Nov 2, 1996 (Melanie Cannon, Cotter Communications)
\nDonington, England \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Valvoline Team USA is prepared to take on the world tomorrow in Nations Cup VII after posting third and 15th place qualifying times today.
\nTeammates Jerry Nadeau and Tony Renna home to take home a medal when the 1996 Nations Cup concludes tomorrow at the 1.957-mile Donington Park road course.<\/p>\n
Renna posted a third-place start for the first of two races with a time of 1:10.635 seconds at 99.75 mph.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I knew I could get more speed out of the car after the first [qualifying] session,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Renna, a DeLand, Fla., native. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The handling on the car came to me the longer the session lasted. The car is perfect for racing on new tires. I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be much happier.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Bad luck plagued Danbury, Conn., native Nadeau and his John Village Automotive racer during both rounds of qualifying. During the first session a broken shifter linkage send him back to pit road for repairs, while rain hampered his efforts in the second session.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bad luck followed me today,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Nadeau. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But the good news is, the race is tomorrow. We are very close on the setup for the car but a little difference affects a lot. Today didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go my way but tomorrow should be a great, tight race.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Nadeau\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time of 1:11.155 seconds at 99.02 mph earned him the 15th starting position in the first of two races that make up the Nations Cup event tomorrow. The starting order for the second race will be determined by the finishing order of the first race.<\/p>\n
The final awards are based on team score. Nadeau and Renna face two-car teams from 12 other countries including Brazil, Germany, Great Britain and Portugal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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