Duno Finishes 15th at Chicagoland Speedway, Obstacles Along the Way
IndyCar rookie driver Milka Duno finished 15th today, September 9th, at the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 race, the final race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Held at the Chicagoland Speedway, Duno earned the position after starting 22nd and after overcoming many obstacles that might have affected the outcome of her eighth IndyCar appearance.
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SAMAX MOTORSPORTS PONTIAC RILEY RETIRES BEFORE MID-POINT AT WATKINS GLEN
Kris Szekeres qualified the #11 SAMAX Motorsports Pontiac Riley in eighth place for Friday's Round 12 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Watkins Glen International in Western New York, and he was up to fifth place on lap 2 when he came into the pits for a driver change during the first full course yellow of the race. Unlike last week in Montreal where he drove for over two hours, this was a short stint for the Hartland, Michigan driver handed over the Eldorado Casino Resort - Reno - Shreveport /A.J. Outdoors Power Equipment sponsored car to Tomas Enge who slowly, but surely moved up the field from 20th to seventh place.
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INDYCAR’S MILKA DUNO HEADS TO BERLIN FOR ROLE IN WARNER BROS.’ “SPEED RACER” MOVIE
Milka Duno, the first Latina to race in the Indianapolis 500, will travel this week to Berlin where filming is underway for the 2008 live-action movie Speed Racer. The driver of the #23 CITGO Honda Dallara IndyCar has been set to play the role of Gearbox in the film, which is based on the classic anime series of the 1960s.
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KRIS SZEKERES QUALIFIES THE SAMAX ENTRY IN 8th PLACE AT WATKINS GLEN
Kris Szekeres, of Hartland, Michigan qualified the #11 SAMAX Motorsports Pontiac Riley in 8th place in Thursday's qualifying session held at Watkins Glen, New York. Round 12 of 14 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Series is scheduled to start Friday August 10 at 6:30 p.m.
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FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM FORCES DUNO OUT EARLY IN MICHIGAN
IndyCar Series rookie driver Milka Duno finished early due to a problem with the fuel system at the Michigan International Speedway in #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda at the delayed Firestone Indy 400 on Sunday, August 5.
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KRIS SZEKERES LEADS SAMAX MOTORSPORT TO TENTH-PLACE FINISH IN MONTREAL
It was "Alabama" hot and humid in Montreal (Quebec) on Friday evening but Kris Szekeres did the bulk of the driving duties in Round 11 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to bring his Daytona Prototype Pontiac Riley home in 10th place overall, six seconds from race winner Max Angelelli. His teammate Patrick Carpentier had qualified the SAMAX Motorsport entry in third place in the morning session, but rolled into the pits during the race's first caution flag on lap 13 of 68 to hand over the Pontiac to Szekeres.
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HOMECOMING RACE FOR SAMAX MOTORSPORT DRIVER PATRICK CARPENTIER
SAMAX Motorsport driver Patrick Carpentier will be competing this weekend on his Montreal home turf at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with teammate Kris Szekeres in Round 11 of 14 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Series schedule. The Montreal-born driver, who now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, was thrilled about competing once again on the track that bears the name of his childhood hero, and he is looking forward to a busy weekend of competition in front of his Quebec supporters.
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MILKA DUNO - FIRESTONE INDY 400 PRE-RACE CITGO Racing Unveils New Car; Tomas Enge Returns to Assist with Setup
IndyCar Series rookie driver Milka Duno will take to the Michigan International Speedway in a new #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda at the Firestone Indy 400 on Sunday, August 5. Duno's original car becomes the backup car.
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LADY LUCK ABSENT AGAIN AS SAMAX MOTORSPORT PONTIAC RILEY RETIRES AGAIN, THIS TIME IN ALABAMA
The SAMAX Motorsport Pontiac Riley of Kris Szekeres and Patrick Carpentier had another short day of work in Sunday's Round 10 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held at the 2.3-mile (3.7-Km) road course located near Birmingham, Alabama.
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SAMAX MOTORSPORT HOPING TO REBOUND IN ALABAMA
SAMAX Motorsport headed north to Barber Motorsports Park from its South Florida base in Pompano Beach to enter this weekend's Round 10 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series schedule. Kris Szekeres and Patrick Carpentier will share driving duties in the number 11 SAMAX Pontiac Riley for the fourth consecutive race at the 2.3-mile (3.7-Km) road course located near Birmingham, Alabama.
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A BUMP IN THE NIGHT ENDS KRIS SZEKERES TRIP IN IOWA
Kris Szekeres was the first casualty in Friday night's Round 9 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series inaugural race at the 1.3-mile (2.092-Km) nine-turn stadium road course Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. After qualifying the SAMAX Pontiac Riley in 11th place in Friday afternoon's 15-minute session, Kris Szekeres had the car running in eighth place right from the start, but ceded a position to the Pontiac Riley of Italian Max Papis before settling in ninth.
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MILKA DUNO TO MISS NASHVILLE RACE
Damage sustained to the #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda in a crash in turn four today at the Nashville Superspeedway will cause IndyCar Series rookie Milka Duno and the SAMAX Motorsport team to miss Saturday night’s Firestone Indy 200. Duno was uninjured in the accident. Unfortunately it was determined that the #23 CITGO Racing car is not repairable in Nashville.
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SAMAX MOTORSPORT LOOKING TO RETURN TO WINNING WAYS
Kris Szekeres joins Patrick Carpentier for his third consecutive start with SAMAX Motorsport as the South Florida team competes on Friday, July 13th, in Round 9 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the inaugural race at the newly built 9-turn Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The 1.3-mile (2.092-Km) roval track (part road course, part oval) is located in central Iowa, near the town of Newton - the circuit designed by NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace.
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PATRICK CARPENTIER'S MONTREAL NASCAR BUSCH RIDE TO BE SPONSORED BY ZELLERS, KOMATSU, DODGE & CINEMAS GUZZO
Patrick Carpentier officially announced Tuesday at a press conference held in Montreal that he will compete in the inaugural NASCAR Series Busch race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 4, 2007. Sitting next to his new sponsors on the podium, the Quebec-born driver made public his plans to race in front of his home crowd in the two major events held the first weekend of August. The media conference was designed to update the Canadian media on the support of major companies such as Zellers, Komatsu, Dodge Quebec Dealer Advertising Association and Cinemas Guzzo in his new foray in NASCAR.
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MECHANICAL FAILURE ENDS SAMAX MOTORSPORTS DAY EARLY AT DAYTONA
SAMAX Motorsports Pontiac Riley was heading towards the spotlights on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway when Kris Szekeres spun off the lead in the early part of the race after leading from lap 10 to 17. His off-track excursion took him out of contention when he returned to the track in 17th place. Szekeres managed to avoid stalling the car and continued until he pitted for a driver change. However, the car would not engage in gear when teammate Patrick Carpentier took over on lap 37 trying to leave the pits. The SAMAX Pontiac Riley was then pulled behind the wall with a clutch problem that destroyed the transmission.
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SAMAX MOTORSPORT RETURNS TO HAPPY HUNTING GROUND
SAMAX Motorsport returns to Daytona International Speedway on July 5 for round eight of 14 of the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. All race activities will be concentrated in a busy Thursday with practice and qualifying running from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m., followed by the 250-mile sprint race at 8:00p.m. With the Daytona Prototypes sharing track time with the Rolex GT sports cars, the 3.56-mile (5.73-kilometer) track will be very active indeed. This will be the fifth time this year that both classes will race together in the same event.
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Milka Duno Finishes Early Due to Injury at Richmond International Raceway
IndyCar rookie driver Milka Duno finished early tonight at the Richmond International Raceway after starting in 19th position in her #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda. Duno exited at lap 80 as a result of an injury from a crash the day before during practice. It became clear that her right wrist and elbow were affected and she could not maintain the strength necessary to finish the 250 lap event.
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Duno Finishes Early at Iowa Corn Indy 250
sdIndyCar rookie driver Milka Duno finished early today at the Iowa Speedway after starting in 19th position in her #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda. The Iowa race track is Duno's first short oval event and her fourth IndyCar Series appearance.
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SAMAX MOTORSPORTS DRIVERS FINISH 12th AT MID-OHIO
 In one of those "I whish I wasn't here today to race" SAMAX Motorsports drivers Patrick Carpentier and Kris Szekeres finished 12th in the EMCO Gears Classic 400-kilometer race held Saturday evening at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Kris Szekeres of Hartland, Michigan qualified the #11 SAMAX Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype in tenth place on Friday and was scheduled as the starting driver. Szekeres handed over the Dynamic Technology Pontiac Riley over to Carpentier still in 10th place after 37 laps, but the Canadian driver, who lives in Las Vegas, could not keep up with the leaders who eventually put a lap on the SAMAX car before the race was over after 111 laps.
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KRIS SZEKERES JOINS SAMAX MOTORSPORT IN MID-OHIO
Kris Szekeres of Hartland, Michigan has joined the SAMAX Motorsports Grand-Am Rolex team for this Saturday's Round 7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The 27-year old driver, who was born in Chicago, entered the Grand-Am Series in 2005 recording three Top-10 results in 12 GT Class starts. Szekeres has also competed twice in the Daytona Prototype class of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first time with Southard Motorsports in 2006 and this year with SAMAX Motorsports where he finished sixth overall. He shared seat time in the #7 Dynamic Technology Pontiac Riley with Czech driver Tomas Enge, American's Chris Festa and Roger Yasukawa and Christian Montanari, a citizen of the Republic of San Marino.
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Duno Finishes in 11th Place at Texas Motor Speedway, Third Race for Rookie
IndyCar rookie driver Milka Duno finished 11th tonight at the Texas Motor Speedway after starting in 20th position in her #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda.  The Texas event was Duno's third appearance in her limited 2007 IndyCar Series schedule.  Over the course of the three day event, Duno successfully overcame a number of issues including a crash caused by a mechanical failure that occurred during the first practice on Thursday afternoon as well as a puncture in the right front tire after her last pit stop in Saturday night's race.
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DUNO Practice Session Cut Short, Not Driver Issue
Today at the Texas Motor Speedway, IndyCar rookie driver Milka Duno's first practice session was cut short as a result of a spin. Duno cleared medical and is unhurt.
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TOMAS ENGE JOINS CARPENTIER AT SAMAX MOTORSPORT FOR THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
Tomas Enge will join SAMAX Motorsport team driver Patrick Carpentier for the upcoming Six Hours of the Glen, Round 6 of the 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, scheduled to start this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Watkins Glen, New York. A regular competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2002, Enge is also a seasoned veteran of open-wheel racing. In 2005, he competed against Carpentier in the Indy Racing League. This will be the Czech drivers second start of the 2007 season with the South Florida-based SAMAX Motorsport team. SAMAX is currently third overall in the Team Standings after five races with 134 points, just 14 behind SunTrust Racing in first place. The team, which has four top-five results including a second-place finish in the season opener at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, is looking for its first win of 2007.
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MILKA DUNO QUALIFIES FOR THE 91ST RUNNING OF INDIANAPOLIS 500
Indianapolis - (May 20, 2007) Milka Duno, the newest driver and third female in the IndyCar Series, will start the 2007 Indianapolis 500 in the middle of the 10th row from the 29th starting position. Duno's run for the spot held the attention of fans as they watched the IndyCar Series rookie from Venezuela come back from a crash that took place on Friday, May 11th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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SAMAX DRIVERS DALZIEL AND CARPENTIER FINISH FIFTH AT LAGUNA SECA
Sunday, May 20, 2007 - Smart pit strategy by the SAMAX Motorsport crew at the start of Round 5 of the 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California on Sunday required Ryan Dalziel to come in on lap one for a stop and go when the race went full course yellow. The strategy helped heal some of the afflictions suffered by the team since the weekend began on Friday. Qualifying the Pontiac Riley in eighth place on Saturday, Dalziel saw his time thrown out by series officials following post-qualifying scrutiny when the car's ride height was deemed a fraction off the limit as were those of four other DP teams and a load of other Rolex GT and KONI Challenge cars. To make things worse, Carpentier was hit from the rear during Sunday morning's warm-up session, damaging the rear of the SAMAX Pontiac Riley.
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DUNO'S FIRST WEEK AT INDY
Thursday, May 10, 2007 - New female rookie IndyCar driver Milka Duno was making steady progress during her first week of preparation for this month's Indy 500 - when her #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda took a spin and sent her backing into the turn one wall during today's last practice session before tomorrow's first day of qualifying.
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REUNITED WITH DALZIEL, CARPENTIER IS BACK WITH SAMAX MOTORSPORT
Thursday, May 17, 2007 - SAMAX Motorsport will field a strong line up of drivers for Round 5 of the 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held this weekend at Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Team principal Peter Baron is pleased to have regular driver Patrick Carpentier back in action after missing the last race in Virginia, and Ryan Dalziel returning for his third start of the 2007 season with the South Florida-based team.
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MILKA DUNO FINISHES WELL IN DEBUT INDYCAR RACE
KANSAS CITY, KS. (April 29, 2007) - CITGO Racing's Milka Duno, who just passed her official "Rookie Test" for the 2007 IndyCar Series just this past Thursday, started her debut race at the back of the pack and advanced seven positions through the field to finish 14th in today's Kansas Lottery Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway.
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DALZIEL AND DUMOULIN POWER SAMAX MOTORSPORT TO A FOURTH-PLACE FINISH IN VIRGINIA
Sunday, April 29, 2007 - SAMAX Motorsport bullpen drivers Ryan Dalziel from Scotland and Jean-François Dumoulin of Trois-Rivières, Quebec powered their way to a fourth-place finish on Sunday in Round 4 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Virginia International Speedway (VIR). The two drivers were filling in for Milka Duno, who is now running in the Indy Racing League, and Patrick Carpentier, who missed the 400-kilometer race due to a family medical emergency.
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MILKA DUNO PASSES INDYCAR ROOKIE TEST
KANSAS CITY, KS. (April 27, 2007) - Milka Duno has passed the official "Rookie Test" for the 2007 IndyCar Series and will participate in this weekend's activities for the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. The race, this Sunday, April 29, will be televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 4:30pm ET. This will be Milka's first IndyCar Series race on a planned first-year ten-race schedule that includes the 91st running of the Indy 500 on May 27.
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DRIVER LINE-UP CHANGE FOR SAMAX AT VIRGINIA INT'L RACEWAY
Thursday, April 26, 2007 - SAMAX Motorsport will have two new drivers for this weekend's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race Sunday at Virginia International Speedway (VIR). Following Milka Duno's departure from Grand-Am to compete in the Indy Racing League with SAMAX Motorsport, team owner Peter Baron was to announce her replacement this week. Early on Wednesday, he got news from driver Patrick Carpentier that the Canadian driver, who lives in Las Vegas, could not participate in Sunday's 400-kilometer race due to a family medical emergency.
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CITGO/SAMAX Motorsport COMES BACK TO FINISH FOURTH AT GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI
Saturday March 24, 2007. - Patrick Carpentier and Milka Duno brought the #11 CITGO/SAMAX Pontiac Riley home in fourth place in the Grand Prix of Miami, Round 3 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Starting 16th overall, Venezuela-born Milka Duno had the car up to 11th place before running into some trouble. However, the Miami resident survived an off-track excursion to bring her Daytona Prototype into the pits on the lead lap before handing the car over to teammate Patrick Carpentier.
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MILKA DUNO ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR 2007 INDY RACING LEAGUE SEASON
Friday, March 23, 2007 -Milka Duno announced today at Homestead-Miami Speedway that she will be moving from the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series to the Indy Racing League (IRL) starting the weekend of April 29 at Kansas Speedway, Round 4 of the 2007 season. The Venezuela-born Duno, who also makes her home in Miami, was thrilled with her move to the IRL to pursue her racing career. During the last three years she spent in the Grand-Am Series, Milka Duno finished first overall three times. In February 2004, she co-drove her Pontiac Daytona Prototype to victory with Andy Wallace to become the first woman to win a major North American sports car race. SAMAX Motorsport will field the IRL team for Duno.
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HOMECOMING RACE FOR SAMAX MOTORSPORT AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - SAMAX Motorsport driver Milka Duno will be visiting her favorite racetrack this weekend as the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series heads into Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 400-kilometer Grand Prix of Miami, Round 3 of the 14-race 2007 season, is scheduled to start Saturday March 24 at 2:00 p.m. Duno, who shares the No. 11 CITGO Racing Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype with Las Vegas resident Patrick Carpentier, has scored two of her three Rolex overall wins at the 2.3-mile 11-turn South Florida road course. When she won the Grand Prix of Miami in February 2004 with co-driver Andy Wallace, Duno became the first woman to win a major North American sports car race. She repeated the feat later that year in the second race of the season at Homestead in late September to sweep both events.
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Third Time Around Could Be the Charm for SAMAX Motorsport in Mexico City
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - Following up on last month's second-place finish at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, SAMAX Motorsport is ready for this weekend's challenging Mexico City 250 race, March 1st - 3rd, at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Round two of the 14-race 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series schedule will feature a combined record entry list of 38 Daytona Prototypes (DP) and GT class cars driving for 2.5 hours around the 2.788-mile (4.487-kilometer) road course on Saturday afternoon.
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CITGO MEDIA RELEASE:
MILKA DUNO AND PATRICK CARPENTIER TO CHALLENGE ROLEX SERIES RACE IN MEXICO CITY
February 27, 2007, Los Angeles, CA...Milka Duno and co-driver Patrick Carpentier are heading south to compete in the second round of the 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City this Saturday, March 3, 2007.
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CITGO MEDIA RELEASE:
MILKA DUNO SCORES HIGHEST FINISH IN 45 YEAR HISTORY OF THE 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA
January 28, 2007, Los Angeles, CA...After a virtually flawless 24-hour performance Milka Duno and the CITGO Racing team delivered an outstanding 2nd place overall finish at this weekend's Rolex 24 At Daytona. Series officials have confirmed that Duno's podium appearance today marks the highest finish for a female driver in the 45 year history of the 24 Hours of Daytona at Daytona International Speedway.
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Patrick Carpentier Qualifies the SAMAX Motorsport Pontiac Riley in Fifth Place
Thursday January 25, 2007. - Las Vegas resident Patrick Carpentier qualified the #11 CITGO/ SAMAX Pontiac Riley in fifth place on Thursday, lapping the track in 1 minute 43.959 seconds. The Canadian driver secured the inside of the third row on the grid for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the 15-race Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series 2007 schedule. The 15-minute session was red flagged for more than half the period after an incident involving several cars on the first lap.
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CITGO MEDIA RELEASE:
DUNO AND TEAM TO START 5TH TOMORROW AT ROLEX 24
January 26, 2007, Los Angeles, CA...The CITGO Racing Team will start tomorrow's famous 24-hour endurance race at Daytona 5th on the grid. Duno's teammate Patrick Carpentier earned the #11 CITGO Pontiac Riley a starting spot in the top-five during qualifying on Thursday. Darren Manning and Ryan Dalziel will join Duno and Carpentier to complete the four-driver team for the 45th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona this Saturday and Sunday, January 27 and 28.
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SAMAX Motorsport Ready to Challenge the World’s Best at Daytona
Wednesday January 24, 2007. — Florida-based SAMAX Motorsport is ready to challenge the world’s best drivers and teams this weekend at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the 15-race Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series 2007 schedule. The twice around the clock race at the 3.56-mile (5.73 Km) Daytona International Speedway road course will feature a combined entry list of 70 Daytona Prototypes (DP) and GT sports cars. SAMAX will field two Pontiac Riley prototypes for the 45th annual classic edition. Eight drivers from seven countries will share duties for SAMAX.
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CITGO MEDIA RELEASE:
DUNO READY FOR ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA THIS WEEKEND
Milka Duno is ready to go for this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona this weekend with teammates Patrick Carpentier, Darren Manning and Ryan Dalziel in their #11 CITGO Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype. The 45th running of the legendary 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway will begin this Saturday, January 27 at 1:30pm ET and will continue until 1:30pm ET the following day - Sunday, January 28.
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CITGO MEDIA RELEASE:
DUNO AND CITGO RACING TEST STRONG AT DAYTONA FOR 2007 ROLEX 24 CHALLENGE
CITGO Racing driver Milka Duno and her co-drivers for the 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona have completed their third and final test for this month's 24 hour race at Daytona. Patrick Carpentier, Darren Manning and Ryan Dalziel will join Duno for the 45th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway this January 27 & 28, 2007.
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