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November 05, 2004

Grand-Am Cup Series Lexus Grand American 250 To Air This Weekend

This coming Sunday, keep your eyes peeled for the #36 Silver/Red Compass360/Racing BMW Z3 coupe' on SPEED Channel's Grand Am Cup coverage.

Karl Thomson and Kevin York will be negotiating the California Speedway's sports car course as the SPEED TV cameras catch all the competitors' moves.

Photo courtesy of TheRaceSite and ZOOMPICS

From Grand American:

Daytona Beach, Fla. (November 5, 2004) -- SPEED Channel will broadcast the season-ending Grand-Am Cup Series Lexus Grand American 250 this Sunday, November 7 at 5 p.m. ET. The two-hour show will feature teams in the Grand Sport and Sport Touring classes going head-to-head at California Speedway in a 250-mile race to determine the Grand-Am Cup Series championships.
What: Lexus Grand American 250, Round 10 of the 10-race 2004 Grand-Am Cup Series
Where: SPEED Channel (check out www.speedtv.com for availability in your area)
When: Sunday, November 7
Time: 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT)

The Grand-Am Cup Series is the premier proving ground for many of today's automotive manufacturers. The series competes at historic tracks in the United States and Canada, featuring some of the best production car drivers from around the world. The series complements the Rolex Sports Car Series by using race cars that are actual production cars. Similar to the Rolex Series GT cars in appearance, Grand-Am Cup cars are straight off the showroom floor with only minimal racing modifications to enhance safety and performance.

Two classes of race cars compete on the track at the same time during Grand-Am Cup events, with drivers competing for top honors in their specified class, as well as the overall win. Grand-Am Cup cars classified by weight, engine size and model.
Information courtesy SPEEDTV.com

Posted by YORK Group at November 5, 2004 04:32 PM