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Amsoil Grand Prix - DAY ONE |
RINKER CAPUTURES POLE FOR AMSOIL GRAND PRIX!!
TORRENTE DAZZLES WITH CLOSE FINISH!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2009 - Port Neches, Texas:
The F1 ChampBoat Series presented by AMSOIL tour began today with an exciting qualifying heat race where four-time series champion, Terry Rinker of the AMSOIL Racing Team took the provisional pole for Sunday’s AMSOIL Grand Prix in the South Texas coastal town of Port Neches.
Rinker took fastest qualifier position and then led flag to flag in
Saturday’s heat event. Miami’s Shaun Torrente picked up right where he
left off last season as the brides maid taking the second place
position behing Rinker, but did so in a dazzling style as he dove under
Rinker in the final corner of the race, but was just a nose short
across the stripe giving Rinker the pole.
“Were happy, the AMSOIL crew and boat performed flawlessly today. So I
feel like the edge has been lifted as you never know where you stand
after the winter against this very competitive field. We got a long
race tomorrow, so we’ll need to focus on our race setup and hope to
come out on top again tomorrow for AMSOIL”, stated a jubilant Terry
Rinker
Shaun Torrente put on a thrilling race to the finish line. “I dove down
under Terry in the last corner and we bang boats a little, but Terry
had the angle down the straightway to the flag so it wasn’t enough. The
second spot is a good place to start for tomorrow, so we’ll focus on
winning the race”, stated the talented Floridian.
Third in line was five-time series champion Tim Seebold. Seebold Sports
has a new look this season with the absence of Bud Light and still is
seeking sponsorship. “ We’ll take it, we weren’t even sure if we were
racing until a week ago, so I am extremely happy with the boat and the
crew as we through this race together. We have more we can get out of
the boat for tomorrow, so we’ll be ready to race”, states Tim Seebold.
Fourth place went the ever improving Johnson Racing motor of Michael
Shubert, the hometown hero. Shubert ran a solid day right on Tim
Seebold’s roster tail, giving the Sea-Way Johnson program a he boost
with its progress.
Top Ten Qualifying Results:
Port Neches, Texas – May2, 2009
BOAT / DRIVER TEAM/SPONSOR HOMETOWN
1. #10 Terry Rinker Amsoil Racing Tampa, FL
2. #42 Shaun Torrente Speedmaster/Grand Prix Boats Homestead, FL
3. #16 Tim Seebold Seebold Sports Osage Beach, MO
4. #28 Michael Schubert Sea-Way Marine Richmond, TX
5. #17 Brian Venton Jenkinson Telecom Toronto, Ontario
6. #72 Lynn Simburger Playcraft Boats Elsah, IL
7. #41 Randy Rinker Amsoil / Rinker Racing Syracuse, IN
8. #62 Chris Fairchild Mercury Racing Paw Paw, IL
9. #34 David Brabham Brabham Liquor Stores Charleston, SC
10. #21 Jose Mendana Jr. Mendana Ent./ PipeWelders Miami, Florida
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