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"My job is to qualify the car and when the fuel window opens, get it into the Rocket Man's hands in good shape," Gleason said in victory circle. "The Turner Motorsport team gave us a car that was good right out of the box this weekend, and Bill was able to show you what he had.
"Yesterday was all about showcasing the talents of Joey Hand; today was all about showcasing Bill Auberlen," Gleason added. "Joey and I were in line for a victory yesterday but it was cut short by a questionable move by another competitor. The important thing is that he's OK. It was a sort of David versus Goliath story all along, because that's a low-budget team pitted again teams with a lot more support. Joey did a masterful job, as did Bill today."
"Chris did a great job and gave the car to me in great shape," Auberlen added. "I spun once, and then I went bananas trying to get to the front. STOP-TECH helps us with our Brakes, and that really helped. The Porsche got a run on me once and got by, but then he overshot the turn and I got back by him."
Saturday
Gleason thought he and co-driver Joey Hand of Sacramento, Calif. were headed for the top step of the podium near the end of Saturday night's Rolex Series race, but instead both ended up heading to a local hospital; Hand in an ambulance and Gleason in a car to check on him.
Driving the Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW M3 No. 21, Hand was in the lead on the backstretch with second, third and fourth place right behind him when the second-place driver hit him in the rear. Out of control, Hand's BMW went off the track and over a mound of dirt, which served like a motorcycle stunt rider's ramp and launched him into the air. The car flipped at least eight times and finally landed on its roof, with fuel pouring out of it.
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