LEXUS POWERS PRUETT TO THRILLING DAYTONA WIN

JDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 3, 2008) -- With a strong run off the final corner, Scott Pruett utilized his Lexus power to push past Alex Gurney down the straightaway on the final lap to register the closest victory in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, winning by just .081 seconds in tonight's Brumos 250 at the Daytona International Speedway. The win is the fifth in eight races for the #01 Ganassi/Lexus team and gives both the drivers and the team a 40-point championship lead with just six races remaining. In addition, Lexus now holds a six-point lead in the manufacturer's championship.

Pruett and Gurney traded the lead three times in the last 20 laps of the event before Pruett made his final pass within sight of the finish line. Pruett... // Motorsport.com

LEXUS LOOKS TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM INTO SECOND HALF – With four victories in the season’s first seven races, Lexus enjoys a three-point lead in the Rolex Sports Car Series Manufacturer’s Championship heading into the second half of the 2008 campaign at Daytona this Thursday. The Chip Ganassi Racing #01 Telmex Lexus has earned each of the four wins, as well as a second and a third-place finish.

In addition to pursuing its second manufacturer’s title in three years, Lexus drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas currently have a 37-point advantage in the driver’s championship, while Chip Ganassi Racing maintains a similar point lead in the team championship. Since entering Daytona Prototype competition in 2004, Lexus has powered four championship runs –... // PaddockTalk

Where: Daytona International Speedway, 3.56-mile, 12-turn speedway road course

Length: 250 miles or 2 hours, 30 minutes

LEXUS LOOKS TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM INTO SECOND HALF - With four victories in the season's first seven races, Lexus enjoys a three-point lead in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Manufacturer's Championship heading into the second half of the 2008 campaign at Daytona this Thursday. The No. 01TELMEX/Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley has earned each of the four wins, as well as a second and a third-place finish.

In addition to pursuing its second manufacturer's title in three years, Lexus drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas currently have a 37-point advantage in the driver's championship, while Chip... // Grand-Am

LEXUS LOOKS TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM INTO SECOND HALF -- With four victories in the season's first seven races, Lexus enjoys a three-point lead in the Rolex Sports Car Series Manufacturer's Championship heading into the second half of the 2008 campaign at Daytona this Thursday. The Chip Ganassi Racing #01 Telmex Lexus has earned each of the four wins, as well as a second and a third-place finish.

In addition to pursuing its second manufacturer's title in three years, Lexus drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas currently have a 37-point advantage in the driver's championship, while Chip Ganassi Racing maintains a similar point lead in the team championship. Since entering Daytona Prototype competition in 2004, Lexus has powered four championship runs -- the 2004 driver's championship for... // Motorsport.com