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Ford Riley holds on to win 1000 K race
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Daytona Prototype class winner Michael Shank Racing No. 6 speeds through rain and debris on the Attitude Turn Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park. The race car, with three drivers taking turns at the wheel, finished first in six hours and 45 minutes in the 1000 kilometer race.
- photography / Maegan Burr
- photography / Maegan Burr
Raphael Matos, Ian James and John Pew teamed up to race their No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley car to a first-place finish in the 2008 SunRichGourmet.com 1000 on Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park. It was one of the biggest events of the season at the Tooele County track.
The men completed the 137 laps of the race in 6:47:12.546, which gave them their third first-place Daytona Prototype victory in three races at MMP. There was a seven-hour time limit on the nearly all-day race, and Matos, James and Pew had achieved an average speed of 90.555 mph throughout their long run on the course.
The race, which was on Miller Motorsports Park’s 4.486-mile circuit, saw 16 lead changes among 14 drivers and 10 cars, and nine of the 10 lead-lap finishers led the race. Matos led the final 28 laps of the race, eventually leading to a 29.398-second margin of victory over the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Dallara driven by Max Anglelli and Michael Valiante.
Matos, who also won the GT class in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, was quite pleased to have had a strong car and reliable teammates during such a hard and grueling series to win.
“The car was strong going into the race, and we tried to hit our marks and be a little more conservative with the car to make sure nothing broke,” Matos said. “The last pit stop was what allowed us to take over and get into first position. I have to thank Michael Shank, John Pew, Ian James, and everyone that supported this program this year. It’s been an amazing time for us.”
Pew was also grateful for the hard work of both his team and the racing crew.
“We had a fantastic team for this race, and the crew also did a fantastic job as well,” he said.
Second place winners Max Angelelli and Michael Valiante crossed the finish line in their No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Dallara with a time of 6:47:41.944, and an average speed of 90.446 mph. John Fogarty, Mike Gurney and Jimmy Vasser took third place in their No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley, with a time of 6:47:48.366 and an average speed of 90.423 mph.
Doug Radunich: dougrad@tooeletranscript.com
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