MILKA DUNO/ANDY WALLACE TAKE FOURTH PLACE IN CALIFORNIA RACE!

FONTANA, Calif. (April 3, 2005) -- Defending Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype co-champion Scott Pruett held off current Daytona Prototype co-points leader Max Angelelli by a series-record 0.096 seconds to take his first victory of the 2005 season in the Ferrari Maserati 400 at California Speedway.

Driving the No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley, Pruett claimed the lead from Michael Valiante when the Canadian pitted for fuel, tires and to hand the No. 19 Ten Motorsports BMW Riley over to co-driver Michael McDowell on Lap 65 of the 86-lap race. Pruett's ascension to the lead was remarkable as his No. 01 co-driver Luis Diaz encountered a power steering failure as he approached the green flag while starting from his first career pole position.

Andy Wallace and Milka Duno charged from 21st on the starting grid to finish fourth in the No. 2 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford. It was Wallace's second top-four result in three starts this season. Tracy Krohn and Nic Jönsson completed the top-five finishers in the No. 67 Krohn Racing/TRG Pontiac Riley for their second-straight top-five finish after a fourth-place showing last month in Miami.

The Ferrari Maserati 400 featured six lead changes among six different drivers. Among the leaders were Valiante, Fabrizio Gollin in the No. 77 Crown Royal Special Reserve Doran Racing Lexus Doran, Jörg Bergmeister in the No. 66 Krohn Racing/TRG Pontiac Riley and Shane Lewis in the No. 3 PAP-Parts/OZEXE BMW Riley for Southard Motorsports, each of whom led for the first time in their Daytona Prototype careers. The combined margin of victory for the last two Rolex Series races (the Ferrari Maserati 400 and the Grand Prix of Miami) is 1.294 seconds.