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Bill Auberlen - 350th race |
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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Bill Auberlen will start his
350th auto race this weekend, competing in the Grand-Am KONI
Challenge Series race at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Friday. The
Redondo Beach, Calif., driver will set another mark during the Grand-Am Rolex
Sports Car Series race at the same track on Saturday – his 210th
start in a BMW-powered car.
His perspective is that of a
consummate racer: "It's good to finally come to the halfway point of the amount
of races I'm going to do. I can't wait for the second 350! I'm just as excited
now as I was for the first race I did. I love to win more now than I ever
did."
After racing in more than 200
motocross events, Auberlen switched to cars at age 18. He has since won six
professional auto-racing championships and earned 74 victories, 138 podium
finishes, 53 pole positions (41 record) and 64 fastest race laps (48 record). He
has set 102 series and track records since 1990, with record-setting
performances every year from 1993 through 2007.
Auberlen has driven with many
manufacturers in a career that has spanned the globe, but most of his success
has come as a factory driver for BMW.
"Driving with BMW has been great for
my career. They brought me a lot of wins and a lot of championships," he noted.
"Any time you're aligned with a great manufacturer, it makes your job a lot
easier."
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