For Immediate Release: June 30, 2010
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – Another dominant race ended with Amy Ruman standing on the podium for the second weekend in a row at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. Ruman drove the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet GT-1 Corvette to the finish line taking 2nd place in only her third appearance in 55th annual running of the famed Chicago Region SCCA WeatherTech June Sprints race this past weekend.

Ruman was quickest in Friday’s practice session, but qualified 2nd on Saturday to Cliff Ebben who took the pole for Sunday’s race. Sunday morning’s second qualifier was washed out.

The June Sprints is the second largest SCCA National event each year and 16 GT-1 entrants took to the track for the 15-lap race on the 4-mile Road America circuit. Sunday morning’s weather was sketchy and it rained off and on all morning long, but as the GT-1 cars took to the track for the race at 3:00 ET the sun was shining.

Ebben, Ruman, Harrington, Rich, and Giles rounded out the top 5 slots for the start of the race. Ebben and Ruman came to the green with Ebben winning the drag race into turn one. Ebben sprinted to an early lead, with Ruman keeping him in her sights. Ruman closed the gap to 1.9 seconds on the final lap of the race. Positions did not change for the two, as Ebben went flag to flag in 1st and Ruman did the same in 2nd.

“I wanted to win this race so badly” said Ruman “but Cliff (Ebben) is so tough to beat here. Road America is his home track and I bet he has run about a million and one miles here!” laughed Ruman. “I was a bit disappointed that he sprinted out to a lead on me, but I started reeling him in at the middle/end of the race. I needed a few more laps like we had in the longer Trans-Am race, then I think I might have had him. I can’t complain though, we have had two podiums in two race weekends here so I will be happy with that.”

For June Sprints video coverage from Road America, race interviews, and highlights, check out www.GoRacingTV.com.

Ruman’s primary sponsor, McNichols Co., is headquartered in Tampa, FL, and is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website, <ahref=”http: www.mcnichols.com”=””>www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering.

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UPCOMING RACES: 
July 9-11 – Amy & Niki Ruman at SCCA GT-1/SRF Watkins Glen, NY Double National
July 16-18 – Amy Ruman in Round 6 SCCA Pro-Racing Trans-Am Series, Toronto, Canada

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For Immediate Release: June 22, 2010
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – A very successful weekend ended with Amy Ruman standing on the podium for the second time in her Trans-Am career at the historic Road America track in Elkhart Lake, WI at Round 4 of the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Championship. The weekend’s race was part of the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards and race fans came out to the track by the thousands.

Ruman had successful Friday practice sessions, then qualified the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette in 6th position on Saturday, putting her on the 3rd row for Sunday’s Trans-Am race.

It was a beautiful sunny day when the 18-car Trans-Am field rolled onto the grid and took the green flag at 1:00 CT. Ruman didn’t waste any time and had a great start getting by the #36 car driven by Cliff Ebben who had qualified in 5th. Ruman had side-by-side action through turns 1 and 2 with #81 Mike Skeen, with Ruman falling in behind him heading into turn 5. Lap 2 was going well, with Ruman in 5th in pursuit of lead pack, until the exit of turn 14 when the rear-end got loose and she spun the car! Ruman dropped to 17th as most of the field passed her while she tried to get the car turned around. She got going and from then on she was on a mission to get back through the pack.

Ruman made up spots—passing a car nearly every lap—until she was in 7th position. Then there was a double yellow flag on lap 10 and the field bunched up. After the restart, she went to work again and passed two more cars bringing her to 5th place. She found herself in a battle from lap 15 on with car #24 driven by Rick Dittman. 3rd place driver Tomy Drissi was in their sights and the two gained on him. With two laps to go, Ruman picked up her pace and really started applying pressure. On the final lap, Ruman, Dittman, and Drissi were in a 3-way battle. She had a run on Dittman out of the last turn, and headed up the front straight. She passed Dittman at the end of the front straight heading into turn 1, and was right on Drissi’s bumper. Ruman stayed glued to Drissi and passed him coming out of turn 5. She was able to keep Dittman at bay, when he tried to make one last run on her as the two came racing to the checkered flag, with Ruman taking 3rd!

“It feels great,” exclaimed Ruman. “First of all, Happy Father’s Day to my dad who really nailed the set-up as usual. It was a crazy race. I was upset that I spun. The car got light on me coming out of that last turn and I almost reeled it in, but it just got a little loose, a little light. I was surprised early on that it got light. I was kind of bummed but I just kept my head down, stayed focused, and tried to pick them off one by one. I was pleased when the double yellow came out, because that brought the rest of the field together. I couldn’t be happier with the McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette. It was a crazy last lap. My whole goal today was to stay patient and let the race come to me. I just didn’t know I was going to have to go from 17th to third, but I’m really happy to be on the podium.”

For Trans-Am Road America race interviews and highlights, check out www.goracingtv.com.

Ruman and the team are sticking around to compete at Road America this weekend for the 55th running of the famed SCCA June Sprints National. This will be her third appearance at the June Sprints and she has her sights set on winning this race.

Ruman’s primary sponsor, McNichols Co., is headquartered in Tampa, FL, and is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website, www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering.

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UPCOMING RACES: 
June 26-27 – SCCA GT-1 June Sprints National at Road America, WI
July 9-11 – Amy & Niki Ruman at SCCA GT-1/SRF Watkins Glen, NY Double National

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For Immediate Release: June 18, 2010
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – The Ruman Racing team headed west to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI for Round 4 of the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series championship. This weekend’s race is part of the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards.

Ruman took to the track today in a steamy, very humid 92 degrees, and participated in three practice sessions. Running fast all day, Ruman rounded out the afternoon and finished the third session in 4th position.

“We had a great day and the car was running great. I was mainly working on spots where I could pick up some time. I am confident that we have a good car for tomorrow’s qualifier,” stated Ruman. “I really like running at Road America, and it should be a great weekend.”

Ruman will be driving the #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette in the full, 19-car field. Saturday’s schedule for the Trans-Am Series will feature one qualifying session from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. CDT. The green flag will fly for the race on Sunday at 1 p.m. CDT.

SCCA Trans-Am Live Timing & Scoring can be followed at http://livetiming.net/scca/trans-am/. Live Timing & Scoring for smart phones is also available at http://livetiming.net/SCCA/Trans-AM/html.asp and at http://livetiming.net/SCCA/Trans-Am/wap.asp.

Ruman’s sponsor, McNichols Co., is headquartered in Tampa, FL, and is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website,www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering.

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UPCOMING RACES: 
June 26-27 – SCCA GT-1 June Sprints National at Road America, WI

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For Immediate Release: June 1, 2010
Contact: Amy Ruman 330.813.2323 cell

Munroe Falls, OH – The Ruman team, fielding sisters Amy and Niki Ruman, enjoyed a successful Memorial Day weekend of racing at Nelson Ledges Road Course, OH.

Amy Ruman scored her second win in 7 days, having won at Mid-Ohio last Sunday in addition to Nelson Ledges this Sunday where she sped to victory from the pole position. Ruman also reclaimed the GT-1 track record at Nelson’s with a time of 1:02.407, a top speed of 159 mph and an average speed of 115.371 mph.

“What an awesome weekend team Ruman had!! It sure was great having back to back wins and two track records,” exclaimed Amy Ruman. “The #23 McNichols Corvette ran very smoothly and the team did a great job with the set up. I was hoping to score the record with a 1:01.915 like I did in qualifying, but the track just got hot too quickly Sunday morning.”

Niki Ruman kicked off her season in the #23 McNichols Co./Dynasty Motorsports sponsored Spec Racer with a 3rd place finish in Sunday’s 23-lap race after qualifying 5th. “I’m pleased with the 3rd place finish and I particularly enjoyed charging close to 2nd place during the final lap. There was plenty of track time this weekend, along with beautiful weather and good competition,” stated Niki Ruman.

Team Ruman’s sponsor, McNichols Co., is headquartered in Tampa, FL, and is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website, www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering.

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UPCOMING RACES: 
June 19-20 – Trans-Am Round 4 at Road America, WI
June 26-27 – SCCA GT-1 June Sprints National at Road America, WI

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