ROAD ATLANTA TO FEATURE SUPER PRODUCTION STOCK CAR SHOOTOUT
Road Atlanta, the historic racing circuit in the rolling hills of North Georgia where Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Bobby Rahal, Denis Hulme, Paul Newman have shined while racing in the SCCA CAN AM and TRANS AM, IMSA CAMEL GT, FORMULA 5000 and others is the latest challenge for the V8 StockCar racers on July 19th. Road Atlanta’s exhilarating twelve turns packed into 2.54 miles of hilly terrain can be difficult to master for the regulars and nothing short of intimidating for newcomers. With straight line speeds nearing Daytona’s and blind high speed sweepers and the sudden elevation changes RA is not for the feint of heart.
Long recognized as one of the world’s most challenging road courses, Road Atlanta opened in 1970 with Vic Elford on the pole in one of the fastest closed course racing cars of all time, a Porsche Can Am machine.
The competition in V8 StockCar’s fastest stock car class is sure to be heated with some of the fastest cars and most accomplished drivers on hand, including:
GENE FELTON: Former IMSA Camel GT Champ, Rolex 24 winner, Sebring 12 winner
BOB SCHACHT: Former ARCA champ, in a new ARCA road race stocker
SCOTT MURPHY: multi-time Road Atlanta winner (Pennzoil Nascar cup car)
BILL SMITH: multi-time SARRC Champ, V8 StockCar champ
CHARLES WICHT: 6 time race winner, Sebring track record holder
LEE ARNOLD: 2007 V8SPO CHAMP, ex Boris Said SWT Monte Carlo
PAUL BREEHNE: Sebring race winner, ex Paul Menard SWT super late model
BUBBA LONGBOTTOM: former Florida super late model racer
BOO MORGAN: 2006 V8 StockCar V8GTA champ
The V8 GT-1 (Trans Am type GT cars) battle should also be entertaining with local fast guys and father and son, Bob and Zach Monette driving their new Corvette and Camaro, challenging Matt Griffin in his winged Monte Carlo, Ed Lewis in his Corvette, Richard Bridgette in his TA type Mustang, and Clint Thomas and George Kirchner in their Monte Carlo’s.
The super competitive V8 GTA group is headed by 2008 points leader Tony Amico, but Ron Fariss, Bob Davis, the Reuse Brothers, Butch Kummer, Randy Gay, Steve MaGowan, Tom Graham and others are all capable of spoiling his fun.
V8 StockCar thanks it partners: SCCA, Central Florida Region, Hoosier, Goodyear, Mo’s Gold, HRP,RaceCar Engineering, FiveStar, Howe, DRP, RacingJunk.com, Racing Limo’s, Roehrig-Enders Suspension, and GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine
For more information on AMERICA’S “SPORTSMAN” GT AND STOCK CAR ROAD RACING SERIES check out: www.V8stockcar.com