Backstretch Motorsports

MILLVILLE, N.J. (Aug. 30, 2008) - Mark Wilkins saved his best for last Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), winning the pole for Sunday’s Supercar Life 250. The race takes the green flag at 1 p.m. ET (SPEED, live).

Wilkins tamed the 2.25-mile Thunderbolt Raceway layout with a lap of 1:11.761 (112.875 mph) late in the 15-minute session, good enough to capture his second pole position of the season. He won the pole at Daytona International Speedway in July the last time he qualified, while co-driver Brian Frisselle also won a pole at Watkins Glen International earlier this month.

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team debuted its much anticipated new Crawford bodywork during this morning’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series practice session at Watkins Glen International.

Bill Auberlen was the first driver to put the newly modified No. 23 Porsche Crawford to the test. And, in the first 15 minutes of the practice session, it was clear that everyone was very pleased with the new Crawford bodywork.

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Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team looks for season’s first victory in Mexico City

TAVARES, Fla. - Heading into round three of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, the Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team has shown signs that it is destined to win some races this season.

Could this weekend’s Mexico City 250 be the start of several race wins to come? Drivers Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand are anxious to find out what fortunes await them south of the border when they do battle on the 2.5-mile 14-turn Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course April 17-19.

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