{"id":7386,"date":"2024-01-04T18:31:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=7386"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:31:53","slug":"team-sahlen-captures-their-100th-fastest-race-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/04\/team-sahlen-captures-their-100th-fastest-race-lap\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Sahlen captures their 100th Fastest Race Lap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Team Sahlen, presented by honeybeeBase.com, was able to achieve their 100th<\/sup> Fastest Race Lap milestone in 2023 at Watkins Glen in May.\u00a0 This was achieved by Wayne Nonnamaker driving the #943 \u201cMustard\u201d Porsche Boxster.\u00a0 Poignantly, this occurred at the Sahlen\u2019s Champyard DOG at the Glen.\u00a0 The event sponsored by the Sahlen\u2019s and the sight of many, many of the team\u2019s fastest race laps through the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wayne shared his astonishment of the milestone \u2013 \u201cWow, I didn\u2019t even know we had reached 100 Fastest Race Laps until it was shared with me after the race.\u00a0 It never really as been my goal or the team\u2019s goal to get fastest race lap.\u00a0 We are always focused on the task at hand of trying to cross the finish line 1st<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes though the stars align and you find yourself with the perfect track conditions, with low fuel and fresh tires while you are hunting down the competition, and poof there you are with the fastest race lap.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Team\u2019s 1st<\/sup> Fastest Race Lap came 5 decades\nago in the 80s when the team was racing their fleet of Volkswagen Rabbits,\nGolfs, GTI, Sciroccos and Corrados.  In\nthe 90\u2019s the team secured a 18 Fastest Race Laps, primarily in their Mazda MX6\nracers.  This racer was most fleet on\nfast sweeping tracks where its strong V6 motor could really stretch its legs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the most concentrated periods of seasons for the team\nin setting Fastest Race Laps came in a 5 year stretch form 2000-2004.  In this period of time, the team secured 25\nFastest Race Laps in their Acura Integras and Porsche 911s.  This performance was also backed up at the\nend of the races and in the season\u2019s final standings.  All together the team secured 4 consecutive\nGrand-Am Cup Titles (i.e. current Michelin Pilot Challenge Series).  Joe Nonnamaker reflects back on this 5 year\nperiod in pro racing \u2013 \u201cThose were an amazing 5 years of racing.  To have won 4 consecutive championships was\nan accomplishment that I will never forget. \nAnd to think now that we secured 25 Fastest Race Laps makes it even more\nremarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starting in 2015, Team Sahlen has been competing within the\nTire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series, Summit Racing \u2013 American Endurance\nRacing series and World Racing League presented by Hagerty.  In these very competitive series, the team\nhas been able to amazing 60 Fastest Race Laps. \nBeyond competing in 3 different series with different rules sets, the\nteam has had to adjust to an array of race cars.  This has included racing 10 different race\ncars from 5 different styles of models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will Nonnamaker reflects back on reaching 100 Fastest Race Laps \u2013 \u201cAlthough I am astonished, we reached the Century mark, I think that looking at this record in relation to our total number of victories of 125 puts in perspective that somehow are team has been able to get to victory circle even though we have not had the fastest racer on track.\u00a0 Hopefully we will have many more years of racing to come to have more fun on track, and just perhaps secure add onto our total of 106 with a few more fastest race laps.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Team Sahlen Campaign Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

honeybeeBase.com,\nPorsche Beachwood, Malco Automotive, ECS Tuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission,\nHubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing Oil, Pagid Brakes, NGK Spark Plugs, CM Racing\nProducts, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, Design Engineering Inc., Hard\nBrakes, Forgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries, All-Fit Automotive, Winding Road\nRacing, & Capri Tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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