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 POMPANO
BEACH, Fl. (September 21, 2004)
– Peter Cunningham, one of SPEED World Challenge’s most respected and
victorious drivers, will team up with the Audi Certified Champion RS 6
team this weekend at Road Atlanta to contest a 3rd car in
the SPEED World Challenge GT Series September 23-24.
With
recent adjustments mandated to the Audi RS 6 “Competition” cars of
Randy Pobst and Michael Galati, Audi and Champion Racing decided to
“pull out all the stops” in their quest for their third Manufacturer’s
Championship. Audi currently leads the Manufacturer’s Championship
with 48 points with Cadillac in second place with 39 points and
Chevrolet in third with 30 points.
“Peter Cunningham is one of the most respected and competitive drivers
in the SPEED World Challenge Series,” said Louis Milone, Audi RS 6
Team Leader. “Adding Cunningham to our team was an obvious choice for
us and makes a clear statement to our competitors just how serious we
are in achieving our goal of winning the Manufacturer’s Championship.”
Peter Cunningham, resident of West Bend, Wisconsin, has competed in
the World Challenge Series since 1990, six years in the GT class and
nine years in the Touring class. In 2001 Cunningham was recognized as
the all-time winning North American professional road racer and
currently is the leader in nearly every statistical category in World
Challenge racing. Cunningham won his first World Challenge Driver’s
Championship in 1995 and again in 1997. In 2002, he captured the
SPEED Touring Car Title with one win, six top five finishes and ten
top-10 finishes. Cunningham also broke the World Challenge record for
most wins at Sebring recording 20 wins during his professional
career.
“I
am honored to be chosen by Champion Racing to race a third car for
them this weekend at Road Atlanta,” commented Peter Cunningham. “I
look forward to being a part of Champion Racing’s efforts as they seek
their third Manufacturer’s Championship. I am both a former teammate
and adversary to both Randy and Michael and it will be great to be on
the same team with them at Road Atlanta. I recently had the
opportunity to test the Audi RS 6 with it’s highly acclaimed quattro
system and am amazed how the all-wheel-drive system gets the power
down off the corners. While performing a standing start, it literally
forces you back against your seat.”
 “I’ve
been a teammate and a competitor to Peter Cunningham,” said current
SPEED World Challenge GT points leader, Michael Galati. “I think he
will be a huge asset to our team as we continue to achieve our goal of
winning the Manufacturer’s Championship. It will be great to be
racing again with Peter.”
“I
won my very first World Challenge race with Peter as my co-driver,”
added Randy Pobst, reigning World Challenge GT Champion. “Peter is an
excellent driver and an obvious choice. I am so pleased with the
effort Audi and Champion Racing are making to secure this year’s quest
for the Manufacturer’s Championship.”
Cunningham is owner/driver of RealTime Racing and campaigns a Nissan
Sentra SE-R Spec V in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Series and is
currently 5th in points for the Drivers’ Championship.
The SCCA SPEED World
Challenge GT race at Road Atlanta, Round nine of the 2004
Championship, is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, at 3:55 p.m.
(EDT). Qualifying is scheduled for Thursday, September 23 at 1:50 pm
(EDT). The race will be broadcast the following Sunday, September 26
on SPEED Channel at 1 p.m. (EDT).
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on Audi Certified pre-owned, visit
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