2004 Grand AmericanRolex Sports Car Series there have been four different overall winners. TheNo. 54 Kodak Bell Motorsports Pontiac Doran with co-drivers TerryBorcheller, Forest Barber, Andy Pilgrim and Christian Fittipaldi won theseason-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, with the No. 2 CITGO Howard-BossMotorsports Pontiac Crawford co-driven by Andy Wallace and Milka Duno takingthe victory in Round 2 at Miami. The No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley ofMax Angelelli and Wayne Taylor won Round 3 at Phoenix International Raceway,while the No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley shared by Max Papisand Scott Pruett took the win in the last round of the series atMont-Tremblant. If a different car/driver combination wins the Sahlen's SixHours of The Glen, it will tie the series record for different winnersestablished in 2000 and tied in 2001.
POINTS WAR: While there have been four different overall winners in thefirst four races, there have also been four different points leaders in theDaytona Prototypes class. No. 54 Kodak-Bell Motorsports co-drivers TerryBorcheller, Forest Barber, Andy Pilgrim and Christian Fittipaldi led thestandings following their win in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, but No. 2 CITGOHoward-Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford driver Andy Wallace used a thirdplace class result at Daytona and a win at Miami to take the lead followingRound 2. No. 81 G&W Motorsports BMW Doran teammates Kelly Collins and CortWagner claimed the championship lead following their second consecutivepodium finish at Phoenix, and the No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing LexusRiley teammates now hold the points lead thanks to their victory atMont-Tremblant. Pruett and Papis are just two points ahead of Collins andWagner in the driver standings, and 10 drivers are within just 18 points ofthe lead after four of 12 races.
GOIN' STREAKING: The No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley ofScott Pruett and Max Papis have started from the pole position for all fourRolex Series events thus far. The No. 21 Prototype Technology Group BMW M3with co-drivers Boris Said and Bill Auberlen have won the GT category ineach of the past three events, while No. 38 TPC Racing Porsche GT3 Cupdrivers Randy Pobst and Michael Levitas have finished either first of secondin the SGS class in all four events thus far.
LOCAL FAVORITES: Defending race champions Brumos Racing is owned by Elmira,N.Y. native Bob Snodgrass and the crew chief of the team's No. 58 PorscheFabcar, Mike Colucci is also from Elmira. The team will field two cars inthe Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, with David Donohue, Darren Law andSascha Maassen driving the No. 58 Porsche Fabcar and Hurley Haywood, JCFrance and Lucas Luhr piloting the No. 59 Porsche Fabcar.
GLEN GREATS: Hurley Haywood is the winningest driver in the history ofWatkins Glen International, as the sports car legend owns a remarkable 10victories at the historic road course, while Terry Borcheller has sevenvictories at The Glen and a total of 10 podium finishes. Other drivers inthe 2004 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen field to taste Rolex Series class oroverall victory at the track are Mike Borkowski, David Donohue, ForestBarber, Cort Wagner, Brent Martini, Bill Auberlen, Butch Leitzinger, FredyLienhard, Didier Theys, David Murry, Darren Law, Doug Goad, Andy Wallace andMike Fitzgerald.
PRIX-VIEW: Downtown Elmira, N.Y. will hold its third-annual Prix-View partybeginning at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 17. The event is hosted by ElmiraDowntown Development, the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce and WatkinsGlen International. It will feature a fan forum with Rolex Series driversBoris Said, Scott Pruett, Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Butch Leitzinger at12:15 p.m. The drivers will also participate in an autograph session from12:30 - 1 p.m. An assortment of Rolex Series Daytona Prototype and GT carsand Grand-Am Cup Series cars will be on display throughout the day. Theevent also features a PlayStation2 Media Challenge with series drivers at 1p.m., and local musicians the Sam Pallet Band will provide live musicbeginning at 5:30 p.m. The Prix-View party goes until 7 p.m.
SIGN HERE: In addition to the autograph opportunities provided at Thursday's Prix-View party in Elmira, many Rolex Series drivers will participate inan autograph session from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at WatkinsGlen International. The session will feature stars from all three RolexSeries classes, Daytona Prototype, GT, and SGS. Watch for signs and publicaddress announcements at the track for the exact location.
