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Team West Alex Job Racing Media Guide 0 Team owners Alex and Holly Job, Eduardo Espindola Race shop Tavares, Florida Web site www.westajr.com www.alexjobracing.

) Driver Bios Townsend Bell This year Bell is once again teamed with in the new Team West Alex Job Racing Ferrari GT in the ALMS.

1 Team West Alex Job Racing Media Guide 0 Team owners Alex and Holly Job, Eduardo Espindola Race shop Tavares, Florida Web site Facebook Team West Alex Job Racing Drivers Team West Alex Job Racing Ferrari GT Townsend Bell (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) Bill (Westport, Conn.) Driver Bios Townsend Bell This year Bell is once again teamed with in the new Team West Alex Job Racing Ferrari GT in the ALMS. He will also be a member of the NBC Sports Pit Reporting Crew for select IndyCar events in 0. Bell, along with teammate, won the hour in a GTC Porsche. The remainder of the year was spent developing the Lotus Evora GT. The Californian also finished ninth in the Indy 00.. Bell started his association with Alex Job Racing at the 0th running of the -hours of this year and posted his first endurance series win in the GTC class behind the wheel of a Porsche. Prior to his first endurance victory, Bell was known for his open-wheel prowess. He finished fourth in the Indy 00 in 009 and qualified a career-best fourth for the 0 Indy 00. His initiation into the IndyCar (IRL) ranks was made by possible by Panther Racing, the factory Chevy team, in and 00 Bell spent time in Europe as a test driver for Jaguar and BAR Honda F teams. While in Europe, he competed in the F000 series and finished ninth in his rookie year on the strength of a podium finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Bell made his CART debut in 00 driving for Patrick Racing and had a career-best finish of fourth at Portland in 00. Bell added his name to a championship list that includes drivers Paul Tracy (990), Bryan Herta (99), the late Greg Moore (99), Tony Kanaan (99), Cristiano da Matta (99) and Scott Dixon (000) capturing the 00 Indy Lights Championship with Dorricott Racing. The championship run was highlighted by six victories and eight poles in events improving on his 000 stats, when he scored two wins, two poles and finished second in the championship standings garnering Rookie of the Year honors. Prior to Indy Lights Bell honed his craft in the Barber Dodge Pro Series where he scored a win at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., a pole at Portland International Raceway and scored eight top-tens while finishing third in the Barber Dodge Pro Series point standings. In 99, competing in Barber Dodge events, he had a top finish of third at the road course at Road Atlanta. In 99, Bell finished fourth in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Western Championships on the strength of two victories. Bell began his racing career in 9 at age and competed in regional and national gokart events until 99.

2 Bill continues his four-year relationship with Alex Job as he will contest the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT Championship with the team s new Ferrari GT. In 0, won the hours with teammate Bell and spent the remainder of the season developing the Lotus Evora GT. is part of the new wave of ALMS competitors moving up the ladder to the GT class. The Connecticut native started the 0 season with a win at the Hours of in the ALMS GTC class behind the wheel of an Alex Job Racing Porsche with co-driver Townsend Bell and Dion von Moltke. In 0 was able to focus his talents on the narrow street courses of Long Beach and Baltimore where he posted second-place finishes. In addition, a second-place trophy was won at Petit Le Mans, as well as adding a third-place finish at Lime Rock Park. Joining Alex Job Racing in 00, finished second at the hours of and had podium finishes at, Long Beach and Mid-Ohio, along with taking home the season ending ALMS Founders Cup and Yokohama Rising Star trophies at seasons end. He got his first taste of International Motorsports Association (IMSA) competition in 009 and 00 racing in the IMSA GT Challenge Series with Orbit Racing, garnering several podium finishes. In 00 switched from racing powerboats professionally in the American Power Boat Association to the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX- Cup. A Skip Barber graduate at age of, 's racing endeavors took a back seat to his entrepreneurial pursuits until his mid-thirties.

3 Sponsors Deltran Battery Tender In 99, Deltran introduced the Battery Tender Plus into the marketplace. The main reason was that many more AGM style lead acid batteries were being used in a variety of power sports engine start applications. Each and every Deltran Battery Tender Battery Charger regardless of its size, is programmed with a microprocessor that will correctly charge a battery then automatically switch to a maintenance/float mode. Refer to for more information. Yokohama Yokohama Tire Corporation is the North American manufacturing and marketing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global manufacturing and sales company of premium tires since 9. Servicing a network of more than,00 points of sale in the U.S., Yokohama Tire Corporation is a leader in technology and innovation. The company s complete product line includes the db Super E-spec - the world s first tire to use orange oil to reduce petroleum as well as tires for high-performance, light truck, passenger car, commercial truck and bus, and off-the-road mining and construction applications. Find more information at WilliamRast William Rast, the 'New America' denim culture brand, was conceptualized and founded by business partners Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala in 00. Originally comprised of only denim, the brand has expanded into a complete lifestyle collection. Grounded in the iconography of American denim heritage and biker culture, yet re-packaged and presented in a contemporary context, William Rast has found its place on the floors of top-tier department stores and boutiques across the globe, and has become a staple for denim fans worldwide. For more information on the complete William Rast line, visit Official Partners and Suppliers: Motegi Racing Performance, through technical partnerships with leading professional racing teams, Motegi Racing Competition and High Performance Tuning wheels are designed and engineered for performance. Motegi Racing is owned by Wheel Pros, one of the largest suppliers of branded custom wheels, performance tires and related accessories for cars, SUVs and light trucks. Find more information at motegiracing.com and facebook.com/motegiracing. ALMS GT Class The ALMS GT Class is production-based, moderately-modified two-wheel drive race cars comprise the GT class BMW Z, Corvette C.R, Ferrari F GT, Aston Martin DB and Porsche 9 GT RSR. The GT cars share many similarities to their showroom brands. With top speeds of up to 0 mph, these elite GTs produce between 0-00 horsepower and have a minimum weight of, kilograms (,0 pounds). All GT race cars have green Leader Light System race position lights and green car numbers.

4 Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is a multinational sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 99, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 9. Throughout its history, the company has been noted for its continued participation in racing, especially in Formula One, where it has had great success. The company s current model line-up includes: the Ferrari California, Italia, F Berlinetta and FF. More information can be viewed at Ferrari.com. Ferrari GT Italia (ALMS Spec) Engine: 00 HP@0 RPM LB-FT@0 RPM 90-degree V 99CC Aluminum Block/Heads Four valve/cylinder DOHC Bore & Stroke: 9xMM Transmission: Six-Speed Sequential Weight: 00 lbs. Brakes: F: Steel Disc R:. Steed Disc Front Suspension: Double Wishbone Coil Springs Five Way Adjustable Shocks Anti-Roll Bar Rear Suspension: Multi-Link Coil Springs Five-Way Adjustable Shocks Anti-Roll Bar Wheels: F:. x R: x 9 Tires: F: 0// Yokohama R: //9 Yokohama

5 Alex Job Racing Modern IMSA Milestones Alex Job Racing is one of the most successful GT, GT teams in the modern IMSA era. AJR Modern ALMS Statistics wins in modern ALMS era since 999 pole positions since podium finishes since 999 top five finishes, including wins starts since 999 9% of starts resulted in podiums 9% of races entered AJR drivers won poles Three ALMS GT driver championships in a row 0, 0, 0, GTC in 0 ALMS GT record consecutive pole positions starting in 00 and ending in 00 -Hour of Le Mans winner in 00 and 00 Daytona Hour winner in 0 and 999 Eight -hour of wins in 0 (one-two), 00 (one-two-three), 00, 00, 00, 00, 999 and 99, four in a row ALMS GT Series champions in 00, 00, 00 USRRC driver championship in 999 Alex Job technician of the year in 99 Mike Evans technician of the year in 999 Jeff Gamroth technician of the year in 00 Phil Pierce technician of the year in Le Mans win with BAM! Motorsport, and drivers Hindry, Rockenfeller, Lieb 00 competing in Grand-Am with Porsche powered Crawford Daytona Prototype as well as in GT with Porsche 9 RSR in ALMS competed in Grand-Am Series with Crawford Daytona Prototype posted three wins (Homestead, VIR, Laguna Seca) and nine podium finishes Ken Davison GTC Mechanic of the Year in 00

6 Alex Job Racing - Company Background Formed in 9, Alex Job Racing (AJR) is considered one of the top sports car competitors in the American Le Mans Series. These accolades come due to the team's ability to consistently perform well on track and off. The team benefits from technology developed by Porsche Motorsport, but the factory-assisted team has also undertaken considerable development work on its own. The story of the team s success began more than 0 years ago. Team owner Alex Job spent 0 years in the retail automobile business, primarily with Porsche, before pursuing racing as a full time business. For Job, racing has always been a motivating factor; in the 90s, he raced part time while keeping his day job. Job retired from racing in the late 0s, but the separation didn't stick and he was drawn back to racing. Job founded Alex Job Racing with the goal of building a race program that would evolve into a championship caliber team. In 990, this dream came closer to becoming reality when the team began racing full time. As a result of being able to attack racing with a renewed focus, Job was a competitor/driver in IMSA, SCCA and HSR. Soon the team s hard work began to turn into success. As a driver in 990, Job had a nd place finish at the Rolex at Daytona and a nd place finish at the Hours of in 99. In 99 he decided to retire from driving duties recognizing that for the team to really be a success he needed to pursue roles as team manager and engine builder, in addition to his current ownership position. Job s second retirement from driving began to pay off in 99 when AJR began to reap a number of successes. AJR jumped into the inaugural season of the American Le Mans Series in 999 full-bore with a two-car effort. The year started strong as the team captured GT class honors in the Rolex at Daytona. The team didn't stop there; they built upon this success to win the other major North American endurance events including the Hours of and the Petit Le Mans. The team has continued its success in the ALMS with numerous podiums, wins and track records. The 00 race season ended with AJR winning five championships in the ALMS GT class. Additionally, the team won the team and IMSA Cup championships, Lucas Luhr and Sascha Maassen shared the driver championship, Porsche Motorsport won the manufacturer trophy and Michelin took the tire title. In 00 Alex Job Racing secured the American Le Mans Series drivers and team titles with seven wins and eight pole positions. The drivers champion went to AJR pilot Timo Bernhard. The season highlights included wins at, Mid-Ohio, Lime Rock, Infineon, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. 00 had the team compete in the American Le Mans GT championship with Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas with teammates Ian Baas, Randy Pobst, Darren Law and Marcel Tiemann in the companion car. Bernhard and Dumas Finished the season in second in the driver championship with pole positions at Mid-Ohio, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Infineon and Portland. Wins at Mid-Ohio, Lime Rock, Infineon and Portland. Nine total team podiums on the season.

7 Alex Job Racing - Company Timeline 9 Alex Job Racing formed 990 Alex Job second in Hours of Daytona 99 Alex Job second in Hours of 99 Alex Job retired from driving to devote full-time effort to team ownership 99 IMSA GTS-, two wins, Porsche manufacturer champion 99 IMSA GTS-, won Watkins Glen International six-hour race, three team cars finished Hours of Daytona Hours of Daytona, raised more than $00,000 for Children's Hospital of Seattle through Team Seattle 99 USRRC GT, - win, podium finish every race; SPORTSCAR GT, two wins, four poles including three records, five podiums, Alex Job technician of year 999 USRRC GT, won Hours of Daytona, pole, fast lap; ALMS GT, five wins including - at Hours of and Petit Le Mans win, 0 podiums, first or second every race, seven poles, five fastest laps, Cort Wagner driver champion, second in team championship, Porsche manufacturer champion, Mike Evans mechanic of year; Cort Wagner Porsche Cup champion 000 American Le Mans Series GT, two wins, seven podiums, second in team championship, Porsche manufacturer champion 00 American Le Mans Series GT, three - wins including Hours of, podiums, second in team championship, third in driver championship 00 American Le Mans Series GT, team and IMSA Cup champion, Lucas Luhr and Sascha Maassen driver champions, Porsche manufacturer champion, Michelin tire champion, Jeff Gamroth mechanic of year, eight wins ( Hours of, Sears Point Raceway, Road America, Washington, Trois- Rivières, Laguna Seca Raceway, Miami, Petit Le Mans), nine poles (, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Road America, Washington, Trois-Rivières, International Raceway, Laguna Seca Raceway, Miami, Petit Le Mans), podiums, 0 fast laps 00 American Le Mans Series GT team and IMSA Cup champions, Lucas Luhr and Sascha Maasen driver champions, Porsche manufacturer champion, Michelin Tire champion, eight wins,, Road Atlanta, Sears Point, Trois Rivieres,, Laguna Seca, Petit Le Mans; pole positions at, Road Atlanta, Sears Point, Road America, Trois Rivieres,, Laguna Seca,, Petit Le Mans; fastest laps at, Road Atlanta, Sears Point, Trois Rivieres,, Laguna Seca, Petit Le Mans; podiums. 00 American Le Mans Series GT team champions. Timo Bernhard GT driver s champion, seven wins at, Infineon, Portland,, Road America, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. Sixth team victory at. Eight pole qualifying positions at, Mid-Ohio, Lime Rock, Infineon, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. Thirteen team podiums. Three team finishes at, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. Drivers in 00 included full time pilots Timo Bernhard, Jorg Bergmeister, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb. Sascha Maasen, Lucas Luhr, and Wolf Henzler drove at and Petit Le Mans.

8 00 Bernhard and Dumas finished the season as the American Le Mans GT championship runner-ups. Posted pole positions at Mid-Ohio, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Infineon and Portland. Wins at Mid-Ohio, Lime Rock, Infineon and Portland. Nine total team podiums on the season. Teammates Ian Baas, Randy Pobst, Darren Law and Marcel Tiemann combined for a best finish of second at and Petit Le Mans. 00 AJR ventured into the Grand-Am Rolex Series with a Porsche powered Crawford Daytona Prototype. The team burst onto the Grand-Am scene by getting the pole for the Rolex Hour at Daytona and finishing third. The team finished the Grand-Am season with two wins at Homestead and VIR with drivers Micke Rockenfeller and Patrick Long. The team also raced in the ALMS GT Series where they posted one win at Houston and two other podium positions with drivers Rockenfeller, Klaus Graf, Marcel Tiemann, Graham Rahal and Robin Liddell.. 00 AJR competed full time in the Grand-Am Rolex Daytona prototype series, posting a win at Laguna Seca. 00 The team posted their second full season in the Grand-Am Series. AJR ran two versions of the Crawford Prototype and ended the season with a Riley. Drivers Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand stood on the podium twice with a best finish of second at Homestead. 009 AJR raced in the American Le Mans Series Patron GT Challenge with Mitch Pagerey. Pagerey managed a win a and stood on the podium seven other times resulting in a third place finish in the season ending points. 00 Three cars full time in ALMS GTC Series, one car full time, starting at Laguna Seca, in the IMSA GTC Challenge Cup. Won GTC round one-two-three sweeping podium, also posted a win a Long Beach. Competed in IMSA Porsche Cup series with Michael Schein. 0 Ran in ALMS GTC class with Bill, Leh Keen, Brian Wong, and Butch Leitzinger posting three second place finishes at Long Beach, Baltimore and Petit Le Mans. Team was on the GTC pole position for the Twelve Hours. Competed in IMSA Porsche Cup with Michael Schein, Cooper MacNeil and John Baker. 0 Competed in full season of ALMS GTC with Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen, won three races and GTC Championship. Ran full season in GT competition (except ) with Lotus Evora in GT with drivers Townsend Bell and Bill. Team competed in Rolex Hour At Daytona with two cars, the No. car finished th and the car was th. Won the hours of (AJR cars finished one-two) 0 Team will compete once again in GT with the Ferrari GT Italia with Townsend Bell and Bill. In addition will campaign a GTC entry for Cooper MacNeil and Jeroen Bleekemolen. Team won the Rolex Hour GT Class with an Audi R.

9 Alex Job Racing Season Results History: ALMS GTC 0 Season: Drivers Track Qualify Finish MacNeil, Keen, Dumoulin MacNeil, Keen Long Beach MacNeil, Lazzaro Laguna Seca MacNeil, Keen Lime Rock MacNeil, Keen MacNeil, Keen Mid-Ohio MacNeil, Bleekemolen Road America MacNeil, Keen Baltimore MacNeil, Keen VIR MacNeil, Keen, Von Moltke Petit Le Mans ALMS GT 0 Season (Lotus): Drivers Track Qualify Finish, Bell Long Beach, Bell Laguna Seca, Bell Lime Rock 9 0, Bell 9, Bell Mid-Ohio, Bell Road America 9, Bell Baltimore 0 0, Bell VIR 0, Bell, Petit Le Mans Mowlem

10 AJR 0- ALMS GTC Keen Wong Long Beach Keen Lime Rock Leitzinger Wong Mid-Ohio Keen Road America dnf Wong Baltimore Keen Laguna Seca Wong Lewis Petit Le Mans Wong Keen AJR 00 - ALMS GTC J. Gonzales No. Leitzinger Keen No. Lueders No. 0 Diaz R. Gonzalez Kelly Long Beach J. Gonzales No. Leitzinger No. No. 0 Diaz 9 Laguna Seca No. No. No. 0 Miller No. No. No. 0 Lime Rock No. Mid-Ohio No. Road Amer. No. No. Road Atlanta No. R. Gonzalez J. Gonzales Leitzinger Junco Lueders Diaz R. Gonzales J. Gonzales Leitzinger Diaz R. Gonzales Pagerey Lueders

11 AJR ALMS GT Pagerey 9 Pagerey Salt Lake Pagerey Salt Lake Pagerey Autobahn Pagerey Autobahn Pagerey Road America Pagerey Road America Pagerey Pagerey Pagerey Road Atlanta Pagerey Road Atlanta Pagerey Laguna Pagerey Laguna Pagerey AJR 00 GRAND-AM DP Daytona Auberlen, Hand, Long, Wallace Homestead Auberlen, Hand Mexico Auberlen, Hand VIR Auberlen, Hand Laguna Seca Auberlen, Hand Watkins Glen Auberlen, Hand 9 hr. Mid-Ohio Auberlen, Hand dnf Daytona Auberlen, Hand Barber Auberlen, Hand 9 Montreal Auberlen, Hand Watkins Glen Auberlen, Hand Infineon Auberlen, Hand New Jersey Auberlen, Hand Miller Auberlen, Hand AJR 00 GRAND-AM DP Daytona Bergmeister, Dumas, Long Mexico Bergmeister, Long Homestead Bergmeister, Long 9 VIR Bergmeister, Long 9 Laguna Seca Bergmeister, Long Watkins Glen Bergmeister, Long hr. Mid-Ohio Bergmeister, Long 9 Daytona Bergmeister, Long Barber Bergmeister, Long Iowa Bergmeister, Long 0 Montreal Bergmeister, Long Watkins Glen Collard, Long 9 Infineon Borcheller, Long 0 Miller Bergmeister, Long, Rockenfeller AJR 00 GRAND-AM DP Daytona Mexico Rockenfeller, Long, Luhr Did not participate Homestead Rockenfeller, Long Long Beach Rockenfeller, Long VIR Rockenfeller, Long Laguna Seca Rockenfeller, Long Phoenix Rockenfeller, Long, 0 9 Tiemann Watkins Glen Rockenfeller, Long hr. Mid-Ohio Rockenfeller, Long 0 Daytona Rockenfeller, Long Barber Rockenfeller, Long Watkins Glen Rockenfeller, Long Infineon Rockenfeller, Long 0 Miller Rockenfeller, Kelleners, Borcheller 0

12 AJR 00 ALMS GT Rockenfeller, Graf, Rahal Houston Rockenfeller, Graf Mid-Ohio Rockenfeller, Graf dns Lime Rock Rockenfeller, Graf 9 Miller Motorsport Rockenfeller, Graf Portland Rockenfeller, Liddell Road America Rockenfeller, Tiemann Rockenfeller, Tiemann Petit Le Mans Liddell, Tiemann, 0 Farnbacher Infineon Rockenfeller, Tiemann AJR 00 ALMS GT Road Atlanta Mid-Ohio Le Mans Lime Rock Infineon Portland Road America Petit Le Mans Laguna Seca, Maassen Pobst, Baas, Cunningham Pobst, Baas Pobst, Baas Rockenfeller, Lieb, Hindery Pobst, Baas Pobst, Baas Baas, Law Baas, Law Baas, Law Baas, Tiemann, Collard Baas, Law AJR Results ALMS GT Mid Ohio Lime Rock Infineon Portland Road America Road Atlanta Laguna Seca, Maassen, Luhr, Maassen,Henzler AJR Results ALMS GT, Lieb Road Atlanta Sears Point Trois-Rivieres DNF Road America Laguna Seca 9 Miami Petit Le Mans, Dumas

13 00 AJR ALMS GT, 9 Lieb Sears Point Mid Ohio 9 Road America Washington DC Trois-Rivieres Laguna Seca Miami Petit Le Mans, Lieb 00 AJR ALMS GT Texas Luhr, Maasen Luhr, Maasen, Collard, Bernhard Donnington Park Luhr, Maasen Jarama Luhr, Maasen Sears Point Luhr, Maasen Portland Luhr, Maasen Luhr, Maasen Mid Ohio Luhr, Maasen Laguna Seca Luhr, Maasen Petit Le Mans Luhr, Maasen 000 AJR ALMS GT Lambert, Pobst, Conte Charlotte Nagel, Fitzgerald Pobst, Lambert Silverstone Lambert, Pobst Nagel, Fitzgerald Nurburgring Nagel, Argetsinger, Foster 9 Pobst, Lambert Sears Point Lambert, Pobst Nagel, Fitzgerald Lambert, Pobst Nagel, Fitzgerald 9 Texas Lambert, Pobst Conte, Lazzaro Portland Lambert, Pobst Petit Le Mans Lambert, Pobst, Lazzaro Laguna Seca Lambert, Pobst Las Vegas Lambert, Pobst Hiskey, Willingham 999 AJR ALMS GT Wagner, Havens, Collins Fitzgerald, Pobst, MacNeil Road Atlanta Wagner, Muller Fitzgerald, Havens Wagner, Muller 0 Sears Point Portland Petit Le Mans Laguna Seca Las Vegas Fitzgerald, Havens Wagner, Muller Fitzgerald, Havens Pobst, Kelly Wagner, Muller Fitzgerald, Havens Pobst, Kitch Wagner, Muller, Maassen Fitzgerald, Havens, Pobst Wagner, Muller Fitzgerald, Havens Wagner, Muller Fitzgerald, Havens

Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team

Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team Alex Job Racing Fast Facts Team owners Alex and Holly Job Race shop Tavares, Florida Web site www.alexjobracing.com Drivers Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Car No. Ruby Tuesday