Daytona Beach, Fla. (July 5, 2007) - The Krohn Racing team captured another podium finish, their second in a row, in the Brumos Porsche 250 race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on Thursday night, July 5th. The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of qualifying and starting driver Max Papis and co-driver Colin Braun finished in third place in the 70-lap, two and one-half hour sprint race, Round Eight of 14 in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. They started from the third position and Papis lead for two laps in the exciting night race which featured only one caution period.
The No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of owner/driver Tracy Krohn and Nic Jönsson finished tenth, their fourth Top Ten finish this season, after starting from the 12th position on the grid.
The polesitting No. 99 Gainsco Pontiac Riley of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty took their fourth victory of the season, their third in a row. The No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley of Max Angelelli and Jonathan Cochet finished second, making it a podium sweep for Pontiac.
The No. 01 Ganassi Lexus Riley team of drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas continue to hold onto the 2007 Daytona Prototype points championship lead (unofficially) with 237 points. The No. 10 SunTrust team remains second with 228 points and the No. 99 Gainsco Racing team climbs higher in third with 220 points. The No. 75 Krohn Racing entry maintains fourth place in the Prototype championship with 209 points.
Max Papis, driver, No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley:
“We definitely gave them a run for their money -- both the 58 and 99 cars. We did everything we could today to show people we were there. We had a great race. We maximized what we had. We still are not at the level of the 99 car, but we are getting there. We are making improvements. If we keep finishing on the podium, as we are doing, then hopefully before the end of the season, we might have a way to challenge them.
On my side, we had a pretty eventful race in terms of things happening around me and the battles I had with many of the guys around me. I was pleased to go into the pits and give the car to Colin in the lead. From there on Colin did a good job to do everything he could to finish third. I think we had a very good team effort. We started so-so at the beginning of the day and we finished on the podium so, we need to be pretty pleased for that. We are not satisfied, but pleased. We’re going to be satisfied only when we win.”