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FORMULA BMW USA - ROUND 14 - LAGUNA SECA RACE

Written by Jeff Seabrook

Monday September 13, 2004

Andreas Wirth wins inaugural Formula BMW USA Championship.

Monterey, Calif. - Sept. 12, 2004. Matt Jaskol (Team Autotecnica) put on a driving clinic at Laguna Seca Raceway today to win the final round of the 2004 Formula BMW USA Championship. Polesitter Jaskol led every lap of the 15-lap contest, setting the fastest race lap (1:28.748), and winning by nine seconds over Jonathan Summerton. The win was Jaskol's third of the season.

Andreas Wirth finished third and clinched the inaugural Formula BMW USA Championship while James Hinchcliffe, second in the Championship, only finished 11th. Wirth's podium finish was his 11th of a great season that included four wins. He never finished out of the top-six. Wirth won the Championship with 201 points. Hinchcliffe is second (174), Summerton third (163), Jaskol fourth (161) and Billy Johnson fifth (88).

The top-finishing Rookies in the race were Summerton (P2), Rahal (P5) and Sutherland (P7). James Hinchcliffe won the Rookie title with Summerton second and Rahal third.

Wirth's third won him the Championship, but he was also aware to help his HBR Motorsport teammate Summerton. "Consistency was the key to the Championship, not just wins. I felt that I could have won today, but when I saw that James had fallen back I knew the Championship was mine. Holding my third position was important to my teammate, Jonathan, as he had to finish behind Matt to keep third overall."

Jaskol's win capped his best weekend of the season. "I proved this weekend that we are better than my fourth place finish in the overall Championship shows. I came up a short in yesterday's race, but had the fastest lap. Today, we were dominant - the pole, led every lap and set the fastest lap of the race."

Summerton had to finish behind Jaskol in order to hold onto third in the overall Championship. "We did not have the car we had yesterday and I could not catch Matt, but getting third in the overall Championship is as good as a win today."

While the race was not close at the front, farther back in the field many were having an exciting day. Lawson Aschenbach ran his strongest race of the year, his fourth place finish his best of the season. Graham Rahal's fifth moved him up to third in the Rookie standings. Tom Sutherland finished seventh, equalling his season's best effort.

Race 14 - Results (15 laps) :
1. Matt Jaskol (Team Autotecnica) 22:23.465 (89.955 mph)
2. Jonathan Summerton (R) (HBR Motorsport) 22:32.529
3. Andreas Wirth (HBR Motorsport) 22:34.496
4. Lawson Aschenbach (Team PTG Motorsport) 22:39.980
5. Graham Rahal (R) (Vitesse Farm Racing) 22:40.526
6. Kyle Herder (Atlantic Racing Team) 22:40.660
7. Tom Sutherland (R) (Team PTG Motorsport) 22:44.929
8. Billy Johnson (Team PTG Motorsport) 22.45.369
9. Brian Frisselle (PoleVision Racing) 22:47.384
10. Tom Milner (R) (Team PTG Motorsport) 22:48.212
11. James Hinchcliffe (R) (AIM Autosport) 22:48.497
12. Robbie Montinola (Jensen Motorsport) 22:58.188
13. Alexis Fenton (R) (Team Autotecnica) 23:13.180
14. Derek Burseth (R) (PoleVision Racing) 23:31.203

Championship points after 14 of 14 races:
1. Andreas Wirth (HBR Motorsport, 201), 2. James Hinchcliffe (AIM Autosport, 174), 3. Jonathan Summerton (HBR Motorsport, 163), 4. Matt Jaskol (Team Autotecnica, 161), 5. Billy Johnson (Team PTG Motorsport, 88), 6. Brian Frisselle (PoleVision Racing, 68), 7. Graham Rahal (Vitesse Farm Racing, 63), 8. Tom Milner (Team PTG Motorsport, 50), 9. Lawson Aschenbach (Team PTG Motorsport, 44), 10. Kyle Herder (Atlantic Racing Team, 34), 11. Joey Hand (Team PTG Motorsport, 22), 12. Dominik Jackson (Atlantic Racing Team, 20), 13. Tom Sutherland (Team PTG Motorsport, 15), 14. Federico Montoya (Atlantic Racing Team, 10), 15. Gerardo Bonilla (Jensen Motorsport, 8), 16. Robbie Montinola (Jensen Motorsport, 5), 17. Trevor Daley (Atlantic Racing Team, 4), 18. Daniel Herrington (Jensen Motorsport, 2), 19. Alan Sciuto (Team PTG Motorsport, 1), 20. Derek Burseth (PoleVision Racing, 1), 21. Alexis Fenton (Team Autotecnica, 0), 22. Morgan Spurgas (Jensen Motorsport, 0).

Rookies: 1. James Hinchcliffe (223), 2. Jonathan Summerton (213), 3. Graham Rahal (147), 4. Tom Milner (145), 5.Tom Sutherland (112), 6. Alexis Fenton (65), 7. Derek Burseth (54), 8. Federico Montoya (32), 9. Trevor Daley (26), 10. Alan Sciuto (16), 11. Daniel Herrington (14).

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