July 31, 2004
CASTRONEVES ON FRONT ROW; TOYOTAS TAKE 3 OF TOP FIVE IN MICHIGAN QUALIFYING
- Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Toyota) qualified on the outside of the front row to lead three Toyotas into the top five in qualifying for Sunday’s Michigan Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway. Target Toyota driver Scott Dixon placed fourth and Castroneves’ Marlboro Team Penske teammate Sam Hornish Jr. was fifth.
- With today’s impressive front-row showing, Penske Racing has now been the top qualifying Toyota in eight of the 10 races run this season. Helio Castroneves has been the top Toyota in five of those eight with Sam Hornish Jr. now the top qualifying Toyota in three races after today’s effort.
- Just a week after missing the Milwaukee event due an injury suffered in qualifying, Scott Dixon registered his best qualifying performance of the year with a fourth today. The reigning IndyCar Series champion’s previous best start this season was a fifth at Phoenix.
- Sam Hornish’s fifth marks his four top-five qualifying performance in the last five races. During the last five events, Hornish has finished in the top-four three times and climbed into the top-five after falling to ninth overall after the Indianapolis 500.
- Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Darren Manning will appear on the front of 800,000 Wheaties, Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal boxes sold in Target stores. The two Toyota-powered drivers are also featured in a Fast Facts section on the back of the boxes, as well as information about the IndyCar Series. Included in each box is also an IndyCar Series CD-ROM Racing Game.
Toyota Michigan Qualifying:
2. Helio Castroneves
4. Scott Dixon
5. Sam Hornish, Jr.
13. Darren Manning
17. A.J. Foyt IV
19. Scott Sharp
22. Tora Takagi
Michigan Indy 400, Michigan International Speedway, ABC, 3:00 p.m. EDT
July 27, 2004
FAST FACTS - MICHIGAN INDY 400
Sunday, Aug. 1, 3:00 p.m. EDT on ABC
Michigan International Speedway
200 laps on the 2-mile oval for 400 miles
MICHIGAN’S MEMORABLE MOMENTS – Michigan International Speedway has played host to two of Toyota’s most memorable wins. A year ago, Alex Barron made headlines with his “spin-and-win” at MIS. On Lap 164 of the 200-lap event, Barron touched wheels with Tomas Scheckter, causing Barron to spin, but he managed to keep the car off the wall and remain on the lead lap. Barron traded the lead with Sam Hornish Jr. repeatedly in the final 10 laps of the race. He then passed Hornish Jr. coming out of Turn Four on the final lap to earn the win by .00121 seconds. Barron’s victory led a parade of six Toyotas in the top seven.
Just as memorable was Juan Montoya’s thrilling triumph in 2000, in which he battled Michael Andretti to the finish line in a duel of two of the sport’s biggest stars. The pair traded the lead back-and-forth for the final 20 laps of the race with Montoya surging ahead for the victory just before the checkered flag.
HORNISH COMING ON STRONG – With a second in Nashville and a third this past weekend in Milwaukee, Sam Hornish Jr. has moved solidly into the top-five in the IndyCar Series points race. The two-time IndyCar Series champion fell to ninth-place after Indianapolis, but rose back into contention on the strength of three top-five finishes in the last five races. His recent climb into the top-five overall is even more amazing considering that Hornish was involved in on-track incidents in five consecutive races after winning the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead.
DIXON CLEARED TO DRIVE - Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon received clearance from doctors to get back behind the wheel of his Target Toyota after missing this past weekend’s race in Milwaukee. After two separate incidents on Saturday, it was determined that he sustained a left ankle sprain, as well as suffering a ligament tear and a small bone chip in his right thumb (non-displaced fracture). Dixon will be fitted for a brace on his right hand to stabilize his thumb and allow him to grip the steering wheel and drive comfortably in Michigan. He will wear the brace until next week, when he is scheduled for a minor surgical procedure, requiring a four day recovery period, to repair the ligament and secure the small piece of bone fragment in his thumb.
MICHIGAN’S A TWIN-BILL FOR TOYOTA – Michigan International Speedway will be the site of the season’s third Toyota double-header when both the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series take to the track on the same weekend. Travis Kvapil is leading the way for Toyota in its first year as a competitor in the truck series. The Wisconsin native is currently eighth in points, while fellow Toyota driver David Reutimann tops the Rookie-of-the-Year standings.
DALZIEL MAKES UP GROUND IN TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP – With a victory in Vancouver this past weekend, Ryan Dalziel moved to within 13 points of series leader Jon Fogarty in the Toyota Atlantic Championship. The win was the third of the season for the Scotsman, a protégé of IndyCar Series driver Dario Franchitti. Fogarty, the 2002 series champion, placed second and has now registered four wins and a second in his last six TAC events. Danica Patrick finished fourth in Vancouver and remains in third-place overall. The Toyota Atlantic Championship is off this weekend and will return one week later at Road America with Round Nine of the 12-race championship.
Toyota IndyCar Series Driver Line-Up and Position Entering Michigan
Car # Driver Car Season Points Standing
#3 Helio Castroneves Marlboro Toyota (Dallara) 4th
#6 Sam Hornish Jr. Marlboro Toyota (Dallara) 5th (Won Homestead)
#1 Scott Dixon Target Toyota (Panoz/G-Force) 7th
#10 Darren Manning Target Toyota (Panoz/G-Force) 9th
#12 Tora Takagi Pioneer Toyota (Dallara) 14th
#8 Scott Sharp Delphi Toyota (Dallara) 15th
#14 A.J. Foyt IV Conseco Toyota (Dallara) 17th
“Quotes”
Jim Aust, Toyota vice president of motorsports: “Michigan’s going to be a major challenge. The key is to stay in the draft with the lead pack until the finish, while also conserving fuel. One thing is for sure – if it’s Michigan, it’s going to be decided on the last lap if not the last turn.”
July 25, 2004
HORNISH JR.’S THIRD LEADS TOYOTA AT MILWAUKEE
- Sam Hornish earned his second consecutive podium finish with a third in today’s Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 at the Milwaukee Mile to finish as the highest-placing Toyota. Hornish led 34 laps, but was passed for the lead on Lap 155 by eventual race-winner Dario Franchitti.
- Today’s third-place finish is Sam Hornish Jr.’s fourth top-five finish of the season and gives him a second and a third in his last two races. Today’s race also marks Hornish’s third top-five showing in the last five events.
- Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Toyota) led 26 laps and ran in the top-five for most of the day before suffering electrical problems late in today’s race to place 12th. Coming into today, he had placed in the top three in eight of his last 10 races of under 1.5 miles.
- It was a tough weekend for the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Toyotas. After leading the first practice session on Friday, Scott Dixon was injured in a qualifying crash on Saturday and missed Sunday’s race due to thumb and ankle injuries. In today’s race, Darren Manning had the fastest car on the track and was running fourth when he made contact with the outside wall in Turn 2 on Lap 144.
- Despite suffering from electrical problems today, Helio Castroneves remains in fourth-place in the points race as the highest Toyota. Castroneves’ Marlboro Team Penske teammate Sam Hornish Jr. retains his fifth-place position and closed the gap on Castroneves to 25 points for the fourth spot. Scott Dixon fell from sixth to seventh after his injury, while Darren Manning dropped from seventh to ninth.
Jim Aust, Toyota vice president of Motorsports: “Sam (Hornish Jr.) ran another strong race today, while the Penske team was outstanding in the pits. It’s unfortunate that he lost a number of points earlier in the year when he was caught up in some others crashes or he’d be right in the thick of the championship hunt.”
Driver, Start/Finish
Sam Hornish 4/3
Helio Castroneves 5/12
Scott Sharp 20/15
A.J. Foyt 19/16
Darren Manning 10/19
Tora Takagi 18/20
Scott Dixon 22/DNS
Next Race: Michigan Indy 400, Michigan International Speedway, Aug. 1, 3:00 p.m., ET, ABC
July 24, 2004
PENSKES LEAD TOYOTA IN MILWAUKEE QUALIFYING
- Marlboro Team Penske drivers Sam Hornish Jr. and Helio Castroneves (both Marlboro Toyota) were the highest-qualifying Toyotas at the Milwaukee Mile and will start fourth and fifth at Sunday’s Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225.
- With today’s showing, Penske Racing has now been the top qualifying Toyota in seven of the nine races run this season. Helio Castroneves has been the top Toyota in four of those seven with Sam Hornish Jr. now the top qualifying Toyota in three races after today’s effort.
- Sam Hornish’s fourth matches his highest qualifying effort of the season. The two-time IndyCar Series champion had qualified fourth on three previous occasions – Phoenix, Richmond and Kansas.
- First-year IndyCar pilot Darren Manning (Target Toyota) earned his second consecutive top-10 qualifying mark with a 10th after starting sixth last week at Nashville. This weekend’s race at the Milwaukee Mile marks the first time that Manning is competing on a track where he’s previously raced, placing fourth here last year in the CART event.
Toyota Milwaukee Qualifying:
4. Sam Hornish
5. Helio Castroneves
10. Darren Manning
14. Scott Dixon
19. Tora Takagi
20. A.J. Foyt IV
21. Scott Sharp
Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225, Milwaukee Mile, ABC, 3:30 p.m. EDT
July 20, 2004
FAST FACTS - MENARDS A.J. FOYT INDY 225
July 25, 3:30 p.m. EDT, ABC
The Milwaukee Mile
225 laps on the 1-mile oval for 225 miles
MILWAUKEE THE SITE OF HISTORIC TOYOTA VICTORY – This weekend’s Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 marks a return to the site of Toyota’s historic first open-wheel racing victory. Juan Montoya dominated the field in June 2002, and led 179 of the 225 laps to take his Target Chip Ganassi Racing Toyota into the winner’s circle in the manufacturer’s first Indy car triumph.
Montoya’s victory proved significant in another way. The win, with the Costa Mesa, Calif.-designed and built Toyota RV8E engine, was the first by a U.S.-designed and built engine in CART competition in almost 20 years. Prior to that victory, an American designed and built engine hadn’t won a CART since Mike Mosley won in Milwaukee in 1981.
CASTRONEVES HOT ON THE SHORT OVALS – Coming off a third place at Nashville, Helio Castroneves has now finished in the top-three six of his last seven, and eight of his last 10 races on tracks shorter than 1.5 miles in length. Over the seven most recent races on the shorter tracks, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner has two wins, a second and three thirds. Of his last 10 races on tracks shorter than 1.5 miles, he has two wins, three seconds and three thirds.
LOOKING BACK… - Toyota powered drivers finished second, third and fourth last week at the Firestone Indy 200 in Nashville. Sam Hornish Jr. (Marlboro Toyota) placed second and was charging for the victory in the closing laps. Marlboro Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves finished third, with Darren Manning bringing home his Target Chip Ganassi Racing Toyota in fourth. The fourth-place finish matched a career-best.
FINALLY, A FAMILIAR SITE – While this weekend’s race at the Milwaukee Mile is the ninth round of the IndyCar Series championship, it marks the first race this season that Darren Manning will have an opportunity to race on a track where he has previously been a competitor. The first-year IndyCar pilot placed fourth in his first visit to the “Mile” a year ago in CART competition. Despite not being familiar with the tracks he’s seen during the first half of the 2004 campaign, Manning has consistently raced in the top five in the season’s first eight events. To this point, he has a pair of fourth-place finishes among three top-five showings this season.
TOYOTA DRIVERS HOLD DOWN FOUR OF THE TOP SEVEN SPOTS IN POINTS RACE – Heading into Milwaukee, Toyota-powered drivers currently hold four of the top seven spots in the IndyCar Series points race. Helio Castroneves continues to be the highest-ranking Toyota driver in fourth place. Sam Hornish Jr. used his second-place finish in Nashville to jump up into fifth-place, while Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon and Darren Manning hold down the sixth and seventh spots, respectively.
TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO VANCOUVER – The Toyota Atlantic Championship heads to Vancouver this weekend for round eight of the 12-race schedule. Jon Fogarty, the 2002 series champion, takes a commanding 19-point lead into Vancouver on the strength of four wins in the last five races. It’s a much tighter race for the second spot, with Ryan Dalziel holding a slim three-point lead over Danica Patrick. Two rookies maintain the fourth and fifth spots, with Andrew Ranger edging out Ronnie Bremer for fourth.
Toyota IndyCar Series Driver Line-Up and Position Entering Milwaukee
Car # Driver Car Season Points Standing
#3 Helio Castroneves Marlboro Toyota (Dallara) 4th
#6 Sam Hornish Jr. Marlboro Toyota (Dallara) 5th (Won Homestead)
#1 Scott Dixon Target Toyota (Panoz/G-Force) 6th
#10 Darren Manning Target Toyota (Panoz/G-Force) 7th
#12 Tora Takagi Pioneer Toyota (Dallara) 13th
#8 Scott Sharp Delphi Toyota (Dallara) 15th
#14 A.J. Foyt IV Conseco Toyota (Dallara) 17th
“Quotes”
Jim Aust, Toyota vice president of motorsports: “We have had a lot of terrific moments on the race track in the past few years, but outside of finishing first and second in our first Indianapolis 500 a year ago, few can compare to winning at Milwaukee in 2000. The Milwaukee Mile will forever hold a special place in the hearts and minds of the entire Toyota Motorsports and Toyota Racing Development organizations. Everyone was anxiously awaiting that first win and to finally secure it at a track with such tremendous open-wheel racing history meant something extra. We’d love to make a little more history this weekend by winning the IRL’s first-ever race in Milwaukee – especially when you consider it’s honoring one of the greatest in the sport’s history – A.J. Foyt.”
July 17, 2004
HORNISH LEADS TOYOTA 2-3-4 AT NASHVILLE
- A hard-charging Sam Hornish was held off for victory on the last lap, but led a Toyota 2-3-4 finish in tonight’s Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway. Hornish’s Marlboro Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves placed third and Target Toyota driver Darren Manning was fourth as the top four cars in the race were separated by just .64 seconds.
- Today’s second-place finish is Sam Hornish Jr.’s best since his season-opening victory at the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead. It marks Hornish’s third top-five of the season and his fourth top-10 finish.
- Helio Castroneves’ third-place finish marks the eighth time in the last 10 races that he’s finished third or better on a track of less than 1.5-miles. For the season, Castroneves has four top-three finishes and seven top-10s in eight events.
- Darren Manning’s fourth-place finish ties his career-best set earlier this season at Motegi, Japan. It’s Manning’s third top-five and fifth top-10 of his debut IndyCar Series season.
- Defending IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon battled early clutch problems, but soldiered home in eighth place. It’s his fifth top-10 finish of the season.
- With today’s results, Helio Castroneves remains in fourth-place in the points race, but he’s just 11 points out of third. Sam Hornish Jr. made the biggest jump going from eighth to fifth-place with his runner-up finish. Scott Dixon remains in sixth place, while Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Darren Manning jumped from ninth to seventh to give Toyota four of the top-nine in points.
Jim Aust, Toyota vice president of Motorsports: “It’s good to be back in contention with three Toyota-powered drivers all fighting for the victory. Hats off to Sam (Hornish), Helio (Castroneves) and Darren (Manning) for an exciting finish that had the fans on their feet. We’re looking forward to Milwaukee next weekend.”
Driver, Start/Finish
Sam Hornish 9/2
Helio Castroneves 11/3
Darren Manning 6/4
Scott Dixon 8/8
Tora Takagi 20/11
Scott Sharp 15/14
A.J. Foyt 22/16
Next Race: Menard’s A.J. Foyt Indy 225, Milwaukee Mile, July 25, 3:30 p.m., EDT, ABC
July 16, 2004
TARGET DUO LEADS TOYOTA IN NASHVILLE QUALIFYING
- Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Darren Manning and Scott Dixon (both Target Toyota) were the highest-qualifying Toyotas at the Nashville Superspeedway and will start sixth and eighth in Saturday night’s Firestone Indy 200. Sam Hornish Jr. (Marlboro Toyota) made it three Toyotas in the top nine with a ninth-place showing.
- Today’s qualifying marks the first time that Darren Manning has been the highest qualifying Toyota this season. The series newcomer matched his previous career-best qualifying effort of sixth set in the season’s second race at Phoenix.
- Toyota-powered cars finished 1-2-3 here a year ago, with Marlboro Team Penske’s Gil de Ferran winning, Target Ganassi’s Scott Dixon finishing second and Penske’s Helio Castroneves finishing third.
- 2000 Toyota Atlantic Champion Buddy Rice won his fourth pole of the season – marking the sixth time in eight IndyCar Series races this season that a Toyota Atlantic Championship graduate has won the pole.
Toyota Nashville Qualifying:
6. Darren Manning
8. Scott Dixon
9. Sam Hornish Jr.
11. Helio Castroneves
15. Scott Sharp
20. Tora Takagi
22. A. J. Foyt IV
Firestone Indy 200, Nashville Superspeedway, ESPN, 7:00 p.m. EDT
July 13, 2004
FAST FACTS - FIRESTONE INDY 200
July 17, 7:00 p.m. EDT on ESPN
Nashville Superspeedway
200 laps on the 1.33-mile oval for 266 miles
TOYOTA LOOKS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT NASHVILLE WIN - Toyota’s IndyCar Series program looks for its second consecutive victory at the Nashville Superspeedway this Saturday night.
A year ago, Gil de Ferran led Scott Dixon (Target Toyota) and Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Toyota) in a 1-2-3 Toyota finish at Nashville. Dixon won the pole with a record speed, while Toyota-powered cars led 136 of the 200 laps ran that evening. In total, Toyota-powered IndyCars took four of the top five and eight of the top-10 in Toyota’s first appearance on the Nashville oval.
CASTRONEVES SHINES ON THE SHORT OVALS - With a third at the recent event in Richmond, Helio Castroneves has finished in the top-three seven times in his last nine IRL short oval events. Over that span, he’s registered two wins, three seconds and two thirds on ovals under 1.5 miles in length. Castroneves also led the first 37 laps at Richmond before losing out on a fuel-economy run by the eventual winner who was aided by a number of late yellow caution flags.
TOYOTA PARTNERS WITH NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY – The 2004 season marks the first year in a newly-forged partnership between Toyota and the Nashville Superspeedway. Toyota and its local dealers serve as the exclusive automotive sponsor of the Nashville Superspeedway. In addition, Toyota is the title sponsor of the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race scheduled for August, 14.
This partnership is enhanced by Nashville’s convenient location to four of Toyota’s U.S. manufacturing facilities. Toyota’s Princeton, Ind., truck plant is approximately 150 miles away, while its new Bodine Aluminum plant, scheduled to open in Jackson, Tenn., in 2005, is located roughly two hours away. Additionally, there are two Kentucky-based Toyota facilities, including its North American manufacturing headquarters in Erlanger, Ky., along with its largest U.S. plant in Georgetown, Ky. All four facilities are located within a four-hour drive of Nashville.
FOUR TOYOTAS IN TOP NINE IN POINTS – Helio Castroneves continues to be the highest-ranking Toyota driver in the current IndyCar Series point standings. The two-time Indianapolis 500-winner is in fourth place, followed by fellow Toyota drivers Scott Dixon (sixth), Sam Hornish Jr. (Marlboro Toyota – eighth) and Darren Manning (Target Toyota – ninth).
FOGARTY CONTINUES TOYOTA ATLANTIC DOMINANCE – Jon Fogarty earned his fourth Toyota Atlantic Championship victory in the past five races this past weekend in Toronto. The 2002 TAC champion has opened up a 19-point lead in the championship with five races remaining. Ryan Dalziel, a protégé of IndyCar Series driver Dario Franchitti, sits second in the championship with Danica Patrick in third.
Toyota IndyCar Series Driver Line-Up and Position Entering Nashville
Car # Driver Car Season Points Standing
#3 Helio Castroneves Marlboro Toyota (Dallara) 4th
#1 Scott Dixon Target Toyota (Panoz/G-Force) 6th
#6 Sam Hornish Jr. Marlboro Toyota (Dallara) 8th (Won Homestead)
#10 Darren Manning Target Toyota (Panoz/G-Force) 9th
#12 Tora Takagi Pioneer Toyota (Dallara) 13th
#8 Scott Sharp Delphi Toyota (Dallara) 14th
#14 A.J. Foyt IV Conseco Toyota (Dallara) 17th
“Quotes”
Jim Aust, Toyota vice president of motorsports: “We haven’t had a lot of success the past few race weekends, but hopefully we can get back to the winner’s circle at Nashville where we finished 1-2-3 last year. A victory this weekend would be a terrific way to kick-off our new partnership with the Nashville Speedway that will see us return next month for the Toyota Tundra 200.”
July 04, 2004
CASTRONEVES LEADS TOYOTA AT KANSAS
- Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Toyota)placed seventh to finish as the highest Toyota in today’s Argent Mortgage Indy 300 at the Kansas Speedway. Castroneves’ Penske Racing teammate Sam Hornish Jr. (Marlboro Toyota) finished right behind the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner in eighth.
- Today’s seventh-place finish marks Helio Castroneves sixth top-10 showing in seven races this season.
- With his seventh-place finish, Helio Castroneves dropped to fourth-place in the points race. Scott Dixon (Target Toyota) placed 12th and fell from fifth to sixth. Sam Hornish Jr.’s eighth now places him in eight-place overall and Darren Manning’s 11th-place finish puts him in ninth-place in the championship hunt.
- With Buddy Rice’s victory today, Toyota Atlantic Championship graduates now have won five of the seven IndyCar Series races run this season.
- Both Marlboro Team Penske Toyotas led laps today. Sam Hornish Jr. led three laps, while Helio Castroneves was in front for a pair.
- Scott Sharp (Delphi Toyota) and Tora Takagi (Pioneer Toyota) were knocked out of the race on an incident as the race’s green flag fell. Sharp was hit from behind and then spun and collected Takagi, who was left no place to go.
Driver, Start/Finish
Helio Castroneves 6/7
Sam Hornish 4/8
Darren Manning 17/11
Scott Dixon 16/12
A.J. Foyt 15/13
Scott Sharp 19/20
Tora Takagi 21/21
Next Race: Firestone Indy 200, Nashville Superspeedway, July 17, 7:00 p.m., ESPN
July 02, 2004
PRUETT/PAPIS’ LEXUS PLACES SECOND AT PAUL REVERE 250; MAINTAIN SERIES POINTS LEAD
Scott Pruett and Max Papis combined to drive the #01 CompUSA Lexus to a second-place finish at the Paul Revere 250 at Daytona International Speedway and maintained their Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series points lead in the process.
The second-place finish marks the fourth consecutive top-two finish for the Pruett/Papis Lexus and keeps the duo 11 points ahead of their closest contender with six races remaining on the 2004 schedule. Both veteran drivers took turns leading the event that began on Thursday evening and ended early Friday morning. On Wednesday, Pruett won the team’s fifth pole in six races this season.
While Pruett and Papis drove the highest finishing Lexus, each of the other three Lexus-powered teams also finished the race in the top 10. The CompUSA Ganassi Racing team car of Jimmy Morales and Luis Diaz placed seventh, while Michael Shank Racing (Oswaldo Negri and Burt Frisselle) was eighth and Doran-Lista Racing (Didier Theys and Leuenberger) finished 10th.
Both the #02 CompUSA Lexus and the Michael Shank Racing Lexus ran as high as second during the early portions of the race. In addition, both cars registered fast laps among the top-five overall for the event. The eighth-place finish for Michael Shank Racing extends the team’s streak of finishing no worse than eighth in all six races this season.
The Paul Revere 250 will be televised on a tape-delayed basis on SPEED, July 4 at 12 noon.
The Rolex Sports Car Series and the Lexus Daytona Prototype program returns to action Aug. 6-8 at the EMCO Gears Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The Mid-Ohio weekend also will feature the next round of the Grand-Am Cup, featuring the Team Lexus IS300s.