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May 2, 2006.
BENICIA, Calif. – Thomas Lepper, owner and one of Team Cobalt California’
s drivers, will re-unite with his son Jeff in Chevrolet’s Cobalt SS
Supercharged car No. 48 in The Grand American Cup series, ST class, at
Mazda’s Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday.
This will be the first time the Leppers have driven together since they
secured the championship for the United States Touring Car
Championship in 2004.
“I can’t wait to drive with my dad again,” Jeff Lepper said. “We drive
together very well and we have been driving at Laguna Seca for years”.
Thomas Lepper also anticipates a great race for car No. 48 at Laguna.
“Jeff and I know this track like the back of our hands,” Thomas Lepper
said. “We should have an advantage over the cars that primarily race the
eastern tracks”.
Jeff Lepper drove at the Grand American Cup season opener at Daytona
International Raceway with rookie driver VJ Mirzayan of Fresno, Calif. VJ
will be driving the team’s No. 98 car with Jack Mardikian. This will be their
second Grand American Cup race in the series.
With the technical assistance of GM Performance Division, Team Cobalt
California’s No. 98 and 48 cars finished fourth and ninth respectively in
ST Class at Virginia International Raceway in April.
“We were very proud of that finish” Thomas Lepper said. “The weather
was not on our side and the double yellow flags were relentless. The
forecast services promise nice warm California weather for this weekend
and we are ready to show off our cars, our crew, and our drivers”.
Team Cobalt California would also like to welcome The Gem Restaurant
(www.gemrestaurant.com) as one of our new sponsors. Josh Lelah the
owner of Gem will be supplying our meals at the track as well as hosting a
team dinner on Friday night.
Team Cobalt California is sponsored by Red Line Oil, The Gem Restaurant,
Clutch Masters, Sparco, K & N Air Filters, Cobalt Friction, Vibrant
Performance, and Thomas Lepper Associates. Additional team supporters
will be announced soon.
For additional information, contact Robyn Lepper at
robyn@teamcobaltcalifornia.com or by phone at 866.812.4204.
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