ADAM CHRISTODOULOU WINS STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FINALE AND SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway / Sept. 10 – English racer Adam Christodoulou, starting from the outside of the front row in the #11 JDC Motorsports / Molecule / Miller Milling Company / Alpinestars Mazda, won the season finale, the Rookie of the Year award -- and the overall 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear – today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It was Christodoulou's third victory of the season and earned him a fully-sponsored ride in the 2010 Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda courtesy of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder. He will also collect a check for $100,000 at tonight's Series award ceremonies.

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DER FOGMEISTER – DEMPSEY ON POLE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S 2009 STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FINALE AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca / Oct. 10 – During a nail-biting qualifying session, notable both for the fog in which it occurred and last-moment drama of a battle of tenths between the two remaining title contenders, it was Peter 'The Irish Steamroller' Dempsey who scored his fifth pole of the season and will occupy the inside of the front row for the start of the season finale of the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. His lap of 1:20.109 (100.573 mph) in the #3 Juncos Racing / The Collection / Motorsport Ireland / Queyside.ie Mazda was just shy of the outright Star Mazda Championship lap record set in qualifying for this race last year – a 1:19.935 – by the driver who went on to victory (but will start from 9th on the grid this year) Richard Kent.

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DEMPSEY STILL QUICKEST BUT NEW PLAYERS APPEAR IN FINAL FRIDAY PRACTICE FOR THE 2009 STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FINALE AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca / Oct. 9 – You know a man is well-nicknamed when he keeps proving the validity of it over and over again. On top of five wins so far this season, and a sufficient lead in the Series points championship that he need only finish 6th or better in tomorrow's final race of the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, Peter 'The Irish Steamroller' Dempsey has already staked his claim to tomorrow by being quickest in both practice sessions today.

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DEMPSEY QUICK IN FIRST OFFICIAL FRIDAY PRACTICE SESSION FOR THE 2009 STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FINALE AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca / Oct. 9 – Leading championship contender Peter Dempsey began the process of revealing his true pace in Friday morning's first official practice session for the season finale of the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. After turning 5th and 2nd-fast times in the two test sessions during Thursday's 'promoter test day,' Dempsey, driving the #3 Juncos Racing / The Collection / Motorsport Ireland / Queyside.ie Mazda, unleashed a corker - 1:20.362 (100.256 mph), more than half a second faster than his best time of Thursday and almost 3/10ths of a second clear of the second-fastest driver in the Friday morning session, Conor Daly. Driving the #22 Andersen Racing / College Network / Indeck / Cytomax Mazda, Daly turned a 1:20.620 (99.935 mph), a significant improvement on his best time of yesterday, an 8th-place 1:21.08 in the morning session. Daly, the son of racing legend Derek Daly, was the 2008 Skip Barber Pro Series champion and is racing the 2009 Star Mazda Championship with funding from the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder.

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RICHARD KENT, LAST YEAR'S RACE WINNER, PACES TEST SESSION TWO OF THE 2009 STAR MAZDA SEASON FINALE THIS WEEKEND AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca / Oct. 8 – English racer Richard Kent, who won this event from the pole in 2008, moved up from 6th in the morning to pace the second of two 'promoter test sessions' scheduled for today, turning a lap of 1:20.706 (99.829 mph) in the #33 Andersen Racing / Traka Allied Interior Products Mazda. Kent is currently 6th in the championship battle with two wins and four poles.

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CHRISTODOULOU SHOWS STRENGTH WITH QUICK LAP IN FIRST TEST SESSION OF 2009 STAR MAZDA SEASON FINALE THIS WEEKEND AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca / Oct. 8 – In the first of two 'promoter test sessions' scheduled for today, Englishman Adam Christodoulou, currently second in the points battle and one of only two drivers still in contention for the Series championship, showed some on-track muscle with a lap of 1:21.183 (99.242 mph) in his #11 JDC Motorsports / Molecule / Alpinestars Mazda.

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LAST MEN STANDING – TWO BATTLES REMAIN TO BE FOUGHT IN THE 2009 STAR MAZDA SEASON FINALE THIS WEEKEND AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca / Oct. 6 -- After twelve races throughout North America, held on a challenging combination of road courses, street circuits and ovals, the battle for the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear has come down to two titles, four drivers and one race – this weekend's Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

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