OHIO'S INTERSPORT RACING LEADS AMERICAN LE MANS LMP2 CHAMPIONSHIP

Photo by John ThawleyDublin, Ohio (May 19, 2006) - Ohio's own Intersport Racing and native Buckeye Clint Field, and co-driver Liz Halliday currently lead in points in the highly competitive Le Mans Prototype 2 category in the American Le Mans Series, competing against arguably the most famous racing team - Penske Racing - in the United States.  The local privateer team continues to dominate their class over the favored factory Porsche and Mazda teams after an impressive win at last Friday night's Lone Star Grand Prix in Houston.

Field steered the AER-powered Lola B05/40 to win for the 14th time in his career, remaining atop the record books as the all-time winningest driver in LMP2 despite his youth, having won 14 times since he began racing prototypes at age 18 (2002).  He passed his father Jon (11) in 2005 as the younger Field became the youngest prototype champion in International Motor Sports Association history.

"(Late in the race) I came down the straight and the car made a wicked noise and I lost power but I knew what the problem was - a cracked header - because we had the same problem earlier in the week," Field said. "Then I passed the yellow Porsche Spyder and I thought this is too good to be true! We came in and they safety tied it back together and it held."

Halliday picked up her fifth career Series win, which ties her with Milka Duno for the most victories ever by a female driver in the American Le Mans Series.

"It's fantastic standing alone at the top of the LMP2 point standings and it's exactly where we want to be early in the season," said Halliday.  "The Penske drivers, team, and cars are very strong and they are hard to beat with just speed. But endurance racing is also about reliability and great team work and I think that we've shown that so far.  It's great to be a part of such a strong, independent team and to know that we can hang in there and win against the toughest competition."

As a team, Intersport Racing has won more LMP2 events than any other competitor in the history of the Series (18), but will likely continue to face a major challenge from Penske Racing, who will seek redemption in their Porsche Spyders at the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, May 19-21 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Clint Field, Liz Halliday and Intersport Racing will attempt to keep their reign of domination over the factory teams at the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, set for noon EDT on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.  It will be broadcast live on CBS Sports at 1:00 p.m. EDT May 21, the second of five straight races on the network.

Also featured throughout the weekend will be several support races includingthe Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series, Formula BMW USA,SCCA SPEED World Challenge presented by Trenton Forging, IMSA GT3 CupChallenge presented by Michelin, Star Mazda presented by Goodyear and thenewly formed IMSA Lites.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a 2.4-mile, 15-turn permanent road racingcircuit in Lexington, Ohio.  Located 60 miles north of Columbus and 75 milessouth of Cleveland near Mansfield, the track has been called the mostcompetitive in the U.S. and annually hosts a diversity of locally,regionally and nationally sanctioned racing events for amateur, club and professional riders and drivers.  Mid-Ohio's 2006 schedule features a recordeight spectator events, including American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio (May 19-21),EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank (June 23-25), AMA Vintage MotorcycleDays (July 28-30), Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire(August 4-6), Vintage Grand-Prix at Mid-Ohio (August 18-20), National AutoSport Association Championships (September 15-17), AMA Road Race GrandChampionships & AMA Motocross Manufacturers Cup (September 22-24) and theAMA Superbike Shootout (September 30-October 1).

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, TrueSports, Incorporatedis a privately held motorsports entertainment enterprise.  The company ownsand operates Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The Mid-Ohio School, andpromotes a wide variety of motor racing, driver instruction, corporate, andfamily entertainment events throughout the year.