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Subaru Road Racing Team Drivers Edge Toward Championship
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Phoenixville, PA – July 18, 2009
Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) teammates Andrew Aquilante and Kristian Skavnes came into Saturday’s Grand-
The duo is now six points closer to that goal, with three races to go.
After two hours 30 minutes of hard racing at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Ala., their third place finish was only 10 seconds away from the top rung of the winners circle. The points leader finished seventh today.
The team’s #111 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B., prepared by Phoenix Performance in Phoenixville, Pa., twice headed the 21-
The race was taped by SPEED TV and scheduled to air July 25 at Noon ET.
The SRRT crew’s continual development work and Aquilante’s driving resulted in the team’s third front row start position of the season, only 6/10ths of a mile per hour off what could have been their third pole. Aquilante stayed on the race leader’s bumper for 36 laps, before taking the lead on lap 37, then laps 39-
Team owner Joe Aquilante noted the Subaru Legacy did what was asked of it. “Both AJ and Kris were very good about not over-
Aquilante owns the Phoenixville, Pa.-
James Han, Motorsports Marketing Manager for Subaru of America, noted that although Subaru lost a little ground in its drive for a Manufacturer Championship, “Subaru is the only auto brand out of the nine manufacturers represented in the series with just the one car. We’re well within reach of earning our first Grand-
The ninth of 11 races on the season will be Aug. 14-
Sponsors for SRRT include Subaru Of America, Inc., Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT), Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), VAC Motorsports, Automotive Racing Products, Hawk Brakes, Rockland Standard Gear, Quarter Master, Ecutek, Racing Radios, Lista, Rotary Lifts, Cusco, Carbonetic, Mac Tools, Hella, Perrin, and Vedalo HD.
About SRRT Phoenix Racing
SRRT Phoenix LLC represents Subaru of America’s road racing efforts in the Grand-