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Gollin,
Bobbi Sign with Doran Racing for 2005 Rolex Series
LEBANON,
Ohio, Dec. 15 - Doran Racing is pleased to announce
that it has
signed the champions of the last two FIA GT world championships to drive one
of
its DORAN JE4s in the complete 2005 Grand American Rolex Series.
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Homestead
Tire Test Went Well
HOMESTEAD, Fla., Dec. 2 - Doran Racing logged 430 laps around Homestead-Miami
Speedway's 2.3-mile road course during a three-day Hoosier tire test this
week.
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2005
Schedule
The Grand American Road Racing Association announced its 2005 schedule.
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Doran-Lista's
Lienhard Steps Down as Pro-Level Endurance Sports
Car Driver
LEBANON,
Ohio, Nov. 4 - At a special dinner following the Grand
American Rolex series' season finale at California
Speedway last Sunday night, Fredy Lienhard told his
fellow Doran-Lista Racing teammates of his decision
to retire as a driver at the professional level of
endurance sports car racing.
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Doran-Lista
Racing's Theys and Magnussen
Finish Fifth in Lexus Grand American 400 Season Finale
FONTANA, Calif., Oct. 31 - Doran-Lista Racing recorded a solid top-five
finish in the season finale for the Grand American Rolex series Sunday at
California Speedway, as Didier Theys and Jan Magnussen finished fifth in the
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus No. 27 in the Lexus Grand American 400.
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Doran-Lista
Racing's Theys Qualifies Tenth Saturday
For Sunday's Lexus Grand American 400 Season Finale
FONTANA,
Calif., Oct. 30 - Didier Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz.
will start
Sunday's Lexus Grand American 400 at California Speedway from the outside of
row
five by virtue of his fastest lap in qualifying Saturday in the Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus #27.
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Doran-Lista
Works on Set-up at Fontana Friday
FONTANA, Calif., Oct. 29 - Doran-Lista Racing and drivers Didier Theys and
Jan Magnussen recorded the eighth- and ninth-fastest times in the two Rolex
series practice sessions Friday at California Speedway in preparation for Sunday's
Lexus Grand American 400.
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Rolex
Drivers Share Thoughts on Halloween
Before Sunday's Season Finale at Fontana
FONTANA,
Calif., Oct. 26 - With the international flavor of the
Grand
American Rolex series, differences in language, cuisine
and customs often crop up.
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Doran-Lista
Racing Heads to California
For Sunday's Lexus Grand American 400 Season Finale
LEBANON,
Ohio, Oct. 25 - Doran-Lista Racing will be looking for
points, not
treats, over the Halloween weekend.
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Doran-Lista
Finishes Fifth
At Barber Motorsports Park
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala., Oct. 10 - The Doran-Lista team gambled that rain
tires
would give it an advantage in the late stages of the Porsche
250 Rolex series race
Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. Some late cautions
hampered the team's
efforts, but Andrea Montermini still crossed the finish
line in fifth place both
overall and in the Daytona Prototype class in the event,
which was presented
by Bradley Arant.
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Theys
Qualifies Tenth at Barber Motorsports Park
For Tomorrow's Porsche 250
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala., Oct. 9 - Didier Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz. was one
of 10
drivers to qualify under the existing track record Saturday
for the Daytona
Prototype class at Barber Motorsports Park. He'll start
tenth tomorrow in the
Porsche 250 Rolex series race in the Doran-Lista DORAN
JE4 Lexus #27, with Andrea
Montermini of Modena, Italy slated to drive in the second
half of the
two-hour-and-45-minute race.
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Doran-Lista
Seventh in Practice
At Barber Motorsports Park Friday
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala., Oct. 8 - Didier Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Andrea
Montermini of Modena, Italy got their first look at Barber
Motorsports Park
Thursday. Friday the pair recorded the seventh-fastest
time in both the first and
second official practice sessions for Sunday's Porsche
250 presented by Bradley
Arant Rolex series race with the car they'll share for
that event, the
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27.
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Teams
Work Together Following
Accident at VIR Last Sunday
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala., Oct. 8 - If it wasn't for the hard work of the team
which
fields the Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27, two other
Daytona Prototypes
wouldn't be able to compete in Sunday's Rolex series race
at Barber Motorsports Park
here: the Michael Shank Racing #6 and the G&W Motorsports
#81.
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Doran-Lista
Has Uncharacteristic Engine Trouble
Sunday in VIR 400 Rolex Series Race
ALTON,
Va., Oct. 3 - The VIR 400 presented by SunTrust was far
too short for
the Doran-Lista team Sunday at Virginia International
Raceway, as the team
experienced uncharacteristic engine problems early in
the event. The Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 ended up 17th in the Daytona Prototype
class and 37th
overall in the final rundown.
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Doran-Lista's
Theys Qualifies Tenth Saturday
For Sunday's VIR 400 Rolex Series Race
ALTON,
Va., Oct. 2 - Didier Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz. qualified
tenth
Saturday afternoon for Sunday's VIR 400 presented by SunTrust
at Virginia
International Raceway (VIR). The race, in which he'll
be joined by co-driver Andrea
Montermini of Modena, Italy, will be broadcast live on
SPEED at noon Eastern time.
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Doran-Lista
Team Practices at VIR Friday
ALTON,
Va., Oct. 1 - The Doran-Lista team participated in practice
sessions
at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) Friday, posting
the 12th-fastest time
in the morning session and the eighth-fastest time in
the afternoon session.
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Doran-Lista
Pit Crew Members to Participate
In Lance Armstrong Foundation's Charity Bike Ride
ALTON,
Va., Oct. 1 - With three races on the schedule, October
is a busy
month for everyone associated with the Grand American
Rolex series, including the
pit crew members.
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Montermini
to Join Theys at VIR, Barber
LEBANON,
Ohio, Sept. 24 - Doran-Lista Racing, which recorded a
very popular
victory in the Sahlen's 200 at Watkins Glen International
in Watkins Glen, N.Y.
on Aug. 13, announced its drivers' line-up today for the
remaining three
Grand American Rolex series races of 2004.
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Doran-Lista
Finishes Seventh In Miami 250 Sunday at Homestead
HOMESTEAD,
Fla., Sept. 19 - The Doran-Lista team finished a solid
seventh
both in the Daytona Prototype class and overall in the
Miami 250 Rolex series
race Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Doran-Lista
Team Works Hard on Set-up Saturday at Homestead
HOMESTEAD,
Fla., Sept. 18 - The Doran-Lista Racing team worked hard
on the
set-up of the Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 during practice
sessions Saturday
at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Collins
to Join Theys at Homestead This Weekend In Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus #27
LEBANON,
Ohio, Sept. 14 - Hurricane Frances not only caused the
Miami 250
Rolex series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to be postponed
until this coming
Sunday morning, but the storm also altered Doran-Lista
Racing's drivers line-up
for that event.
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Doran-Lista
WINS Sahlen's 200 at the Glen Friday Night
WATKINS
GLEN, N.Y., Aug. 13 - Team owner Kevin Doran's slick move
to have Jan
Magnussen duck into the pits for slick Goodyears late
in the race coupled
with some slick driving by both Magnussen and Didier Theys
earned the Doran-Lista
team the victory in Friday night's Sahlen's 200 Rolex
series race at Watkins
Glen International.
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Doran-Lista
Will Start Fifth Tomorrow Night at the Glen
WATKINS
GLEN, N.Y., Aug. 12 - The Doran-Lista team and drivers
Didier Theys
and Jan Magnussen plan to head to the front tomorrow night
in the Sahlen's 200
at the Glen Rolex series race at Watkins Glen International
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Doran-Lista
Finishes Seventh Saturday in Grand American Race at Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON,
Ohio, Aug. 7 - The Doran-Lista team finished seventh both
overall
and in the Daytona Prototype class in the EMCO Gears Mid-Ohio
Road Racing
Classic Grand American Rolex series race at the Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course
Saturday night.
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Theys
Qualifies Eighth for Saturday's Grand American Race at
Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON,
Ohio, Aug. 6 - Didier Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz. qualified
eighth
in the Daytona Prototype class and overall Friday afternoon
for Saturday's
Emco Gears Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic Rolex series race
at the Mid-Ohio Sports
Car Course.
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Doran-Lista
Off to Mid-Ohio and Then the Glen For Two Races in Six
Days;
Theys to be Joined by Both Leuenberger and Magnussen
LEBANON,
Ohio, Aug. 3 - The pace continues to be fast for Doran-Lista
Racing
in August, as the team will compete in two Rolex series
races within six days.
The first one is the Emco Gears Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic
at the Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio Aug. 6-7, while the
second is the Watkins
Glen 200 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen,
N.Y. Aug. 12-13.
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Theys
and Leuenberger Finish Tenth In Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus At Paul Revere 250 at Daytona
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., July 2 - Benjamin Leuenberger and Didier
Theys finished
tenth overall and in the Daytona Prototype class in the
wee hours of the
morning Friday in the Paul Revere 250 Rolex series race
at Daytona International
Speedway in the Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27.
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Leuenberger
Qualifies 12th In Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus
For Tomorrow Night's Paul Revere 250 at Daytona
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., June 30 - On the first day Benjamin Leuenberger
ever
drove a Daytona Prototype or competed at the Daytona International
Speedway, he
qualified 12th in class and overall Wednesday night for
Thursday night's Paul
Revere 250 Rolex series race.
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Leuenberger
Gets the Nod to Join Theys In Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus
For Thursday Night's Paul Revere 250 at Daytona
LEBANON,
Ohio, June 29 - Situations can change instantaneously
in auto
racing; just ask Benjamin Leuenberger.The
young Swiss driver thought he'd be racing as part of the
Taurus Sports team this Sunday at the Nurburgring in Germany,
but last Thursday that team
decided not to compete in that race due to a lack of sponsorship.
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Doran-Lista
Finishes Fifth at the Glen
WATKINS
GLEN, N.Y., June 20 - Jan Magnussen led a dozen laps in
Sunday's
Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen International
in the Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 before he, co-driver Didier Theys
and the rest of the
Lebanon, Ohio-based team finished a solid fifth.
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Doran-Lista
Mid-Way Report
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., June 20, 2:40 p.m. - Jan Magnussen
put the
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus into the lead of the Sahlen's
Six Hours of the Glen at
Watkins Glen International around the lap 59-mark Sunday
by passing the CompUSA
Riley Lexus #02. By lap 69 he had built up an 11.564-second
lead.
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Magnussen
Qualifies Seventh for Sunday's Sahlen's Six Hours of the
Glen
In Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus
WATKINS
GLEN, N.Y., June 19 - Denmark's Jan Magnussen qualified
seventh in
class and overall in the Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27
Saturday afternoon at
Watkins Glen International for tomorrow's Sahlen's Six
Hours of the Glen Rolex
series race.
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Doran-Lista
Racing/Practice report from Watkins Glen Friday
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., June 18 - Didier Theys worked on the
car's balance, Fredy
Lienhard got re-acclimated to Watkins Glen International,
and Jan Magnussen
got his first taste of the famous 3.4-mile, 11-turn road
course on Friday as
practice opened for Sunday's Sahlen's Sports Car Grand
Prix Rolex Series race.
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24
Hours of Le Mans Class Winner Now Shifts Focus to
Watkins Glen and
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus
LEBANON,
Ohio, June 13 - Jan Magnussen will have very little
time to relax
following his GTS class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France Sunday
afternoon with fellow Corvette drivers Oliver Gavin of England and Olivier
Beretta
of Monaco.
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Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus Finishes Second at Mont-Tremblant
Sunday
MONT-TREMBLANT,
Quebec, May 23 - The Doran-Lista Racing DORAN JE4 Lexus
#27
and drivers Jan Magnussen and Didier Theys finished second Sunday in a very
competitive Six
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Magnussen Qualifies Fourth in Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus Saturday at Mont-Tremblant
MONT-TREMBLANT,
Quebec, May 22 - Saturday afternoon Denmark's Jan
Magnussen
qualified fourth for Sunday's Six Hours of Circuit Mont-Tremblant Rolex series
race at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant.
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So
Far, Magnussen Loves Mont-Tremblant
MONT-TREMBLANT,
Quebec, May 21 - The Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27
was
fourth-fastest in the first practice session and third-fastest in the second
practice session Friday at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant.
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Test
Day Goes Well Thursday at Mont-Tremblant
MONT-TREMBLANT,
Quebec, May 20 - Testing went well for the Doran-Lista
Racing
team Thursday at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant here. Both Didier Theys and
Jan
Magnussen were on hand. Tomorrow both hope to continue their work in
helping
to set up the Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 in preparation for Sunday's Six
Hours of Mont-Tremblant.
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Doran-Lista
Heads to Mont-Tremblant
LEBANON,
Ohio, May 15 - Next weekend Doran-Lista Racing will return
to the
track where it set the largest margin of victory in Grand
American Road Racing
Association history two years ago: Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant
in picturesque
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
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Doran-Lista
Has Uncharacteristic DNF At
Phoenix Int'l Raceway Saturday Night
PHOENIX,
April 10 - The Doran-Lista Racing team saw a solid top-five
finish
evaporate 35 minutes before the end of the Food City 250
at Phoenix
International Raceway Saturday night due to an accident
in turn four of the oval on
lap 105 of the 133-lap race. Luckily hometown favorite
Didier Theys of Scottsdale,
Ariz., wasn't hurt in the accident, but due to extensive
front-end damage the
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 didn't finish the two-hour-and-45-minute
race.
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Lienhard
to Start 14th in Food City 250 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway
Tomorrow Night
PHOENIX,
April 9 - Fredy Lienhard Sr. of Niederteufen, Switzerland
put the
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 firmly in the field Friday
afternoon for
tomorrow night's Food City 250 Rolex series race at Phoenix
International Raceway.
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Doran-Lista
Making Progress at PIR
PHOENIX,
April 8 - The Doran-Lista team is at Phoenix Int'l
Raceway
today practicing for Saturday night's Food City 250 Rolex series race, which
will
be shown live on SPEED at 9 p.m. Eastern time.
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Theys
Hikes Camelback as Part
of His Training
SCOTTSDALE,
Ariz., March 30 - Hikers
on the trails of Camelback
Mountain
probably don't realize it, but they have something
in common with many drivers in
the Grand American Rolex Series who will compete
at Phoenix Int'l Raceway in
nearby Avondale on Saturday night, April 10.
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Doran-Lista
Racing to Converge At PIR
Easter Weekend in Search
of Points
LEBANON,
Ohio, March 30 - Fredy Lienhard
Sr. will be coming all the
way from
Niederteufen, Switzerland to compete in the Food
City 250 Grand American Rolex
Series race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR)
April 8-10.
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Six
More DORAN JE4s to be Produced
This Year
LEBANON,
Ohio, March 9 - Due to the
DORAN JE4's resounding success
as the
championship-winning Daytona Prototype for 2003 and
its one-two class finish in
this year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, team owners
are clamoring for the car,
designed and produced by Doran Designs. To
meet the demand, company head
Kevin Doran announced today that Doran Designs will
produce six more brand-new
DORAN JE4s in calendar year 2004.
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Magnussen
Is Involved in Accident
While Going for the Lead
Late in Grand Prix of Miami
HOMESTEAD,
Fla., Feb. 28 - Jan Magnussen
was going for the lead with
seven
laps to go in the Grand Prix of Miami Saturday at
Homestead-Miami Speedway, but
unfortunately he and the driver he was battling,
Max Papis, had contact which
resulted in the Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus ending
up spun out in turn one.
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Theys
Qualifies Second in Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus For Tomorrow's
Grand Prix of Miami
HOMESTEAD, Fla., Feb. 27 - Friday afternoon Didier
Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz.
waited until his Goodyear Eagle tires and his Lexus
engine were warm, picked
a good spot in traffic, and then recorded a lap in
1:14.159 (111.652 mph) to
qualify second for tomorrow's Grand Prix of Miami
Grand American Rolex series
race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Theys,
Magnussen to Share Cockpit
of Doran-Lista DORAN JE4
Lexus #27 at Homestead
LEBANON, Ohio, Feb. 21 - One of the most popular drivers
in the American Le
Mans Series (ALMS) will pinch-hit on one of the most
popular teams in the Grand
American Rolex Series at the Grand Prix of Miami on
Saturday, Feb. 28 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.
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Kevin
Doran's Rolex 24 Success
Expands to Winning Car
Manufacturer for '04
LEBANON,
Ohio, Feb. 17 - In his 20
years participating in the
Rolex 24 at
Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Kevin Doran
has been in victory lane as a
crew chief (1986 and 1987), a team member (1989),
a team manager (1998 and
2002) and a car owner (1998 and 2002). On Feb.
1 he added one more winning role
to his resume: that of the winning car manufacturer.
A DORAN JE4 that he
designed and built through one of his companies,
Doran Designs, won the race
overall when the Bell Motorsports DORAN JE4 Pontiac
took the checkered flag. What's
more, another DORAN JE4 for which Doran is the owner
and team manager, the
Doran-Lista DORAN JE4 Lexus, finished second in the
Daytona Prototype class, the
top class of the Grand American Road Racing Association.
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Doran-Lista
Racing Battles Back to
Finish Second In Top Class
Sunday in Rolex 24 at Daytona
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., Feb. 1 - First
the Doran-Lista Racing team
had to start
31st in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona International
Speedway.
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Daytona
Photos
Bell
Motorsports Wins Most Prestigious
Endurance Sports Car Race
in North America
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., Feb. 1 - Some
people may think the old
racing axiom of
"It's not over until the checkered flag waves" is a
little trite, but the Bell
Motorsports team and drivers Terry Borcheller, Forest
Barber, Andy Pilgrim and
Christian Fittipaldi proved it's still very true
Sunday at Daytona
International Speedway when they persevered to win
an extremely wet Rolex 24 Hours at
Daytona.
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Hourly
Pit Notes Hour
24 (around 1p.m.):
- Doran
Lista finishes 2nd in Class
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Doran-Lista
Team Qualifies Friday and Works on Final Preparations
for Rolex 24
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., Jan. 30 - Didier Theys of Scottsdale,
Ariz. took care of some unfinished business and did
two laps at speed in race trim during the second qualifying
session Friday morning at Daytona International Speedway
to qualify 31st for this weekend's Rolex 24. "
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Doran-Lista
to Qualify for Rolex 24 on Friday After Communications
Problem Thwarts Thursday's Round
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29 - A miscommunication between Grand
American Road Racing Association officials and team
managers caused nine cars to be disqualified from the
first round of Rolex 24 qualifying at Daytona International
Speedway Thursday afternoon. One SGS car, seven GT
cars and one Daytona Prototype, the latter being the
Doran-Lista Racing entry, were disqualified from the
session for failing to meet the deadline for nominations
of the qualifying driver.
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SPEED
Channel's Pit Reporters to Use Lista Cabinet; Rolex
24 Fans Can Win Same Pit Cart At www.listaintl.com This
Weekend
LEBANON,
Ohio, Jan. 26 - Calvin Fish wants "just some water
and a cup of coffee now and again."
At first Chris Neville suggested "corn dogs, strawberry Twizzlers and Red Bull." He
was just kidding though, and later said that actually "a cold water during
the day, hot cocoa at night and a cup of joe for breakfast" should cover his
needs.
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FIA
World Sports Car Champion Lammers and Le Mans Veteran
Goossens To Join Doran-Lista Racing's Theys and
Lienhard for Rolex 24 at Daytona
LEBANON,
Ohio, Jan. 16 - Doran-Lista Racing announced today
that Jan Lammers and Marc Goossens will join Didier
Theys and Fredy Lienhard Sr. in the cockpit of the
Doran-Lista Racing DORAN JE4 Lexus #27 in the Rolex
24 Hours at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway
in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
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Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 Lexus Is Fifth-Fastest at Daytona Test;
Team Concentrates on Race Set-up
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., Jan. 5 - The Lebanon, Ohio-based Doran-Lista
Racing team posted the fifth-fastest time overall in
three days of testing at Daytona International Speedway
in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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Doran-Lista
Racing to Compete in Grand-Am Rolex Series in 2004
HOLLISTON,
Mass., Oct. 14 - Didier Theys drove the Doran-Lista
DORAN JE4 #27 through the doors of a brand-new 41,000-square-foot
addition to Lista International Corp.'s American factory
here Tuesday afternoon, and then did a quick pit stop
and a victory donut on the warehouse floor as the roar
of the car's Toyota V8 engine reverberated across the
addition's vast walls and ceiling.
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