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Mosport. BimmerWorld team developed new BMW E90 chassis in house for 2007 and collected the
first North American win for the chassis as a team owner at Mid-Ohio with driver Joey Hand. In
seven starts, tied his career-best finish of third at Road Atlanta, where he set the fastest lap of the
race.
Personal: Born Aug. 14, 1973. BimmerWorld owner. Played semi-professional football after college
as a 300 lb-plus offensive lineman. Enjoys house techno music, but does not dance to it. Wields a
mean barbeque – loves to cook and grill at home on the weekends.
Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Fin. (T10)
2002 TC 3 0 0 0 -
2003 TC 9 0 0 1 -
2004 TC 8 0 1 3 -
2005 TC 10 0 3 6 10
2006 TC 8 0 0 2 -
2007 TC 7 0 1 2 -
2008 TC 10 1 2 4 9
Totals WC 55 1 7 18 9
JEFF COURTNEY
JEF KORT-nee
Slinger, Wis.
Age: 43
Career Highlights: 2006 Piloti SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year.
2008: Driving a Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper, equaled his best
SPEED GT finish of fifth at Sebring. Collected three more top-10 finishes to
end the year eighth in the Drivers’ Championship.
Previously: Prior to joining World Challenge, competed in SCCA Pro Racing
Mazdaspeed Miata Cup. Also drove in Grand-Am Cup GS and Panoz Pro GT,
as well as oval track snow-mobiling and motorcycle competitions. Won the
2005 Panoz GT Pro winter series championship, and also claimed the Miata Cup Sunoco Hard
Charger award at Mosport in 2005. Competed in first World Challenge event in 2005, placing 19th
after starting 27th at Sebring. Competed in a full year of SPEED Touring Car in 2006 with the
STaSIS Audi team. Finished the year 10th in the Drivers’ Championship with four top-10 finishes,
including a career-best fourth at Mid-Ohio. earning him the Piloti Rookie of the Year Award. Stepped
over from SPEED Touring Car to GT in 2007, driving a Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper. Earned
four top-10 finishes en route to finishing a career-high seventh in the Drivers’ Championship. Best
finish was fifth at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, where his teammate was NASCAR star Kasey Kahne.
Personal: Drives a BMW M3 and Chevy Avalanche on the street. Favorite food is pizza and favorite
TV show is Entourage. Mosport is his favorite track.
Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Fin. (T10)
2005 TC 1 0 0 0 -
2006 TC 10 0 1 4 10
2007 GT 10 0 1 4 7
2008 GT 10 0 1 6 8
Totals WC 31 0 3 14 7
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DINO CRESCENTINI
DEE-no cres-en-TEE-nee
Malibu, Calif.
Age: 48
Career Highlights: 2004 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year.
2008: Contested all 10 rounds of SPEED GT Championship in GMG
Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 and seven SPEED Touring Car Rounds in a
RealTime Acura TSX. Finished 13th in the SPEED Touring Car Drivers’
Championship with a best finish of seventh at Miller Motorsports Park and
Mid-Ohio. Finished six of seven SPEED Touring Car races in the top 10.
Previously: Began racing various motocross and desert events in 1972 and
continues to participate in these events. For the past 25 years, Dino has competed in five to six Alfa
Club Races/Time Trials per year dating back to 1978 and is a driving instructor. In 1983-84, competed
in SCCA GT-5 class driving an Alfa Romeo GTA. Holds lap records at Willow Springs and
Riverside. From 1990-1992, ran a tube frame Alfa Romeo in SCCA GT-3 class and Nasport. Was
second in the division and third at the Runoffs. Holds several lap records. Competed in the Trans-
Am series from 1993-1997. Won several Rising Star of the Race awards and his best finish was
fifth. Driving a 1972 McLaren M8F, he has won every Can-Am vintage car race he has finished from
2002 to the present. In rookie SPEED Touring Car season of 2004, ran full slate of ten events in a
BMW 325i. Scored one top-five finish (Infineon), six top-10s and was named 2004 SPEED Touring
Car Rookie of the Year. Joined Tri-Point Motorsports in 2005 and ran in 10 Touring Car events driving
a MAZDA6. Qualified in the top five in half of his starts, including a career-best second on the
grid at Portland. Also had a pair of top-three finishes highlighted by a career-best third at Infineon.
In addition to Touring Car, took to SPEED GT, driving Lou Gigliotti’s Corvette at Portland where he
earned his first World Challenge win in his first-ever GT start. Continued with Tri-Point Motorsports
in 2006, earning three top-ten finishes. Best result was an eighth at Infineon. Started the 2007
season with STaSIS, finishing seventh at Sebring in an Audi A4. Entered final race at Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca with Tri-Point Motorsports in a MAZDA6, finishing fifth.
Personal: Born July 3, 1960. Is the CEO for Centric Parts. Has three children (Sasha, Giuliana and
Dino Jr.) and drives an Audi RS4 on the street. Lists Grand Prix as his favorite movie and prefers
Italian and Japanese food. Tazio Nuvalari is his racing hero and Portland is his favorite track.
Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)
2004 TC 10 0 1 6 10
2005 GT 2 1 1 1 -
2005 TC 10 0 2 3 -
2006 TC 8 0 0 3 -
2007 TC 2 0 1 2 -
2008 GT 10 0 0 5 -
2008 TC 7 0 0 6 -
Totals WC 49 1 5 26 10
PETER CUNNINGHAM
PEE-tur KUN-ing-ham
Grafton, Wis.
Age: 46
Career Highlights: Eight-time SCCA Pro Racing Drivers’ Champion: 1988
SCCA Endurance Class B Champion. 1989 SCCA Endurance Class B
Champion. 1990 Race Truck Champion. 1995 World Challenge Super
Production Champion. 1997 World Challenge T1 Champion. 2002, 2005 and
2008 SPEED Touring Car Champion. In 2001, recognized as all-time winning
North American professional road racer. Leader of nearly every statistical category
in World Challenge racing. Also has ice racing and Rally
Championships. In 2000, was the first North American to win the prestigious
Worldwide BMW Sports Trophy.
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