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| San Diego Race Recap – Simo Takes First Championship |
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one driver in Trans-Am history had finished second more times in his career
before going on to score a win than the six times Miller has, and that was
four-time Trans-Am champion Tommy Kendall. Kendall scored seven runner-up
finishes before his first win.
"This is really as much of a relief as it is exciting," added Miller, who was
voted Most Improved Driver of 1998. "We've known all year we could win. We
thought we had a win several times, but we just couldn't get it to stick. To
come away now with a win at the last race of the year - especially with the
season we've had - is a great relief to the whole crew. It's a great way to
validate UPS and Automationdirect.com and HITACHI and Cutler-Hammer for all
the faith they've had in us. We're really pumped going into the four month
break until next season."
Boris Said finished in second place to cap off a three race end of the season run that saw him finish second twice and win one race. "I made a run at Miller near the end and got close," said Said. "But I made a couple of mistakes braking and I didn't have the car to take him. Sometimes it is better to just finish and today, I had a second place car."
Gentilozzi Bad Luck
Gentilozzi suffered from a bad case of bad luck as he fell out of the race with a broken oil pump shaft. "I'm disappointed, but more so for the team," said Gentilozzi. "I told them on the radio after we broke that it was just one of those things that no one can control. I congratulate Brian and his team. Brian has worked hard for this and he has managed to bring all the necessary elements together for a championship effort. He should be proud of his accomplishment."
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