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Gentilozzi races to record 30th Trans-Am series victory

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TORONTO (AP) – Paul Gentilozzi raced his record 30th Trans-Am series victory Saturday, beating Greg Pickett in the 55-lap event at the Molson Indy Toronto. Gentilozzi had shared the victory mark with Mark Donohue.

“I see Roger Penske quite a bit,” Gentilozzi said about Donohue’s former team owner. “He chided me, saying I couldn’t get over the hump. Really, we talk about this as Mark’s record, but it’s also Penske’s record as a team.

“I was pleased to see Mark Donohue race at Michigan International Speedway in 1968 at the first Trans-Am race I ever attended.

“It was exciting to say then that I’d get to race like that. Then, 20 years later, I got my first Trans-Am win. Of all of the things Mark Donohue accomplished, this was just one of a lot of records, but even being mentioned in the same breath as him is a real privilege.

Gentilozzi drove a Jaguar XKR.

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