Level 5 Motorsports Looks to Extend Championship Points Lead at Mid-Ohio

Scott Tucker and the Level 5 Motorsports team bring the points lead and a history of success into the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend, the seventh stop of the American Le Mans Series season. Tucker will team with renowned drivers Christophe Bouchut in the No. 55 Level 5 Motorsports Microsoft Office 2010-sponsored Le Mans Prototype Challenge entry and Andy Wallace in the team's second entry -- the No. 95 -- in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge.

Level 5 Motorsports is following up its dominant showing at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park, where the team set a track record in qualifying on the pole, then went on to a strong third-place finish in the LMPC class. Tucker and Bouchut hold first and third place in the point standings, bookending the second-place driver Gunnar Jeannette.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a classic circuit in the truest sense. The 2.4-mile, 15-turn road course has challenged the tenacity of the world's top drivers for more than four decades. This event marks the start of the ALMS championship run as the first of three races in a four-week span.

"I am really looking forward to racing Mid-Ohio with this LMPC car," Tucker said. "We have had tremendous showings so far this season, and expect to have a great weekend here. We've got a good feel for this track and I think this car will be great to race here."

The team has been collecting accolades all season. First, they earned a podium spot for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the Grand American Rolex Series event at Daytona International Speedway in January. Since then, owner / driver Scott Tucker has won four Ferrari Challenge Series races in 2010 and leads the point standings in that prestigious series. In this the inaugural season for the Le Mans Prototype Challenge, Tucker and Bouchut have set numerous track records in races and qualifying.

"We are looking forward to getting in the car this weekend," Tucker said. "This team has proven it can get the job done and we're always eager to get on the track and show what we can do."

This weekend's event will be broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on CBS, August 15, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

ALMS events remain at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (August 20-22), Mosport in Canada (August 27-29), and the Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia (September 29-October 2).

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