2006 DERHAAG MOTORSPORTS DRIVERS

Randy Ruhlman

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.

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

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
Chris Bingham
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

Justin Bell
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

Ron Fellows
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.

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

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
For further information, please visit:


Randy     http://www.randyruhlman.com
Chris      http://www.chrisbingham.com
Ron      http://www.ronfellows.com
Justin    http://www.blueplanetevents.com
Preformed Line Products    http://www.preformed.com
Grand American Rolex Cup Series    http://www.grandamerican.com