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Devin Cunningham |
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Michael Potekhin |
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Graham Rahal |
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Michael Potekhen |
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Mark DeVellis |
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Alex Figge |
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Joey Hand |
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Ian Lacy |
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JOHN EDWARDS WINS STAR MAZDA RACE 2 AT MAZDA GRAND PRIX OF
PORTLAND – BECOMES FIRST REPEAT RACE WINNER OF 2008 SEASON
Portland, Oregon (July 27, 2008) -- John Edwards, winner of Round 2 of the Star Mazda
Championship presented by Goodyear at Miller Motorsports Park, repeated the feat with
a freight-train run from the front row in Star Mazda Race 2 / Round 5 this Sunday at the
Mazda Grand Prix of Portland. Finishing 2nd was Saturday race winner and Sunday
pole-sitter Tom Gladdis, followed by Round 1 winner Joel Miller. The top-finishing
Expert Series driver, scoring his fourth class victory of the season and second win of the
weekend was Vancouver, B.C. native Chris Cumming. Leading the Master Series
drivers across the finish line was 3-time winner, Californian Chuck Hulse.
After a disastrous start to the weekend that saw the clutch on his car fail on the first lap
of Race 1 on Saturday, forcing him to limp around to a twenty-sixth place finish, Edwards (#7 AIM
Autosport Mazda) turned a terrible weekend into a great one, starting from the outside of
the front row – as he did in Race 1 -- leading every lap and regaining the lead in the
points championship as he crossed the finish line in first place.
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-- A PAIR OF POLES FOR GLADDIS --
STAR MAZDA QUALIFYING 2 AT THE MAZDA GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND
Tom Gladdis, the 17 year-old racer from the English territory of Gibraltar, scored his second
consecutive Star Mazda Championship pole for this afternoon's Round 5 of the
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. This is the first of two Star Mazda
events being held at the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland, and his lap of 1:08.722 (103.565
mph) in the #5 Andersen Racing / Law firm of Marrache & Co. / Allied Building Products
places him on the inside of the front row for the spectacular standing start that is a new
feature of Star Mazda Championship races for 2008. Starting next to him, as he did in
Race 1 on Saturday, will be Miller Motorsports Park winner John Edwards (#7 AIM
Autosport Mazda) with a lap of 1:09.001 (103.146 mph). Slotting in third on the grid is
Charles Hall (#77 Andersen Racing / Blimpie / AccentBanking.com/Pardoes Solicitors /
Allied Building Products Mazda) with a time of 109.151 (102.923 mph).
"The cloud cover didn’t' really make any difference to the track or grip, but the engines
do seem to run a little stronger when the temperature is lower," said Gladdis. "I'm
delighted to be on pole for the second race as well because this series rewards
consistency and that's what the team has been working so hard on. We've been in the
top-5 pretty much throughout the season, and its all starting to come together. Its going
to be a tight race, like the race yesterday, but I think we're in with a good chance. My
thanks to the Andersen Racing team and all my sponsors."
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THE YOUNGEST SHALL BE FIRST – 17 YEAR-OLD TOM
GLADDIS WINS FROM
THE POLE IN STAR MAZDA RACE 1
AT THE MAZDA GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND
Tom Gladdis, the 17 year-old racer
from the English territory of Gibraltar,
started from the pole and led a youthfest
to the top step of the podium in
Race 1/Round 4 of the 2008 Star
Mazda Championship presented by
Goodyear at the Mazda Grand Prix of
Portland. Finishing second was 19
year-old Louisiana racer Alex Ardoin,
who won the season-ending race in
2007 and scored his second podium
of the 2008 season in the #51 Mundill
/ Oral & Facial Surgery Center /
Twister Trailer Mazda. And rounding out the top-3 was 18 year-old Californian Billy
Goshen, the first podium of his 4-race Star Mazda Championship career driving the #82
Goshen Motorsports / Merv Griffin Entertainment / Global Tracking Communications
Mazda.
The top-finishing Expert Series driver (ages 30-44) was Vancouver native Chris
Cumming, scoring his third class win (and finishing 6th overall) in the #16 World Speed
Motorsports / Inviro Medical Mazda. Winning the Master Series was Mike Guasch,
driving the #91 Phenom Racing / Molecule Mazda. Guasch normally races in the West
Coast Formula Mazda series and this is his first win as a Master Series driver in the Star
Mazda Championship.
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GLADDIS SCORES FIRST-EVER STAR MAZDA POLE
FOR RACE 1 OF MAZDA GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND
Tom Gladdis, the 17 year-old racer from the English territory of Gibraltar, scored his-firstever
Star Mazda Championship pole for this afternoon's Round 4 of the Star Mazda
Championship presented by Goodyear. This is the first of two Star Mazda events being
held at the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland, and his lap of 1:08.936 (103.244 mph) in the
#5 Andersen Racing / Law firm of Marrache & Co. / Allied Building Products will see him
starting on the inside of the front row. Starting next to him will be Round 2 winner John
Edwards, followed by Irishman Peter Dempsey, Californian Billy Goshen and Louisiana
racer Alex Ardoin who won the final round of the 2007 Star Mazda Championship.
"I'm very excited for myself, my sponsors and the Andersen team to be starting on the
pole," said Gladdis. "The team told me when I went out not to push too hard and just let
the quick laps come to me, and they did. We've been analyzing the data and chipping
away at gaining a tenth here and a tenth there, and it all adds up to a really good car for
the race."
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-- GLADDIS TOPS FINAL PRACTICE SESSION FOR
MAZDA GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND --
Driving the #5 Marrache & Co/Allied Construction Andersen Racing Team Mazda, Tom Gladdis jumped to the top of the time sheets in today's final practice session for the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland, lapping the Portland International Raceway circuit in a time of 1:09.967 (101.722 MPH) ahead of Rounds Four and Five of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.
With that fast lap the Gibraltar, UK resident edged out fellow countryman, and teammate, Charles Hall for the fast lap of the afternoon session with Hall, from Sheffield, UK, clocking a 1:10.095 (101.536 MPH) in the #77 Blimpie Andersen Racing Team Mazda. AIM Autosport pilot John Edwards holds onto the fastest time of the weekend after posting a lap of 1:09.348 (102.630 MPH) in the day's morning session.
Qualifying for the opening race of this doubleheader weekend is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 AM Pacific Time at the famed northwest facility.
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-- THE USUAL SUSPECTS, QUICK AS USUAL –
Familiar names top the time sheets in Thursday testing at PIR
prior to this weekend's Mazda Grand Prix of Portland
Under blue skies and temperatures in the mid-70s, the drivers of the Star Mazda
Championship presented by Goodyear took to the track for a day of testing prior to
headlining this weekend's Mazda Grand Prix of Portland.
In the morning 40-minute session, top time was set by Charles Hall, winner of Round 3
at Watkins Glen and the current championship points leader. His lap of 1:10.802
(100.523 mph) in the #77 Andersen Racing / Blimpie / Pardoes Solicitors / Allied Mazda
was 0.222 seconds clear of the second-fastest car on the track, the #7 AIM Autosports
Mazda of John Edwards. After a dominant win from the pole in Round 2 at Miller
Motorsports Park, Edwards has been one of the front-runners and his fastest lap in the
morning was 1:11.024 (100.208 mph). Third on the morning time sheet was Watkins
Glen pole-sitter (and winner of 2007 Star Mazda season-ender at Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca), Alex Ardoin. He turned a lap of 1:11.104 (100.096 mph) in the #51
Mundill/Oral&Facial Surgery Center/Twister Trailer Mazda.
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-- STAR MAZDA REPLACES CHAMP CAR AT PIR –
The Mazda Grand Prix of Portland is a brand-new kind of racing weekend
showcasing the Star Mazda Championship and a variety of modern motorsports
Rounds 4 and 5 of the 12-race 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear
take place July 25 – 27 at Portland International Raceway under1 unique
circumstances. Not only is the series embroiled in one of the hottest championship
battles in recent years with three different winners in the first three races, but, with the
Champ Car/IRL unification scrambling the schedule, the Star Mazda Championship
becomes the main event at this weekend's Mazda Grand Prix of Portland.
The Star Mazda Championship race at PIR race in 2007 was a rainy affair that saw a
first-lap, first-turn accident take out both top qualifiers, including Dane Cameron, who
went on to win the 2007 championship. Rookie Devin Cunningham won splashed his
way to victory in the #33 AIM Autosport/Discovery Channel Mazda, followed by Natacha
Gachnang and Ron White.
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-- STAR MAZDA TAKES CENTER STAGE AT PIR –
The Mazda Grand Prix of Portland is a brand-new kind of racing weekend showcasing the Star Mazda Championship and a variety of modern motorsports
Rounds Four and five of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear take place July 25 – 27 at Portland International Raceway. The series comes to PIR involved in one of the most heated championship battles in recent years with three different winners in the first three races.
Joel Miller dominated the season-opener at Sebring, winning from the pole in the #20 JDC Motorsports/Mazda/K&N Air Filter Mazda. Round Two at Miller Motorsports Park surprised everyone with a dominant victory, again from the pole, by last-minute entrant John Edwards in the #7 AIM Autosport Mazda. And although Alex Ardoin, winner of the 2007 season-ending race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca sat on the pole for Round Three at Watkins Glen, it was Charles Hall – who finished 2nd at Both Sebring and Miller – who crossed the finish line first in the #77 Andersen Racing/Blimpie/ AccentBanking.com/Pardoes Solicitors/Allied Mazda… and took over the lead in the driver championship points battle.
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2007 Winner
Devin Cunningham
Track Record
Pablo Donoso 1:08.466
(2005)
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