Event Headlines
TWICE THE BEST MAN, FINALLY THE GROOM - - BREAKTHROUGH VICTORY FOR CHARLES HALL IN ROUND THREE OF THE STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE GLEN Watkins Glen, NY (June 7, 2008) – After serving notice in the most emphatic possible way, including 2nd-place finishes in the first two races of the season and the fastest times in every practice leading up to Round Three of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, Englishman Charles Hall finally broke through for his first victory at Watkins Glen.
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EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED – ALEX ARDOIN WIN THE POLE FOR Watkins Glen, NY (June 6, 2008) – Louisiana driver Alex Ardoin has re-established himself as a force to be reckoned with by winning the pole for Round Three of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Watkins Glen this weekend. His lap of 1:46.223 in the #51 Mundill/Oral & Facial Surgery Center/Performance Drink/ Twister Trailer Mazda was 0.152 seconds clear of the 2nd-place car of British driver Charles Hall, who led every Practice in the #77 Andersen Racing/Blimpie/ AccentBanking.com/Pardoes Solicitors/Allied Mazda. Hall finished 2nd in both Round One and Round Two, and is currently 2nd in the championship.
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SMALL SURPRISES – THE USUAL SUSPECTS, THOUGH IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ORDER, TOP THE TIME SHEETS IN STAR MAZDA TEST DAY AT THE GLEN Watkins Glen, NY (June 4, 2008) -- The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear is making its debut at Watkins Glen International this weekend as a support race for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen Rolex Series event. Today’s Star Mazda-only testing session at the legendary racetrack saw the usual suspects, though in a slightly different order, emerge at the top of the time sheets.
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DUELING FOR DOMINANCE -- Two drivers have dominated the first two races of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship and bring their battle to The Glen this weekend It’s unusual in a ‘spec’ series like the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear where all the cars are identical for a driver to dominate a race -- and still more unusual for it to happen twice, with two different drivers. But so it has, and those two drivers will continue their battle this weekend as a lead-in to the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
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AT SPEED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEGEND – Teams and drivers of the Star Mazda Championship race for the first time at Watkins Glen International Round Three of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear takes place June 4 – 7 at the legendary Watkins Glen International. Although Star Mazda race cars have competed at the track in various events over the years, this will be the first Star Mazda Championship event ever held at The Glen, a track that over the years has hosted some of the greatest names in open-wheel racing, from Jimmy Clark to Mario Andretti. |