Lexus Takes A 1-2 Finish At Iowa

Scott Pruett took over the lead on Lap 88 and went on to lead the final 105 laps in pacing a one-two Lexus finish with teammate Michael Valiante in Friday night’s Iowa 400k at the Iowa Speedway.

Pruett, who co-drove the #01 Telmex Lexus-Riley with Memo Rojas, earned a Rolex Series record 14th victory. In addition, the win also marked a record 15th Rolex Series triumph for Chip Ganassi Racing. For Rojas, it was his first-ever Daytona Prototype win. The night also marked a career-best finish for the duo of Rob Finlay and Valiante, who hounded Pruett throughout the final laps on the way to giving the Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus team its’ first-ever one-two finish in the #19 Z-Line Designs Make-A-Wish Lexus-Riley.

It also was fruitful night for three other Lexus-powered teams. Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson teamed to finish fifth in the #60 Michael Shank Racing Lexus, while the Southard Motorsports #3 PLP Lexus placed a season-best eighth with Mark Martin, Shane Lewis and Randy Ruhlman. The #6 Michael Shank Racing Lexus also placed in the top-10 with a ninth-place showing with drivers John Pew and Ian James. Rounding out the Lexus contingent were Mark Wilkins and Brian Frisselle in the #61 Exchange Traded Gold Lexus-Riley in 15th.


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Will_ - 7/23/2007 11:55:51 AM

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And congratulations to you for caring so much as to comment on Lexus relentlessly!

BMW995 - 7/23/2007 11:58:28 AM

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What happened to the German autos?
The Teutonic superiority in handling, acceleration, feel of the road, etc?
Oh well, no use in rubbing it in.

jon21 - 7/23/2007 12:29:53 PM

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Congrats to Lexus Teams again.

SupraNeverBack - 7/23/2007 12:37:09 PM

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Wasn't this a very old news and posted?

david989 - 7/23/2007 1:05:41 PM

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Toyota has more racing heritage and experience than BMW or Mercedes combined. This is proof of this. If BMW were racing here their cars would break down. Not Toyota.

FENDI - 7/23/2007 2:32:39 PM

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You see all the other dumbass posters making comments here as of late, yet you feel compelled to only respond to 'david989?'

SevorbeupstryIsBack - 7/23/2007 4:42:48 PM

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I never heard of this racing before, and the cars look horrid. How about Toyota does some real racing, like F1? .. ah wait they do... but they're rubbish.

david989 - 7/24/2007 7:16:25 AM

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No they're not. Toyota has been doing quite well there.