Krohn Racing Preview for the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona

The Krohn Racing team heads to Daytona Beach, Florida to defend its 2006 victory in the Brumos Porsche 250 race at the world-renowned Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, July 5th. Defending winner Colin Braun pairs up with 2004 Grand-Am Daytona Prototype champ Max Papis in the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley for the 250-mile race at the 3.56-mile, 12-turn super speedway circuit. Team owner/driver Tracy Krohn drives with Nic Jönsson in the No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley for Round 8 of 14 in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

Braun and co-driver Jörg Bergmeister won the Brumos Porsche 250 last year before Jörg went on to become the 2006 Grand-Am Daytona Prototype Driver’s Champion. The victory put Colin in the history books as the youngest driver in North America to win a major league car race at 17 years, nine months and seven days old.

Colin Braun, driver, No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley:

How will it be going back to Daytona as the defending race winner?

“Going back to Daytona for me is something I always look forward to. I really enjoy racing at that race track. Obviously with the previous win we had there it makes it that little bit extra special to me. I’m definitely looking forward to going back there. I think we have a pretty darn good car at Daytona. We always seem to be pretty quick there. I expect that it shouldn’t be any different this weekend.”

How do you like the one-day format with practice, qualifying and the race all in one day?

“For me, I think it is better. I like to show up, have practice in the morning, get the qualifying done in the afternoon and get through the race, then it will be the end of your day. I really enjoy the single-day format. I think it pays to have a car that you know is going to be good when you show up and to have an idea of a few things to try for potential changes. It pays to be a team that is ready and set with everything in order and ready to go at the very start. I think Krohn Racing is good at that. We have a lot of experience and a lot to draw off of. I think we can get the car right in a 30-min. practice session and be really quick. I think that is something we should be great at for Daytona.”

You had an exciting run last race at Mid-Ohio, sandwiched between veterans Scott Pruett and Max Angelelli – any predictions on a repeat?

“Mid-Ohio was a lot of fun for me because I got to race with good drivers like Scott, and Max was right there too. It was fun to be in an actually race showdown. Mid-Ohio was a great opportunity for me to race against some good guys in the Rolex Series. It is such tight, close racing that it makes it incredibly hard to pass. You almost get into a stalemate where everybody brakes at the same spot, turns at the same spot and it’s so hard to pass. I think that makes it very difficult but it also makes it very challenging as a driver.”

Jeff Hazell, Krohn Racing Team Manager:

The Krohn Racing team does well at Daytona traditionally – what do you have planned for this week?

“We had a reasonable car there for 24 hour and we’ve improved the car since then so we certainly should be competitive. We’ve got the GT cars racing with us so that should make the race a little more interesting, especially as the Prototype field is shrinking.”

You have spoken about the dominance lately of the No. 99 car. Has the Krohn Racing team been making adjustments to be able to overcome their recent dominance?

“We’ve been reviewing our set-ups, testing at Barber Motorsports Park and working on that. We’ll see more when we get to Daytona and try a few things out.”

The Krohn Racing team continues in fourth place in the Prototype team points chase with the No. 75 entry and 13th with the No. 76 entry at the halfway point. Papis and Braun have three podium finishes, a second-place at both VIR and Mexico City and a third at Mid-Ohio. Braun also captured two poles. Krohn and Jönsson have one Top Five and two Top Ten finishes so far this year.

The Brumos Porsche 250 is a one-day event, which includes practice, qualifying and the race all taking place on Thursday, July 5^th. The show culminates with the 250-mile night sprint race, which will be televised live on SPEED TV at 8:00 p.m. EDT. For more information, please see www.grand-am.com and www.krohnracing.net.