Racing on the same track where he drove his first professional sports car road race in 1986, Kris Skavnes, Sparta, N.J., brought home the Subaru Road Racing Team’s #141 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B sedan in second place today, only nine-tenths of a second behind the race winner in the Grand-Am KONI Challenge road race at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario.

Skavnes took over the driving from Chuck Hemmingson, Des Moines, Ia., 57 minutes into the 2.5-hour race, when Hemmingson pitted the car in 11th place. The ICY/Phoenix team’s put crew finished their work in time for Skavnes to leave the pits in third place.

It was the team’s best finish since last year’s race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, site of the next race in the series, scheduled for next Sunday. “I love this track,” said Skavnes, “and I love the color yellow,” referring to the four yellow flags that flew during the race, allowing him to catch up to the race leader.

The team’s second car, driven by Andrew Aquilante, Chester Springs, Pa., and Don Knowles, Pittsboro, N.C., finished 14th, 30 seconds out of the win, after a second, precautionary fuel stop.

“We timed our pit stops today just perfect,” said ICY/Phoenix team co-principal Joe Aquilante, and Kris did a terrific job driving. He worked very hard to catch the Street Tuner class-leader at the end, but we just ran out of laps.”

Subaru of America, Inc. Motorsports Marketing Manager, James Han, also applauded the team’s refueling strategy tactics. “Plus,” he said, “this is a new track for the Subaru team, and our cars performed flawlessly. Next week we go to Mid-Ohio where we’ve competed before, and we can put into use all the lessons we learned there last year towards defending our event win. It’s a great feeling to come away from Mosport with Chuck and Kris climbing further up the Drivers’ points.”

The Subaru Road Racing Team is sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc., Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT), Automotive Racing Products, Lista, Rotary Lifts, JRZ, EcuTek, Perrin, Cusco, Carbonetic, Hawk Brakes, Quarter Master Industries, Disc Brakes Australia, and Racing Radios. The cars are prepared by ICY/Phoenix.

About ICY/Phoenix
Based in Phoenixville, Pa., ICY/Phoenix is a collaborative partnership between Dave Rosenblum (ICY Racing) and Joe Aquilante (Phoenix Performance) which has over 70 years of cumulative racing experience. This organization represents the factory Subaru effort as the Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) in the 2008 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series. The team's 4000 sq. ft. race shop is located approximately 35 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia. Drivers Chuck Hemmingson, Dave Rosenblum, Kristian Skavnes, Andrew Aquilante and Don Knowles race two Legacy 2.5GT spec.B cars. Last season, ICY/Phoenix celebrated a winning year, finishing the season with one pole position and two ST Class wins in six races. For more information about the team and the cars, go to www.ICYRacing.com or call Dave Rosenblum at (215) 801-7827; or Joe Aquilante at (610) 482-0141.