29
June
2004
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09:00 AM
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BMW TEAM PTG M3s DRIVE FOR FIVE WINS AT DAYTONA

Summary
Winchester, Va. (June 28, 2004) - A win at the Paul Revere 250 this Thursday night by a BMW Team PTG M3 will tie BMW for the most Rolex Sports Car Series GT-class wins in a row. If Bill Auberlen or Boris Said take the win from the pole, as they have in the previous four races, they will not only tie the record, but will be the first to win five in a row from the first starting position.

Winchester, Va. (June 28, 2004) - A win at the Paul Revere 250 this Thursday
night by a BMW Team PTG M3 will tie BMW for the most Rolex Sports Car Series
GT-class wins in a row. If Bill Auberlen or Boris Said take the win from the
pole, as they have in the previous four races, they will not only tie the
record, but will be the first to win five in a row from the first starting
position.

BMW currently stands second in Manufacturer Point Standings, only 5 points from
the top spot. Boris Said leads the Driver Point Standings, Bill Auberlen
second, Justin Marks seventh and Joey Hand 11th. BMW Team PTG leads the Team
Point Standings with the No. 21 M3. The No. 22 M3 is sixth.

The 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course has been the only
circuit where BMW Team PTG has not reached the top of the podium this season.
Both M3s had mechanical problems in their Rolex Sports Car Series debut in
January, finishing 17th and 20th in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

BMW Team PTG returned to Victory Lane at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in
February with a 1-2 BMW M3 finish in Round Two. Bill Auberlen and Boris Said
made it two wins in a row from the pole position for the No. 21 BMW M3 in
April's Round Three contest at Phoenix International Raceway. Last month
Auberlen and Said added another victory from the pole at the 6 Heures du
Circuit Mont-Tremblant. The fourth consecutive Auberlen/Said win from the pole
came at Watkins Glen International on June 20th.

"At Mont-Tremblant and Watkins Glen our two M3s raced for twelve hours and
close to 2000 miles combined," said Tom Milner, BMW Team PTG owner. "We are
much better prepared for this race at Daytona than we were in January."

In addition to his four Rolex Series GT wins, BMW-ace Bill Auberlen has
recorded an outstanding win tally racing other BMWs. Auberlen has three Speed
Touring wins in his No. 1 Turner Motorsport BMW 325i, dating back to the 2003
season finale. Before taking his fourth straight GT victory with Said at
Watkins Glen he co-drove with Tim Pappas to a Grand Am Cup Sports Touring
victory in a Turner Motorsport BMW 330i.

"Daytona owes us this year," said Auberlen. "The wheels fell off our wagon in
January, but we are going back to win."

Said added, "BMW Team PTG owes everyone a good performance at Daytona after the
problems we had at the 24 Hour race."
Practice and qualifying will be held on Wednesday, June 30 and the 250-mile
race is scheduled to start at 11:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 1.

The Paul Revere 250 is scheduled to be broadcast on Speed Channel at 12:00 p.m.
ET on Sunday, July 4.


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