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Daytona Podium for No. 87!

ImageDaytona Beach, FL (July 3, 2008) --Farnbacher Loles Racing earned its second-consecutive podium on Thursday evening, taking second place in the GT class on the last lap of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Both drivers of the No. 87 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car led the class during the two-hour 25-minute race. Dirk Werner of Kissenbrück, Germany, started second and took the class lead at the green flag. He handed off to Bryce Miller of Summit, N.J., from second place and Miller regained the class lead on a subsequent restart. He dropped back to third behind two stronger Mazdas and was passed by a Pontiac as one of the Mazdas flipped, bringing out a late-race caution. With one green flag lap to the finish, Miller passed the Pontiac for second place.

Bryce Miller, No. 87:  "It's a great feeling to score a podium after such a long while and to be reunited with Dirk. He set me up perfectly for this evening. It's just great to be back here and have the exposure to this driving development and to be able to run for a podium finish like that at the end of the race. It's been a long time coming, so to deliver a result like this after such a trying season is certainly a good feeling, and it's good to share with our sponsors, Marquis Jet and Resorts International, as well."

Dirk Werner, No. 87:  "I'm absolutely happy with the race. Finally, our series of bad luck ended today. I'm really proud of the crew and all the people who worked on the car that we could finally get a podium after that many bad races. I know it's not easy to keep the motivation high, but the mechanics kept on giving us a good car and preparing it as if we were running for the championship. That's just awesome! Bryce brought the luck back to our car and we showed today that our car was the fastest Porsche again."

– farnbacherlolesracing.com –

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