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Gone but not forgotten
From AutoRacing Daily:
Trans-Am News: Edmonton Media Tip Sheet
2005-07-12
Potential Festival City 100 Storylines…
The points battle tightened in Toronto as 20 points separate the top three in the standings. Randy Ruhlman holds the point with 111 markers, while Joey Scarallo (93 points) and rookie Klaus Graf (91 points) are second and third, respectively.
Paul Gentilozzi netted his 30th career victory last weekend in Toronto and moved out of a tie with the legendary late Mark Donohue for first on the all-time Trans-Am win list. Gentilozzi will make his 202nd Trans-Am start this weekend.
Greg Pickett is seeking to become the first driver to win a race in each of four decades of Trans-Am competition. The 1978 Trans-Am champion made his Trans-Am debut in 1975 at Road America.
Paul Gentilozzi can pad his lead as Trans-Am’s “streetsweeper,” as the four-time Trans-Am champion has 18 street and temporary course victories, the most in Trans-Am history.
Eight drivers entered in this weekend’s race are from Canada: Calgary’s Hima Maher and Dennis Goruk; Edmonton’s Kevin Neilson and Harold Schmidt; Moneca Kolvyn, from Delta, B.C.; Grand Prairie, Alberta’s Roy Isley; and Edson, Alberta’s Lyle Paulson.
Historic Milestones…
The Trans-Am Series has held two previous races in Edmonton, at the now-closed Edmonon International Speedway, in 1971 and 1973.
Mark Donohue won the inaugural event here, driving an AMC Javelin, during his final full-time Trans-Am campaign. Donohue’s win here started a six-race win streak that netted him the Drivers’ Championship that year, the first year that the title was officially recognized.
The 1973 race featured a John Greenwood sweep of the pole, fastest race lap and the victory. Greenwood drove a Chevrolet Corvette in that event, the 1973 season finale, and finished fourth in the final points tally.
Trans-Am News: Edmonton Media Tip Sheet
2005-07-12
Potential Festival City 100 Storylines…
The points battle tightened in Toronto as 20 points separate the top three in the standings. Randy Ruhlman holds the point with 111 markers, while Joey Scarallo (93 points) and rookie Klaus Graf (91 points) are second and third, respectively.
Paul Gentilozzi netted his 30th career victory last weekend in Toronto and moved out of a tie with the legendary late Mark Donohue for first on the all-time Trans-Am win list. Gentilozzi will make his 202nd Trans-Am start this weekend.
Greg Pickett is seeking to become the first driver to win a race in each of four decades of Trans-Am competition. The 1978 Trans-Am champion made his Trans-Am debut in 1975 at Road America.
Paul Gentilozzi can pad his lead as Trans-Am’s “streetsweeper,” as the four-time Trans-Am champion has 18 street and temporary course victories, the most in Trans-Am history.
Eight drivers entered in this weekend’s race are from Canada: Calgary’s Hima Maher and Dennis Goruk; Edmonton’s Kevin Neilson and Harold Schmidt; Moneca Kolvyn, from Delta, B.C.; Grand Prairie, Alberta’s Roy Isley; and Edson, Alberta’s Lyle Paulson.
Historic Milestones…
The Trans-Am Series has held two previous races in Edmonton, at the now-closed Edmonon International Speedway, in 1971 and 1973.
Mark Donohue won the inaugural event here, driving an AMC Javelin, during his final full-time Trans-Am campaign. Donohue’s win here started a six-race win streak that netted him the Drivers’ Championship that year, the first year that the title was officially recognized.
The 1973 race featured a John Greenwood sweep of the pole, fastest race lap and the victory. Greenwood drove a Chevrolet Corvette in that event, the 1973 season finale, and finished fourth in the final points tally.
