Mustang Challenge

Making of A Race Driver in 30 Days--Rob D'Amico Ready For Mustang Challenge Debut

Millville, NJ (30 April 2009) -- For many watching the races from the stands, it might seem like no matter how close you are to the race, it'd would take a million years to actually get in and do it yourself.

But that's not the case, and Race Day On Fox broadcast talent Rob D'Amico is living that dream as he is experiencing the "Making of a Race Driver in 30 Days" as he gears up to make his Ford Racing Mustang Challenge debut this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park in round 5 of the 2009 season.

With little background in the sport save for a massive amount of passion, and the good fortune to work covering the sport as Race Day on Fox is broadcast to over 440 affiliates around the country, D'Amico's experiences serve as a good example of someone accelerating their life to become a race driver.

Like many racers in the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge, D'Amico's journey started with a visit to the Miller Performance Training Center in Tooele, Utah. The Performance Training Center also utilizes the Ford Mustang as the platform, which helped D'Amico get tuned up for his actual racing machine, the Ford Mustang FR500S that is the centerpiece of the Mustang Challenge....


Drivers, park officials happy with improvements
The grass is much greener on the other side this year at the New Jersey Motorsports Park.
The park will host the Verizon Wireless 250 this weekend in the first event of its second year. Park officials hope the action on the track runs more smoothly than last year.

Last year's Grand-Am event featured several crashes, as drivers veered off the course and brought dirt onto the track. The dust caused issues for the tires and visibility problems for those behind the wheel.

During the offseason, the park planted grass along the track's infield and placed three-foot wide curbing to discourage drivers from veering off the racetrack. Drivers from the teams in the various series that will compete this weekend tested the track for the first time Thursday and reported a major difference...

Actor Dempsey to raceat Millville track


"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey is scheduled to race in the Verizon Wireless 250 Grand-Am Rolex series race on Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park near Millville.
Dempsey will co-drive the Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 with Joe Foster. Dempsey led a Rolex series race for the first time last year at NJMP.

Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson won last year's inagural Grand-Am race at NJMP.

Sunday's race is the third in the 12-race Grand-Am series. Brumos Racing Porsche drivers David Donohue and Darren Law are tied for the points lead with 60. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, with the Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac team, are next with 59.

Other races at NJMP this weekend are the Koni Sports Car Challenge, the Speed World Challenge GT, and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge.


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