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Concord, N.C. - The momentum of winning the first BFGoodrich
Tires Trans-Am Series race of the season, at Sebring International Raceway,
is not the only thing favoring the Huffaker/Qvale Motorsports Tommy Bahama
Qvale Mangusta and driver Brian Simo this weekend. As the season
points-leading combination comes to Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend for
the Grand Prix of Charlotte Weekend Trans-Am, they also have a bit of history
to go with them.
Simo has the best record of any current Trans-Am driver on combined
infield/oval 'roval' courses. He won at last season's lone roval, Pikes Peak,
and picked up his first Trans-Am win the year before at the same track. He
was also second at Homestead in 1998, and Phoenix in 1997.
At Sebring two weeks ago, Simo had to pit on the first lap and restarted the
race in last place. Throughout the event, he moved his way to the front,
finally grabbing the lead in the last few corners of the very last lap to win
the race. Not bad for a driver who was out of work barely a month ago.
"I'm feeling very fortunate to be a part of all this," commented Simo, who
has been runner-up in Trans-Am season points for the past three seasons.
"Just a few weeks ago, it looked as though my season was going to be spent on
the sidelines, but Huffaker/Qvale Motorsports President Bruce Qvale and Joe
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