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CHKMINI · Jul 23, 2011

Congrats Randy and the whole team. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Mid-Ohio.

mike@MynesTuned · Jul 23, 2011

Congrats on the WIN!!!

minimark · Jul 23, 2011

Congratulations, great day indeed!!

Steve · Jul 23, 2011

Cooldown Lap: B+ Foundation Heroes 200 (grand-am.com)

GRAND-AM Cooldown Lap: New Jersey Motorsports Park
B+ Foundation Heroes 200
Saturday, July 23, 2011

The Stats
GS 1st: Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson, No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302R
GS 2nd: Terry Borcheller and Mark Boden, No. 46 Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3
GS 3rd: Scott Panzer and Todd Snyder, No. 21 Frederick Motorsports Ford Mustang GT
ST 1st: Owen Trinkler and Sarah Cattaneo, No. 198 RSR Motorsports Mini Cooper S
ST 2nd: Tom Dyer and Chris Puskar, No. 197 RSR Motorsports Mini Cooper S
ST 3rd: Eric Foss and Brad Rampelberg, No. 27 Freedom Autosport Mazda Speed 3
Margin of Victory: 1.049 seconds (under caution)
Average Speed: 67.732 mph
Cautions: 6 for 29 laps

The Points
GS: Paul Dalla Lana 251, Jack Roush Jr./Billy Johnson 235, M. Plumb 227.
ST: Nic JÃ¶nsson 211, Ryan Eversley 208, Owen Trinkler/Sarah Cattaneo 202.

The Story
Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson combined to score their third victory of the season in the No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302R, winning the B+ Foundation Heroes 200 at New Jersey Motorsports Park in a race with temperatures reaching 99 degrees.

It was their second consecutive dominant victory at the 2.25-mile, 12-turn Thunderbolt Raceway. Roush started third and took the lead on Lap 15. He led 21 circuits before handing the car over to Johnson, who led the final 14 circuits. A year ago, they combined to lead all but four of the 87 laps.

The race ended under caution following a multi-car incident, including the Street Tuner championship-leading Kia, which had a mechanical problem and dropped fluid over the circuit.

Terry Borcheller finished second in the No. 46 Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3 started by Mark Boden. Todd Snyder and Scott Panzer combined to finish a career-best third in the No. 21 Frederick Motorsports Ford Mustang GT, after Snyder made a classic "over-under" pass on Charles Espenlaub, driving the No. 48 Sparco/Fall-Line BMW M3, in Turn 1 moments before the race-ending caution waved.

Boris Said finished sixth in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M3 started by Paul Dalla Lana. With one race remaining in the season, Dalla Lana holds a 16-point lead in the GS points standings (251-235), with fifth-place finisher Matt Plumb another eight points back in third.

Owen Trinkler scored his second consecutive Street Tuner class victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park in the No. 198 Cruise America/4 Winds RV Mini Cooper S. He was joined by Sarah Cattaneo, who became the first woman to win in the series since Belinda Endress, who won in 2003 at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec.

Trinkler took the lead shortly after the following restart on Lap 68 from Andrew Carbonell, who shared the No. 26 Mazda/Semperfifund.org Mazda MX-5 with Rhett O'Doski. The pair came up on two spinning cars. Trinkler managed to get by, while Carbonell got off track and spun, finishing sixth.

Tom Dyer and Chris Puskar finished second in the No. 197 RSR Motorsports Mini Cooper S, while Eric Foss and Brad Rampelberg finished third in the No. 27 Mazda/Semperfifund.org MAZDASPEED3.

Nic JÃ¶nsson entered the race with an 18-point lead in the ST standings, and led 14 laps before turning the No. 10 Kia Motors America/Infinity Audio Kia Forte Koup over to Michael Galati. Disaster struck in the closing laps, with the car leaking fluid, which brought out the race-ending caution. JÃ¶nsson and Galati finished 24th, with JÃ¶nsson's ST lead cut to only three points (211-208) over Ryan Eversley, who finished ninth in the No. 75 Skunk2/Children's Tumor Foundation Honda Civic Si. The victory enabled Cattaneo and Trinkler to close to within nine points of JÃ¶nsson.

The Surprises
? Tony Buffomante captured his first pole position Saturday morning, running a lap of 1:29.956 (90.044 mph) in the No. 68 Capaldi Racing Ford Mustang Boss 302R. With its main car damaged at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the team got a backup car from Multimatic Motorsports. Buffomante - qualifying in the top 10 for the first time - led the opening lap.
? Todd Snyder and Scott Panzer scored their first Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge podium, taking third in the No. 21 Frederick Motorsports Ford Mustang GT.
? David Heinemeier-Hansson led two laps in ST in his GRAND-AM debut, driving the No. 09 Trade Manage Racing Porsche Boxster.
? John Edwards and Matt Bell were seeking their third consecutive victory in the No. 9 Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Bell hit pit equipment on a stop during the first caution period, resulting in a 30-second penalty. It was downhill from there, with the team finishing 14th, all but eliminating them from the championship.
? Compass360 Racing's No. 75 Honda Civic Si of Simon Pagenaud and Ryan Eversley won the $500 SunTrust Improve Your Position Award from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Accepting the award at the pre-race driver's meeting, Eversley immediately donated the prize to Al Carter and the B+ Foundation, which was the title sponsor.

The Numbers:
? 14 - Lead changes in the Street Tuner class.
? 16 - Number of positions Scott Panzer and Todd Snyder improved from start (19th) to finish (third).
? 45 - Laps led by Hugh Plumb in the No. 45 B+ Foundation BMW M3.
? 86.657 - Speed, in mph, of ST pole winner Eric Foss in the No. 27 Mazda Speed 3.
? 88.156 - Fastest lap, in mph, of the race, turned by Nick Longhi in the No. 13 RumBum.com BMW M3.

The Quotes:
? "Our plan is to go to Mid-Ohio (for the season finale) and win that one as well. We'll see where the cards fall and if we're able to get a little bit of luck on our side, we might be able to wrap it up." - Billy Johnson, No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302R
? "Crew chief Jeff Campey set the car up back at the shop before we came here, and we didn't have to change it very much. The car drove great and handled awesome the whole time I was in. The heat wasn't as bad as I was fearing." - Jack Roush Jr., No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302R
? "I've never been in Victory Lane ever in my racing career. This feels absolutely amazing." - Sarah Cattaneo, No. 198 RSR Motorsports Mini Cooper S
? "For the second time in my career, I wore a cool suit. I'm trying to be an iron man, but the guys convinced me that's what I needed to do. It probably paid off at the end; it was pretty warm even under caution." - Owen Trinkler, No. 198 RSR Motorsports Mini Cooper S
? "When the yellow Cayman spun, Owen Trinkler got by. I was committed, got off in the marbles and spun. That was that." - Andrew Carbonell, No. 26 Mazda/Semperfifund.org Mazda MX-5

The Next Race:
The only race remaining on the 2011 schedule is the EMCO Gears Classic on Sept. 17 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge has competed at Mid-Ohio since its inaugural 2001 season.
Spencer Pumpelly and Steven Bertheau won the 2010 event for TRG in a Porsche 997, while Seth Thomas and Bill Heumann were the ST winners in a BimmerWorld BMW 328i
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AliceCooper · Jul 23, 2011

Great job RSR

Crashton · Jul 23, 2011

Congrats guys!!! All us MINI owners are very proud of Team RSR & the hard work you put in. Not to mention the job you guys do. I'm so proud I'm bustin my buttons.

Now please tell me this race is going to be televised.

Steve · Jul 23, 2011

Crashton said: ↑

Congrats guys!!! All us MINI owners are very proud of Team RSR & the hard work you put in. Not to mention the job you guys do. I'm so proud I'm bustin my buttons.

Now please tell me this race is going to be televised.
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Yep, currently scheduled for 30 July @ 3pm (eastern) on Speed.

docv · Jul 23, 2011

Way to go RSR, and congratulations Sarah on the trip to victory lane ....

Steve · Jul 24, 2011

I forgot to post the one little lonely pic from Grand-Am. Hopefully there are more to come.

beaner · Jul 24, 2011

Congrats to all involved at RSR! The hard work does pay off.

Mr. Jim · Jul 24, 2011

Congrats to all!!

Nathan · Jul 24, 2011

That gets a double

Contgrats!

KC Jr 54 · Jul 24, 2011

Great job guys !!

jiminni · Jul 24, 2011

Great job! :cornut:

Rae · Jul 25, 2011

Way to go! *happy dance* *happy dance*
Can't wait to see it. They even mentioned the MINIs in the commercial!!!!

Mike · Jul 25, 2011

Belated congrats!!! That is a heck of an achievement.

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