Anthony, Jr. Wins from Pole for Fourth Mustang Challenge Victory of 2009

Auburn, WA, May 20, 2009—TC Motorsports’ Ted Anthony, Jr. won his fourth Ford Racing Mustang Challenge race of the season last weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Anthony’s latest win makes him the winningest driver in the 2009 Mustang Challenge series with a total of four wins in six races.

Anthony consistently posted times in the top three throughout Thursday and Friday’s practice sessions. During Saturday morning qualifying, Anthony put the #9 TC Motorsports FR500S on pole with a lap time 0.821 second faster than his nearest rival, Pratt Cole. At the drop of the green flag on Sunday morning, Anthony steadily gapped the field until a full course yellow regrouped the field. After the restart, championship leader Andrew Caddell, who had started the race at the back of the grid because of a technical infraction during qualifying, moved up to second and started hounding Anthony. However, like he has shown in previous races this season, Anthony never bowed to the pressure, never put a wheel wrong, and drove away from his competitors to his fourth victory of the season.

TC Motorsports driver Rick Edwards continued his run in the championship driving the #7 TC Motorsports/edwardsdds.com FR500S. Edwards qualified a strong fourth after posting times in the top five in the practice sessions on Thursday and Friday. In the race, Edwards got a great start, made some decisive passes, and ran as high as third until he was hit from behind in two separate incidents and was forced to slow his pace in order to bring the #7 car to the finish.

TC Motorsports driver Steve Miller drove the #8 TC Motorsports FR500S and posted times well within the top ten during the Thursday and Friday practice sessions. Miller went on to qualify 10th despite breaking a wheel in qualifying. In the race, Miller ran as high as seventh until he was hit from behind late in the race and forced off track.

In addition to his Mustang Challenge driving duties, Anthony was also selected to race in the KONI Challenge race Saturday afternoon in the #154 Jim Click Racing Mustang FR500C in the GS class. Unfortunately, the car was crashed before Anthony had a chance to drive in the race. However, Anthony did drive the #154 during practice and he posted the fifth fastest lap time during the session.

TC Motorsports travels to Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, in three weeks for Round 7 of the 2009 Mustang Challenge series on June 12–14 as part of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race weekend. The team will then go straight to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the following week for Round 8 of the series on June 19–21 as part of the Grand Am Rolex/KONI Challenge race weekend.

Drivers interested in joining the winning TC Motorsports team, and team drivers Ted Anthony, Jr. and Rick Edwards for these exciting events can drive the #8 TC Motorsports FR500S, which is available to rent for these two events. Please direct all inquires to rentals@tcmotorsports.net.

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About Ford Racing Mustang Challenge
The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series is a single make professional road race series utilizing the Ford Mustang FR500S. Each car is identical in specification making the racing as close and as fair as possible for the competitors. Additional information about the series can be found on the race series website at www.mustangchallenge.com or you may contact TC Motorsports for additional assistance.

Photo courtesy of Ford Mustang Challenge/Wes Duenkel

Source: TC Motorsports press release

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