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March 1, 2010

Rehagen Racing Announces Opportunity for a NASA American Iron Competitors to Compete for a Free Ride at Daytona 2011

Rehagen Racing announces its offer for a 2010 National Auto Sport Association (NASA) American Iron competitor to race with the team at Daytona 2011 for free. To earn the drive at Daytona, the competitor must either win the NASA American Iron National Championship in a Rehagen Racing's RR46-C Club Racer that they've purchased or rented for five or more races, or be the top finisher of at least five qualifying Rehagen Racing drivers competing for the NASA American Iron National Championship.

Dean Martin of Rehagen Racing explains, "We're excited about this program to potentially help a club racer jump to the professional ranks. Our RR46-C Club Racer is a proven American Iron race-winner. If someone drives it to the 2010 American Iron National Championship, they'll earn a career-boosting ride in one of our Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge cars at Daytona next year."

The program offers a unique opportunity for the American Iron National Champion to step to the next level in sports car racing, and to showcase their talent in front of a national television audience. Daytona is the opening race of Grand-Am's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) series, which takes place the same weekend as the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona. Previous CTSCC races have been nationally- televised on SPEED with thousands of spectators on hand to add additional fanfare to the event.

For more information, contact Dean Martin at Rehagen Racing (734) 524-9770, e-mail rehagenracing@comcast.net, or visit www.rehagenracing.com.

About Rehagen Racing
Rehagen Racing won the 2009 Grand-Am KONI Challenge GS Championship (now renamed Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge) with a Mustang that they built and prepared in their Livonia, Michigan shop. Ken Wilden co-drove with Dean Martin and Oswaldo Negri to earn the team’s first championship.

About the Rehagen Racing RR46-C Club Racer
The RR46-C Club Racer is built by Rehagen Racing starting with a new Ford Mustang GT. Featuring 410 horsepower and a 3160-pound race weight, it's eligible for many club racing classes including NASA American Iron. Pricing starts at $49,500 and many options are available to meet the needs of the racer and individual racing series. Visit www.rehagenracing.com for more information.

February 1, 2010

Two top 10 finishes for the Rehagen team at Daytona.

While 7th and 9th place finishes were less than expected from the team, the finishes were satisfactory given the issues the team faced during the race. After starting 3rd, 5th, and 7th on the grid, the Rehagen Mustangs ran strong until the #59 Mustang developed an engine problem. Mustang Challenge Champion Andrew Caddell could do nothing but sit at the controls while cars motored past him on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway. The issue was later diagnosed as a failed fuel filter that had deteriorated internally and came apart leading to clogged fuel injectors. The pair of Caddell and defending Champion Ken Wilden soldiered on to a 9th place finish. The car's worst finish in over 15 races.

Ryan Winchester had a stellar start in his professional racing debut. After starting 7th on the grid, Winchester muscled his #60 Columbus Truck and Equipment Mustang to second place early in the battle. After a strategic decision in the pits, Winchester found himself at the pointy end of the field leading the field to the restart. Winchester led for 8 circuits on his old tires until finally being passed by veteran Charles Espendlaub in his V8 BMW M3 (who got fresh tires on his pit stop). He held strong in the top 5 until a pit stop and driver change on lap 43 when Ray Mason took the controls. Mason fell back to 17th position following the pit stop, but had the fuel to go the rest of the way. He battled his way back to be Rehagen Racing's top finisher at P7.

Bob Michaelian atarted the race in the 5th position and managed to gain a spot early in the race. Unfortunately, Michaelian was assessed a stop and go penalty for a jumped start for passing the #89 Porsche that was already a lap down and in 68th position on lap TEN! It was a bullshit call, but there is no reasoning with the officials. It was a long road to get back to the front as Rob Finlay managed to climb back to 2nd place by lap 48. A full course caution was all we needed to make it to the end on fuel, but it never came. With just a few laps to go, Finlay had to pit for a splash of fuel. Then, with only a lap and a half left in the race, Finlay got caught up in a wreck and got collected, finishing his day. A top ten finish was just out of reach on this day....

Don't miss the broadcast on SPEED Saturday February 13th at 7pm....

We'll be back at it in Homestead Miami on March 7th.