GTO WINS AT WATKINS GLEN!

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 12, 2005) -- Making just their second start of the season in the Rolex Series GT class, No. 64 TRG Pontiac GTO.R co-drivers Paul Edwards and Jan Magnussen earned the first class victory for the new GTO.R, holding off the No. 16 F1 Air BMW M3 of Justin Marks and Joey Hand by just 0.285 seconds.
After Edwards started fifth, Magnussen took over for the second half and was able to work his way through the field. It was Magnussen's second-straight Rolex Series victory at Watkins Glen International, as the Dane claimed an overall win alongside then-co-driver Didier Theys in the Sahlen's 200 last August.
"It was tight racing with the yellows, but everyone seemed to respect each other," Magnussen said. "Paul did a good job to recover from the flat tire and keep the car toward the front. It was good racing at the end with the BMW. We won the race on consistency and strategy, maybe next time we can win on speed."
"It's awesome," Edwards said. "The win here is a huge achievement for the team. We weren't the fastest car today. We were really consistent, and it just worked our way. Luckily this time we had the yellows at the end. We were looking iffy for the fuel, so it worked for us."