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Bingham and Harrington to Race 1998 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona

28 January 1998

The Race Net Announces Bingham and Harrington to Race 1998 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona

    DAYTONA, Fla., Jan. 28 -- Bellevue Indy Lights race car
driver, 26-year-old Chris Bingham, will compete in the 1998 Daytona event as a
driver for On The Edge Motorsports.  In 1997 Bingham was the qualifying driver
for Team Seattle, which raised in excess of $80,000.00 for Seattle's
Children's Hospital.
    Chris will be carrying the banners of The Race Net (http://www.TheRaceNet.com)
and PRNewswire (http://www.prnewswire.com) as both organizations continue to provide
business support for the up and coming race car driver.
    Follow Chris, Scott, and On The Edge Motorsports during the race weekend
on http://www.theracenet.com while they compete in the GT3 Division.
    The team is clearly focused on winning.  In addition to Bingham, team
owner/driver Max Schmidt has also secured a contract with Scott Harrington a
successful Indy Racing League driver.  According to Schmidt, he anticipates a
podium finish with Bingham and Harrington behind the wheel of his race proven
GT3 Porsche.  Last year Schmidt's team achieved a 9th in class and 23rd
overall with less experienced drivers and a new car.
    The team will be driving a 1997 Porsche RSR.
    For more information on Chris Bingham or Park Place Racing visit his team
web pages at http://www.theracenet.com/parkrace.htm.

SOURCE  The Race Net