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THE LUCK OF THE IRISH PRODUCES A CANADIAN HAT TRICK AS DEMPSEY WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE RACE WITH A YELLOW-FLAG VICTORY AT THE MOSPORT Mosport, Canada (Aug. 23) – Irishman Peter Dempsey completed a Canadian hat trick,' winning this afternoon's Round 8 of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. Dempsey, driving the #21 Andersen Racing / LotusWorks/ Allied Building Products Mazda, also won last weekend at Trois Rivieres and the weekend before that at Road America, becoming the first driver this season to win three races.
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MISSION 2/3rds ACCOMPLISHED -- EDWARDS ON POLE FOR ROUND 8 Mosport, Canada (Aug. 23) -- American John Edwards completed 2/3rds of his weekend mission by setting the quickest time in both pre-race Practices and then putting his #7 AIM Autosport Mazda on the pole with a lap of 1:15.890 (116.648 mph) for the start of this afternoon's Round 8 of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at the Mobil1 Grand Prix of Mosport. Starting on the outside of the front row for the race will be fellow American Joel Miller with a lap literally a hair slower – 0.081 sec. – in the #20 JDC Motorsports / Mazda / K&N Air Filters Mazda. Starting third on the grid will be the winner of the last two races in a row, Irishman Peter Dempsey. His lap of 1:16.077 (116.361 mph) in the #21 Andersen Racing / LotusWorks/ Allied Building Products Mazda was just 0.187 sec. off the pole time… in fact, the first nine cars in the field were separated by less than one second.
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EDWARDS QUICKEST IN BOTH FRIDAY STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP American John Edwards, the first two-time winner in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship with victories at Miller Motorsports Park and Portland, turned the quickest times in both the morning and afternoon sessions… though rising heat during the day slowed times for most of the front runners. Edwards, who is currently 5th in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship points battle, ran a 1:15.842 (116.722 mph) in the #7 AIM Autosport Mazda during the muggy morning under slightly overcast skies. In the afternoon, under sunny skies, he was still fastest, but with a 1:16.247 (116.102 mph).
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JOHN EDWARDS QUICKEST IN FIRST STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP American John Edwards, the first two-time winner in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship with victories at Miller Motorsports Park and Portland, turned the quickest time – by nearly 4/10ths of a second – in the first official Practice on Friday morning. Edwards, who is currently 5th in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship points battle, set the fast time of 1:15.842 (116.722 mph) in the #7 AIM Autosport Mazda on a muggy morning under slightly overcast skies.
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