[size=2]Nuzzo Motorsports' familiar Grand Am Cup MINI Cooper S will return to action

for Watkins Glen's famed "Thunder Road for The Glen 250" on June 19, at 2PM.

To date, the team has already earned the first professional pole position in

MINI Cooper S history and continues to improve while looking forward to its

first win of the season. Earlier this season, team driver Shane Lewis

shattered the Homestead-Miami track record by nearly three seconds putting

the popular MINI Cooper S on the pole.

Lewis of Jupiter, FL will be joined by David Shep of Toronto, Canada. Shep

finished third overall at the Mont Tremblant race in May. This is not the

first time this duo has been paired. In 2002, Lewis and Shep co-drove to

the GSII victory in the six-hour season finale at Daytona International

Speedway. In addition to serving as teammates, the co-drivers have competed

against one another at many races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Also joining the team for the Glen 250 is Steve Pattee of Adel, Iowa. Steve

is no stranger to the podium and has driven the Nuzzo Motorsports MINI

several times during the 2003 season. Steve will pair with team owner Tony

Nuzzo who took third place honors in the Grand Am 2002 Sport Touring

Championship.

"We have an incredibly talented driver lineup for the Glen race," said team

owner Tony Nuzzo. "The team has worked extremely hard to get us were we are

and we are ready to payback that hard work with a win at the Glen."

The race MINI's are being prepared by RPM Racing ([/size][size=2]www.Rpmracinginc.com[/size][size=2]) of

Huntington Station, NY. "We've known Tony for a long time and when he

approached us about taking over the cars' preparation, we were ready to help

out", said RPM Racing's co-owner Taso Ktenas. RPM is a full service shop,

performing fabrication, welding, roll cage installation, suspension, exhaust

and engine building.

"We perform all necessary track preparation", added Wahlers. "Elements such

as setup, brakes and tuning. One of our specialties is supercharger

installation; we have installed superchargers on everything from BMW E46's

and Porsche 996's to Hummer H2's. Our non-racing customers include virtually

all makes and models ranging from '62 Lincoln (with suicide doors) to the

Cayenne, X5's, Corvettes, Vipers, Porsche, BMW, Ford, Pontiac, Rovers,

Mercedes, Austin's and Ferraris."

Mini Mania ([/size][size=2]www.minimania.com[/size][size=2]) also joined Nuzzo Motorsports after the

Daytona race and is helping with R&D and providing performance parts. During

the early stages of the season Nuzzo was having suspension difficulties and

approached Mini Mania, who provided the rear arms needed to help stabilize

the cars. Nuzzo has been running them since the first race in 2003 without

any problem. These parts are officially approved for use on the MINI in the

Grand Am Series. MINI Mania has been in business for thirty years providing

parts, accessories and technical services for owners of the Classic Mini.

With the introduction of the new MINI, Mini Mania's tradition met the future

as it now brings new products on line for the BMW MINI Cooper.

"This is an exciting partnership opportunity for us. Working with Nuzzo

Motorsports, we are able to develop and test new performance products that

will not only help the professional racers but also the weekend warriors",

said Mini Mania owner Don Racine

Marren Fuel Injection ([/size][size=2]www.injection.com[/size][size=2]) a division of Marren Motorsports

built improved fuel system components for the MINI and has assisted with our

fuel management needs. Marren has been involved with motorsports for a long

time and engineers products for Automobile, Motorcycle, Marine and Aviation

applications.



Nuzzo Motorsports wants to thank all our sponsors for their support during

the 2004 season.

MINI USA [/size][size=2]www.MINIUSA.com[/size]

[size=2]Habberstad MINI [/size][size=2]www.HabberstadMINI.com[/size]

[size=2]Grafik Dezine [/size][size=2]www.GrafikDezine.com[/size]

[size=2]Shane Lewis [/size][size=2]www.shanelewis.com[/size]

[size=2]BOSCH [/size][size=2]www.BOSCHUSA.com[/size]

[size=2]BBS wheels [/size][size=2]www.BBS.com[/size]

[size=2]Photos by Juha [/size][size=2]www.Photosbyjuha.com[/size]

[size=2]The Drive Shaft Shop [/size][size=2]www.driveshaftshop.com[/size]

[size=2]RPM Racing [/size][size=2]www.Rpmracinginc.com[/size]

[size=2]Mini Mania [/size][size=2]www.MiniMania.com[/size]

[size=2]Marren Fuel Injection [/size][size=2]www.injection.com[/size]

[size=2]Autosport Image [/size][size=2]www.Autosportimage.com[/size]

[size=2]Cyntex Tuning - 610-738-8804

KW Suspensions [/size][size=2]www.kwsuspension.com[/size]

[size=2]Phantom Grip [/size][size=2]www.phantomgrip.com[/size]

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For further details or sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Tony Nuzzo

516-674-1441 voice

[/size][size=2]www.nuzzomotorsports.com[/size][size=2] website.

Tony@Nuzzomotorsports.com email





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