2006 DERHAAG MOTORSPORTS DRIVERS
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| RANDY RUHLMAN |
| Birthdate: April 2, 1958 |
| Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio |
| Residence: Greensboro, NC |
Fast Facts:
Randy was the 2005 winner of the Long Beach Grand Prix and the Cleveland Grand Prix and the runner-up in the 2005 Trans-Am Drivers' Championship in his #49 Preformed Line Products Corvette with Derhaag Motorsports. The veteran road racer has just finished a long solo driving career in the Trans-Am Series. Randy also has experience in ASA and NASCAR short track racing.
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Career Highlights:
--Runner up in the 2005 Trans-Am Series
Drivers' Championship
--2005 Trans-Am Series "Most Improved Driver
of Year",
as voted by fellow drivers
--2005 Winner at Long Beach Grand Prix
--2005 Winner at Cleveland Grand Prix
--Fastest race lap record --Portland Int'l Raceway
--Fourth all-time in top-five finishes in Trans-Am
Series history
--Third in 2004 Trans-Am Drivers' Championship
behind Tommy Kendall and Paul Gentilozzi
--First professional win in 1991 at IMSA Del Mar
Grand Prix
--Finished 2nd in Trans-Am Rookie of Year
Championship in 1990
--Grand Am GTS
--Corvette Challenge
--Escort Endurance Series 24 Hour races
-- American Speed Association (ASA)
--NASCAR short track series
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Personal:
One of the fittest drivers, Randy is an avid bicycle rider. Ruhlman actively works with the Lance Armstrong Foundation to help promote cancer survivorship. Randdy is also a spokesperson for the Cleveland UHHS Outreach for child bicycle helmets and car seat safety and the Buckle Up America seat belt safety programs. |
| http://www.randyruhlman.com |
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| CHRIS BINGHAM |
| Birthdate: December 15, 1971 |
| Birthplace: Seattle, WA |
| Residence: Seattle, WA |
Fast Facts:
Chris is entering his 2nd full season of Daytona Prototype racing having driven the #15 CB Motorsports Pontiac Riley in 2005. For 2006, Chris will be racing behind the wheel of the #40 Preformed Line Products Pontiac Riley alongside Randy Ruhlman and Ron Fellows, and prepared by Derhaag Motorsports. |
Career Highlights:
--1990 Jim Russell graduate Run-Off winner
--1991 Jim Russell 2nd place Championship
Series
--1991 2nd place Russell Pro Series
--1992-1996 tested Indy Lights, sports car racing,
driving instructor
--1997 Indy Lights, Daytona 24 Hour
--1998 ALMS GT Porsche RSR, Daytona Sebring
--1999 ALMS Prototype Riley & Scott
Daytona and Sebring
--2000 Grand Am SR Riley & Scott , IRL,
Daytona and Sebring
--2001 GTS Champion
Daytona, Sebring, Petit LeMans
--2002 GTS Champion
Daytona Sebring, Petit LeMans
---2002 --2004 NASCAR Busch Series
Limited Grand Am schedule due to
injury
--2005, 2006 Grand Am Daytona Prototype
Personal:
When not working in racing, Chris enjoys golf, fitness training, running, skiing and summer water sports. Through the Bingham Foundation, Chris has raised over $1.8 millon with Team Seattle ove the last 9 years benefiting Children's Hospital.
Visit http://www.teamseattle.com for information on how you can help.
http://www.chrisbingham.com |
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| JUSTIN BELL |
| Birthdate: February 23, 1968 |
| Birthplace: London, England |
| Residence: Delray Beach, Florida |
Fast Facts:
Justin Bell has competed numerous times at LeMans, as well as at the Rolex24 at Daytona, with multiple wins in class at both races. The Great Britain native won the 1997 FIA GT2 Champion and was the 2001 Trans-Am Rookie of the Year, scoring two wins in Trans-Am Series competition with Derhaag Motorsports in Trans-Am, as well as at Daytona. |
Career Highlights:
--1994 4th Overall in Asia Pacific Touring Car
Championship
--1995 3rd Overall at 24 Hours of LeMans
--1997 GT2 World Championship, 4 Victories
with Team Oreca Viper
--1998 GT2 Winner 24 Hours of LeMans
--1999 2nd in GT2 at 24 Hours of Le Mans
--2000 2nd Overall in Rolex 24 At Daytona,
Chevrolet Corvette team (with Fellows)
--2001 Trans-Am race Winner at Houston and
Laguna Seca
Rookie of Year in Trans-Am Series
2nd in SGS at Daytona
--2002 Third in AGT at Daytona finale race,
(with Derhaag Motorsports and Ruhlman)
--2002 Scored 4 Trans-Am Series top-fives in a
Derhaag Motorsports Corvette
--2003 GTS qualifying record Rolex 24
with Derhaag Motorsports
GTS winner at Barber Park, seven
starts in Rolex Series
--2004 Limited Grand-Am Cup Series races
--2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona Daytona Prototype
Personal:
Justin currently lives in Forida with his wife, Sarah, and son, Oliver. His new business, Blue Planet Events, combines exquisite event planning and personalized service for "people who enjoy life to the maximum." It is a "place where cars are driven as they were designed to".
http://www.blueplanetevents.com |
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| RON FELLOWS |
| Birthdate: September 28, 1959 |
| Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence: Mississauga, Ontario |
Fast Facts:
An accomplished road racer, Ron is an overall winner at the Daytona 24 and the 24 Hours of LeMans. He continues to drive the #3 C6-R Compuware Corvette in the Amercan LeMans Series and at LeMans, France. In addition, he will drive a limited number of NASCAR Busch and Nextel Cup Series events and Grand American Daytona Prototype races in 2006.
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Career Highlights:
--2001 Overall victory at Rolex24 At Daytona driving
with Kneifel/ O'Connell/ Freon
--2001/2002 GTS class wins at 24 Hours of LeMans
--19 wins in Trans-Am Series
--2- 2nd place finishes NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
--3 wins NASCAR Busch Series
--2 wins Craftsman Truck Series
--2002/2003/2004 ALMS GTS Drivers' Champions
(with Johnny O'Connell in 2003/2004)
--2004/2005 ALMS Most Popular Driver
as voted by the fans
--2002/2003/2004 First Team All American in Road
Racing Catagory (as voted by American Auto
Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association
--1989 Player's/GM Series Champion
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Personal:
Ron is involved in his community supporting hockey, soccer, and Special Olympics. He mentors young Canadian Drivers by spearheading the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship. He enjoys spending time with his family and loves music, play the guitar and is a big fan of hockey--especially the Toronto Maple Leafs! Ron lives in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto with his wife Lynda and their 3 children, Lindsay, Sam and Patrick. |
| http://www.ronfellows.com |
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