{"id":3335,"date":"2022-04-12T17:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=3335"},"modified":"2022-04-12T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:58:40","slug":"team-sahlen-excited-for-the-sahlens-sports-car-springfest-at-the-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/12\/team-sahlen-excited-for-the-sahlens-sports-car-springfest-at-the-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Sahlen excited for the Sahlen\u2019s Sports Car Springfest at the Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Team Sahlen, presented by honeybeeBase.com, enters their 2nd<\/sup> event of the season at the Sahlen\u2019s Sports Car Springfest at the Glen. This season marks 7 years since Sahlen\u2019s 1st<\/sup> sponsored the event.\u00a0 The event has become one of the 3 Major Endurance race weekends held at Watkins Glen International each year.\u00a0 The capstone event is the Sahlen\u2019s Six Hours of the Glen with the IMSA WeatherTech Series.\u00a0 Sahlen\u2019s has sponsored this event for over 18 seasons.\u00a0 The 3rd<\/sup> event is the Sahlen\u2019s Champyard DOG at the Glen with the Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series, that is held over Memorial Day Weekend each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the 1st<\/sup> event of the season, Team Sahlen raced with the Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance Racing series at Pittsburgh International Raceway.\u00a0 The event was a very successful event. The #42 \u201cPepper\u201d Porsche Cayman, driven by Joe & Wayne Nonnamaker, secured 2nd<\/sup> Overall and 2nd<\/sup> in Class A on Saturday and then followed that up on Sunday with 1st<\/sup> Overall and 1st<\/sup> in Class A on Sunday.\u00a0 The \u201c43\u201d Salt secured a very fine 1st<\/sup> in Class 4 and 3rd<\/sup> Overall on Saturday and backed that up on Sunday with a 3rd<\/sup> in Class 4.\u00a0\u00a0 For the weekend the team secured 1st<\/sup> in Class A and 3rd<\/sup> in Class 4.\u00a0 Additionally Wayne and Will Nonnamaker secured 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> respectively in the weekend\u2019s Driver Points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drivers for the weekend will again be Joe Sahlen, Joe Nonnamaker, Wayne Nonnamaker & Will Nonnamaker.\u00a0 At the most recent Pittsburgh event, Joe Sahlen secured enough laps to join the exclusive 3000 Lap Club in the Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance Racing Series.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWatkins Glen is my favorite track.\u00a0 I have been coming here as far back as the 1970s when I came to watch the Formula 1 races here.\u00a0 This track is very challenging to get right.\u00a0 When you complete a great lap here you know it.\u00a0 Sahlen\u2019s is excited to again be back presenting the kickoff race weekend at the Glen.\u00a0 The Sahlen\u2019s Sports Car Springfest has become a tradition all in its own now.\u00a0 And I am excited to be competing in the event and hope to be able to defend our dual OVERALL Victory from last year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The weekend\u2019s events start on Friday, May 6th<\/sup> with Test & Tune in the morning, with practice and qualifying in the afternoon.\u00a0 Saturday will dawn with an 8 hour enduro starting at 8 am.\u00a0 Then Sunday will have another 8 hour enduro.\u00a0 The series then will award a Weekend OVERALL 1st<\/sup>, 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> Place for the combined results from each day.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2022 Team Sahlen Campaign Partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n

honeybeeBase.com, Porsche Beachwood, Audi Mentor, ECS\nTuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission, , HubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing\nOil, Brothers Grimm Landscaping, NGK Spark Plugs, CM Racing Products, Mothers\nPolish, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, Design Engineering Inc., Hard Brakes,\nForgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries, All-Fit Automotive, Mazdaspeed, Winding\nRoad Racing, Performance Friction Brakes, WIX Filters & Capri Tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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