Mansfield, OH (June 20, 2009) Ben Crosland, the young man from Salt Lake City, had another impressive race today finishing seventh in the Mustang Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. With limited track time, as a rain storm washed out the Friday morning practice, Crosland found his way around the course quite quickly running in P3 in the first practice session. Crosland, starting ninth on the grid, ran two abreast through the first several turns in an exciting race. The young driver drove a consistent race battling Jason von Kluge for position most of the race. “Ben adapted to this very technical track quickly and was fast in practice” said team co-owner, Hayden Harris. Andrew Caddell won the race with Ted Anthony, Jr. and Tony Buffomonte joining him on the podium. The series moves to the Autobahn Country Club course for round nine, July 26th. The Autobahn Country Club is located in Joliet, Illinois.
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Bowmanville, ONT (14 June 2009) Ben Crosland, the sixteen year old rookie from Salt Lake City, had his best finish of the season, finishing fifth today at Mosport International Raceway. Crosland, driving for SpeedWorks R&D, improved on his seventh place finish at New Jersey Motorsports Park and his sixth place finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in his last two outings. “Ben drove a solid race today as he is improving with each race” said team co-owner, Peter Parrott. “We’re all looking forward to the next race at Mid-Ohio , as Ben is really coming in to his own”. The race was won by Tony Buffomante, with Andrew Caddell second and Jason von Kluge rounding out the top three. Next race will be at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, June 20th.
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Monterey, CA (May 17, 2009) – Ben Crosland, improving with each race, started eighth and finished sixth today at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA. The race was won by Ted Anthony Jr., who started on pole. Andrew Caddell came from the back of the field to finish second and Mike McGovern rounded out the podium finishing third.
The series moves to Mosport International Raceway for round seven June 14th.
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Millville, NJ (May 3, 2009) Sixteen year old Ben Crosland had his best qualifying effort on Saturday and his best finish of the young season Sunday finishing seventh. Crosland qualified sixth on Saturday and drove a hard dicey race in the rain on Sunday to bring the SpeedWorks entry home in seventh place. Starting Sixth, Crosland got shuffled back to tenth early in the race, but fought his way back and ran as high as fifth before taking the checker in seventh. ”There was a lot of bumping out there today but it was a lot of fun” said Crosland. When ask about his goal for the next race a Laguna Seca, Crosland said “I’d like to be in the top ten but then again maybe a top five. I can’t wait to race at Laguna Seca, I’ve done several simulated races and I’m really looking forward to racing there”. Driver coach, James Burke said “I’m real proud of Ben, he drove a fine race today. He’s learning every race and with time, he’s going to be a good one”. The wet conditions caused several incidents as the SpeedWorks R&D car showed some “battle scars” after the race was over. Team co-owner, Hayden Harris was very pleased saying “Ben did a great job out there today. He really drove a racy race for his first time in the rain”.
The series travels to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, which marks the mid-point of the 2009 Mustang Challenge season, May 17th.
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