Event Headlines
TRISTAN VAUTIER WINS SEBRING SEASON-OPENER OF 2010 STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY GOODYEAR Sebring International Raceway / March 19, 2010 – Tristan Vautier of Grenoble, France, a rookie to U.S. racing but boasting an extensive European open-wheel resume, claimed victory in Round One of the 13-race 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear driving his #38 Andersen Racing / Moulin TP / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda. Vautier also became the first winner of the VISIT FLORIDA Trophy, the newly-announced championship-within-a championship sponsored by the state's official tourism company.
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ANDERS KROHN CLAIMS THE POLE AT SEBRING FOR ROUND ONE OF 2010 Sebring International Raceway / Thursday , March 18 – Anders 'The Viking' Krohn, the Norwegian racer who won on the Milwaukee Mile and finished 6th in the championship last year, demonstrated that he is much more of a force to be reckoned with in his second season of competition in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.
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CONOR DALY FASTEST IN FINAL STAR MAZDA SEBRING TEST SESSION Sebring International Raceway / Wednesday, March 17 – As he did at the pre-season Star Mazda Championship Series Test at Sebring in January, it was Conor Daly, driving the #22 Juncos Racing / INDECK / College Network / Merchant Services Ltd. / Tom Lange Co. Mazda who set the fast time… in the final of four practice sessions leading up to qualifying tomorrow morning. Daly, who finished 3rd in the 2009 championship and is now entering his second year of Star Mazda Championship competition with a new team, turned a lap of 1:57.600 (113.265) – well under the 1:59.986 lap record set by 2007 Series Champion Dane Cameron. And he was among a stellar, and speedy, group of 14 cars all under the previous lap record.
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STAR MAZDA'S 20TH SEASON 'OPENS ON BROADWAY' WITH BACK‐TO‐BACK HIGH PROFILE RACES AT 12 HOURS OF SEBRING AND STREETS OF ST. PETE The 20th anniversary of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, one of the top open‐wheel driver development series in North America, kicks off the 2010 season with back‐to‐back, high‐profile races, a trio of champions from other open‐wheel series and hot young rookies from eight countries – all battling to advance their careers and win one of the most coveted prizes in auto racing. |