Amesbury, MA. June 25th, 2012 --Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana, driving the No. 94 Turner Motorsport BMW M3, finished second in Saturdays two-hour Rolex 250 at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The duos second consecutive GT class podium finish - following a win at Mid-Ohio two weeks ago - moves the Turner Motorsport team to fourth in the GT point standings.
Turner Motorsport now heads into the second half of the 2012 Grand Am Rolex Sports Car season and the July 1 Sahlens Six Hours of the Glen for the second round of the North American Endurance Championship with a six-race streak of finishing fifth or higher. After a 15th place finish at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona the No. 94 BMW M3 has finished fifth at Barber Motorsports Park; fifth at Homestead-Miami Speedway; fourth at New Jersey Motorsports Park; fifth at Detroit; first at Mid-Ohio and second at Road America.
June is a tough month with four race weekends, said Will Turner. I am extremely appreciative to everyone on the team for being so willing to put their own lives on hold and work so hard for our success.
The Sahlens Six Hours of the Glen will see Auberlen and Dalla Lana joined by Billy Johnson as the third driver. Last year the No. 94 M3 finished 11th after a broken front suspension slowed Auberlen, Dalla Lana and Joey Hand.
We are looking for a much better result at this weekends six-hour race at Watkins Glen than last year, continued Turner. We tested there in May and it has been a key component in our recent success. Mid-Ohio and Road America have underlined the fact that our GT M3 will challenge for the top of the podium in the second half of the season.
Live timing and scoring from practice, qualifying and both races can be found on grand-am.com. The Continental Tire 150 at the Glen takes the green flag a 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30 and will be televised on SPEED television on July 8 at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Sahlens Six Hours of the Glen will be televised live on SPEED television beginning at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, July 1.
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Turner Motorsport is the leading BMW tuner in North America, bringing technology and expertise from the racetrack to the street for over two decades. Since 1993 the Turner Motorsport Team has competed in over 240 professional races, winning six professional racing championships in three different series since 2003. The most recent being the 2011 Continental Sports Car Challenge. Their success is passed into every component that Turner Motorsport designs and sells through their comprehensive website and performance showroom. Our race team, R&D engineers and Sales team work together, ensuring practical knowledge and state-of-the-art engineering flow in both directions. Few companies in North America can claim such a close relationship to what they sell and what they race.
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2012 ROLEX SERIES SCHEDULE
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LIVE! Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen July 1st @ 11:00am ET | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen. NY
LIVE! Super Weekend at the Brickyard July 27th @ 4:30pm ET | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
LIVE! Watkins Glen International Short Course August 11th @ 6:00 ET | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen. NY
LIVE! Circuit Gilles Villenueve August 18th @ 7:00pm ET | Circuit Gilles Villenueve, Montreal, Quebec
LIVE! Continental Tire Sports Car Festival September 9th @ 3:00pm ET | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA
LIVE! Lime Rock Park September 29th @ 3:00pm ET | Limerock Park, Lakeville, CT
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