By JAJ Entertainment
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Team Fastline driver Jeff Lapcevich from Caistor Centre, Ontario, and John Shreiner from Coolidge, Arizona, qualified 17th today for Friday's Grand-Am Cup 200 at Daytona International Speedway.
The Shreiner Racing Mustang Cobra, sponsored by DRPT/ Steeda, will compete in the Grand Sport class which includes such popular foreign and domestic sports cars such as the BMW M3, Ford Mustang, Pontiac Firebird and GTO, Porsche 996 and Nissan 350Z.
"We were tenth after the first qualifying session and had some steering problems in the second session," explained Jeff Lapcevich. "I guess qualifying 17th out of 74 entries isn't bad and we'll be OK for the race tomorrow."
Daytona International Speedway's 3.56-mile road course incorporates the superspeedway trioval, and the non-banked infield section of the enormous 480-acre motorsports complex which is the home of "The Great American Race" - the Daytona 500.
The Grand-Am Cup Series is the premier proving ground for many of today’s automotive manufacturers. The series features some of the best production car drivers from around the world.
The series typically complements the Rolex Sports Car Series by using race cars that are actual production cars. Grand-Am Cup cars are straight off the showroom floor with only minimal racing modifications to enhance safety and performance.
Two classes of race cars compete on the track at the same time during Grand-Am Cup events, with drivers competing for top honors in their specified class, as well as the overall win. Grand-Am Cup cars are classified by weight, engine size and model.
The Grand American Road Racing Association, which sanctions the Grand-Am Cup Series, is one of the fastest growing motorsports organizations in the United States. The 11-race Grand-Am Cup calendar will deliver professional sports car racing to many key markets throughout North America. The series showcases emerging and legendary drivers from around the globe and thoroughbred racing machines from the industry's leading constructors and the world's top automobile manufacturers.
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