Anchor Racing Teams with Joey Hand at Laguna SecaFor Immediate
Release: Chicago, IL - 4/25/2005 - Anchor Racing returns to California for round four of the Grand Am Cup Series at Laguna Seca. Due to racing conflicts with the NASCAR Nextel Cup series, Joey Hand will be stepping in for ace driver, Boris Said. "We wish Boris well and we will be cheering him on after our victories," reported team owner, John Munson. Hand and Said were former teammates in 2004, running a BMW M3 for BMW Team PTG in the Rolex Grand-American Road Racing Series. In 2005, Hand is only one of two BMW factory drivers in North America and feels honored to hold this prestigious title with teammate Bill Auberlen. "I've never raced a stock M3 before. It's all new to me, but Boris has given me a few hints for this race," said Hand, a native of Sacramento, California. "It should be a fun race. Especially, since I will be competing against my PTG teammates (Bill Auberlen, Justin Marks, Kelly Collins, and Tom Milner)." Hand looks forward to racing at his home track where he will receive plenty of support from his friends and family during the race weekend. Following a third place finish at Fontana, Anders Hainer is ready to take the win in his No. 99 Anchor Racing/ UnderArmour/ BMW M3 . "I'm looking forward for our team to continue to build on the success we had at California Speedway," said Hainer. "With 3 cars in the top 11, we did quite well, considering the rough start of the season at the two first events. Unfortunately, Boris will not be able to make it to this next event, due to NASCAR driving commitments, and he will really be missed on the team. I will be driving with Joey Hand instead, and we are very fortunate that he is able to fill in for Boris. Joey is a very fast and talented driver, so we should hopefully be able to do some great things at Laguna. More than anything, I'm just looking forward to having fun - It's a great track, and John Munson has put such a good team in place, so I'm hoping for a very good weekend," Hainer reported. "We are very excited to race at historic Laguna Seca," commented Munson. "I was there this month to get some track time on this historic course. We are excited about our prospects at Laguna and we are looking forward to improving upon our California results." James Sofronas will be sharing driving duties with Munson while Rick Skelton and Joe Foster will be piloting the No. 93 Anchor Racing/ Hyper Sport Engineering/BMW M3. Along with the three BMW M3s in the GS class, Anchor Racing will field the No. 72 BMW 330 in the Grand Am Cup ST class with drivers John Munson, Tim Probert and David Scott. The debut of the No. 72 Anchor Racing/BMW 330 at Fontana was delayed due to mechanical issues during qualifying. However, the No. 72 is in top form for the 200-mile race and the three drivers are excited to compete in the world-renowned 2.238-mile, 11 turn road course on April 29-May 1. Anchor Racing is dedicated to winning the Grand Am Cup Championship in both the GS and ST classes. The silver BMW M3s will be sporting their official team sponsors: Anchor Group, Hyper-Sport Engineering ( www.hyper-sport.net ), Under Armour ( www.underarmour.com ) , Anchor Mortgage Corporation. SM For more information on Anchor Racing, visit www.ANCHORRACING.com .
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